Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1862-03-25

BY THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA.
DRnGT M ATTON

+ The President of the Confederate States has
called for forty thousand additional troops from
Virginia. This call airfns that ssthe exigencies
/ of the public service require, IN order to repe
| the invasion of Virginia. that her sons be called
out ia her defence more speedily than can be
done under the operation OF the law recently en-.
acted by her Legislature.'' No call like this
has 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 ealth. Those subject to military
duty alone required TO perform this service
but gallant volunteers who come with the will to
or die for this great cause will be given place
in our ranks. This war has attained a point which
requires brave men and true patriots to leave
their homes and gfapple sternly with the foe
I'VE will not tainely submit to degradation OF
slavery. We will have Virginia independent and
all liberties maintained, or perish in the at.
tempt to secure them.
| Therefore, j, JOHN LETCHER, Governor of the
lCcmmonwealth of Virginia, by virtue of author
/ lty vested in me by the Constitution and laws.
do hereby require the militia aud volunteers OF
| the respective counties and cities named in the
| schedule hereunto annexed. to repair forthwith
| to the respective places assigned them without
waiting for further orders. Move at ce to the
| places designated.
| Commandments Of Regiments and Companies
Will Immediately cause their commands to be
L
1ry, and when assembled, order them with expe-
ditloD to the nearest railroad lue, 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 a signed ac-
corning 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 aud
transportation for their commands to be!furnish-
ed, giving to the persons furnishing them certf-
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 neighbor 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
Will 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 tor the State
that gave them birth. With st IN resolve and
manly courage unfolding the flag, and the un-
| furnished fame Of the Old Dominion. Scorn the
misrule of traitors, who, with usurped authority,
are desecrating our soil with pollution worse
than that Of the direst enemy, and execute VEN
| geance upon the toe who Acknowledges and sus-
| tains their treason.
| Given under my hand as Governor and under
~ ! the seal of the Commonwealth Of Vir-
Z l. ginia, this tenth day Of March, 1862
- }ard in the eighty sixth year Of the Com
nonwealth. JOHN LETCHER.
| Teste, GEORGE W. MuNFoRD,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.