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- - ' .. ' ' -". . -- ' f---, -v;: vVMt" 1 ' - - - - - I I I I III 1 I 'II I . I .1 III. - CIRCULiR vers C9ri ?nhc RiClutU,,S Stcnauag Service, City of W.h ngton. Jaaiury XoloIJ. hife ;h hwor lo lorwaH to . k. order of he S crrtarf of Wnr L, ht rroment or ihc recruit-. rft:c to Dc cirnca m immtai I 0 strict f Mf nat 4 2 Vrw Ilmjhir8 j r 4 RhoJe UUai I 5 Vermcnt 6 Connecticut t 7 Se-V ire 8 St-J-rtf J Virini 14 KcrttUCkf li rciicee & lisilt lippt T'rtory 15 NiHih-Carolin ! 17 xiuh-Crolin IS ..efjO I 19 LHM.A&a i Vlistour , IrdUR, Michigan and Illinois Terriiariea H Riinbati o Qp and Regimentt Brfuen of Ujch , Vrtilt:ry, IDcflt cf L it'Utagpoua, j Vu Ccrpt of Anillt ry, I To be re TU Kcgir&entaof Uiflenlen, cruiccd at TkCorpt of Uantri a ad large. TU Jlmilrrrs and Prhaiej cf cxrt, J Tk Kfjimenis f Infantry GJ fpllnst g 1 Kejixucat, N. v Jcrafy 2 Tenoetucand Miiatiaippi Temtohr South Canulloa and Georgia Kew.HARspthire Ptoo.yvsn:a. Pcnmj Iraaia Georgia I MuMchuaettJ Kor h-Carulini Vermont Kcw York larylaiui Xrw-Jeney' Penoiylvanui Kent uc tyf Kortb-Crolina Ohio f "l irginia j Ma.ehueUs Pennsylvania New York Tcfuieattji Connecticut "Vermont! ic-York Keu-Vol Vettikont Vtrmoot I Peiuia) lr an:a Dinrict of Maine District of Maine Virj-mik I , 1 in land Connecticut Mar) land TertneMea M'tAchasetts 5few Vurk Kev-York Sc PeaoijWanta North-Caxotina Djktnct of Maine rl!C rrcrun,De of each regiment or i 22 4 i 15 17 13 U :a a 2 21 54 27 2) J) 21 II S 27 U u 41 42 42 44 44 45 ft (excepting the Rinera and Ar j1 d Pritat. of EnKioeers) will PcnJtd by field oSicer, har- A 1118 demiting, of Raog rs and W d PnVAle of Engineer! b oiorsubiluma.! The a perm. iT1 l Rfgenu and Corps will Uncilr retpoasible to the Dc gatntof War for tne rcruilmg of lr!fglCleaU d corps and tbeir tub luttf oScm w be held inirncdi. Trtsn.tbie lo ,h m f0: the pro fftttiuie of the.r r.peWe dkfie. 2bo,i ?tr,nlcndQU ttion ibeir 4tf ,fiai ffieera atjauch niinu as dcc,n best for the ir.tereat of rtice, will frequently iiit their Gj .?"us' supplf them wiih funds. W:.V!rl to superimendtnt of .he Vif W.UCCCSsful in duchirge Sr "m i"T cause other than the v.:nc -era) they will tmmedi wnB,?lhe ,Ullct) Oftht ponies. k. le recrmtinr .1 L 51C . c tfl I Vim r.Ki:ak.M. - ihdJSTO'i (tltt.d3Tonce. tf r ' r Bracks,) and rctoxtand from Da 10 ,J cw J jiica.07 tuc regrx. 'ttiofls of tne 2d of M r, 18 14 !t rcvem any potnible ro.3dpjjrehenion rnhconslructio - of'hse reRulatins n this. and o her e -ent;l poin't, a re. renc wi. hr m d th.- fo'l ng Rtcafitulutiona xotth' amexdmentt. Rrp t illbe made rQ'nthly o th -upenntMidnt oC the recruiting serr f the progress in recruittnj? by the offi. cers tuperintcn lir. the recruitne: of regimen a aid c-'pand to them wcrk ly by th subordinate ofrtcert. Tie ai mount cr funds receired, expended and on haird will be dhti'ictlv no ed oi the m n'hly returns ; bur it will eober. f fd hit this regulation mui by no Tiean j -o'erfere with th6"corres.ondeu eofau S n-rintenHinjj field officers with the of- fice of the Payrnas'er Gnrral, 'he Ac j -ountant of the' War D-prtm"nt. or he supenntendant General of Military Month'y acr cun' and vouctTrs for Houn is and nrvniums t- rerri'Js will e trinmi ed to hrJiyinMfr Gene rat; mn-hr aro:int' .nl- voucher f r -on rrrnci 'o jhe arc'unant or th Wir D pr ment snrl quirterlv ac onnii n-l ouhrrs for clothintr, rms, accou'remen and ranp equi'? ue m the S'ip note idant ien-ral of Miiar Supplies at the City of Wash in'on. The superin'endi r fild officers will rfc tvs men v from he