preferred; and prompt action in the face of threatening dangers would well accord with the distinguished reputation Floridians have acquired durng the war for patriotism and courage.

JOHN MILTON,

Governor of Florida.

[Inclosure Numbers 2.] GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. ADJT AND INSP. General 'S OFFICE, Numbers 11. Tallahassee, July 30, 1864.

I. Every able-bodied white male inhabitant in this State, sixteen years of age and over, not manifestly unable to do military duty, and not now actually in the military service of the Confederate States, or holding civil office under the Confederate Government which exempts them from military service, whether citizen, resident, or sojourner, shall be immediately enrolled and organized into companies, battalions, and regiments for service in the State as emergencies may require.

II. The sheriff, judge of probate, and tax assessor and collector in each county are hereby appointed enrolling officers for their respective counties, and will proceed immediately to the enrollment of every ablebodied free white male person as aforesaid, and complete the same within ten days from the receipt of this order.

III. To exempt from enrollment for disability, the certificate of two respectable physicians, given upon honor and free of charge, showing a positive inability of rshort periods of service, will be required.

IV. The judge of probate as enrolling officer, or in case of his sickness or failure to act as such, the sheriff of the county, as such officer, shall order all persons enrolled as aforesaid to assemble immediately at the court-house of said county for organization. Where it is impracticable to assemble at the court-house, the officer above named shall select some suitable place in the county as central and convenient as circumstances will admit.

V. A company shall consist of sixty-four men, rank and file. The company to elect one captain, one first ant one secod lieutenant. In counties where there are not sixty-four men, companies shall be comprised of the entire number in said county, who shall elect one captain and one lieutenant. The election for officers shall be held at the place appointed as soon as the persons enrolled, or a majority of them, shall be assmbled; of which election the judge of probate, sheriff, and tax assessor and collector shall act as inspectors, and immediately after the election forward the returns thereof to the adjutant and inspector general. In case of the failure or neglect of the above-named officers to act as inspecors, any three persons, who when said company shall be organized will compose a part thereof, may act as such inspectors.

VI. The company having been organized by the election of officers, the captain elect, or in this absence the first lieutenant, will dismiss the company, to reassemble ten days thereafter for drill or actual service, as circumstances may require, unless sooner ordered out for actual service.

VII. No volunteer company already existing in the State is intended to be embraced in this order, provided the commandant of the company shall within fifteen days from the date of this order forward to the adjutant and inspector general a muster-roll exhibiting the organization of the company.

VIII. The enrolling officers hereby appointed are required to use their utmost energy in the enrollment and organization of the persons liable