Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-06-06
OFFICIAL,
UiE 1Tt TO GOVERNORS OF sr,rps
war department, Mav 10 19ae


T NJ TO GOVERNORS OF STATES
md "ar department, May 10, 1916.
ken g Or; have the honor TO enclose ~
t : OF an act of Congress. aptboris o co
he teers. ''0 @ef'Ices OF vou
of II w;Iho.
n;, ~ WIN be perceived that all the of1;co
W., KUN ~ volunteers taken into the service
ar t tno ont'eo States under this act ara
ne oe appointed and commissioned 60 are
We nave ofen appointed and commission
r. r :" aocofdance with the laws of the So,
r rlTan :" renee they are taken and thu, ,b<
Ie Ioiun1eers received into service ara 'l *
s M lave ING organization of the armv 81 ~
united States. For this exan, VI INT
.on 50 ar as relates to companies ba ,,a1
, ions and regiments, please sea , ,bs oatlol'
Grandum appended to the law bero ,mo'n-
. marhed Al 10 both OF which na r,io',i
as'ention is requested. Under ,ho d;. a.a'
d i,U, an allo"ed him, the President has dec;,
vol I maj Inc number of priuates in al
.o'unteef companies shall be limitad ." ~
oo the part of the President -.
request your exceIle ncv r. CO., nave 10
~ y, and held in readiness to m" 10 oe
foII O ,ie service OF the United States tho
and c. 00fpS' lsee tables B
-, Due notice will be given your exoo,,o IC
:, !; , %Hen 1he'rservices will be reonired i.
rD WINCH :, Time an officer or officers Of 'bo
.;ca "l'i DC sent to muster them into sor ft
t arg, a. such place or places a. 'Il
"a'eu' where the inspecting and ma ~
oi.ns officers will be instructed r. ~ q :;
ivy no man under the rank of con,,,i re-
S Uu'G e, othoer who is in years apparentIv Sc
'1 - .ofty'fve, or under eighteen, o. wbo bv
A. ~ IN physical strength and vioor. II
:, .,e morse of any volunteer NOT =, 9oa No
hwy sound and effective, with tha Ppa' r.;
ISaIy morse equippage or furpitnre "' an
,tioa respectfully suggested that nubl;c TT
ave, VI lhese requirements ofIaw nav col
. 49, liiucn disappointment to the zeal
,l, G,u patriotic citizens of YOUR STAT 49,.
,t ','uaes OF whom, the President 30 nv, . leu
o. " CuEUII L1emSnI vac ir ~
very respectfully, 49,
TIA, your obedient servant. r.,
"M' L. MARCY, Sect'y of War ern ~
In 'ne Governors of Maine, New Ham, fror
r '",re' Massachusetts,, Rhode Island viii
Connecticut, Vermont, New York. New Chi
U1Sey' delaware, Pennsylvania. Ma. Boil
yang 'irginia, North Carolina South mer
am m. Louisiana, Michigan, Florida r
o"a' Wisconsin, and Alabama ''"' . u:
'or tie quota from each of tboso riob,
es' see table marked b. from
similar circular was addressed. IN Tho seem
may' % me Governors OF Arkansas keep
K1Sslppl' Alabama, Georgia, Tennes', with
u,u G missouri, Illinois, Indiana the C
auo texas, Tor organization, at ,ho Texa
81 /; practicable period, the quotas as on tn
'' ii'afkeo Z. Met
MEMoRANDUM-A be di
Tandum ofhe organization of K,z,, assault
orps under The ActnrT e''D~ =, q Vol"n- bomba
VALRY or MoIi,, -Dm way, 1916. UIua,
pany of Cavalry, or mounted mo, Wsr;o,
consist IF 49,, o"'I'ou men, MEXICO
mt; second lientenan nrSt lieu Proc
rporals; 9 bupIers. sefgeants;l broad c
ksmith, and Cd nr;va.o 'er ana erty TO
ID by order of the Pas; as eStao- rulers;
ment OF Cavalry, or mounted ma, rrlests'
consist ono1 0i-F'eM and STAFF oacsrs; pa p'a'e "a
ant, "a lieutenant ~ MAJOR; the robb
lieutenant of companies W,n
'sstoned staff: l serreant No" To CUT
ermaster. sergeant: nr;a Jor' Take {
ian, 2 chief bugars. md n ,"o,Pa' salt petre
> Vor the organization of which err then
Dove. WHICH side of tn
'ANTRY OR R1ErpuDn sides togt
ny Of Infantry - p;nDirN' fold the 81
of caotain. srS s. .n will hang Their
I'd lieutenant. d o' lieutenant; three ia,
9 musicians ~ ean'S' cor them dow
blished by order - ~ Pr'nVates, knife till {
'i0 rfesi- pletes the
n OF Infantry o,p;o excellent s
of--Field and s,og a@ VIII mutton, yo
mt colonel or ma;orw' , you can g
man: of one Of ~ aolulant' separately,
n additionl Non companies, Other skin
sergeant. major .""'"'tSS'oned with the fl