Pav-imtrr & "rl or hi druti s, an.! be h Id re n'rjsbe for ia 3 ?pli a io ' ; when fund are exhau'ed, r 'ikclr h sn, ihey wiJl m-ke recjuiMii'-nn fir further sup. o'iea. ocom:anri pthrm with abtrrt, of payment already mad-. Subordi nate officers will recU' mney from th- S'lpTintenrTinfr fie'd offi- erst for whirh hey w 11 uive do lfci?e receip8f and be held accountable to hem which receipts will be theproprrand sufficient ' ushers in the settlement of their ac counts. Besides their weekly statements of heir cccoun'g, hewin th amount of money, clthin, camp equrpage and other appurtenances tor the recru'tim ' r-ice re etved and distribu'ed, and the baunce remaining on ha -d, ther shall ln report weekly o the su,rerir-t-ridinj fild officers the strecth of heir partis, the n-'m s or their re cruit tnd hr descripti .n ot their per' on resrectivr lv. The second'sertinn hf .he ar? of Cm" Cr ss xSto on the 10?h of Drcetrh-r 1814, which is annexed, will b- s'netly adhered to, and in al caes of enlistm-nt inpp'ic hie ti the indent of that sec tion o" the art, the houn'y money wi'l h riid tmmedta'e y after the recroit Mns his -nl;5'ment ao been rcpored favor' lv of by the inf peeling aurgecn, r surgeon's male. A aoon as convenient every recrut wi'l ' k" and subscribe the neces?iry oath ag:re-able to thr tenth article of 11 the rule and articles for the govern ment of he armies of the Uni'ed States,' and no objertion is to be msde fo a recru t for want of sixet provided he be strong, active and well made. If any recruit after havinj received the bounty io money shall abscond, he is to be pursued and punished as a de serter. t ttv-rr officer engaged in the recruit ing service, at pot where there shall be no Quar'er Master, will procure the ne cess ry transpor 'liootforage, fuel, straw & stationary, tak;ng the rrquisito roach trs. Recruiting officers shall, as far js oracti' ab!ef be furnished wiih : proper music f om the!- regimt-ts : where this imy b impossible, and masi'ci ins hare not been enlisted, thy are authorised tb enjrag- 4 drurmer and fifer at a rate not exceeding. fifteen dollars par month and one ra;ion per day ; or if the party be of either of the light corps of the army, the officer commanding it .may lure a btigle.mn or a trumpeter at the yite of 12 dollars per. month, and one ra"on per day. When medical or surgical aid is re quired ay a recmitm party, if no sur geoa or surgeon's mate oPthe army be at or near the post or pcevth-r superin tending field officer shall hive authority. ao i,aereoy auinonsa, looaiain sucn by special agceement io writing cada'r the. ioUoWiog jrpU I - " ' ' " .vf "4 I .j ' For any -.number f . i k pot trioTe than . thirty, the rate of comptnsattbn shall not exceed the pay & emottimeris of a turg ton's mate of the army, icU-. rive cf medicine. , Jin any othtr cast it shall not exceed those of m regimental surgeon,' ' v " r" t ; "'" " l. , j i iti ; dliMorgaja) b -$ar "injpect ott nosts or places t'Which are arrrnsur geon? oT sargeqrji mates, and tti it-. ing officers not conforming to lliia rule w ll be reported, to the . Department of War through the office of Superinten enc of .the Recruiting Service. 4 No party bhall be eiail :d on the re crutli'g service unccorp'nird by 8 c - m m ssjone d ffi ie u nUss ; hy social j termisiton cf the superintending field of ficer ' r' All recruiting officers aft cxpreisly forbidden 'to enlist 'any. mm havng ul cerated legs, scalded head, rupture nr scurvy, or is an habitual drunkard, of known to have epileptic fits, or other in firmity which uffi s him for the active Each officercomirandiDgfa recruiting' i rendezvous 01 a regiment or corps win be entitled to a . ftcrvkrlt as prescribed by: the -9 h.sectirn f',ttbe,act ofp-r.. gress passed on the 3oih of March,l8 J4 allowing servants to officers cbminan'o-.