New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-15
Preparing Pennsylvania for Defense.


GENERAL ORDERS FOR MAJ-GEN. COUCH.
UKApQIAKTEHs OF IaK DEPARTMENT THE Sr.QrE-(
HANNA, LnAsBRKsBt NO. June u. 1903
The undersigned assumes Command oil this De-
p'rmsut Ia view OF tho danger Of the invasion now mr.
eminent military Department has been made BY d.
Of as, u John,owu Laurel Hill range
mouutaiu.; headquarters at Jbhmbersburg
., 10 call upon tic citizen. OF Psnusyyauis to furnish
proGpty oil he necessary to os'nie an army corps OF
volunteer ini,nt:y artillery aud cavalry, 10 be designated
ths Army Corps Of tho Suseuehauns" They will all be
enrolled and organized ia accordance wi the regulations OF
United States service for the protection and deen's Of
viii DO mustered iatc service of the unhed ststes to
during tn. pleasure Of tho President OF the continusnes
Il the war
The company ard field officers Of the Departmental Corps
will be provsonslJ conmissioned BY the President upon
be med uniformed anu equipped. aud while III sctye
vic. 'uo.s,ed ana supplied sctive troops Of ID. United
States Wien required for sctve service to defend tue
Department. they will DO Ieturnsd TO their homes subject to
the calf Of The Commanding Gsue!a-
,,n. o,.r TO tLe tjuo st.. a. their spptai.ed yn. or
allowance Will DO made for III. time Of eo'u. service a the
authorised by law All sbiebcdied volunteer. bet~
the Of eighteen aud xt) vii DO enrolled aud Received
into this corps
but will paid tho Like service Ia the army OF tue
United for tho time they be in actual
soon Co"se" may make al appropriation for that pur
pose.
II volunteers belong ns to this army corps desire. they
be Transferred volunteer service three years daring
tho war when they viii be entitled to all tho bounes aud
privileges gtunt-d By the acts Of Congress.
The IL ncra commanding In accordance win the foregoing
authority calls upon al citizens Ia his depa tueut to
forward promptly to perfect tho company organizations
United States regulations to Wit; captain one hr
eusban second lieutenant sKtS pfivates a. tue
ninnuu aud sxhyt~o the maximum standard Of each
COMPANY
Tho General specially dsirss that citizens Of the
recently the army should volunteer for duty this
army corps thsseby from their experience adding greatly
the efficiency Of the force for immediate defensive opera
tous zach company organisation " DO perfected
possible and report tho Of the o6cers In command
the number Of and tho place Of lite bssdquars
be- furnished
the general rsndes which viii DO At Hansburg Any
person will fu nisn forty men, no will be
rolled otherwise unobjectionabe. will be entitled to CAP
taiacy.
Any person who will bring twenty Eve men, ~ aer
the above conditions will be cuod TO First Lisutsnsucy
and every person who Will bring fifteen men, under
the conditions SECOND Leusnancy On their ar.
v 1t the paos Of endssvous they will ~ fsrnsd lutte
rcsiments-
fer practicable and msy bs found consistent with
tho interests Of tho public service companies the Same
locality will BE- put tego,her In the regimsstai ergsnxasn
For the present. al communications will bs addressed "
Harrisburg The chiefs OF the respective orssnsasss win
report accordingly. ID. N. COUCH,
Aajor.Geas<a CsmnAndins-