The national Republican., 1861-10-04
A NEW AND IMPORTANT MILITARY
r OR0ANIZATION. Ga
A Zouave Brigade Cavalry and Artillery En-
campment at Cincinnati, Ohio

campmont At ClncMnau, Unio,
Application has been made to Gov. Dennscn,
of Ohio, to establish military encampment on
the bank Of the Ohio river, near Cincinnati, by
the following military gentlemen, who propose
to raise brigade of four regiments Of Zouave
Infantry, six squadrons of picked Cavalry, and
a battery of eight guns of riHed Artillery:
Colonel Chas. II. Osle, IN accomplished mil
i,ary officer, who was educated at West Point,
and who was long in command Of the United
States forces in New Mexico and California
Col. La Fayette Bingham, lawyer OF Chicago
who has been connected with cavalry during
The past summer; Capt. John Ennis, an en-
peri-nced infantry and artillery officer, who
was connected with the artillery department
at Carlisle Barracks two years, and later with
the military department of Texas. four years
in connection with Major Frank E. Yates, Gap
tains Ira G. True, Lewis B. Hand, Spencer u.
Carter A. G. Bice, Chas Scott. jun., VIM. ~
Danks, Samuel Boone, Lieut. Samuel j. Ma
thans. Majors James NJ. De Witt. compiler oil
The new edition of the Ellsworth Zouave lnfan-
lry aud Bayonct Tactics, Stephen w. Stryker,
CAPTAINS Z. B. Knox. Lucus S. Larrabse, Free
man Connor. Henry $. Wade, Chas. A Bell
Frank G. Smith. and william Sackett, OF the
famous thicaqo Zomres. most Of whom were in
the three months service. and their champion
drummer. William Nevau. formerly ofthe army,
aud brigade drum major in the three months
service and recently attached to General NC
Clelan's body guard the Sturgis Rifles and
who has published a Nelr edition Of the Drnn
Efr. and B,,qlr A,my Calls; Lieuts. Charles u
Ferguson. George turrell. W. W. Bell. W. H..
Horton. VIM. J X Beach John Glassiord, and
Levi W. Harmon. who We're with General Nc
Clell,n in Western Virginia, aud j. X. Herbert,
Esq ,commissary of subsistence for the brigade
In the brigade organization, the above
named officers, who will constitute the military
board Of the encampment, will follow the
French system which 10 the only correct
one aud select, for the company and other
officers. those known by actual drill and trial,
to be most capable, and in every respect, Lest
qualified aud adapted to the positions assigned
them thus preventing persons electing them
selves to places they are incompetent to ILL.,
and giving military merit and capability al
opportunity to find their proper and natural
place in the organization.
Those only who possess agility, and are good
horselnrn. will be placed in the cavalry de
partmnnt Of the service: all others will bt
placed in the infantry and artillery service
thus producing military machine in which
every mar ia in the plac. to which be Is best
adapted, and In which the three arms OF the
service ure combined into Que efficient weapon
| Of wariarh.
The orders of the rncampment will absolutely
prohibit the use Of intoxicating liquors, card
pla wing and oil games of chance, and no leave
OF absence will be permitted an officer or
soldier. except on military business, their
whole time b lug required in learning and dis
charging soldier duties, they being required
TO drill under the direction OF proper officers,
not less than five. nor more than six hours
each day. thus teaching men both discipline
| and soldiers duties at the same time.
The encalnpment will comprise an infantry
cavalry. ami artillery department. all under one
commanding oni,er and each department under
panies are organized, they may be immediately
sen, to the tcat of war, If desired.
Cumpetput officers. and practical instruction
| by qualified drill! masters, will enaba every
m,n to become n soldier, that he, IN turn, may
teach Others: aud its real basis Of system anc
order IL Il sure guaranty that it will be one o
ih. best drilled and disciplined, and, conse
uu-ntly, one of the most efficient voluntee
brigades yet organized.
Tue drill will include the entire ZOuave, In
fantry. and Bayonet Tactics The French ar
mics have recently adopted the Zouave tactic
and unir0lm hrou ghout; and we should brinl
f our infantry up to like standard of mili'ar
| perfection.
Thousnnds Of young men will rush int
= Zouaye brigade organizations, where they ma
learn correc, military tactics and where they
10 turn may become teachers Of others. VIII
will not join organizations where the ineiiiclen
may buy themselves into offices they are total
; unfit and unqualified to fill.
) We have not the least doubt that, il the di
fereut Governors adopt like system Of organ
izati on, hundred thousand additional men
who would not otherwise be had, except b.
drafting may be added to the army in ie'
weeks