The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 3, Volume 2. Page: 470
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CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, D. C., August 26, 1862.
His Excellency Governor SPRAGUE,
Providence, R. I.:
Your quota of 300,000 drafted men is 2,712. The number of volun-
teers called for July 2 being the same, if your volunteers for old and
new regiments mustered in from July 2 to September 1 exceed this
number, the excess may be deducted from the number drafted.
By order of the Secretary of War:
C. P. BUCKINGHAM,
Brigadier- General and Assistant Adjutant-General.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, D. C., August 26, 1862.
His Excellency Governor HOLBROOK,
Brattleborough, Vt.:
Your quota of 300,000 drafted men is 4,898. The number of volun-
teers called for July 2 being the same, if your volunteers for old and
new regiments mustered in from July 2 to September 1 exceed this
number, the excess may be deducted from the number drafted.
By order of the Secretary of War:
C. P. BUCKINGHAM,
Brigadier- General and Assistant Adjutant-General.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, D. C., August 26, 1862.
His Excellency Governor SALOMON,
Madison, Wis.:
Volunteers for old regiments will be received until September 1.
The exemptions from draft are according to law. They cannot be
changed, but the Department can discharge any that the public serv-
ice requires after the draft. Volunteers for old and new regiments
counted together if reported to this Department.
C. P. BUCKINGHAM,
Brigadier- General and Assistant Adjutant-General.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, D. C., August 26, 1862.
His Excellency Governor SALOMON,
Madison, Wis.:
Your quota of 300,000 drafted men is 11,904. The number of vol-
unteers called for July 2 being the same, if your volunteers for old
and new regiments mustered in from July 2 to September 1 exceed
this number, the excess may be deducted from the number drafted.
If you cannot make the draft on the 3d day of September, make it
as soon thereafter as possible, yourself taking the responsibility of
extending the time.
By order of the Secretary of War:
C. P. BUCKINGHAM,
Brigadier- General and Assistant Adjutant-General.470
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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/m1/479/?rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.