Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-06-11
Head Quarters Indiana Militia
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
Indianapolis, Ind, June ), 1916.
General order. No. 2

Indianapolis Ind, June D, lS46.
General order, No. ?
The arrival of Col. Churchill, Inspector General of
the United States Army at this place. since issuing
General Order No. l of yesterday, to whom is
signed the inspecting and mastering of volunteers
into the service, renders it proper TO modify Of
the previous regulations, and to add few others.
|. The officer procuring clothing for a volunteer
whose condition may require it, should take from
him tripicate receipts, Qhree.) One is to be re-
tanned by the captain senior officer, voucher
to deduct much from the first payment made to
the volunteer or if the arrangement can be made it
is preferred that the amount be retained in the hands
of the u s. paymaster to be deposited to the credit
of the State and subject to the draft of the Governor
The second receipt is to be forwarded 10 the War
Department, Washington city, and the third is to be
filed in the Office of the Secretary of State, Indianap
oils.
II. If the clothing is procured by quarter mas
ter commissary fourth receipt is to be retained
by him.
ILL., A supplemental bill is introduced and will doubt
less pass Congress- raising the pay of each private
in volunteer company, to Sl0 per month.
w. Each volunteer will be paid twenty FIVE cents
per day lieu of rations, and also his daily pay of
thirty-three cents, making fftyive cents per day in
going with his company (qter the same is organized
to the place of rendezvous. Twenty miles In the
most direct travelled route is regarded day
No allowance will be made for transportation, as
such.
v. Similar and separate receipts will also be taken
for cooking and eating utensils, should the same be
procured by any company before arriving at the place
of rendezvous, 1t is supposed the United States
will receive and pay for cofee-pot, campke-
tie, and short frying-pan for each mess of six.
vi. Similar and separate receipts will also be ia
ken for subsistence and transportation to the place of
rendezvous, in order that the amount may be retained
in like manner from the first payment
VII. Of course no such receipt nor deduction from
his i'll he fin soldier shes
every thing himself in reaching the place of rendez
vous as required by the United States regulations
relation to volunteers.
VIII By the expected supplemental act of Congress
each private. musician and non commissioned officer
will receive $3.50 per month, S42 per year in lieu
of clothing.
TX. Commissares now or hereafter appointed by the
Governor should. in furnishing rations conform as
nearly practicable to those established in the regu-
lar service They certainly need exceed those in
cost, purchased they will be, in the West, and
from first hands.
actual service, and will not be used in this campaign
by either officer private. To purchase such would
therefore be useless expense. For uniform for SER
vice, cloth or forage cap and grey mixed or sky
blue James hunters frock coat and pantaloons without
straps is suggested (no required) for neatness and
comfort. The coat reaching half down the thigh
double breasted-double of white metal military
buttons eagle stamped, or backmoud buttons, made to
button close around the throat. For non-comms-
stoned officers same above, only the sergeants TO
wear white worsted epaulets each shoulder. and
the pants to have white worsted stripe IL inches
wide down the sides. Corporas to wear epauets but
the stripes The orderly sergeant is distinguished
by red worsted sash duty. Each soldier to have
a blanket.
| XI. Companies already uniformed in whole or in
part to uniform which steps have been taken, had
| better make no change.
L. al ell
with sirtyfou privates only with captain, lieu
tenants, A sergeants, corporals, and 2 musicians
making n in all. As some may be rejected by the
officer mastering them into the service, it is recon-
mended that there be four five more to make up
any such deficiency.
! XIII. The overplus afforded by companies already
| organized with greater number, some have been
with 80 privates might be detached to form another
| company.
| XIV. Companies formed by fractions thus detach
ed will have precedence in being received into the
vice according to the age of the company from which
| they are detached.
| XIV Companies are en;oned to march to the place
of rendezvous as soon as possible. The day of it:
| arrival then should be noted, the men and off
GERS tCiH be paid and subsiSted by the United States
from that dag inclusire Every company must b.
here by the Doth inst but before remarked
/ if possible.
XVI. All concerned will be governed by the pro
camaton and memorandum thereto annexed, and thu
general order No. i, except far any part OF Ell
Their is modified or abrogaicd by this order
XVII. Tents, provisions, fuel, and camp equipage
may be expected at New Albany for the accommoda
ton of the troops as fast as they may reach tina
point
XVIII. ANY further regulations or changes tina
may be made by the General Government will doubt
less be duly communicated.
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