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Adjutant and Inspector Geneual's Office, Richmond, January 3, 18G3.
GENERAL ORDERS, \ No. 1. 3
I. The following Orders arc publislicd for the information of the army :
All white male citizens of the Confederate States, between tbe ages of 18 and 40, who are not exempt by tbe act of October 11th, 1862, are liable to conscription ; and all such as have been already enrolled and mustered, will be held as though in service of the Confederate States, until otherwise ordered. Exemption will not tahe place until after enroll- ment, when enrolling ofliccrs will grant certificates of exemption, in all cases clearly within the meaning of the act. All doubtful cases for ex- emption will be referred, for decision, to Commandants of Camps of In- struction, and if necessary, by them to the Chief of the Bureau of Con- scription in Richmond. Such cases will not be required to report in per- son to the camp of instruction until final action is had on the same.
II. Enrolling officers are required to be vigilant in the discharge of their duties within the district confided to them, not only in respect to the enrollment of conscripts, but also in the apprehension and arrest of stragglers and deserters from the army. Complaints having been made of harsh treatment to conscripts by enrolling officers in certain localities, which treatment is calculated to prejudice the cause of the Confederate States, by encouraging opposition to the acts of conscriiition, it will bo Ihe duty of Commandants of Camps of Instruction to report to the Se- cretary of War, for discharge from conscript service, any officer who shall offvmd in this particular. It is required of all enrolling officers to encourage and promote a good understanding with the people of the dis- trict in which they may be serving: and it is impressed on them, that firmness of purpos!% teinprred with kindness and forbearance, will best promote the objects to bo attained.
III. Enrolling officers will furnish to Commandants of Camps of In- struction, at the end of each month, a complete roll of the conscripts mad(> by them during the month. Such rolls will also embrace the names of persons who have been enrolled, and exempted within that period. One copy of these rolls will be immediately forwarded by the Comman-
danfs of the Camps of Instruction to the Chief of the Bureau of Con- •cription in Richmond, for file and future reference.
IV- All commissioned officers between the ages of 18 and 40, who have become disconnected with the army, by the operation of General Orders, 'Nos. 48 and 9G, of 1862, or by .reason of non-re-election, resigniv- tion or dismissal, unless actually disabled (of which they must furnish evidence), are subject to conscription ; and while substitutes between tlie above ages, and who are not embraced in the provisions of the exemption law, will be held in service to the end of the terms for which they havo engaged, the principals Avithin the same ages, for whom the substitute may have engaged to serve, will be liable to conscription.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
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Adjutant and Inspector General's Officb, Richmond, January 3, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, ? No. 2. S
I. The following Orders are published for the information and guidauca of all concerned :
Recognizing the necessity of officers of rail roads having full control of their business, in order to insure safety and dispatch in transportation, military officers are prohibited from interfering with the engines, cars, running of trains, or with the control and management, in any way, of rail roads.
II. When transportation of troops or freight by rail road !s necessary, a quartermaster or other authorized officer shall make requisition for the same upon the superintendent or proper officer of the rail road, furnishing the necessary evidence of transportation, and delivering the troops or freight to be transported.
III. In the event that more freight is to be transported over any road than the road has the ability to carry promptly, the officer furnishing evi- dence of transportation will indicate to the rail road officer what shall tJlke precedence. In the absence of any special order as to what freight shall go first, the rail road officer shall be governed by any Gen<;ral Order the Quartermaster General may issue in regard thereto.
IV. Where troops or freight is to be moved out of the usual routine of a rail road, the officer having charge of such movement will 6x with the superintendent, or other officer of the road on which the movement is to be made, the day and hour of departure, and when so fixed, the troops or freight must be ready at the appointed time.
V. In the event of any military necessity for an unusual movement at any p'articvilar point, the commanding officer at such post will communi- cate fully the character and extent of service to the principal officer of the road or roads from which it is required, and ask the personal super- ▼isioa of the proper rail road officers to the duty.
VI. Quartermasters and commissaries will exercise discretion in ship- ])lu£ freight not wanted for immediate use, and that may be stored at safe and convenient points, taking care not to block up roads and thereby im- pede transportation.
VII. When it is necessary to send a special messenger with freight, such messenger must travel with the fi-eight placed in his charge, and his transportation shall be so specified on its face, in order to prevent him from traveling in any other way.
VIII. Enrolling officers will permit conscripts, enrolled while in the employment of rail roads, to remain at their duties until Col. William M. Wadley, A. A. Gr., decide as to who of them it is necessary should be detailed for service on the road.
IX. Any violation of these orders, or remissness on the part of rail road officers to perform promptly all government transportation, will be reported to Col. William M. Wadley, A. A. G., who will indicate from time to time where his head quarters will be.
By order.
S. COOPER, AdjtUant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, January 9, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 3.
I. The attention of officers is called to the 34th article of Army Ref- lations, and especially to those paragraphs of the article which relate to the channel of military correspondence. It is no exaggeration to state that nearly one-third of the correspondence, received at the War Department and at this office, from officers of the army and others in the military ser- vice, comes directly from the writers, without passing through the pre- scribed channel.
There-fore, all indirect communication with the department is prohi- bited ; and wliere it is attompted, either in person or by letter, the appli- cation will be refciTcd to the proper military commander before action is taken on it, and instructions will at the same time be given to bring the offender to trial for violation of the regulations and orders respecting military correspondence. These regulations were made after long expe- rience. They have been found indispensable, and mu.st be observed.
II. Not only are all papers and applications to be forwarded through the regular channels of communication, but the officers through whom they come, and who are generally supposed to be informed on the merit^ of the case presented, are reqiiired to express their opinions thereon, either in approval or disapproval. These opinions are frequently important to the department, and the rule which prescribes them must not be over- looked.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector Geneual's Officb, Richmond, January 12, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 4.
I. A Camp of Instrucfion for Conscripts will be forthwith established at Petersburg, Virginia. All persons liable to conscription within the fol- lowing counties, will repair to this camp for enrollment; and all enrolling officers within said counties will hasten forward Conscripts to the same point. The following are the counties referred to, to wit: Groenesvilie, Diuwiddic, Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, ITalifax, Charlotte, I'ittsj Ivania, Henry, Patrick, Franklin, Nottoway, Prince Edward and Campbell.
II. Major General French will appoint an offi>er of hi.s command to receive and muster info service the troops called out by the Governor of Virginia, in Special Orders of the Adjutant General of the State, of Janu- ary Dtb, 1815;?, as they arrive at Petersburg, and cause them to be fur- nished with subsistence and other supplies needed for their efficiency.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, January 13, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS,
1^0. 5.
I. The following Order is published for the information of all con- cerned:
Exchange Notice, No. 4.
The following oflSeers and men have been duly exchanged, and are hereby so declared :
1. All oflBcers and men captured in Kentucky, Tennegsee, Alabama, Misgissippi, Georgia, Florida and South Carolina, up to December 10th, 1862.
2. All officers and men captured in Migsouri, Kansag, New Mexico, Arizona, Ar- kansas and Louisiana, up to January Igt, 1863.
3. The two foregoing gectiong apply not only to officerg and men of the confede- rate service, but algo to persons captured in armg or hogtile array against the United States, whatever may have been the character of the military organization to which they were attached, and whatever may have been the terms of the paroleg given by them. If any are in federal prisons, they are to be immediately released and delivered to the confederate authoritieg.
4. All persong who have been captured on the sea or sea coast of the Confederate or United States, up to December 10th, 18G2. If any gucn are in federal prigong, they are to be immediately released and delivered to the confederate authoritieg.
5. All confederate officerg and men who have been delivered at City Point, up to January 6th, 1863.
6. All confederate officers and men who have been delivered at Vickaburg, up to December 23d, 1862, and including gaid date.
7. All paroled confederate officerg and men receipted for at Vicksbnrg, up to De- cember 23d, 1862, and including gaid date.
8 All confederate officerg and men captured and paroled at Fredericksburg, Vir- ginia, in December 1862.
9. All confederate officerg and men captured and paroled at Goldsboro', North Ca- rolina, in December 1862.
10. Other miscellaneous and minor excbangeg, of which the appropriate officerg will be duly informed.
Robert Ould,
A^. of Exchange. Richmond, January 10, 1863.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
AX>JUTANT AND INSPECTOR GkNERAL'S OfFICB,
Richmond, January 15, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, ) No. 6. J
I. The attention of officers charged with the custody of public pro- perty, is called to paragraphs 923, 924 and 925, Army Regulations, which provide the mode of accounting for that which is lost or destroyed, and disposing of such as become unsuitable for the service. No departure Kill be allowed from the requirements therein contained, and all officers having public property ia their possession will be held to a strict ac- tountability.
II. The appointment of agents to purchase wool by any officer, ex- cept the Quart^^rmaster General, and such officers as may act under his •uthority and sanction, is hereby prohibited ; and all agencies for that purpose, heretofore authorized by other officers, is revoked.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office,
Richmond^ January 19, 18G3.
GENERAL ORDERS, \ No. 7. S
I. Tho exemption from military service of Route Agents of the Post Oflfice Department,' having been claimed by tho Postmaster General, as executive officers of the Confederate States, under the act of October 11, 1862, is recognized. Such persons, if within conscript ages, will be 6n- rolled, and furnislu'd Avith certificates exempting them during the conti- nuance of their appointments. In all cases where the appointment fails, or the term thereof expitcs, the party is required to report himself to the officer by whom ho was enrolled, or if he cannot be found, to the Adju- tant and Inspector General at Richmond.
II. Hereafter all field artillery, belonging to any separate army, will be parked together under the direction of the General, or other chief officer of artillery having control of the same, to be distributed, when required, according to the judgment of the Commanding General of such army.
III. Cavalry companies will, as far as practicable, be kept with their respective regiments. The practice of detailing such companies, or parts of them, as couriers and guides for the Head Quarters of General Officers, will be discontinued. Their places can be supplied by such infantry sol- . diers as may be able to furnish themselves with horses, and can be de- tailed for this duty by the General from their respective commands — the number not to exceed six for the commander of an army corps, four for commander of division, and two for commander of brigade;
IV. Medical officers, in furnishing certificates of disability to disabled and invalid officers, will confine themselves to the established FOKMS of tho service, provided for such certificates, and will hereafter abstain from recommending them for light duty.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, January 20, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 8.
I. Applications for staff appointments to fill vacancies, whether occur- ring; in Divisions, Urigades, Refriments or Battalions, must in all cases, besides being sent through the proper chaiuiels, be accompanied by a statement showing how such vacancies have occurred; and until the previous incumbent shall have been properly disposed of, and his absence accounted for to the satisfaction of this Department, no other appoint- ment will be made.
II. No transfers of bonded officers from the positions to which they have been originally assigned, shall be recognized, until ratified by this Department.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
WAR DEPARTMENT, Adjutant and Inspectou Geneual's Office, Richmond, January 22, 18G3.
GENERAL ORDERS, \ • No. 9. 5
I. Pursuant to section 8 of an "act to provide for the public defence," approved April IGtli, 18o2, men who are mustered into service, bringing with them their own arms, are entitled to one dollar per month for the use of the same, from the date of mustering into service. Should they prefer to receive the full value of the arms, the same will bo fixed by the mus- tering officer at any muster, according to the value of arms fixed by General Orders, No. 78. In cither cas(>, the fact will be noted on tho muster roll by tho mustering officer, with a statement of the value of the arm, or of the amount due per month, as compensation for tho use thereof. The sums so due for arms, or use of arms, will bo paid by the brigade, division or other ordnance officer, and such payment noted on the muster roll.
Payment for the use of arms will not be made oftcner than once in six months.
II. In like manner, cavalry equipments brought into service will bo valued by the mustering officer, and the value entered upon the muster roll, and paid for at the following rates :
For a good serviceable saddle, from $ ) 5 to $ 20
For a good saddle blanket, " $ 3 to $ 4
For a good bridle, " $ 3 to $ 5
For a good halter, " $ 2 to $ 3
And minor articles, at the discretion of the mustering officer.
III. General Orders, No. 10], last scries from this office, arc amended, 60 as to allow that the two surgeons to be employed to examine conscripts in each congressional district, may be selected from tho districts in which they are to act, when surgeons cannot be obtained from other congres- sional districts.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, January 24, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 10. The following Orders are published for Xhv information of all concerned :
I. The duties of signal officers are confined to those bearing commis- sions as such, appointed under the acts of Congress, approved April 19, 1862, and September 27, 1862.
II. To any general officer requiring a signal officer and entitled thereto, one will be assigned by the Adjutant and Inspector General.
III. All signal officers are required to make their reports, returns, &c. through the senior signal officer on duty at the seat of government, and paragraph IX, General Orders, No. 40, must be more strictly observed.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutaxt and Inspector General's Office. Richmond, January 27, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 11.
The Military Courts, appointed and organized under the act approved October 9th, 1862, will be governed and controlled as other Courts Mar- tial, by the Articles of War and Regulations of the Army, in connection with the aforesaid act of October 9, 1862.
Their proceedings will therefore be subject to review by the Command- ing General of the army coqis to which they are attached, who, by the decision of the President, is the proper reviewing officer of all such pro- ceedings, under the provisions of the law and the Articles of War. The original proceedings of these Courts, after final action is had on th(un, will be transmitted to the office of the Adjutant and Inspector General, ftgrteably to the 90th Article of War.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office,
Richmond, January 28, 1863.
(}ENp:ral orders, }
No. 12. S
I. Candidafos for api>oiritinents of artillery officers for ordnance duly, who have pafssed their examinations at tlie head quarters of any army, army corps, or department, may he placed on ordnance duty as acting ordnance offict'rs. The numl>cr so p1ace<l on duty shall not exceed one- half of the whole numher pa,'»sed there, and shall be taken from the head of the list, without reference to tht; grade for which they are recom- niendcd.
Acting ordnance officers, so placed on duty, shall be entitled to pay as first lieutenants, if recommended for that, or higher grade, and as second lieutenants, if not recommended for hicjher gra<le.
Commissions will he issued as soon as the examinations are completed in all the armies, and will be for grades and of dates to correspond with the general roll of merit established by the examiners.
II. The quartermaster's departm(!iit will issue to officers of the army, on duty enrolling conscripts, such fuel and stationery, within the limits prescribed by existing regulations for allowances to jiublic offices, as shall be certified by those officers fu be indispensable for the proper discharge of their duties.
The legitimate expenses of the performancx? of such duty will be paid, in the case of enrolling officers not commissioned, upon accounts ap- proved by the Commandant of Conscripts for the State, or Commander of Camp of Instruction.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
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Adjutant and Inspector General" s Office, Richmond, January 31, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 13.
I. The following Arsenals, Armories, Depots, &c. arc immediatelj rnrlpT cliarge of the War Department; and its orders will be given di- rectly throiigh the Ordnance Bureau, viz :
Richmond Arsenal, " Armory, Fayetteville Arsenal and Armory, Charleston Arsenal, Augusta Arsenal and Powder Works, Macon Arsenal,
" Armory,
" Laboratory, Columbus Arsenal, Atlanta Arsenal, Mount Vernon Arsenal, - Montgomery Arsenal, Selma Arsenal, Jackson Arsenal, Greensboro' Depot, Danville Depot, Lynchburg Depot, Little Rock Arsenal, Texas Arsenal,
Richmond, Virginia.
Fayetteville, N. C Charleston, S. C. Augusta, Ga. Macon, Ga.
Columbus, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Mt. Vernun, Ala. Montgomery, Ala. Selma, Ala. Jackson, ]\lis8. Greensboro', N. C. Danville, Va. Lynchburg, Va. Little Rock, Aik. San Antonio, Texas.
II. The stores fabricated and deposited at these posts, are to be drawn out on requisitions, as designated in section V, Ordnance Regulations.
III. Officers stationed at the Arsenals and Depots will, ou their first arrival, report in person or by letter to the Commanding General of the Department, and will obtain leave of absence from hira ; but -while liable to requisitions made upon the Arsenal or Armory, as provided above, are subject to orders only from the War Department, through the Ordnance Bureau.
IV. The Quartermasters' Depots at Augusta, Atlanta and Columbus, Georgia, and at Montgomery and Iluntsville, Alabama, having been es- tablished by the direction ef the War Department, to supply the neces- eities of the Army at large, are placed under the special control of the Quartermaster General, though subject to the inspection of the Com- manding Officers of the Departments in which they are located. Issue^,x from these Depots will be made by order of the Quartermaster GeneraH upon requisitions of Chief Quartermasters, approved by Commanding Generals.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, February 3, 1863.
GENERAL ORDEES, } No. 14. 5
I. TIio 2d clause, paragraph IV, of General Orders, No. 72, of 1862, is bcreby revoked.
Tho 4th clause of same paragraph is amended ns follows: On a certificate of disability, ^vith recoiiiuiendation for furlough or dis- charge, signed in duo form by examining board, and approved by the Senior Surgeon of tho post, the Commander of the post may grant tho soldier a furlough, not to exceed thirty days, and submit the application for a longer period to the General to whose command the soldier may be- long; or ho may refer, without granting the furlough, to tho discretion of Said Commanding General.
II. The Superintendent of the Nitre and Mining Bureau is authorized and directed to enforce existing contracts of the government in iron, lead and other nninitions. Where iron and other articles thus contracted for, and needed for the service, arc ascertained to have been sold'at private sale, or are not promptly delivered according to the terms and spirit of the contract, they may be taken wherever found ; and upon requisition, assistance shall be afforded by the commandant of tho nearest post or camp of instruction, to the ofiScer or agent of the Mining Bureau spe- cially charged with the enforcement of tho contract.
When a contract shall have been persistently violated, after ten days' notice, all detailed or conscripted men will be withdrawn, and assigned to other works.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant akd Inspector General's Office, Richmond, February 6, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 15.
I. All commissioned oflBcers of the army in the service of the Con- fedcratfi States, who are absent from their respective commands without sufficient authority, and from whom satisfactory reports have not been received, will be considered as no longer in service, thirty days after the publication of this Order, when their names will be erased from the re- turns of regiments and corps. All quartermasters of the array, charged with the payment of troops, are hereby prohibited from making payments to officers who do not exhibit sufficient authority for absence from their proper command.s ; and where any doiibt exists in the mind of the paying officer, for want of such authority, he will suspend payment, and report the case to this office, with the name and residence of the officer so ab- sent, and the regiment or corps to which ho belongs.
II. Where occasions may arise in military commands, for charges against a disbursing officer of the army, arrest will be stayed until a report of the facts in the case is duly made to the War department, through the office of the Adjutant and Inspector General ; and the officer will continue to discharge his duties until the department shall take proper measures for his relief from duty.
III. In congressional districts where surgeons cannot be " employed" to complete the examining boards for conscripts, directed in previous Orders, the commandants of conscripts may constitute such boards, tem- porarily, by medical officers under their authority.
By order.
S. COOPER, ► Adjutant and Inspector General.
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GENERAL ORDERS, ? No. IG. >
I. The special measures instituted in the Circular from this office, of « tho 8tli January, ultimo, were intended to aid, and in no wise to super- cede the operation and rules of the regularly established system of con- scription. Reports have been received, that officers thus sent from tho army have been practically setting aside the system, decisions and ex- emptions established under the authority of tho Commandants o^jLon- scripts in the respective states, and are neglecting to make to tho^^ffi- ccrs any returns of the conscripts gathered by them.
It Ls hereby ordered, that all officers acting under the authority of thft Circular in question, shall refrain from interference with any conscripts already in tho custody of the officers rcgulariy on con.scription duty, and shall assert no claim over them, otherwise than by estimates on the com« mandants 2)r tho quota to which their n giments shall bo entitled, under tho principle of pro rata distribulicn ; also, that they shall respect certifi- cates of exemptions issued by regular i^irolling officers, reporting for deci- sion of the connnandauts any case in which the exemption may appear to them to have been improperiy granted; that in no case shall they themselves grant certificates of exemption or detail ; that in all doubtful cases ox cases of appeal from their decision, they shall refer to the regular enrolling officers or the connnandants, and that they shall furnish to tho local enrolling officers, or the Conuiiandants of Conscripts for the state, descriptive lists of all persons within conscript ages, recruited or gathered by them.
II. The Commandants of Conscripts, in making tlieir reports to tho Bureau of Conscription, will return separately the conscripts gathered
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By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, February 13, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, } No. 17. f
I. Tlie following additional appointments under the act of October the. 9th, 1862, providing for the cstabli.shmcnt of luilitaiy courts, are an- nounced for the information of all concerned :
Lieutenant General J. C. Pcmberton's Corps.
George B. Wilkinson, Presiding .Judge, Mississippi.
•John J. Good, Texas.
Henry W. Allen, Louisiana.
John P. McMillan, Judge Advocate, Missouri.
Lieutenant General IV. J. Hardee's Corps.
John C. Moore, Presiding Judge, Alabama.
Samuel J. Gholson, Mississippi.
Taylor Beatty, Louisiana.
Benton Randolph, Judge Advocate, Texas.
IL The above named members will report without delay to the com- manding officers of the respective army corps to which, they belong, to whom their letters of appointment will be forwarded, except where they may be called for at this office at an early day.
III. In all cases where the sentence of a court martial directs a for- feiture of pay, the just dues of the laundress are to be understood as always excepted from such forfeiture. This exception will embrace sums which have accrued as well as those which became duo during the term of the sentence.
By order.
S. COOPER,
Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector Generai/s Office,
Richmond, February 16, 1863.
^GENERAL ORDERS, \ No. 18. \
I. With the exceptions herein after named, all outstanding authorities issued from the War Department to recruit persons of conscript age into regiments, battalions or companies not in service on the 16th daj of April 1862, will be held as terminated from and after the 10th day of March next.
Any new organization that shall meanJime have been completed up to the legal standard of a regiment, battalion or company, as mny have been specified in the original authority issued, will be reported before the 10th of Slarch to the Adjutant and Inspector General's office for muster and reception into service.
The organization itself failing of completion, the material within con- script ages (including officers) of such parts as shall have .been enrolled for the special service, will be reported to the local Commandants of Con- scripts, respectively, for enrollment and conscription. These comman- dants will, however, c^iuse to be allo^v ed to the persons thus transferred, previous to enrollment, the privilege of volunteering in companies that were in service on the Itith of April 1862.
n. From the operation of this Order are excepted new companies or corps in process of organization under authority issuing from the War Department, of a date later than the lOth of December 1862, and all such as may have been authorized to be recruited from material found within districts possessed by the enemy, or in which the conscript law has been suspended by the President, or in which the regular execution of the conscript law is, from the vicinity of the enemy, unattainable.
III. All officers and persons acting under authority, now and hereafter, to recruit new organizations, will report to the Commandants of Con- scripts in their respective states, the names of those persons who are em- ployed by them in enlisting recruits. In the absence of such official evi- dence, the enrolling officers will not recognize the authority claimed.
By order.
S. COOPER, A^ji^ant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspectoti General's Office,
Rifhmond, February 17, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, } No. 19. i
With a view to determine the military state of certain persons in the army, who have left their regular commands and joined others, under the impression that they had a right so to do, hut are claimed as deserters under existing laws, the following Orders are published:
I. Persons who joined new companies at the expiration of their first term of service, under the act authorizing re-enlistments for the war, will be continued in their present companies, provided the facts do not show an intention to desert their former commands ; also all paroled prisoners whoso term of sei-vice had expired, and who enlisted in new companies under the provisions of General Orders, No. 44, Adjutant and Inspector General's office, Richmond, 17th June 18G'2, will be continued in their* present companies.
II. All persons who have really deserted and have joined other com- panies, will be returned to their original commands ; and the benefit of this Order is to be stricth' limited to cases arising from a misconception of rights and duties under the re-enlistment and conscript laws.
III. The privilege heretofore exercised by troops on the battle field, of exchanging their small arms and field pieces for those captured fi-ora the enemy, is hereafter forbidden, and the prohibition will bo strictly enforced by commanders. Disasters may easily result from a disregard of this necessary order. All such exchanges m\ist be made by proper authority, and with a due regard to the efficiency of the troops. Captured arms and artillery will be turned over to the chief ordnance officer, and be assigned, whenever practicable, to the troops to whom the General sliall, on testi- mony, award their capture.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
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Adjutant and Inspector General's Opficbi Richmond, February 19, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 20.
I. " GeTieral or otLor officers commanding army corps or departments will cause full returns of artillery, ammunition and other ordnance stores, at tbe various forts and batteries within their commands, to be prepared without delay.
" Tho Chief of Ordnance of each army coqis or department will be held rt'spousiblc that these returns are forwarded to the Chief of the Bu- reau of Ordnance at Richmond within twenty days after the receipt of this Order, and w ill thereafter see that (he returns required by paragraph 1348, Army Regulations, are regularly forwarded.
II. " All ordnance and ordnance stores, including cavalry equipments captured from the enemy by I'artizan Rangers, shall be assessed by com- petent officers, under orders of the commanding General, entered upon the rolls, aud paid for by any ordnance officer, upon receipt for the money from the men entitled to the property, and a property certificate signed by the officer commanding the company, squadron, battalion or regiment of Rangers, as the case may be." The rolls must state distinctly the company, battalion or regiment to which the arms are assigned, in order that the commanding officer of the same may be charged with the pro- perty on the books of the treasury.
III. Paragraphs 117, 118 and 119, Army Regulations (being contrary to law), are. hereby revoked; and no enlisted man in the service of the .Confederate States will be employed as a servant by any officer of the army.
IV. When a non-commissioned officer, musician or private entitled to a furlough under the acts of Congress, approved December 11, 1861, and April 16, 1862, shall elect to receive the commutation value in money in lieu of transportation to his home and back, the quartermaster of hia regiment will promptly pay his account therefor, upon his certificate, ap- proved by his company and regimental commanders, that commutation is justly due him in lieu of a furlough.
V. In making such payments, quartermasters will estimate the amount
due in each case at 2^ cents per mile for the distance the soldier v^oaic, if upon furlough, be compelled to travel to and from his home.
VI. Company commanders will he required to state upon their m\)~.i«' and payrolls, payments made tinder these orders, opposite the n:«nH' «' the soldier so paid
Bv onier
S. COOPKK,
MfMlant and hLSftctor t^i:trt>
Adjutant and Inspector General's Ofpic*. Richmond, February 20, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, \ No. 21. S
I. When the exigency of the pervice requires it, ordnance stores Tf>- ported unserviceable by the oflBcer who is regponsible for them, shall b« inspected by the Brigade Inspector, under the direction of the Inspector General of the Army ; or in case of the absence of the Brigade Inspector, then by any other ofGcer designated by the Inspector General, except the officer accountable for the property in question.
The inspecting officer shall make a report in accordance with para- graphs 925 and 926, Army Regulations ; and whatever stores he consi- ders worn out or unserviceable, he shall order, under the direction of the Inspector General, to be dropped.
II. When requisitions for ordnance stores are made to supply defi- ciencies, a copy of the report of the Inspector shall be appended, to show the necessity of the issue.
By order
S. COOPER, /14^irta«( and Inspector General,
Adjutant and Inspector General's Ofkicf,
Richmond, February 23, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, \ No. 22. )
The following additional instructions are published for the guidance of the medical officers and surgeons composing the Boards of Examination for conscripts :
I. In their examination of conscripts, they must exercise a sound and firm discretion, and not yield their judgment in favor of every complaint of trivial disability, by attaching too much importance to which, they
indirectly favor evasions of the required military service.
II. As a general nilc. it may be received that where a conscript is equal to all the active dutic»-of the various occupations of civil liferhe is able to discharge the duties of a soldier.
III. Temporary exemption is so liable to abuse, and to be resorted to as a means of evasion, that the examining surgeon must fix the period for which it is granted (which, with the reasons therefor, will be stated in the monthly report) ; at the expiration of which pwiod, the conscript must present himself for examination, or be considered absent without leave.
IV. The following are some of the grounds not deemed sufficient and satisfactory for exemption :
1. General debility. — The grades of this condition are numerous, and on receiving them all as grounds for exemption, the examining surgeon cannot be considered as discharging his duty to the service. In arriving at a correct judgment upon this point, he will be aided by the conside- ration, that observation has by no means established that a so called high standard of health is best adapted to encounter the exposures of military life, such physical condition being especially liable to disease; while health of a lower grade, without any coexisting positive disease, is fre- quently strengthened and improved by the exposures incident to the life of a soldier.
2. In case of slight deformity, natural, or the result of accident and irregular union of fractures, unless material impairment of power and motion results from such deformity, the conscripts must be held liable for military service.
3. Deafness. — This is not a valid reason for exemption, unless so excee- sive (which must ho stated in the monthly report) as to incapacitate a man for the duties of a ■♦^ntinol. The fact of its cxistenc^i must also be established by t\w affidavit of a respectable physician, who has known the conscript to bo the subject of the infirmity.
4. fmpedimcnt of speech — Unless of a very aggravated character, is not a valid reason for exemption.
5. Urart disrasc {organic). — Organic disease of the heart lieing com- paratively infrequent, the physical and rational signs should be scruti- nized with great care, and the subject of examination should not be ex- cused unless the case is satisfactorily established.
6. Functional disturbance of liearVs action. — This is very common — not a valid ground for exemption, and will generally be relieved by change to the life of the camp.
7. liheumatism. — 'I'hc kind should be designated, whether acute or chronic, articular or iniiseular. It is a complaint liable to be used as a me.ans of evasion. Wliere it is simply muscular, without swelling or contraction of the joints, and the general health of the conscript is other- wise sound, he sliould he held liable to military duty.
8. FpUrpsy. — Tliis disease being frequently simulated, so as to impose upon a careless ob.server, nothing less than the observation of an actual paroxysm, or th<- affidavit of a responsible^ physieiau aequainUtd with the cou8erii)t, should be deemed satisfactory by tin- examining surgeon.
9. I'aricocde — Not a ground for exemption, unless excessive; whidb must be statc^d in the monthly report.
10. tHyopia — Not a ground for exemption. Many myopic snbjocte distinguish distant objects with accuracy sufficient for all practical par poses.
11. Hemorrhoids. — As many invalids in civil life, subjects of this dis- order, are engaged in active occupations, they should lAt, unless exces- sive (which must be stated in the monthly reports), be considered sati*- flactory grounds for exemption.
12. Opacity of one cornea, or tke loss of one eye — Not valid ground* for exemption.
13. The loss of one or tuw fingers — Not sufficient cause for exemption
14. Single reducible hernia — Not a valid cause for exemption.
By order
S. COOPER, AdpUant and Inspector General
Adjutant and Inspector General's OpficKi Richmond., February 25, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, ^
No. 23. S
I. The senior surgeons of commands entitled to medical directors will be detailed as medical directors for such commands. Whenever, how- ever, the interest of the service shall require a departure from this rule, medical directors for commands will Ije recommended by tbe Surgeon General, and announced in Orders from this office.
II. Par. VI, Special Orders, No. 79, and par. II, Si)ecial Orders, No. 80, of last series from this office, directing medical purveyors to obey all instructions relative to the transfer of medical supplies and reports of supplies on hand, emanating from Surgeon E. W. Johus, Medical Pur- veyor, are hereby revoked ; and hereafter all reports will be made direct to the Surgeon General, and all instructions to medical purveyors will emanate from his office.
Surgeon Johns will send to the Surgeon General's office, without de- lay, al^records, books and papers connected with the duties assigned him under the above named Orders.
By ordar *
S. COOPER. Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjuta^'t and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, March 5, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, I
No. 24. ^
I. Paragraph IV of General Orders, No. 47, of 1862, was designed to apply solely to the casea of officers whose commands had reorganized for the war, agreeably to the acts of congress, No. 306, of December 1 1 , 1 861 , and No. 397, of Febniary 15, 1862, where the officers of such reorganized commands had been re-elected to the same grade of rank they held in those commands prior to their reorganization, and before the passage of the act of April 16, 1862, commonly known as the * conscription act."
In all reorganizations of commands under this last named act (April 16, 1862), the officers will tal^e rank from^the date of the act, and their relative rank with e;ieh other in the same grade will be regulated by the date of their torn er commissions in the service.
II. Officers of the army who are dropped from the rolls, cashiered by courts martial, or whose resignations are accepted, and who may thus be- come liable to military duty under the conscription acts, will, when pre- sent w ith their commands, be at once enrolled by their respective brigade commanders. When not so present, their names will be furnished by liieir commanding officers to the proper enrolling officer of the district to which they belong, or in which they reside: provided, tliat any officer so liable to enrollment may select in his former conuuand, any company from his own state in which to be enrolled.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, March 6, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, \ No. 25. J
I. Tlic following Act of Congress and Regulations to enforce the same, •re publisLod for the information of all persons concerned :
Chap. lxii. — An Act to protect the flights of Owners of Slaves taken by or employed in the army.
The Congress of the Confederate States of America do cvact, That evcrj- person con- nected with the army or navy of the Confederate States, arresting or coming into pOBScssion of any slave, by capture from the enemy, or otherwiBc than by lawful ■uthority, Rhall immediately report the same to the commanding orticcv of the post er brigade or station to which he may be attached. The said commanding officer ihall, with as little delay an practicable, fend the slaves so reported to the nearest depot described in the next section, with a register of the place and date of their arrest : provided, however, that the said slaves, or any of thera, may at once be de- livered to their respective owners, if claim is made and established on satisfactory evidence.
Sec. 2. The Secretary of War shall establish depots for recaptured slaveF, at convenient places, not more than five in number, in each state; and all slaves cap- tured in such state shall be kept in such depots. Public notice shall be given of the places so selected.
Sec. 3. Lists of the slaves in each of such depots, showing the name and color of such slaves, the place and time of their arrest, and the names of their owners, as given by thcm.selves, or otherwise ascertained, shall be regularly advertised in each Btate, in one or more newspapers of general circulation.
Sec. 4. While such slaves are in depot, they may be employed, under proper guard, on public works; but no slave shall be removed from the depot to which tie is first carried, for at least one month after the first advertisement of his being there, nor then, unless an exact register is made of the removal, and due advertise- ment made in the newspapers as aforesaid.
Sec 5. Free access shall be permitted to all persons desiring to inspect the said slaves for the purpose of identifying them and establishing ownership; and upon due proof, they shall be immediately restored to the persons claiming them.
Sec. C. It sh.^ll further be the duty of the Secretary of AVar to require the names of all slaves in the employment of an officer or soldier of the confederate army or navy, with the names and residence of their owners, and of the person by whom hired out, and of the officer or soldier hiring, to be reported to big department, and a full register thereof to be kept for public inspection.
Sec. 7. The President shall prescribe regulations for carrying this act into effect, and provide for the subsistence of said slaves while in such depots. [Approved October 13, 1862.]
II. Depots for recaptnred slaves are hereby established at the following places, viz :
At the Camp of Instruction at Richmonrl, in the state of Virjrinia.
" " " Pcter.sl)iirp^, " "
" " " Dublin iStation, " "
" " " Riileifjh, " North Carolina.
" " " Columbia, " 8outb Carolina.
'* " " Macon, " Georgia. #
•* '* " Decatur, " "
" " " Niitasulpa, " Alabama.
" T;.liri.Icfra,
•' " " TalliiliiibSLQ, " Florida.
" " " I3rookhaveu, " Mississippi.
" " " Kntcrprizc, " "
•• " " Monro*', " Louisiaaa.
" " " Ciunp Monro, " "
" " " lS'»'.w Iberia, " "
" " " Houston, " Texas.
" " " Kno.wilK', " Tennessee.
" " " McMinusvilic, " "
" •' " Little Rock, " Arkansas.
III. Tiio conimnndants of the several camps of instmction will pro- vide ncci'ssary <iiinrtors for all neg^roes sent to the depots; will detail suf- ficient {guards fur lluir sal'v-kccping; provide for tlicir custody, employ- ment and subsistence; re<iuiro full and accurate registers to be kept, and jkdvcrliscnieuts, as prescribed by the act of coupross, to be rt^gularly made, and alTord all faciliiies to claln)ant8 to establish tlicir ownership, uid on due proof, surrender the slaves to their owners.
IV. Commanding gunirals will require all jx-TSons connected with the army to make immediate n-port of all slaves arrested or coming into their possession : and if claim is not promptly made and established by the owner, will send such slaves, with a register of the place and date of their arrest, with as little delay as practicable, to the nearest depot in the stata wherein the capture is made. They will also require all officers and sol- diers now employing slavt-s, forthwith to report the same, and those here- after employing them, wifbin ten days thereafter, with the namoR and re.' id' -net' of their owners, and of the person by whom they were hired ont, and of the officer or soldier hiring, and return such reports as soon a£ received, to this offio"; and will, in all other respects, enforce from thfl officers and men under their comnmnd a strict and prompt obccrvanc»Af the requirements of the abo\-e recked met of congress. .
Bj Older.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector Gknehal's Office, Richmond, March 7, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 26.
The following Order of General Robert E. Lee is adopted by the War Department, and is republished for the information and government of all concerned :
" To avoid the danger, if not the certainty, of frequent collisions, and the consequent destruction of life and property, as Avell as obstruction to all transportation, it is absolutely necessary that the movements of rail road trains should be under one undivided control.
These considerations make it imperative that all trains should be regu- lated in their nKn ements and speed, only by their conductors and engi- neers, in accordance with the regulations and time tables of the com- pany. ^
All the operutitms of a road fshould be controlled by its superintendent, or other authorized officer; and all orders for transportation of every kind, and the movement of every train, will be directed through him, when the exigencies of the service demand a variation from the regular fichedule.
Disregard of this nilo will' inevitably be attended with disastrous con- sequences." ^
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant aitd Inspector Genkrai.'s Offtcb, Richmond, March 11, 18C3.
GENERAL ORDERS, \
No. 27. S I
I. By dircr.tiou of the Serrcfary of War the proceedings, findings and sentence of the General Court Martial, held at Knoxville, Tennessee, in the ca-se of Captain H. B. Latrobe, " Latrohc's Battery," approved by General ITeth, and forwarded to the War Department for eonfirmation, under the HOtli Article of War, are now, npon the report of the facts by General II»th, and his action thereon, duly confirmed, and Captain IT. B. Latrobe ceases to be an officer of the army of the Confederate States.
II. So much of fhe sentence awarded by General Court Martial against Private James T. Wilder, Co. E, 4th Georgia Volunteers, as directs hia head to bo shaved, and he drummed out of the service, is, by direction of the President, remitted — and Private Wilder will, at the expiration of the term of his confinement, as reqtiired by the sentence of the Court, be returned to duty with his company.
By order.
S. COOPEK, Adjutant and Inspector General.
AojuTArrr and Inspector General's Officbi Richmond, March 12, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, )
No. 28. S
I. No regiment, battalion, squadron or company will be disbanded from tho army prior to expiration of servicer, witliout express aillboiit^ obtained from the War Department.
II. Brigadier penerals will not be detached from their brigades, nor colonels from their rcgiment.s, except on ordinary temporary duty, with- out the special authority of the War department.
JII. The apjiointtnent of officer.s of the army t)eing vested by the con- atitution in the President, by and with the advice and consent of Senate, commanding and other officers are hereby cautioned against assumption of this authority. All payments made to persons appointed as officer* by military commanders, will be charged against tho disbursing officerB qnaking such payments.
IV. The impositions attempted to be practiced on officers of the Quar- termastci'.-* Department, charged with paying troops, call for the following rv.frulation in respeM to the payment of officers absent from their jirdpor commands, viz: Regimental quartermasters will furnish to offiex-rs of their regiments about to leave their ronimands on detached duty, certifi- cates of last payment made by them to such officers ; which certificMtes w!U be deposited with the pay officer making tl»o next payment, who will, on such further payineTit, give tlie officers a like certificate. Pay- ments to ofikers absent from their appropriate commands, except 'those placed on detached duty by competent authority, and sick and wounded officers absent by like authority, ftre expressly prohibited.
V. General hospitals will bo under the supervision and control of medical directors specially selected for the purpose, and announced »s such in orders from this office. Medical direfetors of armies, army corps aud dopartihents will not interfere with this arraugetiwnt in respect to the general hospitals.
VI. Doubts having arisen in respect to the mode of addressing com- amnicatioBs, and in passing them through the channel provided in tho 34tli article of General Regulations, it is hereby directed that the party
making the commnnicntioii will address himself to the staff officer of tho General or othor commaiidiiip officer who may have the rij^ht finally to decide on the qui'stioii or application presented; and if the Bubjcct mat tcr of the connnnnication be such as to require the action of the War Department, it will be addressed to the Adjutant and Inspector General through the usual clmnucl. All communications in the asc^ndin^ line will be passed throuph the several interme<liate commanders, until Ihey reach the officer having tlie final control. For example: Comnninicj*- tioiis from the members of a company will pass through the commander of the company; thince, to the commander of the battalion or regiment, thince, to thi' conmiandcr of the brigade ; thence, to the division com- mander; next, to the commnnder of the army corps; and finally, to th« General commanding in chief, for their several remarks; and, if further referencei T)c required, to the Adjut&nt aud Inspector General.
VII. All recommendations from officers of the army, for military ap- pointments to be conferred, wfli, besides giving the character and quali- fications of the person recommended, name the stato in which he wa« born, aud of which he claims to be a citizen.
VIII. Paragraph II, General Orders, No. 97, Doc«niber 1, 1862, may be BO modified, as to read, " Officers aud agents of the Quurtermaiiter'a department are hereby ordered not to int<>rfere with leather j)urchased or contracted for by officers or agents of, or contractors with, the Ordnance dcpartn*ent."
