Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-05-05
GENERAL O7lDER M. I
.i. HExD-QUAHrERs, W1scoNslx MiLrr1a.l
=, .ddiutant General Office,

.ddiutant General Office,
rs a 3aifp BuRIlNGToN, January %, 1883.
ST In coa.sequenceTof the increase Of pop,,la.
u ton, the COMMANDMENTS Chief, deems a iurth.
g change in the regimental districts 10 be necessa.
ry, hsreore, il i ordered that the first (lst) regi-
mental district shall be restricted 10 the county Of
Iowa, as atpresent organized. !eag
.fa 70 the district Of country composing the
I $. Of Brown, Manitoowoc, Sheooygan Fon
"u ', LACK, Fottage, Marquee and Calumet, 's
Ane shsfa regimental disttict shall be re.
m 20 the counties of Milwaukee, Jefferson.
Dodge, and Washington. 5}97iSF
. = no fourth (4th segimental district shall be re-
,lS1 p e me counties Of DIV Buque, Delaware,
The district Of country, composing the eo,s,ie.
OF Nacfne, Nv nlworth, and Rock, shall form one
regimental district and be the eighth (s,h) reei.
ment. - 80.
The counties of Dane and Green shall form .-,..
spafate battalion. Isl q
: The district Of Grant county shall form regi-
mental district, and be the ninth (9,h) regiment
Of ~ ckson, Jones, Linn, and Benton, shall form
one regimental districts and be the tenth (O,h) re-
giment. .iasaiss }9 aalgs# nNf ~
The district, composing the countiesof Clinton
and Scott, shall form regilnental district, and
be the eleventh (llth) regiment.
ne district, composing the counties Of Cedar.
Johnson, and Slaughter, shall fefm one regimen-
tai district, and be the twelfth (12tn) regiment.
The district composing the county of Clayton,
shall form separate battalion. las IS iss8
I'd. The eighth (8th) regiment is placed under
the command Of Colonel Isaac Butler
The separate battalion, in the counties of Dane
and Green, is placed under the command of Major
Alexander Higginbothem.
Sd. Colonel Butler of the 9Th regiment will, with
little delay possible, divide his command into
not less than eight, nor more than len company dis
tricts, and oder an election to be held in each
district for the election of company officers.
Major Higginbothem will in like manner divide
his battalion district into not less than four
than six company DISTRICTS and order elections to
be held for company officers. aies
18th. The Colonel or Commandant in the LIST, Cd,
3D., and 18th regiments are ordered to see that the
company officers in their respective regiments are
all filled. If vacancies exist from resignation or
otherwise, they will order new elections to be held
at suitable places.
5th. If the people in any company district shall
refuse or neglect TO hold election as ordered, the
of the regiment or battalion will Sc
lect fit aud competent persons to fill the Offices, and
forward their names 10 the Governor at Mineral
Point. fzrtf ,3syf - 49, 49,
9th. The Commander-in-Chief hopes that one
Or two companies Of mounted rfemen may bc ras-
ed in each regiment and separate battalion in the
Territory, he would take great pleasure in Afford
ing any assistance in his power to facilitate their
organization. aases
z By order of the Communicating Chief 0
GEORGE CUBBAGE, Adj't Gen.