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and regiments together, to be held in readiness to go 

 to the field at an hour's warning, and will provide such 

 means as shall be effectual in giving immediate notice 

 to all. Arms and equipments will t>e furnished at the 

 several places of rendezvous. 



The enemies of our liberty and prosperity are again 

 threatening our peaceful homes. 



Citizen soldiers, stand by your firesides and defend 

 them against the common foes of a free government. 



Make every available spot a rifle pit from which to 

 slay the enemy. 



You know the roads and the passes. Show your- 

 selves to be worthy of your sires, who gave you the 

 inestimable blessings of freedom and independence. 

 F. H. PIERPOINT, Governor. 



The Governor of Ohio made the following 

 appeal to the citizens of the State : 



STATB OF OHIO, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, ? 

 COLUMBUS, O., June 15tfi, 1863. $ 



TO THE PEOPLE OF OHIO. 



Lee's rebel army is advancing in force upon Penn- 

 sylvania, Western Virginia, and the eastern portion 

 of our own State. To meet this horde of rebels, the 

 President of the United States has, by proclamation, 

 called out one hundred thousand militia for the period 

 of six months, unless sooner discharged. Of this force, 

 thirty thousand are called from Ohio ; and now, gal- 

 lant men of Ohio, will you promptly respond to this 

 necessary call, without hesitancy ? I have assured the 

 President that you would do so. Remember that our 

 own sacred homes are threatened with pillage and de- 

 struction, and our wives and daughters with insult. 

 To the rescue then at once, and thus save all that is 

 dear to men. As we have but few, if any. regularly 

 organized companies of volunteer militia, I can but 

 invite and implore you to duty. The few companies 

 which have been recently organized are requested to 

 repair at once, with their entire force, to the camps 

 hereinafter indicated. All others will go forward in 

 squads and be organized into companies after their ar- 

 rival in camp, for which purpose efficient officers will 

 be designated. Railroad transportation has been duly 

 provided, and every provision necessary for the com- 

 fort of the men after their arrival in camp. A reason- 

 able allowance will be made to each volunteer for his 

 subsistence when en route to the camp. The pay and 

 allowance for clothing will be the same as that of the 

 volunteer service. Should more respond than the 

 Government requires, the surplus men will be returned 

 to their homes free of all expense to themselves, with 

 the regular pay for the period necessarily absent. 



The military committees of the several counties are 

 especially requested to exert themselves in securing a 

 prompt response to this call. The troops will all be 

 organized into regiments and well armed before being 

 ordered into service. 



And now, fellow citizens of the State, in the name 

 and behalf of the best Government on earth, let me im- 

 plore you to lay aside all other duties and obligations, 

 and come forward promptly and cheerfully for the pre- 

 servation of all that is dear to us. You will thus se- 

 cure the gratitude of your children's children, and the 

 smiles and blessings of Heaven. 



DAVID TOD, Governor. 



The utmost activity now prevailed to hasten 

 forward troops to the centre of Pennsylvania. 

 In New York, the Major-General of the First 

 Division of State militia issued the following 

 order : 



HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIVISION N. Y. S. M., } 

 NEW YORK, June 16th, 1863. J 



The regiments of this division are directed to pro- 

 ceed forthwith to Harrisburg, in Pennsylvania, to as- 

 sist in repelling the invasion of that State. 



The United States Quartermaster and Commissary 

 will furnish transportation and subsistence upon the re- 

 quisition of regimental quartermasters, countersigned 

 by the colonels. 



The term of service will not exceed thirty dayg. 



Commandants of brigades and regiments will report 

 to the Major-General the numbers ready for transporta- 

 tion, and will receive directions as to the route and 

 time of embarkation. 



Each man will provide himself with two days' cooked 

 provisions. 



By order of Major-Gen. CHAS. W. SANFORD. 

 J. H. WILCOX, Division Inspector. 



This division consisted of four brigades. The 

 first brigade, under Gen. C. B. Spicer, was com- 

 posed of the 1st, 2d, 3d, 71st, and 73d regi- 

 ments. The second brigade, under Gen. Chas. 

 Yates, was composed of the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 

 12th regiments. The third brigade, under Gen. 

 Hall, was composed of the 7th, 8th, 37th, and 

 55th regiments. The fourth brigade, under 

 Gen. Ewen, was composed of the llth, 22d, 

 and 69th regiments. 



On that day there went forward the 7th regi- 

 ment, 650 men. On the 18th, the 8th, 371 

 men ; llth, 762 men ; 23d, 626 men, and 71st, 

 737 men. On the 19th, the 6th, 828 men; 

 12th, 684 men; 22d, 568 men ; 37th, 693 men; 

 65th, 555 men, and 74th, 504 men. On the 

 20th, the 4th, 560 men ; 13th, 496 men ; 28th, 

 484 men; 56th, 476 men. On the 22d, the 

 6th, 656 men ; 52d, 351 men ; 69th, 600 men. 

 On the 23d, the 67th, 400 men. On the 24th, 

 the 55th, 350 men; 68th, 400 men. On the 

 26th, the 47th, 400 men. On the 27th, the 

 21st, 600 men. On July 3d, the 17th, 400 men ; 

 18th, 400 men ; 84th, 480 men. The total num- 

 ber sent between the 15th of June and the 3d 

 of July was 13,971 men. During the same 

 time scattered detachments of volunteers in 

 the State to the number of 1,827 men were or- 

 ganized and equipped and ordered to Harris- 

 burg. 



On the 19th of June the following despatch 

 was sent to the Adjutant-General of the State : 



WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON CITY, ) 

 June 19t/j, 1S63. j 

 To Adjutant- General Sprague : 



The President directs me to return his thanks to His 

 Excellency Gov. Seymour, and his staff, for their ener- 

 getic and prompt action. Whether any further force 

 is likely to be required will be communicated to you 

 to-morrow, by which time it is expected the move- 

 ments of the enemy will be more fully developed. 

 (Signed) EDWIN M. STANTON, 



Secretary of War. 



Again, on the 27th, the following despatch 

 was sent to the governor of the State by the 

 Secretary of "War : 



WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON CITY, June 27, 1863. 



DEAR SIR : I cannot forbear expressing to you the 

 deep obligation I feel for the prompt ana cordial sup- 

 port you have given the Government in the present 

 emergency. The energy and patriotism you have ex- 

 hibited I may be permitted personally and officially to 

 acknowledge, without arrogating any personal claims 

 on my part, to such service, or any service whatever. 



I shall be happy always to be esteemed your friend, 

 EDWIN M. STANTON. 



His Excellency HORATIO SEYMOUR. 



The Governor of New Jersey, in answer to 

 the request of the Governor of Pennsylvania, 

 for the further services of the nine months' 