-ins: senaratphsts or detachments.. ,: : ., The recru'rfng officers in ev ry distficj are authQmedlto receive iruiisVfrirn ci'izns, to eVcnpt. tbine cJt'.xens.frofti, militV y duly, on calls jof the U.' S!Kttii according lo the-fallowing act of C gress. . !,""' ;i An act making further provision for fitting the ranks of the army of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House' of Jteprftenlatives of the ' bitted Sttet of winter i- I 1 tit Tl. . y L 1 1 "-. dunes of the fild , and any officer who M Vr?V "f."' 1 Mw"n ... , ' ! the passing of this act, each and every shall enhs- such man, and a.T surgeon j comlS9-uA officer who shall be employed or surgeon's mate who Sh d I certify htsf in the recruiunir service, shall be, and' li fi nesTor service, shaft on proof ;here-i f, ie dismissed the service. Surgeons are to be particularly atten tive to the examination of recruits, ad ihall not suffer any man to pass, who ijfeented bV the '.citizeni-Srill be madf i, i bjr; the surgeons Or surgeona ;ates j, ir ut ly v ? J; "h(k seertifirjfM "nkhtt" nrfenrf wilh' '""I ' - hereby is au. horized to enlist into the army of the United States, any free, effective, able bodied man, beiwoen the ages of eighteen and fif'iv years ; which enlistment fehall be . i I absolute andfcindii)g upottall person under lilt" HgC OI I Wjr"JilOUy yCTS, 83 Weil 85 UfJOfl j liecersaiy exarmti i ation of the recruit; so v I V , ' f XitkensVwiil beadt t lMi)U- the teasf? posaiWcj Vie!?y; on rhi Wvorab! ' I h 1 1 -1 ; j report' ot ;M,on i As the luw proyidea for tpc first paF; rx V' f V ment to a reqrrjVtfou hif eniistrtieiit; of. i'; V' t fifty dollars in par of hiaboUmyuSf ?v- - u1 onVartlTonw si Jl "any re-Stlh j'M hss not at his txamina ion been stripped , : persons ot full age such recruiting officer .fail his clothes, to the end, that it b?, having comphed wuh ainthe requisitions ot ascertained, as far as nossihle. .hat he we laws egu.aMng.ne recruiting seivice. 1 ( -' f ht tor active service in lha held. I ..i nnf k ia i..i -nr , m;1 Il IS onlv after due and Careful in-? to n&v or deliver o a rer.rui . und-r the re t - - J - - - ! " - is only after due and careful in spection as aforesaid, that the eight dol ot twenty-one years, to he eiihsted by vi'iue Urs parable to the soldier or ci'izsn for ! of tbia act, any bounty or c!o hing, or in any furn'Shlng a recruit, can be-paid. j manner rea rain him of hi, liberty until after , . . r , , . I the expiration ot tour davs from the tune ot When the recruit is s- und and able- his enlistment; and it 'shall be lawful for the bodied, and has passed inspection, no said recru t, at any time during thesaid four ieiay oi paying me premium oi eigni Jidlars to the non-commiHioned officer soldier or citizen who gng>d him to enlist, will ' be' excusable ; and if any unnecessary delay or.embarr&ssment be imposed on the payment due to the non com omsioned offi :er, soldier orci'izen so finding and engaging a recruit, the officer producing su-h delay will; on due proof thereof, be dismissed the serv ce. In alt cases the receipt for itiz amount of premium of the person finding and engaging the recruit will be annexed to he enlistment. The sixteenth section or the regula tions of the 2d of May, 1814, in repeal, ed by the act of Congreis of the 10;n of DoccnberrlM. i.o suooruiiiaic