Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-06-01
Cavalry Organization.
STATE OF VERMONT, J
Adj't and ms. Gen. s Office, :
Woodstock, May 20, 1865. }
GENERAL ORDER NO. 10.

GENERAL ORDER NO. ~.
The organization Of the several COM
panies of cavalry accepted by the Com
mander-in- Chief under the provisions
of the act Of the General Assembly enti-
tied "An Act for organizing the Militia, -
approved November De 1864, and of
General Order No. 9, current series, will
be as follows
l. The maximum of each company
will be one hundred and three officers
and men; and the minimum of each
company Will be eighty-tive officers and
men. Each company, which is accepted
with not less than eighty-tve enlisted
men, will be organized by the election
Of one Captain, one first Lieutenant and
one second Lieutenant, and by the APP
pOintment, by the commissioned officers
Of the company, Immediately after their
election of one first Sergeant, five Ser
geants and eight COrporals, The man
ner of organization and the return to
be made thereof will be in accordance
with the provisions of Title Y Of Gen
eral Order No. l of the Governor Of Yer
mont, current series.
2. If company shall be accepted
with less than eighty-five men, but ex-
ceeding thirty men, such company shall
be organized, as hereinbefore provided,
by the election of one Captain and one
first Lieutenant, and by the appoint
ment by such commissioned officers, i'm
| mediately after their election, of one
first Sergeant, three Sergeants, and four
CorpOrals. The additional commission
! ed and non commissioned officers, men
| toned in section one, viii be allowed to
such company at any time afterwards,
when it shall have been filled to the
minimum.
8. If a company shall be accepted
! with not less than twenty, five men, and
| not exceeding thirty men, such company
shall be organized, as hereinbefore pro-
vided, by the election Of one second
Lieutenant, and the appointment, by
such commissioned officer, Immediately
! after his election, of one first Sergeant,
! two Sergeants and two Corporals. If
such company shall be subsequently
filled to q number exceeding thirty, and
less than eighty-hve, the commissioned
| and non-commissiOned officers named in
section two of this order will be allow
! ed to such company; and when the
company shall be filed to the minimum,
the commissioned and non-commission-
ed officers mentioned in section one OF
this order will be allowed to it. No
company will be accepted with less
than twenty-five men.
4. Within ten days after the organiz
alton OF each company the commanding
officer thereof shall make duplicate de-
scriptive rolls of his company, upor
blanks to be furnished for that purpose
one copy of which he shall forward
within the time specified, to the Adju
tant and Inspector General.
5. Immediately upon the organiza
ton of each company, the arms, uni
forms and equipments thereof will b.
furnished by the Quartermaster Genera
to the commanding officer thereof.
6. The general rules and regulation
for the government, drill and discipline
of the several cavalry organization
will be the same as prescribed by Gener
al Order No. 8, current series, so far a
applicable to this arm OF the service
and all returns required by said Genera
Order No. are to be made in the man
ner and at the several times, and by tn
several officers, as provided in that or
der. ~. III.
I. Companies will be accepted in tn
manner provided by General Order No
8, current series, until twelve compa
MES shall have,been accepted and organ
, lied.