The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-02-18
ohio hi The war

The Report Of Adjtitant GcneITi
HILL to the Governor. gives an inter.
csting and valuable sketch OF tie off.
ciat movements in Ohio for armies TO
sappress rcbe!lioa. 1t declares tha,
the whole number Of mon furnished
by OhiU as soldiers 10 the National Go
vernmtnt, was 200.4J2 ct the begin.
ming Of 1864. Ohio men are TO be
found in the troops credited to Michi-
gau, Indiana. Illinois, Kentacky. West
Virginia New York aad Massacl lluseits.
More than 5000 men have doubtless
been Sc appropriated and credited to
other States. -.f- i '' '
The Adjntant General suggests that
suitable rooms be appropriated exclu-
s'veiy TO the preservation Of flags. tr.l.
[phies and relics Of the war, and notice
given to every Ohio regiment and bat.
tallion in The field "'that whatever
they may deem proper to entrust to the
care Of the State shall be gratefully
preserved" Ne" ..h' ''a e -
OfthcSquirrel Hunters G eneral III1L
says 'Hhe number of men entitled TO
discharges tnrns out to be much great
er than was anticipated. Thenumber
discharged is ll534, and the, nalaber
awaiting discharge is 4,232."los IsrI
Al, reference 10 the extra duties Of
certain local officers, the AdJulant Gen :
eial has tire following paragraph.5e
The incidental EXPENSES OF Trus-
tees, Sberi& and Others in organizing
the militia have not bcen borne witt
entire cheert1lness. 1T seems, the mill.
tin officers feeiiag themselves oppress.
ed with this kind ot'buSiness. Yet the
law imposed certain dutios 'on, them
which they could not atgallv omit.
land was SILENT says the report, "as
TO their compensation for services, and
did not aathorige them to claim reiin-
bursement for accidental expenses. 1t
was therefore uniformly held, in re-
sponces from this offices 10 their inqu-
ries. that asscssors and trustees, under
the general statutes providing for their
compensation. were entitled to their
regular per diem allowance, for service
under the militia law, the same as for
other services; that sheriffs could OBJ.
tain no allowance for their services :;
the Legislature having seemed to infer
thattheir offices were so profitable that
they could we'll afford this additional
service, had omitted to provide for their
payment, and that neither civil nor
military officers had any legal claim
upon the military fund, or any ether
fund except, perhaps, the claim of
Trustees on townships or city fund, J
for reimbursement, on account Of ad :
vertising." g.1 NoiUii 7s.r yr.|
" At the time of the MORGAN raid
there Was not as much as one orgahi-
zed militia company in the State, and
only 43 companies of volunteers in the
whole State had held their elections.
- Respecting the volunteer and militia
forces of the State under the law in
force, Gen. Hit gives a variety Of
detailed statements and the following
figures 'iN' "'a' ''@
The number Of militia companies
originally organized, was 2,722
The number Of volunteer infantry
companies, is '' '' '.' b ~ 544
The number Of volunteer cavalry
companies, is 13
The numper OF volunteer batter
les, is .' '." .. ...'. '' Is
By omissions to hold elections, or
the neglect of officers to qualify, and
also, consequent upon raising so large
a volunteer; force, consultations have
occurred, 80 thatthe militia companies
have been reduced in number to 1859.
Ofthe militia companies as. origin
ally organized, $40 neglected to make. q.
reports, a. rf.. 90 al1.,r, .,It 1y -.l.,-I7 /
The stEength Of the militia in the
organizations reported as sub v
ject. to duty, is ''' 1882
y While thevolnnteers reported 'avail.
able for dutytnumber.o ap'tae'Hor
cawaI~y' NnmrsHs .i,,a Sso
aso--.5i .asq ,5al4 $40
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