The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-07-09
of NORTH, Carolina.
GENERAL ORDERS,
ORIOMA
ADJUTANT-G ENERAL OFFICE,
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| Raleigh, June lo, 1851
l. Officers of the volunteers and State troops viii
collect all the arms and accontrements belonging to tn
State. in the counties in which they may be stationed
have the same carefully boxed and forwarded to h
Chief of Ordnance in this city, the Arsenal Fay
erteve, the expense of the State, that the MAJ
| be altered and improved.
The sherifs earnestly requested give the mill
tary officers THEN aid and in he above
They also requested to perform the in tn,
absence or neg glect of the said officers.
1t is intended to deprive The counties entirely
but on the contrary, those of improved pattern.
will be distributed to the companies remsining al
home soon the troops that take :he field
shall be supplied.
H. Officers receiving arms from those persons who
have given bond aud security for the safe keeping and
of the same will receipt therefor and this
receipt will be sufficient voucher to save them from
III. The utmost economy in the Of ammunition
is strictly euoined. No signal guns saHtes, except
funeral viii. be fred under any circumstances what
The '.od guard" will. after being reer ed, dis
charge their pieces at target, and record of the
good shots will be kept in the guard report the soldier
making the best shot should DC exempted from tour
of guard duty.
+ ". Officers required to render accounts make re-
turns who shall fail do within three days after
the shall have become due will be reported to
the Commander Chief for neglect of duty aud
less they can render satisfactory excuse, will be
liable to have their stricken from the rolls of the
army, or martialed the may be-
v In order uniformity in CORES spondence
relating 10 public business the following regulations
will be obserVed: All official letters will be written on
letter paper when it be procured leaving blank
space of one inch the left of each sheet Each letter
will bt folded in three equal parts traversely, and all
envelopes enclosing such correspondence will be en-
dorsed the upper right hand corner Cfcidt Bus1-
ness"
VI There will be added to the southern department
of the defence all that portion OF the State lying
between the western boundary of the counties of Cas-
we'll Alamance, Chatham Moore and Richmond, and
the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad the east, in
Guiding the hole of the counties Of Halifax and
northampton.
Brigader- General Richard c. Ga'lin is hereby
signed to the command of this department. with his
head d-quarters IN the city of Raleigh.
VII The officers of the eAdjutaut-Generals Depart
assigned to duty as follows Adjutant- Gen
erals Ofice-Col James G. Martin, djutant General
Major William G. Robinson, Assistant djutuni- Cen
ernl. Southern department of the coast defence
Lien tenant Colonel Richard Fl. Riddick, Assistant
Adjufan General
VIII Companies for the State Troops to serve
during the will be received in sufficient numbers to
fill up the Regiments authorized BY law, and commits
.ous will be issued the officers elected by companies
Colonel of tne regiment which any company may de-
sire to enter.
By order of the Cummnnder-in-Chief
J. G. MARTIN.
OFFICIAL AG1utQnt- Grnsrst.
WM. 6. ROBINSON,
Assistant 4 dtutart- GeHeraL
July I'd eE