The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-07-06
CALL FOR A NEW REGIMENT
si> Companies tircnds onrr rheir Ser
vices.

Governor Voorhees, on Thursday last
made emil for regiment under the
Presidents second call. The order
was issued from the office of Adjutant
General Striker ut halfpast ten o.
clock When the office closed for the
day offers Ind beea made of six com
panies, three of them being from
Trenton, Two from Atlantic City and
one from Woodbury.. OF the com
panies from Trenton Captain Richard
Il. Whitehead offered company of
1870 enrolled men; Captain Bernard
Rogers, n company of l22 men, and
G. j. Bailey II company Of 1913 men.
The call follWs:
L. In compliance with instructions
from the Secretary of War, dated june
18th 1898, the Governor aud Com
mandcr in Chief il required to recruit
md organize one regiment of infantry
for aetive service in the war with Spain.
To serve for TIVE years unless sooner
discharged
H. This regiment will he organized
under the National law into three
| battalious of four companies cnch, wit h
one Colonel one Lieutenant Colonel
three Majors, one AdJutant, three BAt
| TALON Adlutunts, one QuartCrmnster.
one Surgeon, three Battalion Assist
mt Surgeons, one Chaplain, one Ser
gcnnt Major, three Battalion Sergeant
Majors, one Qunrtermaster Sergeant,
one Chief Musician, two Principal
! Musicians, three Hospital Stewards
md one Captain, one First Licuten-
ant, one Second Lieutenant, one Firat
| Sergeant, one QHnrtermasterS Sergeant,
four Sergennts, twelve Corporals, two
Musicians, one Artiticer, one Wagon.
er and eighty four pfiVatea, II total of
one hundred and six enlisted men To
cnch of the twelve companies.
Ill. This Office should be notified
Immediately of companies recruited
under this cnll with the number of
enlisted men already enrolled, and, if
accepted, the necessary Instructions
and blank rolls will be gent to them
No recruiting commissions will he
issued
Nv Enlisted men to be accepted
for this service must be between the
ages of eighteen and forty five years.
They must be able 40 to arrange their
affairs that their enlistment will not
disastrously affect their private buai
ness, or Withdraw from those depend
cnt upon them their needed support
V Preference Will be given to we'll
drilled officers and men Who are now
in the National Guard or who may
have served therein, hut no company
or regiment of the National Guard
in its entirety Will be accepted ns such
under this chill Officers and enlisted
men, members of the National Guard,
who may volunteer for this service
shall be considered ma "abscnt with
leuve during the term Of this ser.
vice
VI The Suite Camp, at Sen Girt Is
designated rs the place of rendezvous
for the mobilization of this regiment
VII. The QHartermaster General
viii furnish the necessary trnnaporta
tion 10 the rendezvous.
VIII Recruits will bc examined by
n Medical Officer Of the United States
Army, and applicants for commissions
as company officers will appear before
commission. to he appointed, for cx-
animation as to their physical fitness
and their mental and tactical abilities.
BY order Of the COMMANDMENT Chief
WILLIAM $. STHYKER,
Adlutant General
Official
II. r. PEHENE.
Assistant Adlutant General.
The State is in II position to equip
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