rccruiuiig omter will j nu.mer, to s : ve between one and two years, ; correspond with the superintendent of' the'master shall be entitled to receiva me- he recryiting service, but through the ' tfrJof the money bounty as aforesaid , and days, to rconaidcr and withdraw his en ist ment, and (heretjpon he. -shall forthwith be discharged nd exonerated from he stmt . Sec 3. ind be it fwther enacted, That so much of the fifth seciion of the act, passed the twen ieth day ot January, one ihousji d eight hundred and thirteen, entitled An act supplementary to the act, entitle d ' An; fact for the more perfect organization of the army of the United S ates, as requires ihe consent, in writing, of the paren , gua dian ; or master, o authorize the enlistment of : persons under, t e age of twenty-one years, shall be, and the same is hereby repealed : Pvoti'ledf Atwevtr, That in cast of . he en listment of any person heli3 to service as an apprentice, under the provisions of this a-t, whenever such person, at; the ime of enlist- ment, shall be held by his indenture to serve for "any term between two msd three years. 1 hs master shall be entitled to r; eive one half of the money bounty r if held, in like cruidng officer pay to a re ruL less than j'; the p-ecise sum oi fit'y dqUafsVinpart of the payment of his1 bounty so apeci- neo oy law. ia 11 any,, : recnii iig officer, shhll be known j to transgress M$ ! . Lw, or to giva a due hi 1 to a .ccuit for a part of bounty less! thuup tjr dotlars, alter tne prommgvucfn oi tins cicuiarr-r he shall be'disudssedLe aerice; . Officers holding b:eW field commri 1 , stons will riinU grccably to i heir bre eta on th3; rtcUi nr service. , t ! i 1 & .v. i4 DEPOTS OF INiTUCTlONV TlF:re will be &evrti 'depots cf instrufci tin lor recruits viz. i ' ijj1, , xo. 1 -p :nfit:ta (Mass.) for ,Nw; Hamp. shtre, Khote f-ialid, onntclicut ' ' C l' T! jA 't ; 2 Greenbusti (N. YorOr New York, 't!,,-'v s ,: and New Jersey j? - ' C V'tyi- i i 6 , 4 I r superintending field oiheer of his regi ment or corps. , No furlough frm a rend zvous, b. - yond leave of absence for ten days, will ! if held, in like manner, to e. ve one year or !. lesa, the master shall fee entitled to receive one faurtn'af the money bou-- ty aforesa d. i " S'tc. 4. Jindbe it further enicted. That in lieu of the bounty of one hundred and sixty j e granted to any subordinate recruiting i ! cres of land, now allowed" by law, thtr -er. hut hv 3 onli.-aiinn . thntith hia '-shall be allowed to each non-commissioned - w i r r " " - w fjmm superintending field officer, being made o tne L.--pir;men; oi tv 4r, airectea io the sup:rh1eucient of the rtcrui ing service. So soon as any regimental recruiting rendervoavis fixed, the superintending field offi tr wil! give notice thcrtdf to th superintendant 'of the recruiting service to the P-aymas'or General, to the con-j tractor or the district, and -to the near est commissary of purchases, to the end that supplies: of money, closthing, and other oeceMaries be promptly Cj rea larly furnished, Every non-commUsoned officer or soldier who shall enlist himself in the service, shall, at the' time of his so en listmg or within six days afterwards, nave the articles f r the governmen uf 'he armies of the United S at-" read to him by the officer who enlisted him, or by the commanding officer of .he) ;roop orfcompawy into which hevwas! eniiilrd ; be taken bef re the next jus. ijee ofths peee. or chief rmagistraie of any city or town corporate (not bein I an officer of the army )or where recourse cannot be had to the civil magistrate, be for