Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-09-16
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
HDJUTAHT And INsPECTOK-GENEKAL's OFFIcE,
CHARLESTON, August "a, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 30.
II TO carry into effect the foregoing

ADJUTAST AND lSsPEcToR-GESERAL's OFFICE,
CHARLESTON, August "a, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 30.
T TO carry into effect the foregoing
proclamation of his Exceency the Governor, it is
ordered that the following Volunteer State Troops De ae
antry consist of companies, two companies OF cav
airy, and company of Flying Artillery The companies
of Mounted Infantry TO consist of not less than seventy
eight and not than hundred exclusive of
commissioned officers of cavalry 10 consist OF not less
than sixty and not more than eighty men, OF com
mssloned officers and the company Of Artillery OF not
less than eighty and not more than one hundred men, ex
elusive of commissioned Officers When the companies OF
Mounted Infantry and Cavalry have been organized and
accepted Field Officers will be elected under orders from
this office.
H. be eompanies authorized 10 be raised under the pre-
cedng paragraph of this order will be composed Of effect
i've men who are the Of sixteen years. who
subject to- who exempt from, Confederate conscrp
ton and who do not belong the organization lately order
ed Of troops for local defence and six months special
vice. These troops will be armed by the Satethe Ar
ley 10 have battery OF four pieces-but they Will provide
ordered into actual scrvice) will be the same rs that
allowed in the Confederate Service including forty cents
per day for each horse They Withhold themselves in read
mess the field moments notice. and to do service In
any part State under the orders of the Governor
The companies will be accepted in the order in which their
rolls and lists of officers are at this Office and
they will be attached to the Militia Regiments in which
they raised, until ordered into actual service.
Ill In addition 10 the above organization companies
ganzed in accordance with the Act OF Congress Of the 18Th
October, 1862 herewith publised) will be accepted
said companies in each Judicial District consisting of
less than eighty men, exclusive of officers, and having its
rendezvous the Court House Of the District, viii be
ed by the State. The remainder Of the companies will pro-
vide themselves with Ammunition, far the
Of the State will permit, will be furnished all the
companies. BY command: -
4. c. DARLINGTON,
Adutant and lnspectorGcneral of S. c.
-:o:-
No. 24n Ret to 7takoriSc the Formation of volunteer
Companies for Local Defence.
The Congress Of the Confederate States Of america do
enact That the purpose Of local defence in portion
OF the Confederate Satcs any number Of PERSONS less
than twenty, who the age of forty-ve Years,
otherwise liable military duty, may associate them
selves military company, elect their officers, and
establish rules and regulations for their government,
and shall be considered as belonging the Provisional Al
owances and entitled when captured by the enemy all
the privileges of prisoners Of Prorded That such
company SHALL practicable, transmit their
roll list of the of the officers and prvatcS there
Of Governor Of the State the Commanding General
of the Department any Brgader General in the State
Confederate service be forwarded the Secretary OF
War; hut the President the Commander Of the Military
District may any time, dsand such companies: Pror
dcd That the States aud Districts in which the Act
titled sAn Act further provide for the public Defence,
approved April l6 1862 and the Acts amendaory thereof,
been suspended persons of age, resident within
such States Districts, may volunteer and form part Of
such companies, long such suspension continue:
Prouided That person shall become member Of such
company until he shall have first taken the oath of allegi
the Confederate States Of America In writing
copy of which shall be filed with the roll of said
company, us above prescribed
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