Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1864-05-31
RESERVE FORCES OF

THE STATE OF VIRGINIA,
General Orders,
|. In pursuance of paragraph I Special C)rde-s No
ilS, hereby assume command of the Reserve FOR
ces OF Virginia. with NV headquarters in the civ 81
Richmond until otherwise announced 9 %
Ii. The Reserve Troops. already organized u;l,
Immediately, upon the receipt of this order proceed
by companies, to such one of the places IF randez
VOWS hereinafter named. as may be most accessbie;
and the captains commanding hereby especially
charged with the duty of assembling their com at,
with the utmost despatch.
Ill. The men composing the reserve forces in
COT mites IN which their Organization has NOT been al
ready effected, will assemble promptly at their res
pecve Court Houses where they will at once he or
gained bs the enrolling officers; and immediately
70 such point of ieldezvous as may be most CONVENE
ent o. access.
~ The established places of rendezvous II, tba
State OF Virginia are announced as follows a..
don, Dublin Depot. LyLchourg, Staunton' f1ar5onss
Vlaie Burkesyille, Petersburg and Richmond where
oncers OF this command will be fc und Ia whom thew
VIII report. eF
V. Companies or detachmeu.s Of the ress-ro for
COS, already on duty guarding bridges lines of coTn
municaton, &C., will not he affected BY this order
iney VIII continue upon such service until reley ed
ana tnelr commanding officers are instructed tn re-
port promptly to these headquarters the num hers OF
sucn troops. the points where serving the companies
~ Mnlcn tney belong, and the orders under which
tney were assigned 10 duty.
VI. The reserve troops being called into active
service In the field, advised of the propr;et Of
providing themselves with blankets subsistence &C.
nnul arrangements can be made for their regular
supply; and inasmuch as delay may be ,r,eurrsd ia
then being furnished with asms 1t Is especially en-
Joined upon all to bring with them to their rsndez-
yous such sergieeable fire arms and Ammunition. as
they may have in their possession
JAMES L. KEMPER,
Drigadier General.
Ill The Counties whose Reserves are required to
rendezvous at Staunton are as follows:
Alleph IA
Pendeton Rockingham, Shenandoah, Page, and
such other portions of the country lower down the
Valley and towards the orth West, as can be con-
Grolled
". The Instructions heretofore issued upder date
of April 18th, 1864 by Brig. Gen. j. D. Imboden, in
General Orders, No. 95 from his Head Ours relative
to the enrolment and organization of the Reserve
Forces will De promptly and carefully observed, ex-
cept that communications referred to In Paragraphs
H. and TX. of that ORDER will be addressed TO sCo
T. g. Lee, Commanding Reserves, Staunton, va
County Enrolling Officers will forward their papers
through their District officers
V, The special instructions to officers commanding
at the points of rendezvous fo the Reserves require
them particularly to ascertain, so far as may be
practicable the full strength Of the Reserve force un
der their CONTROL and 10 adopt all practicable meas
ures to have brought promptly into the field the full
numbers embraced by Gen Order No. l., Reserve
HID. Q's. To this end, subordinate officers will be
carefully instructed in their duties and held to their
rigid discharge
Enroln Officers will, therefore, use the utmost
C5gOr and dispatch in calling out and forwarding to
this poInta the reserves IN their espectiYe Districts
and Counties. Where any companies are already in
the field, they will be permitted to remain at their
present ints of duty until further orders but an &C.
curate report of these with all the other Reserve
Forces of each County will at once be forwarded
giving strength OF Compani5 IS, names of Officers date
of organization, when ordered out, &c.
vi. Attention s-oalled to Sec T. Of the Act organ
izng he Military Force OF the Confederate States
which provides:
THAT any persen (liabe to duty in Reserve Forcel
who snail fail to attend the place Rendezvous as
required by authority of the President, without q
sufficient excuse, 10 be Judged of by him, shall be Ii
able to be placed in in the field for the war
as if he between the ages Of Is and As years
Enrolling Officers will use every exertion to turn
cut forward ihe foil force of the reserves un-
der their CONTROL and will exercise the discretion al
lowed them by par Ill, OF Gen. orders, No. 90 rs
sixty exemptions or furoughs except in those
cases where their soundsst judgment, based good
evidence. convlnces them OF an urgent necessity.
VII. Special attention Is directed to Par vi. of
General Kempers order. Officers will de what they
can towards carrying cat ITS suggestions. ms
all cases energetic action is enjoInad. The duty
CURED OF the Reserves is entirely local In eharac,e
aad wherever it is right and practicable they will be
assigned to duty in their sections OF eouRtry.
1t is deemed Unnecessary 10 make appeal to Vir-
gnaLs to step forward, without coercion, and lend
their aid to the noble armies that winning,
at such costly sacrifice, independence bleed
ing Country points her wounds in appeal strong
er than words. +. Il. LEE,
Colonel Com'dpg Reserves, Val. Dist.