. By order
8. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General
Adjutant and Inspector General's Officb,
Richmond., March 14, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, \ No. 29. \
I. At a Court of Enquiry, convened at Chattanooga, Tennessee, Feb- ruary 26th, 1863, by virtue of General Orders, No. 38, Adjutant and In- spector Gencrars Office, Richmond, Va., issued in pursuance of an act approved April 21, 1862, was arraigned and tried Lieut. Thomas Nall, Company B, 5th Georgia Volunteers, on the charge of drunkenness.
II. The Court confirmed the plea of "guilty" by the accused, and sentenced him to be suspended from command and pay for one month, and to be publicly reprimanded.
III. The proceedings having been submitted to the Secretary of War, to l»e laid before the President, the following decision has been made thereon :
" The sentence* of the Court approved : but in consideration of the habitual sobriety of Lieutenant N&U, and his previous good character, so much of the sentence as siispcuds him from command and pay is re- mitted."
Lieutenant Nall will therefore be restored to duty with his company ; but the department takes occasion to express its decided disapprobation of his conduct on the occasion referred to in the proceedings.
IV. The Court of Enquiry in the foregoing case is hereby dissolved.
By order. ^
S. COOPER. Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspectok Gknbral's OFnce. Richmond, March 18, 1863.
GENERAL OBDEBtS. \
No. 30. S
I. Any employee of a government establishment, who shall leave anch employment, shall not be received at any other government establish- ment, or by any contractor nnder the government, unless he exhibit* a proper discharge from the employment which he leaves.
II. Any contractor under the government, who shall employ any work- man leaving, without proper diBcbarge, a government establishmput, or the employment of another contractor under the government, shall be notified at once that the detailed men and conscripts in his employment be returned to their proper oflBccrs. upon report of the fiacts to the Chief of Ordnance.
III. The orders heretofore given are repeated, that conscripts or de- tailed men leaving their employment without written permission, shall be reported to the nearest enrolling oflBcer, to be tried and punished as deserters.
By ord«r. • S. COOPER,
Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector Gek^iral's Officb,
Richmond, March 19, 1863.
GENEEAL OEDERS, } No. 31. S
In consequence of nnmerotis applications made by various persons to the War Department, it is obvious that some misconception in regard to the instnictions of the Secretary of War in relation to the impressment of supplies, must exist on the part of the people, or that the agents of the government have violated their instructions : Now, therefore, for the pur- pose of removing such misconception, and to prevent any violation of those instructions, it is hereby ordered :
I. That no officer of the government shall, under any circumstances •whatever, impress the supplies which a party has for his own cxjnsump- tion, or that of his family, employees, or slaves.
II. That no officer shall at any time, unless specially ordered so to do hy a General commanding, in a ca.se of exigency, impress supplies which are on their way to market fot sale on arrival.
III. These orders were included in the instructions originally issued in relation to impressment by the Secretary of War ; and the officers exer- cising such authority are again notified, that " any one acting without or beyond" the authority given in those instructions, will be held strictly responsible. '
IV. When non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates entitled to furloughs under the act of December 11th, 1861, or that of April 16th, 1866, have died, or may hereafter die, before the receipt thereof, their per* sonal representativee shall be allowed the commutation value of transpor- tation from the point where such parties die, to their homes and back.
V. When non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, entitled xmder either of the preceding acts to a furlough, shall have been, or may hereafter be promoted to the rank of commissioned officers, prior to the receipt thereof, they shall be allowed the same commutatioa as is pro- vided in the previous paragraph, or when they go on leave, the transpor* tation Id kind, at their option.
VI. Claims arising under paragraph I, will be settled by the Second
Auditor; those unfler paragraph II, by oflficfrs of the QuArterina£ter'(« department. In the latter class, the facts must be attest<>d by the certi- ficate of the commanding oflBcer of the regiment to which the dainiant belonged at the date of his promotion.
By order.
S. COOPER, AdjtUant ami Jn$pcctOT Gcntrai.
^ Adjutant A.in> Inspector General's Oftice,
Richmond, March 21, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS. \ No. 32. S
I. Paragraph V, (Jeneral Orders, No. 66, Adjutant and Inspector G>e- neral's Office, September 12th, 1862, is so far amended as to read as follows :
Enrolling or recnviting officers, in the discharge of their duties under the conscript or other acts, are enjoined not to remove or interfere with workmen or employees at the nitre, lead or copper works, or mines or furnaces worked by government officers, or by contractors for the Ord- nance department, without first apprising and obtaining the consent of the superintendent or officer in charge, who will be held strictly respon- sible for any abuse or evasion of the law.
II. The operation of paragraph 1253, Confederate States Army Regu- lations, is hereby suspended during the existing war.
m. Paragraph II, Greneral Orders, No. 30, current series, is Amended to read as follows :
Any contractor under the government, who sh»ll employ any work- man leaving, without proper discharge, a government establishment, or the employment of another contractor under the government, shall be notified at once that the detailed men and conscr^)ts in his employment be returned to their proper officers, upon report of the faets to the Chief of the Bureau or Department for the serl^ce of which the details were made.
• By order
S. COOPER, Adjvtemt und Inspector GeneraL
Adjutant and Inspector Gekeral'6 Office, Hichtnond, March 26, 1863.
GENERAL OEDEIiS,
No. 3;}.
I. The corps of offip«r8 for ordnanc* duty will berpafter b« composed
eit'liisivelj- as follows, viz :
1st. Officers of tbe regular confederate arrnj, detailed hy the Wai de- partment for ordoaoce duty.
2d. Officers of the proviajonal artillerj, appointed ander the act of cou- gfress AprilSlst, IBTi-.^.
3d. Officers of th« provisiouai artillery for ordnance duty, anointed under act of 16tb September 1862 (including at present those on duty under General Ordere, No. 12, 1W3).
4th. Offioors of artillery in the proviBional army and volunteer corps, appointed undw act of congress approved January 22d, 1862, and d<^- tail^d on ordnance dnty by the War department.
r)th. Officers of tbf Nitre and Mining bureau, appointed under act of congress'.
II. Officers heretofore assigned to ordnanc* duty, under provisions ot General Orders, No. 24 and No 46, of 1862, although not forming a part of tbe ordnance corps, will continue to be recognized in their positions until relieved by the assignment of officers of tbe ordnance corps regularly appointed or detailed. Officers of this class will be replaced by the regu- larly appointed officers assigned for ordnance duty, at the discretion of any General commanding an army or department, when the interest of the service requires it.
All such changes will be communicated to- the Chief of Ordnance at Richmond.
III. All officers in charge of arsenals, armories, work shops, depots, or other posts, where work is. performed by detailed men, who are paid by the department in which they are employed, and who relinquish claim for pay as soldiers, shall make monthly reports to the chiefs of their resiKjc- tive bureaux, containing full lists and descriptions of the men, with a correct statement of the pay they receive. These reports will be for- warded to the Quartermaster General, for the information and guidance of the Pay department, to prevent tbe payment of fraudulent claims.
IV. All Generals or other oflScers commauJing luilitAry departments or districts, will require froiri provoat marshals and commandants of pri- sons, monthly reports of nil citizens and other persons, not connected with the confederate army, held in confinement, with specifications ot dat« and cause of arrest, and by whom arrested, accompanied with such remarks as they may deem proper, and forward the same without delay to this office.
V. Paragraph VI, General Orders, No. 31, current series, is so far amended as to read as follows :
Claims arising under paragraph IV, will be settled by the second audi- tor; those under paragraph V, by officers of thf Quartermaster's depart- ment. In the latter class, the facts must be attt-sted by the certificate of the conwnanding officer of the regiment to which the claimant belonged at the date of bis promotion.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Intptctor GentraU
Av.:uTANT aSd Inspector General's Okfick,
Richmond, April 1, 186.^.
CiKNTiRAL ORDERS. ?
^^.. ::4. S ' .
I. Thf- ait.'iiiiiiii of commandintj and othor officers is called to the act of congress .K Ai'iil 21, ISB'i, as pui)lifhfid m Geiieral Orders, No. '58, of that y<'»i . A iiKtre ripi.l euforcomciit of the requirf^mcnts of that act on the. part, <>»" ronnonnding' officer.** therein referred fo, is deorued impor- tant to the iiii.T>'tt of the 9Prvic<'.
II. Thi» <j<;<)gi«'|>h?cal limits of the command of ^ioutenant (^-iieral Loiiffstreol, .> in hi ;•<"!« gr the Defences of Richmond, and extendini? south, to inclnde Th*- StHif -if North (Carolina — the whole under the supervision and .general ■lir«Kii.>ri of (Je-neral R. E. hce — will b<^ divided into three Military DepJiilmeiitJ*, as follows: All north of the James river. Tor the defence of Kiilioi..-n.i, will ronstitiUe the Department of Richmond, under Major (Teii''V!il EI/..-^ — Head Quarters, Richmond. All that portion of Virginia j>4>iiih o; ihe .lames river^and CMt of the county of Powhatan, will constitiit'' the f >epartmwit of Southern Virginia, under Major (MMU-ral French, Kend t^m«rt*>rs «t souic centr.il point near the Blackwater. The Stiite of North ( ':vroliiiR will constitute the Department of North Carolina, under Major ticutral D. H. Hill— Head Quarter.-?, Goldsboro'.
III. The prii-H \,f beef hides, transferred iu accordance with paragraph III, Genernl < >r<i.,r.s, No. 64, of 1862, will he at t\je following rates: For greeu hi<l»-8. ti-i-e c^uts per pound, and dry hides ten cents per pound, iu the Tran.<-Ml.s'*i.>'f.'ppi Department; and for all beef hides, east of the Mlssissi|)pi ri^ ei . iliirty cents per pound.
These pri.-.e will he paid hj- the Quartermasters and Assistant Quarter- masters to th.' C(>niiuissaries transferring them, and the latter will accoijnt for the fuT.i-1 tlm- veeoived, in their next accounts current.
IV. By ticuoiitl Orders, No. 61, paragraph II, last series, from this
cflSce, QuanerOiHsters are directed to bear on their returns, ambulances
and wagoas for Ui<: transportation of regimental hospital supplies, the
teams and .Irivf > It is also their duty to keep them in good condition,
and ready lor a-v'v.i sfjrvice. Commanders will require the performance
of this duty.
hy order.
S. COOPER,
Adjutant and Inspector Getieral
Adjutaxt axd IxsrECTon GnM^nAii'8 Office,
Richmond, Ajml 4, 18C3.
GENERAL ORDERS, \ No. :J5. i
I. At n General Court Marllal, convened at Pollard, Alabama, Do- oembcr 9lli, I.S0*2, hy virlu'n of Oonrral Orders, No. 93, Head Quailcri District of the Gulf, were arraigned and tried :
1. — Major M.R. Marks, 2d Alabama Cavalry :
Oa the following cliargcs: (Specifications omitted in tbis Order.)
Charge Isf, - - Violation of fbc 24lh Article of War.
Charge 2d, - . - Violation of tlio OOlh Article of "War.
Fifidivg and Srntcnrc of the Court. The Court find the accused, Major M. R. Marks, 2d Regiment Alabama Cavalry, guilty of tbo cliarges profovred, and srutence him to be dismissed from the service of the Coufcdcrnto States.
2.— Colonel F. M. ITUNTER, 2d Regiment Alabama Cavalry:
Charge )st, - - Violation of 6tb Article of War
Charge 2d, - • Violation of 24th Article of War.
Charge 2d, - - Violation of 83d' Article of War.
Finding and Sentence of the Court.
Tho Court find the accused, Colonel F. M. Hunter, 2d Regiment Ala- bama Cavalry, guilty of tho charges preferred, and sentence him to bo dismissed from (ho service of (he Confederate States.
II. The proceedings, findings and sentences in tno foregoing cases having been submitted to the President, are b}- him approved. Major M. R. Marks and Colonel F. M. Hunter, 2d Alabama Cavalry, ccaso to bo ofScers of tho Confederate States army from this date.
By order. *
S. COOPER,
t Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and IxsprcTon Gfaeral's Office,
Richmond, April 6, 18G3. tDERS, I No. 30.
GENERAL ORDERS, j
• The Superintendent of the Nitre and Minjpg Bnrcan is anpiorized to pay, from tlio appropriation for tlio pnrclinso nnd manufacture of nitre, the actual traveling expenses of oflTiccrs of the nitre corps on duty, under orders, in lieu of any commutation for the time, of rations and forage.
By order-
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General,
Adjutant -AXD IxsrECTon Gexkual's Officb,
Richmond, ^pril G, 18G3.
GENERAL ORDERS, \
No. 37. ) • .
I. The following Act of Congress, concerning "impressments," and the instructions of the War Dtparfmrnt respecting it, arc published for the information and direction of all concerned :
"Whenever the exigencies of any army in the field arc such as to make impressments of forage, articles of subsistence or other property ab- solutely necessary, then such impressments may be made by the officer or officers whose duty it is to furnish such forage, articles of subsistence or other property for such army. In discs where the owner of such pro- perty and the impressing officer cannot agp-ee upon the value thereof, it shall be the duty of such impressing officer, upon an affidavit in writing of the owner of such property, or his agent, that such property was grown, raised or produced by said owner, or is held or has been pur- chased by him, not for sale or sp<^culation, but for his own use or con- sumption, to cause the same to be ascertained and determined by the judgment of two loyal and disinterested citizens of the city, county or parish in which such impressments may be made — one to be selected by the owner; one by the impressing officer; and in the event of their dis- agreement, these two shall choose an umpire of like qualifications, whose decision shall be final. The persons thus selected, after taking an oath to appraise the property impressed fairly and impartially (which oath, as well as the affidavit provided for in this section, the impressing officer is hereby authorized to administer and certify), shall proceed to assess just compensation for the property so impressed, whethei; the absolute owner- ship or the temporary use thereof only is required.
" Sec. 2. That the officer or person impressing property as aforesaid, shall, at the- time of said taking, pay to the owner, his agent or attorney, the compensation fixed by said appraisers; and shall also give to the owner, or person controlling said property, a certificate, over his official signature, specifying the battalion, regiment, brigade, division or corps to which he belongs, that said property is essential for the use of the army, could not bo otherwise procured, and was taken thrcugh absolute necessity ; setting forth the time and place when and where taken, the amount of compensation fixed by said appraisers, and the sum, if any,
paid fer the" same. Said ccrlificate phall be rvidonce for the owner, aa
well of the taking of said prcpnty for the public use, as the right of the owner to the amount of compensation fijed ns aforesaid. And in case gaid officer or person taking said property shall have failed to pay the owner or his agent said compenFation as herein before required, then said owner shall be entitled to the sjpeedy payment of th<! same by the proper disbursing officer; which, when so paid, shall be in full satisfaction of (ill claim against the government of the Couft-deratf Sfiites.
" Sec. 3. Whenever the appraisement provided for in the first section of this act shall, for any reason, be impracticable at the time of said im- jprcssment, then and in that case the value of the jjropt'rty impressed shall jbe assessed as soon as po.ssiblo by two loyal and disinterested citirena of kho city, county or parish, wherein the property' was taken, chosen as fol- lows : One by the owner, and one by the Commissary or Quartermaster General, or his ageut, who, in cafeo of disagn-t niciit, shall choose a third citineu of like qutilifuations a.s*n umpiic, 1<> u. > Mr ihe matters in dispute, Who* shall ho sworn as aforesaid, wlio shall he^ the proofs adduced by ihe parties as to the value of said property, and assess a just compensa- tion therefor, according to the testimony.
'Skc. 4. That whenever the Secretary of War shall he of opinion that it te necessary to take private property for public use, by reiuon of the impracticability of procuring the same by purchase, so m to accnmnlat* necessary supplies for the army, or the good of the service, in tny toe»- lity, ln" may, by general order, through the proper subordiniUa uflctts, •tilhorize such property to be taken for the public use; the compentw- lion due the owner for the same to be determined and the Talne fixed w provided for in the first and second sections of this act.
" Sec. ». That it shall be the duty of the President, as early as practi- cable after the passage of this act, to appoint a commissioner in each state whejc projterty shall be taken for the public use, and request the Governor 61 such of the .states In which Ihe President shall appoint said commis- woner, to appoint another commissioner, to act in conjunction with tie Commissioner appointed by the President, who shall receive the coropen- lation of eight dollars per day, ani ten cents per mile as mileage, to be bald by the confederate government. Said commissioners shall consti- tute a board, whose duty it shall be lo fix upon the prices to be paid by Iho government for all property impressed or taken for the pubh'c use as aforesaid, so as to afford just compensation to the owners thereof. Slid bommissioners shall agree open and publish a schedule of prices ererj
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two mondisi or ofleacr if Iher sball deem it 'proper; and in Ibc event Ihej alial] not Lo able to agree in auj ii.utler coulidcJ t6 tln^m in tbia aci, ibejr bball bav«! power to apjH ' li pin; to dceiJc tlie matter in dispute,
wliosc dcci.-iioii sball be ;; of ibc beard; aud said ua)pire BJiall
receive tlie same rate of couijjciitxUiou for tl.e lime be sball sorye, allowed to Bald commissioners rospeclivdy : Provided, that said commissiorcrs eball be rrsideiits of tbe stale for wliich Way sball be appointed; aid tf tbe Govern(jr nf jny state sball refuse or neglect to appoint said comniiSr sioucr wilbiu ten days aft<T a request to do so by tbe President, tlicn tB^ President sball appoint botb commissioners, by add witb ibc advice and consent of tbe senate.
"Sec. G. Tliat all property impressed or lalvcn for tlio pnblic use, ak aforesaid, in tbe. bands of any pcr-on otbcr tban tbe persons wbo 4iaTO raised, grown or produced tin- samf, or persons Imlding tbe san.e fi)r tbcit own use or c.oiisnm]itii>n, and wbo sball make tboTiffi 'avit as ben^in be- fore required, sball be paid fir according to tbe scjiedu'.e of prices fixed by tbe commissioners as aforesaid. But if Ibc cfficcr impressing or taking for tbe public use sncn property, and tbe owner, sliall differ iw to th^ qualify of tbe article or properly impressed or taken as aforesaid, tbeiebv making it fall witbin a bigber or lower price named in tbe scbedule, then tbe owner or agent and the. officer impressing or taking, as aforesaid, may select cacb a loyal and disinterested citizen, of the qualifications as aforesaid, lo determine the qra.ity of said aiticlo or propert}-, who bhall, in case of disagreement, appoint an umpire of like qualifications, an^ his decision, if approved by tbe officer impressing, bhall be final ; but if not approved, the impressing oflQecr sball send tbe award to tbe commis- sioners of ilie state where tbe pmpe.rfy is impressed, with bis reasons for disapproving tbe same, and said coinmissioner8 may bear such proofs as tb(! parlies may respectively adduce, and their decision shall be final': Provided, lliat the owner may receive tbe prici; offered by the impiossing officer, without prejudice to bis claim to receive tbe higher compcusatioD.
" Sec. 7. That tbe property necessary for tbe support of the owner and his family, apd to carry on bis ordinary agricultural and mechanical bu- siness, to be ascertained by tbe appraisers, k) be appointed as provided in the first section of liiis act, under oath, shall not be taken or impressed for the public u.se; and when the impressing olficer and tbe owner can- not agree !is to the quantity of propeity necessary as aforesaiil, L]io;i Jlhe decision of the said appraisers sl.all be binding on ihc cfficcr and all other pel sous.
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"Sbt. R. Wbrrr prnpcrfv ha<< hrrn in'prrsrrd for foirpornr}- use, nnd ii lOFt or (Irstroyctl, witlnmt Uic «!«(iii!l» <;f llii" ownrr, llio p(iv«TT)n:«nt of the Co.riro'^'rat<! Stat<8 sliall pHy n just com pfrisatioii llifirfor: tn Ikj ns- certniiied \>y iippi niseis nppoiiiK <1 nml qmilifird :is pioviJ. <1 id Jin* firf t BPCtinn of iliis act. If Midi property wtion n-turncd Imn, in llic opinion of tU«.' o\vn»'r, brcn injiirod wJiil.st in tho piililic iiso, Ihr nmonnt of da- niap<' tliorcby Rnsluircd n\\M Itc dcforminrd in (In' niiinriT <liBPril>f<l in Uietliiid stclidii of tills not, tin' nffiprr rctnniinfr iJn' p^>ivrty bcinp mi- tbori/cd to aft on btliiiU" of tlic {^nvcrnniPi-.t; and «i|><m Rurfi rnipiirj', ibe ccrtifioato of tin; valup of llic property, wbcn orifjinally impie«si-d, sbiU bo received ils jirima facie evidence of the value tbereof
" Snc. 9. Wbcro slaves are impressed by Ibe eonfidemtc government to laboj- ou fortifiealions or otbi-r public woiks, the imptesmicnl hball bo made by said government according to ibe rules and regulations provided in the laws of tlic stiito when-in ibey are impn-sM'd ; niid in the absonca of Burb law, in hccordancc wiih such rules an<l regnlilions not inconsis- tent with tlic proviMons of ibiM act, as llie Secn^iry of War sluiU from time to lime prescribe : Proridcd, that no impressment of slaves sbull be made \\\n\\ tli<y can be hired or procured by the cuajtent of U»e owner or agent.
" Sf.c 10. Tliat previous to the first Any of December next, no slave 1»- boring on n farm or .plantation cxcln.sively devoted l.> the pruductioD of grain and provi^itms, bball l)e tak«n for the public u»< , without llio c«Q> sent of the owner, except in case of urgent ueeessity.
" Skc. II. That any commissioned cr nor-?omniissioned oflTiccr or pri- vate who Kliall violate the provisions of this act. sball bo tried before tb« military court of iho corps to which ho is attached, on coniplamt mode by the owner or other pereon; and on c«nvieti«in, if an officer, ho shall be cashioied and put into the rank* as a private ; and if n noncommis- sioned < (liccr or piivate, he shall ^ufT■er such punishaient, not iucon»istont with military law, as the court may direct.".
II.— 1 . Py the authority of the act of congress aforesaid, the Scrrpf«ry of AVar hrieby recognin s impressment as a legal and i>p«Tative mode of secnriug neci spury stipplies of subsistence, n;c-dical and quurlcrmasttr's stores f'>r the .nrmies of tlic C"nfedtTa!c States in the field, and to nrco- mubitu them iu mngazin* s, posts and di'pots, owing to the iiKpraclicability of procuring them by contract.
2. Impns.sment»« may be mac^e under orders from Generals cnmnttni- ing ufmii;s, departmciila, cor]>s, diviaiots, brigades, and Ly cuuiu
of <!cfnrTip<l pnrllcs and posts, vslir-i a i rrrssity niisrs; \\liich rrt'rrs rraj be executed by qiifrtrrniastCTS, rpn !;i-<?rr.ic3 rr medical punTjors and Ihoir subf.rdinatrs, for Ihjir rrppcctivc di-pei •^f\ onfs.
The Qiiarfcrmr.sfpr Grnrral, Commis-aiy G( rcrril and Snrgvon Grrcnil may d«-8ignate the officers and poTSons who Fhall \jp oompelent to make imprPFsmcnts to accumulate supplies at posts and depots. ^
3. No oflRcer or agent shall impress the necessary srpplies w]ii( Ti anj person may have for the consnmplion othinisolf, his family, employeea, slaves, or to carry on his ordinary nirchunical, manufactuiicg or agricul- tural employments.
4. Before any impressment of property shall take place, the imprcss- in^officer or his agent shall make an offer, addressed to the owner, his bailee or other agent, to purchase the property, describing the property he wislies to purchase, the price to be paid, and the mode of payment, whether in money, or by cr rtificato, and stating that upon the refusal of the price offered, that compensaiion for tlic property will bo made ac- cording to the act of congress aforesaid, for the regulation of impress- ments ; which notice shall bind the said property until the completion of the negotiation for the sale or appropriation thereof, so that there can be no removal or transfer of the same.
5. In the event of the refusal of the price offered, the impressing offi- cer shall proceed to settle the compensation to be paid, according to the first section of the act aforesaid, if the property belongs to a person who has grown, raised, or produced the same, or who holds or has purchased the same for his own use or consumption ;. but the said property shall be paid for according to the 5th section of the act aforesaid, if the propeitj is held for sale or other purposes than those before mentioned.
f). That the property shall remain in the possession of the owner, hit bailee or agent, and at his risk, during the pendency of the proceedinga for the ascertainment of the compensation, unless it shall bo otherwise agreed to, or unless some urgent necessity shall require the possession of the property to be changed. In case of a change of possession, the Con- federate States shall be regarded. as the owner, and the property shall be held for tyeir account and risk.
7. The impressing officer shall, at the date'of the impressment, pay to the owner, his agent or attorney in fact, the compensation agreed upon,
-'if it be practicable; but if he cannot do so, he shall give a certificate, ac- cording to the second Fccfion of the net aforesaid ; which shall bcr paid upon presentation to the disbursing ofRccrs, who shall be dcsignattd for that purpose.
8. Impressments, jfhich shall bo made before the appointmcct cf the
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commissioners designated in tho 5th section of tie act aforraaid, ehall notwithstanding be legal, and in the cases provided for bj that section, a portion of tho property shall ^bo retained ns eamples, so that tho price may be sf;ttled and- compensation adjusted accoi^rg to the provisions of
tlie sama.
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By ordoi
• 8. COOPER,
Adjutant and Inspular General
Adjutant akt> Inspkototi General's Ofiicb, Richmond, April 7. 1%3.
GENERAL ORDERS,
No. S8.
I. The following provision of an ar-t of the legislature of Virginia, passed March 26th, 1863, is, by direction of the President, pnldisbed for the inforniatinn and guidancxj of such oflSccrs and soldiers of the ( on- federate States army as it concerns:
"7. Be it fiirthrr enacted, that it shall bn tho duty of the governor of the commons lalth to issue his proclamation giving notice to the qualitied voters of the state in the military service of th<' state or of the Confede- rate States, or who may be absent from the county or corporation of their residence, because of the presence of the public enemy, of their right to vote for members of the general assembly, by virtue of the provisions of the first, second and fourth seolion« of the ordinance passed by the con- vention of Virginia (No. 99) on the sixth day of December ISni. And also to all whom it may concern, of the passage of this act, and of the rights and duties set forth in its provisions : and it shall further be his dutj' to request the President of the Confederate States to issTie an order to all commandants of camps, posts and detachments in command of Virginia troops, requiring them to give their aid iu the due execution of .the ordinance aforesaid and of this act."
II. Cadets on attaining thei^ majority will be examined, and if found competent will be promotiid to the grade of second lieutenant in the arm of the service to which they are attachetl. Commanders of armies in the field are charged with the assembling of the requisite boards.
By order.
S. COOPER, • Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjtttant and Inspector Gfneral's Offick.
RichmoTul, April 1(>, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, ) No. 39. i
I. That in all cases of impressment heretofore made under tMte sutho- rity of any of the persons mentioned in paragraph 2d of wction 1 1 . of General Order.«i, No. 37, in ivhich the property impressed is either in Ihf possession of the owner or of the impressing officer or his 8tibordinate«, and the compensation therefor shall not have he.en adjast^d, and it shall be necessary to determine the compensation to he made, it shall be lawful to employ the rules and ajfenciej^ provided in the act of conpress con-
, C4;ming impressment, and the General Orders aforesaid for that purpose, in the same manner and under the same circumstances as if the impress- ment had been made since the date of the same.
II. " Conscripts examined prior to the publication of General Orders. No. 22, Adjutant and Inspector (Jenerars Office, February 23d, J 863, and excused from military sei'vice, for rejisons announced in that order as in- sufficient cause for exemption, will be rt^i^xamined by the examining board of surgeons ap|>ointe(J for the different congressional districts, and if not deemed unfit for military duty under the instructions issued, will be received into service."
" Temporary exemption" will not be given for a " period beyond thirty . days."
By order
S. COOPER, AdjuUnU and Injector Generai.
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Adjutant and Inspector Genbral's Opptcr, Richmond, April 11, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, »
No. 40. • S
I. At a Court of Inquiry convened January 2(>th, 1863, at Quiucy, Florida, by virtue of General Orders of January 8th, IS6'.\, Department of Florida, and in pursuance of the act of 21st April 1862, "to punisb dninkenness in the army," was arraigned and tried:
Captain Haley T. Blocker, Blocker's Cavalry, P. A. C. S. : On the Charge of Drunkenness.
(The Specifications are omitted in this Order oq account of their pro- t lixity.)
Finding and S<ntenee.
The Court find the accused " guilty" of the charge, and sentence him to be 8usp(!ndcd from his command for twenty days.
IT. The proceedings in the foregoing case having been submitted to the Secretary of War, to bt! laid before the President, have bet-n returned to this oflBce, with the following order thereon endorsed :
"The finding of the Court of Inquiry, convened at Quincy, Florida, in the case of Captain Haley T. Blocker, of the cavalry, charged with drunkenness, under the act of congress of April 21st, 1862, has been examined, and upon consideration thereof, the same is approved. The sentence of the Court is regarded as very lenient, and the department CAnnot but express the hope that it will be received by the officer as a solemn admonition as well as a rebuke.
The' department, in reviewing the proceedings, is compelled to express its disapprobation of the harsh language employed against the prose- cutor, in the course of the same, by the defendant's counsel. The prose- cutor performed a duty, imposed by act of congress.
III. The General commanding will carry into eiFect the sentence in the case, and direct the dissolution of the Court of Inquiry.
By ordeir.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector GtneraL
■r ■•■■r. ;,',•
Adjutant atto iNgPEcroK General's Orricn,
Richmond, April 14, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, \ No. 41. S
I. At a General Court Martial, held at Holly Springs, Miss., October 25th, 1862, by virtue of General Orders, No. 3, from the Head Quarten« of the Department of Mississippi and Louisiana, of October 18, 1862, was arraigned and tried:
First Lieutenant Mason G. Anderson, Company G, 31st Mis.s. Vo- tanteers, on the following Charge — (The Specifications are here omitted:)
Quirge, - • - Violation of the 77th Article of War.
n. Finding and Stntencf of the Court.
Of the 1st Specification, . - - . . Not Guiltv.
Of the 2d Specification, - - - - - ' Guilty.
Of the 3d Specification, - - - - - . Guilty.
Of the Charge, - . . ' . . . • Guilty.
And the Court, after mature deliberation, sentence the said Masou (J. Anderson, First Lieutenant Company 6, Slst Miss. Volunteers, to W. cashiered.
ni. The proceedings in the foregoing ca.se having been laid before the Secretary of War, to be submitted to the President, the following order has been made thereon :
The proceedings, finding.s and sentence in the case of Lieut. Mason G. Anderson are approved and confirmed ; but in consideration of his good character, as established at his trial, and the recommendation of a portion of the officers of his company, the sentence is remitted, ami Lieutenant Anderson will be restored to duty with his company.
By order.
S. COOPER,
Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, April 14, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 42.
I. At tlie Militan* Court of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina, appointed under Act of Congress of October 9th, 1862, wm arraigned and tried:
Major KtRKWOOD Otey, 11th Regiment Va. Infantrj-, on the follow- ing Charges — (The Specifications arc omitted:)
Chnrgt 1st, . • • Drunkenness on duty.
(liarge 2d, - • Violation of tlie 7"th Article of War.
II. Finding nnd Sentence of the Court.
Tlie Court affirm the plea of llie said Major Kirkwood Otey, 11th Va. Infantry, to the firat Charge, and Specification thereunder, and find him
Of tlie Specification of let Charge, - - - Guilty
Of the 1st Charge, - ... Guilty,
Of the Ist Specification of 2d Charge, - - - Not Guilty.
Of the 2d Sjfccifieation of 2d Charge, - - . - Not Guilty.
Of the 2d Charge, - - - - - ' Not Guilty.
. And do therefore sentence him the said Major Kirkwood Otey, 11th Va. Infantry, to be cashiered, and dismissed the strvice of the Confede- rate States.
III. The proceedings in the foregoing j-ase having been laid before the Secretary of War, to be submitted to the President, the following order has been made thereon:
The proceedings, findings and sentence in the case of Major Kirkwood Otey, 11th Regiment Va. Infantry, are approved; but in consideration of his previous good cJiaracter, and the recommendation of the Court and the General commanding, the sentence is remitted, and Major Otey will be restored to duty.
By order.
S. COOPEE, Adjutant and Inspector GcneraL
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, April 15, 1863.
General Orders, JNo. 43.
I. At the Military Court of the Department of Virfjinia and North Carolina, held at Petersburg, Va., March 13th, 1863, was arraigned and tried :
First Lieut, and Adjt. John N. C. Stockton, of the 1st Regi- ment of Virginia Infantry, on tli«? following Charges — (The Spe- cifications are omitted in this order) :
Charge 1st, - - Violation of the 'J 5th Article of War.
Charge 2d, - - Conduct prejudicial to good order and
military discipline.
II. F biding and Sentence of the Court.
The Court having maturely considei'ed the case, find the ac- cused. First Lieut, and Adjt. John N. C. Stockton, 1st Virginia Infantry, as follows :
Of the 1st Specification of 1st Charge, - - Guilt}'.
Of the 2d Specification of 1st Charge, - - Guilty.
Of the 1st Charge, - - - - Guilty.
Of the Specification of 2d Charge, - - Guilty.
Of the 2d Charge, - - - - GuiUy.
And do therefore sentence him to be cashiered, and dismissed ihe service of the Confederate States.
III. The proceedings in the foregoing case having been laid before the Secretary of War, to be submitted to the Presi- dent, (he following orders are made thereon :
The proceedings, findings and sentence in the case of First Lieut, and Adjt. John N. C Stockton, 1st Virginia Infantry, are appro^'(;d; but in consideration of the previous good character, and tlu! recommendation of the Court and Commanding General, the sentence is remitted, and Lieut, and Adjt. Stockton will be restored to duty Avith his regiment. His conduct is deemed li.ighly discreditable ; but the department indulges the hope that this exercise of clemency towards him will exert a beneficial in- fluence over his future course, both as an officer and citizen.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector Genl.
HD QRS AHMY KORTHER!? VA March Slst, 1863 GENERAL ORDERS, )
No. 43 s
With a view to a resnmption of active ojierations bj the Ist of April, the armj >» iU at once prepar'^ for Wv approaching campaign.
I. AU ^rplus baggage, public and private, properly marked, will be sent to Richmf)nd, under charge of a responsible officer from each brigade, to be turned over to Capt. Warren, A. Q. M , who will receipt therefor in bulk, and retain the same in the storehouse provided for the purpo.'^-, until it shall be required.
II. No further leaves of absence will be given, to extend beyond the Slst instant, except on surgeon's certificate of disability, as prescribed in Regulations, or in cases of extraordinary urgency. i
III. There being some misapprehension as to the returns required to be made by regimental officers to the several departments tonvhich property in their hands appertains, and returns having in consefiueuc heretofore been omitted in many cases, commanders of regiments will immediately take an inventory of all ord- nance stores in the possession of their regiments and ordnance sergeants ; file them with accounts now in hands of said sergeants; forward receipts to the Chief of Ordnance at Richmond, Va., for stores thus found, and make out here- after the returns required in Army Regulations. All future losses must be ac- counted for by certificates of company officers, stating the circumstances of loss; and Avhcre through fault of the mcTi. that they have been or will W- charg*>d on the muster rolls, specifying the months. Returns will also be made by company officers of all property in their hands, except arms and ammunition accounted for by regimental commanders, retaining duplicates with company papers. When an officer is relieved from his command, he will pass receipts and invoices for property with his successor. If removed by accident, the next in rank will take an inventory immediately of all the public property for which his predecessor was responsible, and send receipts therefor to the proper departments, to aid in settlement of his accounts, and as evidence of his own res^^onsibility.
IV. It will be necessary to reduce the trausportt-tiou of the army to the lowest limit. This necessity arises from the difficulty of procuring animals and forage, and from the increased dentand for transportation of subsistence when the army shall be removed from the vicinity of rail roads. Tht; commanding General regrets the necessity for curtailing the comforts of an anny which has evinced so much self-denial in the endurance of privations, but feels satisfied that ready ■ acquiescence Avill be shown in all measures tending to secure success and the more speedy conclusion of the war, and appeals to officers and men to aid him in the accomplishment of this greatly desired object, by the strict obser^•ance of orders, and careful preservation of the property in their hands, daily becoming more valuable by the difficulty of replacing it.
By command of Gen. R. E. Lee.
R. H. CHILTON,
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AnjCTAKT AKT> InRPFCTOR GF-STTJAT/f* O^nT*, liirhmond, April IG, 1663. rJENElTAI. ORDKR8. } No. 44. S
The following ApU having been iluly unproMd by tbo Prosidcnl, a/m- publi.sbod for tbo information of ail (.ourxrincd :
AN ACT TO PROHIRIT Tlir; PUNI.'*IIMF.NT fiF SOLDIER.'* nV WHIPPINn.
" Th* (^on/^rMf of thr. Confcflerntt SMtt of Am^riai do rvitrt. tliaf fnoip and after the pnwt.n^ of thin act, it shall not hp latvfril for any rr.nrt inHTtial or niilitars ffiurt to caiiao anr poMirr in thf forsMf* of Hio fon- fmlorate States fo !>« piinif«h<?H l»y whlpiiinp-. f>r th** infliction of «trip*'« ii]M»n his prrsftn : and that all laws ,»nd cijototna rontrareninjjf Ibp pi"rt' visions of this act, b#< and the natwe are iKMvhy iv^poaled.
" Src. 2. That ttrtiol** twenty of 'the Artipl«s of War he so ntnfifnM a* to read as follows: ' All "fticers and soldiers who havft received phy. or havf been dniy < idisted in the service ot the (Uiw.indoratf States, and shall be eonvicled of having deserted the same, shall snffcr death or confino- inent in a penit<■nt^ary, with or without hard labor, for a jx-riisd not less than one y<;Hr or more than five, or such other punishment. ni>t ineon«i«- t<nt w ith th»^ro visions of Kku net. a.s the court tnariial or military co«rt may determine.' " [Approved April 13, 1863.]
AS .ACT TO EXEMPT ("ONTRACTORS POK CAIIKVIN'R THE MAILN OK THE tONFEDER.ATE STATE.S AND TIIK DIMM. Its «)l POST I OA< HK.< VXP II.ACKS FROM MILITARY .SERVICE.
"The Congress of the Confederate Sltihs of America do enact. That the contractors for carrj'ing the Mails of the Confederate States shall be ex- empt from the performance of military duty in the arniies of the Con- federate States, from and after the passage of this act, during the tinie they are such contractors': provided, that no more tlian one contractor shall be exempt on any one route, and tliat no more than one member of any firm of contractors shall be exempt, and no eontr.actor ou any route of less than ten miles in length, and t>u which the mail is carried on horse, shall be exempt under this act; and if any too or more members of any such firm be exempt, from age or other ciuse, from the performance of military duty, the other member or members of sucli firm shall not be
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exempt by this act on account of being mail contractors: and provided further, that no person to wliom a contract for carryinp the mails may be tranefeiTed, with the couscut of tlie post office department, after the pas- sage of this act, shall be exempt from military service on that account.
"Sec. 2. That the drivers of post coaches and haclu for ejifryiiig the mails, on all routes where, the weight of the mails requires tliat they should be carried in coaches or hacks shall be exempt from military ser- vice in the armies of the Confoderafce States, from and after the passage of this act, Ko long a.s thoy continue to be employed as sneh dri vptb: providefl the contractor hy whom any such driver is employed shall take and subscribe an oath, to be furnished to the enroiliii;; nfliet-r, that the weight of tlio mail>4 on his route rei^uirea the um of ewtches or liacks for tboir couvt^yunce, tuid that hu htm not a gieittt r uamlM>r of drivers em- ployed in his servic than are indispensable to enable him to fulfill bin contract for c^irrying the maila; luid that he will not, while a (Mntnictor, employ a greater uuinbor of drivers than may be indispmsahly neeossary for that purpose ; and tliut he will give notice to the enrolling uflicer when- any each driver censei* to be in his employment." [Approved April 14, 1863.]
Hy order.
S. COOPER, Adjnlant and Inspector Gemerai.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Ofi'ice, Richmond, April 18, 18C3. GENEKAL ORDERS, \ Ko. 45. 5
I. Tlie issue of wliiskcy to troops, except in cases of extraordinary fa- tigue an<] exposure, is proliibiled. Commanding officers are enjoined to see tliat tbis prohibition is enforced.
II. Paragraph IV, General Orders, No. 32, April 3Cth, JS62, is so mo- dified as to allow only a two horse wagon and team to each regiment In the field, to be appropriated to the transportation of hospital supplies.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adljutant and Inspector Gcnerai.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Oftice, Richmond, April 20, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 46.
I. At a General Court Martial, held in the city of Richmoncl, Va., April 5, 1863, pursuant to General Orders, No. 35, Head Quarters Depart- ment of Henrico, 1862, and of which Col. James L. Henderson is presi- dent, was arraigned and tried :
Major EUAS Griswold, P. A. C. S., on the following Charges and Specifications : Charge 1st, - - ' - • Disobedience of lawful orders.
Specification — In this, that the said Major Elias Griswold, on or about the 2d day of January 1H(53, at Richmond. Va., did give a written permit to one .James E. Lipscomb, to bring into the said city of Richmond ninety-one barrels of brandy, in violation of the lawful command of hia «uperior officer, Brig. Gen. Jnif. H. Winder.
