Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-05-17
Important General Order.
One Hundred thousand Militia of Reserve to
Be raised at once.

A very important general order was pro-
mugated at Columbus on Monday last, by
General Darlington, calling for the organiza-
tion of reserve corps of one hundred thou
sand men tc be subject TO instant transfer to
active service, whenever needed. Under this
order Delaware county is entitled to 10
companies, to be placed on the reserve list,
and standing as good a chance as any other,
after the l3 regiments now accepted by the
State, of ''seei1g service" We give the Order
below, which flliy explains the manner ofpro-
dingcee in the premises:
GENERAL ORDER-NO. II.
GES'L HEAD QUAR's, ADJ'T GEMS OFFICE,
COLUMBUS, O., May 6, 1861. "a
The twenty days limit for the dispersion Of
rebels row in arms against the Uniied States,
has expired. Whether the struggle for vndi-
cation of the imperilled Union shall be brief
or protracteI, the result is certain. The des-
TIMES Of all nations are interviewer with that
of America, and the issue is made up. Ohio
will meet the crisis Grmly 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 promu! gated
l. The Militia is divided into the Active
army of operation" and the Militia of Re
serve" The nine regiments now eucamped,
additional to the thirteen mustered into the
United States seryicc,) aud such further
regiments as the General Assembly shall
authorize will be mustered into the State
Service, and placed under strict discipline for
immediate duty,
Lieut.. Col. Buckingham, lst Assistant Ad-
jutant General, is detailed from this Depart
lncnt for that service.
ii. The enrolled militia, between the Hges
of Is and ~. exceeds 100000 men. This
force is divided into the LIST, I'd aud 81 Reserve
| Corps.
! The able bodied force Of other ages, retired
/ from service, but fully competent TO meet
any demand that the cxigencies of the Union
may require, exceeds 100000 men, and will
constitute the 4th and 5th Reserve Corps.
! The lgt Reserve Corps will be organized
| forthwith, and be subject to immediate trans
fer into the "active army Of operation" Ap-
/ plications, however, for the organization of
| Militia of the Reserve, will not be limited to
| this quota but the companies composing it
will receive tie 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 com
paniea nov under drill, which failed 10 receive
an assignment into the % regiments now in
camp.
III Tie Militia Of the Reserve will be Or
ganized as follows: lst, competent military
men. or responsible citizens, will apply to this
department for an order to raise u company
not exceeding 100 abe-bodicd men. I'd. A
form of enlistment will be mailed, if the sppli-
cation be approved. 81. The roll will be re-
turned TO this office; an election will be or
dered and the officers commissioned. 4th.-
The roll must embrace citizens of the same
township, SO that they can readily associate9
themselves. and promptly respond TO any or
der from General Headquarters. 9th
Whenever company is transferred into the
Active Army Of Operation new commits
sions will issue, giving due precedence to the
grade of TIE prior commission, so that the
earliest commissions in the Militia Of Reserve
will confer superior rank in the transferred
corps.
| N. THIS organization is designed to leave
all the domestic and economic machinery oi
society in full play. until the transfer becomes
NECESSARY. Members Of the Militia Of the
Reserve will therefore devote due attention tc
4 txeir ordinary concerns, and do what they
can TO prcveut idfcness, and insure full croy
of ali the products Of the farm. Amy Other
course will make the struggle douh'y burden
SONG, Notwithstanding the fact that Ohio has
already in store provisions for year in adj
! vance.
i V. The following is the proportion Of COM
panies to each conhty, upon each quota
Adams 6; lien 8; Ashland "; Ashtabula
Is; Athens 10; AugIaize Z; Belmont l5
Brown IS; Butler IS; Carroll Z; Champaign
10; Clark IL Ciermont II; Coahocton Il
Crawford 10; Cuyahoga 30; D1rke II; Def
ancc 5; Delaware TO- Erie III Fairfield l3
Fayette II, Franklin 20; Fulton T; Galia o
Geagua Z; Green u; Guernsey II; Hamilton
100; Hancock 10; Hardin 6; Harrison s.
Henry 4 Highland u Hooking 4; Holmes
S; Huron l3; jackson I; Jefferson IL; Knox
Ii; Lake Z; Lawrence 10; Licking 5; Logan
6; Lorain -; Lucas IL; Madison 6; Mahoning
II; Marion I; Meigs II; Mercer Z; Miami l3;
Monroe IL; Montgomery 20; Morgan TO-
Morrow S; MuskiBgum 10; Noble 8; OttOwa
3; Paulding 2; Perry 8; Pickaway 10; Pike 6;
Portage 10; Preble !; Putnam 6; Rchand
l3; Ross 10; Sandusky Z; SciOtO 10; Seneca
l3; Shelby {; Stark Is; Summit IL; Trum-
bull l3; 1uscarawas ID Union 8; Van Vert
5; Vnton q; Warren u; Washington l5i
Wayne Il; Williams 8; Wood s; Wyaudoltc
I.
Total ,00J Companies.
VI. As general rule, public arms will
not lie issued to the militia of the reserve, but
Il proXmate estimate Of the number Of private
rifles in tie possession of men expert in their
use, shows that with proper exCTtions, nearly
or quite the entire FIRST contingent of 100, 900
nlen can be armed and discipline i'll hours OF
leisure, pcstponing their draft upon the State
until they are transferred 10 the Acl i've Corps
vi. 1t is the purpose OF this Department
10 procure, as soon as practicable, "EoMn-
teer Manual, for distribution among the
Militia Of the Reserve, and to issue code OF
Regulations for their government and disci-
Pliue-
If the first Reserve corps shall not be filled
and oficered by the lst of June next, addi-
tional 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.
Ii. 3. CARRINGTox,
| Adjulant General.
By order Of the Commauder-in-C Chief.