[ Full-text transcription of: Orders from B. M. Lisle, Adjutant General, Jefferson City, MO to General John B. Clark, 1st Division of Missouri Militia ]
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orders. from Com:in chief
Document No 20
Oct 26
copied
Head Quarters of the Militia
General orders City
of
Sir
Application has been made to the
Commander in Chief by the Citizens of
in this State for protection and to be restored to
their homes and property. With intelligence
that the Mormons with an armed force have expelled
the inhabitants of that County, from their homes—
have pilaged and burnt their dwellings,
driven off their stock and were [dishoging] their
their crops. That they the Mormons have burnt
to ashes the towns of Galitan and
in said county, the former being the county seat
of said county, including the clerk’s office post
office and all the public records of the County,
and that there is not now a civil officer within
said county.
The Commander in Chief therefore
orders that then be raised from the first, fourth
fifth sixth and twelfth Divisions of the Militia
of this State. Four hundred men each to be mounted
and armed as infantry or Riflemen each
man to furnish himself with at least fifty
rounds of amunition and at least fifteen
days provision
The troops from the 1st 5th 6th and 12th
Divisons will rendezvous at Fayette in
in
next month (November) at which point they will
receive further instructions as to their line of
March. You will therefore cause to be raised
the quoto of men required of Your Division (400
men) without delay either by volunteers or drafts,
and rendzvous at Fayette, in
on Saturday the third day of next month,
(November) and there join the Troops from
the 5th 6th and 12th Divisions
The troops from the 4th division will
join you at
will cause the Troops raised in Your Division
to be formed into Companies according to law
and placed under officers already in Com=
mission If volunteer Companies are raised
they shall elect their own officers The preference
should always be given to volunteer Companies
already organized and commissioned. You
will also detail the necessary field and staff
officers For the convenience of transporting
the camp equipage provisions and hospital
stores for the Troops under Your Command
you are authorized to employ two or three
baggage waggons,
By Order of the Commander in Chief,
Genl John B Clark. B. M Lisle
1st Division M.M. Adjt Genl
An order corresponding with the above
was issued at the same time of the foregoing
directed to the Major Generals Commanding
4th. 5th. 6th. and 12th Divisions of the Militia of
of [sic] this State,. An order was also issued to Genl.
Willock of the 14th Division ordering him
to raise five hundred, men and march
them to the North of Caldwell County.
Orders were also issued to Brigadier
Generals Doniphan and Parks directing
them to raise five hundred men each
But understanding that no men were
raised under [ ] orders—it is thought
a copy is unnecessary.
B M Lisle
Adjt Genl.