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An Important Order

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Parent Issue
Day
23
Month
August
Year
1861
Copyright
Public Domain
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The following is tlio text of the very important army order, of which tho substauce haa been given : Wab Depabtment, i AI'Jltant QiiBUL s ürriin. Vt A.SII1NOTON, AUg. IS, lttil.) GEN EK AL ORDER- NO 58 t ir:', The Officera of the regular anny, oow on nuistering duty in tho principal ei tíos, are appoiuted (linbur)iiig offionri "f tiio fuods appropriated by the act of Coligiere, ' for colleotipg, driUiug aad orgauizipg volnnteere uridor the act au thoriz ng he President to accept the mrïice of Tut' huodred thouaand men,'' &o. They will be uharged ith the payuieot of all proper claims presMited t.i them ander liiin u.t, dulj autheutieated and certified to by the varioue volunteer reoniiting iffic;crs. These diburBeiiieiitn will be minio in the luaiinor preauribed for the recruitin service if' the regalar anny. I be premium for accepted recrmt8, ag laid dowa in paragraph 1,:!15, Giiner;il Regulations, will imt, bowovèr, bo allowed in the rolunteer service. The offiiMiM chargod with these disburaenaeotg wili iia;nediately uiake reqüisitions on this ofEco for the requisita fuudsi Serond, Cctifips of reudezvous and instructiob for Tolunteers will be established at yr ia the vieinity of New Yurk, Ehnira, Jlarrisburg (Pa.) and CinuÏDrjati and other convenieui places, under the charge of officersof t!ie regular service. To facilítate tbe raising of voluntetr rbgiiucuts, officers recruiting there for, are authorized to muster their men tHto service us enrolled. Assooo as mustered, these inen will be sent with de scriptive lista to the camps of rendezvou, at which placo the oath of allegiance will be duly administersd by a oivM magistrate nr an officer of the regular army. The coet of transportation from pUce of muster to the place of rondt zvous will be pak! bj' the Quarteruiaster of the lattor statioD. Third, Vi'lien tho organization of rrgiments, accepted to be raised within a Bpeeified time, is not eompleted at the expiration of that period, tlie companiea and detacliments thereof already muster cd into survico will be assigned to other regiments, at tho pleaauro of tiiis depart; ment. By order, . THOMAS. Atfjt. General [Official] G E. RUGÓLES, .s- Adjt. Gen.

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Old News
Michigan Argus