Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-10-14
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Head Quarters, .Adjutant Generals QGcc,l
MINERAL PoiNr. Sent, %. 1871.

MINERAL PoiNr, Sept. %, 1887.
l. The Commander-in-Chief being tlesi,pus
that the Organization of the militia Of the Teri-
tory should be completed as early possible, has
formed the regiments and extra battalion, into two
bril- aides. The LIST brigade consists Of the regi-
mental districts composed Of the original coun-
ties of Iowa. Du Buque, Dies MoiMes, aud Craw-
ford. Tho I'd, brigade consists Of the regimental
districts composing the original counties Of Brown
and Milwaukee. gs
=. Col. William s. HamiltoS, will assume the
command of the first brigade, and Col. Jonathan
Whelock. the command Of the second brigade.
3. The Colonels or commanding officers of the
different regimental districts and the extra bata-
ION now organized, will muster their respective
commands between the first and last days of Octo-
be.: at such times and places as the commanding
officers OF the brigades may direct, ami immetii-
atcly thereaI,e. make a full and complete return
10 the commandant Of the brigade to which they
belong. Those returns mus. contain tile names Of
the ofcers their rank, dates of tIeir commissions
corps to which they belong, and the places OF their
residence. Also the names Of the non-commis-
stoned officers. nusicsans, and priyates, the NUM-
Der, kind and quality of their arms and aceoutro-
ments.
4. The Commandments ef brigadcs will then con-
solidatc those returns and furnish the Adjutant
General with roster.
>. The volunteer companies are considered as
being attached to the regiments within The limits
OF which thsy have been formed, and they will be
mustered al the same times and places designated
for the mastering OF the regiments.
8. AS tho elections for company officers in the
regimental district composed Of the original coun-
ty Of Dos Moins not held in obedience to the
general order issued from this office dated the 18th
of December last, the Commando Chief repeats
the order that the Colonel or commanding officer,
shall, with as little delay as possible, divide his
districts into beats or company districts; and order
the elections of company officers to be held there
in. Eacl, company will consist OF one Captain,
ono LIST Lieutenant and one Cd Lieutenant, and
not more than I'd nor less than 30 men, including
nom commissioned officers.
7. AS soon as the elections shall have been held,
and the returns made to the Colonel or commando
ing officer of the district, he will forward list OF
the company officers to this Office, and direct the
captainsto make the enrolment of their districts
agreeably to law. The Captains will then for
ward their muster rolls of their companies to the
Colonel or Commanding officer, who will CONSOLE
date them and transmit them to the Office of the
Adjutant General.
| =. Although the Conn,andcr-i,-Chief isnot a.
ware of any probable interruption of the present
relations which exist with the neighboring tribes
of Indians, yet ho believes that the most certain
means OF prcventng aggression is to be always rea-
dy TO repe it, he therefore repeats the wish that
company of mounted rifemen o, dragons should
ba formed in each regmen,al district, to hold them.
selves ready armed und equipped, to take the field
upon the shortest notice.
| 8. To those gentlemen who have already asso.
ciated themselves in volunteer companies the Com
mander-in-Chief prcscnts his thanks.
I by order Of the Commnn der-in-C Chief,
GEORGE CUBBAGE,
Adjutant General.
Oct. 7. 1876