Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-03-14
Gov. Brownlow's Army
General Order No. T.
The Organization to

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General Order No. Il
The Organization to i
Commence.
HEADQUARTERS TENNESSEE STATE
GUARDS, NASHVILLE, March 6,
1S67.-General Order No. ]. J..
Captains of companies, to whom
commissions have been forwarded,
together with copy Of this order,
are authorized to enlist for the
period of three years, unless SOON
Ierdischarged, enc hundred able bod
i led men, who, when enrolled, shall
proceed to elect their officers, who
will be commissioned when the
icaptain shall certify the same to
me at. these headquarters, each
company in the service to be mus
tered as infantry.
{! 2. AS many as twenty-five in
each company shall be mounted
to act as scouts, bearers Of dig
patches, etc, under the command
Of such officers as the Captain from
time TO time may designate. Each
mounted 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 shoeing each horse.
The State viii only pay for horses
killed or disabled In the service, the
fact being well authenticated.
Captains shall judge Of the fitness
Of horses for the service.
! 8. Companies, when completed,
shall report to these headquarters,
through their Captains, holding
themselves in readiness for service
when called upon by the Comman
der-in-Chief. When called into
active service, the companies will
be armed and equipped, Captain:
receipting for the arms, and being
responsible for their safety and re.
turn. So far az practicable, these
> troops shall he governed by the
, revised army regulations Of the
; United States, and shall receive
pay and allowance, both officers
and privatea, Is provided for the
United States army, bat only while
. in active service.
i 4. Captains of companies shall
; take rark in the service, according
. to the dates Of their completion,
and shall take their position 70
Regiments One, Two, &c, IN alpha,
.5eticaI order, proceeding TO elect
, regimentai officers after regiment:
. are complete. ten companies con
shutting regiment For drunken
ness and wiIfal neglect Of duty
theConmander-in-Chiei reserves t
, himself the right to dismiss any
. officer from the service, the ehargg
, being previously sustained
5. Captains or Lieatenznts
commanding companies or squads
viii see, on all occasions, that no
mans premises are trespaased up.
On: that 10 rails are destroyed
. no timber cut down and used with
out a fair compensation being paid;
and that no grain or forage
be taken without the consent Of
the OWNER, and then at the market
value These rules must be OBJ
served
I 6. Zach full company shall be
allowed one wagon and tour horses
, or mules, and . teanaster. "a well
al all other necessary equipments,
to be receEPted FOR by each Captain
And every officer AID prIvate. be-
fore entering the service shall
take and subscribe the following
CATH
j Il do aoIemnLy swear that !
have never Voluntarily borne zrrs
against the government Of the
United STATES, for The purpose OF
with the intention of AIDING the
late rebellion nor have I with
any such Intention at any time.
given aid, comfort counsel or en-
cnUragEmeat To said rebellion. or
to any act Of hostility Go the gov
eFnneut Of the United States !
further swear. that 7 have never
sought Or accepted any office
either civil OF military, or a5ttenpt-
ed TO exercise tie functions Of any
Office either civil or military u1-
der the authority 0C pretended
authority, of the su-caFIed Con-
feferats States Of America or Of
any T1sa1rreetl0uary Stare. hostile
or opposed to the authority Of the
United States government. with