the j -ige advocate, and in his presence shall take the following a:n or affirmation : " ' " I, A, B. fo solemnly t wear or affirm (as the case may bi") that I will bear trneal'egianre to the United "States of Amenca7aod tha I will serve tnem ho. nestiy and faithfully against all their e nemieS or opposerst whatsoever, and observe-and ooey the.orders of the Pr- ; aidcnt of tHe.Ufci'ed States and the or ders of the cfficer;?jrvpointtd over mea according tp.fnerlja and articles for the, govern men t of .thmi est of th' U States yr-vihjcbsjuatleT or lvcfee advocatelils to gite the ? bffirer. a ertJficatc?jgnifring 'that t the m?n 'MK tioa :$t&-4 -ifj'.v cf'? ;C' Eacdnp,erihtenjdjDg field crfftcer pf a regiment : will tji'ater -attached (d.hini? i tubalretn ta: perform the luiies'oran acting adjutant.! one non-comtnilorjed oEcer, at ah' acnnFiergeahttn1aj'?rt a clerk fie ' ukt a; irom tfab . hn of 'UV; . T. - officer and S' ldior, hereafter enlisted, when discharged from service, who shall have ob tained from te command ng officer, of his company, battalion or regiment, a certificate that He bad faithfully p"rfrmetl his duty wliilsi in, service, three hundred m 'wenty acres of land, to bt surveyed, laid off: and granted, under the same regulations and n every respetl in thfe s,me manner r ow pr scri bec) bv law; and the widow and children, & if there be no widow nor chdd, the parents tf 'every non-commissioned officer'and soldier. enlisted according to law, who may be ki led or die in the service of the United State s, shall be entitled to receive the three hinid ed and twenty acres of land as aforesaid : but the same shall not pass to collateral relations any law heretofore passed ; to the contrary notwithstanding.. Sec. 5 And be it further enacted That any peason subjec to militia duty, who shall according toQaw, furnish a recruit for the "army of-ihe United States, at his own ex peqce,!; to -erve during th war, shall there, after be exempt from militia dutv during the war j and every recruit thus furn shed shall ' be delivered to some recrui ing: officer of thei Uni ed ;tates, who shall immedia efy grant ! his receipt for such recruit to the person i funisbing aim ; and shall forthwith reprt ( uie same o tne Department or war, ana shall tpecity in the report the name of such person, acd his place of residence; as weij as the name and description ot the recruit; whereupon it shall br the duty.of the Secre tary for tjie Departmetit of .War to grant to the person furnishing such recruit a certifi cate of exemption from militia duty during the .war, upon calls, made upon the authori ty of the United plates which certificate shall be good' and available to all intents and purposes for that object? and evey recruit thus furnished shall be entitled s to the bounty in land, in the same manner, and upon the same conditionaas jLhe other recruits ia the army of the United Mates t j , Approved December 10, 1814 r . Aud in -acceptrng ih. se subti ues the.ffoUowing rules will( be? ob?rrved t' : . ' Each superintending' field offi er will ne supplied -from the pffi -e .ofsuperin. tendence r:at rWshngtrn, ;wjjh Ijlank certificates of exemp:i(i,; igned by the Secretary of Wv, which he will fill u . with the names of uch citizens as shsl) tbring' forward to hfni efncint and abje- ifl';coutersig bfine Sihricind t Er the Btamber bf he regiment or cor?; in vi hichsuch tecruit was enltsid. v Bu : ,woc tr trro niiing wp in iu 3 Carlisle (l1- nn ) ftr PnnsylvjuusM. rtanU and Virginia. , : - '' 4 Columbia ( A. i alina) -fo -Ndrtti 'oulh Ca'O -na and CeoigfVf ,'S' 5 N e vrpor i Ke ntu ky ) 'or ti (i Ken-, trtckj-, lodiiMia-.ayd ihigvv f ,VV asiimgioii ( VljssiasijapiritiK'y for i eunesste, Illioois-and jAlisaouri. 