Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-09-19
The oGlcer Of the Guard viii prepare the

| manner: Hoodwinked or blindfolded, di-
vested of his coat and hat, over his shoulders
is thrown torn, and otherwise dis6gured
Government blanket, to represent the con-
dition of prisoner of war. ..,..,....-.
| p. A. to p. C.-Sir, have complied with
| your instructions. He awaits your orders.
| PIC! I'm loud tOne)-Let the call be
sounded, and the camp prepared for the
| solemn scenes of enlistment. ..a d
Post Adjutant will repair to his office on
the right of Post Commander. x l....
(Tpe camp is prepared by placing q box
| six feet in length, three In Width, and two
in depth, in the center of the room, labelled
! upon the lid, in II conspicuous manner, with
the name and regiment of some soldier who
died in Andersonville rebel prison. On
the center of the box will be placed an
open Bible, and crossed swords, with the
American flag draped in mourning. A
guard is detailed, armed and equipped, and
placed in front of the box. A small stool is
placed opposite the guard, aud near the
box, upon which the candidate will kheel.
| The members of the Post Battalion are
drawn up in line-tO represent two
companies in line of battle-length-
wise with the room The Post
| to be detailed and placed in position, and
then he will form the Battalion. He will
then place one sentinel, armed and equip
ped, at the entrance.) Everything being
| in readiness, of which the Post Adjutaht
must be satisfied, he will address the Post
Commander: ..l .grfn. .I ..Er %
PAT P.,C.-Sir, the camp lis pre-
pared. .....a,.,....,-,.-...
| : re. to P. .A.-Dlrect the Officer of the
Day to enter with his charge. The Adju-
tant of the Post will repair to the entrance
| (the door being opened by the orderly }, and
command in u tone of authority:
PA. to 0. D.-Sir, the Commander of
this Post directs you to conduct the strang-
er hither. ...I ..r... ,.t. .f.
The Officer of the Day, with such assist
| ance as the case may require, will pass with
| the recruits into the encampment, and will
march them once around the room, when
he shall be challenged by sentinel on duty
at the reserve post, AS follows: ....
Sentinel-WhO comes there?
The Officer of the Day will reply, Friends
with the countersign. Ft.. "lU If.r
: Sentinel will command-Halt! friends !!
AdvaLce one with the countersign.
q, The officer of the Day will malt the re-
cruit-Advance, give the cOuntersign Tin a
low tone or whisper) to the sentinel. a.
The sentinel will command-The coun-
tersign is correct Advance, friends.
Having passed, the sentinel will imme-
dately repair to the quarters of the Officer
of the Day, and remain on duty at the
second entrance or reserve post. The SEN
| tinel on duty there will repair to the out
post. The Officer of the Guard will (when
releved) at once enter the encampment
and take post on the rightO of the guard de-
tailed for muster. ."n H-sy coed.
| The recruit is conducted by the Officer
| ,c 81 tl.. nf 81 N
music, twice around the encamDment,
halting at the stool, upon which the OIL
Ger of the Day will instruct the candidate
| TO okneel, placing his left hand on the Bible
and swords, and holding up his right hand
! as if in the act of being mustered into the
/ service. Here the Post Adjutant admins
| ters obligation second, recruit repeating:
do solemnly swear, in the presence of
| Almighty God and these witnesses, my
former comrades in arms that will never,
under any prctense nor for any pur-
pose whatever, make known the secrets
of this encampment. That [ will never
| make known, or cause to be made
known, either directly or indirectly, any
of the passwords, grips, signs, give any
! information whatsoever, by which any of
the hidden mysteries, work or ritual of this
band of comrades, may beknown to the um-
initiated. do further solemnly swear that
will never wrong soldier nor his family,
| nor suffer others to wrong them, il / can
' help it; but that L will on all occasions,
when not Inconsistent with the duty ! owe
my God, my country aud myself befriend
him and his family; that will on all oc-
casions employ him or assist him to obtain
employment; that ifneed be, l will extend
the hand ofcharity-lirst to him, or those
by whose side have fought for my coun-
try; that will sustain for offices of trust
and profit, other things being equal, at all
times, the citizen soldier of the Republic.
do further swear that will be governed
by the rules of the Encampment, and yield
implicit obedience to the Encampment of
which may be member, and to all the
rules and orders of the Grand Encampment
to which this Eucampment is subordinate,
And [ further promise and declare that
should any books or papers belonging to
this Encampment come or be placed in
my hands, will neither print nor copy,
nor cause to be printed or copied, any part
or portion thereof, except by special per-
mission of the Grand EnGampment. u7
| do further swear that |. take the obliga-
ton upon myself without any mental res
eryation whatever, under no less a penalty
than that of being treated and punished as
me God and keep me steadfast. t,.,.i .
The officer of the Guard, Immediately
after the obligation is administered, will
eommand.--AJtention, Guard Shoulder
Arms, Ready! Aim -.-
The Officer of the Day will now quickly
comInand-Hold This is a soldier and a.
brother, (and will remove the covering
from the head of the recruit).
The Officer of the Guard then commands
Recover Arms! Shoulder Arms! Order
Arms r % luaT..E ..lrF .l9. u esW 81 .n9
Here the Officer of the Day delivers the
following address to Che recruit, who is
still kneeling: '"'" '5'' .t''' 10y ...'''
You see, my brother and fellow soldier,
what might have been your,fate but for my
timely interference in your behalf. This
is to impress firml" upon your memory the
importance of t..o Solemn obligation YOU
have inst taken and the danger that might
come to you should you treacheronsly
betray the secrets of this eneampment en-,
TRUSTED to you. You behold strange en-
blem of mortality; you no doubt have
seen many like it, The remains of this
comradei and brother patriot, who was
starved in the, demon den AndeTsonville
rebel prison, have been saved by kind
friends from an unknown grave. But, Oh
many brave men whose fearless hearts once
beat like yours toni hit, IN holy unison
with our glorious ution, are NOW lying,
cold and motionless, beneath the cl0dS OF
the valley, in a strange unknown land.
May it., duly impress you with sense of
thankfulness to the Great Giver Of all good,
that YOU were saved from such terrible
fate. > YOuwefB bhndfolded for the pitr-
pose of Calling up viEidlNto yourrecoilec-
tiOh the dark. gloomy QaVS. months and