The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31
General Headquarters, State Of Min
neSota.

ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE(
81. PAUL, MINI, March %, 1866. ~:
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 8. r.....,. -1
l. The Military Law of 1858, contained in
chapter 120 Compiled Statutes having been re-
vived, militia of this State will hereafter be
governed by the provisions of that law.
II. The State is hereby divided into three
Divisions and nine Brigades, as follows: 1st.
That portion of the State lying South of line
commencing at the Southeast corner of Daco-
ia county, running along the South lines of
Dacota, Scott, Sibley, Mcleod and Renville
counties, and thence due West to the west line
of the State shall constitute the First Division,
and shall be under the command of Maj Cen
eral c. T. Buck, with Headquarters at Winona.
The First Division is divided into four Brig
AIDES as follows: First Brigade composed of the
counties of Winona, Houston and Fillmore.
Second Brigade composed of the counties of
Olmsted, Wabashaw, Goodhue and Winona.
Third Brigade composed of the counties of
Rice, Dodge. Steele. Freborn and Mcmer.
Fourth Brigade composed of the counties OF
Nicollet, Faribault, Blue Earth, Brown, Cotton
wood, Watonwan, Redwood, Martin and Jack
son.
3D. The counties lying North of said line.
(above named) and west of the Mississippi rvcr
shall constitute the Second Division, nnder
command of Maj. Gen. II. L. Gordon. with
Headquarters at Monticello.
The Second Division is divided into three
Brigades, as follows: Fifth Brigade, composed
of the counties of Dacota, Scott and Hennepin
West.
Sixth Brigade, composed of the counties OF
Sibley, Carver and Wright.
Seventh Brigade composed of the counties
of Mcleod, Renville, Meeker, Todd, Stearns
and Kandyohi
Sd. The counties lying East of the Missis-
sippi river shall constitute the Third Division,
under command of Major General G. M. DALEY
with Headquarters at st. Paul.
The Third Division is divided into two Brig
AIDES, as follows
Eighth Brigade, composed OF the Counties
of Ramsey, Hennepin East, Manomin, Anoka,
and Washington.
Ninth Brigade, composed Of the Counties of
Chisago, Pine, lsanti, Sherburne, Benton, st.
Louis, Kanabec, Crow Wing, Mile Lac and
Morrison.
III. All existing volunteer uniformed compa-
ries within the State, shall be deemed to be or
ganized under the provisions of this act; and
new uniformed companies may be organized
by making application therefor to the Brigade
Generals of the proper District, or if there is
no Brigade Commander in such District, then
such application may be made to the Major
General of the proper Division.
~. Whenever there are not less than
three volunteer or independent compa-
MES Of any description within the bounds
of any Brigade District, the comman-
dant thereof, or if there is none. then the Ma
jor General of the proper Division, may organ
he such companies into Battalion, under the
command of a Lieutenant Colonel and Major.
v. The active Militia of the State, as such,
can only Except for drill and muster) be used
to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, and In
certain emergencies to aid the State and Fede-
raj authorities in executing process and enforc-
ing laws Drill and discipline are indispensi-
BILE to its usefulness and efficiency, and it is
therefore expected that all good citizens will
encourage and aid its organization.
By order of the Commander-in- Chief
OSCAR MALAROS,
1t Adjutant General.