The New York herald., 1862-09-03
INTERESTING rRCM NEW ORLEANS.


EexFe Battalion Formed ON - seeesls
Basis-Gensral BaUsr aaa thc "NHthvs
GuarSi,', DC.
By the arrival " the steamship Paykersburg, from
New trleans the 2ash uIIs have received n,sii
sencs two days assr tAaa previous advises. TIE enly
iss~ q interest, however, n che following
eMRAL oRbka-N0. IS.
HEADerAErkRs lxsAxrxxSr or tn Gry,(
NBw ORLxARs, August ~, 1852 !
Whereas. a. the q dy OF April, N H. year eli htsen
hnnd ed aud sxty.onc, u puhC meeting Of the fres
orsanis.asse, Known ss sIs .Nsssvs Guard" ,oosned
had ~ cxssenees wAih military organization was duly
sA ega ,aIoslst az para Of sAs militia q Tho state
Governor ana Cmmander-inChisf II the miiia Of the
6s.ss = Louisiana. In ,he form following, thai tosay
Ovcrtan Mors Governor u the state Of Louisiana and
Csmnan.sr. iH-Chisf o. shs militia thereof
In NE name and b. The authority Of ths STATE q
Know ye, that -, having been daily and legally
elected captain of ne.Ea.ise Guard lOcoredl First
division Of the militia Of louisiana, 70 serve for the term
l do hereby appoint na commission him captain =
aforesaid rank such from the I'd day of May,
eighsesn hundred and sixty ose -.
lie is therefore, carefully and diligently 70 discharge
the DATES or i once, BY doing ana performing I'll
Der sf thses thereto belonging And stricsy charge
and require all 0fcors, commissioned Ofcers and
privaiss under his command 70 Be obsent 70 h orders
Captain and he observe and follow guch orders
and directions irn time 20 time a. he shall receiv-
fron - the future Of she ssas Louisiana
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articles Of war, md IN conformity TO law.
In setmony whereof have cVissd these letters 70 Be
made patent, and The seal Of he ssass 70 BE- hsrsurto
owen under my hand, as the city q Baton Rouge,
T. 81 On tho ssoond day ef May IN the year Of our Lord
THOMAS y. MOORE.
p. D. HARDY, Secretary Of ssass
Maurice Grivos, Adutant and Inspector General Of
- named il the within commission, did, on tho I'd
day Of May IN the year 1881 deposit in my oiice his
stoned and his oath Of o1ce taken according 10 law
H. GRIvOT, Adjt. and Insp. Cen. La
and whereas Such military organization elected praise
Its patriotism and loyalty and ordered 70 continue
during the war, IN the words fonewng:-
ORDER NO. 426.
HEADQUARTERS LOunIAHA MIrnA,l
ADJvRAxr GENERALS OrIC1, March ~, lS62
l. TIA Governor and Commander-in Chief, relying i'm
Che city stts for the protection Of their homes their
properly and for Southern rights from The pollution
oro " ~ naa ns % ssa
had elected praise and respect for the patriotic motives
which prompted IL, should exist for and during the war
calls upon them 70 maintain their organization and 70
bold themselves prepared for such orders q may be
transmitted TO them.
II The Colonel Commanding win report without delay
70 Major General Lewis commanding State Militia BY
order Of THOe o. MOORE, Governor.
And whereas, Said military organization. BY tn. sam.
erder directed report Major General Lewis for
service but did not leave the city Of Now Orleans when
he did:
Now, therefore, the Commanding General, believing
that largo portion Of the militia force OF the state Of
louisiana willing 20 take service In the volunteer
forces Of the United States and be enrolled organi
zed TO "derend their homes from ruthless invaders rto
protect their wives and children and kindred from wrong
and outrage 70 shield their proerty from being sszcd
By bad men, and TO defend the flag Of their native
try their fathers did under Jackson, at CbaImetts,
against Packeniam and his myrmyaons, carrying the
black Dag Of "bsauty and booty:''
Appreciatng theiI motives, relying upon their "wel
known loyalty aud Istrotism.'' and with "praise and
iespccp for these brave II Is ordered that all the
members of the "Nave Guard" aforesaid and all ohor
free coored chizcns recognized by the rst and late
Governor and authorities OF ths State of Louisiana
20 on OF the militia Of the State who shall enlist IN
the volunteer srvice Of tho United States shall be duly
organized by the appointments Of proper officers and
csped paid equipped armed end rationed as are other
volunteer troops OF the United States subject 70 the
prova OF the President Of the United States All
persons required at report themselves At the
Touro Charity Building Front Levee street. New Orleans
where proper officers viii muster them into the service Of
the United States. BY command Of
Major General BUTLER.
r. g DAVIS, Captain and A. A. A. G.