White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-09-03
Special Orders, No. l02.

HEADQUARTERS. DEPARTMENT OF THE Mo-,
St. LOUIS. Mo-. June 16. 1863.
90. Authority having been received
from the General-in-chief. to raise such
additional forces as may be req uired fol
service in this Department. the Govern.
ment of Kansas is hereby authorized to
raise q regiment of volunteer cavalry to
be mustered into the service of the United
States. to serve for three years unless
sooner discharged. a.a
The regiment will be organized in ac.
cordance with General Order. No. ITO.
War Department. Adjutsnt Generals
office. dated Washington. April 2Sth.
1863, and will be mustered into service
by the Assistant Commissary of Musters.
for the "District of the border" under
the direction of the Commander Of that
District.
Arms. clothing and camp equipag.
will be issued by the proper staff Officers
at Fort Leavenworth upon requisltions
approved by the District commander.
Requisitions for horses will he made
upon the chief Quartermaster in St. Louis
By command of Msjor- Gen. ScHoFIELD.
c. w. MARSH,
Assistant Adjutant General.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE. !
Topeka. KANSAS. 4,h. 1851
The above authority having been ap-
proved by the Secretary Of War. the un-
dersigned appeals to the well known pa
triotism Of the people Of Kansas to gil
up the ranks of the Fifteenth Regiment.
He is well aware of the generous and
ready manner in which the calls for troops
have hitherto been responded to. and
the Inconvenience to our industrial inter.
ests which has resulted from this readi.
ness on the part of the people to take up
arms in defence Of our imperilled institu-
tions. Circumstances of the most impera-
tive character alone induce him to So
licit still further sacrifices.
The demand for troops to take the
place of those whose term of service is
expiring, and to aid in giving the final
blows to the crippled and beaten armies
OF the insurgents. is most pressing. The
undersigned has the utmost confidence in
the earnest and devoted patriotism Of the
people, and does not doubt that the regi-
ment which he is authorized to raise will
be speedily filed. if it can be done with
out too great sacrifice Of the vital inter.
ests of the State or of the people.
The undersigned is not advised as to
the conclusion of the authorities in re-
lation to the enforcement OF the conscrip-
tion in this State. although he claims that
such enforcement would be unjnstly bur.
densome and oppressive; and he therefore
refrains from appealing to the fears OF
any. Congress has provided liberal
bounties for those who volunteer in the
service of their country, which will 60
far towards the support Of families left
behind.
The undersigned has no official sssur-
snce that the new regiment will serve ex
clusively in this State or on the borders.
but the unprotected and exposed con-
ditition of the frontier. "a well as the
pressing demand for troops for home de-
fence, leads him to believe that the ser-
vices of the regiment will be chiefly con-
fined to this District He appeals es-
pecially to the troops now in the ser.
vice Of the State for the defence Of TIE
southern border to enrol themselves in
this regiment, and thus secure liberal
bounty. and probably permanent and
efficient protection for their homes and
families.
The undersigned submits this enter
prise with confidence to the judgment aud
patriotism of the people, assured that it
will be entirely successful, il it can he
made SO without jeopardizing their indi-
vidual and social interests.
THOS. CARNEY.