7 Ntwt)i l&is, fo i tuiwai a, Ech r.epoi v- ill be! direjpiecl by field 'v officers to stipe: intend the in& tucdon. tof he rec-ui s ir. he dsilij, trajd-pcrice i ptevi us to iQi ir joining ineir respccuvo . regimei-ts or fcori-s. ' ' ' The fie d officers superintending the recuiiii.g( of tgimeniOi.cofps will intuu:itfc to the bupejti.tcndenu ot the . Rcci uiting Sei vice, whea he h' U think the recruits at Aa refideiVous (wtth the) exception of' th- se 'of therdorps of i an gers, end the artificers ardip;ivate ot ' the corps" Ot Engineeis, Wliibhjoiti their co ps -it tne discretion bf thetSupeHnteh ding field officer) amouotfto suJB JenV numoe lor removal to tneir-proper. ae pr'tments. . Atid should anyrectuHidio or dese t before such muster and., in ; spcction shall take place, the officer; byv,' , whom such recruit, was, enlist etralf, . give to tn supennienoing neia pmcer a te" title to on honor of the faety which ; said officer will send to the paymaster ' encraL attached to his next monibly V retu n, k sah certificate will be deemed a sufficient and proper voucher in fhe se ilementof aexbun sjwithlthepaymasi5 ter generirs and accountant's offices., Evtjy revruting'pfljicrr is authorised, to enlist musicians and the commanding 1 umce s oi regiments or corps win, on no pretext, dep lve such officers of the sei vices of such musicians ddring i.heir' tour of dii'y on the recruiviog serviced ' The.recrttiu officersj fill be a'liberty ; to enlisf boys ' for musicians agrceaply ; to existing laws relatijre:.tqmin0rrand:r4'. such boy : will . be ent to ;he; depots 6ti; instruction wuh the first par ies mir h , ing thereto, where tfiejr will be,instryc ted.in muric p evious to their joinog:s . their respective rcifinientju ..Ai- e4ch depot will be stationed as soon as, they; i . cuu Ipe provided, a drum arid-fitnajop a teacher ,f the bugle and a ie:jche ; of -.herumpet, and such music ions ?will remain at .he depots fpr If r4p Insiructlori of the boys to be scnt thither igf-ceabljr to the foregoing regulation,' and ther will receive the Jike monthly ))ay and " j rations provided ny law fsrrum; aqd ( - H fife' msiors. And all is ;ch musicians V , . j;1 'lit i 1' ! 1 : T A i i ( I : 'i -1 'y r i.: i f 1 1 i ; i. i. x f 7 t V . i - - '.'3 . -w ' ' - J ; i j i . . j t will be inusterejt and -Inspected agree ebly to established reglatibns Jr., if.: t Recruiting officers, wll be allowed tb enlist abe-bodicd deser; era from tibe :;e nerav ; but must fee Expressly 'under1; tt odf that jsuch deserters- after ! len3at-' ment shall be placed at the depots ibf instruction for tneidistricU tih which" th;:y enlist, and to Ji retained In all re gimeiual returns as ;' cammand ti de, pot number.' v,:'Cf tJ'K 'f-''.'' Duplicates of all Vetttrqssefttto the office of supaHnten'dan: of the rcritihg, , service will be forwarded tothovjijatant; inspector . general and tsuparioiedins officers are 'particular Jjr charged io,ofc ( The department of War calls fori mosi assldqous exeruopa from all vJ cal officers ettiployed.and to.fce er7 fed in attending oti JredFUitst h and "rendezvousCbut in Order mv be no possible exevse he for nej lect of 4uty,qp tba pzrC mrfical officers, means will be, diatcly MiepM' .Pf fwog u it- 1 ! .Mil. ' 1 I . - . t rii; 1 1 -4 - ? f "V mm- 1-"","! .1 1 ..Vi?' , ' ' -Ij'.-. -t I aw , bl m 0 :"4 - r 2; -a." '11 f j ir'- 5 a
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