The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-07-14
I'M couNcIIL, Iuly 10th, 1907.

The Governor laid before the board letter
from Henry Dearborn, Secretary of the War
Department vt the United States, bearing date
the 9th day of ;uly, 1907, requiring the exec,-
tive of Virginia to take cfFettual mea;ures TO
organize, arm and equip according to law, and
hold in readnefs to march at a moments war
ming, eleven thouiand FIVE hundred aud hxty-
three militia, (ofIicsrs incuded,) by virtue of
an A1 of Congtefs paffei on the 18th day of
April, Iso6, intituled An act authorizing
,letachmen. from the militia of the United
States - and to accept of the fervces of COM
pauies of volunteers, confMmably to the fecond
fiction OF the faid act, or IN an act OF Congrefs
paiIed on the cath day of February, 1907, in
ttuled " An act authorizing the PRECEDENT OF
the Unted States to accept the iervices OF
number of volunteer companies, not exceeding
thirty thoufand men: on due confederation
whereof,
1t is adviftd, that orders he Immediately if-
fued to Major General LEE to furniih from
his divilion two thoufand four hundred and ten
infantry, one hundred and forty-two artillery,
and two hundred and eighty -four cavalry, in
GLIDING the nece6ary officers; TO Major Gene
raj WILLIAMS to furnilfi from his divition two
thouf,nd and eighty-ieven infantry, one hum
dred and twenty-five artillery; and two hum
dred and forty five cavalry. Including the re
cei1ary officers to Major Genera, PRESTON
TO furniin rom MS OiVtuOH thISS tuoutdhi wv
huadred and twenty-three infantry, Zone thou
fand one hundred and Rfty-6x of which fhall be
rife men, one hundred and eighty nine arsil-
Iery, and three hundred aud feventy-ninc ca
vairy, including the neceffary officers and to
Major General WOODSON to furnifh from
his divilion two thonfand one hundred and nine
infantry, one hundred and twenty-five artillery,
and two hundred and forty-eght cavalry, in
Guiding the neceGary officers; the whole to be
70 organized as to conittute twelve regiments
of infantry, two of cavalry, and one OF artil-
lcry to confit of number of men not lefs
tina, FIVE hundred nor more than one thouiand
each.
1t is advifed, that the feveral commandants
of regiments be directed to procure the number
of men required from each regiment, By &C.
cep,iug companies Of volunteers, who may, at
any time previous TO orders tor taking the hed,
tender their fervices, either comfortably to
the f-cond fiction OF the ACT OF Congrets hrlt
aforementioned, intituled, An act authorif-
ing a detachment from the militia ofthe United
States" or TO the act Authorizing the Pre-.
fdent of the U. States to accept the fervices of
a number Of volunteer companies not exceeding
thirty thouIand men 5" preferring, in the frit
place, fuch volunteer companies az are alrea-
dy organized and, Gin cafe of deficiency OF
volunteers,) by drafting men according to law.
If fuch volunteers, in any regiment, iha'l ex-
coed IN number the proportion of men required
therefrom, the commandant thereof lhail not
reeet the fervices of any of them but ihal re-
port the circumstance to the Executive.
Publifhed by order of the Executive,
DANIEL L. HYLTON,
Clerk Of ibs Council.