The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-06-11

our gallant volunteers 10 concentrate at New
Albany as early as possible, where provision
| is in readiness.
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington, may Goth, 1916.
HIS Ercellency, the Governor Of Indiana:
SIR-Knowing the interest your Excel
Iency takes in the volunteer corps, called in
TO the service of the United States, and pre-
suming that the information contained in the
General Order" upon the subject may be
acceptable, by direction of the Secretary Of
War, herewith respectfully forward. copy.
| have the honor TO be,
Very respectfully,
Your obi servant,
r. JONES Adjt. Gen.
GENERAL ORDERS, NO. Is.
HEAD GU ARTERS OF THE ARMY,
ADJUTANr GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington, May % 1916.
/. Instructions have already been given
TO Brigadier General Wool, and through him
10 several officers placed in his disposition,
for the early inspection and muster into the
service of the United States, of the quotas
of twelve-m month volunteers who have been
called for by tie President of the United
States, from Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, IL
linois, Tennessee and Mississippi, and who
may present themselves, for acceptance, I'M
der that call, at the rendezvous ofthose States
respectively.
Ii. Instructions have also been given 10
other officers of the Army to inspect and
muster the quotas called for in like manner,
from Georgia, Alabama and Arkansas.
III. As soon as inspected and muster
ed, as above, the several regiments and bat
iallions of volunteer horse and foot will, with
out delay, be put on route as follows:
Nv. The regiments of cavalry or mounted
men called for from Kentucky and Tennes-
see, will, from iher. respective State Rendez-
vous, take up their lines of march, by the
best routes, via Memphis, Little Rock, Oh
the Arkansas, Fulton, on the Red River, and
Robins Ferry, ON The Trinity river, upon
San Antonio de Bexar, Texas. The regi-
ment of cavalry or mounted men called for
from Arkansas, will, from the S,atererdez-
| vous (say) Washington, take the same route
from Fulton TO San Autonia de Bexar.
V. Excepting one regiment of the Ken
lucky and one of the illinois, quotas of foot
to which Brigadier General Wool is char
ged with giving different routes, and also
excepting The Arkansas battalion which will
receive Instructions through Brevet Briga-
der General Albuckle, in all the other re-
gimen;s and batialIions of Volunteer infantry
or rife, called for, from the said States, will
be embarked at the nearest navigable points
10 their respective rendezvous, and
thence proceed by wafer, with or without
transhipment at Mobile, or New Orleans, 10
Point Isabel or Brazos Santiago, Texas
where, like the troops ordered to San Anton
10 dc Bexar, the whole will come under the
orders OF the general officer in The chief com.
mand of the United States land forces oper-
ating agains, Mexico.
vi. The chiefs of the general staff OF the
army, at this place, will each, in what con
Germs his department, charge himself, through
his subordinates, with supplying the said vol
unteers (horse and foot) the necessary arms
Announcements, ammunition, knapsacks, hav
re-sacks, canieens (tor water, )camp equip
age subsistence, medicines and hospta
stores, and means of transportation, by lane
and by water. according to law and regula
tons.
By COMMAND OF MAGoR GENERAL ScoTT
Il. JONES, Adiutant General.
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