The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-05-18

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Call for 100000 Men..Omcial General
Order..One Thousand Companies % be
Organized ~ Onces-Tho quOsa for each
County, etc. fsts ~
The following general order has been issued
/, at Columbus, Ohio. Tho order explains clearly
the manner Of proceeding to raise companies
for this reserve force, the number of COM
panies to which each county is entitled, and
other matters pertaining to the organization Of
this immense "Home army" Rather than run
the risk Of obscuring the details by condensa-
tion, we give it in full iSS
GENERAL oRDER--N0. II.
GEN HEADQUARTERS, ADJ'T GEMS orF1cE,l
CoLuMBus, o., May 9, 1851.
The twenty days limit for dispersion OF rebels
now in arms against the United States has ex
pired Whether the struggle for vindcatlon of
the imperiled Union shall be brief or protracted,
the result is uncertain. The destinies of al ma
tons are woven with that of America, and the
issue is made up. Ohio will meet the crisis firm
ly and fulfill her part. The more decided her
action, the sooner will peace succeed war, and
loyalty supplant treason.
To give force and system to her action the
following general order is promulgated:
l. The militia is divided into the "active army
| Of operation" and the ''mitia Of the reserve"
The nine regiments now encamped additional
to thirteen mustered into the United States SER
vice,) and such further regiments as the General
| Assembly shall authorize, will be mustered into
the State service, and placed under strict dis.
cipline, for immediate service
Lieut. Col. Buckingham, First Assistant Ad-
jutant General is detailed from this Department
for that service.
II. The enrolled militia, between the ages Of
eighteen and forty five, exceeds 300, 900 men,
This rorce is divided into the First, Second and
Third R.sarvo Corns
The able bodied force of other ages, retired
from service, but fully competent to meet any
demand that the exigencies of the Union may
require, exceeds two hundred thousand men,
and will constitute the Fourth and Fifth Reserve
Corps. b
The First Reserve Corps will be organized
| forthwith, and be subject to immediate transfer
into the sactve army Of occupation" Applica.
tons, however, for the organization of Militia of
the Reserve will not be limited TO this quota, but
the companies composing it will receive the post
| of honor and the first assignment to active duty
in case the country requires their service.
The only exception will be in favor of c0mpa.
MES now under drill, which failed to receive an
assignment into the twenty two regiments now
in camp,
III. The Militia of the Reserve will be organ
ized as follows IL. Competent military men,
or responsible citizens, will apply to this de-
partment for an order to raise company, not
exceeding 100 able bodied men. A form of
enlistment will bo mailed, it the application be
approved 3. The roll will be returned to this
Off ce, an election will be ordered and the officers
will be commissioned. 4. The roll must embrace
ctizons of the same township, so that they can
readily associate themselves, and promptly re-
spond to any order from general headquarters.
g. Whenever a company is transferred into the
active army Of operations new commissions will
issue, giving due precedence to the grade of the
prior commissions, so that the earliest commits
sions ia the Militia of the Reserve will confer
superior rank in the transferred corps.
~. This organization is destined to leave all
the domestic and economic machinery of society
in full play until the transfer becomes nece ssa.
ry. Members of the Militia Of Reserve will,
therefore, devote due attention to their ordinary
concerns, and do what they can to prevent idle
ness, and insure full crop of all the products
Of the farm. Any other course will make the
struggles oubly burthensome, notwithstanding
the fact that Ohio has already in store provisions
for year in advance.
V. The following is the proportion of compa-
nies to each county, upon each quota:
Adams, 8; Ashland, 10; Ashtabua, lS; Athens,
10; Auglaize, 8; Belmont. Is; Brown, l3; But.
Ter, IL; Carol, 8; Champagne. 10; Clark, IL;
Clermont, Ia; Coshocton, H.; Crawford, 10;
Cuyahoga, so: Darke, 8; Defiance, s; Delaware,
10; Erie, 8; Fairfield, 10; Fayette, II; Franklin,
20; Fulton, Z; Gallia, 10; Geauga, Z; Greene,
l2; Guernsey, IL; Hamilton, 100; Hancock, 10;
Hardin, g.; Harrison, 8; Henry, 4; Highland II;
Hooking, Z; Holmes. 8; Huron, lS; Jackson, Z;
Jefferson. II; Knox, IL; Lake, q; Lawrence, 10;
Licking. Is; Logan, 8; Lorain l3; Lucas, ii;
Madison, g. Mahoning, IL; Marion, Z; Megs,
IL; Mercer, I; Miami, ls; Monroe, IL; Mont
gomery, 20; Morgan, ~; Morrow, g. Muskin
gum, 10; Noble, 8; Ottowa, l3; Paulding, 2;
Perry, 8; Pickaway, III; Pike, 6; Portage, 10;
Preble. Z; Putnvm, I; RIchland, l3; Ross, 10;
Slndusky, Z; Sciota, 10; Senaca. l3; Shelby, Z;
Stark, Is; Summit, lii Trumbull, l3; Tuscara-
vas IA; Union, 8; Van Vert s; Vinton, s;
Warren, IL; Washington l5 Wayne, IA; Will
liams, 6; Wood, 8; Wyandotte, Z. a.a
vi. As general rule. public aims will not be
issued to the militia of the reserve, but prOxi-
mate estimate of the number Of private rifles in
the possession of men expert in their use, shows
that, with proper exertons, nearly or quite the
entire first contingent Of 100,0 900 men can be
armed, and disciplined in hours of leisure, post
ponng their draft upon the State until they are
transferred to the active corps.
VII. 1t is the purpose of this Department to
procure, as soon practicable, Volunteer
Manual for distribution among the militia Of
the reserve and to issue a code of regulations
for their gov, rnment and discipline.
If the first reserve corps shall not be filled
and oficered by the 1st Of June next, additional
companies will be credited to counties rendering
more than their quota. Due record will be made OF
all applications, and proper precedence will be
granted in the order of such application.
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