- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Orders, 1837 Aug. 20, Milledgeville, Georgia
- Date of Original:
- 1837-08-20
- Subject:
- United States--Armed Forces--Mobilization
Seminole Indians--Warfare
Georgia--Militia--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
Military service, Voluntary
Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842 - Location:
- United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018 - Medium:
- orders (military records)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a published military order dated August 20, 1837 at Milledgeville, Georgia that states that the President of the United States has been advised by the Secretary of War to furnish troops for the campaign against the Seminole Indians in Florida. The order states that two hundred infantry soldiers will be sent and that the total number of soldiers needed is yet unclear. Volunteer regiments are needed that contain at least sixty-eight, but not more than one hundred, foot soldiers. Patriotic Georgians are called to come forward and volunteer their services.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- tcc923
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc923
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc923#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc923/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Telamon Cuyler, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 82, folder 06, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
[printed text: HEAD QUARTERS, GEORGIA, ] [printed text: Milledgeville, ]
20th August, 1837.
ORDERS.
[ Note: This document contains both written and printed text. ] [printed text: THE Commander-in-Chief has been requested by the Secretary of War, to furnish troops for the ensuing campaign in Florida, against the Seminole Indians. Two hundred men, accustomed to the [unclear text: use and ] care of horses, are required, [unclear text: who will ] proceed by water to Florida, and be there mounted and the balance of the force will be infantry. The whole number that may be called for is not yet known, but as their services will be necessary, early in October, it is thought proper thus early to call for Volunteers The War Department desires that the Volunteer Companies that may offer their services, sh [document damaged: all be ] detached from Regimental organization; and be composed of not more than one hundred nor less than sixty-eight privates. ]
[printed text: The Commander-in-Chief now invites the patriotic Georgians to come forward, and once more give a helping hand to their fellow citizens of Florida. ]
[printed text: By order of the Commander in Chief. ]
[printed text: BO [document damaged] NG H. ROBINSON, Aid-de-Camp. ]
The Standard of Union
,
Federal Union
, and
Georgia Journal
, at Milledgeville, the
Georgia Constitutionalist
, at Augusta, the
Georgian
, and
Republican
, at Savannah, the
Telegraph
, at Darien, and the
Sentinel
, at Columbus, will each give the above three insertions.
11-3t. [written text: [added text: voucher 3 ] times ]