Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-13
LAST ACT OF ENCAMPMENT
Order from the Adjurant.Genpral's oiics-Thq
San Antonio P'f Or cred 20 Disband.
their Arms Gated For
ADJUrANr- GENERALS OFFICE, STATE OF
TENAs AUSTIN. SeIt. 6. syn.


TEXAS. AUSTIN. SEPT. 6. $50.
The commander in-chief desires to ex-
press his thanks to the officers aud en-
listed men of the Texas Volunteer Guard
who, by their presence and efforts at
| the camp of instruction, in San Antonio,
from July 10 the 18TH of the present
| year, aided in making a success of this
the first state encampment ever held in
! Texas. Also 10 Brig Gen. D. s. STAN
lev, commanding department of Texas.
and TO the the regular army officers and
men under his command, who rendered
such valuable assistance and furnished
such able instructions 10 the Volunteer
Guard IN guard mounts, drills, lectures
and general aid special management of
the troops and camp during the week.
To the general passenger agents of the
railways OF this state for liberality in
transporting free all members of the
Volunteer Guard, their arms, ordnance,
baggage and camp equipage. To the
honorable secretary of war for the use of
ample tentage, and for details made of
officers of the regular army to inspect
and to aid and assist in the improvement
or the state trooDs. To the citizens of
San Antonio who, by necessary money
contributions, aided in making a success
oil this encampment.
This effort by the state has not been
without faults and mistakes which ma
terially interfered with complete success,
but many of these now being known can
be avoided or corrected in future assem-
blages of this kind.
In the matter of non-attendance at
this camp by companies or by individual
officers and men, the commander-in-
chief confesses TO serious disappointment
that so large part of the active militia
were absent, and at the failure of so
many TO fully comprehend the import of
the orders Issued for this occasion and
the necessity for prompt and ready obs
dience to their requirements.
The fret and highest duty of a soldier |
Is 10 obey all lawful orders, and it is
especially incumbent on officers accept
ing commissions and taking an oath 10 |
obey orders TO look carefully to their con- |
duct and 10 recognize the necessity OF |
cheerfully laying aside other duties and |
employments, when this is possible, to |
take part in encampments which have,
or should hive, no other object or pur-
pose than individual and collective bene-
iii ami improvement TO the whole body OF !
citizen soldiery. Ii volunteer officers can
not devote u few DAYS at times to the in
trrests of the state when opportunity is
afforded them, they should make room
for those who will do so.
Companies should eudeavor to select
such capable men for officers that the
duties of each station could be readily
and properly performed by each and ali,
so thnt the temporary absence of a cap
tain will not render the company prac-
tcally useless for the time being.
The various excuses offered by the
of the volunteer guard for
failing to attend the encampment, and
by individual officers, are not thoroughly
IN but few cases to the COM
chief; and in the case of the
San Antonio Rifles the reasons offered
are deemed SO incomplete, so wanting in
force, and so unmilItary that they are
not acceptable, and it is hereby ordered
and directed that the said San Antonio
Rifles, Company A, Third regiment, T.
'. G., be dlsbanded, and their arms and
equipments returned to the custody of
he acknowledgement. The commissions
If the officers of said San Antonio Rifles
ire hereby revoked. In all other cases
lnder Achievement for failure to attend
he late encampment. 1t is directed that
he excuses filed with the adjutant-geu-
raj snail be accepted US satisfactory or
Efficiently so TO prevent any further
.ctiou. 1t is expected, however, that
hereafter an order from the commander
n-chief, cor from any other proper au- /
hority, to assemble the volunteer guard {
will Hud much smaller per centum of {
hose who are unwilling to make unusual I
forts to cheerfully respond to such l
ais. c
BY order of Governor l.. s. Ross, COM r
er-in-chief. ". H KING, d
Acknowledgement. !