The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-05-11
Law for Tie i.aieiug of Ten More reg
iEIcnts in Illinois.
TEN REGIMENTS OF INFANTRY, AND ONE q
LIGHT aNTI!LEHY


terday 10y both houses of the General As
sembly, to provide for crlauizng ten reg
irneuts OF Infantry troops and one batta-
lion of Artillery. The act amended and
passed is as follows:
\ BILL for an act 10 prepare the State OF
Illinois 10 project it, OWE territory. ~
lcl invasion and render efficient and
prompt assistance to the united states II
demanded
SEcTioX l. Bet eHo-'si ~ NE pcop's Of
( tie .Stue of H."o.s, represented 1" The Gent-
/ ,uL ISssmJh, That The Governor of this
State be and hc Is hereby authorized aud
+ empowered To accept tide services OF ten
/ regiments Of infantry and oae battalion
/ OF light artillery, for the service OF the
/ Stat, Of Illinois
> That = regiment of infantry shall
c us.st Of eight companies cA.!! h,. oii.c-r-
I'd i'll { manner Il, shall be provided by
the General militia law .f this State
each company shall consist OF not less
than siXty-iour private~ no more than one
! hundryd. The battaIions of light artil-
iery shall consist Of four companies. and
shall be o..icrrrd and equipped ia accor-
dance with the general regulations OF the
army a. tn that branch OF the service, and
commanded 10y major, to be elected rs
the officers, nan-couIm ssioned officers aud
privates OF the battalion. Each compauv
Shall consist Of not less than focty nor
more than one hundred men. and shall be
provided with such commissioned and
non commissioned officers ~ the law and
| General regulations ot the Cailec States
acniy direct.
/ I Tee regiment. hereby called Tor
and allowed to h,- received shall Le raised
10y voluntary enlistment by voluntary en-
istneat by c0gnlan.e-, are shall Ie organ
lZel into into regiments a. follows to wit :
One regiment from tue companies, now in
tile CITY OF >psiu ri.sid. and one regiment
from each Congressional district a. here
latogc e-iahi.-rd lthe districts existing as
~ tie eiectiou) and shall he orEonized by
the proper statf officer. uaGer tie orders
oi the Governor
/ All PERSONS voluntary enlistjn- il
( such regiments or battalion, shall, before
b-!n. rendered "g ace. pied a company
CO.: IN regiments, make up their muster
r0.i hy coiuIa.n,es. and shall s~yciatsy
pled.r then.ar.y'-, to Obey all legal orders
ni tu-i.. superior officers. 10 maintain the
Constitution aad the laws oi the United
State, a.d ot ti!!s State. an! u called up
o. lay the United States, - tender then
services according l. their organization
under the lavs of this State
Z J The regiments and battalion afore-
said shall equip themselves with proper
uniform, according to the general rrgula
tons 10 bs- Issued by this State. A. soon
~ arms can he provided, they shall bc
put into eucaInpn.!.ts 10y regiments al
their re-ineutal head quarters. Il. then
respective districts and shall be held in
ca;nr ilr the space of thirty days, Tor the
put pose Of instruction and discipline. un
le-s sooner demanded by the United
SiJtc- ;o~ actual service.
Z Is. For AMI during laid thirty days ot
eEcampmcnt duty, tne said troops shal
receive pay and subsistence al the rate o
The sum allowed To- privatrs. m'Is:,i,u<
regulations OF the United States in iel.l
tioG Ia the same chsraci-r ct arms.
: In case of the existence Mt am
I time of any OF the causes defined In TIA,
constitution Of this State, th. Goyerno
shall have power and he i hereby requjr
ed to us,. tor the pubic defense Il, thereir
provided. any o. all of the troop. hereby
provided uud-r the constitutional prov!s
ions aforesaid.
I 9 The Governor IS authorized and re
! quired 10y his proper staff officers, to MAKE
all nece saIy rules and regulations for pre-
. pairing the troops aLd ci,liuuy and in
structin- the men, providing for thci
maintenance anb support while in cetu!
distributing aims ana ammunition, and 9th
: erwi>e peiirctjng the military organizatio.
! and efficiency of the troops received int,
r camp a. aforesaid.
7 ~ TIE sum Of one million dollars,
i so much shall he needed Is hereby apro
priated To deiray the expenses require,
under this law, and shall be paid by tn
treasurer upon warrants drawn hv the an
iitor UPON the written order OF the Cox
: ernor
/ As soon as ten companies shall b.
ioimed-in regiment, the aiiutaut gene
raj shall order an election for rcgi,nenta
officers, for the purposes OF camp dut.
, and instruction. to serve during suci
camp servre But if sad regiments silal
be accepted into the service OF the Unit.t
States. regular election shall be held 10
permanent officers of the regiments unde
: such orders a may be issued for such puI
Q poses by the adjutant general.
- The uniform for said regiment
a shall conform as near as may be 20 th
= United States fatigue uniform, and shal
!. be prescribed in general orders Ly tho ao
iutant general
v l3. This act to take effect and be i
force from and otter its passage.
4 THRILLING INCIDENT AT CAMr CURTIN
Oue OF the most thrilling incidents cor
nected with the military operations Of To
=, day took place at Camp Curtin on Satu,
). day afternoon. A number of persons wcr
i enraged in raising the stars and stripe
\. oser the main building. used as the hea
qt74;rters ofthe officers, and Just as every
thing was in readiness, and the men ha
) seized the halyarfis to run up the flag,
> lsrge eagle came from no one knew whert
: hovered over the flag. and sailed ma j~:
ID tically over the encampineut while tn
6as was run upl Thousands of eyes wer
up.urned in moment, and rs the nobl
bird leaked down, the cheers OF tire
thousand men rent the air! Never wa
such ovation paid the imperial bird c
=. Jeve." 1t fingered few moments apps
d rentlv aot particle frightened by tn
!. terrific nois-tben cleaving the air wit
his pinons, he Disappeared IN the HOY
zon.
In the dnys Of the Roman Republic thi
i would have been looked upon as gior
e ous omen. and we do not see why "
:. should not look upon it as such now.
It Never was an incident looked upon wit
y more favor. 1t sent a patriotic thrill thr'
ersry heart that witnessed i, and ever
a man seemed to be animated with th
Z deepest feeling of patriotism and devoto
to the flag Of our Union.-Harr's6urpa ia
mot and Usio~