Charge 2d, ... Conduct to the prejudice of pood
order and military discipline.
Specification — In this, that the said Major Elias Griswold, on or abont the 2d day of January 1863, at Richmond, Va.,did give a written permit to one James E. Lipscomb, to bring into the said city of Richmond ninety-one barrels of brandy, after the publication of General Orders, No. 41, issued from the Head Quarters of the Department of Henrico, re- quiring that all applications for permits to bring intoxicating liquors into Richmond, should be addressed to Said Head Quarters.
Finding and Sentence of the Court.
The Court having maturely considered the evidence adduced, find the
accused as follows :
Of the Specification of 1st Charge, • - - - Guilty.
Of the 1st Charge, ..---. Guilty.
Of the Specification of 2d Charge, - - - - Guilty.
Of the 2d Charge, - Guilty.
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And tho Court do therefore sentence the sud Major Elits Oriswold to be privately reprimanded by tho Commander of the Department of Henrico. *
The Coiurt is thus lenient in its seotanro, becanso it is satisfied, that although tlicre was a bccbnioal violation of orders by the accused, it aruM from inadvcrti'ncc, and was not occompaaiod with any evil inlrru or iur proper purpose.
II. Til" proctM>din(j(», finding and sontenco in thi- forogoing cane liaviog bc(;D submittiM} to the Secretary of War, and by him duly considered*. art approved. M^Jor Oriswold will therefore be rcle^ised from arru»t and re- Btnrod tti dut^.
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S. COOPER,
Adjwd»nt mnd InsptUor Gtnsr^
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Adjutant and Inbpector Gentsral's OrrirB, Richmond, April 21, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, i
No. 47. <>
Th« following Rcffnlations resportinp the riphts of " Partizan Rangers," nndcr thp. Act of April 'ilst, 1862, are published for the information of aU concerned :
1. The Act of April 2181, 1862, provides, that for any arms and muni- tions of war captured from the enemy by Partizan Rangers, and delivered up at such place as may be desipnated by the Commanding General, thft Rangers shall be paid their ftill value in such manner as the Secrtfary of War may prescribe.
2. The termc " arms and munitions of war" will include all small arms and artillery, ammunition, infantry accoutrements and cavalry equipments, *nd also cavalry and artillery horses. The animals referred to will be appraised by competent offiors, under the orders of the Commanding General, and will be paid for when delivered up, by any quartermaster, who will take receipts from the parties entitled t« receive compensation, and afterwards account for the .property', as in the case of an ordinary purchase. The rest of the iBperty specified will be paid for in accord- ance with paragraph II, Gen^l Orders, No. 20, current series.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General-
Adjutant and Inspfctor General's Opkkk,
Richmovd, Apnl 22, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, \
No. 48. <i
I. The follow inp Art of Congress having lieen duly approved by th« President, is published for the inforniaticm of all concerned :
" The Congress of the Confederate Stales of Amerirn do enart. That any oflfifier, non-coinmissioued officer or private now in the military service of the Confederate States, who has been el<cted or appointed since eiit<*rinj; Maid service, or who may hereafter b<' elected or appointed a Senator or Representative in Congress, or in any State Legislature, or Jttdgc of the Circuit, District or Superior«Courts of Law or Equity in- any ^tate uf the Confederacy, Distijct Attorney, Clerk of any Court of Record, Sheriff, Ordinary, Jud^re of any Court of Probate, Collector of State Taxes (not to exceed one for each county) or Parish Recorder, upon furnishing the Secretary of War with evidence of such election or appointment, if an ofticer, his resignation slialMie promptly iwcepted; and if a non-commis- sioned officer or private, he shall be honorably discharged by the Secretary of War." [Approved April 2d, IHtJlJ.]
K. The evidence required as to the elections referred to. will be a cer- tificate of the fact from the clerk of tlie county or parish or other officer, whose duty it may be to certify to sucIj elections, under the laws of the State, in manner and form required by said laws. This certificate must accompany the resignation, through the usual channel of communication, ah prescribed in General Orders, No. '^, and the Amiy Regulations.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Insprctor Gbnkrai/s Opfiok, Richmond, April 23, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS, )
No. 49. S f
I. The following reprnlation is madf, snrl will hereafter he obsg-ved in the army, relative to the clothinff of dereftsed soldiers ; ^
Upon the death of any soldier the surgenn in charge of the hospital at which it occurs, will caase an inventory to be made of all his military clothing, and will make a fair appraisi^raent ( f, each article thereof. It will then be turned over to the nearest quartermaster for reissne* The original appraisement shall bi' forwardt^l to the second auditor, to secure its value to the pfrsonai representativtw of the deceased soldier, and s copy thereof be tnrnished to the receivinfr qiiort4 rmastcr, who w ill issne the clothing at the appraised prices, and not al those set forth in rreneral Orders, No. 100, last series.
II. Engineer officers, while employed on rPCorin<>issan«-es. sorvey'< or other duty, under special orders eansing femporary absence from tieir posts or from the head quarters of the armies, corps, divisions or brignde.ii with which they may he serving, shall he allowed their nersonal expenses, to be paid out of the appropriation for engineer service, in lieu of all allowances for fuel, quarters and forage for the aamo ptiiod Each ac- count must be certified to by the party receiving the payment, auJ ap- proved by the officer under whose orders be acts. *
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III. All supplies of contractors engaged exclusively in ir«n or muni- tions of war for the government, are exempted from impressment, either at the establishment or at the place of purchase. Satisfactory evidence by affidavit or otherwise may be required to establish ownership.'
Bj order.
S. COOPER, Adjtdant and hspccto'r General.
Adjutant ani> Inspkctor General's Offii^e,
Richmond, April 25, 1863. .
GEI^EUAL OKDEKS, } Ho. 5(>. i
f. At a (jlcjieral Court Maitiul, convened at Grenada, Mississippi, by Tirtue of Special Orders of January o, 186:1, from Head Quarters Army of the MJSijissippi, was arraigned and tried :
Lieutenant J. \V. Gibson, Company H, 2yd Refi^inient Miss. Volun- teers, on the following Charg^es. (The Specifications are omitted in this order : )
Charge 1st — Violation of the 8.'{d Article of War. Charge 2rf— Violation of the 7th Article of "War. Charge M — Violation of the 45th Article of War.
II. Finding and Sentence of the Court.
The Court having maturely considered the evidence adduced, find the accused, Lieut. J. VV. Gibson, Company D, 22d Regiment Miss. Volun- t»H;rs, as follows :
Of the Specification of 1st Charge, - - Guilty.
Of the 1st Charge, ..... Guilty.
Of the Specification of 2d Charge, - - . Not (juilty.
Of the 2d Charge, ..... If ot Guilty.
Of the Specification of 3d Charge, - - - Not Guilty.
Of the 3d Charge, - - . . - Not Guilty.
And do therefore sentence him to be dismissed the service.
III. The proceedings in the foregoing case having b6en laid before the Secretary of Wari to be submitted to the President, the following deci- sion has been pronounced thereon :
The finding and sentence are approved ; but in consideration of the ■-■>comraendatiou of the Court, and the good behavior of Lieutenant Gibson while a soldier in the ranks, the penalty of dismissal from the servic* is romitted, and he will be publicly reprimanded.
iy order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
, Adjutant and Inspector General's Office,
Richmovd, April 9f), 1663. 'GENERAL ORDERS. No. 51.
To amplify the manner of effecting' discliHrgiJs and furlough.s, the fol- lowing Orders, condensed from those heretofore issued, are published for the government of the army :
I. When a soldier, present wiih his resriment or mmpany. shall he unfit for military service in consequence of wounds, disease or infirmity, his ca])fain Bhall forward to the commander of the depaitment or of the army in the field, through the regimental, hrigade and other commanders, a statement of the case, with "certificates of di.'jahilitj ," that he is totally unfit for service, signed hy the surgeon of the battalion or regiment, ac- cording to the form prescribed in the Medical Regulations. If the re- commendation for the discharge of the invalid be approved by the d(part- ment or army connnander, he will endorse tlu' order for the discharge, upon the " certificate of disability;" which will be sent back, to be signoH by the commanding officer of the regiment or battalion to which the in- valid soldier's company belongs, and afterwards forwarded by the captain to the Adjutant and Inspector General. The " discharge" will be signed by the regimental or battalion commander, and " final statement.s," by" the company commander.
U. When the soldier, present %cith his command, ii^certifiod to be labor- ing under temporary disability, which requires his removal or a change of climate, the commander of the department or of thewirmy in the field may grant a furlough of 30 days ; which, in extreme cfj^^s, may be ex- tended by him to sixty days.
III. When a soldier is absent from his cojnpany, battalion or regiment, in hospital, and is unfit for military service, for reasons set forth in para- graph I of these Orders, the commandant of the post, upon the recom- mendation of an examining board, to consist of two or more medi- cal officers, established by the commandant of the post (or if there be no such board, the senior surgeon of the hospital) may grant hirei a fur- lough for 30 days, subject to extension by the commander of the depart- ment or army in the field, wfien he will make out " certificates of disa- bility," and send them to the commander of the company, to bo forwarded
hy liim, afi pn'scribt'd in the preceding paragraph. But when acceiw to roinmandrrs is d\ffictdt, and attended witli grtat delay, and the case is nr;:enf, the <frfifi<'ate8 of Jisuhility may be forwarded by th^ surgeon din-etly to lh« Surgeon General, for Ijis approval; which being giten, the discliargt; will be authorized from the Adjutant and Inspector (iene- ral's office; iiTid th<* 8urg«on will make out "final ofatMnentj*." *
IV. When -a soldier, akttnt from his command, certified by the turgeon * or ivsieiant .'>Mrgeun of the army to be unfit for preHent duty, and that his
h< i^ltli retjuires his removal or change of climate, tin- commander of the poKl, if acc<i»!* to the jommander of the d«partm<nt or of the army in tb* field be difficult, may gmnt the scddier a furlough, not to rxre«"<l 10 ilays, and submit th<- application for a lonp^r periiM), if nereMivy, to tb« Ocoeiml to whow comuiand t)ie aoldier may belong; or. without granting th<- i\a~ longh, h*- mHv refer it tO the diacn-tiwn of such C'umruanding Gen<-ra]
V. In every case when* a aoldier has been discharged under paragraph III, by order.t from tluv Adjutant and Inspector (irnerul's office, and the "dracriptive list" and "final stateuieuts" cannot Ik- hod, he will be mus- tered for payment upon hixpital rolls by the surgeon in charge, u{m)d his affidavit, taken before one or more witnesHe^, that he has not rec^-ivsd pay for Uie p<-riod for which he claims it to be due. and that be. Is not in- dsbted to the Confederate States govemmeiit iM-yond the amount stated by him.
\'\. Due Bolioes of all furloughs and di»chargrs granted ander theM C>Mleis, will Ih> forvkarded, tlirough departrnent and army coremaniiers, lo the Adjutant and I^^opector General, and to the immi-diate commander of the <-ompany to which the soldier belongs.
VII. All Onlers heretofore issued reJating to furloughs aad dischargse . fcr the caufe^*<irei«aid, are hereby reroked
By order.
S. COOPER. Adjyttni mnd InaftUtr Gtnermi.
Adjutant and Ikspeotor Gexeral'8 Office,
Rirhmovd, April .'iO. 1863. •
GENERAL ORDEKS, } No. 52. S
I. At tlie Military Court appointt-d umlcr Act of Coujrrcss, approvod October 9tli, 1862, for the Army Corp.s of Major General Samuel Jones, and held at Xi'wbe.rn, Pulaski oourty, Va., was aiTaifjiied and tried:
I^rivate GR.'VNVrLi.r. S. McCrTCiiEX, Company C, 22d Va. Volunteers. on the following Charge and S|)ecification :
Charge, - - - \'iolatiou of the 20th Article of War.
Sptcificnlion — That the said Privat*- Granville S. Mc(;utcheu, Company C, 22d Va. Volunteers, on or about the 7th day of May 18G2, on the march from Whit* Sulphur springs, in Greenbrier, to Jackson'.s river depot, in Alleghany county, Va., did desert his company and regiment, and remaineil absent therefrom until about the 8th day of January next en.suing, when he was arrested and brought back to his company and regiment.
II. Finding and Srntcncr of the Court.
Having maturely weighed and considered the e\ idencf adduced, th" Court find the accused as follows:
Of the Specification of the Charge, ... - Guilty.
Of the Charge, ...-.- Guilty.
And do therefore sentence him to be shot to death by musketry, at «uch time arid place as the Conimanding General may ajjpoint. »
III. The proceedings, finding and sentence in the foregoing ea.se Laving been laid before the Secretary of War. for the decision of tho President, the following orders are made thereon :
To justify a general charge of violation of an Article of War, some offence must lie detiueu and prohibited, or some duty prescribed in the article. But the 20th Article of War merely denounces the punislimcnt to be inficledfor desertion ; and a charge of its violation is obviously too indefinite and uncertain to justify action. The defect is fatal, and vit'at«9 the whole proceedings ; which are therefore set a.sid«.
I^rivate McCntch«'n will be rcleawd from confinement and retnrnol to •liity. It is Imped thnt his acciilrntal escape from pnnishmcnt will hnvr ji good effect, and induce liim liereafter to conduct himself aa becomes a KoMicr in the defence of his country.
By order.
S. COOl'EU, A'ljylfinl nnd Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office,
Richmond, May 1, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, \ No. 53. S
The following Act of Congress, approved by tlie President, is pul)lished for the information and direction of all concerned, in connection with the Act relating to impressment*, heretofore annouliciKi in General Orders, No. 37, from tlie Adjutant and Inspector General's Office. Ay>ril 6th, 18()3,* and as supplementary to said Act:
^X ACT TO AMEND AN ACT KXTITI,i:D AN ACT TO RF.CJIXATE IM- I'RESSMKNTS MY OIKICKRS OF THE ARMY.
" The Congress of the Confrdrratc States of America do enact, that in all cases of appraisement provided for In said act, the officer impressing the property shall, if he believe the appraisement to be fair and just, en- dorse upon it his approval : if not, he shall endorse upon it his reason.i for refusing, and deliver the same, with ii receipt for the property im- pressed, to the owner, his ag^ut or attorney, and as soon as practicable, forward a copy of the receipt and appraisement, and his endorsement thereon, to the board of appraisers appointed by the President and Go- vernor of the State, who shall revise the same, and make final valuation, so as to give just compensation for the j)roperty taken ; which valuation shall be paid bj' the proper departipent for use of which the property was taken, on the certificate of the appraisers, as provided in the act of which this is amendatory." [Approved, April 27th, 1863.]
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant axd Ixsrr.CTon Gkxf-kai/s Of'fice, Richmond, May 2, 1803. GENERAL ORDERS, \ No. r.4. 5
I. At a Gt-ncral Court Mnrtial, convctird nt Sl:clby vi'^p, TcunoF.'^oo, by virtue of Special Ordns, No. 54, of March I, 1863, Head Qnartors Army of Tennessee, was arraigned and tried:
Assistant Siirr^eon Edavard Cross, T?lst Regiment Ark. Volunteers, on the following Charge and Specifioalion : Vhtirgc, . . . ^ . Abscncj! without leave.
Sprrificntion—'in this, that tlio said A.«si.•^t!lnt Surgeon Edward Cress, 3J»*t Ark. Rcgiiiienf, did leave his coniniaTid, wiilumt proper authotify, on or about the 1st February 180:}, and remain nbsenf until the 26th of February jyO'.J. All this at or near Shclbyvillo, Tennessee, in and be- tween the 1st February and the 2Gth February 1863.
II. Finding and Sentence of the. Court.
The Court having affirmed the pk-a of "guilty" t« the Charge and Specifieatidii by the aeensed, do sentence him to be distnisned from the service of the Confederate States.
III. The prrceedinga, finding and sentence in the foregoing caso having bi en snbniitt«'d to the Secreta'y of War, for the decision of tho President, aic by him n jyp rated ; but |u consideration of iho previou.s good conduct and efiuicnt services of Assistant Siugeon Cross, the sen- tence against him is connnuted to foNeiture of all pay duiing the period cf his absence from his post of servii;e; and ho will accordingly bo T«ilcascd from arrest, and returned to duty.
J^y order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office,
Richmond, May 5, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, \ No. 55. S
I. At a General Court Martial, convenrd by virtue of General Orders, No. 128, of November 25th, 1862, from Head Quarters Barley's Brigade, ■was arraigned and tried :
Captain John W. Bell, Quartermaster 49th Regiment Va. Volunteers, on the following charges. (The Specifications, on account of their num- ber and length, are omitted in this order:) Charge \ St, - - - Ab.sence without leave.
Charge 2d, - - - Conduct to the prejudice of good
order and military discipline. Charge 3^/, - - - Conduct unbecoming an officer
and gentleman.
II. Finding and Sentence of the Court.
The Court having maturely considered the evidence adduced, find the accused. Captain John W. Bell, 49th Regiment Va. Volunteers, as follows: , «
Of 1st Specification of 1st Charge, - r - - Guilt}-.
Of 2d Specification, - - That he was absent without Icavo
at the time specified, but that ho was physically unable to follow his regiment on its march, and therefore without guilt.
Of the 1st Charge, ..-.-. Guilty.
Of the Specification of 2d Charge, - - - . Guilty.
Of the 2d Charge, - - - - - - * Guilty.
Of the Specification of 3d Charge, - - - • Guilty,
to the extent of addressing a letter to the Quartermaster General C. S. A., couched in words and figures, set forth in the Specification, and not guilty, of the residue.
Of the 3d Charge* - - - - - Not Guilty.
Of the Specification of 4th Charge, - - . - - Guilty.
Of the 4th Charge, .---.. Guilty,
And the Court do therefore sentence the said Captfun J. W. Bell, Qaar- tcrmaster 49th Regiment Va. Volunteers, to be cashiered.
III. The proceedings in this case having been submitted to the Secre- tary of War, for tin-' orders of the I'resident, the following decision has been made thereon :
" Upon consideration of the testimony to the character of Captain Bell, as an efficient and capable officer, of his zeal in the service, and also the recommendation of the Cour^ the department, thongh entirely concurring with the Commanding General in his estimate of the gravity of the offi'nc^ committed, has ditcrmined to remit the sentence of the Court Martial in hie else. U** will therefore b«? released from ancst, and rclnni to duty."
By order.
8. coorER,
Adjutant and Inspector General-
Adjctaxt axd Ixspector Gekkrat/b Offjcs,
Richmond, May 7, 18(i3.
CEN^FIRAL ORDERS, \ No. 56. S
I. At a General Court Martial, converctl at Camp of Pon^r's Brigade, hy virtue of Gomral Orders, No. 2?, February lUlh, 1803, from tUf. Head QuarttTs Departraeut of Northtrn Virginia, was arraignrd and tried:
Eec^ond LicuU-nant J. K. Martin, 22d N. C. Voluntrcrs, on the fol- lowing Charges — (Tlic Specifications arc omitted in tliis order:)
Cliarge 1st, - - - Violation of tl»c 4r5th Article of War.
Vliarge'Zd, ■ • Violation of tlio 83 J Article of War.
II. Finding and Sentence of the Court.
The Court having maturplj considered the evidence nddiired, find tho accused, Second Lieut. J. K. Martin, 22d N. C. Volunteers, as f«>]|uvrii:
Of the Specification of 1st Charge,* - • - Not Guilty.
Of the Ist Charge, ..... Not Guilty.
Of the Sp« cification of 2(1 Charge, ... Guilty.
Of the 2d Charge, ..... Guilt/.
And sentence him to be dismissed the service.
III. The proceedings, findings and sentence in the foregoing case fiaving been laid bcfoic the Secretary of War, fur the deci.-sion of iho President, are approved ; but upon the reconunendation of the. Court, tho fientcucc is remitted. Lieutenant Martin will therefore be relieved from arrest, and restored to duty.
By order,
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Insfutur (Jeneral.
Ar>juT>ANT AND I.NsrF.rTon GF.NF,RAi/fl Officii,
Richmond, May 8, 1803.
€EKEKAL ORDEIIS, \ No. r.7. J
The opcialioii of parngraph IV, Gonciiil Oiders, No. 28, Marrh 12th, 1863, from flio A<ljiitaiit anJ Inspector G'-iicmrs Office-, is so far modified for Ilic present as to allow payment of ofifiuTS in hospitals, without tho certificate of last pnynicnt, as Tequirod in said Or(l(MS, No. 28; but tho Quarterjuastei n.akiiig such pjjiiient will furnish certificates as hcre- 'tofuix! required of him. •
By order.
S. COOPER,
Adjutant and Inminclor Ceneral
Adjutant and Inrpector Genkrai/s Off^cb, liichmond, May 11, 18G3.
GENERAL ORDERS, \
Nu. 58. S
I. The following Notice, relative to Exchanged Priflorp.ra, in published for the information of all concerned :
Exchangk Notice, No 5.
RUhmmd, May 9, 1663.
The fillo^vlng Confederate ofBceri and men huve been dnly exchanged, and art tippehy HO declared :
1. All offict rs and nn-n who hari) been delivered nt Citj- Point at any lime pre- viouH to May Cth, IB03.
2. All oftii'(i> captured nt atiy place before the lat of April 18r>3, who have been releatied on parole.
3. All men captured in North Carolina or Virginia before the let of March IBCT ivho have been releaHed on parole.
4. The cflicers and men cnplured and paroled by Gen. S. P. Carter, in hig expedi- tion to East Tenneiisee in December last.
5. The of?icern and men captured and paroled by Lleot. Col. Sttwnrt at Van Bu- fcn, Arkau?a», January '2,5th, 18ra; by C- 1. Dickey, In December lj>62, in hm march <o the Mobile and Ohio rail road, and \y Capt. Cameron, at Corinth, MimtixKippi, in December 1802.
6. The ofticera and men paroled ut Oxford, Miss., on the 23d of December iefi2; »t Dc» Arc, Aikansas, on the 17th of January 1^3, and nt Baton Uouge, La., on tha «3d February IgfiS.
7 All pir»oii!t who have b»en captured on the sea or the waters leading to tha «aine, or upon the sea coast of the Confederate or United States, at any time pr»~ vlons to December 10th, 18f)2.
8. All civiliBUH who have bean arrested at any time before the 6th of May 1863, *nd released on parole, are diKcharged from any and every obligation contitined in ■aid pa'tole. If ai)y buch person has taken any oath of uilcgianco to the Unitecl £iateH, or given any bond, or if his relcaDO was accompanied with any other condi- tion, he I* discharged from the same.
9. If any pvrson.s cnibrHced in ai'y of the foregoing sections, or in any section of •ny previous Exchange Notice, wherein they are declared exchanged, are in anj Federal pribon, they are to be immediately released and delivered to the Confederate -Mitboritiea.
Robert Ould,
4lgent of ExcJtan^
II. All persons, whether cUizcns or soldiers, are. expressly prohibited from using or in any manner interfering with fuel or wood cut and dtdi- vercd for the use of rail roads or rail road ctimpanins. It is <if th«^ first importance tliat this order should be observed, and it will be btrictij obeyed and enforced by the army.
By ord*)r
S. COOPER, At(jiUanl »ni InsptcUtr (i^nffmk
Adjutant and iNBrKcxoR Generai/s Ofvice,
RUhtitond, Mar/ 12, 18G3.
GENERAL ORDERS, \ No. 5j. i
I. The attention of rrginuntal coiTimaudfTO lliroiigliont tlie army is railed to tin* reqniromcnts of paraprapli I, GArral Orders, No. 69, of 1862, wliii-li makes it the duly of adjutants to enquire into- and report to tbia offie* all eases of slaves serving with their respfetive legimcnts, without i^rituii authority from. their masters. It is especially reqiiiied of all regi- mental eommanders to enforce a due ohservauee of said order, v* hieh is hereby extended to inelude conniianders of posts and sinior surg'-ons of t)08pitals, who will make siniilar reports, so far as fliey relate to iheir respective commands, to tliose required from adjutants of regiments.
II. It will be the duty of a surgeon in charge of a hospital to make a separate Provision Return for all the jiorsons attacliod to the hospital who may be entitled to rations, except the sick and wounded soldiers, and the issuing commissary will issue to said persons the same rations that are issued to solditrs in the field These rations will not he commuted, if the commissary can issue in kind. If he cannot issue in kind, the ration may be couimufid, at sixty cents per ration, on the certificate of the sur- geon as to the dates and facts.
Separate and distinct FVovi.sion Returns will be made for the sick and wounded soldiers in the hospital, according to the form Iiereunto annexed, marked A. No portion of the subsistence stores drawn for the sick aa4 wounded will be oth« rwise appropriated.
Th<* attention ^f tl • medical directors and inspectors is particular!/ .directed to this pruhibJ'j^ou.
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I certify that the above is a tnie r<-port of all entitled to rations in Hospital,
Reports.
, on the days named, copied from the.Morning , Surgeon in charge.
The A. C. S. will issue on the ubove returu.
III. So much of pnra^aph V, Genrml Ortlers, No. 24, of 18'')2, a* requires orrinanoe sergeants to make returns of surplus stores with rrgi- ments to the ordnapce bureau, is rev.ikrj. All tlip rftums requind by th« Regnlatioiis, of ordnance stores iu the possession of legiuicnts or bat- talions, otlier than artillery, will le made by conmiandijig officers of the
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutattt aid Innprxlor Octierai
Adjutant and Inspector Gkneral's Offick,
Richmond, May 13, 1863.
CENERAL ORDERS, ) No. GO. J
I. Tho cxipenrics of the gervioe requiring a large numlipr of artillery horses, all public horses suitable for that service, employed in transporta- tion or otherwise with armies in the field, will be turned over to tke Chief Quartermasters of said armies, and will supply their places where neces- sary with mules. The Chief Quartermasters of armies are charged with. the prompt execution of this order, under the direction of the Commanding Generals.
II. At posts or depots other than those immediately belonging to armieji In the field, a'll public horses suited for artillery will be collected under the orders of Major A. H. Cole, Inspector General Field Transportation, for the purpose named above, and mules substituted where necessary.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Tnspkctor Genehal's Office, IRchmond, May 15, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, ?
No. 61. 5
I. Fanners upon whose premisfis horses and mules have been or may hereafter he left by the enemy, are admonished to pursue the require- ments of the laws of their respective slates respeeling estrays, go far as to have the ssrtne properly valued, and the valuation thereof duly re- corded ; and where it is not apparent that such property was the property of the United States government, to have advertisement thereof made as required by law.
II. Upon compliance with the above admonition, the government will not assert any adverse claim to such horses and mules, unless they shall exceed in value the property whereof the citizens having possession may have been despoiled by the enemy, and then only to the extent of such excess in value.
III. All officers of the army will respect the rights of citizens, as de- fined and conceded in the foregoing sections.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjuiant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Offick,
Richmond, May 16, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, } No. 62. J
I. In accordance with an act to amend an act entitled an act to better provide for the sick aud woHnd<^d of the army in hospitals, approved May 1st, 186;?, the following modifications in (Jeueral Orders, No. 95, last series, from this office, are published:
The commuted value of rations for sick and disabled soldiers in hospi- tals (field or general), will, until further orders, be one dollar and twenty- five cents.
II. Hospital laundresses will be paid twenJy-five dollars per month, aad allowed rations and quarters.
By order.
S. COOPER. Adjutant and Inspector General,
Adjutant and iNsrECTOR General's Offick,
Richmond, May 18, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS. ) No. 63. S
I. At a Gf^neml Court M.'irti.il, coDvpncfl In- Gt ii'^ral Ordfrs, No. l^r'.. of November 7th, 186:?, from Head Qiiartors Dr)iartmrnt of Northern Virginia, was arraigned and tried :
First Lieutenant Robfrt W. pAND»:uf«, Mb Ala. VoluntoerB, on the followiug'X'harges — (Tiie .'>j)ecificatii>n8 arc omitted):
Charge. 1st, - - - ■ - - Cowardice.
Charge. 'Jrf, - - - - - Drunkenness.
11. Finding and Sfntrncc of the Court.
After due deliltcration, the Court find the accused, Lieut. Robert W". Sanders, sth Ala. Regiuient, as follows :
Specification 1st, Charge 1st, . . - . Not Guilty.
Specification 2d, Charge 2d. - - - Not Guilty.
Of the 1st Charge, ..... Not Guilty.
Of the Specification of 2d Charge, - - - Guilty,
except the words '• without provocation."
Of tlie 2d Cliarge, .... Guilty.
And tl'.e Court do, therefore, sentence him to bo cashiertd.
III. The proceedings, finding and sentence in the foregoing case have been submitted to the Secretary of War, to be laid before the President, and the following orders on the e^ise are now made:
Proceedings', finding and sentence approved; but it appearing that the members of the Court recommend a pardon; Uiat the regimental and other officers of Lieut. Sanders concur in the reconnnendation ; and that material witnesses on the trial against him have become infamous by desertion — and in one case by desertion to the enemy — the sentence is remitted, and Lieut. Sanders will be restored to duty with his company.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant ax» IxRrFCTnn Gkxktiai/s Off^cr, Richmond, May 19, 18C3. CEXERAL ORDERS, \ No. 64. \
I. At a Court of Enquiry, convpnod at Rulimnnd, Virpini.i, by virtue of Spctial Orders, No. lf»2, of April 27tli. ISfJ:?, from the Adjutant and IiispeUor Gentiai'i* Office, "to t-Aamiue and cnquiic into certain all.vra. lion.s set forth on i)a|)cr8 to be Inid before tlic; Coin t, against Col. Robert I{. Cliri-TON, As.s!>^t!int Adji-lnnt Gen^-ral C S. Army, wbicb allefrafif.ns be conceives iinpnpii bi.s eUaractcr as nn oflTuer," and al.so to " report tlio facts of tb.- ca.si'. mid their opinidn tbrn-on," the follow in*? report of facts wa-s made; and hnvinfr ),opn Piibniitted by the Court, with their opinion fberoou, a.s lequired, the pame are :«pproved by (he Secretary of War,*nd arc now published for the information of all cbnccracd :
II. Finding and Opinion of the Court.
On a careful exanunation of the testimony adduced in this case, tho Court find the following facts:
l.st. That on tlie 1 1 th July 18rv2 Col. R. H. Chilton. t^Mi on thcxfaflTof General Lee, commanding the Army of NorlJiern Virginia, as Adjutant and Inspector General, did write a letter to General Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector General of the Armj, impeaching the protet^sional ability of Maj. Geo. Magrudcr, denying his titness for re.-^pon.-siblc command, and urging a revocation of tho order a.ssigning him to the Trdus-Mississippi Department.
2d. That Col. Chilton incoi-porafed in that letter an offer to make good his allegations before a Court of Enquiry.
nd. That the letter was comnmnicafcd to the President by General Cooper.
4th. That being appri.sed of this disposition of the letter, Col. Chiltoa immediately furnished Maj. Gen Magrudcr a copy of so mucli of it aa contained his (Col. Chilton's) strictures on Maj. Gcu. Magnidcr's official conduct and capacity.
Opikion.
The Conrt it of npinion, that in his communicatioii to Grn. Cowppr, dati'd Julj 1 Ith, 18G2, Col. Chilton wa« Actiiatpd by no unworthy motive, hut by a lamlablfi rrpard for the pnhlic intorost, nnd that his condnrt in tho tranRATlion wax Buch aa bocABic an honorable and patriotic officer.
HI. The (?<>urt of Knquiry in the case of Col U. II. Chilton. C. 8. Army, i« kcreby disaulvod.
• B/ order.
S. COOPER, Adjulsnl and Ituptclor Utnerat.
May 21, imi GENERAL ORDERS, \ No. 65 S
I. The following Bchedules of prices for articlos named therein, a<Jopted by commissioners appointed pursuant to law, for the States of Virginia and Georgia respectively, are announced for the information of all con- <'erned ; and the special attention of officers and agents of the govern- raent is directed thereto :
II. VIRGINIA.
[Copy.] — ScHEDri-F, A. ^
Richmond, May 1.*!, lJ<«" Hon. Jas. A. Seddon, Sec' y of War:
Sir :
The CommiBsioncrs appointed under section .5th, of the bill recently passed by the Confederate Congress, regulating impress- ments, constitute a Board, whose duty it shall bo to fix upon the prices to be paid by the Government for all property impressed or taken for the public use aforesaid, so as to afford jurt compensation to the owners thereof. Said commissioners shall agree upon and publish a schedule of prices every two months, or oftener, if they shall deem it proper.
In accordance with the foregoing requisition, we respectfully lay before you the followiug schedule of prices for the rnsuing two months. Owing to the difficulty of obtaining satisfactory information as to poik, beef and materials of clothing, «SlC., we have postponed their appraisement till our next assessment. It is proper to add that Mr. W. B. Harrison was invited to act as third commissioner, and that this appraisement received th(! unanimous approval of the commissioners.
The following are -the maximum prices to be paid for the articles ap- praised, at all cities and usual places of sale, and when impressed else- where, the same prices are to be paid elsewhere, less the cost of transpor- t«tion to the city or usual place of sale to which the article would go ordi- narily for sale from that neighborhood, or less the cost of transportation to the point at which the Government needs the article, and wishes it to be sent : provided, that in no case the amount deducted for transportation as above shall exceed 25 cents per bushel for grain, and 25 cents per cwt. for long forage, flour, bacon, iron, &c. In addition to the established price of transportation, the Government to pay all legal tolls, and, where farmers cannot procure nails for baling forage, Government t8 furnish the same at cost, which will be deducted from the established price of baling :
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Prime, |
White, |
Per bush, of 60 lbs. |
« 4 50 |
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Onod, |
Superfine, |
" barrel of 196 lbs. |
22 50 |
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Prime, |
White. |
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4 00 |
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1 00 |
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1st class. |
Artillery, Ac. |
Av'ge price per head. |
350 00 |
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%alr. Good, |
Washed, |
Per pound. |
3 00 |
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" bnshcl of 60 lbs |
4 00 |
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" |
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4 00 |
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" |
Iriiih, |
" " |
4 00 |
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Street, |
" |
5 00 |
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21 Onions, |
" |
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" " |
5 00 |
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" |
P.nled, |
' of 38 lbs. |
8 00 |
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Ilnpealed, |
" |
4 50 |
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Peal.-d, |
•of 28 lbs |
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Timothy |
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4 00 |
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4 00 |
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Orcli'd or herd |
:i 70 |
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4 00 |
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3 70 |
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4 00 |
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:i 70 |
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3 50 |
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1 30 |
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Interior, |
" head per month. |
J 00 |
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J7 Pasturage, |
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Near cities, |
" " " |
6 00 |
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18 Salt, |
•' |
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" bnehel of 60 Ibf. |
5 00 |
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M Soap, |
" |
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" pound. |
30 |
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0 Candies, |
'• |
Tnllow, |
II II |
I 00 |
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1 Vinepar, |
Cider, |
" gallon, |
1 00 |
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2 Whi^kcy, |
Trade, |
" " |
3 00 |
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:< Suffar. |
Brown, |
" pound, |
1 00 |
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i Molasses, |
New Orleans, |
" gallon. |
8 00 |
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15 Rice, |
- |
" pound, |
15 |
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16 Coffee, |
" |
Rio, |
3 00 |
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7 Tea, |
" |
Trait-, |
" " |
10 00 |
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8 Vinegar, |
" |
M.iinifactnred, |
" gallon, |
SO |
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19 Pig iron, |
•' |
No. 1 quality, |
" ton. |
125 00 |
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)0 PiR iron, |
" |
No S |
" ton. |
110 00 |
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51 Pig iron, |
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No. 3 |
" ton. |
100 00 |
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)2 Bii'Om iron, |
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" ton. |
180 00 |
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" |
Round, plate |
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and bar. |
" ton. |
380 00 |
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>4 Leather, |
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naroess. |
" ponnd, |
260 |
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>5 Liti'ather, , |
" |
Sole, |
2 40 |
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i6 Leather. |
" |
Upper. |
280 |
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We respectfully suggest to the Secretary of War, to instruct the agents of the Government not to impress any article of food going into cities or towns, or when held therein by retail dealers in small quantities for the daily or weekly consumption of the inhabitants.
But this restriction not to apply to such articles held by speculators, or those holding them up for higher prices.
Signed,
E. W. HUUARD.
Robert Oibbonkv. Wm. B. Harrison
Schedule B. — Hire of Labor, Teams, Itagons and Drivers.
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Baling long forage, |
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PRICK. |
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$ 30 |
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Shelling and bagging com, sacks ftir- |
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(15 |
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Hauling, .... |
" cwt. p. mile, |
06 |
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4. |
Hauling grain, - - |
" bus. " " |
03 |
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Hire of two-horse team, wagon and |
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driver, rations furni.shed bj' owner, - |
" day, |
10 ltd |
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Hire of same, rations furnished by the |
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government, - . . . |
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.5 0(» |
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Hire of four-horse team, wagon and |
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driver, rations furnished by owner, - |
" " |
13 (to |
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Hire of same, rations furnished by the |
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government, - - . . |
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6 TjU |
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9. |
Hire of six-horse team, wagon and |
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driver, rations furnished by owner, - |
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16 (M» |
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Hire of same, rations furnished by the |
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government, .... |
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8 (III |
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Hire of laborer, rations furnished by |
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owner, .... |
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2 0(» |
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12. |
Hire of same, rations furnished by the |
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government, - - - - |
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1 2r> |
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Hire of same, rations fmnished by |
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owner, .... |
" month, |
40 00 |
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Hire of same, rations furnished by the |
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government, - - - - |
>i ti |
20 00 |
Signed,
e. w. hubard. Robert Gibboney. Wm. B. Harrison.
111. GEORGIA.
Sciir.uULK N<». I. — MnTivium Pric4:s firnl hy thr Commissioners for thr State of (rcorgia, for Produce and Army Supplies delivered al the usual Shipninir Points on the follotring named Pail Ponds, to conliniir ih forci until the l^uh June IKfi:?.
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DESCRIPTION. |
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Wheat, |
Pribie. |
White, |
Perbnsh. 60 lbs. |
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Klour. |
(lood. |
Superfine, |
Perbbl. l<*(ilbs. |
*35 00 |
«40 OO |
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LcDtroit sacks. |
Per sack '.>f lbs. |
17 M |
20 0(1 |
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<5oni. |
I'rlme, |
Shelled, |
Per bush. .^.6 lbs. |
*j a-i |
1 5(1 |
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I'Dshelled. |
Per bush. 70 lbs. |
a 10 |
1 40 |
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('orn iii«<ul, |
(iood. |
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Per bush. 48 lbs |
a 40 |
1 (90 |
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flngH, |
Fair. |
Net, |
Per hundred. |
30 00 |
3(1 00 |
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OroM. |
•' |
30 00 |
90 00 |
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t.lCOD, |
(iood. |
8Mef. |
Per lb. |
85 |
85 |
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Hams, |
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80 |
en |
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Sbonlders, |
" |
75 |
7.% |
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Jowls. |
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30 |
30 |
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;'ork. |
Salt, |
60 |
60 |
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Lard, |
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75 |
7.') |
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Hi.i>f. |
Fair, Good. |
Freiib— net, fialt or corned, |
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25 |
If |
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I>ried, |
50 |
4<) |
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Gross, |
18 |
12 |
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j'ta*. |
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Per bniih. (JO lbs. |
385 |
1 SU |
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H«an», |
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" |
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I'otatopii, |
Irish. |
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Sweet, |
2 60 |
1 30 |
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Onions. |
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" " |
2 50 |
2 50 |
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Peacht.'*, |
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Dried peeled. |
Per bush. 38 lbs. |
6 00 |
6 00 |
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Dried nnpeel'd. |
" " |
4 00 |
4 oa |
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Applet, |
Dried. |
Per bush. 28 lbs. |
4 00 |
4 no |
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Hay, |
Baled, ITnbaled, |
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Baled, |
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Timothy, |
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Sheaf oats. |
Baled. Unbaled. |
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Rl. fodder, |
Baled. |
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2 50 |
2 00 |
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1. |
UnbtUed, |
" |
1 50 |
1 00 |
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Sufrar. |
Brown, |
Per lb. |
75 |
?:. |
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Mol<u>t:eg. |
■' |
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Per gallon. |
4 SO |
4 50 |
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Tlice, |
Old, |
Per lb. |
10 |
10 |
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New, |
" |
12 |
12 |
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Salt, |
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" |
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rallow. |
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" |
75 |
50 |
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Whiskey. |
By pov. contr't. When impre'd, |
Per gallon. |
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Krandy, |
Peach, Apple, |
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We, the Couimissiont?rs appointed in accordance with the provisions o* T,h«! Iniprcssmeut Act for the Stat* of Georgia, after mature and careful ■leliberation, have agreed upon the foregoing tariff of prices, which w* think fully meets the contemplation of tlie law in fixing a just compen- sation for the articles mentioned.
We need not add any thinfj to the recent patriotic address of our most excellent President as to the duty of produc<;rs in this crisis. Blind, in- deed, must be the judgment, and cold the patriotism that will not rally to the supv>ort of an army whose glorious triumphs have shed such uu- ■ly^ng lustre upon onr national history. Standing as it does a wall of brass between us and our nialip^nant foes, shall it feel the pinchings of hunger when our granaries are filled to overtlowiug and our broad fields are waving with rich grain nearly ready for the sickle ? The Government demands only your surplus supplies, and for them will pay remunerative prices. Fortify the hearts of our soldiers then, by showing that while they illustrate the chivalry of Georgia upon the tented field, we at home are ready to dispense with all superfluities, relinquish all luxuries, and make any sacrifice necessary to jBiaintaiil and perpetuate our honor and our liberties. While we may have trrcd in our judgment a.s to what is a fair compensation for some of the articles in the above schedule of prices, we feel that we have stood impartially between the Government and the producer, and while protecting one have not lost sight of the other. We have omitted to annex prices to certain articles, either on account of their* scarcity, or because the Government is fully siijjplied. At the proper time prices will be fixed for all.
