Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-30
A CALL To DUTY.
Governor Ellerbe Issues Proclamation Fo
South Cardinals Quota.

Governor Ellerbe Issues Proclamation For
South Cardinals Quota.
Columbia State, Thursday.
South Cardinals quota of United
States volunteer troops are not yet on
the march, or even in the field, as is
the case in many states. This is due
to the plan for securing the organiza-
tons asked for by the general govern
meut, which will require several days
time in order to get the men in the
field. The council of war held yester-
day morning, participated in by the
generals and colonels of the state mill
tia, resulted in only state militia COM
ing in under the first call TO arms, un-
less citizen volunteers in their re-
Spective localities manage to get into
some of the selected commands when
those commands recruit up to their re-
qured strength.
COLUMBIA, S. c., April y, 1898.
In obedience to the proclamation of the
president Of the United States for vOlun-
teers in the service of the United States {;
and the secretary of war having fixed the
quota of South Carolina at one regiment
and one battalion Of infantry and one
battery of heavy artillery, and directed
that the present state militia shall be used
as far as possible, now, therefore, |, w.
II. Ellcrbe, governor and commander-in-
chief of the state militia, do call upon the
following commands to furnish their re-
spective quotas as hereinafter designated :
General Edward Anderson, command
ing Fourth brigade, one battery of heavy
artillery.
General II. n. Richbourg, commanding
Second brigade, nine companies of infan-
try, three from each of his regiments, to
wit: First regiment, Colonel K. Nj: Clat-
fy, three companies; Second regiment,
Colonel Willie Jones, three companies {;
Fourth regiment, Colonel ID. j. Auld,
three companies.
General JOS l.. Stopplebein, command
ing First brigade of cavalry, one company
of infantry.
Colonel. j. G. Wardlaw, commanding
Third regiment, three companies.
Colonel J. {. Boyd, commanding Fifth
regiment of infantry, three companies.
y company of infantry shall consist OF
not less than 81 non-cOmmissioned officers
and privates and their commissioned
officers.
Company commanders will report Gi-
rect to their respective regimental COM
mandcrs, except the company from the
First brigade of cavalry, W no will report
direct to General Stoppelhein::,
w. ii. ELLERBE.
In accordance with this proclamation,
General Rickbourg, in the afternoon,
issued the following, which was sent to
the colonels Of his regiments:
HEADQUARTERS SECOND BRIGADE,
COLUMBIA, 5. c., April y, lS'S.
Colonel --, commanding - Regi-
ment Inf, $. G.. v Il.
COLON Elm accordance with instruc-
tions from Governor Ellerbe, command
er-in-chicf, | herewith transmit 10 you
his proclamation. You are requested to
furnish from your regiment three COM
panies of infantry to consist of not less
than ST nom-commiSSioned officers and
privateS and three commissioned officers
to volunteer for service in the United
States army.
feel that it is not necessary for me to
make any comment on this request. The
state troops can always be relied on to do
any patriotic duty they may be called on
TO perform.
As soon as your troops are ready to
muster into service, you will report TO this