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WAR.
The Inauguration Of Revolution and Mil
itary Dcspotism in Tcnnessee-Brown-
low Throws OIL the Mask ola Civilian to
Assume the Sword Of Il Dictator.
H'DQ'Rs TENN. STATE uARDsI
Nashville, March 9th, 1867.
GENERAL ORDERsl
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H'DQ'Rs TENN. STATE GUARDs,l
Nashville, March 9th, 1867.
GENERAL ORDEGsl
1, Captains Of companies, TO whom
commissions have been forwarded, to
gethcr with II copy Of this order, are
authorized to enlist for the period o
three years, unless sooner discharged
one hundred a~blc-bodied men, who
when enrolled, shall proceed to eleci
their other officers, who shall be conf
mi,sioned when the captain shall Ger
tify the same to me at these healquar-
tcrs, each company in the service TO be
mustered rs infantry.
3. AS many as twenty-five in each
company shall be mounted to act as
scouts, etc, under the command OF
such officers rs the Captain from time
to time may designate, Each mount
ed man will furnish and equip his own
horse, and receive for said horse forty
cents per day while in active service,
the State feeding and shocing each
horse. The State will only pay for
horses killed ordisabled in the service
the facts being well authenticated
Captains shall judge Of the fitness OF
horses for the service.
3. Companies, when completed,
shall report to these headquarters,
through their Captains, holding them
in readiness for service when
called upon by the COMMANDMENTS
chief. When called into active service
the companies will be armed and
equipped, Captains reccipting Tor the
and being responsible for their
and return, So far as practical
Die, these troops shall We Governed by
revised army regulations of the
States, and shall receive pay
md allowance, both officers and pri-
as provided for by the United
States army, but only while in ACTIVE
T.. Captains Of companies shall take
ank in the service according to the
lates OF their completion, and shall
axe their position in Regiments One,
Two, etc, in alphabetical order, pro-
'eeding to elect ~rcgimentul officers
-lter regiments are complete, ten com
constituting Il regiment. Fol
drunkenness and Il willful neglect Of
luty, the COMMANDMENTS Chief reserves
himself the right to dismiss any Off
or from the service, the charge being
previously sustained.
s.. Captains or Licutenants, com
handing companies OF squads, will
ee, on all occasions, that 10 mans
are trespasscd upon: that no
or stock is taken or killed that
o fence rails are destroyed-uo tim
cut down and used without q fair
compensation being paid and chat no
rain or forage be taken without the
onsent of the owner, and then at the
larket value. These rules must be
bscrved.
6. Each full company shall be al
owed one wagon and four horses or
and q tcamstcr, as well as other
occssary equipments. to be receiptcd
Or by each Captain. And every Off
er and private, before entering the ser
ice, shall take and subscribe the fol
oath:
81 do ~solemnly swear that / have
ever voluntarily borne arms against
he Government Of the United States,
Or the purpose, or with the intention
f aiding the late rebellion; nor have
with any such intention, at any time
iven aid, comfort, counsel, or encour-
cement to said rebellion, or to act Of,
ostility to the Government Of the
States. ! further swear, that |
ave never sought or accepted any
flee, either civil or military, or at
nmptcd to exercise the functions of
ny Office, either civil or military, under
he authority, or pretended authority,
{ the so-callcd Confederate States of
Imerica, or Of any discretionary
tate, hostile or opposed to the United
tatcs Government, with the intent and
csire to aid said rebellion, that | have
ever given q voluntary support to
ny such government or authority
o help me God
VIM. G. BRowNLow,
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