The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-13
HEADQUARTERS STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,

ADJ'T AND INsPT'R GEN. Oprrcg.l
jackson, Dec. llth, 1865. {
General Orders
By virtue of authority vested by the II egis1otp n
the Governor, an election for the following oa;.
othcers VIII be held in the counties named bv tte
respective Sherifs thereof, who hereby directed "a
forward the election turns to the Adutant Ge,s,l
OF the State within ten days after the dav Of election
l. The counties of Tishomingo, Tippah PontotocIs
wamba, Chickasaw and Monroe compose ,bs e,
Division for which there shall be an electiop or ~s
Major General, to be ho on the 10th dav of Ian.
uary' 1866 Also for one fBrigadier General for ts
counties OF IiShomingo and Tippah. Also for one
Brigadier eneral for the counties of Poptotoc and
| Chickasaw. Also for one Brigadier General for ts
counties of Monroe and Itawamba Also for ana
| Colonel one Lieut.. Colonel and one Main,
in each county above named-au to be elected
| on the day mentioned for the Major General
The counties of Desoto, Marshall Pamela LAFAYETTE
| Ialahatche, Halobusha, Calhoun, Carroll and Cboe
taw compose the second Divi ion for which there shall
De an election to be held the 10th dav of January
-ooo' Tor one Major General Also for one Brgader
General for the counties of Marshall LAFAYETTE and
Calhoun Also for Brigadier General for he
counties eff DeSoto, Pamela and TalIabatcbie AIo
for one Brigadier General for the counties of Ya.o
busha, Carol and Choctaw Also one Colonel one L.
Colonel Major for each of the counties samed on
the 10th January 1866.
D. lhe counties of Lowndcs Oktibbeba Winston
hemper' Neshoba NoSubee Lauderdele Newton,
clarke Jasper, Smith and Scott constitute the third
military Division for which an election shall be held
on the 10th day of January l866, for one Major Gen.
era Also for Brigadier General for the counties
OF Lowndes, Oktibbehr, Winston and Noxubee Also
Tor one Brgader General for the counties of Neshba
and( larka pr.r.
adier General for the counties of Newton Jasper
Smith and Scott. Also for one Colonel one Lieut..
Colonel and Major for each of the counties named on
the 10th January 1866
The counties of Holmes, Attala Madison LeaBe,
Hlnds RANKIN, Copiah and Simpson constitute tho
iourtn mlhtary ivision for which election shall b.
held on the 10th of January 1866 for one Major Cen
eTai Also one Brigadi General for the counties Of
Holmes, Attala and. Leake Also one Brgadier
General Itl Tor the counties cf Madison and
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
D. The counties of Tuuca Coahoma. Bolivar
" y Arlington, Issaquena' Warren, Claiborne, Yazoo
ousnower Jefferson, Adams wilkinson, Franklin
ad biA Hte compose the fifth military Division for
y ~nlcn there shall be election on the 10th day Of
January 1906 for one Major General Also for one
DIsauler General for the counties Of TuBca, oaho'
ma, Bolivar, Sunfower, Washington and Issaquena.
$50 Tor one Brigadier General for the counties OF
azoo, Warren, Jefferson and Claiborne. Also for
me Brigadier General for the counties of Adams,
rankin, Amite and Wilkinson. Also for one Col.
mel, one Lieut.. Colonel and one Major for each Of
ary 1866.
o. The counties of Covington Lawrence, Pike
r%lon Perry, Greene, Jackson, Harrison, Hancock
ayne and Davis compose the 9Th Military Division
% "nicn an election for Major General shall %
GIG on the 10Th dav of January, 1865 Also for one
rlgaoler Gensral for the unties of Hancock, Har
son aad Jackson Al2o fer one EBrigader General
'r 'r the counties of Perry. Green, Davis and Wayne
lso Tor one Brigadier General for the counties OF
awreace, Oovington, Pike 'and Marion Also for
40 Colonel, one Lieutenant Colonel and one MAJOR
y eacn OF the counties named all to be held on me
I'm day Of January, 1866. ALI white males from ana
,ove IL years of age are duly qualified voters.
In each county the field officers elected for thA
unity vi l assume command of the militia upon
rtifcate from the Sheriff that they have been duly
ected.
General officers will assume command only when
tined by the Adjutant General or Aid de Camp OF
Governor of their election. This orgaui za!ion
es not iaclude the Volunteer Companies, and no
icer elected TO militia efice will assume command
aor,
BY command Of the Governor
JAS. NJ. KENNARDt
'ed-sess AEutans GsnsFs