New Ulm review., 1912-10-02
"reminiscences of Early Days
Edited by Hugo Roos

| Edited by
Correction. In last weeks article
giving list Of members Of Co. A Of
1862, IN error was made in that the
name OF private No. q which should
read "Gomn.el, Frederick, instead Of
"Immel, Frederick. s@.
For the Organization of Militia.
General Headquarters State of Min
~ nesota.
Adjutant Generals once.
St. Paul, Minn., May 5th, 1865.
General ordens No. 5.
In view of the murders and other
outrages recently committed in the
southwestern section of the state, and
in order more effectually to protect
its inhabitants against those savage
assassins, 1t is ordered:
1st. Colonel B. F. Smith is author
lied to organize, in the counties of
Blue Earth, Nicollet, Brown, Cotton
wood, Watonwan, Faribault, Martin
and Jackson, in addition to the
Mounted Minute Men" called for by
General Orders No. 4, Current Series,
force of volunteer militia, either
mounted men or infantry, or both, as
circumstances may require, the entire
force organized and to be organized,
not to exceed in the aggregate six
hundred 5000 men. '',
I'd. A mastering and inspecting Of
ficer shall be detailed by Colonel
Smith to muster the militia to be or
ganized under this order into the SER
vice of the State, with the under
standing that all the forces hereby
directed to be organized may be dis
banded at any time upon the order
of the commander-in-chief,' and the
troops so mustered, while in active
service, shall be subject to the rules
and regulations, as near as may be
adopted, for the government of the
army of the United States.
Sd. In order to facilitate the mill.
tary operations, the district compris-
ing said counties. is hereby divided
into two military sub-districts: the
first sub-district to consist of Blue
Earth, Nicollet, Brown and Cotton
wood; and the second sub-district to
embrace all the other counties above
named.
4th. Col. Smith will take chief
command of all the militia in the
aforesaid counties, and appoint one
adjutant and one aide-de-camp for his
assistance. Each sub-district shall be
under the command of one field Of
ficer with the rank of Major, whose
commissioned staff shall consist of
one adjutant. The officers command
ing sub-districts to be recommended
by Col. Smith to these Headquarters
for appointment, and to enter upon
their duties as such commanding Of
ficers as soon as designated by Col.
Smith.
5th The militia called for by this
order will be organized pursuant to
the principles laid down in general
orders No. 40, series 1864. and gov
erned by the rules and directions of
that order concerning muster. service,
appraisal of horses and horse furni-
tnre, and pay of troops when called
into active service.
9Th. The forces to be organized
under this order may be called into
active service by the Colonel COM
manding whenever the presence of
hostile Indians in the district is ascer
tanned, to repel their assaults and for
their pursuit; the troops will be re-
tired by the Colonel commanding
from such service without waiting
for orders from these Headquarters
whenever, in his judgment, they are
not any longer needed for the purpose
for which they were called out. ..
9TH. COL Smith is hereby direct
ed to consult and cooperate with Col.
Pfaender, commanding End sub-dis-
trict U. S. forces at Fort Ridgely, and
and to use every effort to prevent hos
tile Indians from escaping alive. ..
9Th. The field officers commanding
sub-districts will make daily reports
to COL Smith, who will consolidate
them, and make general report to
these headquarters as frequently as
the interest of the service may re-
quire, but not less than once week.
BY order of the Commander-in-
Chief, OSCAR MALMROS,
Adjutant General
In accordance with the above gen.
eral order, a company of volunteers
was organized at New Ulm and the
Squad Book of It. Chas. Roos, N. U.
Vol. NJ. NJ, shows the company roll
to have been as follows: