The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-20

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLIFA,
HEADo' TRs., ADJT & INsP-GEN's OFFICE,
COLUMBIA, December 0, 1861.
GENERAL ORDERS No. l2l
| IN accordance with the proclamation of His
EXccllency, the Commandcr-in-chief, and under
the provisions of the Act of the General AS
sembly, entitled An Act to suspend and
amend certain portions of the Militia and Pat
rol Laws of this State" it is hereby ordered
l. That ten Companies of Infantry and two
of Cavalry be raised and organized forthwith,
from the lst, I'd, Sd, 5th 9th, 9th and 10th
Brigades Of South Carolina Militia respective
ly. in accordance with the ninth section of said
Act.
III. Brigadicr-Gcneral DeSaussure, COM
manding 4th Brigade S. c. NJ, is directed to
proceed at once to take or cause to be taken
| complete and accurate census of his command,
in accordance with provisions of the ninth sec
ton OF the above Act of the General Assem-
bly,, and make the returns thereof to this office.
ILL., The Generals commanding the 7th and
sth Brigades of S. G. NJ, are directed to make
out and return to this office returns of the
same character rs the above
Nv. That Generals of Divisions and Bri-
gades, and Commanders of Regiments are
charged with the prompt extension and faith
|
Act and of this order.
| '. That the number of volunteers or draft
ed men required fiom each Company (bcat or
voluntccr) be apportioned by the Commanding
| Officers of Regiments, under the direction of
Generals of Brigadcs, and when any Company
| (beat or voIuntccr) fails to furnish its required
| quota then the commanding officer of the
Regiment will at once order and execute a
draft for such quota, in accordance with the
| form provided in the one hundred and forty
sixth section of A. "A. of lS4l
vi. The Regiments of Infantry will consist
OF ten companies, at least 6S each in the aggre--
gate and the Companies of Cavalry of at
least y each aggregate, to serve for a period
of not less than twelve (12) months.
VII. Elections will be ordered for Company
Officers by the Commanding Officers of the
Regiments as soon as the requisite number of
men have volunteered, or been drafted, and the
rolls of the Companies and certificates of cleo
ton will be forthwith forwarded to this office.
VIII. Upon the reception of the rolls of
Companies and certificates of elections of
Company officers, orders will be issued for the
rcndezvousing OF said Company in camp and
Company officers will take rank from the re-
ccption of their Companies in this office.
TX. Tenders of volunteer Companies made
from and after this date, should be made to
and transmitted to this office by the command
ing officer OF the militia regiments from which
such Companies are raised, who will keep
copy of such rolls to perfect his census returns
OF their respective regiments.
\. All Volunteer Companies not having the
number of officers, non-commissoned offers
and privatcs required 10y law, except those in
actual service, or already ordered into actual
service, are herewith ordered to he dissolved.
and their arms, accoutrcments and equipments
returned forthwith to the Arsenas at Charles
ton or Columbia.
XI. The census returns required by the Act
will be accurately made out and returned in a
proper form to this office without delay.
XII. Officers charged with duties under this
order required to execute them promptly
and efficiently, without further notice, upon
the pain of being visited with the extreme
penalties of the law.
BY command of the Governor
s.. r. GIST,
Adjutant and Inspector-General of S. c.
December 20 T.