Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-06-17
Department Of the susquehanna.

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HEADQUARrERs Dept OF THE SUsoUEHANSA, !
Cham6ers6arg, Penna., June Ii, 1868.
The undersigned assumes command of this
Department.
In view OF the danger Of invasion now threat
ening the State of Pennsylvania by the enc
mics of the government, new military de-
partment has been made by direction Of the
War Department, embracing all the territory
Of Pennsylvania east of Jobnstown and the
Laurel Hill ridge of mountains. Headquar-
ters at Chambersburg.
To prevent serious raids by the enemy, it Is
deemed necessary to call upon the citizens of
Pennsylvania to furnish promptly all the men
necessary to organize an Army Corps of volun.
teer infantry, artillery and cavalry, to be des.
ignated the Army Corps of the Susquehanna.
They will be enrolled and organized in accord
ance with the regulations of the United
States service, for the protection and defence
of the public and private property within this
department, and will be mustered into the SER
vice of the United States to serve during the
pleasure of the President or the continuance
Of the war.
The company and field officers of the depart
mental corps, will be Professionally commits
stoned by the President, upon the recommen-
dation of the General comm landing.
They will be armed, uniformed, equipped,
and while in active service, subsisted and sup
piled as other troops of the United States
the department, they will be returned 20 their
homes. subject to the call of the Commanding
General. Cavalry volunteers may furnish
their own horses. to be turned over to the O.
nited States at their appraised valhe, or allow
ance will be made for the time of actual SER
vice at the rate authorized by law.
All able-bodied volunteers between the ages
of eighteen and sixty will be enrolled and re-
ceived into this corps.
The volunteers for State defence will receive
no bounty, but will be paid the same as like
service in the army OF the United States for
the time they may make an appropriation for
that purpose.
If volunteers belonging to this army corps
desire they can be transferred to the volunteer
service for three years during the war,
when they will be entitled to all the bOunties
and priviledges granted by the acts Of Con-
gress. a
The General commanding, In accordance
with the foregoing general authority. calls
upon all citizens within this department to
come foreward promptly to perfect company
organizations under United States regulation,
to-wit:
One Captain. Ore First Lieutenant One
Second Lieptenant. Sixty four privates as the
minimum ard eighty two as the maxium stan
dard ofeSeh company.
The General cammanding specially desires
that citizens OF this district recently in the ar
corps, thereby, from their experience, adding
greatly to the efficiency of the force for i'm
mediate defensive operations.
Each company organization to be perfected
as sooD as possible, aud report the name of
officers in command, the number of men, and
the place OF its headquarters, in order that
they may be promptly furnished with trans
portation to the general rendezvous, which
will be at Harrisburg.
Any person who will furnish forty or more
men, who will be enrolled, if otherwise unob.
jectionable, will be entitled to q captaincy
any person who will bring twenty five or more
men under above conditions will be entitled
to first lieptenantcy, and any person who will
bring fifteen or more men under same condi-
tions to a second lieutenantcy.
On arrival at the place of rendezvous they
will be formed into regiments. So far As prac-
ticablo aud as may be found consistant with
the interests OF the public service, companies
from the same locality will be put toge ther
in regimental organizations.
For the present all communications will be
addressed to Harrisburg. Chiefs of their re-
spective departments will report accordingly.
(Signed) D.A. Couch.
Major General commanding.