The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-03-07

General Orders No. 2.
10 he MOI. Gn,'ror Commander of Diisieas
ExEcurWE HEaDQCARrERs, /


Memphis, Tenn, Feb. q, 1862.
The entire militia force is called to the
Geld TO rcpel an invasion OF the State. -
The admitted difficulty at present Of pro.
curing arms, renders II necessary that
only part OF said force shall at this time
be moved TO rendezvous The Major
Generals commanding Divisions will
therefore execute the following orders;
i. The Major General commanding the
4th Division OF the Tennessee Militia
West TENNESSEE will order immediately
one.fourth of the whole ST. ength thereof
to the rendezvous heretofore designated
in General Order No, |.
The Major General OF the Isl Division
will order QUO fourth Of thewhole strength
thereof, or 50 many only as can be armed
with guns within his command, to rem.
devious at Knoxville and Chattanooga,
as heretofore ordered.
The Major Generals commanding IN
the "a and 81 Divisions viii order one
fourth Of the whole strength of their
respective Divisions, or SO many OILY as
can be armed within their commands, 10
rendezvous as heretofore designated.
luest uttd4Ias ulutI tut aliltuAfN M
litia law passed November 90 1851, will,
at their arrival at rendezvous, be consoli-
dated and orgaEized into companies and
regiments.
ii. The three fourths Of the militia re-.
naming, you will cause 10 be drilled at
regular and stated piriods, interfering as
little as possible with their ordinary avo,
cations as viii secure proficiency in drill.
III, II is vitality important to the COM
mon defense and public safety that every
arm in the hands Of the citizen should
be obtained. In order TO secure which
each captain OF the militia is hereby APP
pointed ain agent for the collection Of
guns within the limits of his command,
and clothed with all the powers with
which the net OF the General Assembly
passed November %, 1851, vests such
agents. These officers will at once pro-
coed to collect such guns, and must use
in the discharge Of this duty the utmost
promptuess, and enforce the law 10 its
! fullest extent No available weapon
/ should he permitted to remain idle and
unused, aud4hose who now fail in giving
or securing them for the public defense,
must be deemed its enemies, and should
expect nothing but rigorous execution
OF the law. Captains will deliver the
guns by them collected, to their details
The number by them collected beyond
this, will be delivered at once to their
Brigadier-Generals. who will distribute
them among the details from their Bri-
gades.
Nv. Oficersin command atrendezvous,
/ will ut once report rs 10 the deficiency of
arms, to the Adjutant.General of the
! State.
V. The ranks of regiments now in the
service from the state, have been more or
less thinned by details from them for
special service, by disease, etc, in conse-
quence whereof these regiments have Il
number of arms idle and unused il is
desirable to fill them to their maximum.
! Volunteers for this purpose le asked to
be for the war. A. the expiration OF the
present term of service, they will be at
liberty to select their own officers and as.
socate in regimental combinations of
their own choosing. You will solicit
such volunteers. II is estimated that
five thousand men can thus be armed in
the army at Columbus.
vi. You will also encourage the en-.
listment Of volunteers for the war It is
upon this class Of soldiery that our surest
hope Of defense must rest. They will be
armed by the Confederate Government,
BY command of
ISHAM G. HARRIS,
Governor and COMMANDMENTS Chief.
w. G, WurrnoRNE, Adj't Gen.