John E. Morgan,
U. B. Wilkinson,
Commissioners.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Opptcr,
Richmorxh May 22, 18G3.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 66.
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I. The Act of Congress " to provitle and orgauizc eugiucor troops t<i 8crvn (luiiug tb(! war," approved March 20, 1SG3, and the accompanying rules and regulations for the seloctiou and organization of the same, arc published for the information and direction of all concerned:
"Si''.<n'roN 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of America rf<) enact, 'I'hat there shall be selected, iu such manner as the Secretary ot War may direct, from each division of infantry in service, one company of engineer troops, to consist of one hundred men, chosen with a view to their mechanical skill and physical fitness, and that the men assigned to such company shall be recpiired to serve in tlie same only during the balance of their ti-rm of .service respectively. «
" Skc. 2. That each company shall consist of eight sergeants, seven corporals, forty artificers and forty-five laborers, and that two musicians may be added.
"Skc. 3. That the commissioned officers of each company shall con- sist of one captain, one first lieutenant and two second lieutenants, and that the original vacancies in these companies shall be filled by the trans- fer of officers of corresponding grade from the engineer corps, if practi- cable, and where not, then from the otlier corps or from the line or f tafl of the army, reference being always had to their qualification as tngi- neere, or by selection ; but no one shall be selected who is not now serv- ing in or with the army, unless he is a military or civil engineer.
" Sec. 4. That the companies shall be organized into regiments of ton companies each, and that the field and staff officers shall consist of one colonel, one lieutenant colonel, one major, one adjutant with the rank of first lieutenant, one quartermaster sergeant, and one sergeant major, and that the original vacancies in the regiments shall be filled in the mannei provided for filling the same in the companies by the third section of thi.^ act, and that the sergeant major and the quartermaster sergeant shall bu selected from the enlisted men of the army.
" Sec. 5. That in each regiment two of the companies shall be as- signed to duty as pontoniers, and each be furnished with a bridgt; train complete.
" Skc. G. Tliiit llic officer in th.irgo of tlio ODpinocr ImiTJin, Kubjcrt to the approval of tin- J^cun tiirjk of War, hliall presciibc llio iiiiniber, furm aud diiiK'iiHioiiH I if 1 lie. wagiiiiR, pDiilduiiH, iKKtlcs, tools, iiiipleiiK'uts, uruts aud other ui^a'SHnrifs for all tliu troops organized by this act.
';Sec. 7. That vttcancioH in the I'btabli.-shcd leglniciits to uud including the rank of colonel, tdiull be filled by promotion, n-giuieutully, according to seniority, cxctpf in case of disability or other incompetency.
"Skc. 8. That the monthly pay of the engimor tumps shall be as fol- Iouk: Of a colonel, two hundred and ten dollar.s; of a lieutenant colonol, one hundred and < ighly-fn e dollaiH ; of a maj. r, one hundred aud sixty-two dollars; of a caphiiu, one bundled and foit^ dullars; of a firsl lieutenant, one hundred dolluis; of a secoud li* utenant, ninety dollars; and the adjutant shall receive teu dullard per mouth in addition to his puy as lieutenant.
" 8eo. 9. That the pay of the enlisted men per month fihall be as fol- lows: The seipeant major and quarlermnster pergeunt, each twenty-one dollars; Beigemts, thirty-four dollais; coipunils, twenty dollars ; artifi- cers, seventeen dollatTt; laborers and musicians. lliirte< n dollars.
"•Skc. 1(1. That mounted eugiueer troops may be selected from the cavalry, aud bo organized according to the provisions of this act, for en- gineer troops, as lierein before Kpeciiied."
II. The method of selectii n and organization under the foregoing act, shall be as follows : '
1. The seuior engineer officer nerving with the Commanding General of a department, will be authorized by him to oigauize the engineer companies of the command.
2. Pert>ons leeommeuded by the Engineer Ihireau to be appointed as company officers to the ie*|H'clive companies when organized, will be di- rected to report to the senior officer of engiueeie in the department, who, aided by them aud subj> ct to the ajiproval of the Commanding General, shall select from speeifii d divisions, in consultation with their command- ers, the rctjuiiied number of men to form the comjiauies.
3. The selections hhall be distributed as equally as practicable among all the companies of a division, regard being had to the efficiency of the engineer service. Prefeience shall be given to volunteers for this special service, provided they possess the ix-quisite qualifications.
4. The non-comjnis.-iKued officers of each company shall be selected, aud the privates clit.<sitied into artificers and laborers, by the person se- lected to organize it, subject to the approval of the senior officer of engi- neer troops, as soon as appointed.
5. The CWef of the Engineer Bureau, after naming the companies and designating to which regiment they shall be assigned, will recommend to the War Department the appointment of company and field officers.
C. Two of the companies of each regiment' shall bo selected by the flcnior field officer of engineer troops, subject to the approval of the Chief of the Engineer Bureau, as companies of pontoniers, but, unless prMrided with bridge trains, to serve as the other companies.
7. Whenever the number of non-commissioned officers and privates falls below sixty in any company, it shall be recruited to its maximum number, as herein before specified.
8. In lieu of the usual return of officers and hired men required of engineer officx>.rs, returns of officers and enrolled men, showing the pre^ sent, absent and sick, shall be forAvarded monthly by the senior field offi cer of each regiment, to the Chief of the Engineer Bureau, who will fur- Dish blank forms for the purpose.
By order
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General
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Richmond, May 25, I86.'t.
OENERAL ORDERS,
No. 67.
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I. Officers on ordnance duty, when temporarily absent from tboir posts or positions in the field, under special orders, shall be allowed their per- sonal expenses, to be paid out of the appropriation for ordnance service, in lieu of all allowances for fuel, quarters and forage for the (<au)c period. Kach account must be certified to by th(^ party receiving the payment, and approved by the officer under whose orders he acts.
II. Whenever a cavalryman fails and refuses to keep himself provided with a serviceable horse, he may, upon the order of the corps commander,
J^ be transferred to any company of infantry or artillery of the same army, that he may select. In lieu of such soldiers, others belonging to the infantry or artillery, who are able to fiu-nish horses, and prefer that ser- vice, may, in like mstnuer, be transferred, in equal number, to the cavalry. ,
III. Surgeons will turn over money or other effects of deceased soldiers (except clotliing, which will be disposed of as directed by General Orders, No. 49, ISfi;^) to the quartermaster of the regimejjt to which the soldier belonged, if he died in the field, or to the quartermaster of the post, if he died in hospital, taking therefor receipts in duplicate — one of wliich will be forwarded by him to the commanding officer of the company of which the soldier was a member, to be sent by him to the family of the deceased, and the other to the Second Auditor of the Treasury. Quartermasters will take up, upon their quarterly returns, jnoncy thus paid, specifying the amount left by each deceased soldier, his name, company and regiment.
By order.
S. COOPER, AdjutatU and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, May 27, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, \
No. 68. V
I. At a Genoral Court Martial, convened at Knoxville, Tenn., FebruMT "20, 1863, by virtue of General Orders, No. 16, Head Quarters Department of East Tennessee, of December 15, 18f)'2. and of wLicli Col. J. J. Fiuley, 6tli Regiment Florida Volunteers, was president, wa.s tried :
Captain J. Q. Arnold, J2th Battalion Tennessee Cavalry, on the fol- lowing Charge and Specification :
Charge, -y - - Violation of the 9th Article of War.
Specification — In this, that the said John Q. Arnold did willfnlly, ma- liciously and feloniously, and with malice aforethought, kifl and murder Major T. W. Adrien, his superior oflfiecr, hy*shootii)g him wirh a pistol loadetl with powder and ball, which he then and there held in his hand, from which he the said T. W. Adrien did die. This at Kingston, Tenn., on or about the Kith day of November 1862.
To the above Charge and Specification the accused filed a. special plea to the jurisdiction of the Court, which having been overruled by the Court, the plea of not guilty, was entered.
II. Finding and Sentence of the Court. The Court havi#g maturely considered the case, do find the accused, Capt. .1. Q. Arnold, 12th Battalion Tennessee Cavalry, as follows :
Of the Specification of the Charge, . - . . Guilty.
Of the Charge, ..--.- Guilty.
And do therefore (two-thirds of the Court concumng) sentence him to be shot to death by musketry.
III. The proceedings, finding and sentence in the foregoing case having been submitted to the President, the following orders are by his direction made therein.
Murder can only be punished under the Articles of War, when inci- dent to some other clearly defined olfence. It does not of itself consti- tute a military crime; and the ;i3d Article of War provides, tnat when capital crimes are committed by persons iu the military service, they shall
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be MiniPd over, on deniand, to the civil authorities. The 9th article, jimltT nliicli (';ipt. Arnold was tried, requin-s that the officer agfainst wlioiri violence is iiffcred, must be " in the execution of his office." Henci', to take the case out of the '.i'.i<] artk^e, which is g«ncral in its ap- |>licatioD, and nfer it to the 9th, which is special, the murder or killing inu8t be set forth iu the specification in such terms as to show that the (^ourt has jiirisdii-tion ; and this can onlv be done by alle^^ing, in tbfe words of flic article, that the officer waj " in the cxc^cution of liis office." TJJjc omission cannot be supplied by evidence, even where no objection is made; for consent cannot confer jurisdiction. In the present case, how- '•ver, objection was made to the jurisdiction of the Court over the par- ticular crime alle^red, and the point has thus Ix-en distinctly presented to t.he department. Nor doe.s the'evid<'uce show Major Adrien to have been clearly "in the discharpe of his office" at the time of the killing. On the contrary, it is stated that he was " walkiiijr across the stn^ef." To \>e in the execution of his office, the officer must Ik- in die a<tual discharg<; of some duty. It is resistancse Ui authority under such circumstances, iJiat the 'Jth article forbids aud punished. Other oifeucus — such as diao' bedicnce, disrctpttl, muduf^ are made punishable by other articles ; and the 9tb artiile seenis designed to protect offic<-r8 in the enforcement of discipline aud af^ainst resistance while in the execution of that duty. The department can only deal with offences when they are properly presented through the <sl4il(lislifd forms of the servic<\
The proceedings, finding and sentence in this caM- must be set akide, tor the reasons stated ; but it is supposed ttuit auy nsponsibility that tbe party has inoured to the civil authorities of Tennessee, is not affected by this proceeding.
Hy order. ^
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Imycctor General.
Adjutan'T and Instkctou GrNT.nAi.'s Office,
nichinond. May 28, 1803.
GENERAL ORDERS, i No. 09. S
I. In places where there are (hrre or more hospital.'*, three surgeons in charfTe of liospifals, or divisions in Jiospitals, sliall constitute u Hoard of Examiners fur ilie hospilak to which th'-y helong, wliosc duty it sliall bo, twice in each week, to vi.sit said hospitals, and examine iipplicanis for furloughs; and in all ca.ses where thiy shall find an applicant unfit for military dul}', either from disease or wounds, and likely so to remain for thirty days or upwards, they shall, provided his life or convalescence will not in their opinion be cndangerotl thereby, grant a furlough for such time, not to exceed sixty days, as they shall deem ho will bo unfit for duty.
II. There will be detailed for each beard herein constituted, from ono of the hospitals visited by them, a conipctt^nt clcik, who will issue fur- loughs, to be signed by the senior member of the board; which will spc- city therein Ihv. length of furlough, tiie place of residence of the soldier, liis company, regin:ent and brigade: and no further formality shall be re- quired of the soldier, and no jiassjjort other than his furlough.
III. In everj- case furloughed under the provisions of this order, a medical certificate, stating the name, company, regin-.cnt and brigade of the soldier, his place of residence, and the length ot furlough, witii tho full particulars of tlic disease, wound or disability, and the period during which he has suffered from its effects,. with an opinion of the time which will elapse before he can resume duty, must be furnished by the Board of Examiners to the Surgeon General : and if siicli I'uilougli has been im- properly granted, the derelict officer will be held responsible before a mili- tary tribunal.
IV. The board aforementioned will also examine applicants for dis- charge from the service, in hospitals visited by them, and may recom- mend a discharge when a soldier is deemed .permanently unfit for servico in the field or in any department of the army, in con.sequcncc of wounds, disease or infirmity : in which case certificates of disability, signed by the senior member of the board, and approved by tiie General couunand- ing the army or dcpartmont to which the soldier belongs, or by the Sur-
geon Genera], will entitle liim to a discharge, to bn granted by the com- mandi.nt of tlio post, who will complete and forward the " certifiaitcs of disal)!!!!^" to the Adjutant «nd In^ipcctor Gciicriir.s office. The surgeon in clirirgf! of the hospital will miiUo out " final stalrnionts." The soldier will n«'eivc transporlalion to the place of his cnli^tnu'iit er residence.
V. In places where there arc but two hospitals, two surgeons in charge of a hospital or division shall constitute a hoard for the purposes afor^ 6ai<l : and in places \\ heio there is hut one hospital, llic surgeon in chare* and two assistant Burg<>ons, if there be two, and if not, ihcn one, shall conbtilulc a board for fh<; purpose aforesaid, and may furlough, and re- commend discharges as heroin prescribed.
VI. Whore a soldier has hrcn dlscharpcd under the provisions of thi* order, and his " dt'scriptivo list" <iud " final BtJiteuieutJ«" cangut \h' pro- cured, ho will be nuistrrcd by the surgeon in charge on the hospital rufhi, for jiayinont, upon his affidavit, tak(!n before one or more witnesses, tTlkt he has not received ])ay for the period for which h<; claims it to bo duA, and that he is not iadobtod tu the Confederate Stateii beyond the amouoi st4itetl by him.
VII. Notices of all furloughs issued hnder these orders will be for- warded weekly by the !J )ard of Kxaminers, and notices of all dischai-gfet from s<Tvice, by commandants of posts, to the immediate commander of the company to which the soldier belongs, and to the Adjutant and Ia> spector (Jencral.
VIII. The house surgeon in all hospitals shall see each patient ander his charge once every day.
IX. Paragraphs III, IV and V, General Orders, No. .'il, current scries, from this office, jjcrtaiuing to matU^rs herein regulated, are rescinded.
X. Boards of examiners and post commandants have no power 'to grant an officer leave of absence. They can only reconmiend it, upon the usual surgeon's certificate, fur the consideratiou of tlic commanding officer of the army or department to wlucb the officer belongs.
By order.
S. COOPER. AdJMtant and Inspector GekiAA.
Adjutant and IxsrF.CTon Gknerat/s Office,
Richmond, May 21), 18(J3.
<3ENEKAL ORDEKS. \ No. 70. S
I. Tlic following Act of Congrrss, ami IJcpnlatiims adopted by tbo Dopartnicnt in pur.sujintc tlicreof, arc iMiljlishfd fur tlic infoimatioti of ull , concfiried :
An Act to .'.noiisu SurcRMMt Jixnv OKJ-irrn"' in the Commissary
AND yUARTEISMA.STKK's Dl^FARTMENTS.
The Congress of flie ConfrJirnle Stiilts nf America do mart. That tbo cffitc of icgiini iitiil commissary l)c and tlic same is liovcby uboiislud, and tlic dnlies licntofoic dcvolvid by law upon said connnissiuy sliall \w piT- finnicd by flic icgiinciital qnarlcimiislor:' jirutidiri, that said quaitcrnias- ■ ter shall, if rcqiiiicd by the Secn-faiy nf War, CNcciitc n new bond, with ench additional penalty as lie may reqnin-.
"Si:c. 2. That ilicconnnandiiin; i nicer of a regiment or battalion shall, vhen the good of the seivicc in liis opinion requivcs it, detail a noncom- niis^ioned oflficer or juivate ns commis.-ary Si-vgeant, who shall be assigned to the regimenlal qnarterma^fer to perform the duties now performed by comn;is.sary sergeants; and the non-ecmmissioiied oflficer or pi i vale so detailed shall receive, tis extia pay, twenty dollars per month.
" Sf.c. 3. That the regimental quarlei masters actinpivs comn.issarics, eliall draw supplies for their respictive regiments on Provision Kcturns, l'\irm 14, and not in bulk; and when detached from their brigades, so that it is impraclicubh* to draw supplies from the brigade commissary, it *ball be the duty of the nearest biigade or post commissary to supj)ly bia regiment on Provision Return 14.
" Skc. 4. Sales to oflfieers shall be made by the brigade coinmissarics to which such ( flficers are attached.
" Sec. 5. That quarlermaslers and commii-'saries, assistant quartermas- ters luid assistant commissaries, wltb become permanently detached from * divisions, brigades or regiments to which ih^y are originally appointed ^fliid assigned, respeclivelj', wiiethcr by resignation or otherwise, shall ceasti to be officers of the army, and their names shall be dropped from tlie rolls of the army, unless reassigned b}- a special order of the Secre- tary of War.
" Skc. 6. That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of \Var to issue
the n«cc8saT7 orJere for the earlfrst praclicftble enforcement of the provi- sions of this law ; and that he shall communicate to the chiefs of the sub- sistence and quartermaster's bureaux the names of th(! commissaries anJ ' assistant commissaries, quartermasters and assistant quartermasters re-- tained and droj»[)ed from the rolls under this act.
" Skc. 7. Tiiat all laws and part* of laws contravening the provisions of this act, be and tlie same are hereby repealed." [Approved May I, 1863.]
Ik Regttlu lions,
1. After litis date no appointment will be made of regimental or bat-» talion conuuissaries in the provi.sional army. Departmental commanders will direct the transl'-r, by regimental commissaries, of all money, effcctl and property in their liauds to the proj»er regimental quartermasters, wh(j will tliereafter discltarge the d«iti)-s of the former, in accordance with tlio provisions of this act. Until such transfer is perfecti-*!, regimental com- missaries will ccmtinue in the performance of their usual duti<s; but after th(" 'Msl day of July next all qiuu termaster* and commissaries, assistant quartermasters and assistant cofiimissaries, who have not Iieen or may not be, prior to July Iflst, speciaUy detailed or assigned to duty, will cease to be officers in the confederate service.
2 Sales to officers will, alter the 31st of July next^e made by tu« brigade commissary, as retjuired in the 4th section of llic act ; and to en- able him to <lo 80, tin.' brigade comn:aiMler will select and report to tho War Department, through the usual chancel, the, best (lualilied reginiei.tal commissary of his brigade, for a.ssignuient to ihity with ihi- brigade coui- missary. It shall be the special duty of tiK," comruissary thus assigned^^ to receive supplies in bulk, and to make the usually required sales to of- ficers of the anny. He will be under the immediate direction of the brigade conunissar^ ; will n-ceipt to him for all property received," and make through him the pmper reports and returns of his transactions.
3. In cavalry regiments, a lieutenant of cavalry or other competent officer may be detailed, when necessary, to aid the regimental quarter- master in the discJiarge of sucli additional duties as may be devolvei^ upon him under the operation of this law.
4. Additional bonds will not be required of rogimeBtal quartermastcn
cliarged with commissary duties, except where directed by the Sccictarjf '
«f War.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Iinjttctur (Jcneral.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Ofpicb,
Richmond, May 30, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, ) No. 71. J
The following Act of Congress having boon approved by the Presi- dent, is snnoanced for the information and guidance of all concerned :
AN ACT ALLOWING HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATIONS TO SICK AND WOUNDED OFFICERS.
" The Congress of the Confederate Slates of America do enact, That fiick or wounded officers shall be allowed hospital accommodations in ftny of the hospitals of the Confederate States, at one dollar per diem.
" Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. When said officer shall be without money, he shall nevertheless be entitled to the same. The Surgeon in charge, at the expiration of every thirty days, shall state the account, and be entitled to draw the amount at any place where the officer might have drawn it, which shall be deducted from said officer's pay, in the «ame way as if he himself had drawn it; and any officer drawing the «ame again, shall be punished as in the case of fraudulent drawers." (Approved April 29, 186;{.]
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, June 1, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 72.
L At the Military Court held for the Army Corps of Major General Bamuel Jones, at Gray Sulphur Springs, Virginia, May 5th, 1863, wa» arraigned and tried:
Captain "Wm. S. Rowan, Company A, 60th Va. Volunteers, on the following Charges — (the Specifications being numerous and lengthy, are omitted in this order) :
Charge 1st, - - - Violation of the 83d Article of War.
Charge 2d, - - - Violation of the 99th Article of War.
//. Finding and Sentence of the Court.
Having maturely considered the evidence adduced, the Court find the accused, Capt. Wm. S. Rowan, Company A, 60th Va. Volunteers :
Of the 1st Charge, - - , - - - - Guilty. Of the '2d Charge, Guilty.
And do therefore sentence him to be dismissed the service of the Con- federate States.
III. The proceedings, finding and sentence in the foregoing case have been submitted to the Secretary of War, to be laid before the President — and the following orders are now made thereon:
The charges are both too defective to sustain a trial. Neither the 83d nor the 99th Article of War, defines any offence whatever, nor do they direct the performance of any duty. No violation of either of those ar- ticles can properly be charged.
Under the 83d Article, the only charge to be preferred is "conduct un- becoming an officer and gentleman ;" and under the 99th, "conduct to Um prejudice of good order and military discipline." The specifications would then have been responsive to the charges, and would have sus- tained a trial and sentence in acccydance with the evidence.
IV. For the reasons above assigned, the proceedings must be set aside; and Capt. Rowan will be released from arrest and restored to duty. The record discloses facts very disgraceful to him ; but it is hoped that hj« accidental escape from deserved punishment may result in a determina- tion to retrieve his character as a citizen and officer of the army.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and iNsrF.CTon Genetial's Ofpicb, Richmond, June 2, JSG^J. GENERAL OIJDERS, ? No. T^ s
I. At the Militrtiy Court ln-ld for llio Armj of Lt Gen. Polk, at Shcl- byvilli', Tcmi., April Htli, ld6;5, was tiicd:
Capf. W. W. W. Wood, Company L, Bljthe's Regiment of ilisu. Volunteers, on tlie following charj« and sp;-cif]cation.s: Vhirgc, - - Conduct unbecoming un officer and g»!nticnian.
Sperifrafions. — The Ifit and 'M ni« omitted. The 2d is as follows: Spcci^finitiuti 2 — In this, that the said Capt. W. W. W. Wood, Company Li, Hlyihe'.s Mi.'i.s. Rcgiii ent of Volunti-cru, lemained in camp four days prccrdir.g and during the b;iltl(; of Mnrfrrcshoro', but came to hi.s com- pany the day after said battle, to wit, January 1, 186:?, and took com- n.and of liis co«n| any until a part of the regimiiit, his company included, vas ordered forward to support tin* sharp shooters who were in front of tlie line of battle, whin said Caj t. W. W. W. Wood, Company L, Illythe's MihS. Regin rnt. made a pretext to l.ieut. OTIea of his company for mo- rn ntarily leaving his jilace. Ifc the .siiid Capt. W. W. W. Wood, Com- |iany L, Hlylhe'.s Regiment, returned to his company no more, but reported to Doct. X. Xauj)i, surgeon of said regiment, who refused to <'Xcu.«c him. Nevertheless, said Capt.' W. W. W. Wood, Company L, l^lytlie's Miss. Regiment of Volunteers, went back to camp, and remained tliere till forced out on the fidlowing morning. All this near Murfrees- boro', Ten n., January 1, 186:5.
II. Fin fling II nd Srnlcncc. '1 he niijoiity of the Court find the accused, Capt. W. W. W. Wood,
Coiiiiiany L, Blythe's Miss. Regiment, as follows:
Of Specification 1st, . - - . - Not Guilty.
Oi 60 much of that part of Specification 2d, which charges 1 im with two days remaining away from his company at camp, ----.-- Guilty.
Tl e w hole Court find liini of tlie remainder of Specifica- tion lid, ...... Not Guilty.
The whole Court honorably acquit liiin of the 3d Spccifica-
(ion, and say. - - - - - , - Not Qiiilfy.
The miijority of th<> Court find him of (lie Charge,. - Guilty,
and sentence him to id! dismiHMtd tlie service.
III. The {jrocecJings in the foregoing ca.so hii\ c been submilted to tho ^ Secretary of War, to be laid before tlic I'rcsjJJi.'Dt — and the following orders are now made thereon v
Capt. Wood was tried on the single ehargi; of "rni-dupt unbecoming an ofliccr and g( iitli'inan," under which tlir< e Kprcificiiiions were lai'I. Tho whole Court acquit him of the 'M hj)eci(iiati(m. A uuyority ac- quit him of the 1st and jmrt of tiie *2d KpecificatioD, but find liiui guilt j of the remainder of the 'Jd specification, and guilty of the charge. A portion of tlu) 2d specification is. thercfoic, all that in the opinion of the Ciiurt Ptj.^taiuH the charg<'. But this tindiri" is alt<igfther too iuiperf«'ct and unc<Mluin. If the '^d spi-cilication relirs to sejiarate and dwtinct offences, it is wholly d«'fcctive, aud should lia\(; been si't aside before the trial; but if it embrai-es a single subsiaMtivc uffiiicj;, the Cimrt cannot separate its parts, and find tlic nccu.'^ed guilty as to one portion and not (guilty as to another, unless il ui eUar that lite facts thtuf srparaleU and establiahe.il , of themsclces constitute t/te pitrticidur offence churffeil. But friis is tar from being clejir. Tire loos< ncf^s and uncertainty of the *2d specificatiiui, and the tinding thereon, are a sufficient and fatal objection. The whoh- tinding is moreover informal and irregular. 'J'lie. judges giv« lengthy aud separate opinions in connection with it, and repiesent on« ,part of tlieir finding to be by a majority, and the retrminder by the w hoi* 'Ouurt. It iti never desirable ;o skitc by what vote tho Court has ai rived •t its conclusions, and it hi contrary to the practice of Courts Martial to do so. Upon the whole, tho proceedings are set it^idc, and Capt. Wood vrill thercJore be released iVom arrest and returned to duty.
By order.
S. COOPER, AJ^iUantand Insfcclor GeneriU.
Adjutant and Ixspector Gkxeral's Officb. Richmond, Jane 3, 18G3.
GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 74.
I. The Cougrpss of tho Confederate States, having failed to recognize the appoinfniciit of provost marshals from persons not belonging to tho finny, or to make appropriation for the services of those persons who had l)epn employed in that vapacitj, hereafter no such appointments will be fnade.
II. Tho Generals of departments will report the posts at which provosl marshaLs are needed, with the number of provost or other guards at the came, and recommend for appointment suitable officers for the same.
III. In all cases preference will bo given to competent officers who Lave become disabled, by wounds or other infirmity, for active field duty.
IV. At all the posts not supplied before the 1st of July with provost marshals belonging to the army, in accordance with this order, the office vrill be considered as abolished.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector Central.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, June 4. 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 75.
1. The followiiip Act of Congnss conceruiug compensation to detaikd men, and the instructions of the War Depiutnient in rt gard tliert to, arc published for the information and direction of all concerned :
" 1. The Congress of the Confaltrntc States of America do enact, Tha' non-comuiissioued officers, musicians or privates, when employed on de- tached or detailed service by the departmental or oth«'r commander of a district, or under the direction of any of the military bureaux, instead of the compensation now allowed, may be allowed the sum of not timtv than three dollars per day, in lieu of rations and all other allowances, upon the recommendation of the officer iminodiotely in cliar^^e of such men. with the approval of the commander or other chief of bureau, as the case may be, and the sanction of the Secretary of War.
" 2. This act shall remain in force for one year from the first day of •Tanuafy eighteen hundred and sixty-three." [Approved May 1st, I8o;}.]
II. I. Detailed men in the service of the several military bureaux, other than the clerks described in act No. .'32 (clerks employed in public offices in the city of Richmond, by reason of physical disability), will be allowed such sura per day in lieu of rations and all other allowances, not exceeding three dollars, as may be vecomnicnded by the ofHcer in charge of such detailed men, and approved by the chief of bureau.
2. The maximum allowance of three dollars will be paid only to thr class of detailixl men serving at posts or stations without troops, or in counties and towns, or government work shops.
3. The rate of allowance to men serving in the field as clerk* at head quarters, or on duty in the qu.irtermaster's, ordnance, engineer, commis- sary, or medical, mining and nitre departments, will be established at gnch sums per diem as may be recommended by the officer in charge of such men, and approved by the Commanding General. The?* rates will not exceed $ 1 25 per diem, except in special cases of service in the depart- ments above mentioned, when a greater rate may be authorized by the chiefe of bureaux, upon the approval of the Con>mandiug General.
4. The extra compensation allowed by the foregoing act will be paid to detailed men by the departments in which they are r<»spectively em-
^oyeJ, except medicAl departments, upon such rolls na may be prescribed : except, that payments by the qnartpmiastoi's ilopartmf-nt will be made upon rolls according to Form No. 15, Ref^ulatious of tbc Quartermaster's Dr*partnient. Such ]>ayinent8 will be in full of all ptiyments iind allow- ances heretofore paid and allowed to soldiers, i-xcept their monthly pay. Payments in the medical department will be made as now, by quarter- masters
'i. 8hoenJaken« detailed under the provisions of the act of October 9th, IWi'i, whft mny receivfi the per diem (illo\vance. in lieu of rations and otbi:r a.lU'WHncefl authorized by the act of May 1st. 1H6;J, will also be enti- led to the compensation of thirty-five cents per pair for shoes msnufac- Tured by them, authorized by the said act of Octolx-r '•>. ]>^(V2.
0 AH payments to detailed men under tiie act of, May 1st, 1963, will l>e made from the first day of January 1H6:{, ami will not Ik' continned b«yond the :Ust of Dec^jmber lti(>3; but no payment shall be made to thus*- who have been di'tailed heretofore, " without pay and allowance )M iioldiers." From apd after 3181 May payments to such men will b« made under this act.
■^. The approval of the chiefs of bureaux and the sanction of the 8e- ejelarj' of Wur, required by the above recited act of Congress, will not be noiessaiy iu each particular case of detail : but each bureau may. with th'' approval of the Secretary of War, prescribe general regulations for th*' payment of the different classe.? of detailed men in their respective •unpVvmer.ts
By order.
S. COOPER. Adjutant and Imtpector Oemeral.
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA,
Qr.\RTERMASTER GEXERAL'S OFFICE, Rirhmond, June 30, 1B63
I. The sanction of the Secretary of War, required by the Act of Con- gress, is given generally by the above order.
II. The approval required from this bureau, is announced as follows: I. Officers of the quartermaster's department, in charge of detailed
men. are authorized to pay all such in their employ, when serving at posts or stations without troops, or in cities, towns, or government work shops, such sums as they may deem proper, not exceeding $ 3 a day
2. Offirers of thi? <Tppartment in charge of detailed men in the field, are aulhorizt-.l, with the approval of the Commanding General, to pay them such rat«8 as they may deem proper, not exceeding $1 25 a day
III. The iipproval of other chiefs of bureaux, as also of departmental or other commanders, when required by law, will be given in such manner as they may deem most convenient; and the paying officer will act thereon, without reference tn this office.
rV'. No case need be referred for the further approval of the Quarter- master General, except when under the provisions of paragraph III of above General Order, it i.s proposed to exceed, on special grounds, the allowance of $1 •2.'> a day to detailed men .si;rving in this department in the fii'kl. Tlun the recuniniendation of the officer in ch.irge and the ap- proval of the Commanding General must always be had before the .ippH- cation is forwarded.
y. In detenuining the rate of compensation to be paid men detailed quartermasters will not go unnecessarily to the maximum, but will exer- cise a discretion, and act with reference to the additional expense to which the men are put l>y reason of the locality in which they serve.
VI. The per diem allowed will in all ca.scs go back to the 1st of January last, if the applicant shall have been on detached or detailed duty so long; but care must be taken in all cases to deduct the value of all .-lUowances heretofore received.
VII. The act of Congress, referred to as Act No. i52, relates exclusively to clerks employed in the j>ublic offices in the city of Richmond, by rea- son of physical disability. They receive, independent of any approv.al, $ 1 a day. as extra duty pay, and that without prejudice to their allowances.
VIII. Detailed conscripts will stand, from the date of their enrollment, upon the footiug of infantry soldiers : and in no case will any officer of this department having tiiem in charge, pay them wages as employees from civil life.
COMMUTATION- OF QUARTERS.
By the decision of the Secretary of War, the rate of commutation of quarters at all stations other than Kiclimoud, where commutation is paid, is fixed at $1.5 per room a month. This rate takes effect from the 1st of June 1863.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Juvt 5, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 7(5.
CflSccrs of the army are diroctcd in ell official rcportfi, whether of sieges, campaigns or battles, to confine their statements to thc.facts and eventa connected with the matter on which tliey report. No extraneous subject, whether of speculation or of collateral narrative, has a proper place in the official reports of military operations. As much conciseness as is consistent with perspicuity and fullness of statement, will bo ob- •er\'ed in such communications.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office,
Richmond, June 6, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS, ?
No. 77. <
men an infantry soldier is detailed as a courier, under paragraph m, General Orders, No. 7, current series, and shaU keep himself pro- vided with a serviceable horse, he will be allowed forty cents per day for the use and risk of his horse.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, June 7, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 78.
'■I
I. At a General Court Martial, convened at the Camp of Major Gene- ral Anderson's Division, by virtue of G<neral Ojders, No. 133, of 1862, trom Head Quarters of Department of Northern Virginia, was arraign^ and tried:
Private Ali.f.n JIvt'tiiews, Company E, 6th Regiment Va. Infantry, on the following charge, viz :
Charge, - - - - - Desertion.
Sperificntion — In '.liis, that the said Piivate Alkn Matthews, Conipuiiv E, 6th Va. Regiment, did, on or about the lOLh Jay of May 18ti2, near Petersburg, Va.. ab.-( nt himself from his company and regiment without leave, and did remain absent till arrested and sent to his regiment, then near Frederirk.«bnrg, Va., on or about IIk' I'^th day of Febrnary 1'*63.
Fiading. Of the Specitication. .... Giiilty."
Of the Charge, . - . - . Guilty,
Sentence.
To be shot to death with musketry, at «ucli time and place as the Commanding General may direct.
II. The proceedings, finding and sentence in the foregoing case having been laid before the Secretary of War, for the order of the President, are approved. But, for the considerations stated in the earnest appeal of the captain of his company, the sentence is remitted, in the hope that his future conduct will prove that the clemency extended to him was not misplaced, and that his life, justly forfeited by his grave oflPence, Avill be hereafter used to redeem his name from its present reproach.
Private Matthews will be released and returned to duty.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector Genebal,'8 Officb, Richmond, June 9, 1863.
GENERAL OEDERS,
No. 79.
'■I
I. At a General Court Martial, convened at the Camp of Major General K. IT. Anderson, by virtue of General Orders, No. I'.V.i, par. II, of 1862, from Head Quarters Army of Northern Virginia, was arraigned and tried :
Private Gkorge Mokmon, Company C, 8th Ala. Regiment, on the following charges : •
Charge 1 , - - - Violation of the 52d Article of War.
Specijicalivn — In lliis, that the said I'livatc George Mormon, Company 0, 8th Ala. Regiment, did leave hi.? company and regiment, while iu line of battle at the battle of Seven Pines, June 1st, 1862, without proper authority, thereby allowing himself to be taken prisoner by the enemy on the 2d day of June 1862.
Charge 2, - - - Violatiun of the 22d Article of War.
Specification — In thip. that the said Private George Mormon, Company C, 8th Ala. Regiment, did leave the camp or hospital, while a paroled prisoner at Richmond, Ya., beTore being exchanged, about August 15th, 1862, and enlisted in the marine corps at Mobile, Ala., under an assumed name ; and drew therefrom bounty, clothing, «SLc. to the amount of one hundred and forty-nine dollars and fifty cents; and did not return to hia company till arrested by Lieut. W. II. Dunn, Company H, 8th Ala. Regiment, about the 10th day of January 1863.
Finding.
Of the Specification of the 1st Charge, - - , - Guilty.
Of the 1st Charge, ...--. Guilty.
Of the Specification of the 2d Charge, - ... Guilty.
Of the 2d Charge, Guilty.
Sentence.
To forfeit all pay duo to him, and to be shot to death with musketry, At such time and place as the Commanding General may direct.
II. The proceedings in the above case havinjr been laid befiire th« S^'.retary of War, for the orders of the President, are approved; and so much of the sentence as requires the accused to be shot to death with musketry, is remitted, in consideration of the earnest recommendation of t)i(! members of his regiment, and their assuraa.-es that a reform in hi« i-.haracter as a soldier may be confidently relied on.
III. Private Mormon will be returned to his refriment.
By order.
'S. COOPER, , Adjutani and lH»ptctor Generul
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, June 10, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS, \
No. 80. S
I. Contractors with government oflScers to supply paper, are hereby anthorized to send agents to the armies in the fifld, and lo military posts, for the purpose of collecting material convrrtible into paper
II. Commanding officers of armies and military departments will di- rect suitable facilities to be given to such agents, when coming certified by the officers with whom the contract is made, and will direct the quar- termaster's department to furnish transportation to the nearest public route, for all material collected, whenever consist<nt with the interest of the 8er>'ice.
III. Niiu-commissioned officers and privates, who belonged tf> compa- nies or regiments which have been disbanded, and who. on account of their absence on detailed duty, were not mustered out of scnice with the commands to which they were attached, but were continued for detailed duty, will be paid for the period of such detail, upon descriptive lists prepared and signed by the officer under whom they may be serving. Clothing will be drawn and issued to them by such officer, who will keep an accurate account of such issues, and endorse them upon said descrip- tive lists. All such non-commissioned officers and soldiers witliin the conscript age, will be at once reported to the nearest enrolling officer, who will take measures to assign them to companies. Tho.se who are not liable to service as conscripts, will be discharged by order from the Adjutant and Inspector General's office.
IV\ In all elections of officers prescribed by law, a majority of all the votes cast will be necessary to a choice.
> By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
«VK«%i
At>jtitant aku Tnbpector General's Ofeice, Richmond, June 11, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 81.
I. A Court of" Euquiry having bren convoned, by direction of the I^si- dent, on the application of Lient. Colonel Eugene E. McJjoan, Aesietant QnarttTmastcr General, under Special Orders, No. 282, paragraph XV, of 1862, " to examine into and report upon the conduct of the quarter- master's department of the Army of the- Mississippi, whilst under the con- trol of Lieut. Colonel, then Major Mclinan ;" and having made the re- quired examination and nsport, the result is, by direction of the i'resi- dent, published for the information of all concerned.
II . The Court having maturely considers! the evidence adduced . rrpnrt, AS the
SUBWTARY OF FAtrrs
Regarded by the Court of Enquiry in the case of Lieut. Colonel E. E. McLean, as proved by the evidence elicited, and of record:
1. That the Army of the Mississippi, as commanded by General Brax- ton Bragg, was an organization separate and distinct from the Army of the West, commanded by Major General Earl Van Dorn — both these armies, when concentrated at Corinth and Tupelo, being under General Beauregard, as commander of the forc«s.
2. That the Army of the MissiFsippi was composed of three army corps, commanded respectively by Generals Bragg, Polk and Hnrdec, and of a Resei-ve Corps commanded by General Brcckenridge.
3. That the evacuation of Corinth by the confederate forces under General Beauregard, was first fixed for the 28th of May 1862.
4. That the evacuation of Corinth was postponed to the 29th of May 1862.
5. That the evacuation of Corinth was accomplished during the night of the 29th and morning of the 30t.h of May 1862.
. 6. That General Bragg relieved General Beauregard in the command of the forces at Tupelo, in the latter part of June 1862.
7. That Lieut. Colonel, then Major McLean, was acting as chief quar- termaster of the Army of the Mississippi, about the 12th of March 1862.
8. That Major McLean was appointed chief quartermaster of the Army
of the MLssissippi by General A. Sidney Johnston, on the 30th of Marcb 1862.
9. That Lieut. Colonel McLean was relieved from duty as chief quar- tennastcr of the forces, by (jiencral Bragg, on the 4th of July 186'2. at Tupelo, Miss.
10. That the Army of the Mississippi, whilst Lieut. Colonel McLean was its chief quartenuaster, both at Corinth and Tupelo, wa« amply sappliod with moiiry, clothing, camp and garrison equipage, wagons, public animals, field transportation in general, and with all <(uarter- maiiter's stores, with tlic exception of full rations of forage at Corinth and of CA'rtain other articles which were applied for, and sul)sequcntly ob- tained l>y the qnjirterniaster's department, or the parties requiring them at the time.
11. That there were throughout the army occasional complaints of the want, for a short time, of certain quartermaster's supplies, which the evi- dence shows were sufficiently accounted for, or promptly supplied, as fat u« possible, and the eircuuistauces would pi-ruiit of its being done.
12. That the. supply of forage at Corinth was sufficient, though not full, and for a time restricted in amount and kind, owing to the nature of the sunomiding CMinitry and other circumstances. Whilst at Tupelo it wa.1 ample, tho army then being located in the vicinity of a country abounding in forage.
13. Tliut tlii-re \\&h but little forage within reach of Corinth by wagon transportation, and that little was consumed at an early day of our occu- pation uf that post and the adjacent counties.
