Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1862-03-15
STATE of SOUTH CAROLINA.

Z & IiiAEpQUARTERS,. March s, 1902
f'fIE President Of tho Confederate States ythro,gh
the Secretary of War, has oallcl on INC, as Goy.
ernor OF SouthlShtolna, to furnish five moro reg
imonts for and during tho wnr.
Now then, under this requisition. II do hereby
call for mon to come forwardn rs volunteers indi-
formed of not less than sixty Sight aggregate 10
cnoi comDni,y. land to bis orannized accortiinQ to
the principles Ibid down in the resolutions of the
Council iicreuno; attached Tenders Of service
NIL MI hs made N writing to tho Adjutant Gcner.
ais Often, in Columbia. Those volunteering ns
'ndyidinls viii By formed into companies as soon
as possible, ftles officers to bo appo!n.e by
tho Governor Iayf yfGGouncil ~
i me secretafy q War, in his requisition, snys
dollars whenttle.. Regiment or Company is mus-
tored into SERVICE and will bc allowed trnnspor-
tntion from l'ishom to tho placc of renlczvous,"
anu VIII also be clothed, supplied ans. armed at
the expense OF the Confederate Statcs5, No man
liable to duty Will Abe allowed to enter any other
company now IN service for any term less tlnn
tho war until thls rcqu:sition for five infantry
Regiments be complied with. If these Regiments
are not formed by yoloteers by tho 10Th instant,
then conscriRon will bc.nale to mcct the bal
ance Of the rtqlis,ion upon principles which
wilEbc annonntcl in general or,iors oil detail is
sued by the Chief Of tho Military Department in
conjunction with the .Mjutant and Inspector ucn.
ernl.
need not mike an appeal to tho pcoplc to
meet this reputation. The country is in danger.
We hnve met with reverscs. There is 10 altcrna-
tive. We must fight for our homes and our al.
tnrs. No people arc fit to he free unless they are
wiling to march through the perls Of severe con.
tict ana battle. This State is the cradle Of the
revolution. I.ebhcr sous now hang out their bht-
one tss 'sS st " ses .ea & s'i,s i,
every freeman fia, ut last. n soldiers grave
Let NIL come toi their countrys call. II we arc
brave and truo! there Is no permanent dangcr.-
Without diliculty aud peril, independence itself
would not DC vh'ucd. No people were ever free
without dangerf and struggles. Our true safety
is 10 meet every danger with more in,lunitablc
courhgo, and To rise higher with any and every
dlsnster In thh war Of onr first revolution Snutl
Carolina pass 'dfhrough far more dcsparatc trials
Under Tho guitIof the God of BATTLES. we must
rise toao our desliny, and from our very defeats
g'tner renewodtstrength in the dcienco Of our
frcsi.les and oEp0r holr,es *S' a
Given undor ny hnll and the seal OF the Statc
at Colnmbia this the 9th day of March. in
the year ot our Lord one thousand eight
[Lslhunlred nnl sixty-two. and of the mdcpcnt-
ence Oh the Ntate OF South Carolina the eighty
sixth. II. W. PlCKENS.
Resoirtd by fae Gorcrnor and CouncH, That
in view Of the recent rcquisition for roops for
the war BY the Confederate Governments no pcr
son not now un3sr ordors. subject to military du-
ty in South Carolina, shall be permitted to enter
war. N"Sf2Ntl5tss ,.s'ttst ''' - l,I7
Resoiveds TtatIhc Chief Of the Military Depart
mcnt, together whr tho Adjutant General proceed
ut once to dSvisch scheme by which all the arms
bearing white rn1c Inhabitants Of South Carolina
between the asesof eighteen aud forty five, slal
be enrolled, asfcll those now in service for u
less period thaQlhc war. rs those not in service
from which! roll tho troops raised shall be selected.
ny lotSexcepc s,lqi volunteers shall come in rs
hereinafter provided.
hcsol,cd, That Individual volunteers. FOR inf.A.-
ry service, will be lcceivc'i until. the r2Wh Of
March j. stant, 8ho shall be organzcd in; o com
panics, La,talo1s and rcgimcnts-al officers to
be oppointo,i antassgnei by the Governor and
Council and the hoops SO orgnnizcd shall be mus
tered Immediately into the Confederate service.
Rcsofrcdy Tntit tfantry companies already formed
IN accordahae wfh Confederate regulations, vol.
untcotins tor theIwar, will bo received will, their
own company oiEers--the field officers to be ap-
pointed by tho Gf femor and Council.
Extract from tHe1 minutes Of March:3l.
s. W. 81 ;t'5 I.Js MOSES, Jn.. Scerotnry