Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-10-07
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MINERAL PoiST, Sept 20, 1881. s
!. The Commander-in-Chief being DESTROYS
snas the organization of the militia of the Tcni-
Tory should DO completed as early as possible, has
iormed the regiments aud extra battalion into two
or'gades. The LIST brigade consists of tho regi-
h'ss'sss T5 0Tigiuai cOun=
ties OF Iowa, Du Buque, Des Monies, and Craw.
ford. Tho ID, brigade consists of the regimental
disneta, composing the original counties Of Brown
and Milwaukee.
2. Col. William S. Hamilton, viii assume the
command Of the FIRST brigade, and Col. Jonathan
|.Whelock, the command of the second brigade.
,. The Colonies or commanding officers Of the
different regimensa districts and the extra baital-
ion now organized, will muster their respective
commands between. the first and last DAYS Of Octo-
Ocf, NJ such times anu places as the commanding
ooi6cers Of the brigades may direct, and inn,edi-
ately thereafter make fulliand complete rc,ur,
to the commandant of the brigade to which they
belong. Those returns must contain the names oil
the officers. their rank, dates Of their
corps to which they belong and The psces of their
residence. Also the names Of the non-commis-
stoned oficers, muscsams, and privates, the run,.
her, kind and quality Of their arms and aceoutre-
mens.
4. The commandants Of brigades will then con-
solidate those returns and furnish the Adiutan,
General with roster.
being attached to the regiments within the limits
of which they have been formed, and they will be
mustered ~ the same times and places designated
FOR the mastering Of the regiments.
s. A tho election for company officers in the
regimental district composed Of the original coun-
~ of Des Moins were not held in obedience 10 the
general order Issued from this Office dated the 18th
of December last, the Commando Chief rope ats
khe order that the Colonel or commanding officer,
Ahall, with "a little delay as possible, divide his
districts Into heats or company districts; and order
the elections of company officers to be held there
in. Each company will consist Of one Captain,
one lst Lieutennnt and one I'd Lieutenant, and
not moro than 81 nor less than 30 men, including
nom commissioned officers. Va
Z. A. soon as the elections shall have been held,
and the returns made to the Colonel or commands
ing officer Of the district, he will forward list OF
the company officers to this Office, and direct the
captains to make the enrolment of their districts
agreeably TO law. The Captains will then for
ward their muster Tolls of their companies to the
Colonel or Commanding officer, who will consoli-
date them and TRANSMIT then, to the Office of the
AdjutaOt General.
8. Although the Command er-n-C Chief is not a.
ware of any probable interruption of the present
relations which exist with the ncighboring tribes
Of Indians, yet he believes that the most certain
means Of preventing aggression is to be always rea
dy TO repsl IL, he therefore repeats the wish that
company Of mounted riAemen or dragons should
DO formed IN each rsgimental district, hold them
selves ready armed und equipped, to take the fielt
upon the shortest notice.
9. To those gentlemen who have already asso
| cinted themselves in volunteer companies the Com
tnander-in- Chief presents his thanks.
By order Of the Commander-in-C Chief,
GEORGE CUBBAGE,
Adjutant General.
| Oct. Z. 1885,