The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-20
HEADaUAHTER RESERVE Forces or VIRGINIA,
RICHMOND, August l3, 1864 !
~ NERAL ORDERS, No. 81.

l. In pursuance of General Orders No. G3, issued
from the AdjutInt and Inspcctor-Genofals Office
August 9th, 1864, companies for local defence are
hereby authorized and required to be organized i'll
each county and cooperation Of the State. AS soon
practicable the appointment of a competent per-
TO organize and permanently command the local
forces of each county and corporation will be an
nounced. Application for such appointment, with
suitable references and recommendations, should be
addressed without delay to these headquarters The
commander OF a local force Of four companies will
have the rank Of Major; of six companies the rank
of Leute,iant-C Colonel; Of ten companies, Colonel.
If the whole local force Of county corporation
be less than four companies, 1t Will be consolidated
with the local force OF some contiguous county.
III. The persons appointed to organize and COM
maid the local forces will be authorized to select
suitable men to raise companies within the limits OF
their respective counties and corporations No COM
pany viii be accepted with less than forty men,
rank and file, nor until complete mustor-roll Of
the company shall have been forwarded TO these
h.a.lauarters Blank muster-rolls can be obtained
upon application at these headquarters, or to any
reserve rendezvous commander III the state. None
but detailed men and exempts Will be enrolled III the
companies.
III The companies organized under this order
are designed to be employed in repelling raids and
sudden incursions of the enemy. They will not be
called out except in emergencies Occurring IN or
near the counties to which they belong, nor will
they be required to perform any service except
within the limits of their respective counties and Of
counties contiguous thereto
w All detailed men, unless specially excepted, in
ludne those between the ages OF eighteen and forty
live wears as wel as those Of the reserve class, are
required and will be compelled to enroll themselves
Us members of the companies and upon their fail
,lre to enroll themselves promptly upon beng noti-
fed so to do, their details will be revoked and they
will be ppropratelysslgned for active duty among
the forces serving in the field.
v. All men who are exempt from military service
and capable of bearing will be accepted vol
unteer members ofthe companies, and they are car
nefiy invited to enroll themselves for the defence OF
their homes
VI The term of service of the companies viii be
the unexpired period OF the war. The term OF SER
vice of detailed men will be the terms Of their re-
spective details.
VII. The local forces will be drilled, either by
companies or squads, weekly; and there shall DC al
least one company drill i'll each month.
VIII Enrolling officers throughout the state are
ensiied diligently to Cooperate i'll the formation o'
the companies.
Bv command of Brigadier-denerl KEAPER:
r. Ii. CATLETT,
Assistant Adlutant- t-General.
asssA Abingdon Virginian, Lynchburg Repubhcan,
Petersburg Express, Danvile Register, Rockingham
Register, and Staunton vindicator, will copy one
week and send bills to Major Young, General ksin-
pcr's Quartermastcr. au io-ot