The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-05
rn,,sr organizing Negro Battalion

~, p,,ler has issued an order auihoIi%'"S
rho snrnIIm.nt of II battalion OF Tree hesroeo'
lid the :. Native GUARDS, IN the oo' 81;
,,,.,,,, sarv,cs Perhaps this Will atone ior "''
,,r,...l i, hermit a negro InsurrectiOh w W"
nr,.,,s in the eyes uf some "i ms northern
,r;ands This negro battalion, 1t appears was
onr,Iled az a mart OF The secesh state militia Vi
Tnn;s,ns and Gen. Butler turns the 'aDles
vprv handsomely upon such OF the secesn n, a0
nav object to his armIng the tree negroes lhiS
order is as follows - H.
Ur.nouARrERs, DEPARTMENT oE THE GULF I
New Orleans, August "a
conoral Order No. 63-Whereas on the 23d
day of April, in the year eighteen hundred anu
six1v-one. at public meeting OF the Tree coloreu
Tnn,,, tim Of the city of New Orleans, u mill
r, r, r,,on;zaton known as the Native Guards,
|oai,r.dT had is existence, which military or
sanixation was duly and legally enrolled rs "a
ar, of the militia of the State, its officers beng
commissioned by Thomas o. Moore, governor
and commandment chief of the militia OF the
STAT of Louisiana, in the form following -
HEADQUARTERS LOUISIANA MILITIA, I
Adi't Gen s Office, March "a.
Order No 426.-l rhe governor and com
mander.in-chiet, relying implicitly upon the
LOYALTY of the free coloret population If the
ctv and state. Tor the protection OF their homes,
tbr;r nro,nrty, and for southern rights, from
the n1llulion of d ruthless invader, and belleV,
;n,, mat the military organization which existed
n,l,r TO the 18th of February, 1862, and elected
nralse and resrect for The patriotic motives
which prompted it, should exist for and during
The war calls upon them to MAINTAIN their or
ganiza,lon, and to hold themselves PREF AIRED tor
sucu orders as may be transmitted to them. 2
TN. colonel commanding will report wlthou,
DELAY to Major General Lewis, commanding
state rilitia By order OF Thomas 0. Moore,
Governor.
NJ GRlvoT, Adjutant General.
And whereas, said military organization by
! the same order was directed to report to Mayor
! General Lewis for service, but did not leave
the city of New Orleans when he did now
: hereflre, the commanding general believing
that large portion OF this militia force OF tn
Safe of louisiana are willing to take service
in the volunteer forces OF the United States, uuC
be nlolled and organized to delcnd then
homes from ruthless invaders ; to pro ect tneil
wives and children and kindred from wrong anC
outrage ; to shield their property from Oelnl
s.lz 81 hy bad men and to dcferd the flag .
their native country as their fathers did unde
Jackson at Chalnetta against Pakenham ant
nio lnyrmidons carrying the black flag o
;. beauty and booty !; approaching their mo
tive~, rel ylng upon their well-known ioyalt
and patriotism, : and with prais, and rcspec.'
, Tor these brave men 1t IS ordered that Al IN
mem bers If the Native Guards > aforesaid
and all other Tree coIored citizens recognized
by the first and late governor and authDrlte
Of the State of Louisiana as u portion OF tn
militia OF the State, who shall enlist in III
volunteer service Of the United States shall b
duly organized by the appointment Of ptope
officers, and accepted, paid, equipped, arnle
and rationed as are other volunteer toops q
tne United States, subject to the approval OF tn
President Of the United Status. All such persop
are required a, once TO report themselves a
> the Touro charity onllding, Front Leve1 Stress
New Orleans, where proper officer, will music
them into the service p the United States.
By command ot MAJ. Gen. Butter,
= Commanding Department.
R, 5. Davis, Capt. ana A. \. A. Gen