Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-28
GENERAL ORDER NJ /,
HEADQUARTERS, WISCONSIN ML1rr4 !,
.4djutant General Of;ce

ilhAD-'aoaRIERs, WISCONSIN MlLITrA,l
.Adutant General Office,
BURLINGTON, January 81, 1885,
ST. In consequence of the increase Of popul..
Il ton, the Conmander-in-C Chief, deem. q fur,h.
e. change i'll the regimenta districts 10 be necessa.
ry, therefore, is ordered that the FIRST (ls) repi
mental district shall be restricted to the county Of
Iowa, as at present organized.
The second (,d) regimental district shall be re-.
strlcted to the district of country composing the
counties Of Brown, Manitoowoc, Sheooygan, Fou
au !, Lack, Portage, Marqueu, and Calumet.
The third (3dD regimehtal district shall be re.
s 81 10 the counties Of Milwaukee, Jefferson,
Dodge, and Washington
lhe fourth (4,h) regimental district shall be re.
s'flc.ea 20 the counties of Du Buque, Delaware.
| and Buchanan.
Inc district of country, composing the counties
OF nacihe, Walworth, and Rock, shall form one
regimental district and be the eioh,h Is,hl rel.
ment, 80
The counties of Dane and Green shall form a a..
parate battalion.
The district Of Grant county shall form a repi.
mental district, and be the ninth (9,h) regiment.
The district of country, composing the counties
of Jackson, Jones, Linn, and Benton, shall form
one regimental districts and be the tenth (lO,h) re.
giment.
The district, composing the counties of Clinton
and Scott, shall form one regimenta district, and
be tho eleventh Qlth) regiment.
The district, composing the counties of Cedar,
Johnson, and Slaughter, shall form one regimen.
tai district, and be the twelfth (l2tn) regiment.
The district composing the county of CLAYTON,
shall form separate battalion.
Cd. The eighth (8th) regiment is placed under
the command Of Colonel Isaac Butler.
The separate bat,alion, in the counties of Dane
and Green, is placed under the command of Major
Alexander Higginbolhem.
Sd. Colonel Butler Of the 6th regiment will, with
as little delay possible, divide his command into
not less than eight, nor more than ten company dis
tricts, and order an election to be held in each
district for the election of company officers.
Major Higgnbothem will in like manner divide
his battalion district into not less than four more
than six company districts, and order elections to
be held for company officers.
18th. The Colonel or Commandant in the LIST, I'd.
Sd, and 18th regiments are ordered to see that the
company officers in tl,ei respective regiments are
all filled. If vacancies exist from resignation or
otherwise, they will order elections 10 be held
at suitable places.
9Th. If the people in any company district shall
refuse or neglect 10 hold an election ordered, the
commandant of the regiment or battalion will Sc.
lect fit and competent persons 10 fill the Offices, and
forward their names 10 the Governor at Mineral
Point.
9th. The Commander-in-Chief hopes that one
or two companies ofmoun,ed riaemen may be fais..
ed in each regiment and separate battalion in the
Territory, he would take great pleasure i'll affori-
ing any assistance in his power to facilitate their
organization.
By order of the Commander in-Chief.
GEORGE CUBBAGE, Adj,t Gen,