The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-07-23
THURSDAY MORNING. JULY 2s. Hasa
PROCLAMATION
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PROCLAMATION
Ry shr aiov~ras.r or Te""esset.
The Isre.ide.t Of u,e Confederate States l,aa
made reunlai'ion upon Teni,crseo !.r NIX
thousand troops, Ior the term vi six months
from the 6.st Of August next, under the pro-
visions Of All act of Congress-, cutiIaesi An act
to provide for local defence aud special SER
vice" copy Of which is hereto appended.
These cops will bc mustered into the ser
vic0 of tic Confederate States, but held for the
defence Of their own homes, and III nO event
will they be ordered beyond the limits of their
State.
This force must be composed of men over
forty years of aye, sucl, irouI other causes
,re not liable to conscrip;iun, and il n"t raised
by volunteering by ur bcoro the first day oi
August net mus; lc then immediately raised
by \ draft Upon th at art ci the nli:i: between
;he ages Uf forty and hftr-hve years.
As volunteers, you will have the right to
organize your companies, hattalions and rcgi-
ments, by the election Of such officers as you
may prefer You will be permitted to remain
at your homes, engaged in your ordinary avo-
cations until such emergency shall arise to
make it necessary to order You to the field.
orders, will be paid and subsiated other
Confederate troops. When tho emergency
which called yo1 to the field shall have passed,
you will DO relieved from duty and return to
yo0 hom4 and ordinary pursuits, your Day
and Subsistence being stopped uuil. you are
ordered sgain to the field.
VOuBtceI companies, battallions Or regi.
ments Of iufantry, or mounted men, who furs
nish their own horses, will be accepted.
IL drafted from the militia you will he placed
in such infantry organizations the author-
ties may deem best, aud will most probably be
continued o. duty during tho entiEes term of
service.
The muuteg rolleOi volunteer compaujos must
distinctly Get forth that the company h rxisod
for los~l defence and special Slavke Within
the State of Tensssnee, for tho eow1 u Six
months. -
You Will return your muster YOfls Ia the
Adjatsnt General oi the State. i,uI. sliatcly NY
on tho osHanizssiOa vi y company of not lees
than sixty four priyatcs with suci, officers 70
are seqnissAh AA~s-- - - Is. - - -
II said eonpsuica are ur-aqizsi into batfal
!ioos or rsstees's. ptsvions I: irsi.x, nsstses<s
into service, they will elect their fio!d o!ficers
but IL mustered into service ~ companies the
President will appoint battalion or reHirnssstal
officers. o.
The enemy has shown that he fears to meet
our gallant and invincibie uIuiN il tie Fsl1,
unless he Ootnuobess. -, tw0 a thsee - sae.
He hAs ilDeeolOre resosteti to . system q SatAo
upon unarnscd nslghborhoots ftit tlss pwpese
Of devastating and piiIaeiag tho coanisy. dee
noying our resources aad Iayi,,g vaGeo sue
homes. ~ q
Men Of TsnssDes ! II you vS1A reeiog tluuS
raids, prs111pgy banda and incsng1oe5b G -
snemy, ostAniae q eocs sod G1and suod1 i .
pei q cr6h ehso. Hysu woGlA peoeuos 80
private psoyosty. dsleaA yo1 ~dvse ssa IN.
drss, yo~ pees1 3Nety, your natioaA b.
dependence - ysef hveet c!ganiae at once
and stand ready to strike for thsa.
father oty1nizs u - dcipsce ~ ticie altars,
their hons and "a thas & dsar 10 trssneu..
Let the DnlIant men Who have hom di0boed
by the 1bosure aud bsrrishipa Of ~ cohD Ov
the casu,lies Of bloody fields, give 10 68sss
now organizations The benefit Of their expori.
eDce aud example,.
draw sword, VITO = % situaAsd 0lnt - O..
not swell tfD ranks Of OF army Npr csas1lae
duty. organize 1t oooe for hosne $780, -
hpecial service.
While ] may justly claim without tho fear
Of successfal contradiction, that Tennessee has
already furnished to the army of the Confed.
crate States. more troops in proportion 70 pop
n'ation, than any STATE il the Cosisdsrapy, asll
in proportion to numbers engaged upon most
Of OUT battlsRslds, Tennessee solAsess have
bie'i even more freely than those q oshor
States; much ~ ehe has already dose in this
struggle for national inder4 nsisnce, III, proud
To know that she in abic and willing to do
more, and that shc will peTscvero to the end Of
the struggle, however long " bio0say it sxAy b.
therefore appeal to you by evesy consid-
Grafton OF patriotism. personal interest, pcrso-
nal reputation, nstioi.! is.tieponesencc, anl the
high character you lave hitherto l.orne az cit
izens Of the Volunteer State" to rise IN, /,
one man, organize, rally to the Sssndssd of your
Government aud in tho majesty Of yoQr povsr
make the invader feel thai cvoyy hill to,. bei.-
ties with the bayonets Of free n,ep and every
mountain pass has become Thsrmopyle
Give him . new anil stronger i,roof a the inOe
that we stand a. . unit-despiy. solemalv -
irrevocaby resolved on presssving in.lseeud.
enco at any aud every cost--thst she msrch of
tho Invader aud the rnle Of daspot;uaa WIN Se
resisted at every step, nov and fupuV1, q
long - thaae 10 n man q > boy il Teaassees
who csn poll trigger. visld .biads OF rDioe
finger IN defiant r6sistAzScs. Wioh tAiS epSeit
prevailing or whole peopss, uo1ss o. PfcVi.
lenos Of . tpss 0eA ~ VIII, q - iiC1nss Az
perity. ~9S s. q
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