Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-01-19

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General OrderssNo. 2.
Whereas, The following Circular has been
issued by the Provost Marshal General:
'sWar Department, i
Provost Marshall Generals Office,
Washington, u. c., Jan. 2, IS.
Circular, No. 4. .-a.... -. -.
The attention of Acting Assistant Provost
Marshals General of States and Boards Of En-
rolment, Is called to the fact, that the quotas
assigned under the call of December 10, 1854,
for 900, 900 men, must not be reduced except
by actual enlistments in Army, Navy, and Ma.
rine Corps since the 10th utimo
JAMES B. FRY.
Provost Marshal General"
And, Whereas, If this circular means any
thing. its translation must result in gross in.
justice to our most patriotic and liberal citi
sens. and is encouragement to enlistments.
And, Whereas, This Department has been
furnished with the following communication
from the Proves Marshal Gen. 9 Department,
by Lieut.. Col. VIM. Grier LIST U. 8. Cavalry,
Superintendent Of Recruiting Service for this
State:
-. War Department.
PRovosr MARSHAL GEN . OFFICE
Washington, d. c., Jan. 3, IS.
Lieut. Col. VIM. N. Grier. LIST U. s. Cavalry.
Supt. Vol. Recruiting Service, Davenport.
Iowa.
Colonel--I am directed by the Provost Mar.
shall General TO invite your attention to the
fact that all authority given to Governors of
States to appoint Recruiting Agents, was re-
| voked by General Orders No lSl, dated A. G..
o March 3lst, 1854.
General Orders No. IS, series of 1863, which
gave that authority. are distinctly rescinded
by General Orders 1871, series Of 1854 The
only persons authorized to enlist recruits are
officers detailed on recruiting service by special
orders from the War Department, and ID lieu
tenants appointed by Governors Of States,
and conditionally mustered into service, under
the provisions of General Orders 49, Of 1854.
Agents may present recruits for enlistment,
but they cannot sign enlistment papers them.
selves. Until the recruit IL duly enlisted no
expense for transportation, subsistence or lOdg
ing, can he paid by the United States.
Please furnish the Governor of Iowa with
an official copy of this letter.
am, Colonel, very respectfully,
Your obi. Servant.
c. McKEEyER,
Asst. Adj Gen.
A true copy. VIZ. N. GRIER.
1t. Col. LIST U. S. Cav, Supt. V. r. S. Iowa.
And, Whereas, It is not possible to raise
regiments in this State, with its extensive ter
ritory and scattered population, without the
aid of recruiting agents; ...
And, Whereas, 1t is not just or proper to
demand that this State shall raise men as vol
unteers, unless the expenses of transportion,
subsistence and lodging can be paid TO recruit
ing agents and recruits by the United States !;
And, Whereas, 1t is not proposed to apply to
the War Department to detail officers for re-
cruiting service in this State, Is the delays
would be 80 great that no sufficient time would
be allowed for recruiting between the date of
such detail and February 9TH, 1866;
And, Whereas, 1t is not proposed BY this
State % issue commissions to an unnecessary
number18 2d lieutenants to raise recruits for
a new regiment, while many Of our citizens
who are not sspirants for Office can do the most
efficient service TO the State and National Gov
| ernments without reward TO themselves;
And Whereas, Circular No. 50, Dec. l, 1864,
paragraph 5, says:
ION application by the Governor Of any
State, recruiting officers will be designated for
such State )" E-rb sa ..r....
And, Whereas, The Governor of this State
did make application for such recruiting Off
GERS, and this Department was pQtifed by the
Governor that the applications were granted
And, Whereas, Recruiting officers have been
appointed by this Department under circular
w. o. DcS. - Aoo4i pAid6ioPu y, ohu uAsuCi
the authority to raise new regiment OF in
fantry who, under the accompanying letter OF
January 3D., 1885. from Provost Marshal's of.
fee, to Lieut. Col, WIN. N. Grier, LIST u. s.
Cavalry, &c, can receive no expenses for trans
portation. subsistence or lodging for them
| selves or recruits
And, Whereas, The Provost Marshal Gen
eral' s Office at Washington appears to put forth
its best exertions to prevent recruiting except
through the channels which may be under its
control;
And, Whereas, The State of Iowa cannot,
under the restrictions of the Provost Marshal
General raise regiment of Infantry, or assist
as it should do In filling up Maj Gen. Han
cock s corps;
1t is hereby ordered
l. That all recruiting commissions issued
from this Department, whether for Maj. Gen.
Hancock's corps or for the new regiment of in
fantry, be and the same are hereby revoked.
III. General Orders No. ]. January Sd,
1855, of this Department, are hereby revok-
ed.
III. Any individual can enlist in Gen.
Hanceck's corps BY conforming with Circular
No. 81, War Department, Washington, Dec.
], 1864, heretofore published, or in old regi-
ments, as will be explained to them by Pro-
vost Marshals.
State must now do the best they can to fill up
Gen. Hancock's corps or old regiments, thro'
the organized channels of the Provost Mar
shal's Department.
Let every exertion be put forth to avoid the
draft which will soon be upon us.
N. B. BAKER,
H.. t.c