The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 3, Volume 2. Page: 414
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CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.
more in all next week. Am delayed for want of equipments. Recruit-
ing for old regiments progressing finely. Will have everything in
readiness to commence drafting by the 3d, if necessary.
DAVID TOD,
Governor.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, D. C., August 19, 1862.
Governor CURTIN,
Harrisburg, Pa.:
In cities or large counties where it is certified that one commissioner
cannot perform the duty, an increased number will on application be
allowed by the Department.
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
PROVIDENCE, R. I., August 19, 1862-7.50 p. m.
(Received 8.30 p. m.)
Brig. Gen. C. P. BUCKINGHAM:
First question, one regiment; second question, full; third question,
say about 1,000 men by September 1; fourth question, none. Recruits
are going forward daily.
WM. SPRAGUE.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, D. C., August 19, 1862.
His Excellency Governor SALOMON,
Madison, Wis.:
The whole number of troops called out and furnished previous to
July 1 was 548,148. Of these your quota was 21,753. You had fur-
nished, according to the muster-rolls in the Adjutant-General's Office,
22,263, leaving an excess of 510. The last muster-roll is dated
April 30.
C. P. BUCKINGHAM,
Brigadier- General and Assistant Adjutant- General.
GENERAL ORDERS, WAR DEPT., ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE,
No. 113. Washington, August 20, 1862.
Detachments of recruits will be furnished with at least two days'
cooked rations before starting from the depot for their regiments. If
delayed in any city en route a detachment will be marched to the
" Soldiers' Rest," where additional cooked rations will be issued to the
men sufficient to last till'their arrival at the next " Rest," or at the
destination of the detachment, according to circumstances. Superin-
tendents of the recruiting service for States or districts will see that
this order is executed.
The officers or non-commissioned officers in charge of detachments
en route are responsible that the rations are not wasted; also, that
such as are required are obtained at the " Rests." Purchases of arti-
cles of food on public account are not authorized.
By order of the Secretary of War:
E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant-General.414
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United States. War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 3, Volume 2., book, 1899; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth139264/m1/423/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.