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MILITIA APPOINTMENT.


MILITIA APPOINTMENT.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
ApJUrANr GENERALs OrncE,
NEW ORLEANS May nth, 1881.
General Orders MOI.
l. The following appointment has
been made by his:E cellency, Gov. Louis
A. Wilt, Commander-in- Chief:
III Mitchell F. lamar, Of East Baton
Rpuge. to be Lieut.. Colonel, especial Mill
tia Force" Third Military District, to
date from April 3Oth, 1881.
He will be obeyed and respected ac-
cordingly.
III. Lieut.. Colonel lamar will report
for duty to Brigadier General L. Jas
tremski, Commanding Third Military
District, at Baton Rouge, La.
w. Brigadier General L. Jastremski,
Commanding Third Military District,
will issue the necessary orders instruct
ing Lieut.. Col. lamar to reportfor duty,
without compensation from tho Militia I
appropriation, to Col. William P. JOHN
ston, President of Louisiana State Uni
versity and Mechanical and Agricultural
College, at Baton Rouge, La.
By order Of Commander-in-C Chief.
G. T BEAUREGARD,
Adjutant General.
To Brig. Gen. L, Jastrenski, Com'd'g Sd Mil
tary Dist Baton Rouge
HEADQUARTERS THIRD MILITARY DISTRICT,
BATON RoUog La, May 18th, 1881.
Lieut. Col. Mitchell r. lamar, La SIN.
DEAR SIR-The Commander-in-C Chief
of the Militia Of the State of Loaisiana,
through General Order No. 7, copy Of
which herein enclose, has directed me
to forward to your address your COM
mission Of Lieutenant Colonel in the,
Special Militia Force, Third Military
District.
am also instructed to direct you to
report for duty to Colonel VIM. Preston
Johnston, President Louisiana State
University and Agricultural and Me-
chanical College, at tho city Of Baton
Rouge.
It affords mo great pleasure to COM
ply with the above instructions, which
associate so able and gallant an officer
Of the Army of the United States, A.
yourself, with the Especial Militia
Force" Of the Third Military District.
As you we'll know, the Militia Of tho
States is the Grand Reserve Force from
which the Army draws its strength in
time Of war. It is eminently proper.
therefore, that even in profound peace,
the Army and the Militia should be, as
far:as practicable, intimately connected.
have the honor to be very respect
fully, ETC.,
LEON JAsTREMsKI.
Brig. Gen. Com'd'g Sd Military District.
LOUISIANA STATE UxrvnRsr1Y
AND 4. & N CoLLEcs. !
BATON RoUGE, La. May nth. 1881 }
The Assistant Adjutant General, Sd Military
District Louisiana State Militia
S1R--I have the honor to report, that
in compliance with the personal instruc-
tions from the Brigadier General Com
handing, have reported to the Presi-
dent Of this University, Col. William
Preston Johnston, per General Orders
No. 7, dated Adjutant Generals Office,
New Orleans, La, May 18th, 1881.
The General Commanding will pcr-
init me to express my sincere thanks for
his cordial welcome to me among his
subordinates, who form part Of tho
most perfect State militia in the
Union, and l deem it high honor to be
considered one of their number. l trust
that my earnest efforts In promoting tho
welfare of the Louisiana University will
show my appreciation Of this high COM
pliment from the Chief Executive Of
this State. am, Sir, very respectfully,
M. F. LAMAR,
Lieut.. Col. La. State Militia.
DR.. Thomas Chalmers was very bad
writer, and used to write home to his
parents, but when his letters arrived