The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-01-04
GENERAL lIEADoUARrERs STATE OF ONO
ADJurASr-GESERALs OEEIcE,
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GENERAL llEADQUARrERs STATE OF ONO,
ADJurAST-GESERAL's OKEIcE,
COLrABrs, Dec 30
GENERAL ORDERS M 3.
9th. By virtue of authority from tho
War Department OF this date It is hereby
announced that ten new regiments of in
tan,ry will be organized in this State for
the term of one, two and three years, as
the recruit may elect The recruiting, or
ganzing and mastering of these regiments
will be in conformation with existing regi.
ments, and the recruits will be entitled to
the bountios now provided by law. The
bounty provided by law is as follows for
recruits, including representative recruits,
white or colored: for one year, SlO0; two
years. 5000; three years, $500. The first
installments of the bounty will be paid by
tho mastering and disbursing officer when
the recruit is mustered in, as follows: to a
recruit who enlists in the army for ono
year, S33 SO; two years, SOC; three years,
Sl00. Recruits for these regiments viii be
mustered by mastering officers and Pro-
vost Marshals as provided for the mastering
of recruits for old organizations, aud must be
designated on the mastering rolls, the four
! copies of which are disposed OF as usual
but tho recruits will be organized into com.
panies by the commanding officer o. the
general rendezvous at which the regiment
may be assembled. As soon as organized
into companies tho commanding officer OF
the general rendezvous will make out the
mustcr-rollS by companies; the field and
staff officers on separate roll of the whole
regiment, which will be signed and ccrti.
fed 10y him, showing that all the men have
been duly mustered in and are organized
as required by the orders and regulations,
and giving the amount of bounty, advanced
! pay, &C., each min has received. These
rons viii b. made in quadruplicate form
and disposed OF is provided for. The
mastering rolls of the regime.:t WI contain
the names of all men recruited, dled, dis
charged, &C., so as to be complete and
full record OF the regiment, They will be
evidettco to mustor-in aud properly organ.
ize. The advance bounty will be paid by
tho United States mastering officers when
the companies are completed and their
rolls properly filed so that payment can
be entered on them. Company officers
viii not be mustered in until the companies
are organized, and the field and staff officers
not until the regiment 10 organized. The
muster-in of each man will be from the
date of his enlistment. and he will be dis.
charged at the expiration of the period for
which lie is mustered in. One second Lieu
tenant for each company will be appointed
at the commencement of the organization,
and will be instructed In the United States
service. On completion Of the company,
tie additional officers will be commissioned
and mustered. Their regiments must be
complete before the seventh day OF Febru-
ary, 1865, in order that they, may be cred
tied on the pending CALI Military com
mittees of counties will please recommend
recruiting officers immediately, aud have
them report here in person, to receive
their commissions and INSTRUCTIONS and be
mustered into the service. IL is suggested
that selectiOns for these positions be made,
as far as practicable, from the officers and
soldiers who have served faithfully in the
field and been honorably discharged The
field officers will in all cases be selected
from veteran officers Of known sxiIla and ex-
/ perience ia the tield, and who shall prove
active in recruiting the regiments. No
one need apply for appointment to a field
] ofiicog who has not had at least two years
active service in the field during tho pres
ent war. The time for recruiting these
I regiments is short, and il Is therefore nc.
cessary that immediate action be taksn hy
local committees and Others to organize ia
! the various sub-distriets, to encourage and
stimulate recruiting. All recruits under
this order will rendezvous at Camp Chase,
near this city, where the new regiments
| will be organized and equipped.
| BY order Of the Governor.