The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-13
HEADQUARTERS STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
ADJ'T AND ISsPT'R GEN. OFFICE.
Jackson, Dec llth 1865 5
General Orders !
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BY virtue of authority vested by the Legislature il
the Governor "a election fos the following militi,
officers will be held in the counties named by the
respective Shers thereof who hereby directed tC
forward the election II, turns to the Aduant Genera
of the State within days after the day election
l. The counties of Tishomingo, Tippah Pontotec tia
wambia, Chckasaw and Monroe compose the first
Division for which there shall be an election of one
Major General to be hol on the 10th day of Jan
uary, 1866. Also for sBrigadier General for the
counties of Tishomingo and Tippth- Also for one
Brigadier General for the counties Of Pontotoc and
Chickasaw. Also for one Brigadier General for the
| counties of Monroe and Itawamba Also for one
| Colonel one Lieut. Colonel and Major
in each county above named--a to be elected
on the day mentioned for the Major General.
The counties Of De OTTO Marshall Pamela Lafayette
Tallahatchie, Yalobusha, CalheVn Carroll and Chloe
compose the second Dvi ion for which there shall
be election to be held the 10th day of January
l666, for Major.G eneral Also for Brigadier
General for the counties Of Marshall Lafayette and
Calhoun Also for Brigadier General for the
counties eff DeSoto, Pamela and Tallahatehie Also
for one Brgader General for the counties of Yao-
busha, Carol and Choctaw Also one Colonel one Lit
Colonel a Major for each of the counties named ON
the 10th January 1866.
3. The counties OF Lowndes, Oktbbeha, Winston
Kemper, Neshoba, Noxubee, Lauderdele. Newton,
Clarke Jasper smith and constitute the third
military Division tor which an election shall be held
on the 10th day of January 1906 for one Major Gen
eral Also for one Brgader General for the counties
of Lowndes, Oktbbelr Winston and Noxubee Also
for Brgadier General for the counties of Neshoba
Kemper Lauderdae and Clarke. Also for one Brig
adler General for the counties OF Newton, JASPER
Smith and Scott. Also for Colonel, one Lieut.
Colonel and Major for each OF the named on
the 10th January 1866
The counties of Holmes, Alfalfa Madison Leake
Hind Rankin Copial and Simpson constitute the
fourth military vision for " bicb an eIaetion shall he
eral Also one Brigadi General for the counties of
Holmes, Attala ana Leake. Also Brigadier
General for the counties # Madison and
Kinds. Also Tor one Brgadier General
for the counties of Rankin Simpson and
Copiah Also for one Colonel one Lieut. Colonel and
one Major in each OF the counties above named
s. The counties of Tunica. Cpahoma Bolivar
Washington, Issaquena' Warren, Claiborne Yazoo
SuhhoWer, Jefferson, Adams Wilkinson, Franklin
and Amite compose the fifth military Division for
which there shall be an election the 10th day of
January 1906, for one Major General Also for one
Brgader General for the counties of Tunica, oaho-
ma, Bolivar, Suntiower, Washington and Issauuena
Also for one Brigadier General for the counties of
Yazoo, Warren, jefferson Claiborne. Also for
one Brigadier General for the counties of Adams
Franklin Amite and Wilkinson Also for one Col
onel, Lieut.. Colonel aad Major for each of
the counties named all to be held on the l0h Jan
uary 1906
Marion, Perry Greene, jackson, Harrison, Hancock,
Wayne and Davis compose the 9th Military vision
for which an election Tor Major General shall be
held on the lUth day OF January, 1866 Also for
Brgadier General for the unties of Hancock Har-
rison aad Jackson Al2o for one ,Brigader General
for the counties of Perry. Green, Davis and Wayne
Also for Brigadier General for the counties of
Lawrence, COvington, Pike and Marion. Also for
one Colonel one Lieutenant Colonel and Major
for each of he counties med all to be held on the
10Th day of January 1866 ALL white males from and
aLove Is yeaIs of age are duly qualified voters.
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county wi l assume command of the militia upon
certificate from the Sheriff that they have been duly
elected.
notified by the Adjutant General Aid de Camp of
the Governor of their election. This organi cation
does not include the Volunteer Companies and no
officer et cted to a militia office win command
of them except by special instructions from the Gov
ernor,
BY command of the Governor.
JAS. NJ. KENNARD,
Ded 2G6t Adjutant General