14. That the iiacililies afforded by the rail roads concentrating at that point, especially after their partial abaadouuient to the enemy, were not sufficient for the transportation of a full supply of forage for the army at Corinth, and at the same time to supply that army with all other quarter- master's, counnissarys and ordnance stores required, and at the same time meet the sudden and unexpected demands for the transportation of large numbers of troop!>, the sick, &c.
15. That an abundant supply of corn, and as much long forage a». oould h: found, was purchased by the quartermaster's department, and deposited along the lines of the difierent rail roads for shipment to Corinth ; and when cars could l>e obtained, they were generally kept loaded with such forage, ready to be attached to the passing trains.
16. That the rail roads were worked to their utmost capacity, but thai many cases occurred, where, from inability to transport them, tho cars found ready loaded with fonge, were left by the passing trains on the
Bifle trpclcs of thn rail roa'ls, nrifl tlms >- dclnj-cd in arriving at
their place of dt stination.
17. That all side tracks required for the efficient working of the dif- ferent rail roads were laid down by the qnartermaster'a department wher- ever found insTifficient for the accnrnmodation of the increased bnsinfss of the rail roads.
18. That a competent military superintendent of the rail roads (a major in the quartermaster's depnrtmeni) was selected by the presidents of the rail road?, and with tlioir concnrrence, appointed by General Hrauregard, to take upon himself the entire and exclusive control of all the army transportation by rail road, under the immediate supervision of General Boanrepard, then commanding the forces.
19. That the quartermaster's department, whilst under the control of Lieut. Colonel Mcl>ean, established, and had in successful operatioo throujrhout the district of country under his charge, many and extensive tnanufactories for the supply of the army with quartermaster's storeys
20. That hospitals were elected and otherwi.se supplied for the iLse of the army, including that of the Mississippi, and were in many instance* furnished and supplied from the stores of the quartermaster's department, whilst under the control of Lieut. Colonel McLean.
21. That artesian wells were, under the direction of Lieut. Col. Mc- Lean, successfully bored at Corinth, t<i supply the army at that place with water.
22. That corrals were established by the quartermaster's department of the Army of the Mississippi, in the rear of the army, for the disabled and worn down public animals, where they were in large numbers, pro- perly attended and successfully rccruih^l for the service.
23. That for ordinary purposes, a sufiicieiit and permanent force of negro laborers was employed by the quartermastpr's department for load- ing and unloading the cars at the rail road depots.
24. That in cases of emergency, suflficient assistance wa,s obtained by details from the army, upon the application of the parties desiring them, as was the case of the post and ordnance department at the evacuation of Corinth.
25. That there was a sufficient number of competent and efficient offi- cers of the quartermaster's department at all times at the rail road depot at Corinth, to superintend and control the rail road transportation of the army during the evacuation of that place.
26. That the transportation operations on the occasion of the eva<^a- tion of Corinth, were expeditiously and successfully conducted by ener- getic and competent officers of the quartermaster's department, assigned
.0 tbe special doty of Buperintending the tranaportation of army ston^j •uid troops from Unit pliicf bj' rail.
27. 'I'hat material aid wae renden-d by Gt-ncral Jtrngp and several memb»T.s of his staff, and some members <*f the stalf of (ieueral Beaiiro- ^Afd, also by other ufiieer.s, ajs well as by Col. Beutou's regiment, and <»lhor details from the army.
2ti. That there was no public property lell in Gorintb upon the evacu- .-itioii of the place, exwpt a lew tents and broken w iiguu», some old har- iinsH, and some few slulls and other orduiim e wt^jius; most of whieh pro- perty npjK'ars to have Ijeen damugnd or eoudiinned, or not worth the coat of its transporUtion niider the altendinp eireii instances.
29. That then- wa.-* a loss of a nnmbtir of niil road engines and cam loaded with army ston«, upon tbe Memphis and C'liarlcstou rail road, on the morning of the 3()th of May JbG2, occasioned by the burning of the rail road bridgoj^ aero^s the Hatchie an<l Tu.-icuinbia riverj^, in obe.dienee to 8pecilie orders given the officers in command at tho^e bridg<-s, to destroy them at a certain hour.
30. That the quartermaster's department had no uoticu that tbe bridges were to be do8troyo<l; otherwise tbe train.s lost might have been dis- patched in time to b.-ivc passed the bridges, or turned down the Mobile and Ohio rail road, and thus soTod.
'M. That there wah u \(ma of a train of cans containing certain govem- nunt property, at lloon< villc. whilst standing: on the track of the Mobile and Ohio rail road, on the morning of the 'Mnh of May 1862, occasioned by a raid of the enemy's cavalry, over which the qtmrtermastor's depart- ment had no control.
:fc?. That Lieut. Colonel McLcaa wa.s, at one time dtiring bis adminis- tration of the quartermaster's depart mint ol the Army of the Mississippi and other forces, afllicted with a disease, wliich was local, and not of a nature permanently to disable him from attending to all the duties re- quired of him as chief of his department.
33. That with the exception of a few days' illness at Corinth, about a week previous to the evacuation of that place, Lieut. Colonel McLean was not unable, at any time while chief quartermaster of the army, to attend to all the duties which were required of him, and that he did so attend promptly to all the duties devolvius:: upon him at the time.
34. That Lieut. Colouel McLean is shown by the evidence to have been prompt, energetic, efficient, courteous and considerate in tbe dia- char^ of bis duties as chief quartermaster of tbe army, successively un- der Generals Johiiston, Beauregard and Bragg, and especially solicitous
for the welfare and succeM of ttie dapKtueaA anjWMtBii ta his cl
and for which he was responsible.
(JPINION OK THF. COtlRT.
It is the opinion of this Court, that from tho facts o.licitod in the inventi- ^tion of tfa» oondurt of the quarfprniast'^r's departmont of tho Army of the Mississippi, whilst under the control of Lieut. Colonel, then Major Eupjenc. K. McLean, it appears that the department was manaj^ed with a1) the energy, efficiency, forethonpbt and success which could have been expected ufkder the difficult circumstances attending' the sudden concen- tration of our armies ; the unexpected occupation hy the enemy of our principal iieldn of supply ; the scarcitj- of tlie means of field transporta- tion ; the inabiWty to oVttain forage within reasonable rrmch of the army by means of wapoii transportation ; the failure or inability of the rafl roads of tlie country to transport from a distance, when purchased, forapo to the army ; the closing of the great markets of New Orleans, Memphis 'ind Nashville ; the interference by agents of other branches of the ser- vice, with the department,? of purcha,ses of forage, and ol transportation, under Lieut. Colonel McLean; tiie original scarcity throughout the country of all supplies needed; the continuance of such scarcity in con- sequence, of the existing blockade of the ports of the Confederacy; and the inexperience of nearly all quartermasters' agents in the beginning of the war.
It furlher ."(ppears from the evidence, that in the arduous duties attend- ing the eviicuation of Corinth by the C'onfederate Armj' under (xonerai Beaiuegard, tli(> quartermaster" .s department wa-s fully represented by able and efficient officers, present at the rail road depot day and night, ;md to their activity and judgment is the successful removal of the public stores, for which the quartermaster's department was responsible at that place, mainly attributable. That the quartermaster's department during the day and night preceding the evacuation was efficiently aided by the personal exertions of General Bragg and several members of his and General Beauregard'.s staff, aud by the exertions of Col. Benton's regi- ment, togeth(n- w ith other details from the army.
It also appears from the evidence, that the evacuation of Corinth, so far *s the quartermaster's department was concerned, was a complete military success, and that although so short a time was allowed to r<;move tho stores, but little property was lost, and that but of small value, being mostly worthless or condemned stores. The severe losses of the engines Njod cars, together with the public property contained in the latter, de-
etroyed on the morning of the evacnation on the Hatchie and Ttiscnmbin bridges, on the Memphis and Charleston rail road, hy our troopii, and on the Mobile and Ohio rail road, at Booncvjlle, by u raid of the enemy's cavalry, ;ire shown from the evidence to bo in uo way attributable Co the quartermaster's department.
The Court is also of opinion, thai the investigation has fii^hcr shown, that in the conduct of the department committed U\ his rliaff^. Lieut Col. McLean waa prompt, energetic and eftiiieui in the discharge of all the duties of his uflice whilst chief quarlerriia.sUr of the artny, a»id thai whilst in the execution of tliusc duties, liis instructions tu and teaching.-* of his subordinates, contributed much to the success uttea<iaut on their dzertioQS, and tu the introduction and niuintcuanct) uf the proper syatein and order in the various branches of the department cfttrusted to bb supervision and control.
III. The Court of Enquiry, of which Col M Ijcwis Clark wuj prcw- deDt, is hereby disHolved
by order.
S. JCOOPER, AdjiU^mt mud Intputor Oem«raI
Adjutant and IxsrECTon GEXEnAL's Office, Richmond, June 13, 18C3.
GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 82.
The second section of the act entitled an act to organize Parlizan Rangers, provides that sucli Partizau Rangers, after being regularly re- ceived into service, shall be entitled to the same pay, rations and quarters, during thi'ir term of service, and be subject to the same regulations as other soldiers. The irregularities reported to this department as liaving been committed by such, corps, renders it proper that these corps shall bo placed under stricter regulations than those heretofore adopted. Tho Generals commanding the departments in wliich they are serving, aro liereby authorized to combine them into battalions and regiments, with the view to bringing them under tho same regulations as other soldiers, in reference to their discipline, position and movements; and tho same officers will recommend any further measures for their organization as an integral portion of their commands, as will in their opinion promote their efficiency and the interests of the service. The General of the depart- ment will recommend field officers for the organizations that may bo made, to be submitted for tho consideration of tlic President. Such pir- lizan corps as are serving within the enemy's lines, arc for tho present excepted from this order.
By order.
S. COOPER, , Adjutant and Inspector General,
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, June 15, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 84.
I. Ordnance officers on duty in the field do not form a part of the per- sonal staff of the Commanding General.
II. Chiefs of Ordnance of Armies and Departments will be assigned by the War Department, and will not be removed, except on orders through the A^utant and Inspector General's office.
III. Other Ordnance officers will continue to serve with the commands to which they are attached until relieved by orders from the head quar- ters of the army or department in which they are serving. Copies of orders assigning or relieving Ordnance officers will be forwarded to the Chief of the Ordnance Bureau at Richmond.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant akd Inspector General's Officb,
Richmond, June 13, 1863.
GENERA*. ORDERS, \ No. 83. 5
I. At a General Court Martial, convened at Shelby villc, Tennessee, by Tirtue of General Orders, No. 6.1, Mare.li Ifi, 1803, from the Adjutant and Inspector General's office, Richmond, was arraigned and tried :
Major General JoHN P. McCoUN, P. A. C. S., on the following Charge and Specification :
Charge, - - - - Conduct tothe prejudice of good'
order and military discipline.
SpeciJicatioH 1 — In this, that Major General .John P. McCoun, P. A. I'. • fi., being in command of a division serving with " Army of Tennessee," did, without authoiity, order, throilgh his staff officer, Major Bradford, Assistant Adjutant General, Capt. Oihson, A. C. S., 4th Ark. Regiment, " to go to Charleston, S. C and such other points as may be necessary," when the said Major General John P. McCoiin, P. A. C. S , knew that such details were not authorized. All this at Shelbyville, Tennessee, d» or before the 3d day of February 1 803.
Specification 2 — In this, that Major General John P. McCoun, P. A. C. S., commanding division, did, through his Assistant Adjutunt General, Major Bradford, issue the said order to Major Oihson, A. C. S., 4tb Ark. Regiment, to proceed to Charleston, S. C. and other puints, when he the «aid Major General John P. McCoun, P. A. C. S., had but a short time previous received and acknowledged the receipt of an official communi- cation from the Commanding Gene'ral of Department No. 2, requiring an explanation in regard to his detailing officers and enlisted men to go from Ills (McCoun's) division, out of the lines of the army. All this at Shel- by villc, Tennessee, on or about the 3d day of February 1803.
II. Finding and Sentence of the Court.
After maturely considering the evidence adduced, the Court find the accused, Major Ger.eial John P. McCoun, P. A. C. S., as follows, to wit:
Of the Ist Specification, - - . - - - Guilty, Of the 2d Specification, .... Not Guilty.
01 the Chaige, Guilty.
And do sentence him to be suspended from all rank, pay and cmolq-
menfs for the space of six months ; and that he be reprimanded in Gene- ral Orders, by the officer reviewing the proceedings of this Court.
in. The proceedings, findings and sentence in the foregoing case hav- ing be«in «iil)initted to tlie Secretitry of War, to be laid hefoi^ the Presi- dent, and having been duly considered, the same are approved, and tha Hentencc of the Court will be carried into effect. Major General John P. McCoun is therefore suspended from rank, pay, emoluments and com- maud for six months from this date.
TV. The Gc;neral Court Martial, convened by General Orders, No. 63, Adjutant and Inspector General's office, and of which Major General J, M. Withers is president, is hereby dissolved.
By order.
8. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
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Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, June 16, 1863. GENERAL OEDERS, \ No. 85. 5
I. The folloTving Act of Congress, and the Regulations adopted by the Department in pursuance thereof, are published for the information of all
concerned^
*
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A NITRE AND MINING BUREAU.
"Sect. 1. The Congress of the Confederate States do enact, That thu officers authorized and appointed under the act entitled an act for the or- ganization of a corps of officers for the working of nitre caves, &c., passed April 11, 1862, together with such additional officers as are authorized by the provisions of this act, shall constitute an indi'pendent bureau of the War Department, to be entitled ' The Nitre and Mining Bureau.'
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That said bureau shall have charge of all the duties prescribed in the second section of said act, and shall be- sides be charged with all duties and expenditures connected with the mining of iron, copper, lead, coal, &c., so far as it shall be deemed ne- cessary to supply the military necessities of the country ; and the super- intendent thereof shall, under the Secretary of War, have full power to make such leases of real estate and purchases of fixtures as are necessary or appurtenant to any mines it may be deemed expedient to open or work on government accovmt ; and may also contract, subject to the approval of the Secretary of War, for such supplies, by purchase or otherwise, ot all copper, lead, iron, coal, zinc, and such other minerals as may be re- quired for the prosecution of the war.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That said bureau shall consist of one Lieutenant Colonel as superintendent ; three Majors as assistaut superin- tendents; six Captains and ten Lieutenants, in which shqjl be included the officers of the present nitre corps, who shall have the same pay and allowances prescribed for officers of cavalry of the same grades." [Ap- proved April 22, 1863..]
II. The Secretary of War is of opinion that it is necessary to accu- mulate supplies of iron, in the various military departments, for the repair of lail roads, the manufacture of arras, munitions and materials of war, and for the operations of the quartermaster's, ordnance and engineer de-
])artment6, and that experience has shown that the necessary supply can- not be obtained by purchase. Impressment, therefore, according to the act of Congress relating to impressments, has become necessary to se- cure a supply. It is ordered that all impressments that may be made of iron for this purpose, shall be conducted by the chiefs of the quartermas- ter's, ordnance, engineer and nitre and mining bureaux, or by officers de- signated by them, who shall in every instance communicate to the 6wner tlie necessity that exists for the use of the property, the disposition of the officers to purchase the same, and an offer to purchase it at a price to be ascertained, in accordance with the act relating to impressments, if the parties cannot agree upon the same.
HI. And whereas the existing necessity for iron in the departments aforesaid, and for the good of the public service is such, that all practica- ble measures must be taken to secure an adequate supply, it is fturther ordered, that whenever it may become necessary to secure the full product of any mine or manufactory, that the same shall be worked for the sole benefit of the government of the Confederate States. It shall be compe- tent to the chief of either of the departments aforesaid to lease or purchase the same ; and in case that the lease or purchase is impracticable, then they are authorized to impress the same for the use of the Confederate StAtei5 during the war, or while such necessity shall continue.
IV. That proceedings under these orders will be conducted under the 4th section of the act concerning impressments, and in pursuance of the dux'ctions contained in paragraph I.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, June 22, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS,
Nrt. Wfi.
Wbereas, tlicre have beeu a number of applications to this department for authority to raise companies for local defence and special service, and for instructions as to the method by wliic-h such organizations may be. made and the privileges they may claim, the department has adopted the following regulations on the tsiibjecl :
I. Companies, battalions and regiments composed of persons not with- in the age of conscription (18 and 40), will l)e accepted as volunteers throughout the CoulVderacy, under the act of August 21st, 18G1 (No. 229), for local defence and special service.
II. The organization of corps for local defence must conform to that prescribed for companies, battalions and regiments of the provisional army. The minimum number for a comj>any of infantry of 64 rank and tile, and for cavalry 60. Battalions must consist of not less than five companies, and regiments of ten. Artillery is not «lesirable. Members of cavalry companies must fiirnish their own horses, but will receive forty cents per day for their use while in actual service.
III. The muster roll of all such organizations shall specify that the said organizations are raised under this act, and subject to these regula- tions, and contain a description of the vohinteer as to age, residence and date of enlistment, and (he term of enlistment for the war.
IV. Such organizations will not be considered as in actual service, for the puqiose of receiving pay or subsistence, except when called for by the President. ^
V. They^^will not be called for until a necessity arises for service. They shall not be required to go beyond the limits of the State to which they belong.
VI. They are expected to serve when called out, only so long as the emergency exists, and then to return to their ordinary' pursuits until ngaiti called.
VII. Arms and equipments, when not possessed by the members, will. to the extent necessary to supply, be furnished by the Confederate States.
VIII. Should any of tlicm he captured, they shall be claimed as pri- soners of war, and all the protection of the government will be extended to them.
IX. Field ofiScers of battalions and regiments to be organized, will be appctinted by the President, in accordance with the act aforesaid. Com- pany oflBcers may be elected by the companies, or appointed, as the mem- bers may consent.
X. That these organizations will be preferred to and exempt their mem- bers from any call of militia.
XI. The commandant of any military post of the Confederate States, the sheriff of any county, or the colonel commanding any militia regi- ment, or the judge or justice of any county or other court, may certify and rotnrn the niusfor rolls, which tnnst 1it> «<'"t fn tho Adjutant and In- spector General's office at Richmond, for acceptance.
XII. In the event of a call by the President, under the law of con- scription, on all between the ages of 40 and 45, those in said organiza- tions subject to such call will be liable to discharge or transfer.
For the information and guidance of those desirous of volunteering for local defence, the law of August 21st, 18G1, is hereto appended.
An Act to provide for Local Defence and Special Service.
" Sec. 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the President be and he is hereby authorized to accept the services of volunteers of such kind and in such proportion as he may deem ex- pedient, to serve for such time as he may prescribe, for the defence of exposed places or localities, or such special service as he may deem ex- pedient.
Sec. 2. And such forces shall be mustered into the service of the Con- federate States for the local defence or special service aforesaid, the mus- ter roll setting forth distinctly the services to be performed ; and the said volunteers shall not be considered in actual service, until thereunto spe- cially ordered by the President ; and they shall be entitled to pay or sub- sistence only for such time as they may be on duty under the orders of the President, or by his direction.
Sec. 3. Such volunteer forces, when so tvccepted and ordered into ser- vice, shall be organized in accordance with and subject to all the provi- sions of the act entitled an act to provide for the public defence, approved March 6th, 1861, and may be attached to such divisions, brigades, regl-
niente or battalions as the President may direct; and when not organised into battalions or regiments before being mustered into service, the Presi- dent shall appoint the field officers of the battalions or regiments, when organized as such by him." [Approved August 2l8t, 1861.]
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector Gtneral.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, June 23, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 87.
The following Forms for the enlistment of substitutes, and the dis- charge of soldiers presenting the same, will hereafter be observed :
(Dl'PLICATKS.)
ARMY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES. Application for discharge on accounl of huciiig furnished a Substitute.
, of Captain Company ( ), of the R<'gi-
nient of the Confederate States Anny , was enlist«d bv . of
the Regiment of , at , on the day of
186 — , to serve years, and not for tli<> purpose of furnishing a sub- stitute. He was born in , in the state of , is years
of age, feet inches high, complexion, eyes,
hair, and by occupation when enlisted a .
I hereby certify that said soldier hiis furnished an able bodied man, well
clothed, in the person of , as his substitute, whom I am willino- to
receive, being satisfied that the .substitute is not now liable to conscrip- tion, by reason of
•
Station :
Date:
Commanding Companif.
I certify that I have carefully examiued tlie said . and find him
sound, and in all respects fit for military service.
Surgeon P. A. C. S. Discharged, this day of 186 — , at .
Commanding Battalion or Regiment.
I hereby declare on oath that I am a resident of the state of , (»f
the Confederate States of America, and a citizen thereof; that I am
years of age ; have not received from or paid to any agent money in-
ducing' me to enlifst as a substitutp, and am nnt a member of any com- pany wliatevpr.
8\voni to beture nie, uii this dav ut' [^'6 — .
J. P. or N. P. Ajiproved ;
Commanding Regiment.
HE.Ui Ql ARTERS,
Discharge approved.
-, 13G— .
General Commanding
SOLDIER'S DISCHARGE.
To ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Know Ye, That , a '■ — of Captain Company,
Repiuieut of , who was enlisted tlie ^ day of
thousand eipht hundred and , to serve , is hereby HONORA- BLY discharged from the Army of the Confederate States, by reason of
his having furuislied a substitute in the person of , a citizen of the
Confederate States of America, years of age, as shown by affidavit
ou file, who haa beeu examined by a surgeou of the conmiand, and found duly qualified to perform the duties of a soldier. I certify that he is the only snlistitute roceiveJ in the company during the present month, and fbat the principal was u<»t enlisted for the purpose of furnishing a sub- HtitHte.
Said wiis born in , in the state of , is years
of age, — = feet iuches high, complexion, eyes.
hair, and by occupation when enlisted a .
Given at , this day of 180 — .
•
I'ommanding Regimni Approved :
General Commanding Army {or Department).
r>v ord( r.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector GeiureU.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Officb, Richmond, June 24, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, ?
No. 88. S
Operators on telegraph lines, established by military commanders for military purposes, will be allowed payment for their services, not to ex- ceed the rate of compensation fixed and allowed by the Postmaster Gene- ral to the operators under his control.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, June 25, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, (
No. 89. S
All discharges for disability will be held as conditional, dependent upon the disability, and valid only during its continuance. If on exami- nation the disability is at any time found to have ceased, the holders will be liable to conscription, to serve the unexpired terms of their eijilist- nients. This regtdation applies to substitutes, whether under or over the age of conscription. Their services are due for the war, and the govern- ment should not be deprived of them, for what proves to be a temporary disability.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspkctor General's Office, Richmond, June 26, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 90.
I. The senior officer of engineers, serving with an army in the field, will be held responsible for the proper execution of all duties appertain- ing to his department ; and the orders of the Commanding General re- lating tfl the engineer service, will be communicated through him, and he will recommend to the (Jeneral commanding, the assignments of junior officers of engineers, to serve with corps, divisions and brigades. The engineer ofticer of highest rank in each assignment, will receive the or- ders of his immediate commander, report to him whatever concerns the engineer service, and communicate to him the orders he receives from the senior engineer. He will also report to the senior engineer all his opera- tions, with sketches, drawings and maps for the information of the Com- manding General, and for transmission to the Engineer Bureau.
II. All officers of engineers, and employees under the Engineer De- partment, will communicate through the proper channels with the senior engineer serving with the army in the field, be responsible to him for all public funds and property in their hands, and receive his orders and instructions.
• III. The duties of officers of engineers serving with the armies of the Confederate States in the field, camp or cantonment, are as follows, viz: To make reconnoissances and surveys of the sections of country occupied by our forces, and as far as possible, of the country held by the enemy, embracing all the information that can be obtained in reference to roads, bridges, fords, topographical and military teatures, the character and di- mensions of the water courses, the practicability of constructing fiixed and floating bridges, the extent of wooded and cleared lands, and the ca- pacity of the country to supply the general wants of the army ; to make detailed examinations and surveys of positions to be occupied for de- fensive purposes ; to select the sites, and form plans, projects and esti- mates for all military works, defensive or offensive, viz: field forts, bat- teries, rifle pits, lines of infantry cover, military' trenches, parallels, saps, mines and other works of attack and siege ; also, works for obstructing rivers and harbors ; to prepare such maps and plans as will give a fiill knowledge of the ground and proposed works, and submit the same to
the Commanding fieneral for his information and nonsideration, and for- ward, through the proper channels, copies of all reports, memoirs, esti- mates, plans, drawingb and models relating to the duties abovo enumera- ted, to the Engineer Biu-eau at Richmond.
IV. The locutions and f)lan.s for the works being thus determined, they will be marked out on the ground by the engineers, who will indicate by stakes, linoe, profiles and other guides, the sh&po and dimensionn of the different parts, for the information and government of those who direct the troops or laborers employed to do tha work. When troops ar« dar taik>d to com>truct Umipurary defences, tliey wUl be iu all casus <Mta>- manded by their officers, who will see that the work is done La exact cuuiormity to the plans and directions of the officer of engineers, wiLhuut tegard to rank.
V. When an officer of «nigineerH is charged with directing an expedi- tion, or making a rec(»nnoi8«anc<' requiring the support of an escort, with- out having commaiKl of the troops, he will call on the commander of the «>sc«rt to move with, and ext«*nd to him all protection ncccssaiy to secure the succr«B of the 0|>eni(ion.
VI. Officers of engineers will not assume, nor be ordered on any d\aty beyond tlie line of their immediate profession, exc«^t by special ordtT ol the Pr68id(>nt. In the operations of the armies -of the Confederate States, all that apperta'ms to the science of civil or military engraeering will be assigned liy commanders to the oflScers of engineers serving- with their forces i and with them will rest the resiHJusibility of a proper eiecmtioo of the works. The labor will be performed, if possible, hy detail* «f troops command<'d by their officers: in other cases, by hired labor oudar the control of overewrs employed by the engiue«ir officers.
VII . OfioePd of engineers will not be rerjuired to give other snpenrv siou ui the finMgoe p«rtieB or laborers employed in tie construction of works, tbaa '» secessary to indicate, in a clear and distinct maimer to diose directing the labor, their plans, and the character of the work to be
VHI. TIm senior officer o( engineers serving with a Commaadiag Genera] in the field, will transmit to the Engineer Bureau at Richmond the reports, plans and journals called for by paragraph 478, Army Regn- UtioQS.
By order.
& COOPER, Adjutant mnd Inspector GenernL
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Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, June 27, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 91.
I. Before the Military Court attached to Lt. Gen. Longstreet's Corpa, was arraigned and tried : «
Lt. Col. C. C. Flowerree, 7th Virginia Infantry: Charge — Drunkenness on duty. (The Specification is omitted as unnecessary.)
Finding.
The Court do affirm tbe plea of the accused, and find him as follows, Tiz:
Of the Specification, ...... Guilty.
Of the Charge, ...... Guilty.
Sentence. To be cashiered, and dismissed the .service of the Confederate States.
Recommendation of the Court. The undersigned, the members of the Military Court for the Depart- ment of Virginia and North Carolina, respectfully represent to Lieutenant General Longstreet, and through him to the President, that they have come to the judgment rendered in this case with reluctance. Though it may be true that this Court is vested with all the powers possessed by the Special Court of Enquiry, as it is termed, appointed by act of the Confederate Congress, approved 21st April 1862, and vested therefore with the discretion as to drunkenness in officers, possessed by that Court, they yet are of the opinion that that Court possessed no discretion as to the puuishmeut of officers for druulienness " on duty." The 45th Ar- ticle of War prescribes that officers s(T offending shall be cashiered ; and as that article is not repealed in t«rms, nor by necessary implication, in the said act of the 21 st April, they conceive that that article is still the rule of punishment for such offences : but as before stated, they have come to that conclusion with reluctance. They find many inducements to a milder sentence. They find that the season and the service were so severe as to excuse ^to some extent the use of ardent spirits. They find
that the " duty" npon whicli this officer was pngag:cd was not such as to require any special ext-rciso of care, conduct or capacity ; and they find that he has established a character which is abundant of promise to the service and the state. For these reasons, tboreforc, they would have im- posed a milder sentence, and especially would not have deprived the Con- federacy of his further sersices in the line of his jirofession. But in the absence, as they conceive, of such discretion, tfcey can only commend him to the clemency of the Executive, which they hope may be exercised in such almtement of this sentence at least lui will restore him to hlR command.
II. The procrvdinps, finding and sentence in this case having been laid before the Secretary of War, for the final order of the President, the following decision has been rendered : .
The view taken by iho Court as to the offi^rt of the 4.%th Article of War in such ejues as it provides for, is cuuiuiiud in; and thu proceedings, finding and sentence of the Court are, thtrefore, ajtproved. But in con- sideration of iW recommendation of the Court, aud Lieut. Gen. Long- street, and of the gallantry and good character of Lieut. Col. Flowerree, the sentence is remitted, and he will return to duty.
By order.
S. COOPER. Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Opficb,
Richmond^ June 29, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS. \ No. 92. I
I. The acts of Congress, passed on the 6th of April 1863, and dates subsequent thereto, having provided the means of proeuring army sup- plies, notice is henlij given to the people of the Corift derate States and to receiving officers, that from tlie date of this puhhcation no more quar- termaster's supplies will be retieived under the appeal made by the Presi- dent, and the plan of the Secretary of War annexed thereto. All such supplies collected or tendered prior to the time above referred to, will be paid for at established rates. Hereafter supplies will be obtained, as far a.s practicable, by purchase, and when necessary, bj' impiessment ; and officers, when authorized to resort to impressment, will obsei-ve strictly the requirements of law, and the General Orders of the War Department " and the regulations of this office founded thereon.
II. That any officer who shall be authorized by the act oi Congress concerning impressments, or imder the regulations of this department pursuant thereto, which have been or may hereafter be made, and who bus given the notice required by the same, shall have full power and au- tliority to enter upon any property in which he .shall have good reason to suspect any of the articles of produce, goods, merchandise, or other things subject to impressment, may be stored or concealed, in order to obtain, or secure the same : and if he shall have reason to believe that they are stored or concealed in any dwelling house, storehouse or other building, to which he is refused access, he may apply to any judge, justice of the peace or commissioner of a confederate court, for a warrant to enter upon the same, iipon oath of the facts, and describing the objeets stored or con- cealed, and obtain a warrant to search for and secui'e the same; which warrant shall only be executed in the day time and after a demand of the owner or occupant, if the owner or occupant shall then be inhabiting the building aforesaid.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspectok General's Office, • Richmond, June 30, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS,
No. OT.
Paragraph I, Goneral Orders, No. 40, current series, is so amended that the appraisement of deceased soldiers' clothing shall be made afler it has been washed and put in condition by the quartermaster, and will approxi- mate to the govemnifnt prices or rates at which it was originally issued.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
^
Adjutant a^d Inspector General's Oppiob.
jftichmwid, July 4, 1863. 15KNERAL ORDERS, (
K... 94. i
Information having been received that Soldiers, nbseuf from their com- nKiuds without proper authority, are employed by Officers in charge of Government work, it is hereby directed that all such men be returned in..ned.atrly to their respective companies. Officers, who employ men not regularly detailed, will, in every instance, he held answerable for tJio otfcnc! before a Court Martial.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjvtant and Inspector General.
i
Adjutant akd Inspector General's Officb,
Richmond, July 7, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, \ No. 95. 5
I. Before a General Court Martial, convened at the Camp of Brig. Gen. Paxton, by virtue of General Orders, No. 128, of 1862, per Head Quarters Department of Northern Virginia, was arraigned and tried:
Private M. RiCKET, Company H, 27 th Va. Infantry, on the following Charge :
ClL\RGE— Violation of the 52d Article of War.
FINDING.
Of the Specification, Guilty.
Of the Charge, Guilty.
SENTENCE.
To be shot to death with musketry.
II. Before a General Court Martial, convened at the Camp of Brig. Gen. F. Lee's Brigade, by virtue of General Orders, No. 12, current se- ries, from Head Quarters Department of Northern Virginia, were ar- raigned and tried :
Privates Wm. G. Clarke and J. R. Humphreys, of Capt. Buathed's Battery, Stuart's Horse Artillery, on the following Charge : Charge— Violation of the 23d Article of War.
FINDING.
Of the Specification, Guilty.
Of the Charge, Guilty.
sentence. To be shot to death with musketry.
III. Before a General Court Martial, convened at the Camp of Maj. Gen. R. H. Anderson's Division, by virtue of General Orders, No. 133, of 1862, per Head Quarters Department of Northern Virginia, was ut- raigned and tried :
Private John Q. Cioldres, Company G, 5th Fla. Regiment, on the following Charge :
Charge— Violation of the 52d Article of War.
FIXDING.
Of the Specification, Guilty.
Of the Charge, Guilty.
SENTENCE.
To be shot to death with musketry.
IV. Before a General Court Martial, convened at Savannah, Ga., by virtue of General Orders, No. 61, cuiT^nt series. Head Quarters Depart- ment 8. C, Ga. and Fla., was arraigned and tried :
Private Hi:nry Smith, Company E, 22d Battalion Ga. Artillery, on the following Charge :
Charge— Violation of the 46th Article of War.
FINDING. Of the Specification, Guilty.
Of the Charge, Guilty.
sentence. To be shot to death with musketry.
V. The proceedings in the cases of Privates M. Ricket, Company H, 27th Va. Infantry, William G. Claik*- and J. It. Humphreys, of Capt. Buathed's Hatt4'r)', Stuart's Horse Artilkiv; John L. Childnis, Company G, 5th Fla. llogimt nt, and Heury Smith, Company E, 22d Battalion Ga. Artillery, having been mid before the Sccrotajy of War, for the decision of the President, the following orders are niad"^ thereon :
The several Articles of War, with the A-iolation of which the above named are respectively charged, neither prescrilje any duty or define and prohibit any offence. They simply pronounce punishments to be im- posed for certain oSFcnces. The chaige of a violation of such articles is too indefinite to justify punishment under it. The defect is fatal, and vitiates the whole proceedings ; which are therefore set aside. The par- ties will be released from close confinement, and returned to duty ; and it is hoped that their future conduct will be such as to prevent any regret that they should have thus escaped the fate to which they were sentenced.
VI. Before a General Court Martial, convened at Shelbyville, Tenn., by Special Orders, No. 54, fiom Head Quarters Army of Tennessee, was arraigned and tried :
Assistant Surgeon W. T. Lockiiart, P. A. 0. S., on the following Charge :
Charge — Conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline.
Specification 1st — For that tbe caid Asst. Surg. W. T. Lockhart, at the Hospital of Withers' Division, in Sholbyville, Tenn., on the 26th day of March 1863, did harshly and capriciously curse and abuse one Private D. F. Halliburton, Company B, 12th Tenn. Regiment, he the said Halli- burton then and there being a sentinel on guard duty.
The other Specifications arc omitted, being nearly the same as the first.
FINDING.
Of the 3d Specification of the Charge, Guilty,
except the words " discharging his duty." Of the 2d Specification, Guilty,
except the words " and knock down." Of the Jst Speci^cation, Guilty,
except the words " curse and." Of the Charge, Guilty.
SENTENCE.
To be dismissed the ser\ice.
VII. The proceedings in the above case having been laid before the Secretary of War, for the decision of the President, are approved ; but in consideration of the mitigating circumstances in the case, and the recom- mendations on file, the sentence of the Court is remitted, and Asst. Surg. Lockhart will return to duty.
VIII. Before the General Court Martial, convened at Richmond, Va., by virtue of Special Orders, No. 23, current series, Head Quarters De- partment of Heinico* was arraigned and tried : ^
Captain W. S. Reed, commanding the President's Guard, on the fol- lowing Charges :
Charge 1st — Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. Charge 2d— Violation of the 14th Article of War. Charge 3d — ^\'^iolation of the 42d Article of War. Charge 4th — Violation of orders. The Specifications are omitted, being numerous, and of mere detaii.
Of the 1st Specification of the 1st Charge, Not Guilty.
Of the 2d Specification of the 1st Charge, Guilty.
Of the 3d Sp«Jcification of the Ist Charge, Guilty.
but attach no criiniuality theiolo.
Of the 4th Spt'cification of the Jst Charge, Guilty.
Of the 5th Siiecification of the 1st Charge, Not Guilty.
Of the Ist Charge, Not Guilty,
but guilty of unofficerlike and improper conduct. .
Of the Specification of the 2(1 Charge, Not Guilty.
Of the 2d Charge, ' Nut Guilty.
Of the Specification of the .3d Charge, Not Guilty.
Of the 3d Charge, Not Guilty.
Of the Ist Specification of the 4th Charge, Guilt}-.
Of the 2d Specification of the 4th Charge, Guilty.
Of the 3d Specification of the 4th Charge, Guilty.
Of the 4th Charge, Guilty.
SENTENCE. To \v: dismissed the service.
IX. The proceedings in the above case having boon laid before the Secretary of War, for the decision of the rn-jjident, are approved ; but in coasideration of some mitigating circum.stanc«s, the sentence is com- muted to suHpcusion from rank, pay and emolument8, for ten days.
X. Before the Military Court attached to Lieut. General Polk's Corps, was arraigned and tried :
Se.cond Lieut. H. J. H.\llentine, <'.7th Tenn Regiment, on the fol- lowing Charge :
Charge — Violation of the 8]st Article of War
Specification — Chargers that the accused did permit a number of pri- soners to leave the guard house, and go to their raopective quarters to sleep; which resulted iu the escape of one of them
FINDING
Of the Specification, Guilty.
Of the Charge. Guilty.
SENTENCE To bo dismissed the service.
XI. The proceedings in this case having been laid before the Secretary of War, for the decision of the President, are approved ; but in conside- ration of the offence against military law, as shown by the evidence, being in this case rather an indiscretion than a crime, and of the distio-
guished gallantly of Lieut. Ballsaitine at the battles of Shiloh, Richmond, Kentucky, and Murfreesboro', upon the recommendation of the Court, and of bis Commanding General, the sentence is remitted, and Lieut. Ba'llen. tine will return to duty.
XII. Before a Military Court attached to Lieut. General W. J. Hardee's Corps, was arraigned and tried : •
First Lieut. Israel P. Guy, 16th Ala. Eeglment, on the following Charges: ^
Charge 1st— Desertion. Spccijicalion-In this, that Israel P. Guj, First Lieutenant Captain Netherford's Company E, 16th Ala. Regiment, having received pay from the Confederate States, did, on or about the 2:]d day of December 1862, at Triune, Tenn., obtain leave to go, and was sent to the hospital at Chat- tanooga, Tenn., but instead of reporting to the ho.spital at Chattanooga. Tenn., went to his home in Franklin county, Ala., and did not return until the 29th day of March 1863.
Cjiakge 2d— Conduct prejudicial to good order and military dis- cipline.
The Spocificatiouis omitted, being substantially the same as that to the first Charge.
FINDING.
Of the Specification of the 1st Charge, Guilty
Of the Ist Charge, j^^t Guilty
of desertion, but guilty of absence without leave. Of the Specification of the 2d Charge, • Guilty
Of the 2d Charge, ^^^^
SENTENCE.
To be dismissed the service.
XIII. The proceedings in this case having been laid before the Secre- tary of War, for the decision of the President, are approved ; but in con- sideration of the recommendation of his brother officers and of the Com- manding General, and their testimony to his previous good conduct, the sentence of dismissal from the sen-ice is remitted, but not the forfeiture of pay and allowances dming the term of his unauthorized absence.
XIV. At a General Court Martial, convened at the Head Quarters of Major General R. H, Anderson's Division, by virtue of General Orders,
No. 133, of 18C2, Department of Northern "Virginia, was arraigned and tried :
Private Grif. Nunnally, Company C, 41st Va. Regiment, on the following Charg^e :
CiiARGE — Desertion. The Specification is omitted.
FINDING.
Of the Specification. Gnilty.
Of the Charge, Guilty.
SENTENCE.
To be shot to death with musketry.
XV. The proceedings in the above case having been laid before the President, the following is his decision:
That in c^nsideratinu of facts appiuring in the papers submitted on the appeal for a commutation of the sfntrnte, the sentence is commuted to confinement with ball and cliaiu, to b>.- kept at hard labor, with only the necessary allowances, and without pay, until the expiration of his term of service
By order.
S. COOPER, A'ljutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant ajto Inspector Gkneral's Ortu.r.,
Richmond, Jvly 8, 1863. OENERAL ORDERS, ) No. i»6. J
I. Soldier^ not deomod subj.-cts for MKs.lmrgo .u.dnr jmragraph IV Concral Ordors, No. 69, cum.nt sorios, bec^uso of their bcinc. fit for m-r- TR-o .n th. staff d.-parfm..nt« of tbo army, will be recomn.cnded by th,- Board of Eiamiu.rs to tlje General i-ommandii,. th^ departimut or army for detail in the Medical Department. a6 nurM.s g„ards. &,o.. to relieve as far a^ practicable, able bodied s.-ldiers fit for duty in the field • or if «/ -cially fit for duty in another staff departnitnt. they w.ll be recom- mended tor detail in such department. *
II. Soldiers detailed under these provision.^ will, when fit foi field duly, M relieved and .sent to tlioir commands.
HI. Para-raph X, (i.neral Orders, No. fi<». current .serins, having in «r.me instances been .vaded. is'so far amended «s to prohibit medical officers from extending leaves of ab.,ence to officers or furloughs to m«n They can only certify to the disability, and recommend such exteusiotLs.
