Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-03-04
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The Quotas of States and Districts


call for volunteers Of December l9ta,
1864. is published for the information of
all concerned
Washington, D. c.
February l6, 1865.
His Excenency, abraham Lincoln.
President ofthe United States, Wash
isgton, ID. c.:
Sra The Board convened by the
following order
Executive MANSION.
Washington City,
February 6, 1865.
Whereas, complaints are made in
some localities respecting the assignments
of quotas and credits allowed for the
pending call of troops to fill up the mr.
mics, now, 10 order to determine all
controversies ia respect thereto, al d to
avoid any delay in filling up the armies.
It is ordered That the Attorney Gen
eraI, Brigadisr General Richar Della
field and Colonel c. w. Foster, be, and
thoy are hereby constituted Board, to
examine into the proper quotas and
credits Of the respective States and Dis
tricts, under the call Of December 10,
1864, with directions that, if any errors
be found therein, to make such correc
tons rs the law and facts may require,
and report their determination to the
Provost Marshal General. The deter
mination of said Board to be final and
conclusive, and the draft to be made in
conformity Herewith.
2. The Provost Marshal General is
ordered to make the draft in the respc
tive Districts "a speedily AS the same can
be done. after the 10th of this month.
Signed, ABRAHAM LISc DIN.
We have respectfully to report as fol-
lows
The call for 100000 men. made by
the President ON the 10Th Of December.
1864, requires that that number shall he
raised.
But the law requires that the number
Of mcn previously furnished by different
localities, and tho periods of their ser
vics, shall be considered so as to cqualize
the draft.
The number Of men liable 10 military
duty is to bs determined by the enroll
ment lists
The number of men which had been
furnished by the various localities, anu
their periods of service, were ascertain
ed, aud previous accounts having been
adjusted, the excuses, where they exist
ed, were ca. red forward under the last
draft.
The amount of service furnished is do
termlned by multiplying the pu,nber of
men raised by the number Of years for
which they were enlisted.
Having thus ascertaincd the number
of men enrolled on the 3lst day of De-
cenber, 1864 |; the number of men fur.
nished up TO that date the localities
from which they come, and The periods
Of their service, 1t is proposed to distrib-
ute the call for 100000 men among the
several districts, and parts Of districts,
according to the number Of men enroll.
ed in each and the number Of men fur
nished, aud the periods of service prevI-
ously rendered by each.
The rule by which this 10 accomplish
ed is as follows
Take the whole number of years of
service furnished by the districts of the
United States from the commencement
of the rebellion to the 3lst of Decem
Der. 1864. From that sum deduct the
whole number of men furnished from
all the districts of the United States up
| TO that date. The remainder will be the
excess Of years furnished by all the dis
tricts. Multiply the call of December
l9ib, by three, to have the number OF
years of service upon that call, and to
this add the excess. "a ascertalned above.
Then, add the number of mon enrolled
in civ en- district, to the number Of years
of service it is required To furnish, inclu-
ding its pro rata share Of the excess.
From This sum deduct the actual ex-
cess The district furnished the remain
der is the number of years Of service
which the district is required to furnish
under the call Of December 10, 1864,
which. divided by three. gives the mum.
Der of men required from the district.
As this call is for 100000 men, that
numbe, cannot be reduced by men GO.
ing in for a period longer than one year.
inequalities produced by men going in
under this call for longer periods than
one year, must be equalized on future
calls.
1t will be perceived that though the
aggregate of thu excess furnished is adj
ded to the whole call, the excess of each
district is afterwards sultractsd from its
quota. Thus the number of men called
for Is neither increased nor diminished,
but equality produced, considering the
number of men, and the periods of their
service. Localities which have hereto.
fore produced greater amouRt of SER
vice have. in proportion to the enroll
ment less amount TO furnish under
this. and converse.
Men having heretofore enlisted for
one, two and three years, il was neces-
sary to take one of those periods as the
basis of the calculation. As three years
embraced both the other periods. it
makes the calculation more simple to
adopt that. The same result would he
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