The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-10-14


IN pursuance Of an Act Of the Gener.
IL nj Assembly, en- titled "An Act to pro.
vide FOR volunteer companies Of mounted
infantry, and for other purposes," ratified on
the 3Oth Of fSeptember, 1863, volunteer com
Panies Of mounted infantry will be accepted
Tor Stale service, to consist Of not less than
sixty four (6D and not more than one hun.
dred (lOO) men, exclusive OF commissioned
othcers. Persons Of any nge, provided they
are able. bodied, will be allowed to volun.
teer, and such rs do volunteer in companie,
That arc accepted. will not be enrolled for
acti'c service under paragraph VII Of this
order. " sufficient number of said com.
panies nre offered and accepted, they will
be organized into battalIuns and repim.n,s.
IL. All pers"ns liable TO enrolment un.
der the Act referred t., viz: "All white
male persons in this State between the pges
OF eighteen and forty five, including persons
VINO have furnished substitutes in Conr.de
rate service, resident aliens, and other Der.
sons who have avoided Confederate con.
scription by reason of any civil empIo, m-nt.
contract Or engagement, and excluding all
who have been deg Jared exempt from actual
military service hey ond the limit. Of the
District in which they reside. by m Act Of
the General Assembly. ratified on tn. 9th
DAY Of February, 1863" are hereby reouir.
cd 10 report their names and ages to the
commanding othrers Of their respective beat
companies on or before the day on which
.heir respective regiments are hereinafter or.
dered To assemble.
III. In addition to the enrolment Of the
persons mentioned in the preceding para.
YrnPh OF TINS order, for the purpose Of ob.
;s'ning an accurate return of the arms bear.
,f,r fn tlntt,, III
al, white nales between the ages Of sixteen
ana eighteen and forty.hve and sixty are
required to be enrolled rs hereinafter tfIrec.
ted.
lN. For the purpose Of securing said en-.
rollrnent rs speedily ms possible, the MiIi,i.
Regiments Of the State, embracing nil DER.
sons between the ages above stated De.
tween -ixteen aud sixty, are ordered to as.
semble at their usual places Of parade At
the times hereinafter stated.
|" v. Before the day appointed for the ps.
rnde OF lhc regiments, the commanding Of.
! hcers OF bent companies, the officer Mt home
highest IN rank, vii! prepare lists Of III,
names OF persons within their rcspectiv.
beats directed TO be- enrolled, de- sign aims
on the lists the ages of each person, thos,
having substitutes IN Confederate service
and resident aliens, aud if exemption from
service be claimed stating the ground on
which il is claimed.
vi On the day on which the regiment.
shall parade, the commanding officer. of
companies will return said lists to the com.
manding officers Of the respective regiments,
who will return the same 10 tie Aid do.
camp Of his ExceIlency the Governor, who
will be in attendance with the Enrolling
Officer appointed for the District, to rsc.iv.
and verify said returns. and TO note and re.
port all persons who may make dsfauI, in
attending said parades for ,riul by court
martial.
VII From The effective men between the
ages eighteen aud forty five years. enrolled
as aforesaid, companies. one "r more Of
artillery balt"ions and regiments, will be
organized by the Governor and Commander.
IN Chief, the commissioned officers, comps.
ny and field, to b. elected by the men nt
such times. places aud in such n,anncr ~
he may direct
VIII. Two or mDre Of the companies
will be accepted ss cavalry and armed as
such. and one company of artillery with a
battery Of four peic,s will be organized, to
consist OF not less than eighty nor more
than one hundred men, exclusive Of com.
missioned officers
IN The troops thus raised (by volun.
teering or compulsory levy will "be called
out nj the discretion Of the Governor" to
"repel actual or threatened raids Of the en-.
emy within this State" and "w;ll be kept
in the tield'so long ns he may deem them
necessary for the pubic safety" and will
abe discharged from actual service whenev'
er in lis judgement the actual necessity for
such service has ceased" the organization,
m nt i,A L.. L.. a.
drawn from the field.
x. The regiment will parade for the pur.
pose stated in paragraph Nv Of this order
at their usual parade grounds, nj the timr.
hereinafter appointed, to wit:
First Brigade.
42d Regiment, Anderson District, on
Thursday, Oct. Is. inst.
2d Regiment, Pickens District, on Satur.
day. Oct. II, inst.
5th Regiment. Pickens District, on Mon.
day, Oct. 10. inst.
lh Regiment, Gre.uville District, on
Thur.dsy, Oct -, inst.
Sd Regiment, Greenville District, on Sat.
urday, Oct. -, inst.
+Ih Regiment. Anderson District, on
Monday, Oct. rs. inst.
Second Brisad-.
9th Regiment, AbbsSilIs District, on
Thursday, Oct. Is, inst.
9Th Regiment, Abbevilie District, on
Saturday, Oct. II, inst.
9Th Regiment, Edge6elJ District, on
Monday, Oct. 10. inst.
10Th Regiment. Edgefsld District, or
"Wednesday, Oct. ~, inst.
7th Regiment. Edgy6eld District, on
Friday, Oct %, inst.
THIRD Brigade.
18th Regiment, BarnwsIl District, OF
Thursday, Oct. is, inst.
All Regiment, Barnwell District, or
! Saturday Oct. ~, inst.
| l3.h Regiment, Beaufort District, On
| Monday, Got. 10, inst.
18Th Regiment Collston District, on
Thursday, Oct %, inst.
18Th Regiment, Orangeburg District, on
| Saturday, Oct -, inst.
18Th Regiment, Or.ngsburg and Lering
ton Districts, Monday, Oct. 26, inst.
Fou-th BRIGADE.