Head Quarters U. S. Forces
Hopkinsville Jany 11. 1864

His Excellency, the Governor of the State of Kentucky, by his Adj^t Gen^l, having issued an order for the enrollment of the state Militia, under the amended act, known as the state Guard Law, approved August 31. 18612, no one who has read the order, or thought of the present condition of our state, can help seeing and knowing the absolute and urgent necessity, that. this order be acted upon, and enforced immediately No matter what may be our political bias, or our opinion of the present War, its objects or consequences, all, who, are now living under the. protecting AEgis of this Commonwealth, feel the necessity of protection against the roving Bands of Marauders, who, now infest the state, This call is for men to organize to protect their Homes and property It has been seen, that, without organization there is no protection, A dozen armed men, can go among a thousand, and steel and plunder without opposition those who will not take up arms, for this purpose, must be made to do so, for the good of the community

Therefore, from and after the [...] day of [...]1864 an order to obtain a pass through the lines of this command, it will be required of all who are subject to do duty under this act, in the Enrolled Militia of the state, between the ages of Eighteen (18) and

forty five (45) shall have a certificate from the Captain of his company that he is an enrolled member of said company; and has complied with all the requirements of this Law.

The Colonel commanding would request all to give notice at his Head. Quarters of any who, should be, and are not, enrolled

By order of
Edmund A. Starling
Col Comdg

Theodore W. Wing
1^st Lieut & Adj.^t