The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
TO THE
on WEST VIRGINIA
TO THE
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
MHKELINo, january q. 1855

FINDER the call Of the President for three
" hundred thousand 600 000) men, dated
December | 9th, 1864, the revised quota of this
State MS announced by the Provost Marshal
General If the United States is four thousand
four hundred and thirty-one, (44Sl) The
quota Of the First Congressional District, is
1897 Secoud District, 2O9S, and the Third Dis.
trict 74O; The quotas of the different counties
will be announced in few days by the Dist,
riot Provost Marshals.
Under all the calls oftle President for troops
since the commencement of the war. -the State
has promptly filed her quota; less than forty
men having been drafted and held to service
aRd now, as the rebellion seems 10 be ias, Civ.
Ing away before our victorious armies, and the
tint having arrived when we c. begin to sec
the end Of the war, it is to be hoped that this
State will not prove less patriotic than she has
always shown herself, but will again give Of
her men and money, for the final suppression
Of the rebellion The cause is not less lust
now than in the beginning. Our depleted ar.
mics need filling up, so that when the Spring
campaign opens our soldiers W no have gained
SO much honor won so many victories and sui
tered so much in the past year; may 90 TO the
front with their new comrades with feeling
that they are sustained in their noble efforts by
the loyal people whom they have left behind
As the enlistment Of recruits is restricted to
recruiting parties from the army, and officers
commissioned to recruit for new OF independent
organizations, it is necessary for every loyal
man to constitute himself special agent for
for thepurpUse Of procuring recruits. and for.
warding them TO the different Provost Mar-hals
and Mastering officers for enlistment and mus.
term. The revised quota of the State having
been so recently announced it will require =
vigorous effort on the part of all to fill the quo
tas OF the different counties within the time al.
lowed, on or before the 18th Of February next.
The organization Of HancVcA's First Army
Corps, now organizing Mt Washington City has
been extended too time not yet fixed No
such opportunities for distinction nor pccunia
ry Inducements, have been offered during the
wartO our soldiers. Those who have served
two years and have been honomUly discharged
the service enlising in this corps, receive
special Government bounty of three hundred
dollars $500 paid in full when the men nj.
rive ut WaShiny ion City and are mustered in.
20 the service; this with the large local boun.
ties paid by counties and the additional Gov.
ermmcnt bounty Of 500 for one wear, s90O for
twoS ears, and $500 for three years enli,menls
will plncS the families Of any Of our men in
comfortable circumstances during the time for
which they NAV enlist.
The Acting Assistant Provost Marshal Gen
crnl fo' hi, State is now Authorize to organ.
'Ee and mus'crin companies for this Corps
within the State, before forwarding them to
Washington The reputation that West Vir
ginia soldiers sustain makes II very desr. bic
that our State should have a fair representation
in this COrPs Of Horror, made up hom veteran
soldiers rom all the loyal States Veterans
desiring - enlist in Ibis Corps viii make up
y cation 10 he Provost Marshals At Wheeling,
Grafton aud Point Plea ant, and il found qnal.
lied they viii be furnished transportation to
the rendezvous Of The company or to Washing.
ton City.
The prospects fora speedy termination OF
the War are very cheering and # the present
demand for troops is promptly filed, it is
probable that this viii he the la st call
Let every man "a to work at once to gil the
quota of the STATED
fab0-t Il A. I FOREMAN