Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1865-04-05
Mnitary Orders.


MACON, Ga, March le, 1895.
The following orders have been rsrs'vod tTom
Headquartsrs Military Division of lhe West:
'Eor 'he purpose Of collecting md pnVVIiing
for the prtnl,: restoration to their several reg
imenis, batlliOnS and companies, O. all sosen-
tees from Lees, Stewards aud Cheatham's
corps, the following measures will be taken
without delay:
a. Brig. Gen. liackall, P. A. C. S.. in sddi
ton To his Other duties, 10 especially char, ed
with the general .dYsrviaion OF the service 10
VrlVed his headquarters being a. Aacon, Ga,
and be will take practi able sters toiecaii to
their eOlOrs all who are sbSeut nom any other
cause than actusl disability for Geld service, or
Oh properly granted hrough. 10 this end be
will establish camps NJ Columbus, AtlSnla, Al
bsay, Macon and Augusta, Ga; Montgomery,
Selma and Mobile Ala aud at Jackson Ma
con aud Columbus, Miss; nd such other points
Ms may be found vxpedient, TO which Sbasn'ees
living IN tue viclniueS respectively shall be rS
CURED TO repair and report, to which wall bO
sent ali those who nav be collected by neigh.
boring eurolling officers, who wili be called on
to give assistance under the regulations of the
-ronScrlpt bureau He will Also require all ylli.
GERS and men to repair to be nearest render
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thority le.s than that OF IheSs headqtarieIs OF
of the commander" Of the Department Of Ala
baniA, Mississippi and East Louisiana IN which
case he will maze \ TsQuisltion for such abEsn-
tees upon that commander, to whom ho will
communicate a copy Of these orders, with y re-
queat ftr the necessary orders to cusbe hum
to execute his duties within the limits u that
command.
"All officers snd men collected bt the several
rendezvous established BY these orders .Soul b
aud wet OF Montgomery, Ala, will be consen :
trAted, ~ soon ~ practicable, At that place, nnd
those brought together in Georgia will be AS-
Ssmolcd ut Augusta,
/. In obedience 10 the above order, Major y
u. Willet. 9th Alabama regiment, has been
directions to take command VI the rendezvous
at Montgomery, Ala, 10 which place oil officers
Who have already been sent to collect absen'
tees belonging tn the three corps IN Tennessee,
Mississippi and Alabama, will sepd them IN
squads Of ten or twshty, the number to depend
upon the transportation from the centre Oftheir
field Of operations and the practicabihty Ofsub-
stating them al The Isint Of assembly. It.
2. Camps Of rendezvous will be established
rs early rs practicable al the following points,
viS; Columbus, Atlanta, Albany, Macon and
Augusta, Ga; Montgomery, Selma and Mobile,
Ala; and at Jackson, Macon and Columbus,
Miss. The officers and men collected IN them
will DO forwarded, those reporting in Alabama
and Mississippi to Montgomery thcts 10 Geor-
giato Augusta or Macon! Until thete camps
are established. officers and men will report to
the nearest post commanders or enr"llng OH
cers, who are requested to forward them Us
above directed.
.. The officers on duty undsr these orders
will make weekly report Of the nb'entSs' col,
iecied, giving names, company, regiment ana
brigade, The time al which they repors, ana the
place to'WhICh sent The conrmSndeT' of the
randesVoua AZ Montgomery and Augusta VIII
nuke weekly rspoT, Of thr officer Mud men
received during the week And the strength o.
the camp at the date of report, .,tr..
Z. Post commanders are reqhetted to direct
their duartermasters aud o0mIniSsafleA to give
AL necessary supplies called Tor by oficers on.
gsgsd on this Guty within the limits OF their
commands.
3. AM informed that the officers sent TO me
for this duty have bSen selscted for their spe
elAl fitness. II IL, therefore. pot.neesAsary TO
Nrge upon them devotion TO the service and
sRrnsatnetS In their ndeavorst TO assist IN bTin'
fiDE their old comrades back t@thstE color, bus,
aslhe very RasNre Of their service sends them
TO ihS vicinity oftheir homes, may warn Them
d the danger Of allowing themselvesto 20 lose one
day in tbs enjoyment ofAome, which shouIs 0s
devoted to hlllpg the ranks, BY which homes
are to be defended. atn.
6. All officers and men retaining are urged
q sTies.in their arms. or sny srms they may
And in the country. They viii the sooner Ds
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EsR.4-All pApsri II Georgia AlabAma. ma
DiInSiasSDsi ars FTeousU,od 70 copy six times.
Iholb is Gsbfkia will send their Aneounta y
~ SAaP Quart ermastor At Macon thoee " Az
AamA 70 lhs Pest QaaEteEmastss ss CoIamhg@
'sYpssment