Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-05-08


I Major, Field and
/ Adjutan,-a Lieutenant Staff
in addition to the Lieu
tenants Of Companies,
1 Sergeant Major, Noncom.
I Quartermas,er Sergeant, n,issioned
Principal Musician, STAFF.
Chief Buglers, and
10 Companies, each OF which to consist OF
Captain,
/ First Lieutenant,
2 Second Lieutenants,
Sergeants,
Corporals,
2 Buglers,
Blacksmith and Farrier, and
80 Privates.
Should the number of Privates, on being
mustered, not fall below sixty.four effective
men per company, that number will be re-
ceived.
You are requested to designate some con.
venient place Of rendezvous, (regard being
had TO the facilities Of transportation to the
place OF destination,) for the several compa.
MES as fast az they shall be organized into
regiment. The regiment will be inspected
and mustered into service by an officer or
officers Of the U. S. Army, who will in eve.
~ case be instructed to receive no man
who is in years apparently over forty.fve,
or under eighteen, or who il not OF phys.
cal strength and vigor; nor the horse oil
any Volunteer not apparently sound and
effective, with the necessary horse equip.
ments or furniture. To this end theIlnspec.
tor will be accompanied by Medical Off
Ger OF the Army, and the v olunteers will be
submitted to his examination. 1t isrespect
fully suggested that public notice Of these
requirements will prevent much disappoint-
ment to the Jealous and patriotic citizens
Of your state who may be disposed to vol.
unteer.'
BY the enclosed copy Of an act authoriz-
ing the President 10 call for Volunteers, it
will be perceived that all the Field and Com.
pany Officers with Volunteers, taken into
the service of the United States, are to be
appointed and commissioned, or such as
have been appointed and commissioned, in
whence they are taken; and would sugges.
the grea, importance to the public service,
that the Officers for the above regiment be
judciously selected.
1t may be proper to remark that the law
provides for the clothing, lin money! and
subsistence Of the Non. commissioned Off.
GERS, Musicians, and Privates OF Volunteers
who are received into the service OF the u.
States, besides bounty Of land I go acres.
In respect TO clothing, the law requires
that the Volunteers shall furnish their own
clothing, for which purpose it allows to each
Non. commissioned Officer, Musician and Pri
vate, three dollars and fifty cents per month
during the time he shall be in the service
OF the United States. In order that the
Volunteers, who shall be mustered into ser.
vice under this requisiton, may be enabled
to provide themselves with good and suffi.
Gent clothing, the commutation allowance
for six months, (wenty.one dollars,) will be
advanced to each Non.commissioned Off.
Ger, Musician, and Private, after being mus
tered into service, but only with the express
condition that the Volunteer has already
furnished himself with six months clothing
this fact to be certified to the Paymaster by
the Captain OF the Company-or that the
amount thus advanced shall be applied, un
der the supervision Of his Captain, to thu
object contemplated by law. In this latter
case the advance Communication for clothing
will be paid on the Captains certifcat.
that he 10 satisfied it will be so applied.
In respect to subsistence before arriving
at the place Of rendezvous, and for travel
ing home from the place Of discharge, TIT
allowance is fifty cents for every twenty
miles distance.
The President requests that you will b.
as prompt as possible in the arrangement o
this whole matter, in order that the Voun
,eers may be ready for immediate service
A part OF the regiment, and if required, tn
whole will be employed in establishing post
on the route TO Oregon, at such places a
may be designated. Such parts OF the reg
iment as may not be required for lhos
posts, will be sent 10 Santa Fe, TO re.inforc
the troops now there, if necessary, and Il
take the place OF those who may be dischar
ged at the end OF their present term of ser
vice. Officers OF the proper Staff Depar,
E ment will be immediately ordered to tn
, place OF rendezvous, with funds to defra
the necessary expenses which may be in
CURED.
have the honor to be, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
. W. l.. MARCY, Sec'y of War.
His Excellency,
q JOHN G. EDWARDS,
= Governor of Missouri.
. P. S. Independence has been designate
by the Commander.in Chief as the place {
!. !. rendezvous.
. "Each Non. commissioned Officer, Mus
- clan, and Private now in service, or VIII
g may hereafter be enlisted during the pre-
!, Z ent war with Mexico, and who shall receiv
" an honorable discharge, either by expiratio