The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-09-14
HOME GUARD,
AND TO BE STATIONED ON THE
EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND.

LAD Elm OIlUNE VI MARA LAND.
The purpose of the movement is TO repel inva-
sion. to preserve the peace and good order in our
midst, and to protect the rights Of all, and aid in
the enforcement OF The laws.
As it has been asserted, with view of defeating
the movement, that the Administration intend
ordering the troops away from home as soon as
they mustered in. | would remark that the
Secretary of War expressly pledges that they
" shall be stationed on the Eastern of Shore of
Maryland, and used only for " Home Protection. :"
| state this fact for the benefit of those who are
willing to do all they can for their country in its
present peril but whose circumstances are such as
prevents their going abroad. The necessity of
lh'i movement must be apparent to every candid
and consideratc mind. We are already threatened
by the enemies of the country At any moment
we are liable to have civil war in midst. In
times OF Revolution no one can tell into what
peril single day may place us. 1t bchooves us
to prepare. and be ready for any emergency ere
it be too late, 1t is high time that Marylanders
were armed and prepared to protect themselves
against advcnturing rebels.
The TINE or ENLISTMENT will be three years
or unti the end Of the War.
A COMPANY
consists when full, Of One Captain, Two Licutcn
ants One First Sergeant, Four Sergeants, Eight
Corporas. Two Musicians, Ono Wagner, and
Eighy-two privatcs.
Each Company will select its own officers, sub
jec to the approval of the War Department
The Company will be mastered into service as
soon rs it numbers Eighty-six men. But must
afterwards be raised 10 One liunlred
TIE PAY
allowed for Captain is Sixty d'llars four rations
Tor $50 .00) per month. and one servant. of First
Lieutenant is lily dollars. four rations per month
and one servant Of Second Lieutenant is Forty
five dollars. four rations. per month and one
want. Cadet Twenty four dollars per moHth.-
First Sergeant Twenty dollars per month. Ser
geant, Seventeen dollars per month. Corporal.
Fifteen dollars per month And rryatcs, lhir-
teen dollars per msnth. Those officers who have
rutiOns mentioned above in their pay, arc
allowed one ration. or nine dollars per month for
board, and three dollars per month for clothing
The same allowances are also made to Privates.
Each soldier is entitled to o bounty Of One Hun
drcd Dollars when discharged from service.
TIE DISPOSITION OF TIE TROOPS
As many inquiries have been made concerning
the disposition Of the companies | would remark
that the Government pays each man for his full
time. and assumes that he will give the whole of
this time to the service But it is the evident and
written intention of the Government to afford
security to the homes Of us all To accomplish
this it would appear to be necessary to keep each
company stationed in the ncs GIL orhood in which
it was organized as much ms possible. Each com
pany must be on muster every day. The whole
force, it is concm plated will be brought together
at stated pcriols-sly once in II month. or oitencr
as the cXigency of he times and the public service
may require. 1T is designed, | presume, to let
each pany protect its own homes and nei sh.
borh0od in the main.
Such is the outline of the plan and object, 1t
will be modified as events and welfare of our pco-
PIE may demand. The details of the movement
will be left TO the commanding officer of the forces
upon the shore. For further particulars address
JAMES WALLACE,
Col LIST Eastern Shore Regiment of Home Guard,
Sept ii, ls6l-tf. Cambridge Md.