Show MILITARY HEAD QUARTERS NAUVOO leates ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE great salt lake city april 25 GENERAL ORDERS I 1 no 1 I 1 1 I the ile commandants of military districts will enrol all persons subject to military anty in their respective districts and perfect thle tole tb e organization of their commands and after holding musters and inspection of arms make full complete and immediate returns to the adjutant generals office 11 II brigadier general H B clawson of the general staff is hereby appointed adjutant general of the legion he hi will ivill be obeyed and respected accordingly lil ill col T IV W E lerbeck leibeck of the general stat staff and cois cols R T burton and D J ross of great salt lake military district are each appointed assistant adjutant general they will be obeyed and reap acted accordingly IV summit county countr is chereb hereby created a alss milita y district col D J ross rosa assist adjutant general will prot proceed eed to that district I 1 and assist in the proper roper organization of hild the forces who will hold an celecion ele cion tor for or the necessary officers the ranking officer ol 01 whom will be commandant of oe the district after holding muster and inspection of arms said commandant will make full and complete returns to this office V cols cola R T buron burton and D J boss ross as As assistants a adjutant general will visit the he d different berit military 1 I gitary districts from time lime to time and hold musters and inspection of arms and edia endeavor vr to maintain throughout the territory a proper degree of dieci discipline pline and order in the military forces VL VI permit rne me to express upon this occasion a hope that the officers and soldiers comi posing kosir g the le lelion lesion lon ion will realise nealise the necessity of b being I 1 as f fully lly ily prepared as a circumstances will admit il m it to defend themselves against thep them chereck less savage or other lawless foe it lic is an old od maxim that eternal vigilance is esth tho p ice of liberty J if this thia has hag hitherto nil uil herto been true when peace and quietness quietness hed bed hed bed supreme bru fru preme con roi rol troi in our count rya vast domain io let ua us not now lowin in its present condl condi condition tion hounion Hs union secession direful war and general macord run ruu riot filling the capil with d erasta llon lion c rime and misery permit bernit thit the cie oje dementi ments which work such fearful result through our own buan oneness and neglects neglect to creep into and f fester este in bur midst y but on the cont contrary con be eief ever and r reay e ady at a moments notice to maintain inviolate those principles of life ilfe liberty and the pursuits cf happiness happi happl ness nesa which have descended to us a rich legacy from our patriotic fathers DANIEL H WELLS weirs general commanding nauvoo legion and hil Ali militia litia of U T |