The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-05-17
GenernI Ordor---NO. NJ.
GENERAL Head QuSrtors, Adj't Gen's(
Office Cob,u, hua q Nav q 1891 (

General Head Ougrtcrs, Adit Genet
Office, Columbus, o., May 8, is6lS
The twenty days limit for tho disper-
sion ofrebols now in arms against the
United States has expired Whether
the struggle for vindieation Of the i'm
perilled I'm on shall be bri cf OF protract.
ed, the result is certain. Tho destinics
ofall nations are interviewer with that Of
America, and the issue is made up. Ohio
will meet the crisis firmly and perform
fullyhsr part. The more decided her action
tho sooner will Peace succeed Far, and
Loyalty supplunt Treason.
To give force and system to her action
tho following general order is Promulgat-
ed:
|. The Militia Is divided into the 'Ae-
tive army Of operation" and the Militia
Of the Reserve. The nine regiments now
oncamped additional to tho thirteen mus
tered into the United States servico,) and
such further regiments no tho General
Assembly shall authorize, will be mus
tered into the State service, and placed
under strict discipline, for immediate
duty.
Lieut. Col Buckingham, lst Assistant
Adiutant Gen, Is detailed from this De-
partment for that service.
II. The enrolled militia, between the
ages Of lS and 40, exceeds 100000 mon.
This force is divided into the lat, and
Sd Reserve Corps.
The able bodied force o other ages,
retired from service, but fully competent
10 meet any demand that the exigenclcs
Of the Union may require, exceeds 2OO,-
900 men and will constitute the 4th and
5th Reserve Corps.
The Ist Reserve Corps will be organ
lied forthwith and be subject % immedi-
ata transfer into the "active army Of ope-
ration" Applications, however, for the
organization Of Malta ofthe Reserve.
will not be limited to this quota; but the
lcomponics composing il, will receive the
post Of honor, and the first assignment
to active duty, in case the country re-
auires their service. The only exception
| will be, in favor Of companies now under
drill which failed to receive an assign
ment into the 29d regime mt now in
camp.
III. The Militia Of the Reserve will
be organized IA follows:
ist. Competent military men, or re-
spunsible citizens, will apply to this do
partment for an order 10 raise compa-
nv not exceeding 100 able bodied men.
I2d. A form Of enlistment will be mailed
lac the application be approved. Sd. The
roll be returned to this sffice; an election
will be ordered, and the officers will DO
commissioned. 4th. The roll must em-
brace citizens Of the same township, so
that they can readily assoc ate them
selves, and promptly respond to auy or
der from General Head QuNrters. 9th.
Whenever u company is transferred into
the "Aetive Army Of Operation," new
com missions will issue, giving due prs.
cedonce to the grade Of the prior com
mission, 50 that tho earliest commissions
In the Militia Of tho Reserve will confer
superior rank in the transferred corps.
| lV. This organization is designed 10
leave all the domestic aud economic ma
chinery Of society in full play, until the
transfer becomes necessary. Members
Of the Militia of the Reserve will there
fore devote due attention TO their ordina-
ry concerns, and do what they can to pre-
vent idleness, and insure full crop OF
all the products Of the farm. Any other
course will make the struggle doubly bur-
densomc, notwithstanding the fact that
Ohio has already in stJro provisions for
year in advance.
". The following is the proportion
I.r v,fns o., anah nnnnfv nnnu OnRh
quota:
[seneca is entitled to thirteen compn-
nies.-ED.
vi. Asa general rule, public arms
will not be issued to the militia Of the re-
serve, but proximate estimate of the
number Of private rifles in the p, p,ssession
Of men expert In thoir use, shows, that
with proper exertions, nearly OF quite the
entire irst contingent Of 100000 men
can be armed, and disciplined in hours Of
leisure, postponing their draft upon the
State, until they arc transferred to the
Active Corps.
VII. I'll the purpose Of thiS Depart
ment, to procure as soon as practicable
a "Volunteer Manual" for distribution
among the Militia Of the Reserve, and
10 issue code Of Regulations for theiI
government and discipline.
II the first reserve corps shall not be
filed and ofieered by the lst Of June
next, additional companies will be credit
ed to counties rendering more than their
quota. Due record will be made Of all
applications, and pr per precedence will
be granted in the order Of such sPPliea-
tion.
II. d. CARRlNGTON,
\, AdjutaRt General.
Rv order ,sithe CommAnder-in-C Chief