WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, April 15^th, 1861.

SIR: Under the act of Congress "for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, repel invasions," &c., approved February 28, 1795, I have the honor to request your excellency to cause to be immediately detached from the militia of your State the quota designated in the table below, to serve as infantry or riflemen for the period of three months, unless sooner discharged.

Your excellency will please communicate to me the time at or about which your quota will be expected at its rendezvous, as it will be met as soon as practicable by an officer or officers to muster it into the service and pay of the United States. At the same time the oath of fidelity to the United States will be administered to every officer and man.

The mustering officer will be instructed to receive no man under the rank of commissioned officer who is in years apparently over forty-five, or under eighteen, or who is not in physical strength and vigor.

omit all these but Ky

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COMPOSITION OF THE REGIMENTS. STATES. Major generals Aides de-camp to major generals, (major.) Division inspectors, (lieutenant colonel.) Brigadier generals. Aides to brigadier generals, (captains.) Brigade inspectors, (majors.) Regiments. Colonels. Lieutenant colonels. Majors. Adjutants, (lieutenant.) Reg'l quartermasters, (lieutenant) Surgeons. Surgeon's mates. Sergeant majors. Drum majors. Fife majors. Captains. Lieutenants. Ensigns. Sergeants. Corporals. Drummers. Fifers. Privates. Total of officers. Total of men. Aggregate. Maine 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 10 40 40 10 10 640 37 743 780 New Hampshire 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 10 40 40 10 10 640 37 743 780 Vermont 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 10 40 40 10 10 640 37 743 780 Massachusetts 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 20 20 80 80 20 20 1,280 74 1,486 1,560 Rhode Island 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 10 40 40 10 10 640 37 743 780 Connecticut 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 10 40 40 10 10 640 37 743 780 New York 2 4 2 4 4 4 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 170 170 170 680 680 170 170 10,880 649 12,631 13,280 Pennsylvania 2 4 2 4 4 4 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 160 160 160 640 640 160 160 10,240 612 11,888 12,500 New Jersey 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 40 40 40 160 160 40 40 2,560 151 2,972 3,123 Delaware 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 10 80 40 10 10 640 37 743 780 Maryland 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 40 40 40 160 160 40 40 2,560 151 2,972 3,1323 Virginia 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 30 30 30 120 120 30 30 1,920 111 2,229 2,340 North Carolina 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 20 20 80 80 20 20 1,280 74 1,486 1,560 Tennessee 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 20 20 20 80 20 20 1,280 74 1,486 1,560 Arkansas 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 10 40 40 10 10 640 37 743 780 Kentucky 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 40 40 40 160 160 40 40 2,560 151 2,972 3,123 Missouri 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 40 40 40 160 160 40 40 2,560 151 2,972 3,123 Illinois 1 1 1 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 60 60 60 240 240 60 60 3,840 225 4,458 4,683 Indiana 1 1 1 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 60 60 60 240 240 60 60 3,840 225 4,458 4,683 Ohio 1 2 1 3 3 3 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 130 130 130 520 520 130 130 8,320 494 9,659 10,153 Michigan 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 10 40 40 10 10 640 37 743 780 Wisconsin 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 10 40 40 10 10 640 37 743 780 Iowa 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 10 40 40 10 10 640 37 743 780 Minnesota __ __ __ __ __ __ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 10 40 40 10 10 640 37 743 780 Total 5 10 5 17 17 17 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 940 940 940 3,760 3,760 940 940 60,160 3,549 69,842 73,391

The rendezvous for your State will be at Lexington.

I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

Simon Cameron
Secretary of War.

To his Excellency

Beriah Magoffin
Governor of Kentucky.

Requisition for troops from Ky