IV. Commutation for rations to men upon furlough, will uot be paid until they rejoin their commands.
V. Rations will be issued to discharged men delayed at way ho.spitals
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjvtant and hsptctor GenermL
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office,
Birhmovf^, .My 9, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 97.
I. Before a General Court Martial, convened at the Camp of Major General R. H. Anderson's Division, by virtue of General Orders, No. 133, of 1862, from Head Quarters Deparimeut of NbrtLeru Tiigiuia, was ar- raigned and tried :
Private C. Edgeworth, Company E, 3d Ga. Regiment, upon the following Charges :
Charge 1st— Violation of the 52d Article of War. Charge 2d — Disobedience of orders. (The Specifications being lengthy, are omitted.)
FINDING.
Of the Specification of the 1st Charge, Guilty.
Of the ) St Charge, Guiltj.
Of the Specification of the 2d Charge, Guilty.
Of the 2d Charge, Guilty.
SENTENCE.
To be shot to death with musketry.
The proceedings in the above case having been laid before the Secre- tary of War, for the decision of the President, the following order is made:
The 1st Charge is improperly stated to be, " Violation of the 52d Articlo of War." In consideration of which, and of aflBdavits tending to explain the circumstances which led to his conviction, and the petition of the non-eommissioned ofiScers and privates of his company, of the officers of his regiment, and the commanding officer of his division, bearing tes- timony to the gallantry displayed by Private Edgeworth at Malvern Hill, where he was wounded, and at the second battle of Manassas, the sen- tence is remitted.
Private Edgeworth viill be released irom confinement, and returned to duty.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General,
\
Adjutant akd Inspector General's Opficm, Richmond, July 20, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, i
No. 98. V
[. All white male residents of the Confederate States, between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, not exempted by law, and not already in the service, will be enrolled. Persons liable to enrollment may be en- rolled wherever they may bo found.
TI. The Ist paragraph of General Orders, No. $6, current series, is so amended a^ to read as follows :
" Companies, battalions and regiments composed of persons not within the ago of conscription (eighteen jmd foity-liv«:), will bo accepted us volunteers, throughout the Confederacy, under the act of August 2J8t, 1861, No. 2*29, for local defence and special service." Those persons be- longing to such organizations, who are of conscript age, and neither ex- empted by law ftor already in the service, will be discharged and reported to the bureau of conscription for enrollment.
III. The following regulation will be in addition t* those heretofore published in regard to substitutes :
Hereafter every person furnishing a substitute in accordance with exist- ing regulations, shall become liable to and be immediately enrolled for military duly, upon the loss of the services of the substitute furnished by him, fronj ».' y ctiuse other than tho casualties of wai.
By order
S. COOPER,
AdJuUtfit and Inspector Gtnerai-
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Juhj 21, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS, }
No. in). s
I. The followiug schedules of prices lor articles named tlifcrein, adopted by commissioucrs appointed pursuant to law, for the State of Virginia, aro announced for the information of all concerned ; and the special atten- tion of officers and apents of the government is directed thereto :
Richmond, July 18, 1H6:{. Hon. Jas. A. Scildon, !>cr'ij of U or :
Sir:
The commissioners appointed under section 5th of the bill recently passed by the confederate congress, regulating impressments, being required to agree u]jon and jjublish a schedule of j.rices every two months, or oftener, if they should deem it proper, in accordance with the foregoing requisition, we respectfully lay before you the following sche- dules of pric(\s, marked A and B, for the ensuing month. Owing to the difficulty of obtaining satisfactory information as to pork, we have post- poned the appraisement till our next assessment.
Mr. William B. Harrison was again invited to act as third comuiis- siouer ; and it is proper to add that the schedules of appraisement re- ceived the unanimous approval of the commissioners.
The following schedules present the maximum prices to be paid for tho articles appraised at all cities and usual places of sale, and when im- pressed elsewhere, the same prices are to be paid elsewhere, less the cost of transportation to the city, or usual place of sale to which the article would go ordinarily for sale from that neighborhood, or less the cost of transportation to the jioiut at which the government needs the article, and withes it to be sent: provided, that in no case the amount deducted for transportation as above, shall exceed 25 cents per bushel for grain, and 25 cents per cwt. for long forage, flour, bacon,* iron, &c. In addi- tion to the established price of transportation, the government to pay all legal tolls ; and where farmers cannot procure nails for baling forage, government to furnish the same at cost, A^•hich will be dednctod fi'Om tlie ^established price of baling :
.Schedule A.
Kloiir,
Corn,
ITn»k«lled coru.
Com mcB),
Rye,
('l«ano(1 onti!,
Whpot braq,
Short*,
nrowii HlufT.
Ship 8tuft°,
llacon.'
Suit pork.
Lard,
lloriwH.
Wool,
Wool,
PeaH,
Ueaui',
I'otatoi'i'.
Do. Ouiuuii, Di-ii'd peaches,
Do. Dried :tpple». n.ny, baled.
1*7 Hay, baled, •.?»< Hay, unbaled.
QUAIJTY.
rriiiic. Good, Prime,
(Jood. Prime,
Good,
KlrBt clu:! Fair,
Good,
Sbeaf oatR, baled,
" iinb'd,
Blade fodder,l>:il«'d,
" " unb'd, Shitrkii, baled,
" unbaled, AVhoat straw,
" " uiili'd.
PaBturnpe.
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39 |
■' |
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40 |
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41 |
" |
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4-2 |
" |
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43 Salt, |
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44 |
Soap. |
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45 Candles, |
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46 |
Vinegar, |
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•17 |
Whiskey, |
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48 |
Sngar. |
|
4>J |
Mulagiics, |
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.'.0 Kioe. |
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|
rn |
Coffee. |
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.V2 |
Tea, |
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53 |
Viuegar. |
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;>4 |
Pig irotj. |
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:<$ |
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56 |
•• |
(iood,
Superior, First rate, Good, Superior. First r.i:e, Good,
Hog round,
Artillery, *.e.
Washed,
Unwashed,
Irish, Sweet.
Pealed, Uiipealed. Pe.ilcd, Timothy
or clover, Orchard or
herd grass. Orchard or
bcr.l grasR,
I'er bus. of (10 lbs. " bbl. of I'Jfi lbs. " bus. of .^C lbs.
28 J7 " pound,
Av'ge price per head Per poupd,
■' bns. of 60 lbs.
60 '
'• ■■ 60 '
60 '
HO '
38 '
3K •
28 •
" 100 pounds,
" 100
Kear citie*,
Tallow, Cider, Trade, Brown, New Orleans.
Rio.
Trade.
Manufactured, No. 1 qaality, No. 2 No. 3
$ 5 00
25 00
4 00
3 95
4 20
3 20 2 00
50
70
!K)
1 46
] (JO
1 00
1 00 3.V) 00
.1 (X)
2 00
4 00 4 00
4 00
5 00 5 00 8 00 4 .50
3 00
rt (K)
3 00
|
100 |
2 70 |
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100 |
4 00 |
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100 |
3 70 |
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100 |
3 00 |
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100 |
2 70 |
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iOO |
2 00 |
|
100 |
1 70 |
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100 |
1 00 |
|
100 |
70 |
|
bead per month, |
:} 00 4 00 5 00 |
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.. |
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.. |
5 00 |
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.. .. |
6 00 |
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.. .■ |
7 00 |
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bns. of 50 lbs. |
5 00 |
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poTtnd, |
40 |
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" |
1 00 |
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gallon. |
1 00 |
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3 00 |
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pound. |
1 00 |
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gallon. |
8 00 |
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pound. |
20 |
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** |
3 00 |
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" |
7 00 |
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gallon. |
50 |
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ton, |
125 00 |
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110 00 |
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100 00 |
ScHEDULH A— Continued.
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ARTICLKS. |
QUAUTY. |
DESCRIPTION. |
QUANTITY. |
PRICE. |
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57 Rlooiu iron, |
Good, |
Per ton. |
S180 uo |
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'S Smith'a iron. |
■' |
Round plato and bar. |
380 80 |
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59 Leather, |
Harness, |
" ponnd, |
, 2 60 |
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60 |
Sole, |
" " |
2 40 |
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61 |
Upper, |
" " |
2 80 |
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63 Beef cattli-. |
" |
Gross weight, |
" 100 pounds. |
16 00 |
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63 " |
Superior, |
" " |
" 100 |
18 00 |
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64 " |
First rate, |
" " |
" 100 |
20 00 |
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65 Sheep, |
Fair, |
Per head, |
_ |
30 IH) |
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66 Army woolen cl'th. |
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1 yd. |
ttond, |
10 oz. per yd. |
■' yard, |
4 30 |
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tj7 Army Tvoolcn cl'th, |
Pro rata as to greater or less |
Width or weight. |
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•18 Array woolen cl'th. |
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6-4 yd. |
" |
20 oz. per yd. |
Per yard, |
■ !» 00 |
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'J'J Army woolen cl'th. |
Pro rata as to greater or less |
Width or weight. |
||
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TO Flannels, J. |
" |
6 oz. per yd. |
'Per yard, |
3 00 |
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71 Cotton ghlrting, J, |
" |
4} ydH. to lb. |
" " |
42 |
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72 " " '■- |
" |
35 yds. to lb. |
" " |
50 |
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73 " gheet'gg, 4-4', |
" |
3 yds. to lb. |
" '• |
60 |
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74 " oznab'gg, i |
" |
6 oz. per lb. |
" " |
60 |
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75 " " i, |
8 oz. per lb. |
" " |
70 |
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7(5 " drills, i, |
3 yds. to lb. |
II II |
70 |
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77 Cot. Bhirt'fr stripes, |
" |
3 yds. to lb. |
II •> |
70 |
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78 Cotton tent cloths, |
" |
10 oz. to yd. |
" |
h7 |
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70 " warpH, |
" |
_ |
" pound, |
1 63 |
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80 Army shoes. |
" |
_ |
" pair. |
10 00 |
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f\ Shoe thrrad. |
_ |
" pound, |
2 00 |
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8:2 Wool socks for |
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men, |
" |
- |
" pair, |
] 2.*) |
E. \V. TIUIJARD.
Kob't Gibboxey. Wm. B. Harrison.
ScilKDt'LE 13. — Hire of Labor, Teams, h'ogona and Drivers.
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By order
!•:. W. HuiJ.vRU. Ror't GiJinoMiv. Wm. B. Hai:ri.';(».\.
S. COOPEK, Adjutant and Inspector General
Adjutant and Inspector General's Oppicb. Richmond, July 23, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS, (
No. 100. S *
I. Bcforo a General Court Martial, convened in the City of Richmond, by virtue of Special Ordors, No. 2:^, cnrrfnt scries, from Head Quarters Department of Henrico, was arraigned and tried :
Private Z. M. Kent, '.\d Company, Battalion of Washington Artillery, on the following charges :
Chauge 1st— Alolation of the 20th Article of War. . Ch.\rge 2d— Violation of the 52d Article of War.
Of the Specification of the )st Charge, Of the l.st Charge,
Of the Specificatiou of tlie 2d Charge, Of the 2d Charge.
sentence.
Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty.
To confinement at hard labor for two years, in .such penitentiary as may be designated by the Commander of the Department of Henrico, and to clo.se confinement until such designation is made,
»The proceedings in the foregoing case having been laid hcfow th« Secretary of War^ for the deci.siou of tiie President, the following order is made :
Noitker the 20th nor the 52d Article of War prescribes any duty to be performed or any act to be avoided, but simply announce punishments to be inflicted for certain offences. The charges are improperly laid. The proceedings aiv therefore set aside. Priviite Z. M. Kent will be re- leased and returned to duty.
II. Before a General Court Martial, convvned at Chattanooga, Tennes- see, by virtue of Special Orders, No. 69. from Head Quarters Army of Tennessee, was an-aigned and tried :
Capt. G. D. Mitchell, A. Q. M., upon the following Charges, viz:
Charge 1st — Conduct to tlie prejudice of good order and military discipline.
Specification 1st — III this, that he the said Capt. G. D. Mitchftll, A. Q M. (hospital Q. M. at R1np:frold, (la.), failed to supply wood for the use of the hospitals at Ringgold, Ga. All this at or near Ringgold, Ga., b«- tween the J2th October and 20th Novfinber 1802.
^prcijication 2fi—ln this, that hi- the said Capt. (1. D. Miltlicll, A. Q. M. (hospital Q. M. at Ringgold, Ga.), failed to procure negroes as scr- vauta for the hosj)itals at Ringgold, (ia., either l>y hiring or impressing, at; required by an order from G<'U. Bragg; whieli states, "that if negroes cannot be hired, they must be pres.sed into service — free as well as slaves." All this at or near Ringgold, Ga.. between ih.- "JOili day of August 18<>2 and the 15tb January )8G3.
Chargf, 2d — Ab.senco withonl leave.
Specification \sl — In this, that he iho said ("apt. (!. L*. Miteheli. A. y. M. (ho.«pital Q. M. at Ringgold, Ga.), did absent hiuwelf from bis post, without authority, for three days. .Ml this at or near Ringgold, Ga., b«- twccn the 7l.li October and the 1 2th October 1W2.
Specific (I lion 2(1 — In this, that he the said Capt. G. D. Miuhell. .\. Q. M. (hospital Q. M. at Ringgold, Ga.), di<l absent himself from liis post, without authority, for two days. All this ai Ringgold, (ia., between the 23d and 26th December 18G2.
Cri.\n<;K "d — Conduct unbeetmiing an officer and a gentleman.
SpecificatioH I*t— In this, th.it tli< s.iid Capt. V.. D. Mitchell,*. (}. M., ■was drunk in the streets of Ringgold. 'la., on or about (he IGth Novembt^ 1802.
Spe^^ificadon 2ft— In this, th.tt the -aid Capt. G. D. Mitchell. A. t^. M . did walk through the stn'cfs of RinL'gold, Ga., usingjirofam; language, and declaring that he could whip uny m.ui v.liu iiad any thing agains: him, or words to that eflflect.
Specification :W— In this, thnt the -^aiil (L'apt. G. D. Mitchell, A. Q. M.. did make ehargps and statements lo .Surgi'on A. J. Ford, P. A. C. 8., in writing, hereto annexed, against .Si'.rg<'on Francis Thornton. P. A. ('. ."?., all of which an- false. All this at Ringguld, (in., on or about from tb< Kith to the lUth day of November IHti-i.
Of the 1st Specitiwiiion of 1st Charge, (Juilty,
but attach no criminality th<reto. Of the 2d Specification of the 1st Charge, (iuilty,
but attach no criminality thereto. Of the 1st C!;;ir^'^-, Kot Guilty.
Guilty. Ouilty. Guilty. Not Guilty. Guilty. Guilty,
Guiltv.
Of the Ist SpecificaticlTof the 2d Charge, Of thp 2cl Spi^cification of the 2J Charge, r)f the 2(] Cliargo,*- ' Of the 1st Specification of the 3(1 Charge^ Of the 2il Spi'cifieatiou of the 3^1 C'iiargc, Of the 3(1 Spocificatio)! of the 3.1 Charge.
except as to the woids " all of" Of the 3d Charge,
SnNTICXCK.
'fFo hi' cashiered.
The proceedings in the above case having been I;iid before the Socr<- <ary of War, for the order of th(> President, the following decision is made :
Tho conduct of Capt. G. D. Mitchell, as exhibited by the record, wk.s certainly reprehensible, hii^does not seem to have justified the finding iiiid sentence.
Conduct may be prt'judieial to good order and military discipline, anJ deserve punishment, even to the extent^ dismissal, without being scan- dalous or disgraceful, v^ is implied by the description '• unbecoming :in officer and a geutleman."
The sentence is remitted.
III. Before the Military Court attached to llie command of (General Fieauregard, was arraigned and tried :
Capt. J. J. MAGUlRr., Company IS. .\iken's IJcp-iincDt I'ar(is:m llang(r«, <m the following Charges:
Cn.^RGR 1st — Conduct highly unofTicerlike and prcjudical to goo J
order and military discipline. CUAnGi; 2d — Knowingly making a false nnister.
Of the 1st Specification of the 1st Ciiaig*-, Of the 2d Specification of the Ist Charge, ■Of the 1st Charge,
Of the Si)e.cification of tlie 2d Charge, Of the 2d Charge,
(iuiliy. (iuilty. Guilty. Guilty. Cuilty.
SENTExn:. To be cashiered.
The proceedings in the above ca.se h;!\ iiig b<\ti laid before the Secr«5- tary of War for the final order of the Pjvsideut, th« following decision in ■made tbereon :
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That in cousitleratiori of tlie inexperience of Capt. Maguire in matters of military detail, and <if his good character, on the rcconimeudation of the merabers of the Military Court, before whoin^e was tried, and of his commanding oiSccr, tli<- .sentence is remitted, and he will be released fr^u asrcsi. and return to duty.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office,
Richmond, July 25, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, I No. 101. S
I Before the Military Court attached to tlic Corps of Lieut. Gen. Ewell, was arraigned and tried :
Lieut. J. B. CouNTiss, 21st Geo. Regiment, on the following Charges : Charge Ist — Drunkenness on dnty.
Charge 2d — Conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline.
FINDIN^
Of the Specification pf the 1st Charge, Guilty.
Of the 1st Charge, Guilty.
Of the Specification of the 2d Charge, Guilty.
Of the 2d Charge. Guilty.
SENTKNCE.
To be cashiered.
II. The proceedings in the above case having been laid before the Se- cretary of War, for the decision of the President, are approved ; but in consideration of the recommendation of the officers of his regiment, and the brigade, division and departmental commanders, and their testimony to the previous good conduct of the accused, and their assurance that a repetition of the oflbuce is not to be expected, the sentence is remitted, and Lieut. Countiss will resume his sword.
• By order.
S. COOPER, Acfjutant and Inspector General.
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Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, July 26, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 102.
I. General Orders, No. 36, current series, is hereby reroked.
II. The Superintendent of the Nitre and Mining Bureau ia authorized to pay, from the funds appropriated for the expenses of said bureau, the actual traveling expenses of officers of the same on duty, under orders, in lieu of any commutation for the time, of rations aud forage.
' By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector GeneraL
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Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, July 27, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 103.
I. When the supply of salt is adequate, and fresh meat is issued oftener than thrice a week, the salt ration will be fixed at three quarts to the hun- dred rations.
II. Commanding oflScors have no aathoritj to alter or fix the ration established by the Secretary of War.
III. Quartemiasters at supply depots will respect the retjuisitions, made by quartermasters receiving' taxes iu kind, for grain .sacks.
By order.
S. COOPER,
Adjutant and Inspector General.
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Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, RichnnnJ. July 28, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 104.
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I. Officers of engineer troop.s haviug been selected for appointment, with.special reference to their qualifications a.s engineers, will be respected as such, and their duties, when serving in the field, camp or cantonment, will embrace all that are enumerated in paragraph III, General Orders, Ko. 90, current series, " as the duties of officers of engineers serving with armies of the Confederate States."
II. On the march engineer troops will sene as pioneers, constructing and repairing roads and bridges, and removing impediments to the a 1- vance of our forces, or delaying the enem\% by breaking up roads, de- stroying bridges, and otherwise obstructing his communications. They will also be employed in making rapid reconnoissauces and surveys of the country occupied or marched over by the army ; preparing sketdies and maps of the roads and topographical features ; laying out camps, and entrenching military positions. During battle they will be held in re- serve, and used tis circumstances may demand, either in their specijil dtities, or as infantry. Under the command of their officers, they niuy be employed in the construction of ovens for baking bread, and other works requiring mechanical skill, but not on mere police duty, or the like, unless connected immediately, with their own organization: nor are they to be employed altogether on mere fatigue service — but, once instnicted in the duties of the engineer soldier, they will be frequently employed in laying out works, and also iu aiding and directing the labors of other troops detailed for their construction.
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III. Whenever practicable, engineer troops will be drilled and in- structed in the duties of engineer soldiers, by battalions and regiments — and to this eud, all the companies serving with an army will be habitually kept together: but such temporary assignments of companies to divisions or otherwise, will be made by the Commanding General, as will, in his judgment, best comport with the interests of the service. The Ordnance department will furnish light arms to these troops ; but until they can be supplied, infautry muskets will be used. Entrenching tools and other implemeuts will be issued by the Engineer department.
IV. Each company of the engineer troops shall be provided by the Quartermaster's department with at least two wagons and teams of four animals each, for transportation of company equipage, entrenching tools and other implements ; one ambulance or other light vehicle, with a team of two horses, for carrying sun-eying instruments, stationery, maps, drawing Ijoards and other fixtures ; and twelve additional horses, with saddles, bridles and hanicss, to be used by the officers and non-commis- sioiic'd officers in making rapid examinations of country, or for hauling materials needed for prompt repair and constmction of bridges, roads and other works.
V. When officers of the corps of engineers and of engineer troops are iiigaged on the same service, the senior officer present shall control in all questions relating to the location and construction of defences, and to • iigineering works generally connected with the army, unless for special jcHsous it be decided otherwise by the commanding officer: but should tlif recomnundatious and plans of a junior officer be adopted, the direc- tions of the comniander will not be communicated through him to the senior engineer officer, whether of the corps or troops, biit through the usual channel of orders. Officers of the corps of engineers will not a.ssume the command of engineer troops. In all cases they will be under the cummand of their own officers.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector Ge>t:ral's Office,
Richmond, Jubj 29, 1863.
GENERAJL ORDERS, X No. 105. 5
• I. The following act and regulations are published for the information of the army :
An act to amend an act entitled an act to provide for an increase of the Quartermaster's and Commissary Departments, approved February I5tli, 1862.
" The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the act entitled an act to provide for an increase of the (quartermaster's and comniissarj departments, approved Febraary fifteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, be and the same is hereby amended, by striking out the proviso at the end of the same, and inserting in lieu thereof the follow- ing: ' Provided, that no quartermaster, assistaut quartermaster, commis- sary or assistant commissary be authorized to employ as a clerk any one liable to military service : and the commanding officer of quartermasters, assistant quartrrniastcrs, commissaries or afl^tant commissaries may de- tail from the ranks under his command such person or persons as may be necessary for service in the offices of said quartermasters, assistant quar- termasters, commissaries and assistant commissaries : provided, that only disabled soldiers shall be so detailed while one can be found for such .ser- vice.'" [Approved April 22d, 1863.]
II. To carry into effect the provisions of the preceding act, officers of the quartermaster's and commissary departments in the field will report to the Commanding General of the amiy or department the number and names of the clerks employed by each, and whether they are soldiers or citizens. If soldiers, unless their disability be shown by certificates of medical examining boards, they will be promptly returned to their respec- tive companies. If citizens, exemption from service must be exhibited, or they will be reported to the proper enrolling officer for conscription.
III. Similar reports will be made by officers of the quartermaster's and commissary departments at posts, through the chiefs of their respective departments, to this office.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector Gekeral's Office,
Richmond, July 30, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS, ? No. 106. S
I. Before a General Court Martial, convened at Shell>Tvillc, Tennessee, by virtue of Special Orders, No. 134, parap^raph VII, current series, from Head Quarters Armj of Tennes-see, was arraigned and tried :
Private John Wiutiiead, Companj F. lOtb Tenn. Regriment, on the following Charge :
Cii.\RGE — Desertion.
FrNuiNc;.
Of the Specification, GuiUr.
Of the Charge, Guilty.
SENTENCE,
Trt be shot to death with musketry.
II. The proceedings in the above case having been laid before the Se- cretary of War, for the decision of the President, it is ordered, upon the application of the Commanding General, and upon the statement made by the Medical Director of the Army of Tt^unessee, that the sentence be remitted. Private Whithead will be released and returned to duty.
III. The proceedings in the case of Private L. H. Toole, Company E. Hd Ga. Regiment, convicted Ijfforo a General Court Martial, convened at the Camp of Major General R. H. Anderson, by virtue of General Orders, No. 133, of 180'.', from Head Quarters of Northern Virginia, of abandon- ing his company and regiment, then on picket duly, and running away, while the enemy was bombarding the town of Fredericksburg, on the 11th December 1862, and sentenced to be shot to death by musketry, having been laid before the Secretary of War, for the decision of the Pre- sident, it is ordered, that in consideration of the additional evidence of good conduct, referred to by the general of division, the previous gallant services and zeal of the prisoner, together Avith the jjuni.sliment he ha.s already suffered, Ihe sentence is remitted, with the hope that this lesson will prevent a recurrence of like miseondiict. The prisoner will be re- leased and returnedgto duty.
By order.
S. COOPER,
Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutakt and iKsrECTOR General's Offich,
Richmond, August 1, 18G3.
GENET?AL ORDERS, No. 107.
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I. When conscripts have been sent to camps of instrnction, or to regi- ments in the fit.ld, after being pronounced, by tho district examining lioards cstahlisbcd nndcr (he law, fit for irilitary service, tbej can tberc- aflcr be disdiargcd only in accordance with the regulations prescribed for the discharge of soldiers from the army.
II. In case there is rra.son to believe (hat any conscripts to camps of Instruction are disqualitird, the conimnndant will ordiT a medical exami- nation, and forward a report, fully sotting forth the grounds of disability, if found to exist, through the Bureau of Conscription, to the Surgeon CcDcral, for his approval, and for firfal action by the War Depaitmeut.
Ill Keginicnini officers have no dif^crotiou but to receive and take np on their, rolls conscripts duly assigned them under the provisions of Go- reral Orders, Ko. 82, of 1862, from this office. Tho question of discharge arises subsequently.
IV. The coiiiprnsatic n of surgeons employed under the act of con- gress, approved October 11, 1862, to examine persons enrolled for mili- tary duty, will be $ 5 per day for each day they arc actually engaged in making such examinations, and will be paid upon their certified accounts, by tbe quartermaster of tho nearest camp of instruction. This order will take eflfect from the 20th Ftbriiary last.
V. General Officers who aro provided with aids de camp allowed by law, should they find it necessary to accept supernumerary or volunteer aidsi must only receive those exempt from military service.
By order.
S. COOPER. Adjutant and Inspector General.
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Richmond, August 4/h, I8r>3 GENERAL ORDERS, )
No. ]08. I
Tl,o following acts are published for the information of ti.e army :
An act to proride for Transportation of Person. v,ho hare been mustered into the Service for the War.
" The Congress of the Confederate States of America da enact Th-it non-comniis6ionod ofScers and privates, who have i,e,-u mustered inttv 8erv.ce for the war, and to whom furloughs may bo granted for not more than Sixty days, shall be entitled to transportation Lome and back: pro- vided, that this allowance shall only be made once daring the term of en hstment of such non-commissioned officers and privates." [Approved t-ehruary 7, 1863.] •■ i ^
An act to amend an act for the estahlishmrnt and organization of a General Staff for the Army of (he Confederate States.
" The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact Thai from and after the passage of this act, the rank, pay and allowance^ attached to the office of Quartermaster Gemual of the army of the Con federate States, shall be those of a Brigadier General in the provisional army." [Approved March 20, 18G3.]
An act to prercnt the absence of Officers and Soldiers without leave. •' The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That no officer or soldier of the arn.y shall receive pay for any period during which he may be absent without leave, or beyond the leave granted from (competent authority, according to the regulations of the army: prol^ided that this restriction shall not affect the sick or wounded in hospitals ' Sec. 2. In order to enforce the requirements of the foregoino- section >t ,s hereby made the duty of commanding officers of companiel to state' upon the muster and pay rolls of their companies the length of time any officer or soldier has been absent therefrom, without leave of competent authority, smce tlu^ previous payment, when the deduction of pay for such absence will be made by the quartermaster from the amount other- wise due the officer or soldier; and any commander of a company whc.
sli.ill laij to not(' such abscuce on tlit; luusitT and pay rolls o) the com- pany sliull bo rciiuired to refund to the govcruunut the iwnount I'orfeited by Buch ahspiil niriccr or soldier, unless it tihuW already have been received from the officer or soldier no absent.
Sec. 3. Officers sball certify upon lienor on their pay accounts whe- ther they have or have not been absent, without leave by competent au- thority, within tlie time for which they claim pay; and if absent without leave, thoy simll state in their c^rtilicates fho time and period of such absences. In like manner, commandinjr otlicers «>f coni|)iinies sliall cer- tify on'lionor •nlheir pay nccounUs that they have stiitt-d fully and cor- rectly on the muster and pay rolls of their <n)mpanip8 the lenpth of lime each oflici'r and soldier of the company has bet-u absent without leavn since the l;ist j^ayment of the company.
Sec' 4. That this act shall not be construed to relJcv« any officer or private from any other penalty to which he may be liable by c.\isting laws or regulations." [Approved April W, !'■'•■>! ]
An act rrplnnal.iry of an art intitlnl an art to avthoriif tht I'rrfiilmt to acrcpt and place iit the grrricr certain rt!(hncnts and battalions lirreio- % fore raised, approttd Wtk Octobrr \H'6i.
■ " T/tc Con;L'rcs.<t of tht Confederate States of America do enact. That tho second section of the act entitled an act to authorize tho President to accept and jilace iu the scrv'ice cf rtain regiments and battalions heretofore raised, ajijUDved on theclcv<nth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred iind Bixt3'-two, shall not be so construed as to authorize any general officer to appoint an}' of the officers of said regiments and battalions. That said regiments and battalions shall have the right within ninety days, on a day to be fixed by the commander of the brigade for that purpo.se, to elect such officers as volunteers have heretofore been authorized to elect: protidcd, that tliis a.:t shall not apply to any case where such office has heretofore been filled by election." [Approved April ]13. \&o\i.'\
A* act to repeal rrrlain clauses of an act entitled an act to exempt certain pcrguns from ^^iiitary Scrrice, d'c, approved October ll//«, J 862.
" The Congress of the Qjnfedcrate States of America do enact, That so much of the act approved October eleventh, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, as exempts from military service 'one person, either aa agent, owner or overseer, on each plantation on which one white person is required to be kept by the laws or ordinances of any btate, and on
which there is no white male adnlt rot liable to miirtary service, and in States havin jr no surh law, one pcr^^c^n ns ajrent, owner or overseer,' on each plantation of twenty ne^oes, and on which there is no white male adult not liable to military service;' and al«o the following clause in said act to wit: 'ar.l fMrthermore, for additional police for every twenty nerroes' on two or more plantations, within f5ve miles of each other, and each having less than twenty negroes, and on which there is no white m'ale adult not liable to military duty, one person, b.ing the oldest of the owners or overseers on such plantations,' be and the same are hereby repealed. > •
Sno. 2. For th^ nolice and mnna^rpmrnt of slaves, there shall be ex- empted one person on each farm or plantation, the sole property of a minor, a person of unsound mind, a feme sole, or a person absent from home in the military or naval service of the Confederacy, on which there are twenty or more slaves: ;;rori^rrf the person so exempted was em- ployed and acting ns an overseer previous to the sixteenth of April one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, and there is no white male Idult on said farm or plantation, who is not liable to militarv dtity, which fact shall be verified by the affidavits of said person and two respectable citi zcns, and shall be tiled with the enrolling officer: onrl j^rorit^rl the owner of such farm or plantation, his agent or legal representative, shall make affidavit and deliver the same to the enrolling officer, that, after diligent effort, no overseer can bo procured for such farm or plantation not liable tomihtnryduty: provided, further, that this clause shall not extend to any farm or plantation on which the negroes have been placed by divi- sion from any other farm or plantation since the eleventh day of October one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two: provided, further, that for every person exempted as aforesaid, and during the period of such ex- emption, there shall be paid annually into the public treasury, by the owners o# such slaves, the sum of five hundred dollars.
Sec. .3. Such other persons shall be exempted as the President shall be satisfied ought to be exempted in districts of country deprived of white or slave labor indispensable to the production of grain or provi- sions necessary for the support of the population remaining at home, and also on account of justice, equity and necessity.
Sec. 4. In addition to the State officers exempted by the act of Octo- ber eleventh, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, there shall also be exempted all State officers whom the Governor of any State may claim to have exempted for the due administration of the government and laws thereof; but this exemption shall not. continue in any State after the adjournment of the next regular session of its legislature, unless such '
legislature ehall by law pxempt thcni from military duty in the provision^ army of tho Confederate Statog." [Approved May 1, 1863.]
.in act to aiiifml an act tntiUrd an act to organize MilUary Courts lu attend the Army of the Confederate States in the field, and to define the powcm of said Corirtx, approved October 'Jth, lHfi2.
" The Congress of the Confe.deratc States of Atncrica do enact, That, in n<ldition to one military court to attend each army. corps in the field, as now authorized by an act entitled an act to organize military courts to attend the army of the Confederate States in the field, and to define the power of feuid courts, approved October niuth.elghteen hundred and sixty- two, one military court shall be organized in each of such military de- partments as, in the judgment of the President, the public exigencies may require; to lo organized in the mauuc r and with powefs prescribed in the act of which this is amendatory." [Approved May 1, 18G3.]
An act to continue and amend the third section of an, act supplementary to an act concerning the Pay and AHutrancr due to dereasrd soldiers, approved Fdirunry V^th, 1HG*2, and to proride for the prompt settle- ment of Claims for. Arrearages of Pay, allotcance and bounty due de- ceased Officers and Soldiers.
9 ■' The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the third section of an act entitled an act supplementary to an act con- cerning the pay and allowance due to deceased soldiers, approved Febru- ary fifteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and to provide for the prompt settlement of claims for arrearages of pay, allowance and bounty duo deceased officers and soldiers, be continued uf force until otherwise provided by congress." [Approved May 1, 1863.]
Joint Resolutions on the subject cf RetaliatioH.
" Restored by the Congress of the Confederate States of America, In response to the message of the President, transmitted to congress at the commencement of the present session, that in the opinion of congress, the commissioned officers of the enemy ought not to be delivered to the authorities of the respective States, as suggested in the said message, but all captives taken bj* the confederate forces ought to be dealt with and disposed of by the confederate government.
Sec. 2. That, in the judgment of congress, the proclamations of the President of th^ United States, dated respectively September twenty- second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and January first, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and the other measures of the govcrnpient of
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the United States and -of its authorities, commanders and forces, designed or tendiug to emaacipate slaves in the Confederate States, or to abduct Buch slaves, or to incite them to insurrection, or- to employ negroes in war against the Confederate States, or to overthrow the institution of African slavery, and bring on a servile war in*theso States, would, if successful, produce atrocious consequences, a!id they are inconsistent with the spirit of those usages which in modern warfare prevail among civilized nations; they may,' therefore, bo properly and lawfully repressed by retaliation. .
Sec. 3. That in every xiase, wherein during the present war, any vio- lation of the laws or Jisages of war among civilized nations shall be, or hue Vcr, dcT": nrd perpf-'r-'ted by fh"?" f""ting rndfr 'be ati^l'r"^*-^ of t^n Government of the United States on the persons or property of citizens of the Confederate States, or of those under the protection or in the land or naval service of the Confi'derate States, or of any State of the Con- federacy, the President of the Confederate States is hereby authorized to cause full and complete retaliation to be made for every such violation, in such manner and to such extent as he may lliiuk proper.
Skc. 4. That every white person, being a eomiuissioned officer, or act- iug as such, who, during the present war, shall command negroes or mu- lattoes in arms against the Confederate States, or who shall arm, train, organize or prepare negroes or mulatloes for military scftvice against the Confederate States, or who shall voluntarily aid negroes or mulattoes in any military enterprise, attack or conflict, in sifch Service, shall be deemed as inciting servile insurrection, and sh.ill, if captured, be put to death, or be otherwise punished at the discretion of the court.
Sec. 5. Every person, being a commissioned officer, or acting as such in the service of the enemy, who shall, during the present war excite, attempt to excite, or cause to be excited, a servile insurrection, or who shall incite or cause to be incited, a slave to rebel, shall, if captured, be put to death, or be otherwise punished at the discretion of the court.
Sec. 6. Every person charged with an offimce punishable under the preceding resolution shall, during the pi^seut war be tried before the military court attached to the army or corps by the troops of which he shall have been captured, or by such other military court as the Presi- dent may direct, and in such manner and under such regulations as the President shall prescribe, and after conviction, the President may com- mute the punishment in such manner and on such terms as he may deem proper.
Sec. 7. All negroes and mulattoes who shall be engaged in war, or be taken in arms against the Confederate States, or shall give aid or comfort to the enemies of the Confederate States, shall, when captured in the Con-
federate States, be delivered to the anthoritirs of the State or States in which thoy sliall he captured, to be d;>alt with according to the presenter future laws of such State or States." [Approved May 1, 1863.]
An net to provide for thr, appointmtnt oj" MUitarij Slorvlieepcrs in thr Protisionnl Army of the Vonfederate Slateti.
" The Congress of the Confederate Stntc.< of America do enact, That thty President be authorized to appoint as raiiny military .storekeepers of ordnance in thi> provisional army of thf^ ConffdiTatc Slntes an may he deemed necessary, not to exceed in all ci-rht ^torcheepers, fotir with the pay and allowance of a captain of infantry, and four with the rtnj and allowance of a first lien tenant of infantry.
Skc. 2. Be it further enacted. That tlio military ^ of the first
class so appointed, shall be required to give !> i. in of twenty
thousand dollars, and tho.sc of the second • sum of ten thou-
eand dollars, when charged with the disbi., .... i.; v,!' funds. Tliis act nhall bo in force from i4nd after its passage : proridrd, that no one shall be (liipoiii!' ■ ■ • ■ • y^ oxcejif i "' Vnut commands, or
f'flficers or [ >rmeJ nier'. . ices in the field, or
have bocoiiie i. uy wounds or Bicknia.s for active service."
[Approved Mav
An ih't to prrmit Fraud in the Qitartcrmasitcr's and Commist^ . ^ !>,j,„rL- mentst, and the obtaining, under false pretence, Transportation for Pri- vate Property.
"■ Thr Congress of the Confederate ."^tut's tf America do enact, Tliat no (jflScer charged with the eat'-keeping, transfer or disbtirseincnt of pub- lic moneys, shall convert to his own iLse, or invest in any kind of pro- perty t)r merchandise, on priviite account, or lend, with or without inte- rest, any portion of the public moneys entrusted to bliit '"■ >• ^ i'"'-l:eepiug, transfer, disbursement, or any other purpose.
Sec. 2. That no officer charjfed with the safe-keeping, transier or dis- bursement of public moneys, or charged v ith or assigned to the duty of purchasing for t!i'^ ;Tovernment or any department thereof, shall Vmy, trade, traffic or siKL-iilate in, either directly or indirectly, for the purpose of gain to himself or others, by resale or otherwise, any article of food or clothing, or material of which the same is made, or which enters into or constitutes a part of the same, ^r any material of war or article what- soever, which is or may he required to be purchased for Ihe use of tbe army or the prosecution of the war. ^
Sec. 3. No officer shall take a receipt in blank/oVliny article or arti-
cles puicbasLil by him for the governmeut, or auy department thereof; and cvtry TLveipt shall set forth the true amouDt paid, and on what aji- oonnt; and when jiajmcnt is made on account of property purchased, the receipt sliall srt forth the name of the person from whom such pro- perty was pnrchii.<fj, and the place of his residence, the thing or things purchased, Ijy ilems, number, weight or measurement, as may be custo- mary in the particular case, the price thereof, and the date of payment.
Sec. 4. Xo officer who is in charge of transportaliuu, or who is empow- ered to grant the same, shall Ibrward by government conveyaijce, or at the expense of govomraent, or to the exclusion or delay of government freight, any comniodit}' or property of any kind, unless the same belongs to the government, or some department thereof, except as authoiizedby law.
Sec. 5. Any officer who shall violate any provision in the foregoing sections, shall, u])on a conviction before a court martial or military court, be cashiered, and placed in the ranks as a private to serve during the war: provided, that nothing herein contained shall impair the civil re- medy which the goverrfmeut may have against any officer or his sureties for fraud, peculation or misapplication of the public moneys entrusted to him by the government.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted. That any person in the employment or service of the govfrnmeut as aforesaid, and all other persons coming within the pun'iew of this ftct, who shall violate any of the pi-ovi^ions of. the foregoing sections, shall be liable to indictment, and fined in a sum not less than one thousand dollars, ai>d imprisoned not less than one year nor longer than live years, to be imposed by the judge or jury trying the cause, according to the course of judicial proceeding in force in the seve- ral States : provided the provisions of this act shall in no wise interfere Avith or impair tlie" civil remedy which the government may have against any of said officers or their securities or employees for frauds, peculation or misapplication of the moneys entrusted to them respectively, by the Confederate States: provided also, that all conservators of the peace, who, by the laws of the several States,. have jmisdiction to commit or bind over offenders for breaches of the criminal laws of the State in which they may reside, shall have povvcr to commit or bind over, irr a sufficient recognizance, offenders against the provisions of this law, to appear at the next term of the district court of the Confederate States, witjiin the jurisdiction of which the oiienice was committed, for trial, in the samo manner and under the same rules as if such preliminary trial were had before the judge of such district court; aud the judges of the confede- rate courts having jurisdiction of the ofiences defined by this act shall.
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at the commencement of each session of their respccUvo courts, give thia act and its piovisions rspecniUj- in charge to tljc different griind juries." [Approved May 1, 186:?.]
An act to pay Officers, Non- Commissioned Officers and Priratcs not lc<rally mustered into the service of the (. onfederate States, for Services actituUy performed.
