New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-02-17
Notice to the Volunteer Organizations
4sf8 throughout the State.

4 s5% " NEW ORLEANs February IL, 1852.
Phs Chief and Major General elsot order
promptly put IN operation the new Militia Law, desire to
plain the Volunteer Companies Of the City and State and all
disposed form Volunteer Companies character
aud effect OF the law. Bz s a. So. T. An se7la
A the present Volunteer Companies, Battalions, Regi-
ment Brigadss and Divisions dsbanded by operation
law on the 18th day Of February, lsi2. gS.gs * 5
2youn.sc Companies, Battaons. Regiments, and Bri-
ade the Parishes of Orleans and Jefferson may formed
as be put into immediate operatlon..s 1ahal %
81 Il FORMATION OF COMPANIES z-' s54r
sVolunteer Companies be formed until the 18th of
March, 1852 After that date be formed without the
consent Of the CHIEF aad
ceved Volunteer Company 10th Of March, with
out the consent Of the Major General. ,5 -.
VOLUNTEER Companies must consist of not less than sixty
than hundred pvaes for Artillery and Infan
try and not less than hirtytwo than hundred
pryates for Cavalry 5gS,.t
FORMATION OF REGIMENTS AND BRIaADEs.
may bs formed of not less than ten companies
and Bgads Of less than tour than six Regens
but company of Artillery Cavalry na be attached
Volunteer Brigade with the consent Of the COMMANDMENT
Chief IA $A& SfsV vE4Eg a&. ri 1 q r.
OFFICERS OF GoMPANIEs-INFANTRY AND ARTII.-
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6Each company of Infantry have Captain, one
First Lieutenant Lieutenant Third eutenant
Eve Sergeants and four Corporals. - 60
Each company Of Artillery have Captain two First
Leutenats Second Lieutenants eight ergeants twelve
Corporasi two BusIers six Artifcers. ${ va "A
OFFICERS OF Observation-Disclosures AND sARTII-
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Each Regiment must have Colonel, Lieutenant
Colonel Major Aduiant Assistant Quartemaser
who shall act Baymaer, Surgeon, Assistant Sur
cnsS ergeant Major Quaenastess Sergeant and
two Chief Musicians. S. T..
OFFICERS OF BATTAIloNs-I INFANTRY AND ARTIL.
LERY.
sTwo companies or than four, shall
talon, to be commanded by Major and Ave- and less than
ten companies, may form Battalion to be commanded by
Lieutenant Colonel ssn T. --Iss s.,.t{.5-
II 3 OFFICERS OF CAVALRY.
9A Troop Of Horse must have Captain First Lieu
tenant Second lieutenant Corne four Setgeans four
Corporss one Farrier, and one sadder. a4s75 gGa
0Two Troops Of Horse shall form Squadron, to be
handed ~ the senior Captain Squadons shall form
Regiment to be commanded by Colonel Lieutenant Colonel
and Major with the Staff Officers Regiment Of In
fsptry. f4'F
ELEcTIoN AND APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS.
Ill Volunteer Companies, Battalons Regiments ard Bri.
gades determine mode Of elecus appointing tn
officers Any mode by which the Of the Company Bat
tae Regiment Brigade may be ascertaned, will
shed whether BY reclamation viva vote,
baiios. Al. s2sqg II sasgs;si, - 4sti5sa, 4. 4.
l2-Aay Volunteer Company Battalion Regiment. which
shall have attached itself to Brigade by the 18th Of Marcn
may be attached 10 Militia Volunteer Brigade by tae
nandsr in Chief
Returns Of elections appointments must be made 10 the
Major General who will certify the election appointment
the Governor and the proper commissions will BE- issued
Governor 81 ,54 ss s 80 ~ X stsi4s IS 4 zs3s
ta COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
officers must appointed BY the Cap
tains OF companies which they belong certificate of their
appointment must issue tn signed BY the Captain their
il attached Battalion by the Commander of
the Battalion also. gs}t; II Sa@45,% Al
l5A Staff Officers be appointed by their Immediate
Chiefs and will be commissioned by the Governor They will
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officer Of the line receiving stan appointment temporarily
win retain his commission in the line. - & Z
ss5h NJ RANK. TN ~ ,7,s3s4( g.fss
1Eeld and company officers Of Volunteers will lake rank
according to the date Of thsr previous commissions In the Vol
service. In where previous commissions
held rank will be determined by the dates Of the commits
lions When commissions bear the same date rank will be
abolished by lot n a4,; gssg Se5.,sl4ss A i $f.e@7EJ
vonneer corps will take rank In the line according
the date Of their formation il Of the date their rank will
be determined by lot. ,z5--- 49, ~.
and lances will DO furnished by the State to all Vol
nnteer organisations not supplied with firearms. Il; a
{. THoS. o. MOORE, 49,
Governor and Commander In. Chief
a. sS4 SE7't JOHN L. LEWIS, Il
teia 2pos &4 Ne ~ .tslks MajorsGeneral elect. s.
Aid for our Troops in Kentucky and yir-l
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