The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-06-26
IMPORTANT MILITARY ORDER.
GEN'L HEADo'Rs STATE OF ONO, }
ADJ'T GENERALS OFFICE, !
COLUMBUS, June Is, 1863. J
GENERAL ORDER NO. I6.

GENEHAL ORDER NO, 10.
The exigencies of the times and thu
good of the service require, and it i,
therefore ordered, .l.a.a ..
lst. That the following military dis
tricts be formed in this State, within
each of which, for the present year, there
will be one, and only one officers mus
ter and encampment, each to continu,
for and during the period of eight days
and from ten o'clock A. NJ. of the frs
day, until three O'Clock P. NJ. of tn,
eighth day,
The First District will include thu
counties of Meigs, Athens, Washington
Morgan, Noble, Monroe and Vinton
and the camp will be held at the county
fair grounds in Marietta, Washington
county.
The Second District will include thu
counties Of Scioto, Brown, Adams, Pike
Jackson, Lawrence and Gallia, and thu
camp will be held at the county fail
grounds in Portsmouth, Scioto county
The Third District will include thC
counties of Jefferson, Hooking, Tusca
rawaS, Fairfield, Perry, Franklin, Har.
rison, Licking, MuSkingum, Guernsey,
Belmont and Coshocton.
The Fourth District will include the
counties of Hamilton, Butler and Preble
The Fifth District will include tht
counties of Knox, Morrow, Wyandot
Crawford, Richland, Ashland, Wayne
Holmes, Stark, Carroll and Columbiaua
The Si1th District will include thu
counties of Clermont, Warren, High
land, Clinton, Ross, Fayette, Pickaway
Green, Clark and Madison.
The Seventh District will include the
counties Of Cuyahoga,, Lorain, Medina
Lake, Geauga, Ashland, Trumbull, Sum.
nit, Mahoning and Portage.
The Eighth District will include the
counties of Montgomery, Miami, Darke
Champagne, Union, Delaware, Logan
Shelby, Mercer, Auglaize and Hardin.
The Ninth District will include the
counties of Lucas, Erie, Fulton, Huron
Williams, Defiance, Paulding, Henry
Wood, Ottowa, Sandusky, Seneca, Han.
cock, Van Vert, Allen and Putnam.
I'd. The camps for the third, fourth,
fifth, sirth, seventh, eighth and ninth
districts not having been selected, will
remain to be announced by general or.
derS hereafter to be issued
Sd. All officers of the militia and VOL
unteerS and also all on.commissioned
officers of militia and volunteers of the
rank Of Sergeant, will attend the camp
in their proper district, and participate
in the drill and instructions throughout
the period of its duration.
4th The Volunteer organizations in
each of the Military Districts, respect.
lively, and each and every member there.
of will attend the camp of their proper
district from ten o'clock A. NJ. of the
seventh day until three o'clock P. NJ.
of the eighth day of the encampment,
and then diligently participate in the
prescribed drill and instructions.
5th. The time Of holding the encamp-
ments for the current year in the several
districts will be as follows, respectively,
Inclusive Of both dates in each case:
In the lst District from Wednesday,
July 29th to Wednesday, August 5th.
In the Cd District from Friday, 7th,
to Friday, l4th of August. %"
In the Sd District from Wednesday,
the 18th, to Wednesday, the 10th Of Au-
gust. o.
In the 4th District from Wednesday,
the 10Th, to Wednesday, the 26th of Au-
gust.
In the 5th District from Saturday, the
22d, to Saturday, August goth.
In the 9Th District from Saturday, the
both Of August to Saturday, September
9Th.
In the 7th District from Wednesday,
The I'd, to Wednesday, the 9th of Sep
tember. ...
In the 9Th District from Wednesday,
the 9th to Wednesday, the 18th of Sep.
tember. s'
In the 9th District from Wednesday,
The 10th to Wednesday, the 29l Of Sep.
tember. .. I'' '.''..
9Th. The Quartermaster General will
Immediately take steps to provide said
nusters with arms, equipments, ammu.
nition and camp and garrison equipage,
transporting the same from camp to
camp, and when not in use to preserve
the same in The State Arsenal, to be
ready for service should the State troops
be called out to defend the border.
He will also advertise and contract
Tor subsistence for said camps, as requir-
ed by law, and will provide transporta-
Iion for said troops. "1 ~ 80. .
7th. Officers, non.commissioned Of
fcerS, musicians and privates who are
required to attend said camps, will fur.
lish their own blankets and clothing,
and the volunteers will bring with them
and use the arms and accoutrements re.
,eived by them from the State. D.. ID
9Th. The publishers Of newspapers
throughout the State will greatly aid the
Iervice and their readers by giving this
'rder prominent and early insertion.
BY order. CHAS. W. HILL, i.
"d' Adjt General of Ohio.