Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-09-19
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N , r +Ie large accumulation of United troops a at St. Louis and other points m u'sneI TOT agrssive movements upon Arkansas and the friends southern Rights Missouri it IS thought necessary by the Secretary of the Confederate states that the army commanded by Brgaiier Gen ral Be McCuiough be mate THY N bf HENRY M RECTOR in virtue of authority b law in me vested as of the State and President If inc Military do order and direct that FIVE RFFi V, ] @ F o Gnfntry) be called and organized for Cnnl. dte service for twelve months, with the privilege the at of the Confederate authorities to retain the sad forces for additional period of six mons the public service
 TIc men are to assemble and be organized into regiments at following places under the drcti9n o th@ following named mastering officers who are hereoy authorized and appointed for that purpose:
 Al Little Rock, Col. F. A. Terry. At Narnofa Columbia county Hon. Geo. F. SmOUte. At Paraclifta, Sever county, Col. C L. Dawson.
 At Ene,ye Independence county Col Frank ". DcsIa. At Carrollton. Carroll county. Gen. Edmund Burgevn
 Focb regiment should consist Cf not less than nor moro
 than ten companies each of which must be composed less than our more than nnetysx exclusive of commissioned officers.
 The mastering officers will inspect the various ccmuanies that present themselves at the places designated and will muster into the service of the Confederate States as above directed When sufficient of companies arc received to regiment the mastering officer will immediately cause 1t 10 be organized by holding election for Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel and SIaor.
 In the organization of companies the returns of the eec ton for company officers will be certified by the highcs commissioned military officer whose pres can be secured If no such officer attends the election will be held o m valid and commissions will issue, if certified to by any civil officer in the county
 Each mastering officer will appoint and name the day for the rendezvous of the regiment he has been appointed organize.
 lie Will orWru descriptive lists of companies to the Mill ary Board and certified returns of election field officers to the Executive Of the State.
 The companies will furnish their own arms if possi.e and each man should supply himself with large and heavy hunting knife Thearms of the be fairly valued with the view Of being paid for by the Confederate States and the valuation should be onpsite the owners name upon the descriptive list.
 After the compa.e have been duly accepted and received the mastering officer will provide subsistence and the sary camp cquipage all of which will be paid for by the State upon lis certificate of purchase.
 It is deemed proper in this connection to say that most of the counties in this State have responded promptly to the call ot their country and furnished their full quota of dlers whilst others have offered but small portion of their people capape of bearing arms The hope nduged however that those counties heretofore will avail themselves O. the opportunity presented thus ubviatn the unpleasant necessity the part of the State authorities of obtaining from such localities by system less cleditable than that of volunteering
 H. NJ. RECTOR, Governor
 and Ex-offco President of the Military Board Sept. 19, 1861 St