The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-05-16
General Order..Xn. II.
GENERAL HEAD QUARTERS, AMT GEN's oFFicl
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CoIuMBus, o., May, g. 1861.
The twenty days limi! for he disper-
sion of rebels now in arms against the
United States, has txpired. Whether
The struggle for vindcation of the i'm
periled Union shall be brief or protracted,
the result is certain The d,stines of all
nations are interwoven with that Of Amer
ica. and the issue is made up. Ohio will
meet the crisis firmly aud tulill her part.
Tht more decided her action, the sooner
will p, ace succeed War, and 10y a'iy
,uNpant Treason.
TO Civ, force and system TO her action.
the fJllowi General o i, promul.
gred:
J. The Militia is divided into the "Active army Of
operation" and the "Militia of the Reserve" The
nine regiments now Gncamped, additional to the
thirteen mustered into the United States scryicr,)
and such further regiments the General Assem-
bly, shall autho. ze, will BE- mustered into the State
service, and placed under strict discipline, for i'm
mediate duty.
Lieut.. Col. Buckingham LIST Assistant Adiutant
General, is detailed from this Department for that
service.
II. The enrolled militia, between the ages Of IS
and I5, exceeds 100000 men. This force is divided
into the l ST. ID and 81 Reserve Corps.
The ablebo lied force of other nges, retired from
rVlce, Dut Iully competent 10 m 'ct any ueInlnu
that the cxigcncies of the Union may require,
Gee Is 200, 600 men, and will constitute the ith and
9th Reserve Corps.
The ls Reserve Corps will be organized forth
with, and be subject to immediate transfer into the
"ac;ive army of operation" Applications, how
ever for the organic ltion 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 xc,ption will be in 'avor Of companies
now under drill, which tailed to receive an assign
ment into the 22 regiments now in camp.
III. The MILITIA Of the Reserve will b. organized
as follows LIST. Competent military men, or re-
sponsbe citzcns will apply to this department for
an order to raise company not exceeding 100 able
boiled men. I'd. A form of enlism mt will be
mailed, il the application be appnoyed. 81. The
roll will be returned to this Office election will
be ordered, and the officers will be commissioned.
4th. The roll must embrace citizens Of the same
township, so that they readily associate them
selves, and promptly respond 10 any order from
| General Headquarters. 5th. Whenever company
is transferred into the "Acivc Army of Operation,
new commissions will issue, giving due precedence
to the grade of the prior commission, 20 that the
earliest commissions in the Militia of the Reserve
will confer superior rank in the transferred corps.
". This organzlti ton is designed 70 leave all the
domestic and economic machinery of socictJ in full
| play, until the transfer becom1s nacessyy. Mem
bers of the Militia of the Reserve viii therefore
devete due attention to their ordinary concerns and
do what they to prevent idleness, and insure n
full crop Of all the products of the farm Any
other course will make the struggle d0uby burden
some, notwithstanding the fact that Ohio has al
! ready in store provisions for year in advance
v. The following is the proportion Of Companies
to each county, upon each quota;
Adams, 8 Allen, g. Ashland, 10; Ashtabula,
10 Butler, Isl Carroll, 4 Champagne, lOj CLARK,
IL Cermont, IA Coshoctnn, Iii Crawford, 10;
Cuyahoga, 80; Drake, 70; Defiance, 5, Delaware,
TO- Erie, II; FarasId, l3; Fayette, IL Franklin,
2O Fulton, 7; Gallia, 10; Geauga, 7; Greene, IL;
Guernsey, III Hamilton, lOOi Hineock, 10; Hardin,
6; Harrison s; Henry 4; Highland, III Hooking, z;
Holmes, 8; Huron, l3; Jackson, 4 Jefferson, II;
Knox, IL; Lake, 7; Lawrence, lOi Licking l5i
| Logan, 8; Lorain, IS; Lucas, IL; Madison, o. Ma
honing, II; Marion, 4 Meigs, rs Mercer, u Miami,
l3 Monroe, IL; Montgomery, 20 Morgan, 10; Nor
row, s. Muskineum, 10; Noble s; Otowa, 81
Paulding, 2; Perry 8; pickaway, 10. Pike, 9;
Ross, Is; Sandusky, u Seioto, 10; Seneca, IS;
Shelby, Z; Stark, Is; Summit Ill; Trumbull, Is;
Tusearawas, IA; Union, s; Van Vert, S. Vinton, C;
Warren. IL; Washington, Is; Wayne, III Williams,
81 Wood, S; Wyaniote, z.
Total-l,000 Companies.
VI. As general rule, public arms will not bo
issued 10 tho militia Of the reserve, but proximate
estimate Of the number Of private rifles in the
possession Of men expert in their use. shows that
with proper exerons nearly or quite the entire frs
contingent Of 100, 600 men can be armed, and dis
ciplined in hours Of leisure, postponng their draft
upon the State, until they are transferred TO the
VII. 1t is the purpose of this Department to pro.
cure, as practicable, a "Volunteer Manual,
for distribution among the Militia of the Reserve
aud 70 issue code of Regulations for their govern
ment and discipline.
IL the first Reserve corps shall not be filled and
Offered by the LIST Of june next, additional com
panies will be credited to counties rendering innr,
than their quota. Due record will be made Of al
applications and proper precedence will be granted
in the order of such application.
II. B. CAKRINoroS Adintant General.
BY order OF the Commander-ia- -0hiei.