The battalion will consist of four companies complete. The commissioned officers of the battalion will be a chief of battalion, and a first and second major, one of whom shall be attached to each wing. 3--_The Regiment._ The regiment will consist of four battalions complete. The commissioned officers of the regiment will be a colonel and two lieutenant colonels, attached to the wings. 4--_The Brigade._ The brigade will consist of four regiments complete. The commissioned officer of the brigade will be a general of brigade. 5--_Each General Staff._ Each of the above divisions will be entitled to a general staff, consisting of an adjutant, a commissary, a musician, and a surgeon. 6--_Appointment._ Non-commissioned officers will be chosen by those whom they are to command. Commissioned officers will be appointed and commissioned by this department. The staff officers of each division will be appointed by the respective commanders of the same. (This document is in the handwriting of J. H. Kagi.)[430] Oliver Brown and Jeremiah G. Anderson were captains in the provisional army. A copy of Brown's commission is published herewith: GREETING: HEADQUARTERS WAR DEPARTMENT. Near Harper's Ferry Maryland. Whereas _Oliver Brown_ has been nominated a _captain_ in the army established under the provisional constitution, Now, therefore, in pursuance of the authority vested in us by said constitution, we do hereby appoint and commission the said _Oliver Brown a captain_. Given at the office of the Secretary of War, this day, October 15, 1859. JOHN BROWN, _Commander in Chief_. J. H. KAGI. _Secretary of War_. (This document is printed in the original, with the exception of the words in italics and the figures, which are in the handwriting of Kagi, with the exception of the signature of John Brown, which is in his own hand.)[431] Except as to Mr. Sanborn and Mr. Stearns, it is hard to believe that the members of Brown's war committee were ignorant of his intention to incite a slave insurrection, and invade the South. Rev. Theodore Parker said: I should like of all things to see an insurrection of the Slaves. It must be tried many times before it succeeds, as at last it must.[432] Dr. Howe also knew of the impending insurrection. Mr. Sanborn says:[433] Dr. Howe, returning from Cuba, (whither he accompanied Theodore Parker in February 1859), journeyed through the Carolinas, and there accepted the hospitality of Wade Hampton, and other rich planters; and it shocked him to think that he might be instrumental in giving up to fire and pillage their noble mansions.