The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-03-27
Brownlow in Arms and Eager for the Fray
From the New Orleans Times. March LII


In view of the fact reported in our telegraph col
umn this morning, that resolution was introduced il
tie Senate yesterday directing the Secretary of War tt
furnish Gov. Brownlow with and equipments To-
two thousand five hundred troops, the following pro
clamation will be read with additional interest
UEADoUARTEE TENNESSEE STATE GUARDS, J
Nashville, March 6, 1867. (
General Orders No. t.
l. Captains of onpanies, to whom commissions
nave been forwarded together with copy of this
der ARE authorised to enlist for period of three
years. unless sooner discharged one hundred able
bodied men, who when enrolled shall proceed to
elect their other officers, who shall be commissioned
when the captain shall certify the to at these
headquarters each company be mustered asinantry.
/ 9 AS many as twenty-five in each company shall
be mounted to scouts etc under tire command
of such officers the Captains, from time to time
may designate. Each mounted man will furnish and
equip his horse and receive for said horse forty
cents per day while in active SERVICE the State feeding
and shooting each horse. The State will only pay for
horses killed disabled in the service, the facts being
well authenticated. Captains shall judge of the fit
ness of horses for the service.
8. Companies when completed, shall report to these
headquarters, through their captains holding them
selves in readiness for service when called upon BY the
commander-in chief. When called into active service
the companies will be armed and equipped, captains
recepting for the and being responsible for their
safety and return So far as practicable these troops
shall he governed by the revised army regulations of
the United States, and shall receive pay and allow
ance, both officers and privates, provided for by
the United States army, but only while in active ser
vice.
4. Captains Of companies shall take rank in the
service according to the dates Of their completion and
shall take their position in regiments One, Two ETC..
in alphabetical ORDER proceeding to elect regimental
officers after regiments complete, ten companies
forming a regiment. For drunkenness AMI wilful
neglect of duty, the commanderinchief reserves to
himself the right to dismiss any officer from the SER
vice, the charge being previously sustained
5. Captains or lieutcnants commanding companies
squads, will see, on all OCCASIONS that no mans
premises trespassed upon that no poultry or stock
is taken or killed. that no fence rails are DESTROYED: no
timber cut down and used without fair compensation
being paid and that grain or forage be taken
without the consent Of the owner, and then at the
market value These rules must be observed
g. Each full company shall be allowed one wagon
and four horses mules and teamster as well as
all other necessary cqu pments to be receped for by
each captain. And every officer and private before
entering the service shall take and subscribe the fol-
lowing oath:
" I dc soemny swear that have never voluntarily
borne arms against the Government of the United
States for the purpose with the intention of aiding
the late rebellion have l. with any such inten-
ton, at any time, given aid comfort counsel or en-
couragement to said rebellion any act of hostil-
ity to the Government of the United States further
swear that have sought accepted any office
either civil or military, under the authority or pre-
tended authority, of the so-caed Confederate States
of America, of any insurrectonary State hostile or
opposed to the United States Government with the
intent and desire to aid said rebellion that have
never given voluntary support to any such Govern
ment Or authority. So help me God"
WIN. G. BRowSLow,
Commander-in-Ch Chief etc.