Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-28
WAR MATTERS.
MEETING OF THE COUNTY MILITARY CON-

MEETING OF THE COUNTY MILITARY COM
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The Sub district Military Committees OF
Hamilton County met at the Office of Cald-
well \ Caldwell, No. 379 Main-street, on
Saturday afternoon, and adopted the follow
ing resolutions;
-" ResolVed: That the recruiting service in
Hamilton County Is hindered, and almost
entirely prevented, by officers recruiting for
regiments in Kentucky, under provision of
the laws Of Kentucky, to advance one months
pay to each recruit mustered into the service
Of the United States.
"ResOiUed: That this Committee recon-
mend TO the authorities at Columbus that
they use their influence to the end that re-
cruits receive one months pay on their being
mustered into service.
ReSolvsd: That all persons holding COM
missions to recruit companies report them
selves, without delay, to the respective sub
committee within whose district they may
respectively reside, that the committees may
act advisedly in the performance of their
respective duties"
The meeting then adjourned to meet at
the same place next Saturday, at one o'clock
P. NJ.
THE TIFT1ETH REGIMENT.
Captain Stephen McGroarty, who has now
recovered from his wound, is the choice of
place of Colonel Ryan, deceased.
GYMNASIUM LIGHT GUARD.
This company is recruiting for the war.
They want few good men of moral
character to fill up their ranks. The com
paDy owns one hundred Enfield rifles, with
sword bayonet, which the Government has
agreed to purchase and still allow them to
be retained by the company until mustered
out of service. The money realized by the
sale of the guns is to be used for the benefit
| of those who enlist. They have over one
hundred uniforms and extra equipments.
LIEUTENANTs.
| Since the first of November 668 Second
| Lieutenants for recruiting have been ap-
| pointed-one hundred and twenty-five oi
whom having failed to fulfll the condition:
of appointment, will not be commissioned
| Their names are stricken from the rolls. Not
less than hundred more will next week re-
tire to private life on the same account.
LATE APPOINTMENTS.
Samuel D Carey, Cincinnati, Quartermas
ter Seventy. fifth Regiment.
Robert Fletcher, Cincinnati, Surgeon Firs
Regiment.
| Wood FOsdick, Cincinnati, Adjutant Tiftl
Cavalry.
Ex Senator W. o. Collins, of Hillsboro, hal
been appointed Colonel of the Seventh Regi
ment OF Cavalry.
GOVERNOR MORTON AT WASHINGTON.
So far be has obtained 5000, 700, to NEE
old contracts made by the State contractor
for ten thousand overcosts at 81 30, and in
duced the Government to foot the bill.
He has got complete outfit for the Twen
tieth Indiana Regiment, Colonel Brown, whC
lost their all in a recent fight at Fort Hat
teras; twenty-five thousand sabers, ont
thousand FIVE hundred carbines, one Thousand
revolvers, forty riRed six and twelve-pouut
guns, short swords and carbines for regi
ment of artillery, five thousand guns, and tn,
promise of the Department to pay recen
contracts of the State for cavalry equipments
caissons, wagons, &c.
| CAMP THOMAS
This camp has been declared camp of in
struction for regular infantry, and the Six
teenth United States Regiment now at Chi
cago, has been ordered to report there. Th
camp will be Immediately put in order for it
reception. Colonel Darlington has takel
steps to give his additional command goo
quarters. The Sixteenth has now about 81.
hundred men. This order of the Unite,
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