Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-25
General Orders.
STATE oF INDIANA. ADJ 7 GINS OFFICE.
INDIANAPOLIS. June 9th. 1863.

STATE oF INDIANA. ADJ 7 GEMS OFFICE. }
INDIANAPOLIS. June 24th. 1863. (
SEVENTH REGIMENT INDIANA CAVALRY
BY virtue of authority from the Secretary Of
War. another re .iment of cavalry will be raised
i'm this State Immediately. 10 serve for three years
or during the war The regiment will be recruit
ed in accordance with the rules aud Instructions
in General Orders No. 10 of the War Department
series OF 1867.
The privilege will be accorded 10 each Con
cressional District 20 furnish company for the
regiment. il organized and reported within thirty
DAYS II companies arc not likely to be raised in
any of the Districts within that time. companies
from any part of the State will be accepted
The regiment will consist OF twelve companies,
and Differed "a follows:
One Colonel. oae Lieutenant Colonel. three
Majors. one Surgeon, two Assistant Surgeons,
one Adiutant. one Quartermaster. one COmms
sary extra Lieutenants.) one Chaplain. one
Veterinary Surgeon. one Sergeant Major. one
Quartermasier Sergeant, one CommSsary Ser
geant, two Hospital Stewards. one Saddler Ser
ceant and one Chief Trumpeter.
Each Company will be organized with one
Captain. one First Lieutenant. one Second Lieu
tenant, one First Sergeant, one Quariermaster
Sergeant one Company Sergeant. five Sergeants.
eight Corporals two Trumpeters. two Farriers a
Blacksmith. one Saddler one Wagner and sew.
enty eight Privates Aggregate. one hundred
and .hree
ANY Company Of ifty two men will be &C
cepted and mustered. with "A First Lieutenant. aud
If they fail to ill up within reasonable time.
thew will he consolidated with other parts of com.
panies The right il reserved To combine in
complete companies or parts of companies. after
n fair opportunity has b zen afforded them to
fill up
In combining parts of companies the following
distribution Of the officers is suggested and parts
of COMPANIES will be accepted with a view to
make such combinations:
For forty-fve men. Captaincy:
For thirty Eve men. a First Lieutenancy;
For twenty five men, a Second Lieutenancy
Col. J. Z. c. Shanks has been appointed Com
msndant of the Camp OF rendezvous for said reg
/ iment and will be obeyed and respected ac-
+ cordingly
! Applications for authority TO recruit companies
/ nav be filed 1T these Headquarters or with the
/ Commandant.
/ Camp Morton Will be the rendezvous of said
regiment.
Recruiting officers and Others raising compa.
MES NAV contract Tor the subsistence and lodging
of recruits at places away from the camp of rem
devious for period not exceeding one week. at
/ not exceeding 80 cents per day. aud the accounts
therefor, properly verified hy the recruiting Off
Ger. and approved nv the Governor. or Adiutant
General. will be paid by the United States Dis
bursng Officer. provided the recruits so subsisted
are received into the United States service
When companies have been accepted. they will
be furnished with transportation passes 10 enable
| them 20 reach the rendezvous
s25 DOLLARS BOUNTY IN ADVANCE.
Every volunteer shall receive in advance s25
I of the 500 bounty. 10 be paid him immediatey
upon the muster oi such regiment in the service
+ by order OF His Excelleuey,
O.P MORTON. Governor
Lac NOBLE. Aduiant General of Indiana.