" The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact. That all officers, nou-toinmissioiicd officers and privates of any legally consti- tuted military urganization, wliich may have been actually received into the service of the Confederate States by any genvral^ officer thi nof, but were never legally niuetered into service, in ainsequenc* of the loss of the muster rolls of such military organizatiun, uliall he entitled to recolvo pay from the time the}- were so rcceivi-d: provided the fact of their hav- ing been so leccived into the service, and the time they served, is duly proved to the satisfaction of the Secretary of War, under rules to be pre- scribed by hiiii." [Approved May 1, 1B63.]
An act to provide for the Transfer of persons srrring in the Army to the
Navy.
" TAc Congress of the Confederate Slates of America do enact, That all persons serving in the land forces of the Confederate States, who shall desire to be transft-rred to the naval service, anfl whose transfer as seamen or ordinary seamen shall be applied for by the .Secretary' of the Navy, shall be transferred from the laud to the naval service : provided, that nothing in this act shall be so eonstnied as to alt<r or repeal auy law now in force limiting the number of seamen." [Approved May 1, 1863.]
An act regulating the granting of Furloughs and Liscliarges in Hospitals.
" The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact. That sick, wounded and disabled soldiers in ho.spitals shall be entitled to fur- loughs and discharges, under the following rules and regulations: In places where there are three or more hospitals, three surgeons in charge of hospitals, or divisions in hospitals, shall constitute a board of exam- iners for the hospitals to which they belong, whose duty it shall be, twice in each week, to visit said hospitals, and examine applicants for furloughs and discharges; and in all cases where they shall find an applicant for furlough unfit for military duty, either from disease or wounds, and likely 60 to remain for thirty days or upwards, they -shall grant a furlough for Euch time as tbey shall deem him unfit for duty, not to exceed sixty days.
Said board shall keop a secretary or clerk, who shall issne all farlonghs by order of thr, board, and shall specify therein the time of furlongh, thf place of the rcpideiice of the soldier, his company, rr^ment and brigade.
Sec y. Be. it further enacted, Tliat no further regulation shall be re- qnired of the soldier, and no passport required other than his furlough.
SF.f\ H. Be it further enacted, That the said board may recommend dtschargcs, stating the ground thereof, which, when approved by thu Surgeon (jcneral or the General commanding the army or department t> which the soldier belongs, shall entitle him to a discharge and transpor- tation to the place of his enli.'»tmeiit or residence.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted. That in placas where rherK are but two hospitals, two surgeons in charge of a hospital or division shall constitnte a board for the purposes aforesaid : and in places where there is but one, the surgeon in charge, and ^u assi-stunt surgeons, if there be two. and if not. thou one, shall consfittflFa board for th« purpose aforesaid, and may furlough and recommend discharge-s as aforesaid: provided , t\\&t no fur- lough shall be granted under the provisions of this act, if. in the opinion of the boai"d,the life or convalescence of the patient would be endangered thereby .
Sec. 5. The house surgeon in all hospitals shall see each patient no" dor hw charge once every day." [Approved May 1, 18G3 ]
By ur<2ftr.
S. COpPER, Adjutant and Inspector Qtu^rii.
ADJtTTAIfT AND INSPECTOR GeNERAL'S OfFICB,
Richmond, Avgust 11, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS, ) No. 1U9. \
I. A general pardon is pivm to all officers and mon within thp Con- federacy, now absent without leave from the army, who shall (within twenty days from the pnblication of the address of the President in the Stftte in which the absentees may then be) return to their posts of duty.
II. All men who have been accused or convicted, and undergoing scd- tenc<! for absence without leave, or desertion, except only those who have been twice convicted of desertion, will be returned to their respective commands for duty.
B order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's OprrcB. Richmond, August 12, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS, ) No. 110. J
[. The officers of ordnance dntic^ in the provisional army, appointod under the acts of congress of April 21st and September IGth, 18G2, will, until further orders, he distributed into grades, as authorized by the latter act, as follows: 4 lieutenant colonels, 9 majors, fi.'S captains, 40 first lien- tenants, and 32 second lieutenants. Appointments to these grades will be made on the report of the Chief of Ordnance. Those officers serving in the field will also be reported by the Generals commanding the army or department prior to appointment.
II. Ordnance oflRccrs on duty in the field will, as far as practicable bo assigned to command according to rank, as follows: lieutenant colo^ neb to armies, majors to army corps, •captain.s to departments and divi- «»ons, and lieutenants to brigades. No claim to promotion, however, will be recognized in consequence of assignment to any command.
III. Two ordnance officers, not above .the rank of captain, may be allowed as assistants to the chief ordnance officer of an army, and one, rot above the rank of first lieutenant, to the cITief ordnance officer of an army corps. One assistant, not above the rank of second licTitenant, may also be allowed to the chief ordnance officer of a departm* nt. when' absolutely necessary, upon application to the Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance.
IV. The designation of the chief ordnance officer attached to com- mands will correspond with the designation of such commands* as chief
ordnance officer of the army of ; chief ordnance officer of
army corps: chief ordnance officer of department; ordnance officer
*>^ division ; ordnance officer of brigade.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General
* %
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office,
Richmond, August 13, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 111.
Quartermasters wlio arc pftreha.sing supplies, and who have means of transportation at their command, are directed to assist, as far as practi- cable, the quartermasters receiving the tax in kind, in transporting the supplies collected from their depots of collection; to the issuing depots of the army. They will also permit their storehouses to be used for the storage of articlfjs of the produce tax.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector GcneraL
Adjutant and Inspector Gf-keral's Office, Richmond, Avgvst 15, 18C3. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 112.
I. A Court of Enqiiirj' having brc^n coiiviiied at Riilimond on the 'iPth of July ISG'.i, pursuant to pajagraph XVII, Sptcial Orders, No. 17G, Ad- jutant and Inspector General's Ofiice, current scries, to examine into certain charges preferred against Major William Nonis, Chief of the .Signal Corps, and having made the required examination, the rejfort of foftn prorrn, with thr opinion of the Court tlicn^ou, is published for the information of all concerned.
REPORT OF TACT.**.
1. Major Nonis was not intoxicated on the oist of May 1663.
2. He did not reveal the alphabet of the signal corps on the ;{l.«t of May 18(W.
3. The enemy knew or had opportunity to know the locality of the signal station^ between City Point and Clairmont before the IJlst of May 1863, none of which were disclosed to him by Miijor Norris on that day.
4. The dispatch shown to Captain Mulford by Major Nurris was a pri- vate dispatch, conveying a report of successes at Vicksbnrg.
5. There was no improper intercourse between Major Norris and any ofiScers or persons in the service of the enemy, on the Gist of May 1863.
OPINION.
The Court is of ojiinion that the charges in this ca.>--e have bicu loosely made, and without due caie and investigation, and should not be further entertained. The Court ,is also of opinion that the piivute and oiiiuial charact«?r of Major Norris remains unaffected by this proceeding.
II. The charges, of which Major Nonis has been thus fully exonerated by the Court, wore made without that consideration which their serious character demanded, and in.a manner that subjects the prosecutor, Lieut, K. A. Forbes, 2d Company Independent Signal Corps, to the grave cen- sure of the departmeiit. The personal and ottltfial charact«-r of an officer is not to be lightly assailed. The accuser will b<' held to support his charges by evidence — and in an especial manner is he required to avoid creating the imprcosion llat the loose, unofficial stat> .'nouts of others are
fiu',t5 witbin h'lH ov n knowUdge. The greatest csr(> and consideration should be nianif<'8tod by those preferring charges, particularly w hen the reputation, personsil aud professional, of a superior, is called in question.
III. The Court «iT Enquiry, of which Lieut. Col. Goorge, Dcas, Adju- tant (Jenera'.'s department, was president, is benby dissolved.
By order.
S. COOPER,
AdjuUint und Ins pec I in Gcnrrai.
Adjutant and Tnppf.ctou GrAi^nAL's Office, Richmond, August 18, I8G3,
GENERAL ORDEl No. li:}.
uRS, )
I. Officers receiving volnntoprs from those liable to conscription, will in no cn¥v gniut ftirlou<:hs for more limn ton da^s to such vojuntcers, before entering on active service.
II. Every m;vn liahlo to conscription, volunteering before enrollment, will report himself, mid tlin comp.^nv• in \vliicli ht; volunteers, and like- wise be reported by his captain to the comniinidant of conscripts for the Rtate, within ten days after his act of volunteeiiug — otheivvisc he will bo Li Id subject to onrolhncut and assignment.
By order.
s. coori'R,
Adjutant and [nsptctvr (Jatcral.
Adjutant and Inspkctor General's Ofitcb,
Richmond, August 22, ISGS.
GENERAL ORDERS, \ No. 114. S
I. rermancnt post."* and depots ^tablislicd by the Quartermaster's department, are jilacod under the special control of the Quartermaster General, though subject to the inspection of the commanding officer of the department in which they are located.
II. Changes in the assignment of officers stationed at such posts and depots, will be made onlj- through orders from this office; and no change in the location of posts and depots will he ordered by the department commander, except under circumstances of strong emergpency: in which cases a report of such changes, with the reason therefor, will be trans- mitted to the Adjutant and Inspector General's office.
By order.
S. COOPER,
Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office.
Richmond, Augys! 24, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS. No. 115.
I. Tho foIlowinjT schedules of prices for abides nanBcd thcroiu, adoptfd br comniissionors appointed pursuant to la^v, for the State of Virpniti, are announced for tlio information of all concirned; and the special at- tention of officers and affente of the government is directed thereto:
Richmond, August 20, 1863 Hon. Jns. A. Scddon, Scc'y of Mar:
.SIR.
The commissioners appointed under section 5th of the bili recently passed hy the confederate congrrsp, regulatin|T imprcssmenta, bcin{>: required to agree upon and publish a schedule of prices every two months, or ofteror, if they should deem it propfr, in accordance with the ^foregoing requi.sifion. we respectfully lay before you the following sche- dules of prices, marked A and 15, for the ensuing month. Owing to th« difficulty of obtaining satisfactoiy information as to pork, we have post- poned the appraisement till our next assessment.
The following schedule presents the mnximum prices to be paid for the articles appraised, at all cities and tisn.al places of sale, and when im- pressed elsewhere, the .same prices are to be paid eise\yhere, loss the cost of transportation to the city or usual phu(^ of .^ah- to which the article would go ordinarily for sale from that ncifj:hliorhood, or less the cost of tran.sportation to the point at which the government needs the article, and wishes it to be sent: provided, that in no case the amount deducted for transportation as above, shall exceed 25 cents per bushel for grain, and 25 cents per cwt. for long for.nge. flour, bacon, iron, &c. In addition to the established price of transportation, the government to pay all legal tolls; and where farmersf cannot procure nails for baling forage, govern- ment to furnish the same at cost, which will ho deducted from the estab- lished price of baling :
SCH£UUI.K A.
|
ARTICLES. |
4DAUTT. |
DC8CRIPTI0K. |
(iUARTITT. |
FRICK. |
|
1 Wheat, |
rrime. |
White or red. |
Per bnii of 6<) 11)« |
• 5 00 |
|
2 Flonr, |
Oo,.d, |
Superfine, |
■ bbL of l'.»t> lbs |
85 UO |
|
'J Corn, |
Pi'lioe, |
White or yel«. |
'■ bnn of .'i6 IbN. |
4 00 |
|
4 llnHhellrd CTD, |
" |
" |
56 lbs. |
3 95 |
|
6 Corn in. Ill, |
Good, |
- |
50 lbs. |
4 20 |
|
6 Rye, |
Prime, |
- |
'■. • " 36 lbs. |
3 20 |
|
7 Cl.-HlK'rt niitf, B Wbeat brail, |
■• |
- |
•' " 38 lbs. |
S 00 |
|
Good, |
- |
17 lbs. |
60 |
|
|
9 Khorlii, |
'■ |
- |
22 lbs. |
70 |
|
10 Mrown sHiff, |
" |
- |
2« lbs. |
M |
|
II Hliip itlun. |
" |
- |
:n lbs. |
1 40 |
|
12 Huron, |
" |
Hog ronnd, |
" ponnd, |
1 00 |
|
13 Hull perl.. |
" |
" |
1 00 |
|
|
14 I.Mrd, |
" |
- |
II 1. |
1 00 |
|
^r> H. r«.K. |
Pimt class. |
Arlillory, Ac |
AT'ge price per huud. |
350 00 |
|
16 Wool, |
Kuir or |
|||
|
Merino, |
Washed, |
Per ponnd. |
3 00 |
|
|
17 Wool, |
Piiir or |
|||
|
Merino, |
Unwashed, |
'• |
2 00 |
|
|
18 IVim. |
Good, |
- |
bus. of 60 lbs. |
4 00 |
|
HI IJ. ROI'. |
" |
- |
«»lb«. |
4 00 |
|
20 H.itia.K*, |
<• |
Irish, |
60 lbs. |
4 00 |
|
21 roiulKH. |
" |
Sweet. |
60 lbs. |
600 |
|
2*2 Oiiloiis. |
•• |
- |
eoibg. |
500 |
|
2^1 Dried pracbea, |
" |
Pealed, |
38 lbs. |
800 |
|
21 Drii-d prill lim, |
•' |
Unpralod, |
38 lbs. |
4 50 » |
|
'.!.'> Urit-d ui)pl«a, |
" |
Pealed. |
28 lbs. |
300 |
|
■-'(; liny, biU'-ri, |
Timothy |
|||
|
or cloTer, |
100 pounds, |
300 |
||
|
C? Ui\y, baled. |
" |
Orcliurd or |
||
|
herd grasa. |
II 100 |
3 00 |
||
|
28 Hay, onbalcd. |
" |
Orchard or |
||
|
herd gratih. |
•■ 100 |
2 70 |
||
|
29 8liraf chIk, baled, |
" |
- |
• 100 |
4 OO |
|
30 ■' " unb'd, |
" |
- |
■ 100 |
3 70 |
|
:<l Ii!adcf>>dilcr,baled, |
■• |
- |
" 100 |
3 00 |
|
32 " " nnb'J, |
" |
- |
1. joo |
-'S |
|
XJ Shuck*, baled. |
•' |
- |
.1 JOO |
2 00 |
|
:i4 " nnbiiled. |
" |
- |
■ 100 |
1 70 |
|
:<5 WbeuUtr.iw.bl'd. |
•' |
- |
" 100 |
1 00 |
|
36 " •' nub'd, |
" |
- |
•' 100 |
70 |
|
37 Paalnra^, |
Interior, |
head per month, |
3 00 |
|
|
38 |
Superior, |
** |
4 00 |
|
|
39 |
Pimt rate, |
" |
" '" " |
5 00 |
|
40 " |
Gaud, |
Near cities. |
" " " |
5 00 |
|
41 " |
Superior, |
" |
" " '" |
6 00 |
|
42 |
Pimt rate, |
" |
" " " |
7 00 |
|
43 SfUt, |
Good, |
- |
'- bus. of 50 lbs. |
5 00 |
|
44 Soap, |
" |
- |
" " ponnd. |
40 |
|
45 Caudles, |
" |
Tallow. |
II II |
1 00 |
|
46 Vincpar, |
" |
Cider, |
" gallon, |
1 00 |
|
47 WhUkey, |
" |
Trade, |
II ii |
3 00 |
|
48 Sugar, |
" |
Brown, |
" ponnd, |
1 00 |
|
49 Molasses, |
•• |
New Orleans, |
" gallon. |
BOO |
|
60 Kice. |
•' |
- |
" pound, |
20 |
|
51 Coffee, |
" |
Rio, |
11 I. |
3 00 |
|
52 Tea, |
" |
Trade, |
'■ |
7 00 |
|
63 Vinepar, |
" |
Manufactured, |
■ gallon. |
SO |
|
54 Pig Iron. |
" |
Mo. 1 qaalltj, |
" too. |
185 00 |
SCHKDCLE A— CoDtinued.
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1 AKTICLES. i ^UAUTT. |
DE0CIUPTION. |
WAHTITT. |
PRICK. |
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.15 Pig iron, |
Good, |
No. 2 quality. |
Per ton. |
Snooo |
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56 |
" |
No. 3 quality. |
" " |
100 00 |
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57 Bloom Iron, |
" |
- |
" " |
180 00 |
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CB BmilhV iroD, |
" |
Round plate and bar, |
.. |
380 PO |
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ri9 Rail road iron, |
" |
_ |
" " |
190 00 |
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60 Leather, |
" |
Harneu, |
" pound. |
2 60 |
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«1 |
" |
Sole, |
" " * |
2 40 |
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62 |
" |
Upper, |
" " |
2 CO |
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63 Beef cattle. |
■' |
GroMt weight, |
" 100 ponrds, |
If, 00 |
|
64 " |
Superior, |
" " |
" 100 " |
18 00 |
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65 " |
First rate. |
- |
" 100 |
20 00 |
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66 Sheep, |
Fair, |
- |
" head, |
30 00 |
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67 Army wooloncl'th. |
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i yard, , Good, |
10 OT. per yd. |
" yard, |
4 50 |
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68 Army wooloncl'th, " |
Pro rata as to |
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greater or lesx |
Width or weight. |
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69 Army woolen cl'tb. |
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C-4 yard, ,. " |
20 oz. per yd. |
Per yard, |
9 00 |
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70 Army woolen cl'th, " |
Pro ratr. as to |
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greater or Icfh |
Width or weight. |
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71 FlannelH, 1, |
6 oz. per yd. |
Per yard, |
3 00 |
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72 Cotton shirtiDg, i, " |
4i yds. to lb. |
" " |
42 |
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73 " " i, |
33 ydK. to lb. |
" " |
50 |
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74 " ghept'gs, 4 4, |
3 ydH. to lb. |
" " |
60 |
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75 " oznab'gR, i, '■* |
6 oz. per yd. |
" " |
(K) |
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76 ■' " i, " |
8 oz, per yd. |
" " |
70 |
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77 " drills, j, " |
3 yds. to lb. |
" " |
70 |
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78 Cot. ghirt'gBtripeH, " |
3 yds. to lb. |
" " |
70 |
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79 " tent cloths. |
10 07.. ycr yd. |
" " |
87 |
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W On the above enumerated cot |
ton cloths, pro |
rata as to greater or le |
SB width |
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or weight. |
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«1 Cotton warps. |
Good, |
_ |
Per pound, |
1 63 |
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82 Army nhocs. |
" |
_ |
" pair, |
10 00 |
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V3 Shoe thread. |
" |
_ |
" pound, |
2 00 |
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€4 Wool socks, men's |
_ |
" pair, |
1 25 |
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85 Mules, |
' First rate, |
Waifon, &c. |
Av'ge priee per head, |
300 00 |
In assessing the average value of "first class artillery and 'wagon horses at $ ;55(l," we designed that the term should be accepted and acted upon according to its obvious common sense import. In other words, that horses should be selected, and then impressed accordingly as their ■working tiualitieg and adaptation to army service, together with their in- trinsic value, would warrant a judicious purchaser in considering them as coming within the contemplation of the commissioners when they assessed the average value of such horses as the government needed, at $;^r)0. But cases might arise, however, when the public cxigeucieg would bo .so urgent as to demand that all horses at hand should be im- pressed. Yet under ordinary circumstances, when family or extra blooded faorees, or brood mares of admitted high value are impressed, we respect-
fully suggost to the Secretary of War to havn instniotions forwarded to the impressing officers to propose and allow the owners to svhstituir in Ihfir stead .snch strong, sound and serviceable horses or mules as shall be considered and valued by competent and disinterested parties «s fir^t flaes artillery horses, or first rate wagon mules.
The ttrni "nvcrage vuluo for head" nas usrd in contradistinction to a fixed and tmiforni price for oaeli lioi;«e or mule. We supposed that in impressing a number of hotses or mules, whether owned by several per- sons, or one individual, that some might be estimated at $250, or even at less, and others at dilTereut advanced rates, according to their worth, up a« high as .$450, or irf^ovp that amount — thus making an arrrage salue or price for a utnnler of good, sound and effiei'nt horses, $3.50 nw.h, iind mules .*;:UK> each.
In iUnstration of our views, we will add, that a horw! with only one eye sottod, might, in all other resjiects, be classed as a first rate artillery liorec, yet the loss of one eyo woTild justly and considerably curtail his wklut. So ahorse from 10 to 18 years of ag^ might be deemed in all other particulars as a first class artillery horse, but of course, liowever eflieieut or able to rcudi r good ser% ice for a year or so, yet his advanced age would justly and materially impair his value. Any horse, however he may approximate tin' standard of a first class artillery horse, must, :iCcording to deficiencies, fall below the maximum price; and as few comparatively exactly come tip to the standard, and therefore are entitled to the maximum priu', feo of euurtc in all other instances the price should Ikj proportionately reduced, as imperfections place them below the htandard of first class, &.c
E. \V. HtiiARU,
IJOIJKRT GlIJUO.NKV,
'.'omrnissiovrry for I tk
Schedule B. — Hire of Lakor, Teams, Wagons and Drivers.
1 Baling- long forage,
"I Shelling and bagging com, sacks fur- nished by govornmcnt,
;{ Hauling, . . . .
1 Hauling grain,
5 Hire of two-horfie team, wagon iiud drivor, rations furnished by owner, -
fi Hiro of same, rations furnished by thn governmonf,
7 Hire of four-horse team, wagon and
driver, rations furnished by owner, -
8 Hiro of same, rations furnished by tlic
government, - - -
'J Hireof six-horse team, wagon and driver, rations furnished by owner,
10 Hire of same, rations furnished by the
government,
11 Hiro of laborer, rations furnished by
owner, - - - .
12 Hire of same, riitions furnished by the
government,
13 Hire of same, rations furnished by
owner, - - . .
14 liiro of same, rations Airnishcd by the government,
QUANTITY ANO TIMK.
Per 100 pounds,
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• 56 " cwt. per mile, " bus. |
Oh 0»i 03 |
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•• day. |
10 OQ |
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" day. |
5 O'J |
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" day, |
13 (X> |
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" day. |
6 .50 |
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" rfay. |
16 00 |
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" day, |
8 00 |
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•• 'Jay, |
2 IK) |
|
' ' ^'-i^y. |
1 25 |
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" month. |
40 00 |
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" month, |
20 00 |
$0 30
By order.
E. W. HUBARD,
Robert Gibboney,
■ommissioners for ]'a
^. COOPER, AdjiUfint and Inspr.ctoT General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Officb,
Richmond, August 31, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, } No. 116. S
I. Generals, or other officers commanding^ departments, armies in the field, posts or garrisons, will cause all deserters, stragglers or other ahs^^n- tees from dnty, and all persons liable to military service, found within their lines and not belonging to their command, to be forthwith arrested and turned over to the nearest enrolling officx;r, whose duty it shall be to forward such absentees to their proper command, or, in case of con- scripts, to assign them to service in the army nearest to his post, accord- ing to his discretion.
II. Under instructions from the Bureau of Conscription, an eni'oUing officer will be attached to each milHarj- department to carry out the pur- poses indicated in paragraph I.
III. Overseers entitled to exemption will be exempted from military service for one year, when the owner of the slaves of whom the overseer has had charge, shall present to tlie enrolling officer the receipt of a quar- termaster for the amount of the tax imposed in such cases by the act of Congress, approved May 1 , 1863. Oflicers of the Quartermaster's depart- ment are directed to receive and receipt for money thus paid.
By order.
S. COOPEE, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Ikspeotor General's Office,
Richmond, Sept. 3, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, \ No. 117. \
I. In any case where the exigencies of the army compel intprcssment or purchase, for its use, of the whole of anj one article, or all articles of the, plttuter's piodiiction, taxed iu kind, the posi «}uanerniastei vf tiic ui»- trict will transfer to his district collector the assessor's estimate, to be col- lected in the money valnc only, at the rate of purcliase or impressment, as the case may be. Before making such transfer, the post quartermas- ter of the district will credit the producer upon such estimates with the amount of such articles as he may have paid in kind, and eniorse thereon the circumstances under which the transfer is made.
n. ControllinfT and post quartermasters of districts will keep and re- port their accounts relating to tax in kind, separate and distinct from all others.
III. Producers are required to deliver the wheat, com, oats, rye, buck- wheat, rice, peas, beans, cured hay and fodder, sugar, molasse's of cane, wool and tobacco, in such form and ordinary marketable condition as may be usual in the section in which they are delivered — cotton ginned and packed in some secure manner — tobacco stripped and packed in boxes. ^
IV. Where post quartermasters of districts entmst agents with dis- bursements, care must be taken that receipts and accounts be stated in the name of the post quartermaster.
V. Quartermasters and commissaries serving with troops may receive the tithe tax, when authorized to do so by the chief quartermaster or chief commissar}' of the army iu which thtiy are serving. The names of such authorized officers will be reported to the Quartermaster General.
VI. Where producers offer to pay their tithe tax to officers authorized to receive it, it is obli<ratory upon the latter to receive the produce, and to pay the excess of transportation over eight miles, at the rates prescribed by state commissioners, under the impressment act. In each case they will receipt to the post quartermaster of tho district for the produce.
Upon this rc« ipt the receiving (ifficor will be r»isponsihlp for the quantity which he will take up on his property return. Thf receipt given to the producer will only be evidence that so nnich of his tax is paid. In aU euch receipts the name of the producer and his rounty will be stated.
By urdM.
S. COOPER, AdjuttiTtl and Inspector Gcntrai.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Oppicb, Richmond, Sept. 1, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 118.
I.
I. All officers of the Qaartermaster's department serving at posts or depots, will report immediately to the Quartermaster General their loca- tion, the character of the duties discharged by them, and by whose order they were so assigned.
II. The principal quartermaster at each post or depot will likewise re- port the names of all quartermasters serving thereat. He will also exa- mine carefully into the occupation of each officer, and will designate such as can be spared for service elsewhere.
III. The chief quartermaster of each separate army will forward to the Quartermaster General, at the earliest practicable day, a complete list of all his subordinates, stating specifically the regiment, brigade, division or corps to which each may be attached, or when engaged on special duty, the character thereof
By order.
S. coope'r,
Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office,
Richmond, Seplcmher 7, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, ? No. 119. \
I. All officers and iigonts of the Quartermaster's, Commi.ssary and Conscription departments will render all assistance in their power in col- lecting arms abandoned or left by stragglers in the hands of citizens.
II. Arms thus collected will be turned over to the nearest ordnanc« officer, who will receipt for the same, and, upon proper vouchers, pay any reasonable expense actually incurred for transportation.
III. "Medical inspectors will be recommended by the Surgeon General, and being appioved, will be announced in orders from this office."
IV. As heretofore required in General Orders, No. 64, of 1862, respect- ing the hidts of beeves, commissaries of sub.sistence in the field and at depots will transfer the hides of all slaughtered sheep to officers of the Quartermaster's department, who will receive and preserve them to be tanned.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Officb,
Richmond, Sept. 8, 1863.
GENERAL ORDEKS, } No. 120. S
1. At a General Court Martial, convcmd at Cliattanooga, Tcnupssce, June 24. ISd'.i, by virtue of Special Orders, No. 69, dated Head Quarters Army of Tennessee, March IG, 1863, was arrai^ed and tried :
Capt. G. D. MiTCUKLL, Asst Quartermaster P. A. C. S., on the I'oliow- me, Charge — (The Specifications biiug verj' Ungtliy, are here omitted):
Charge — Conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman. II. Fivdins and Srvtfnrc of Court.
Alh-r maturr- deliberation, the Court find the accused. Captain G. D. Mitchell, Asst. Quartermaster P. A. C. R., as follows:
Of the Jst Specification, (iuilty.
Of the 'Jd Sjtecification, Guilty.
Of the Charge, Guilty.
And do, therefore, sentence him lo be cashiered.
III. The procei'dings in the foregoing ciise having been laid before the aecretary of War for the consideration of the President, the following is his order thereon :
The sentence of the Court in this case is not approved — the evidence not being sufficieut to support the charge.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
I
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, September 9, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS, ) No. 121. S
I. Paragraph 1064 of the Anny Regulations (107 of the Regulations of the Quartermaster's Department), is amended to read as follows:
"Oflficers are entitled to pay from the date of the acceptance of their appointments, wid from thf date of promotion : provided, that disbursing officers, who are required to give official bonds, shall forward the same. always duly executed, with their letters of acceptance, and that their ac- ceptances shall take effect only from the date of the approval of the bonds by the War Department. But in no case will an officer be assigned to duty, and receive pay, until he has received his appointment. Notifica- tions of the receipt and approval of said bonds will be forwarded to offi- cers, through the chief of the Bureau to which they belong."
II. All officers of the Quartermaster General's and Commissary (Jene ral's departments (except such as hold commissions in the regular army of the Confederate States), appointed prior to the couinienc«raent of the present session of Congress (January 12th, 186:?), and whose bonds, prior to the date of this order, have not been filed in, and approved by the War Department, are hereby dropped : provided, that on satisfactory evidence that such failure has not been the result of gross neglect, the Commanding General may grant the officers concerned a short leave of ab.sence to make aud forward their bunds, and shall report this fact to the Quartermaster General.
III. No application for the revocation of the above order, in any indi- vidual case, will be entertained by the War Department. If a vacancy be occasioned in any brigade or regiment, or at a post, application will be made for a new appointment, in conformity to General Orders, No. 8, 1863; and the appointee, in accepting his position, will be held .strictly to the requirements of preceding paragraph I.
IV. Officers of the Quartermaster General's department, whose ap- pointments bear date subseqoent to the 12th day of January 1863, and who have not filed bonds, duly executed, will bo allowed a furlough for such time, not exceeding sixty days, as may be necessary to enable them to execute their bonds.
2.
V. Comtnaading officers will be careful to recommend for appoint- laeut as diBbursiug ufficerH, only such persons as furnish reasonable asso- rauce of tbcir ability to exex:ute the bondu required by law.
VI. All lettem of appointment hereafler issued will be accompanied by a notification to the appointee, that his ofTicial bond mast be returned with his acceptance, and that the latter will take eflect only from the date at which said bond is approved.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Intpeclor Utnerat.
Adjutant and Inspector GKtrERAL's Omcas.
Richmond, September 11, 18C3.
GENERAL ORDERS, i No. 122. i
I. Coimnanding officers of rr^ments, batlalion.s, &,c. will, inim<^diatelj on receipt Lcreof, cause to be made out and forwarded, tbrough proper channels, to Col. J. S. Preston, Chief of the Kureau of Conbcription, a complete list of all persons held as substitutf-.x in tlie army, in their re- apeclive commands. This list will embrace tht regiment, conipauy, date of enlistment, and age of each Hubstitute, with the name and post office of the principal. They will also, in the same manner, furnish a m<»nth!y roil of all deserters and abM'nteca without U«ive. 1 his will be arranged according to the county and congrcsbional district to which the parties belong, and will set forth the time and plac« of desertion in each case.
II. All (ifhctTP, charged by ^omnmnding generals with the duty of arresting and returning deserters an4 absentees, will report to the com- mandant of conscripts in the respective states to which such officers are sent, and will co-operate generally with enrolling officers in (he discharge of the duties assigned to them.
III. The following act of Congress is published for the information of all concerned :
" Every person, not subject to the Rules and Articles of War, who shall procure or entice a soldier of the Confederate Stales to desert, or who shall purchase from any soldier his arms, uniform, clothing, or any part thereof, shall, upon legal conviction, be fined at the discretion of the court having cognizance of the same, in any sum not exceeding three Lundied dollars, aud be imprisoned not exceeding one year." By order.
S. COOPEK, AdjtUant and Inspector General.
Adjutant ano Insikctou Genkkal's Offick,
, Richmond., Seplfmber Hi, 18(vi.
GENERAL ORDERS, ) No. J 23. S
The following Onlcr is pulilisbed for the information of all concerned: Exchange Notice, No. 6.
The followinp confederate officers and men, raptured at Vicksbnrg, Miss, July 4, ISfif!, and subsequently pjiruied, have been duly oxcli^nged, and are hereby so declnred :
1. The oflioers and men of Gen. C. L. Stevenson's division.
2. The officers and ni<ni of Gen. Bowi-n's division.
3. The officers and men of Brig. Gen. Moore's brigade.
4. The officers and men of the 2d Texas regiment.
5. The officers and men of Wanl's legion.
G. Also, all confederate officers aTul men who have been delivered at City Point at any time previous to July 25th, 1853, have been duly ex- changed, and are hereby so declared
Ro. Oui-D,
Agent of Ezdiange. Richmond, Sept. 12, 1863.
By order
S. COOPER, AdJHtont and Inspector General.
Adjutant and TxsrECTOR General's Office, Richmond, September 22, 1863. GENERAL ORT>ET?P ) No. ]y4. s
I. Potatoes (sweet), gatlierod under the tax law by commissaries and ((Uarterniasters, at or within reach of places where hospitals are located, will be transferred (invoices and receipts being given) to the medical officers in charge of the hospitals, to be cared for and secured against the intlnenct s of frost, &#., for the use of the sick. Or farmers, when the hospitals are more convenient of access than the depots, may deliver their potatoes (tax in kind^ to the medical officer in charge, taking re- ceipts, which will be acknowledged by the tax agent. *
II. The pay of surgeons (private physicians) employed Under General Orders, No. 82, Adjutant and Inspector General's office, of 1862, is in- «rea.sed to six dcjllars ji* r diem, until further orders.
III. "Assistant Medical Directors" and "Assistant Medical Inspec- tors" not being authorized, the titles will not be used.
IV. The extra pay allowed soldiers detailed for duty as commis.snry pergear.ts by the art of Congress, approved May 1, 186H, will be paid upon the muster and paj»- rolls of the companies to which they belong, by the quartermasters charged Avith the duty of paying troops.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant (md Inspector General.
Adjutant ahd Insfector General's Officb, Rickrlwnd, September 1863.
t^ENERAL ORDERS, No. 126.
I. Information having bwn rwi'ivft<l nf ropfiated misconrtmctions find violations of paragraph XII, Gonoral Orders, No. R2, 1862. it is rfiitemted that no persons liable to conscription will be permitted under any circam- ■tanc-es to volnntoer in regiments, battalions or companies organized since the 16th of April ISfiii, except such as were organized under the pro^- sions of the act of Congress of that date, entitled " an act further to pro- vi(l«! for the public defence."
II. No authority exists for organizing new companies out of comp»- nies or portions of «ompanie.s now in service.
III. It shall be the duty of commandants of conscripts, on informa- tion of persons bt-ing received into companies contrary to the provisions of this order, to make immediate rciiuisition for such persons on the officer commanding, and on failiu-e of the officer to return the persons so received to the camp of instruction, the commandant sliall report the matter, with the facts of the case, to the Bureau of Conscription, to be decided by this department.
IV. No officer commanding, whoso company reaches the maximum allowed by regulations, shall be permitted to receive recruits, either as volunteers or in any other form.
V. No officer commanding shall accept, or muster in jiersons of con- ncript agt?, unless such jtersou shall first exhibit a certificate approved by an enrolling officer, stating that he has volunteered and selected his com- pany, which company is allowed to receive recruits.
VI. The Bureau of Conscription is charged with the astablishmeut of such regulations as will enforce this order.
VII. P.<iragraph I, General Orders; No. 122, September 11, 1863, b so
modified as to read as follows :
Commanding officers of regiments, battalions, &c. will immediately on receipt hereof cause to be made out and forwarded through proper chan- nels to Colonel J. S. Preston, Chief of the Bureau of Conscription, a com-
plete list of all pcrsonB received as substitntcA in the army in their respec- tive c^mmanJf*. This list will emhrHCf the nginn'iit, company, date of enlistmi^nt and age of each subHlitiito, with tlie uaine, post ofiic«, and date of rtilislmcnl of the principal. /' will nho slnlr trhcthrr thr substitute x$ now srrtinn, or has dicil or brrn liilird whilr in, or diacharned from aer- rifr, or whfthrr hr has drstrted, with the date and circumstances of suck death, discharge or desertion. They will also, in the same mauner, fur- niHh a niouthly roll of nil dusertcra and ulisenti't's without leave. This roll will l>u arranged aci'urdiug lu lh<- luunty iiud congn ssiunal district til which the parliuti beluug, aud will set forth the time and place of de- sertion in eju;h ca«e.
By order.
8. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector Gcnerat.
Jt
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Adjutant aito Inspector General's Office,
Richmond, September 28, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 126.
I. lu order to avoid all difficulty with respect to payment of officers absent from their commands, and who have not received commissions or letters of appointment, it is ordered, that all such officers shall, before leaving their companies, be furnished with a transcript from the muster rolls, or a certificate in lieu thi-reof, as may be convenient; setting out the full name, rank and date thereof of such officer, and that he is borne on the muster roll as such. These transcripts or certificates will be signed by the commanding officer of the regiment and company, and will be equivalent with the pay officer to the commission or letter of 8)>- pointmeut referred to in paragraph I, General Orders, No. 121, of ]H(a{. This provision, however, is not designed to dispense with the require- ments of General Orders, No. 28, pars. II and III, current series.
II. Paragraph I, General Orders, No. 116, Adjutant and Inspector
General's office, is so modified as to read as follows :
" Generals, or other officers commanding departments, armies in the field, posts or garrisons, will cause all deserters, stragglers or other absen- tees from duty, and all persons liable to military service, found within their lines, and not belonging to their command, to be forthwith arrested and turned over to the nearest enrolling officer, whose duty it shall be to forward such absentees to their proper commands ; or in case of con- scripts, to assign them to service, at the discretion of the commandant of conscripts of the state."
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
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Adjutant and Inspkctor Genbral's Officb,
Richmond, SejUembv 29, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. VJ7.
In view of the importance of pressing the home prodnction of nitre, the workmen in exposed districts will be called from their work for local defence only in cases of extreme military urgency, and then only by the General commanding the district, by an order to the officer in charge.
In the nitre districts lately overrun, the workmen will be returned to their work, and all reasonable facilities for resuming operations will be extended by military officers.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Ingpector General.
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^In 1o ooUaufjoiq •mod will gnlsunq '>o »^a«hoqm{ «ll 1o w^Wx ol liinol lol jIiow iwib raoii b!»ILr) •"'I
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. .»giAib ui iVjiRd lidi «4 itjLio rw» yd .J-)mBib '»i1J ^nl!.ii*:u:nii'i ln'«(K»!c> 4iA Itouiolei ml liiw ana\itov aJi ,a0Tiavu xfvjti ■l.iiit»ib oiJia udi ul •d lliw eouiuioqo ^uJinuMl iv'l vAiliMti fild^aonmmi ll« ba« , Jinw titdi
•trt»ii»V> ^uiaMpM Vim taala^lk
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Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Va., Sept. 30, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 128.
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I. The following Schedule of Prices for articles naj^icd therein, adopted bj commissioners appointed pursuant to law for the State of South Caro- lina, arc announced for the information of all concerned, and the special attention of officers and ag^ents of the government is directed thereto :
//. Scliednh of Prirrs cftahlished hy the Board of Comwissiovers of the State of South Ciirolina, utuhr tin net of congress of the Confederate, States " to regulaie iinpressminls :"
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ARTICLES. |
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PKSCIlirTION. |
QU.4.NTITY. |
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Apples, dried, - |
Good; |
Peeled. .... |
Per bushel of 28 lbs |
«3 00 |
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ApplcK, dried, - |
" |
L'npeeled, |
Per bushel of 28 lbs |
2 00 |
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Axes, |
" |
With handl«H, |
Each, |
.5 00 |
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Axoi>, |
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Without bandies, |
Each, |
4 00 |
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Bacon , |
" |
Sides, |
Per pound, |
7.') |
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Bacon, |
" |
Ilamg, |
Per pound, |
70 |
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Bacon, |
" |
Shoulders, |
Per pound. |
65 |
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|
Bacon, |
" |
JowIb, |
Per i)Ouud, |
40 |
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|
Beann, |
" |
White or cornfield. |
Per bushel. |
3 00 |
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|
Brandy. |
" |
Apple, ... - |
Per gallon. |
4 00 |
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|
Brandy, - |
" |
Peach, .... |
Per gallon, |
r, 00 |
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|
Beef, |
" |
Fresh, net, |
Per pound, |
25 |
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|
Beef, |
" |
Salt or corned, |
Per pound. |
.50 |
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|
Beef Cattle, - |
" |
Grogg, .... |
Per pound. |
IS |
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|
Candlcg, - |
" |
Tallow, ... |
Per pound, |
1 00 |
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|
Chains, » |
" |
Trace, .... |
Per pair, |
•J .50 |
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|
Cloth, |
Woolen, for goldiers' clothes, i yard wide, 10 oz. to yard, and pro rata as to greater or |
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|
less weight or width. |
Per yard. |
4 00 |
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|
Coffee, |
" |
Rio, .... |
IVr pound. |
3 00 |
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|
Corn, |
TTnshelled, |
Per bushel of 70 I lis |
i 95 |
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|
Com, |
" |
.Shelled, sacks not in- |
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|
cluded, |
Per bushel of .56 lbs |
2 00 |
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Corn Meal, |
" |
Racks not included. |
Per l)ushel of 50 lbs |
2 00 |
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|
Drills, - |
" |
Cotton, i yard wide, 3 |
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|
yards to pound, |
Per yard. |
65 |
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|
Flour, |
" |
Extra Family, |
Per barrel of 196 lbs |
■22 00 |
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|
Flour, |
" |
Extra Family, |
Per sack of 98 lbs. - |
11 00 |
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|
Flour, |
" |
.Superfine, "■ |
Per barrel of 196 lbs |
20 00 |
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|
Flour, |
" |
.»<uperfine. |
Per sack of 98 lbs. |
10 00 |
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|
Flour, |
'• |
Fine, .... |
Per barrel of 196 lbs |
18 00 |
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|
Flour, |
" |
Fine, .... |
Per sack of 98 lbs. |
9 00 |
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|
Fodder, |
" |
Baled, .... |
Per 100 pounds, |
2 50 |
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|
Fodder, |
•' |
Unbaled, |
Per 100 pounds. |
2 00 |
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|
Hats. |
" |
Wool, - |
Each, |
3 25 |
Hay, H;.y, n-t >,
»•■(;■.
