Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-05-27

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who is authorized TO assign them toapo,r
arily to duty with the Reserves.
by command of the Secretary Of War.
JouN w r,,rty.
Asst ss.lpt Gou'l.
BUnEAu, or CoNscnlrrroN, J
May rs, 1864.
Enrolling, cficcrs in the State Of Virgin
Ia Will icy such instructions as may be ad-
dressed to them by Brig, Gen. Kemper in
he matter indicated in Special Orders No.
113, Adjutant and Inspector Generals
Office. The commandment of consoripts for
the State Of Virginia will forthwith issue
such instructions to his officers as will III
sure the vigorous execution Of these ORDERS
JOHN S. PRESTON,
Colonel and Superintendent.
HD. QRs. RESERVES OF STATE OF VA.
Richmond, May 10th, 1864.
GENERAL Orders,
No. /,
I In pursuance Of paragraph I Of Spe-
eial Orders, No. 1I3, | hereby assume
command Of the Reserve Forces Of Virgin
ia, with my Headquarters in the city Of
Richmond until otherwise announced.
II. The Reserve Troops already organ
lied will, Immediately upon the receipt Of
this Order, proceed by companies to such
one Of the places Of rendezvous hereinafter
named, as may be most accessible, and the
Captains commanding are hereby especially
charged with the duty Of assembling their
commands with the utmost despatch.
Ill. The men composing the Reserve
Forces in counties in which their organiza-
ton has not been already affected. will as
semble promptly OF their respective Court
Houses, where they will ct once be organ
lied by the Enrolling officers, and imne-
diately thereafter the companies SO organ
lied will proceed to such point Of rendez-
vous as may be most convenient Of access.
". The established places Of rendez-
vous in the State Of Virginia are announced
as follows: Abingdon, Dublin Depot,
Lynchburg Stanton, Gordonsville, Burks-
vile, Petersburg and Richmond, where
oloers Of this command will be found, to
whom they will report.
Y. Companies or detaohmenss Of the re-
serve forces already on duty, guarding
bridges, lines of communication, &c., will
not be affected by this order; they will con-
tinue upon such service until relieved, and
their commanding officers are instructed to
report promptly to these headquarters th
numbers Of such troops, the points where
serving, the companies TO which they be-
long, and the orders under which they were
assigned to duty
VI. The reserve troops being called in-
to active service in the field ere advised Of
the propriety Of providing themselves with
blankets, subsistence. &c, until arrange
monss can be made for their regular sup
ply; and inasmuch as delay may be IN
Cured in their being furnished with arms,
it is specially enjoined upon all to bring
with them to their rendezvous such SER
vlooable firearms aud AMMUNITION as they
may have in their possession.
JAMES L. KIMPER.
Brigadier General.
III. The Counties whose Reserves are
required to rendezvous at Staunton are as
follows Allegheny, Bath, Rockbridge,
Highland. Augusta, Pendleton, Recking-
ham, Shenandoah, Page, and such other
portions Of the country lower down the VAL
ley, and towards the North West, as can
be controlled.
". The Instructions heretofore issued
under date Of 18th April 1864, by Brig.
Gen. J. d. Imboden, in Gen Orders 30.
50 from his Hd Qrs, relative to the enroll
ment and organization Of the Reserve Forces
will be promptly and carefully observed
except that Communications referred to in
Paragraphs Ill and TX. ofthat order, will
be addressed to nCol. T. G.. Lee, Coaa g
Reserves, Staunton Va" County enroll
ing Officers will forward their papers
through their District Officers.
V. The special Instructions to officers
commanding at the poiats If Rendezvous
for the Reserves, require them particular
" to ascertain, SO far as may be practice
BILE, tho full strength Of the reserve force
under their control, and to adopt all prac-
-ticahle measures to have brought promptly
into the field the fail numbers embraced
By Cen. Order No | Reserve Id. Qrs.
10 this end, subordinate officers will be
carefully instructed in Their duties and held
tc their rigid discharge"
Enrolling Officers will, therefore, uae
the almost eigor end dispatch IN calling Out
and forwarding to This point all the reserves
ln their respective Districts and Counties
y here any companies are already in The
field, they will be permitted TO remain al
their present points Of duty until further
orders, but an accurate report Of these with
oil the other Reserve Force Of each County
will as once be forwarded. giving strength
Of Companies, names Of Officers, date Of Or
ganlzatlon, when ordered out &c.
VI. Attention is called to Sec. 7 of The
Act organizing the Military Force Of the
! Confederate States which provides:
That any person (Iiable to duty IL Re,
serve Force) who shall fail to attend at SIC
| place Of Rendezvous, as required by author
t ty Of The President, without a sufficient ex.
ouse, to be judged Of by him, shall be liable
| to be placed 10 service in the field for the
war, as if he were between the ages ofeigh-
feen and fortysfve years Z
t Enrolling 0fieers will use eyrey exeftion