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HEADQUARTERS
I'D BNIGADE S. C. MILITIA,
A ABDKvlLLE C.. H..


ApprvlLLs c. H.. 8. c,
Goth February. 1859.
GENERAL ORDERS, NO. !.
The following staff Officers have been
IL appointed by the Brigadier General COM
manding.
Major J. II. BROOKS, Assistant Adjutant
and Inspector General.
Capt. JOHN G. EDWARDS, ouartermas-
ter of Briga de.
Capt. CHARLES NJ. cREswELL, Aid de.
Camp.
Capt. GEO. II. SMITH, Aid.de.Camp.
They are hereby duly announced to tho oona-
msud and will be obeyed and respected accord
ingIy.
II. The COLONELs appointed by G. O., No.
l., A. & /. 6. O, to command respectively as
follows:
9Th Regiment 8. C. NJ, Col. GEO. Nc
DUFFIE MILLER.
7th Regiment S. C. NJ. Col. ROBERT
LANHAM.
9th Regiment 8. c. NJ. Col J. TONNES
ROBERTSON
9th Regiment S. G. H.. Col. BENJAMIN
ROPER.
10th Regiment S. c. ~, Col JAM Es
MITCHELL
Cavalry. Col. JAMES 8. COTuRAN.
Will proceed 70 organize their commands at
the time and in the manner herein directed.
Ill. All FREQ white men subject 10 Militia duty
under the Law of the State and belonging to
this Brigade. arc ordered TO assemble at the
meeting places of the companies to which they be.
long on Saturday, the l7th day Of MARCH, 1856,
and then and there TO proceed to elect Company
and Field Officers to fll all Offices in the CON-
panies and Regiments to which they belong,
except the office Of Colonel already filled by
appointment.
~. The Colonel Of each Regiment will at
once appoint two fit persons Of each Company
to manage the elections in each Company and
hte managers shall advertise the elections At two
public places, within the limits of the Company
for at least ten days before tho day Of elections
and conduct tho elections and make tho returns
in the manner prescribed by law. except that
the same managers shall conduct at the same
time aud place. but in separate ballot boxes.
the election for both the Field and Company
Offices vacant in the Regiment and the mana.
gers, or at least ono of them from each place of
election, shall meet at the Regimsn.al Muster
Ground on the second day after the election,
count over the votes, and forthwith transmit to
tho Brgsdisr General and to the Colonel written
statements, separately showing the results Of
tho elections for Field and Company Officers and
certified by all the managers present at such
osanting.
v. Cavalry Companies which may be organ.
lied under the Militia law will conduct their
| elections in the manner above described and
transmit their reports to Col. JAS. g. GOTH
RAN, commanding Cavalry Of I'd Brigade.
The organization Of companies Of Local Police
into Bahslions or Regiments being Suspended
BY G. o., No. l., A. and I. g. O., g. c., these
companies mus. either dsband and 60 into the
Militia or promptly report to the Colonel oom-
mapdipg, and be held in readiness for the per-
soinsnes Of tho duty fsr which they were Or
ganir-d. '.
vi. Colonsls will st once upon receipt Of
this order. report in wssting to this Office, giving
address and direction. II Colonel be absent, OF
ineapseitated for duty. his. Adjutant or other
Staff Ofaeer selected win at once report The fact
to this Office. and proessd without further difse.
tion to tho exseation Of this order.>
The BrigaBier General commanding deems 4
unnecessary TO do more than remind nsn whom
he has had the honor to cali I" brother soldiers" !"
that In any organisation which is military in iss
form, OF IN its purpose, success depends upon
prompt obsdispss and dfigsnt psrformaues Of
duty. :, saf 4ai e'e "
.ytng ~ A. O. HASKELL,
| ~, asf ,ay-2 T., Brig. GEM oonad'g
! ri. -..va, as. I'd Brig 3. G, II.
Fsb'y. 81, 1865, 4s, ~.