Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-07-08

sure the vigorous execution OF these orders.
joins s. PRBsTos.
Colonel and Superintendent.
I'D. QRs. RESERVES OF STATE OF VA.
Riohmond, May 10Th, 1861.
GENERAL OhDnRs.
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I. Tn pursuance Of paragraph I Of Spe-
cial ORDERS. No. 1l3. hereby assume
command Of the Reserve Forces Of Virgin
ia. with my Headquarters IN the city Of
il edmond until otherwise announced
II. Che Reserve Troops already organ
iEed 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.
lie. The men composing the iseserv"
Forces in counties in which sslse;g organiza-
ton has not beer Already affected will as.
semble promptly at their respective Court
inouses, where they will at once be organ.
izod BY the Enrolling officers, and imme-
diately thereafter the companies SO organ
ized will proceed to such point Of rendez-
Gus as may tie m.st cca,enient Of access.
". The established places Of rcndez-
voua in the State Of Virginia are announced
as follows Abingdon. Dublin Depot.
Lynchhurg Stanton, Goraonsville, Dufks-
vile, Petersburg and Richmond where
officers Of this command will be found, to
whom they will report.
V. Companies or detachmeuts 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, aud
their commanding officers are instructed to
report promptly to these headquarters til
numbers Of such troops, the points whete
serving, the companies to which they be-
long, and the.orlsrs under which they were
assigned to duty.
VI. The reserve troops being called in-
to active service in the field, are advised Of
the propriety oflroviding themselves with
bla nkets, subsistence. &c. until arrange
mcnts 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 eIioined upon oil TO bring
with them to their rendezvous such SER
viceable firearms aud ammunition as they
may have in their possession.
JAMES L. KEMPER.
BrigAdier General
III. The Counties whose Reserves are
required to rendezvous at Staunton are as
follows Allcghany, Bath. Rockbridse,
Highland. Augusta, Pendieton, Rocking
ham, Shenandoah, Page, and such other
portions Of the country lower down the Val
lev, and towards the North West, as can
be controlled
Nv. The instructions heretofore issued
under date Of 18.h April 1861. By Brig
Gen. J. D. Imboden, in Gen. Orders No.
95 from his Hid. Qrs, relative 10 the enroll
rncnt and organization ofthe Reserve Forces
will be promptly and carefully observed;
except that communications referred to III
Ill. and TX. ofthas order, will
be addressed to "Col. Il. G.. Lee, Colnd'e
Reserves, Stanton Va" County enroll
ing Officers will forward their papers
through their District Officers.
V. The special Instructions to officers
commanding at the points Il Rendezvous
for the Reserves, require then, particular
" to ascertain, SO for as may be practical
bic, the full strength Of the reserve force
under their control, and to adept all prao-
,icahle measures to have brought promptly
into the field the full numbers embraced
by Gen. Order No. ! Reserve Hid Ore.
To this end. subordinate officers will be
carefully instructed in their duties and held
to their rigid discharge"
Enrolling Officers will, therefore, use
the Utmost riyor and di.pafehin calling out
and forwarding to this point oil the reserves
in their respective Districts and Counties
Where shy companies are already in the
field, they will be permitted to remain at
their present points Of duty until further