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ORDER—No. 1.Head Quarter*, Adjutant GtncraTi Office,) Minekai. Point, rtojit. i!9, 1937. $1. Tito Caminander-in-Chief being desirous that the organization of the militia of the Territory aliould be completed as early as possible, hot formed the regiments and extra battalion, into two brittle*. The 1st brigade consists of the regimental district* composed of the original coun-Jj^LiJAiLfi ( loaa. Du Bgque. Dee Mm net, and Craw-ofurtyathe?•lu-u-intlerr-bem-rt-itoof|a-ti-»r-V.iidn-in-le-P-wewory.m-cu-hilhaseat(ICCr.s.lityhaspeningi]ucpalererip-iz:nixford. The id, brigade conaists of the regimental district*, composing the original counties of Brown and Milwaukee.а. Col. William S. Hamilton, will assume the command of the first brigade, and Col. Jonathan Whelock, the command of the second brigade.3. The Colonels or commanding officers of the different regimental districts and the extra battalion now organized, will muster their respective cotnmards between the first and last days ol'Oeto-|bn.'; at such time* and places as tha commanding f“t | officers Ql tho brigades may direct, and immediately thorcan*. make a full mid complete return to tho commandant pf the brigade to which they belong. Those returns tntiaC contain the nnmesoi the officers,tbeir rank, dates of ti.?ir commissions, corpt to which they belong, and the pia.*e« of their residence. Also the names of the non-conitnis-sioned officer*, taosiesanr, and private.*, the nam-jber, kind and quality of their arms and accoutro-g uients.4. The commandants of brigados will then consolidate those returns and furnish the Adjutant Crucial with a ro-ter.5. Tho volunteer companies are considered a* being nttached to the regiment* within thr limits of which they have been formed, anil they will be mustered at the same times and places designated for the mustering of the regiments.б. At tho elections for company officers in the regimental district composed of the original county of Dos Moint were not held in obedience to the general order issued from this office dated the 15th of December last, tha Oonrniamle-ln-Chief repeats the order that the Colonel or commanding officer, shall, with iih little delay as po«sible, divide his districts into beats or company districts; and order the elections of company officers to be held therein. Each company will consist of one Captain, one 1st Lieutenant and one !2l Lieutenant, and not more than 64 nor less than 30 men, including non- commissioned officers.7. As soon as the elections shall have been hold, and the returns made to the Colonel or cominand-Ing-officer of the district, he will forward a list of the company officers to this office, and direct the captains to make tho enrollment of their district* agreeably to law. The Captains will than forward Ihelr muster rolls ol their companies to th* Colonel or Commanding officer, who will consolidate thorn find tranaint them to the office of the Adjutant Central.H. Although the Coinnmndcr-in-Chief I* not n-ware of any probablo interruption of the present relations which exist with the neighboring tribe* of Indians, yet ha behoves that the most certain means of preventing aggression is to be always ready to repel it, lie therefore repent* the with that a company of mounted liffomert or diagoons should be formed in rncli regimental district, to bold them-when ready nrmed unit equipped, to take the field upon the aliorteat notice.9. To those gentlemen who hnve already a«o-ciaied themselves m volunteer companies the Com-tnander-in-Chief present* Ins thanks.By order of the lt;'oinmnndar-in-Chief,GEOUGE CUHBAGE, Adjutant General.Oct. 7. 19-31I Aible
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