The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
TO THE
people, ON WEST VIRGINIA |
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
WHEELING, j January 81. 1855

FINDER the call Of the President for three
" hundred thousand O0OO) men, dsted
December 18th, 1864, the revised quota Of this
State MS announced by the Provost Marshal
General IF the United States is four thousand
four hundred aud thirty one, (44Sll The
quota OF the First Congressional District is
1897 Secoud District, 209s, and the Third Dis.
trict 74O; he quotas of the different counties
will be announced in few days by the Dist.
rict Provost Marshals.
Under all the calls oft lie 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
AID now, as the rebellion seems 10 be fast Civ.
ing away before our victorious armies, and the
tim G 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 Just
now than in the beginning. Our depleted ar.
mics need filling up. so that when the Spring
campaign opens our soldiers who have gained
80 much honor, won so many victories and SUI.
iered so much in the past year; may 20 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 or independent
organizations. it is necessary for every loyal
man to constitute himself special agent for
for the purpose OF procuring recruits and for.
warding them 10 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 nj to I'll the quo.
tas Of the different counties within The time al.
lowed, on or before the 18th Of February next.
The organization Of HancOcS's First Army
Corps, now organizing Mt Washington City has
been extended t0a 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 houMably discharged
the service enlsting in this corps, receive
special Government bounty of rhreO hundred
dollars (S3OO) paid in full when the men Al.
rive ut Washington City and are mustered in.
20 the service; this with the large local boun-
ties paid by counties and the additional Gov.
'rmmcnt bounty of 500 for one year, 5000 for
twoy ears, and $500 for three years enia,mens
will PLACES the families Of any Of our ncn in
comfortable circumstances during the time for
which they NAV enlist.
The Acting Assistant Provost Marshal Gen
cral fn' thi, Siatc is now Authorize To organ.
iEe and mrs'rr-in companies for this Corps
within the STATE, before forwarding them to
Washington The reputation that West Vir
ginia soldiers sustain makes il very desirable
that our STATE should have a fair representation
in this Corps Of Honor, made up from veteran
soldiers rom all the loyal States Veterans
desiring 10 enlist in his Corps viii make up.
y cation torhe Provost MarshaIS nt Wheeling,
Grafton aud Point Plea ant. aud il found qual.
lied they will he furnished transportation to
the rendezvous Of The company or to Washing.
ton City.
The prospects fora speedy termination OF
the War are very cheering aud # the present
demand fortroops is promptly filed, it is
probable that this viii he thu la It call
Let every man 90 TO work at once to Gil the
quota Of the STATED
fpbo-t a Al FOREMAN.