Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-07-26

from winch the men, or major part
thereof, may come and in all cases
where the field officers are elected by
the company officers, the latter shall
be first chosen.
All certificates of election will be
forwarded, through these headquarters,
to the Adjutant Generals Office at
Richmond. Officers thus elected, upon
receiving copy Of the certificate Of
their election. will Immediately enter
upon duty, and such as are not elected
will be relieved from duty and their
names forwarded by brigade command
ers through these headquarters to the
war department.
In the election herein directed, no
person who has been discharged from
the service under the provisions of this
act, will be allowed to take part.
In case any regiment, battalion or
company shall have been already duly
reorganized, and elections held in &C.
cordance with the provisions of the act
new elections will not be required.
The commanding General regards it
of the utmost Importance at this junct>
ure that only intelligent and capable
officers should be elected by the men
none others are worthy to lead them
none others can do 50 creditably or
safely. Therefore, he will not recon-
mend any one for commission by the
President without said officer shall have
been reported duly qualified by a
board of three officers for the examina-
ton of all elected under this order.
These boards will require all officers
to be of good physical and mental abil-
ity, and of fair moral character. All
field officers must be able to maneuver
or drill battalion in the "School of
the Battalion" and be found acquaint-
ed with the "Articles of War;" and
the "Army Regulations" touching
their duties, especially in the camp, on
the march, and on outpost service, as
prescribed from these headquarters.
And all company officers must be able
to drill a company in the "School of
the Company" and "Soldier," and be
acquainted with the duties of a com>
pany officer and officer of the guard,
as prescribed in the Army Regulations.
Boards for the examination of field
officers will be appointed by corps or
division commanders, and boards for
company officers by brigade command
ers.
BY command of Gen. Beauregard.
THOMAS JORDAN,
Assistant Adjutant General.
The conscript act and the order to
, reorganize under its provisions caused
some dissatisfaction among the troops.
The men of the 18th Tennessee regi-
ment had made arrangements to enter
, the cavalry service at the expiration of
their twelve months, and had bought
, their equipments at Mobile. They
soon came to realize that the conscript
law was an act Of desperation, and, I'M
, less it was enforced, the Confederacy
= would be forced to surrender. 1t was
3 soon ascertained that the majority Of
a the commissioned officers intended to
remain, they became reconciled and
{ proceeded to reorganize. The tollow~
I ing officers were elected at the reor.
9 ganization:
q FIELD AND STAFF.
: John II. Savage, Colonel; D. M.
: Donnell, Lieutenant Colonel; P. H.
Q Coffee, Major; John R. Paine, Adju'
2 tant ; Thomas W. Leak, Surgeon; G.
< K. Mauzy, Assistant Surgeon; Frank
f Marchbanks, Quartermaster; James
f Brown, Commissary.
e In the absence of regular regimen
+ tai chaplain, the religious services were
conducted by ReY. M. B. Dewitt,
It chaplain of the 9Th Tennessee regi
l. ment.
# The following company officers were
elected:
), Company Al. N. Savage Cap
n tain; R. B. Anderson, LIST Lieutenant
It G. l.. Talley, I'd Lieutenant; W. c.
d Potter, Sd Lieutenant.