Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-30
office at once. You will also report prog
ress. Respectfully,
r. n RICUBOURG,


reSS. Respectfully,
X. y. RICHBOURG.
Brig. Gen. I'd Brigade, S. {. V. I.
The following communication re-
ceived by the governor yesterday af-
ternoon from the war department,
gives the detailed instructions referred
to in the lelegraphic call from Secre-
tary Alser published Tuesday morn
ing:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, April p. 1898.
To the Governor of South Carolina:
Sir: Under the act of congress ITO
provide for temporarily increasing the
military establishment Of the United
States i'm time Of war, and for other pur-
poses," approved April %. 1898, and call.
for u, 900 volunteers, by direction of the
president, have the honor to request you
to provide from your state the quota OF
volunteers as follows:
One regiment and one battalion infan
try and one heavy battery to serve in the
arms Of the service designated, for the
period OF two (2) years, unless sooner dis
charged.
Attached will be found a statement
showing the organization for artillery,
cavalry and infantry.
Please cause the adjutant general OF the
army to be informed of the time your
quota will he at its rendezvous, as it will be
met rs soon as practicable thereafter by
an officer to muster it into the service and
pay of the United States. The mastering
officer will be instructed to receive no man
under the rank of commissioned officer,
W. 10 is in years over 45 or under Is, or who
is not in physical strength and vigor. AS
soon as mustered into the United States
service, it is the intention that troops from
your state will be assembled, with others,
for instructions and service under the
direction of the major-general command
| ing the army, at some point or points to
be designated hereafter. 1t is desired for
reasons stated in telegram of this date,
that, as far as practicable, the national
guard be given preference.
The rendezvous for your state will be
| Charleston. If, for any cause, it is found
necessary to change point of concentra-
tion, your recommendation IS requested.
Bands may be organized from the
strength of regiments as in the regular
army, viz. See Paragrah 245, Army
Regulations 1895.
r. A. ALGER, Secretary of War.
The appended list of officers allowed
is as follows
Infantry (RegimentaD-One colonel,
one lieutenant colonel, two majors, one
adjutaht (extra lieutenanD, one quar-
termaster (exlra lieutenanD, one sur
geon, two assistant surgeons, one chap
lain, one sergeant major, one quarter
master sergeant, one chief musician,
two principal musicians, three hospital
stewards.
Company Organization-One cap
tain, one first lieutenant, one second
lieutenant, one first sergeant, one quar-
termaster sergeant, four sergeants,
twelve corporals, two musicians, one
artifcer, one wagner, SO privates
(maximum), 55 privates (minimum). }.
Battery Heavy Artillery-One cap
tain, one first lieutenant, one second
lieutenant, one first sergeant, twenty
two sergeants, ten corporals, two mu'
sicians, two artficers, one wagoner,
1Os privatcs (maximum), 10 privates
(minimum).
Up to O'Clock last evening it had
not yet been finally decided whether
the troops will be mobilized in Colum-
bia or at Charleston.
1t is confidently expected at military
headquarters that there will be a
prompt response to the governors call,
for the preference given the militia
puts the citizen soldiery to the test.
Governor Ellerbe has also been ask
ed by wire to name two of the regi-
mental surgeons at once so they can
20 on duty in the mastering of The
men.
The governor has not appointed any
Of the regimental officers and does not
intend to do so until the mobilization
has been ordered. Colonels of each
regiment will report to the governor
as soon as their companies are ready
to be moved.