Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1846-06-06
Head Quarters Indiana 7gilitia.
ADIUTANr GENERALS OFFICE,
Indianapolis, Md., June >, 1916.
General Order Mo- y

/ ADIUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
Indianapolis, Ind., June ;, 1876
General Order, No. y
The arrival OF Col. Churchill Inspector General #
the United States Army at this place, since issuing
General Order No. | OF yesterday, to whom az
signed the inspecting and mastering Of volunteers
into the service, renders IT proper to modify some Of
the previous regulations. and TO add few others
! l. The officer procuring clothing for n volunteer
/ whose condition may require 1T, should take from
hun tripl cate receipts, Olrce) One is to be- re-
tanned by the captain senior officer, youcscr
TO deduct much from the first payment made To
tn Volunteers or # The arrangement can be made It
~ preferred that the amount be retained In the hands
of the u. y paymascr. 20 be deposited To the credit
Of the state aud subject The draft Of the Governor
The second receipt IL To bc forwarded To the War
Department, Washington city, and the third ia TO be
fled IA The oec OF ic Secretary Of State, lndiangp
OILS
If@1f The clothing - procured by quarter ma
ter or commissary fourth receipt IS to be retained
by him.
ILL., suppomcntalbll is introduced and will doubt
Loss pass Congress, raising the pay Of each private,
in volunteer company, to &iO per month.
~. Each volunteer viii be paid twenty five Gems
per day IN leu of faioas. and also his daily pay IL
tliriy.hres cents, mixing itytye cents per day IN
gong with his company (Vfer me same iS ofg4Ri. y
to the place OF rendezvous. twenty miles IN tic
most direct travelled route is regarded day
10 allowance Will be made for transportation, as
Su't.
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 II IS supposed the United States
viii receive and pay for coliee-pot camp-ket-
tie, aud one short rying-pan for each mess Of six
vi. Similar aud separate receipts VIII also BE- Ia
ken for subsistence and transportation to the place OF
rendezvous, in order that the amount may be retained
III like manner from the first palmcat.
VII OF course no such receipt nor deduction from
has pay viii be required where tie soldier furnishes
every thing himself IN reaching the place of rendez-
vous, required by the United States regulations in
relation to volunteers.
VIII. BY the expected supplemental act of Congress
each private, musician and commissioned officer
VIII receive $500 per month, So per year in lieu
OF clothing.
* Commissarics, now or hereafter appointed by tie
Governor sliould. in furnishing conform
nearly practicable to those established in the rcru-
lar service. They certainly need exceed those in
COST purchased As they will be, III the Wes. and
from first hands
Y. A dress or pd1a1e uniform is never required in
actual service and VIII not be used in tbs campaign
BY either officer private. To purchase such would
therefore be a 0siSS e1y nSe. For uniform fJT SER
vice, cloth forage cap and grey mixed or sky
blue Jgs hunters frock coat and pantaloons without
straps IS suggested (not reqnired) for ncatness and
comfort. The coat reaching half down the thigh
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. row of white metal military
buttons eagle stamped, backmould buttons made to
button close around the throat. For non-comms-
stoned officers, same above, only the sergeants TO
wear white worsted epaulcts each shoulder, and
the pants 10 have white wors,cd stripe : inchc
wide down the SIDES. Corporas to wear epaucts but
not the stripes. The orderly sergeant distinguished
by red worsed sash ON duiy. Each soldier to have
q blanket.
XII. Companies already uniformed in whole or in
part to uniform which steps have been taken had
better make Change.
XII GA company will be considered as full
with sirfy-foUr privates only with captain leu
tenants, scrgeants i corporals, and > musicians
making II in all. As may be rejected by the
officer mastering them into the service, it is recon-
mcndcd that there be four five more to make up
any such deficiency.
! Kill The ovcrplus afforded by companies already
organized with greater number, as some have been
with 30 pr,vates ght be detached to form another
company
XIV. Companies formed by fractions thus detach-
cd viii have precedence in being received INTO the SER
wee according to he age Of tie company from which
they IRE detached.
Ky. Companies are cnjoined to march to the place
| OF rendezvous as possible The day of its
arrival then should be noted, as The men aud Off
GERS 'riF be pail and suJsisied by tie United States
from that day inc'usire. Every company must be
there BY the 2Oh inst but, before remarked sooner
If possible.
XVI. All concerned viii be governed By the pro-
clanation and memorundum thereto annexed and the
general order No. l, except far as any part of Ell
Their IS modified or abrogatcd BY this order.
I XVII Tents, provisions, fuel, aud camp equipage
may be expected at New Albany for tie acc0mmoda-
ton Of the troops fast as they may reach that
point
XVIII. Any further regulations or changes that
may be made by the General Government, Will doubt
less be duly communicated