Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-12-09

state OF erWOnt.
ADJ'rA AND lisp. GEN.- $ OtgicE.l
WOODSTOCK, My. -, 1864
GENERAL ORDER. yo.
For the purpose of organizing the active
Militia OF lAIs State under an -ct ot the
General Assembly entitled an act for or
ganlzins the militia. approved Nov. 22d,
Io04, 30 u ir.r. y ordered follows
D. MILITARY DISTRICTS
1fe STATE is hereby divided into twelve
Military Districts as follows
/. The First District VIII consist Of the
town, o.! Geor.ia.St. AlbtIs. Fairfax .Flctch-
er. Fairfield, Bskersfeld. Montgomery, Eno--
burgb, Rich.ord. Berkshire, Franklin, Shel
don. hi-hgate, >wantan, Alturgl, ESe Ia
Note. North Hero. Water,-l'@. HeIyldere.
Eden and johnson
,. The Second District viii consist of the
towns of Burlington, Sheiburnc. St George,
Colchester, Milton. Wes;iori, Essex. Rich
mcnds NIliiston. Jericho. Undcrhill. Bolton,
Cambridge, Stowe, Waterbury. Grand Isle
ami South Hero.
) The Third District viii consist Of thr
towns Of Fcrri,burga, Monkton, Ve--Ssnnes,
Panton, Addison, BRISTOL lincoln, New Ha-
ven. Naltham, Wcyhrdse. Bridgeport, Shore
ham, Orwell, WEung, Leicester, Goshen,
MIddlcbury. kipion, Cornwall, Salisbury.
Starkebor0, Charlotte, Hinesburgh. Hunting
ten and Buel's Gore
/. The Fourth District Will consist of the
towns of Warren, tayston. " aitsheld, More
town, DuxburY. Montpelier. East Montpelier
Barre, MIddlesex Berlin, ,Northieid Roxburv.
Calais, Worcester. Woodbury.. Nlarshfeld.
Plaintield, Elmore Wclcott, Morristown and
Hydepark.
I'VE omit the enumeration of towns in the
other Districts, which are not IN this neigh
borhood
The companies organized in each Of said
Districts will constitute one regiment to be
numbered in accordance with the number of
the District.
II. COMPANY DISTRICTS.
Ten Companies Of Infantry, to consist,
until further orders, of fity-one men each,
will be raised in each Of said twe.ye Dis
tricts. and Will be allowed and accepted, and
are to be raised by subdistricts as follows:
FIRST Diarict From the towns OF st.
Albaus and Georgia, two companies from
Fairfax and Fletcher, one company; from
Fairfield, Bakersfield and Belvidere, one
company from johnson, Waterville and
Eden. one company from Montgomery and
Richford, one company; from Berkshire and
Enosburgh. one company; from Highgate
and Swanton. one company; from Sheldon
and Franklin, one company; from Alburgh,
Isle La Motte, and North Hero, one com
pany.
Second Distri1. From the towns of Bur
lington, Shelburne and St. George, three
companies from Colchester, one company
from Milton. South Hero and Grand Isle,
one company; from Westford and Essex,
one company; from Richmond. Williston
and Jericho, one company; from Water
bury and Bolton, one company from Stowe,
one company from Cambridge and Under
hill, one company.
Third Districf.-From the towns Of Char
lotte and Hinesburgh, one company; from
/ Huntington and Starksboro and Buel's Gore,
/ one company; from Ferrisburgh end Monk
/ ton. one company from Nergennes, PantOn
and Addison, one company, rom Bristol
| and Lincoln, one company: from New
Haven. Waltham and Weybridge, one
company: from Brldport and Shoreham.
one company; from Orwell, Whiting, Lei
cester and Goshen, one company; from Mid
/ dlebury and Ripton, one company; from
Cornwall and Salisbury, one company
Fourth Distr7cf-From the towns of
/ HydepaIk and Wolcott, one company from
/ MOrristown and Elmore, one company; from
/ Woodbury. and Calais, one company; IRON
Worcester and Middlesex, one company :;
from East Montpelier, Marshfeld and Plain
field, one company from Montpelier, one
company: from Northfeld and Roxbury,
one company; from Berlin and Barre, one
company; from Moretown, Duxbury and
! Fayston, one company; from Waitsheld and
Warren, one company
I'VE omit the enumeration tor the other
districts
The Regiments organized in the First,
/ Second, Third and Fourth Districts, will con
/ stitute the First Brigade, TO be commanded
/ by BRIG. Gen. JoHN L. BARsTow.
The Regiments organized in the Filth,
/ Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Districts, Will
constitute the Second Brigade, to be CON-
manded by BRIG. GEN. WILLIAM W. GRouT.
The Regiments organized in the Ninth,
Tenth. Eleventh and Twelfth Districts, will
constitute the Third Brigade, to be COM
,nanded by BRIG GEN. THOMAS o. SEAvER.
The whole will constitute one DIVISION 70
be commanded by MAJ. GEN. WILLIAM \. W.
| RIPLEY.
III. ENLISTMENT.
Thirty days nom this date are allowed ioi
filing said companies by voluntary enlist
ment. If not 80 filed within that time they
will he filed by draft from the enrolled
militia-for which regulations will be mere
after issued. =,
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The term oi service IN said companies VII
be five years, unless sooner discharged
"Details Of enlistment follow, which w
| omit