Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-15
mrrnoiaoITTIN nIII.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA.
PROCLAMATION

The President of the Confederate States has called for
foty thousand additional troops from Virgins This
cell arms that she exigeuces CT the bic service re-
qure in order to repe the invasion of rgn that her
be called out IL her defence speedily than
be doae under the operation of the Law recently en-
acted by her Legislature" No call Ike this has ever yet
been made upon this Sale 10 vain. Every nerve must
be strung. Every son Of Virginia must respond with
an arden. al to defend the Commonwealth. Thoss
subj c: to military duty alone required to perform
this sevce, bu. gallant volunteers who with the
will to do die for this great cIuse will be given place
10 cur fank5. This hssRtained point which re.
qu brave and Iuo patriots 10 leave their homes
aud grapple ernly with the foe. We will not tam' y
submit 10 degradation slavery. We will have Vr
q ia ndep and all our liberties maintained or
perish in the attempt to secure t5em.
There ore, |, JoHS LKTcHER, Governor of the Com
monNeslh Of Virginia. b. viz u Of authority vested in
me by the Constitution and laws do hereby require the
militia and the volunteers of he respective counties and
cities named In the schedule hereunto annexed, to re-
pair for with 10 the respective places assigned them
wi bout waiting for further orders Move at once to the
p &c designated.
Commandments Of Regiments and Companies will i'm.
medatsy cause their commands TO be summoned, en-
p lying expresses where sary, and When assembled
order them with expedition to the nearest railroad line
and thence the rendezvous aud report TO the General
in command. giuenIs will there be consolidated and
form into ten companies TO regiment, with one hun
bred men to each company.
may be assembled will be igned according to rank
aLd junior ficeis WHO have commands will be
sidered superlrmerary, and be returned the ranks
Officers in command OF deach ment5 en- route to places
of rendezvous ". cause the necessary sur pl;'s a
transportation for ir nmaHds TO be furnished, Civ
ng to the per ons fur.i sh hem certificates Of in
de Nedness NLich vii be paid by the Auditing Board
at Richmond.
Every private having strviceab'e frearm Of any de-
s,rpion in his possession, WHO procure from
neighbor not isble duty, will carry it with him. II
lost the will be paid for by the State Those who
nave will be provided with them at the rcspso
i've rendezvous.
The loyal cit zens Of the West and Northwest, in
counties not herein named, earnestly iuvok d to
form guerilla companies and rike, when least expected
once more for the Stse that gave them birth. With
stern resolve and manly courage Uphold the flag and tie
untarnshed fame of the Cd Dominion. Scorn the mis-
rule OF traitors who with rsurpsd authority, desc
Grating soil with pollution worse than that Of the
des. enemy aud execute vengeance upon the foe who
acknowledges and aims their trcasoo.
49,, Given uud my hand, as Governor, and IN.
u der the seal Of the Commonwealth Of Virginia
49, his tenth cay OF March, 1862, and in the
eighty-sxth year OF the Commonwealth
JOHN LETCHER.
Tes.e GIo. W. MUSFoRD
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.