The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1846-11-25


vice. .53 3 Ss5ss 5
tsThe President nov directs me tonntify5
to your ExccIlency that one Infan.ry Rcgi-
mem, enf Volunteers, fram your State il
required for Immediate service, anil Ia
conlinne et,ercindntingt the war viii. Mexi.
co,3unlcss sooner discharged. The Rcg.
menl will consist Of u
/. Colonel. os
go. / Ii. Colonel. "a.
lMaior.
Is j tie Companies, butnot in atl.
dilion.
Serjrani Major.
SgsS ,l4Qr. Master sierjrant..
2sPrincipal EMusicanssand
10 ComPaEics@cach Of which Co
sssaconsisl Of t Il
~ Captain. @,
I First Lieutenant.
SECOND Lieutenants: ST.
q Serjeants.
Cnrpnrals. Sss.5
Musicians and &
80 Priya,cs.
{, Should The number O ofiprivale, on bciiT.g
mustered. not fall below sixty: -four effer-
.iyemcn in a Company, il will be- ereceiyeij.
Charleston is desis IN ted US ihesR lace ri
rcn,lrzpus for the several Cumpanies sas
fast as they sball be organized, aud where
they may be c.fnriberorgunize.iin into IA Regi-
mont, i fnnl alrcaty done: under u previous
cnll. The Regiment will Be iinsrectediand
mustered into servicesby an officer oF3alfi r.
GERS of the United S.qttsS army. who WILL
inScyery case, be instructed 10 rcceivenos
man whn is in years appnrcntlytover 45or
under 1S, ,or who is not Of physical strength
land vieur. To this end the Inspector vii l
be ccn,nlanic,l hy u medical 0llicer Of the
army, and The volunteers will bcf unlimited
to his examination. ltis respectfully sag-
gesls,l TINT public notice nf these require
nenls will prevent much disappointment
10 the zealnus aud pu,rin,ic ciizHns nf your
State who may be disposed 10 volunteer.
Blythe enclosed copy Of an Act t5anthdri-
zing The President 10 call fnr vdlunteers,it
will be perceived that snll the Field and
Cnmpnny Officers with volunteers taken
into The service Of the United Suites, nre,
10 he appointed and commissioned, or such
rs have been appcinted and commits stoned,
in accordance with the laws of the State
whence they arelaken, antil would Suggest
the extreme Importance 10 llsasf I'nblics,
vice, that the officers af the ebns g Rtgi-
men, beljudicinuslrS selected.
By tho act of Congress above referred
10, ii will also be seen ,hpt The terms nf
| service are forstwelre months, Snr To the
end nCihe war, unless sooner discharged;
| aud i may be iha. the Regiment whicl, has
been enrolled in your State, and is nowsn
readiness to enter the service. may regard
their offer as made with reference 10 The
l,furmer period. Should ,liis he SO, your
Excellency will cause them..o be nforined
that the engagementrcTnired by this re-
quislion istu the end of the,wnr will Mexi.
ca, unless s6onersdischaFge.l, and an this
condition only wiliaiheir services be re-
qured. With r1his understanding, The.
Regiment WILDE accepted. 4 The mndi-
iica,ion suggested should mol be acceptable
ITO The regiment which has rendered Its
services, you are respectfully qnested
| To proceed, wilhout tielay,Io enrel1 and or.
ganize one in fulflmenttof lhisS rcqaisi.
iion.
Y II may be pro- er 10 rennrk that the law
provides for the clothing fin money and
subsistence 0fihe es1nn-c0mmissioneh offs
lcers. musicians anil priva,cs ofsyolpntcers
Wlio are received iato the service OF Tho
United States. f.st 81 81 s;!
ll,srespccl 10 clothing, the law requires
that ,he volunteers shall furnish ,1leir own
clothing, ior5which purpose &. allows to
each nOn-comhissnned officer, musician,
and private bihrre dollars aud fifty cents
per mpnlh. during ll,e line he shall be in
the service oflhe Uni,e,l States. In order
tha. the volunteers,rlio shall be mustered
finto service under This reqnisi.ion may be
enabled ,osprovide themselves with good
FFan.l sufficient clothing, the commutalon
allowance forsix months (.@enty,one dol.