The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 3, Volume 2. Page: 915
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UNION AUTHORITIES.
scrutiny before being forwarded to the Adjutant-General. They
will not be so forwarded, if faulty and defective, until after they
shall have notified the recruiting officer of the fact, and obtained
from him, if possible, all such essential information as may be nec-
essary to amend and perfect them.
920. When recruits should be sent to regiments a superintendent
will report to the Adjutant-General for instructions in reference
thereto.
921. When recruits are sent from a depot or rendezvous to a regi-
ment or post a muster and descriptive roll and an account of cloth-
ing of the detachment will be given to the officer assigned to the
command of it. And a duplicate of the muster and descriptive roll
will be forwarded to the Adjutant-General by the superintendent,
who will note on it the names of all the officers on duty with the
detachment and the day of its departure from the depot or rendez-
vous.
922. The superintendent will report all commissioned or non-
commissioned officers who may be incapable or negligent in the dis-
charge of their functions. Where a recruiting party fails to get
recruits from any cause other than the fault of the officer, the super-
intendent will transfer the party to a more eligible station. Every
change so made, with the reasons therefor, will be reported to the
Adjutant-General on his depot tri-monthly report.
923. When a rendezvous is closed the superintendent will give the
necessary instructions for the safe-keeping or disposal of the public
property, so as not to involve any expense for storage.
924. Tours of inspection by superintendents will be made only on
instructions from the Adjutant-General's Office; but superintendents
may order officers to visit branch or auxiliary rendezvous under their
charge not oftener than once a week. The branch rendezvous to be
established only by orders from superintendents, and not to be more
than fifteen miles distant from the main rendezvous.
DUTIES OF RECRUITING OFFICERS.
925. Success in obtaining recruits depends much on the activity
and personal attention of recruiting officers, and they will not
intrust to enlisted men the duties for which they themselves only are
responsible. They will in no case absent themselves from their
stations without authority from the superintendent.
926. They will not allow any man to be deceived or inveigled irito
the service by false representations, but will in person explain the
nature of the service, the length of the term, the pay, clothing,
rations, and other allowances to which a soldier is entitled by law, to
every man before he signs the enlistment.
927. If minors present themselves they are to be treated with great
candor. The names and residences of their parents, or guardians,
if they have any, must be ascertained, and these will be informed
of the minor's wish to enlist, that they may make their objections
or give their consent.
928. With the sanction of superintendents recruiting officers may
insert, in not exceeding two newspapers, brief notices directing
attention to the rendezvous for further information; or, with the
approval of superintendents, may dispense with the newspaper
notice and expend an amount, not to exceed $5 per month, in pro-
curing posters conformable to the form prescribed.915
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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/m1/924/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.