New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-20
TEE DRAFT.
Report Of the Cemnsissee Appointed -
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The following important document, relative
10 the draft has Just been Issued.
WAN DErARnnSr, ADJUTAsT GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON Feb. H. 1866.
GENERAL ORDERS No s2-Tle following report "
the Board, appointed by the President of the United
states 10 examine and correct the quotas Of the several
Stues aud Districts under the coil for volunteers Of
Dee 49, 1864 il published for the information Of all con.
cerned:
WASHINGTON, d. C.. Feb IS 1865
His Erclepc Abrahcna Lincoln President o. ~ Uai,ed
ssdes, Washington, ID. &.
SIR: The Eoad conyoped hy TIE following order:
EXECUTIVE MANSON
WAsirsGT0H CIl, Feb. g. 1865
Wherons. complaints are made In SINE localities.
respecting The assignments 81 quGtls ard credits al
lowe! f.r tie pending cal IF troops to fin up the
mics now. in order to determine all controversies In
re- poet thereto and yoid Guy delay In filing MP the
armies. it is ordered: That The .At'ordcy Gcneral
Big Gen. Richard Delaarld and Col. c. W. Poster, be.
ard they are hereby, eoniitu,ed Board. to cxsninc
Ito he proper quotas and credits Off respective States
and Districts, under the call Of Dec ~ 1861, with direc-
tons that II any he f,uid eren, To mako such
corrections a. The lan and fcts may require and re-
port their determination 20 the Provost Marshal Gene.
raj The determination Of said Board to DC bBal ana
conclusive and the dal ~ be made ia cOforn!.y there
with
p The Provost. Malsha,. General Is ordered to make
tie draft in the respective Districts speedily az the
same can be done. after the 18th o! FMS month
(sigac,D ABRAHAM LCcoiH
Tie call for 5000 men, made by the President, on
the sth OF December ls6i. requires that that number
shall be raised
Bot tie law requires that the number Of men preyio
~ furnished by different ioc,rs. and the periods 81
tcr service shall be considered 50 as TO equazo The
draft.
The number OF men liabe to DO military duty il TO be
determined hy the enrol ment lists.
Tho number of wlloh bad been furnished By the
various localities and their periods OF suryice vero
ascelioinrd. and previous accounts hating been al,
jus ed tie exccsses where they existed, were carried
forward under the last DRAFT
The amount OF service furnished IL Determined by
null plying the number Of cn raised by the nrEiber OF
yeari for which they G. listed.
iiagiug thus asceriaiacd the number Of cnroed
the 3si day OF December lsbi; the number of men
furnished up to that Goc tie localities from when
they come. and tue PERIODS OF er service II Is pro-
posed 20 distribute the Gil tor 30 COO men among thu
several districts, and parts OF districts according 10
the number enrolled N each. aud TIE num Or of men
fnrished and the periods Of service previously rem
Tie rule ~ which Lis is accomplished is follows:
Take Ito whole number &c years VI service furnished
by tine districts Of tie United States frolh the com
meucemeut q he Rebellion % the 3,t Of December
1854. From that sum deduct the whole nnmber n men
furnished from 81 tho districts If The United Stles Ut
to thas date. The remainder WI be the exe,ss o.
years Of service FARMS e by all tie districts. Multiply
tie call ii Dee 49, is6l BY brco 10 have the pulberof
wears or service upon that cali and 20 Ills add TIE ex
cess as escprioned above. Then. as the number Of
men clrolcd from the whole United States up 10 the
3ls ~ December lsC Is 10 the period OF service az
above ascerained. 80 IS the naber Of mon enrolled 10
70 ured to anish, iEo ding rs 0 rata share OF tle
excess.
From this deduct the actual excess the district fur
nscd; tho remainder is the number If OF service
W led the district Is required 10 furnish under the cad
Of Dec. H. lsel wnic.; divided ty three. gives the
number ofmen required FROM the dlS'rics
As I'll, call is ior 3DJC COZ men. that nlaber cannot be
reduced hy going IL Tor period longer T. GA crc
year. Inoqu e, piOicced by men going in utdCP this
cal for longer periods than one year, nIst be oaahzed
on future calls.
II III be perceived that though tie aggregate Of
the furnished IA added 20 tue Whole CALI the eI'
cess o. e'ch district Il afterwards srb,iT3c'ed rom liz
QHOlG Thus tic number OF men called for j. lCither
crirg TIE number OF ana tie periods Of their
vice. Localities which Lave icretpioro furnished
greater gOut Of service lye an proportion ~ their
enTcliment less amount 70 Furnish undcr this, and
cOarTfo.
Menhayrg heretofore enlisted for one two AID tree
ycat- il necessary 10 taae OF those periods
the basis nj the Celebration. As three Traced
both the other periods X makes he lclllton more
simple 20 adopt that te same result would II arrived
bs adopting either the basis. but
the process OF calculation would be comp Gated.
Sacl we find - b. tie rl.c adopted BIZ tho Provost
harshgG cne-al. The rule Is in col .ormty with tho
requirements Of the laws oil Congress- and Is just ana
oquitlhic
We has. carefully examined ard proved the work
done nader this rule b. TIE Proves. Marshal eRers
d fad that It has boon dosa VITA fIiraess.
We fle in the Provost Marshal,;egeraPs 0fico our
cecula lna If tie quota OF each and every dsifici ia
dorsed by Us a. correct.
JAMES SFEFp,
Attorney eE,. al Of t!.s u-.ss Ssa'es
ErcHtED DRrArTrLp
Brig..GOn. ana Chief Fog L. = 4.
&. ". tosIER
Colonel al asst Adjltant.Goner.l
Approved Feb. IL, lstl a LI3ooN.
b order ct the Secretary OF War.
T.. d. To~N-rNp. Asst. 'AdltGen.