The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-11
ADJ'r e. fssP'R 0ESIRAL's OFVIcK,
RIcHMoSp, May 10Th, 1864.

ADJ T W lHSP X dENkNAL OFFICB,{
RIcHmoSp, May i6,h, 1861.
CPECIAL ORDERS, No. H.
y l. Brfgadier General james l.. Kempsr,
will take Immediate command Of the Reserve
Forces Of the State Of Virginis- He viii COM
plete their organization, and place them ut once
In service. To this end, he Is authorized to
employ all Enrolling Oticsrs, who are hereby
directed 10 obey Me iDstructions lie will 81.
tablish bis Headquarters at such point a. he
may deem best.
Officers Of the Qaartermastsr, Commissary,
Ordnance aud Medical Departments are re-
quired TO furnish all necessary facilities.
All Officers from the State Of Virginia OF
the Invalid Corps, end such Of the Regular
Forces as are for any reason unassigned, will
immsdiately report to Cen. Ksmper, who in
authorite9 TO assign them temporarily TO duty
with the Reserves
By command Of the Secretary Of War.
JoHN w. RiHLY,
Asst AdIt Gen.
BUREAU OF CoEscRITios,(
May I6, 1864
Enrolling officers In the State Of Virginia
will obey such instructiops az may be addssss-
Cd to them by Brig 0An. kempsr, In the mat
ter Indicated in Special Orders No. ll3, Adju-
tant and Inspector Generals Office. The CON-
mandant of conscripts for the Hsate Of Virginia
will forthwith issue suoh instructions 10 his
oAcofs az WIN opoo1s sn0 NA6"AVus eAooussVA
Of these orders
joins s PRKsroN,
Colonel and Superintendent.
HE.pe'Rs RESERVE OF STATE OF VA,
Richmond May 18th, 1864.
General Orders, No. L.
l. In Pursuance of paragraph Of Special
Orders, No. ll3, hereby assume command Of
the Reserve Forces Of Virginia, with my
Headquarters In the city Of Richmond until
otherwise announced.
H. Tne Reserve Troops already organized
will, Immediately upon the receipt Of this Or
der, proceed by companies to such ons Of the
places Of rendezvous hereinafter named, as
may be most accessible, and the Captains COM
manding are hereby especially charged with
the duty Of assembling their commands with
the utuost dispatch.
Ill. The men composing the Reserve Forces
In counties In which their organization has not
been already affected, will assemble promptly
at their respective Court Houses, where they
cers, and Immediately thereafter The cOmpa-
niss 90 organized win proceed TO such point Of
rendezvous - may bs most convenient Of -.
cess
tho State Of Virginia are announced aspt.
lowe, Abingdon, Dublin Depot, Lynchburg,
Stsunton, Gordonsville, Burksvills, PstsTs-
burg and Richmond, where ot8ccra Of this
command will be found, to whom they will
report,
v. Companies or detachments of the reserve
forces already on duty, guarding bridges, limos
Of comuunication, 80, win not be affected BY
this o, der; they will continue upon such ssr-
vice until relieved, and their commanding OH
GERS are instructed to report promptly 10 these
headquarters the numbers Of such troops, the
points where serving, the companies to which
they belong, and the orders under which they
were assigned to duty.
VI The reserve troops being called into 40.
tive service In the field, are advised OF th .
propriety of providing themselves with blank
cts, subsistence, &.e, until arrangements can
| be made for their regular supply, and mas
much as delay may be incurred la thsis being
furnished with sSms, IL is specially snjoirsd
upon all TO briog with them 70 their rsndez-
| vous such ss1viceablS firearms and ammunition
~ they may have In their posasssion.
| JAMES L. KEMPER,
my 90 Brigadisr General.