Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-01-09

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The attention OF Aceing Assistant Provost
Mnrsl1als General Of 6ea4es and Boards Of
Enrolment, Is called 10 the Tact, that
the quotas assigned under the call Of
December 10, 1854, fbr SOO,O0O men, ssasf
not b reduced except BY actual essssfsssnfs
in Army, Navy, and Mn3inS corr 'ssscs
JAMES b FRY. 2
Provost Marshal General"
And .Whrsua n this eircnlaf means any
thing, it, TRANSLATION must result n gross IN
Justice 70 our most patriotic ard liberal citi
zens, and IL encouragement 70 enlistments;
And WAweas, This Department has been
furnished with the following communication
from the Provost Marshal Gems Depart
ment, BY Lieut.. Col. VIM n. Grier, 1st Q.
S. Cavalry, Superintendent Of Recruiting
Service for this State:
WAR DEPARTMENT, J
PRovosT MARSHAL GEN. g OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, u. G., Jan 8, '65.
Lieut. Cal. VIM. N. Grjer, IT y. s. Cdralry,
Supt. Vd. Rscwiting Service, Davenport
Io,ca.
COLONEL: am directed by the Provost
Marshal General To invite your attention y
the fact that al authority given to Gov
errors of States 70 appoint Recruiting
Agents, was revoked BY General Orders No
13l, dated A. 6. o., March 31st, 1894.
General Orders No. 70, series Of 1868
which gave that authority, are distinctly re
scinded by General Orders 1871, series d
1854. The only persons authorized TO ~.
list recruits are officers detailed on recruit
ing service by special orders from the Wal
Department, and I'd lieutenants, appointed
by Governors Of States, and conditionally
mustered into service, under the provisions
Of General Orders 131 Of 1854
Agents may present recruits for enlist
ment, but they cannot sign enlistment pa
pers themselves. Until the recruit is duly
enlisted no expenses for transportation, sub
sistence or lodging, can be paid by the United
States.
Please furnish the Governor ofIowa with
an official copy of this letter.
lam, Colonel, very respectfully,
Your obi. Servant.
- C. McKEEVER,
Asst Adj General
A true copy. WM. N. GREER,
1t. Col:l st g. s. Cav, Supt. v. H. s. Iowa
and sntersas it is not possible to raise regi
ments in this State, with it's extensive terri
tory and scattered population, without thu
aid of recruiting agents
And sehereas, It is not just or proper to de-
mand that this State shall raise men as vol
unteers, unless thcexpenscs of transportation
subsistence and lodging can be paid to re-
cruiting agents and recruits by the United
States
And srhersas, It is not proposed to apply tc
the War Department to detail officers for re-
cruiting service in this State, as the delay
would be SO great that no sufficient time
would be allowed for recruiting, between the
date of such detail and February It'll. 1885
And anhereus, it is not proposed by thi'
State to issue commissions 10 an unnecessary
number Of I'd lieutenants to raise recruits
for a new regiment, while many of our citi
zens who are not aspirants for Office can dc
the most efficient service to the State and
National Governments without reward tc
themselves;
And ,ehersds, circular No. SO, Dec 1, 1864
paragraph, 8, says:
ION application by the Governor of any
State, recruiting officers will be designated
for such State;
And ,c1essas, the Governor of this State
did make application for such recruiting Off
GERS, and this Department was notified by
the Governor that the applications wer,
granted;
And achereas, recruiting officers have beer
appointed by this Department under circular
No. sc, Dec. I, 1854, paragraph s. and undel
the authority to raise new regiment of in
fantry, who, under the accompanying lctte1
of January Sd, 1865, from Provost Marsha
Generals Office, to Lieut. Col VIM. n Grier
1st U. S. Cavalry, &C., can receive no ex
penses for transportation, subsistence o.
lodging for themselves or recruits;
And Whereas, The Provost Marshal Gen
erals Office at Washington appears to pu
forth its best exertions to prevent recruiting
except through the channels which may bs
under its control;
And Whereas The State Of Iowa cannot
under the restrictions Of the Provost Mar
shall General, raise a regiment Of Infantry
or assist as it should do in filling up Mai
Gen. Hancock's corps;
1t is hereby ordered
/. That all recruiting commissions ISSUED
from this Department, whether for Maj
Gen. Hancocks corps or for the new regi
ment of infantry, be and the same are here
by revoked.
II. General Orders No. 1, January 3D.
1865, of this Department, are hereby re
voked.
III. Any individual can enlist in Gen
Hancock's corps by conforming with Circu
lar No. So, War Department, Washington
Dec. I, 1864, heretofore published, or in ole
regiments, as will be explained to them by
Provost Marshals.
~. The counties, towns and wards o
this State must now do the best they can t.
fiji up Gen. Hancock's corps or old regi
ments, through the organized channels 9
the Provost Marshars Department
Let every exertion be put forth to avoid
the draft which will soon be upon us.
n. B. BAKER,
Adjutant General Of Iowa.