Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1862-04-01
MISCELLANEOUS.
BY TUE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA

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The President OF the Confederate States ha!
called for f,rty thousand additional troops from
Virginia This call atfirms that ssthe exigenciea
of the public service require, IN order to rope
the invasion OF Virginia, that her sons be called
out III her defence more speedily than can bt
done under the operation OF the law recently en-.
acted by her Legslature.'' No call like this
mas ever been made upon this State In vain. Ev.
cry nerve must be strung. Every son of Vir
gina must respond with an ardent zeal to defend
the Con mona eath. Those subject to military
duty alone are required to perform this service
but gallant volunteers who come with the Will ts
or die for this great cause will be given place
in our ranks This war has attained point which
requires brave men and true patriots to leave
their homes and apple sternly with the foe
We will not taneiy submit to degradation OF
slavery. We will have Virginia independent and
all our liberties maintained, or perish in the at.
tempt to secure THEM.
Therefore, 1, JOHN LEToHER, Governor of the
Comm onwealth Of Virginia, ny virtue of author
Ity vested in me by the Constitution and laws.
do hereby require the militia and volunteers OF
the respective counties and cities named in the
schedule hereuntO annexed to repair forthwith
to the respective places ssigned them without
waiting for further orders. Move at oAce to the
places designated. -
Commandments of Regiments and Companies
will immediately cause their commands to be
summoned, employing expresses wnerc necessa-
ry, and when assembled, order them with expe-
ditlon to the nearest railroad line, and thence 10
the rendezvous and report to the General in COM
mand. Regiments will there be consolidated and
formed into ten companies to a regiment, with
one hundred men 10 each company.
Field and company officers sufficient for the
force that may be assembled, will be signed ac-
coruing to rank, and the junior officers who have
no commands will be considered Supernumerary
and be returned to the ranks. Officers in COM
mand of detachmentS en- route to places of rem
devious will cause the Necessary supplies and
ira sportatlon for their commands to besfurnish-
ed, giving to the persons furnishing them certii-
Gates Of Indebtedness, which Will be paid by the
Auditing Boaid at Richmond.
Every private having serviceable firearm of
any description in his possession, or who can
procure one from a neighbour not liable to duty,
will carry it with him. If lost the arms will be
paid for by the State. Those who have no arms
viii be provided with them at the respective rem
devious.
The loyal citizens of the West and Northwest,
in counties not herein named, are earnestly in
voked to form guerrilla companies and strike,
when least expected, once more for the State
hat gave them birth. With st IN resolve and
manly courage upholding the flag, and the un-
furnished fame of the Old Dominion. Scorn the
msrule of traitors, who, with usurped authority
are desecrating our soil with pollution worse
than that of the direst enemy, and execute ven
9eance upon the toe who Acknowledges and Sus-
tains their treason.
Given under my hand as Governor, and under
1 ~ the seal Of the Commonwealth of Vir-
( l. S ginia, this tenth day of March, 1862.
(~~ aid in the eighty sixth year of the Com
i..onwealth. JOHN LETCHEK.
Teste, GEORGE W. MuNFoRD,
~ Secretary OF the Commonwealth.