Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-10-16
General Orders. No. rs.
HEAD QUARTERS.

hrsl Monday, ara day io,oWng n November mex
The Commanding othcvrs 81 the RepImrnls n
The eoun,irs at Claiba.re, Jefferson. Ads -. F,ai.
IN, Lawrence, Cuyuston Jones. Lsudefda'e.
Clarke Jasper. aud WAYNE. are charged with the
execution Of his oraer, wirhin their respective Reg
imeuJs.
Major Genoa WM l.. BRANDON. wi}orler
On election tor Bigadirr Gcnca oi ihe Second
Brigade OF the FTs, Dui,fna. Alesrssippl Mill1 on
Tie hrst MonasY, and cas- ALLOWING. 10 November
next Their ., M bo Utleers ~ Commission IN
the IhiTletntt, (Jatksoa cnuntyl Fourteenth
(daneoek euuuts,l ana SRU-,ec0nd. Harrison
cOuniy0 Regiments. he urdeos fr the elections IA
sad counties, vii be- adItesscd To The respective
hherltt. thereof. Col Hiram Stewart of The SIX
teenth x. gneni, wiI assume Ue command OF the
Second Brigade Of the First DIVISION Miss. Militia
and order eecrons Tor Counes Of the l3lh, I4h
and GU Regiments, to be held Oh The first .uoday
and day following, Ia November next; directing the
orde rs Tor sand elections To the Shcns oil the c0uu-
ties OF Jackson, Hancock, and HARRISON. Lrulen-
ant Col. Wiilam II. Pardue, Wi assume tie COM
mand OF the l6lh Regiment .Ussrssippl Militia.
oil. John Way, Of The 9th Regiment Miss Mil
tia, wili assume the command OF lhe Fil,l Brigade
OF The FHsl Division, Miss Militia and exercise the
same duutg HE absence Of Brgadier Gen Deeral.
tenried; lie will order an election to be held on the
first Monday, and day following in November next
inr Colonels Of The Glib, (Amc couuty) and oh
pike county, Regiments
Lieutenant Col. James NJ Gallcnt will assume
Ike command Of the 9Th Regiment and lieulea.
ant Col Ufah Bowman the command OF the oh
Regiment.
Major General REUBEN II. GRANT, will
order an election 10 be held entbc first Monday aud
day following IN November next, Tor Brgader
General of The First Brigade Of the Fourth Dy-
slon Mss Militia.
Brgadier General L, n. WAUL, will order an
election TO be held on the Glst Monday, and day fol-
lowing, IN November next, for Colonel OF he Seth
(CafrQil county, Regiment Miss. Mlilia Lieut. Cot.
Charles s. Es,l viii assume the command OF sud
Regiment
Brgadier General THOMAS u. WOOL
DKIDGE, viii order an election TO be he'd on the
fret Monday, and day following, in November mex /,
for Colonel OF The I0th (Snlh county, Regiment,
10 hll the vacancy occasoned Oy the removal Of
Col. Richard Swami, he viii also order election
10 be held, on the same DAYS, for Colonel OF the 43l
(Altala county, Regiment Miss. Militia--aso, for
Colonel oithe 18Th (kemper county, Regiment
Lieutenant CO... A. ). McCasklll, Cor IN his alb
sence, The officer next in command,) viii assume the
command OF the 29h Regiment.
Lieutenant Colonel A. Vnsant Tor in his absence
the officer next IN cnmmnnd) OF The I0lh (Smil
county, Regiment Miss. Militia, viii assume The
command thereof.
Lieutenant Colonial ID. NJ Brown, Cor IN his alb.
sence the officer Rext IN command OF the 43d Reg
ment Miss. Militia, will assume The comma nd lsere.
Of.
Major General JOHN ID. BRADFORD viii or.
der elections to be held on the first Monday, and
day following, in November nex, Tor Brgadic
Generlls OF the Isl and I'd Brgades Of the FIN
DIVISION Miss. Militia.
BrigaCer General f. NJ ROGERS, will ordc
an election TO be held, On the first Monday, and da,
following, in November next, for Colonel OF The
49th (Tlpplh county, Regiment Mss Militia, I,
ill The Ivncancy occasoned 10y the resignation,
Col. &. j. Word.
Brlgadier General j. j. GUY, will order election
TO be holden, on the inst Monday, and day follow
ing, IA oyeInber next, for Colonies Of the 5st ID
Soto co nty) 55h Lafayette county) and SOL
(Coahoma county, Regiments Mss Mlhlia he Wi
also order an election TO be held on the same days
for Colonel Of Tho 6lst QPonoa county, Regimen
Mss. Militia.
Lieutenant Col. William B.'Wan, (or in his alb
sence, the officer next 10 command) will aSsum
the command oil the 55th Regiment
There being no officer IN commission in the GOT
Regiment, Brcadiea General j. j. GUY, will d
rect the order 10, the election Of Colonel osaid Re
glaent,, to the Sheriff 1T Coahamu county
The Commanding Officers OF each Of the severn
Regiments OF The Militia Of tins State will orde
elections to be he d, on the first Monday, and da
following IN Novembes next, 10 tiIl any and all Va
Cancics ~ The Reemcnai and Company Oiicti
wthin iher RESPECTIVE commands. They will ais
be careful 10 lay oil htlr Regiments, properly, iut
Bauahons and Beats as theaw directs.
An Officers, who have failed TO make returns {
their Stah appointments are required 10 do, Iorll
with, IN oraer that they may be Commissioned.
lnasmuch a. the Constitution does mol prrscrb
the term OF office OF mIhlafy officers it is the rplnu
of the Commlndcr-n.C Chief that all military Office
continue IN command for The time prescribed b
law, beng the term Of our years IRON the date ,
their respective commissions whether elected TO Ii
vacancies occasoned hy death, resignation, rem,
val, The expiration OF The term OF their predecessor
OF otherwise.
II is with regret, that the Commauder.n. Chicr
compelled to proclaim, that many officers in con
Dland evideRly sought their stations or The sake
the tile only, aud neglect 70 discharge The duljt
incumbent upon them. Many of lie regiment
have not been properly laid of into battalons an
beats, ana but few are fully olfcered. Onicrtswh
fan 10 perform heir duties ~ time Of peace encnm
Der tie service, and would he worthless N war--th
Iesignat ious OF such, VIII be rhetrluIy acecpte
whenever rendered.
The MAJOR Generals ofthe seycra Divisions M
expected 10 review each Regiment Under Their re,
pecuye commands, at least, uEce ia every tw
years.
Every BrgGdier General will review the reg
ments IN his brigade once in each year, and max
due reiun Of the strength and condition thereof.
The Colonies OF each OF the several regiments i
this State, are required 10 take care that the regi
mental, battalion and company parades take pIac
required BY law.
The Elections above ordared, will be held uude
the direction Of Returning OEcer and Inspectors
other than those Of civil elections and the ballot
deposited na different box from those ofciyil cIec
lions.
It's the earnest desire oithe Commander-in- Chic
to have every regiment fully differed and organ
zed, next NoveWbeT and II is his determination Il
bring every delinquent before CCurt Martial Tn
law expressly requires returns Of all military cleo
lions to be made 10 the ADJUTANT GENERAL
OiFeers charged TO attend particularly to this re
Qulremen.