New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-02-15
Notice to the Volunteer ORGANIZATIONS
throughout the State.

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#& NEW ORLEANS February H. 1862
The COMMANDMENT Chief and Major General elect in orde,
promptly to put in operation the Militia Law desire to ex
plain the Volunteer Companies of the City State and all
disposed to form Volunteer Companies the chsrsc
and effect OF the law.
AL the present Volunteer Companies Bstaious Resi.
ments Bgades and Divisions dsbaned by operation of
law, on the 18th day of February, 1872 7 \
e-Volunteer Companies, Battalions. Regiments and Br.
gaes in the Parishes of Orleans Jefferson may be formed
50 as to be put into immediate operation r. TIT
FORMATION OF COMPANIES.
3Voluneer Companies may be formed until the l5h of
March, 1862 that date none can be formed without the
consent Of the Chief person can be re.
eeived into Volunteer Company the 18th of March with
ont the consent of the Major General.
4Volunteer Companies of not les, than Ak
more than one hundred pvaes for Artillery Intar-
y and not less than hirr-two than hsndred
priyates for Cavalry. 2
FORMATION OF REGIMENTS AND BRIGApRs.
5-Regimen.s may formed less than ten companies
and Brgades of not less than more than six Regiments
but and company of Artillery Cavalry mn he attached to
Volunteer Brigade with the of the Conmander.in
Chief. y 80
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6-Each company of Infantry have Captain one
First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Third Lieutenant
five Sergeants and four Cerporals.
Each company Of Artillery must have Captain two First
eutenants tvs Second eutenants eight sergeants twelve
Nofpvihls, Two Dug ters eA AftlHcetS
OFFICERS OF REGIMENTS-INFANTRY AND ARTII-
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1-knch Regiment must have Colonel Lieutenant
Colonel Major Adutant Assistant Qnartemaser
who shall act Paymaster Surgeon
Sergeant Major Quarsrmas,ers Sergeant and
two Chief Musicians. e4 49, - .
OFFICERS OF 5BATTAL1oNs-1NFANT AND ARTIL.
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S-Two companies, than four shall form Bat
taon to be commanded by Major and Ave, less
Lieutenant-C Colonel. s @e .a'I%5 ',
~ OFFICERS OF CAVALRY
ga Troop of Horse must have Captain First Lien
tenant Second Lieutenant Corne four sereeau four
Corporals, one Farrier. and one Saddler .'
l0Two Troops of Horse shall form Squadron to be com
Handed by the senior Captain Four Sqarons shall form
Regiment, to be commanded by Colonel Lieutenant Colonel
and Major, with the staff Officers Regiment of III
fsntry.
ELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS
11-volunteer Companies Bat,alons Regiments and Br
gades may determine the eecng or appointing tn r
officers Any mode by which the The Company Bat
TALON Regiment and Brigade may aseer,aned will be ss.
ned whether by resolutions accamaon viva voce vote or
ballot.
l2Any Volunteer Company Battalion or Regiment which
shall not have attached itself Brigade by 18th of March,
may be attached Militia or Volunteer Brigade BY the Com
mander Chief
s-Returns of elections appointments must be made to the
Major General who will certify the election appointment to
the Governor and the proper commissions will issued by the
Governor.
NON.CoMMISsIONED OFFICERS
commissioned officers must be appointed by the Cap
ans Of companies TO which they belong certificate their
appointment mist issue to Them signed by Captain Of their
Company and attached to Battalion by the Commander of
the Battalion also.
GTAFFS.
15Al Staff Officers must be appointed by their immediate
Chiefs and will be commissioned by the Governor They will
hold their Office the pleasure their immediate chief An
officer of the line receiving staff appointment temporarily
will retain his commission in the lire.
5. RANK.
6Fied and company officers OF Volunteers will take rank
according to the date Of their previous commissions the Vol
SERVICE In where previous commissions were
held the rank will be determined by the commits
on When commissions bear the date rank will be es
abished by lot
l7Vouneer corps will take in the line according to
the date OF their formation if OF the their rank will
be determined by lot re-. #..NE a d,
Pes and lances will by the State to all Vol,
unteer organizations not supplied with firearms.
THOS. o. MOORE,
a ~ Governor and Commander in Chief
JOHN L. LEWIS,
tel2 2pjt .... .1.... MajorGeueral elect