Organized Militia in the United States from 1846 to 1860

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University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1918 - 120 halaman

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Halaman 40 - That every citizen so enrolled and notified, shall, within six months thereafter, provide himself with a good musket, or firelock, a sufficient bayonet and belt, two spare flints, and a knapsack, a pouch, with a box therein to contain not less than twenty-four cartridges, suited to the bore of his musket or firelock, each cartridge to contain a proper quantity of powder and ball : or, with a good rifle, knapsack, shot pouch, and powder horn, twenty balls, suited to the bore of his rifle, and a quarter...
Halaman 17 - ... the said militia shall be officered by the respective states as follows : to each division one major-general and two aids-de-camp, with the rank of major ; to each brigade one brigadier-general, with one brigade inspector, to serve also as brigade-major, with the rank of major ; to each regiment one lieutenant-colo,nel commandant ; and to each battalion one major ; to each company one captain, one lieutenant, one ensign, four...
Halaman 16 - Adjutant-General's office in the state; and when in the field, or in service in the state, each division, brigade and regiment shall, respectively take rank according to their numbers, reckoning the first or lowest number highest in rank?
Halaman 16 - ... in the adjutant-general's office in the State; and when in the field, or in service in the State, each division, brigade, and regiment, shall, respectively, take rank according to their numbers, reckoning the first or lowest number...
Halaman 16 - An Act More Effectually to Provide for the National Defense by Establishing an Uniform Militia Throughout the United States...
Halaman 17 - ... and to each battalion one major; to each company one captain, one lieutenant, one ensign, four sergeants, four corporals, one drummer and one fifer or bugler. That there shall be a regimental staff, to consist of one adjutant and one...
Halaman 51 - ... by the next year, the House had passed bills providing for the enrollment by the commissioners of the revenue. By this means was reported an increase of two thousand.3 By 1857 Wisconsin had adopted a plan for getting returns which caused all the counties but two in that State to report that year.4 The astonishing result in this case was that the aggregate of 95,806 in this year was an increase of 50,781 over the previous report. New York passed, in 1854, "An act for the enrollment of the militia...
Halaman 18 - That all commissioned officers shall take rank according to the date of their commissions; and when two of the same grade bear an equal date, then their rank to be determined by lot, to be drawn by them before the commanding officer of the brigade, regiment, battalion, company, or detachment.
Halaman 40 - ... one drummer and one fifer ; the officers to be armed with a sword or hanger, a fusee, bayonet and belt, with a cartridge box, to contain twelve cartridges : and each private or...

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