Hi4<%
HorHCR,
Horiex,
Iron,
Iron,
Iron,
Iron,
Iron,
Iron,
Iron,
J. !IIIH, Kf'tllvK,
Lard, Leathff, LrathiT, LMtber,
1^ ,.)„...-
y y
y......
OiUo.
O'ltK,
OcnabarcTK, Ouaburgti,
Pea^
Pot at OPS, •
PofHtoeH, •
Peachc*, dried,
PcHchei, dried,
Pork,
Pork,
Pajitiira^F.
Panturap*,
R.re, R !.•••, Ry. Saekii. Sbirnii,.. -
Hbirtiog, -
I'o'ton Siripts.
Sboe Ibrt-it Sock8, Sheep, Soirar,
Beap,
Good,
llcry, Ut clnnf, .;li>ry, !iil cliuts,
•.ire or UouD<l. - .1 or Hand, •'!'• - - . - • r J'liite, - - ...laM.- Kail Road, Ir Rail Road, ..■!<tl<;.
Cotton, i yard mido, 7
ot. to yard, Cotton, t yard wid«, @
oa. to yard, Cow,
t'Httlc and lioriicB n'-ar
city, lutarior, New, Old. 0«oA.
Tw " ' -iburg,
Co- . ide, 41
Cor v..
TLr. ;.
Coiut, Liverpool. Army,
''.al,
•» I'liere', wool,
1 ji,
Bro*m, coniuion
Brown, common
Ilar^,
1 ide, 31 )Un'i, ■
qDANTlTT.
IVr 100 poundx I'cr ](X) poan<li< Per ponnd, I'er ponud. Pit i"-Mni1 ■■'1,
r. r t..n c.f 2240 1h». Per ton of t>240 lb«: Ter ton of 224(1 Ibd. Per ton nf 224(1 Ibn. Fi-r ton r.f 224() Ibi. Per tun of 2240 Ibl. P. r ton of 2240 Ibg. Per yard,
r.M.i,
Mil, 1.
'I.
1'' r |> aiud, I'.r ^■..lloii. I-. r ;-:ill..n. r. 1 ■ 1'. r 1'.
r
!• ■
l\: .
A IbR
Per yard.
Per yard, Pfr \)uidiel of 60 lb« jv- ....-.., 1 ..f m |b» p. >\h»
1',: ■■■- lb».
I'. I : I1M..1 i.i delba, 1". r jiuMucI, IV r iiuiiad.
Per bead per month. Prr head per month,
]'• r j"tind,
]'. I 1 ■ •;ud, - .
!■. r l.u^li.-l of .leibn
Eacb,
Per yarJ.
Per yard P.-r vard 1'. r i.n-hel of ») il.f
I -1 il of 50 lbs.
IV, 1 ,:r.
Per potind.
Per pair,
l»er head,
]'• r pound,
I'l r pound,
I'cr potiod.
• 1 50 I 96
as
»
1 S5 50
.'iOO 00 400 00
^.') 00
rvio 00
32U 00 440 00 .'idO UO 175 00 75 00
4 00
5 00 75
2 SO
3 25 3 00 5 00 3 00
400 00
3.V) 00
2V) 00
g 00
sso
1 30
80
70
800
200
1 00
"500
300
35
55
|
300 |
|
1 50 |
|
15 |
|
IS |
|
250 |
|
1 00 |
|
50 |
|
m |
|
75 |
|
15 00 |
|
30 00 |
|
800 |
|
300 |
|
1 S5 |
|
15 00 |
|
90 |
|
W |
|
40 |
|
> ARTICLES. |
a |
DESCRIPTION. |
qUANTITY. |
|
|
Soap, |
Ooo(|, |
Soft, |
Per ponnd, |
$090 |
|
SlinckB, - |
Baled, |
I'er KKt poundB. |
1 5C |
|
|
ShnckH, - |
ITnbalod, |
I'er 100 ponndH, |
1 S5 |
|
|
Tea, - - |
Black, ... |
Ter pound. |
5 00 |
|
|
Tea, |
Qrccn, . - . |
I'er ponnd, |
7« |
|
|
Tent Cloth, |
Cotton, 10 oz. to yard.' - |
Per vard. |
SO |
|
|
ThUow, |
Clean, - - . . |
Ptr pound, |
81 |
|
|
Vinopiir, - |
Cider, .... |
Per (r.illon, |
1 00 |
|
|
Vinogiir, - |
Manufactured. |
I'er gallon, |
75 |
|
|
Wbisk.y, |
Good. .... |
Per gallon. |
4 0( |
|
|
Wlipat, - |
First rate, white, • |
Per bushel of fiO lbs. |
4 0( |
|
|
Wliont, - |
Fair, .... |
Per bushel of 60 lbs. |
3 M |
|
|
WliPiit, - |
Ordinary,. |
Per bushel of fiO lbs. |
3 Of |
|
|
Wliint Straw, Wljoat Straw, |
Baled, ... |
Per 100 poiindii. |
6f |
|
|
<i |
T-nl.aled. |
I'er inopnund.s. |
50 |
|
|
Wool, |
" |
Washeil, |
Per pound. |
3 75 |
|
Wool, |
Unwashed, |
Per pound, |
3 0( |
|
|
WnRoni", ■ |
Wood axle, 4 horse, new, |
Kach, |
250 0( |
|
|
Wagous, - |
Iron axle, 4 horse, nrw, |
Kach, |
300 0( |
|
|
WaporiH, - |
Wood axle, 2 horse, new, |
Each, |
175 0( |
|
|
Wagong, - |
Iron axle, 3 hor»e, new, |
Each, |
225 on |
|
|
Yarn. |
Cotton. .... |
Per bunch of 5 lbs. - |
6 00 |
Hire of Labor, Teams, Wagons arid Horses.
|
. T , . DESCRIPTION. |
QUANTITY. |
|
|
Baling long forage, |
Per 100 pounds. |
$0 30 |
|
Shelling and sacking corn, sacks furnished |
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|
by government, - . . - |
" bus. of 50 lbs. |
05 |
|
Hauling, - . . - . |
" 100 lbs. p. ml. |
03 |
|
Hire of two-hor.^e team, wagon and driver. |
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|
rations furnislied by owner. |
" day. |
7 00 |
|
Hire of two-hors<^ team, wagon and driver, |
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|
rations funiislicd by government, |
" day. |
5 00 |
|
Hire of four-hor.so team, wagon and driver. |
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|
rations furni.sht'd by owner. |
" day, * |
10 00 |
|
Hire of fonr-hor.':e team, wagon and driver, |
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rations furnished by government, |
" day, |
6 50 |
|
Hire of six-horse team, wagon and driver, |
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|
rations furnished l)y owner, |
" day. |
12 00 |
|
Hire of six-hor.se, team, wagon and driver, |
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|
rations furnishecl by government. |
" day, |
8 00 |
|
Hire of laborer, rations turnished by owner, |
" day. |
1 50 |
|
Hire of laborer, rations furnished by govern- |
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|
ment, - - . . . |
" day. |
1 00 |
|
Hire of laborer, rations furnished by owner. |
" month. |
30 00 |
|
Hire of laborer, rations furnished by govern- |
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|
ment, . - . . . |
" month, |
15 00 |
The undPTsipned, commissioners and appraisers, under the act of con- gress, for rcpulatinp ilif impressments for South Carolina, have adopted the foregoing schedule of prices, which thoj think is fair and equitable under fxisting cirounstances. They liope that the producer will be will- ing not only to gell to tiM government at th<-«5 prices, bat to private indi- viduals, and especially to the families of soldiers who are in the service ot thtir country. The present is no time for thotie who are at home to be 8j>ectilating on the nereMiticA of a blewling country. They should con- sider that whilst thf^ patriotic aud gallant soldi) r in the army is ufVcriup his bio k1 and his life as a sacrilicc for independence', tliat they, too, are OiUed tipon to make Racrifiees aud forego all exorbitant profits on what ,)|iej have to sell. He who is unwilling to do so is unworthy of his country and the cauM in which she is engaged. •
The conimissioDPri would rcspwtlully suggest to the quartermastOT." and coniiiil-s:iric9 in South Camlii a i! uld rot impress provi-
sions which li.-ivc l>oi>D purchaM-il lor : 'i<-s aud immediate con-
sumption, nor should they interfere with pi; lo at govenimcnt
prirrji, on tlii'ir way to market, in the hands . : i _„.; ictail dealer, who is willing to s( !1 at a moderate profit, to supply the waats of the poor in the cities, towns and villages of the stale.
The foregoing schedule of prices will continue in force for two monflu, unless sooueY revised.
B. F. Tkrhv, A M. M.^KTis,
Commissionen.
rol^mbia. S. C, September 15, 1wk{
Fy order
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General
Buckingham, Oct. 1, 1803. Hon. James A. Seddon:
Sir.
As there occurred several inaccuracies in publisliing our Bchcdulo A, dated Richmond, October ]st, IW:?, we rcRpectfiilly submit the following corrections. We trust, as the mistakes are so obvious, that the good sense of the public .is well as of our impressing agents, i>habled them in detecting to correct them. In August we assessed prime white and red wheat at f5 per bushel, and good superfine flour at .ii!2r) per barrel. At our meeting the 24th of September, the board readopted in full our schedule of August, with a few additions. Therefore we RK- TAINEO our former v.Tluation of suprrfinc fnur. But we added fine flour, which we assessed at $22 per barrel, and extra superfine flour at |i2r> .50 per barrel, and family flour at $28 per barrel — each weighing I ".Hi lbs. We also added good, fresh fat pork, at forty-five cents per pound net weight. Not apprehending the development of any facts of sufficient importance to require a change in our valuations for at least two months, we adopted schedules A and B, as adjusted in August, with the foregoing additions, as the government rates for the ensuing two months. We therefore submit the August schedules marked A and B, with the forego- ing stated additions and corrections, and request their republieatiim, with the understiinding that the prices therein indicated are to remain for the months of Octobir and November, as agreed upon when we presented to you our last report. If in the mean time any additions to the number of articles assessed should be desirable, we will send iu a 8ui)plemental schedule embracing them.
Most respectfully,
E. W. HiTBARD, RoU'T GrBBONEY, I Commissioncm for Va.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, October 1, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 129.
The following schedule presents the maximum prices to be paid for the articles appraised, at all cities and usual places of sale, and when im- pressed elsewhere, the same prices are to be paid elsewhere, less the cost I of transportation to the city or usual place of sale to which the article would go ordinarily for sale from that neighborhood, or less the cost of transportation to the point at which the government needs the article, and wishes it to be sent; provided, that in no case the amount deducted for transportation as above, shall exceed 25 cents per bushel for grain, and 25 cents per cwt. for long forage, flour, bacon, iron, &c. In addition to the established price of transportation, the goverumeut to pay nil legal tolls ; and where fanners cannot procure nails for baling forage, govern- ment to furnish the same at cost, which will be deducted from the estab- lished price of baling :
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2 |
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Schedule A. |
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|
ARTin.KS. |
QDALrrr. |
DESCRIPTIOM. |
QCANTITT. |
PRICI. |
|
1 Whoat, |
Prime, |
While or red. |
Per bus. of 60 Ibi. |
• 5 00 |
|
2 Klour, |
Good, |
Fine, |
•• bbLoflWlbs. |
22 00 |
|
" |
Superfine, |
" " 191) Ibi. |
25 00 |
|
|
« |
• • |
Kxim Bup'flne, |
" " 196 Ibi. |
fi6 SO |
|
•I |
" |
Family, |
" " 19filbi. |
S8 00 |
|
3 Corn, |
Prime, |
White or yel At, |
" bui of M Ibi, |
4 00 |
|
4 rni<ti«'lle<l corn, |
" " " |
56 lbs. |
3 95 |
|
|
ti Corn Diciil, |
flood. |
_ |
.'lO lbs. |
4 20 |
|
6 Hyp, 7 Cli-anod oat«, |
Prlra«\ |
- |
.V, Ibi. |
3 ao |
|
- |
32 Ibi. |
2 00 |
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|
B Wh<-Hl brun. |
Good, |
- |
17 lb.. |
SO |
|
9 Sli'irtu, |
" |
- |
22 Ibi. |
70 |
|
10 Hrown muff, |
" |
- |
2H Ibi. |
90 |
|
11 Ship itiiff. |
" |
Hog round. |
37 lbs. |
1 40 |
|
12 nnron. |
" |
" pound. |
1 00 |
|
|
13 Suit porlL. |
" |
- |
II II |
1 00 |
|
Kivdh " |
Fat and |
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|
good. |
_ |
Per lb. net weight. |
4.S |
|
|
14 T.nrd, |
Oood, |
- |
" ponnd. |
1 00 |
|
I^ Horno^ |
Flrit riaH, |
ArtUlf-ry, tec. |
Ar'ge price per bead, |
350 00 |
|
IG Wool, |
Pair or |
|||
|
Merino, |
Waabed, |
Per pound. |
3 00 |
|
|
17 Wool, |
Fair or |
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|
Merino, |
Unwaabod, |
■1 II |
9 00 |
|
|
18 P«M. |
Oood, |
_ |
bns. of 60 Ibi. |
4 00 |
|
10 Bi-aot, |
- |
00 lbs. |
4 00 |
|
|
20 PjUIoc*. |
" |
Iriih. |
« Ibi. |
4 00 |
|
21 rotatoon, |
" |
Sweet, |
" " 60 Ibi. |
5 00 |
|
yl < li,i..r<a |
u |
_ |
- " « Ibi. |
S 00 |
|
■llPt, |
•• |
Pealed. |
38 Ibi. • |
8 00. |
|
hfi. |
" |
Un pealed. |
3H Ibi. |
4 ao |
|
w:. i i'io». |
•• |
Pealed. |
" l" «'»" |
3 00 |
|
9b Miiv. lui.-.l, |
" |
Timothy |
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|
or clover, |
" 100 pounds, |
3 00 |
||
|
S7 II ay, balrd, |
" |
Orchard or |
||
|
herd graai. |
" 100 |
3 00 |
||
|
S8 Hay, nnbaled. |
" |
Orchard or |
||
|
herd graaa. |
•' 100 - |
2 70 |
||
|
89 Sheaf oati, baled. |
•' |
- |
" 100 |
4 00 |
|
30 nub'd. |
" |
- |
u 100 " |
3 70 |
|
31 U1adefodder,balp<l |
" |
- |
" 100 |
3 00 |
|
32 •• " unbJ |
'• |
- |
" 100 |
2 70 |
|
33 Shuckj, baliHl, |
" |
- |
" 100 |
2 00 |
|
34 unbaled. |
" |
- |
" 100 |
1 70 |
|
3S WTieatftravr,bld. |
" |
- |
"100 |
1 00 |
|
36 " nnbd, |
" |
- |
" 100 |
70 |
|
37 Paatnrafe, |
" |
Interior, |
" bead per month. |
3 00' 400 |
|
38 |
Superior, |
" |
II i> 1. |
|
|
39 |
Fir«t rate, |
" |
" " " |
s Oi |
|
40 41 |
Good, Superior, |
Kear cities, |
" .'.' . u |
5 09 ««• 701 |
|
42 |
Firtt rate. |
'* |
II U 11 |
|
|
43 Salt, |
Good, |
- |
•■ bos. of 50 lbs. |
5 00 |
|
44 Soap, |
" |
- |
pound. |
40 |
|
45 Candlet, |
" |
Tallow, |
" " |
1 00 |
|
4« Vinegar, |
•' |
Cider, |
" gallon. |
1 00 3 00 1 00 |
|
47 Whiskey, |
" |
Trad^ |
" " |
|
|
48 Sngar, |
" |
Brown, |
" pound, |
|
|
49 MoUmm, |
" |
New Orleans, |
" gallon, |
8 00 |
|
MKiee. |
" |
- |
" pound. |
SO |
Schedule A — Continued.
|
IBTICLM. |
QUALITT. |
DESCRIPTION. |
ftCANnXT. |
FRICK. |
|
r»l Coffee, |
Good, |
Rio, |
Per ponnd, |
« 3 00 |
|
52 Tea, |
" |
Trade, |
" " |
7 00 |
|
.'>3 Vineffar, |
" |
Manufactured, |
" gallon. |
50 |
|
54 Pig iron, |
" |
No. 1 quality, |
" ton, |
125 00 |
|
55 rig Iron, |
" |
No. 2 quality, |
" " |
110 00 |
|
56 |
No. 3 quality. |
II 11 |
100 00 |
|
|
57 Bloom iron, |
" |
- |
11 11 |
180 00 |
|
f8 Smith's iron. |
" |
Round, plate and bar. |
.1 .1 |
380 80 |
|
59 Rail road iron, |
" |
_ |
11 11 |
190 00 |
|
60 Leather, |
" |
HameBB, |
" pound. |
2 60 |
|
61 |
" |
Sole, |
11 11 |
2 40 |
|
62 |
" |
Upper, |
11 11 |
2 80 |
|
63 Beef cattle, |
" |
UroBB weight. |
" 100 pouadi. |
16 00 |
|
61 " |
Superior, |
II 11 |
" 100 |
18 00 |
|
65 " |
First rate. |
11 •• |
" 100 |
20 00 |
|
66 Sheep, |
Fair, |
- |
" head, |
30 00 |
|
67 Army woolen cl'lh. |
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|
i yard, |
Good, |
10 02. per yd. |
" yard. |
4 50 |
|
6ri Army woolen cl'th, |
" |
Pro rata as to greater or less |
Width or weight. |
|
|
6'J Army woolen cl'th, |
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|
6 4 yard. |
" |
20 OB. per yd. |
Per yard, |
9 OO |
|
7(1 Array woolen cl'th, |
" |
Pro rata as to greater or less |
Width or weight. |
|
|
71 Flanneld, }, |
" |
6 oz. per yd. |
Per yard. |
3 00 |
|
72 Cotton shirting, i |
" |
4} yds. to lb. |
" •' |
42 |
|
73 •' " i. |
" |
3} yds. to lb. |
II 11 |
50 |
|
74 " Bhcet'gs, 4-4. |
" |
3 yds. to lb. |
" " |
60 |
|
75 " oznab'gs, J. |
" |
6 oz. per yd. |
II II |
60 |
|
76 ■• " i. |
" |
8 07,. per yd. 3 yds. to lb. |
" " |
70 |
|
77 " drills, i, |
" |
II II |
70 |
|
|
78 Cot. Bhlrt'g stripes, |
" |
3 yds, to lb. |
" " |
70 |
|
79 " tent cloths, |
" |
10 oz. per yd. |
II II |
87 |
|
80 On the above enu |
raerated cot |
ton cloths, pro |
rata a8 to greater or le |
gg width |
|
or weight. |
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|
81 Cotton warps, |
Good, |
_ |
Per ponnd. |
1 63 |
|
82 Army shoes. |
" |
- |
" pair. |
10 00 |
|
83 Shoe thread. |
" |
_ |
" pound, |
2 00 |
|
84 Wool socks, men's, |
" |
_ |
" pair, |
1 25 |
|
85 Mules, |
First rate. |
Wagon, &c. |
Av'ge price per head. |
300 00 |
In assessing the average value of "first class artillery and wagon horses at $350," we designed that the term should be accepted and acted upon according to its obvious common sense import. In other words, that horses should be selected, and then impressed accordingly as their working qualities and adaptation to army service, together with their in- trinsic value, would warrant a judicious purchaser in considering them as coming within the contemplation of the commissioners when they assessed the average value of such horses as the government needed, at $350. But cases might arise, however, when the public exigencies would be so mgeut as to demand that all horses at hand shou]^ be im-
pressed. Yet under ordinary circumstances, -when family or extra blooded horses, or brood mares of admitted high value are impressed, we respect- fully suggest to the Secretary of War to have instructions forwarded to the impressing oflBcers to propose and allow the owners to substitute in their stead such strong, sound and serviceable horses or muh-s as shall be considered and valued by competent and disinterested parties as first class artilh-ry horses, or first rate wagon mules.
The term "average value per head" was used in contradistinction to a fixed and uniform price for each horse or mule. We supposed that in impressing a nunilur of horses or mules, whether owned by several per- sons, or one individual, that some might be estimated at $250, or even at less, and others at different advanced rates, according to their worth, up as high as J| 4.W, or above that amount — thus making an averaqt value or price for a number oi good, sound and eflBcicnt horses, $:i50 each, and mules $300 each.
In illustratiun of our views, wo will odd, that a horse with only one lye sound, might, in all other respects, be classed as a first rate artillery horse, yet tlio loss of one eye would justly and considerably curtail his value. 8«) a horse from 10 to ]H years of ag<- might be deemed in all other particulars ag a first class artillery horse, but of course, however efficient or able to render good service for a year or 50, yet hia advanced age would justly and materially impair his value. Any horse, however he may approximate the standard of a first class artillery horse, must, according to deficiencies, fall below the max i mum price; and as few comparatix elj' exactly come up to the standard, and therefore are entitled to the maximum price, so of course in all other iustantes the price should be proportionately reduced, as imperfections place them below the standard of first class, &c.
^ E. W. HUD.\RD,
RouEiiT GiiiHoxicy,
Commissioners for Va.
Schedule B. — Hire of Labor, Teams, Wagons and Drivers.
|
Baling long forage, |
QUANTITT AND TIME. |
PRICt |
|
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1 |
Per 100 pounds. |
$0 30 |
|
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2 |
Sholline and bagging com, sacks fur- nished by government, |
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" 56 |
05 |
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3 |
Hauling, .... |
" cwt. per mile, |
06 |
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4 |
Hauling grain, Hire of two-horse team, wagon and |
" bus. " |
03 |
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5 |
|||
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driver, rations furnished by owner, - |
" day. |
10 00 |
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6 |
Hire of same, rations furnished by the |
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gOTernmenf, |
" day. |
5 00 |
|
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7 |
Hire of four-horse team, wagon and |
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driver, rations furnished by owner, - |
" day, |
13 00 |
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8 |
Hire of same, rations famished by the |
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government. |
" day. |
6 50 |
|
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9 |
Hire of six-horse team, wagon and driver, |
||
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rations furnished by owner. |
" day, |
16 00 |
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10 |
Hire of same, rations furnished by the |
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government. |
" day, |
8 00 |
|
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11 |
Hire of laborer, rations furnished by |
||
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owner, .... |
" day. |
2 00 |
|
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12 |
Hire of same, rations famished by the |
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government, |
" day, |
1 25 |
|
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13 |
Hire of same, rations famished by |
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owner, .... |
" month. |
40 00 |
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14 |
Hire of same, rations furnished by the |
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government. |
" month. |
20 00 |
By order.
E. W. HUBARD,
Robert Gibboney,
Commissioners for Va.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inrpkctor Gkxkt^at/s Officii Richmond, October 1, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, » No. 129. J
I. The following Bchfciulcs of prices for article's namecl thfrcin. adopted by commissioners appointed pursuant to law, for Ibe State of Virginia, are announced for the information of all concerned; and the special ai- tention of oflSccrs and agents of the govcmraent is directed thereto:
Richmond, October 1, 1863 Hon JoK. A. Scddon, Ser'y of War: Sir,
The commissioners appointed under section 5th of the biD reci'nfly passed hy the confederate cnnprrcss, regulating impressmentR, being required to%gree upon and publish a schedule of prices every two months, or oflencr, if they should deem it proper, in accordance with the foregoing requisition, we respectfully lay before you the following sche- dules of prices, marked A and B, for the ensuing month. Owing to ths diflSculty of obtaining satisfactory informatinn as to pork, We have post- poned the appraisement till our next assessment.
The following schedule^resents the maximum prices to be paid for the articles appraised, at all cities and us'ual places of sale, and when im- pressed elsewhere, the same prices arff to be paid elsewhere, less the cost of transportation to the city or usual place of sale to ivhick the article •would go ordinarily for sale from that neighborhood, or less the coat of transportation to the point at which the government needs the article, and wishes it to be sent; provided, that in no case the amount deductcid for transportation as above, shall exceed 25 cents per bushel for grain, and 25 cents per cwt. for long forage, floui^itacon, iron, <&.c. In addition t« the established price of transportation, the government to pay all legal tolls; and where farmers cannot procure nails for baling forage, goven>- ^ ment to furnish the same at cost, which will be deducted from the estab- lished price of baling :
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Schedule A.
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ARTICLES. |
QOAUTT. |
DESCRimOK. |
VBAwrrrr. |
rRICB. |
|
1 WhpBt, |
I'rlmp, |
WT>lt* or red. |
IV-r but of 60 Ibi. |
• Sfll |
|
2 Flour, |
Qood. |
Floe. |
" bbL of 196 Iba. |
ssot |
|
•' |
Saperflne, |
" ■■ 196 lb*. |
96 8» |
|
|
<• |
" |
Family, |
• •• 19fl Iba. |
"9 |
|
3 Corn, |
Prlmi-. |
Wliltj-oryel'w, |
'• bna of N5 Ih* |
«« |
|
4 UnKheHod corn, |
" |
r, ,, J |
1 •« |
|
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5 Corn meal, |
(1o<m1. |
1 JO |
||
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6 Uye, |
rritoe. |
- |
J) |
|
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7 Clfaiifd o8l», |
- |
JV Ibi, |
^ ua |
|
|
8 Whial bran, |
nood, |
- |
- 17 lb.. |
91 |
|
it Short*, |
" |
- |
»' !h« |
1* |
|
10 Hr<iwii Kliiff, |
" |
- |
«l ^ |
90 |
|
11 Ship Hlnir, |
. |
1 40 |
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la Hiuon, |
Ho( roand. |
*• 1- |
1 09 |
|
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13 Sail pork. |
" |
- |
• • |
1 00 |
|
F,re»h " |
Fat and |
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|
food. |
- |
Pw lb. Mt wetfbi. |
4S |
|
|
M I-ar.l, |
Oood. |
- |
•• poaad. |
1 GO |
|
If) liorHi-k, |
Ftrot rlaat, |
ArtlUery, *«. |
A*-fepHwp«feMd, |
ao«t |
|
1« Wool, |
Fair or |
|||
|
MrrlBo, |
WMhed. |
Pwpo^dt |
s«» |
|
|
17 Wool. |
Fair or |
|||
|
tfcrteo, |
Cawubed, |
'■ |
too |
|
|
18 Poaa, |
Good. |
- |
- buoraoibc |
400 |
|
]>.« Iti-anH, |
•• |
- |
aoiba. |
400 |
|
20 folHlo*», |
" |
Irtih. |
00 Iba |
4 00 |
|
SI l>otalo«ii, |
" |
Hwect, |
eoihe. |
500 |
|
23 (>iiiou«. |
" |
- |
ttp Iba. |
900 |
|
2;i Driid pi arhpf, |
Pe4klML |
■.V !t,« |
"9 |
|
|
24 1 tried priu lim, |
I'npraird, |
4 .9 |
||
|
if, l>rii-d Mpplp». |
Pealrd. |
• " |
3 00 |
|
|
86 llu>', baltKl. |
TLnoiby |
|||
|
or cloTer, |
100 ponnda. |
3 m |
||
|
S7 Hay. baled, |
" |
Orabard or |
||
|
herd grMa, |
" 100 " |
3 00 |
||
|
U Hay. onbtfed. |
Oroiiard or |
|||
|
h«rd(r«M, |
" 100 |
319 |
||
|
S9 Sbeaf oat*, balrd. |
- |
• 100 |
4 00 |
|
|
30 " uub d. |
- |
" 100 |
3 70 |
|
|
31 Blade rodder,bal<^. |
- |
- 100 |
3 00 |
|
|
32 " unba. |
- |
" 100 |
« 70 |
|
|
33 Shuckg, baled. |
- |
.. J(^ |
2 00 |
|
|
34 " nnbalH. |
. |
- 100 |
1 70 |
|
|
35 Wheat straw, bid. |
(ik |
" 1(0 |
1 00 |
|
|
36 •• nnbd. |
"100 |
TO |
||
|
37 Paiitarace, |
InUrtor, |
" head per aoath, |
3 00 |
|
|
38 |
Sapertor, |
" |
" " |
4 00 |
|
39 |
Firat r«t«, |
" |
" " " |
3 00 |
|
40 |
Good, |
HevcitiM, |
" " " |
S 00 |
|
41 |
Snpertor, |
" |
" " " |
e 00 |
|
42 |
Vintnu, |
" |
" " " |
7 00 |
|
43 Salt. |
Good. |
_ |
" bu. of SO Ibt. |
5 00 |
|
44 Soap. |
" |
- |
" »»~4. |
40 |
|
45 Candlet, |
Tallow. |
U M |
1 00 |
|
|
46 Vinegar, |
" |
Cider, |
1 "'^ |
1 00 |
|
47 Whiskey, |
•' |
Trade, |
3 00 |
|
|
48 S»gar, |
BrowD, |
" POTU4, |
1 GO |
|
|
49 MnlaMM, |
" |
Mew OriiMi, |
CbB*b> |
e 00 |
|
50 Rice, |
•■ |
- |
" you4. |
J» |
|
Schedule A— Continue^. |
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|
ABTTCLKS. |
QDALirr. |
DI8CRIPTIOH. |
QDANTITT. |
nuca |
|
51 Coffee, |
Good, |
Rio, |
Per pound. |
• 3 00 |
|
82 Tea, |
" |
Trade, |
" " |
7 00 |
|
&i Vi-vcar. |
Mantifactnred, |
" gallon, |
50 |
|
|
54 V L- .r..n |
" |
No. 1 qaality. |
" ton, |
125 00 |
|
ST. Pir t,u„, |
" |
No. 2 quality. |
" '• |
110 00 |
|
56 |
" |
No. 3 qnality. |
" — |
100 00 |
|
.J7 Blo'-m iron, |
" |
- |
<1 H |
180 00 |
|
'SB gmiih'8 iron. |
. |
Round, plate and bar. |
.. .. |
380 80 |
|
fi9 Rail roa<1 iron, CO Leather, |
" |
- |
" " |
190 00 |
|
" |
Ham en, |
" pound, |
S 60 |
|
|
£1 |
" |
8ole, |
" " |
2 40 |
|
fig |
" |
Upper, |
" " |
2 80 |
|
€3 B«ef cattle. |
Grosg weight. |
" 100 pounds. |
16 00 |
|
|
64 " |
Superior, |
" " |
" 100 " |
18 00 |
|
«5 " |
First rate, |
*' " |
" 100 |
20 00 |
|
66 Sheep. |
Fair, |
_ |
" bead, |
30-00 |
|
V} Army woolen cl'th |
||||
|
i yard, |
Good, |
10 OR. per yd. |
" yard. |
4 50 |
|
^ Army woolen cl'tb. |
Pro rata as to greater or legs |
Width or weight. |
||
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40 Army woolen cl'th, |
||||
|
6-4 yard. |
20 01. per yd. |
Per yard, |
9 00 |
|
|
70 Army woolen cl'th. |
Pro rata as to (rreafcr or less |
Width or weight. |
||
|
71 Flannels, » |
6 or. per yd. |
Per yard. |
300 |
|
|
73 Cotton shirtinK, i |
4j yds. to lb. |
If 41 |
43 |
|
|
73 " " i. |
3J yds. to lb. |
" " |
90 |
|
|
74 " gheet'eg, 4-4. |
3 yds to lb. |
II 11 |
•0 |
|
|
75 " oznab'gR, i |
6 oz per yd. |
II II |
(0 |
|
|
76 ■• «' i. |
8 or., per yd. |
" " |
to |
|
|
77 " drillf.. i. |
3 yds. to lb. |
II 11 |
70 |
|
|
78 Cot. ghlrt'ff stripes. |
3 yds. to lb. |
" " |
70 |
|
|
79 " tent cloths, |
10 oz per yd. |
II II |
87 |
|
|
80 On the .ibove emi |
merated cot |
ton cloths, pro |
rata ag to gteater or le |
gg width |
|
or weight. |
||||
|
61 Cotton warpg. |
Good, |
_ |
Per pound, |
1 63 |
|
62 Army nhoeg, |
" |
_ |
" pair, |
10 tK) |
|
83 Shoe thread. |
" |
_ |
" pound. |
2 00 |
|
64 Wool ^ocks, men's, |
" |
_ |
" pair. |
1 25 |
|
85 Mules, |
First rate. |
Wagon, &c. |
Av'ge price per head. |
3qpoo |
In assessing the average value of "first class artillery and wagon horses at $ 350," we designed that the term should be accepted and acted upon according to its obvious common sense import. In other words, that horses should be select^'d, and then impressed accordingly as their working qualities and adaptation to army service, together with their in- trinsic value, would warrant a judicious purchaser in considering them as coming within the contemplation of the commissioners when they assessed the average value of such horses as the government needed, at $350. But cases might arise, however, when the public exigencies would be so urgent as to demand that all horses at hand should be im-
I
pressed. Yet under ordinary circamstanccs, when family or extra blooded horses, or hroud mures of admillcd high vuliu arc impressed, wti respect- fully suggest to the Secretary of War to have inHtmctioos forwarded to (be iiiipressiog officers to propose and allow the owners to substitute in <iieir stead hU( h Kirong, sound and serviceable horses or nnilcs as shall bo coii.sidertd iind valued by competent and d'lKiutcrcsted parties as iirst cLiss artillery horses, or first rate wagon mule^.
The, term "avcraf^ value per head" was used iu contradistinction toa fixed and unifurm price for each horse or mule. We supposed that i^ impressing » number of horses or mule«, whether owned by several per- sons, or one individual, that some might be estimated at ■$'2i>n, or oven »t less, and others at diflferent advauc< d nitrs, arcurding to their worth, ■p as high as $4&0, or above that amount — thus making &q avermg» value or ])tire fur a nurn^rof good, sound and efficient horses, 0350 Mieb, and mulcM $30U e^ch.
In illustration of our vieWs, we will add, that a horse with only one oyo sound, inii;ht, in all other respects, be classed as a 6r8t rate artillery horse, yi-t the loss of one eye would justly and considerably curtail his value. 80 a horse from 10 to 18 years of ap- might be de^-mcd in all other particulars as a first class artillery horse, but of course, however efficient or able to render gt>od sarvice for a year or so, yet bis advanced •go would justly and materially impair his value. Any l^s<>, however be may apprnxiinate the standard of a first class artillery horse, moat, according to deficiencies, fall below the maximum price; and as few compariitively exactly como up to the standard, and therefore are entitled to the iimxinium price, so of course in all other Instances the price should bo propouioiuttely reduced, aa° imperfections place them below the standard
of^rbt cliWMi. &e.
E. W. Hi BAKU,
EoUKKT GlUHONEV,
Commissioners for Va.
•1^
Schedule B. — Hire of Labor, Teams, Wagons and Drivers.
|
Baling long forage, |
QUANTITY AND TIME. |
pRicr |
|
|
1 |
Per 100 pounds, |
$0 30 |
|
|
2 |
Sbrlliiig aiiJ bagging corn, aacks fur- |
||
|
nislii'd by govcrument, |
" 56 |
05 |
|
|
3 |
Hauling, .... |
" cwt. per mile, |
06 |
|
4 |
Hauling grain. |
" bus. " |
03 |
|
5 |
Hire of two-horse team, wagon and |
||
|
drivnr, rations furnished by owner, - |
" day. |
10 00 |
|
|
6 |
Hire of same, rations furnished by the |
||
|
govcrnincnf, |
" day, |
5 00 |
|
|
7 |
Hire of four-horse team, wagon and |
||
|
driver, rations furnished by owner, - |
" day, |
13 00 |
|
|
8 |
Hire of same, rations furnished by the |
||
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government, - - |
" day, |
6 50 |
|
|
9 |
Hire of six-horse team, wagon and driver. |
||
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rations furnished by owner, |
" day. |
16 00 |
|
|
10 |
Hire of same, rations furnished by the |
||
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government. |
" day, |
8 00 |
|
|
11 |
Hire of laborer, rations fiimished by |
||
|
owner, .... |
" day, |
2 00 |
|
|
12 |
Hire of same, rations furnished by the |
||
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government, |
" day. |
1 25 |
|
|
13 |
Hire of same, rations furnished by |
||
|
owner, .... |
" month, |
40 00 |
|
|
14 |
Hire of same, rations furnished by the |
||
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government, ... |
" month, |
20 00 |
By order.
E. W. HUBARD, ROBEIIT GiBBONEY,
Commissioners for Va.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector Gerteral,
#
#
Adjutant and Inspector General's Ofpicb, Richmond, Oct. 2, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, \ No. ]:5(». I
I. Tlie evils rosultinf^ from the prolonged ahseuce of soldi'Ts who have o1»taiue<l furloughs on account of sickness, hcing gri-atly on thki increase, the attfUiiou of officers of the army is diroctod to the 7th paragraph of General Orders, No. G9, of 18tJ3, from this oflice, and strict compliance thereM-itbjs enjoined. ,
II. Comn'ianders of companies wlio, ngreeahly to the requirements of tho aforesaid Orders, No. G'J, ripceive from <'xaniii)ing hoards notices of furloughs granted l>y them, are required to makr out and forvrard monthly to the superintendents of the bureaus of conscription (Col. J. S. Preston, at Richmond, Va., or Brig. Gen. G. J. Pillow, at Marietta, Ga., as the ca.se may require), lists of all men so furloughed, and who do not promptly return to their companies at the expiration of the time granted them ; and it will be the duty of the superintendent receiving such lists, to direct the proper enrolling officers to arrest and return to their companies, without delay, all persons who are thus reported, and found absent without proper authority.
III. Payment upon affidavit to soldiers sick or wounded, in hospitals, who are unprovided with dcscripthc lists, will hereafter be limited to four months' pay.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Va., Oct. 3, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 131.
']
DifficTilties in procuring the medals and badges of distinction, having delayed their presentation by the President, as authorized by the act of congress, approved Oct. 13, 1862, to the officers, non-commissioned offi- cers and privates of the armies of the Confederate States, conspicuous for courage and good conduct on the field of battle —
To avoid postponing the grateful recognition of their valor until it can be made in the enduring form provided by that act — It is ordered,
I. That the names of all those who have been or may hereafter be re- ported as n orthy of this distinction, be inscribed on a
Roll of Honor,
To bu preserved in the office of the adjutant and inspector general for reference, in all future time, for those who have deserved well of their country, as having best displayed their courage and devotion on the field of battle. '*^
IT. That the Roll of Honor, so far as now made up, be appended to this Order, and read at the head of every regiment in the sersice of the Confederate States, at the first dress parade after its receipt, and be pub- lished in at least one newspaper in each state.
III. The attention of the officers in charge is directed to General Or- ders, No. 93, section No. 27, of the series of 1862, Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, for the mode of selecting the non-commissioned officer!^ and privates entitled to this distinction, and its execution is enjoined.
Battlk ok Murkreesboro'.
Alabama. 22d Regiment of Infantry:
Sergeant W. D. Sumner, Company A.
Private Wm. Sellers, " B.
Corporal J. L. Husbands, " C.
Sergeant B. T. Nelson, " D.
P. A. Minton, " E.
H'id Kfgiment of Infantry — Continued.
Corporal N IJ. Walker, Companj»F.
Private J. R. Black. " G
Corporal W. R. Larry. " H.
Private J. J. McVcy. " I.
J. N. Eilaud.s " K. 'Jltli Regiment of Infantry :
Cnptaiu VV. D. Smith, '• A
W. P. Fowler, " F
" .Inc. D. Hazard, " I.
W. J. O'Brieu, " B.
Lieutenant J. A. Hall. " K.
A. D. NeUou, •' , D.
K. T. B. Parham, " H,
A. Younp. " A.
Sergeant Major Wm. Miuk.
]>\ Srpcant J. M. J. Tally. " K
^iiL'<iiiit .lohn Joes, " A.
Private Martin Duggau, " B.
Melboum Delooch, " C.
Sergeant Saml. S. Wylie, " D.
Private JoiiK'ph Hall, " E.
Sanil. M. Roberta.* " F.
" A. W. Scott. • 0.
" JaAcs li. Greeu, H.
'• N. Laukford,' I
" A. Posi'v, '■ K.
STitL Regiment of lufautrj- :
Sergeant It>aac N Rho.idt'S, •• A.
Private Wtirren A. .Jackson, " B.
" Samuel Elli»ou. '• C.
" James A. Mote, " 1).
Sergeant J. F. Coker,* *' F.
Patrick H. Smith. *' G.
Private Marion F. Ilazlewood. " H.
'* Charles W. Ropers.* " I.
" J. B. Peacock.- • K
26th Regiment of Infantry :
Private B. A. Thomason. " A.
Sergeant J. E. Gill»ert. " B.
56th Regiment of Infantry— Contiimed. ' Private L. P. Roberts, •' Reedy Ward, Sergeant F. E. Mitchell, Private J. T. McClain, " J. H. Cotre], " Jno. A. Uselton, Companies F and K made no seleotion. *i8th Regiment of Infantry :
Private TopJry Murphey, Sergoflnt Elias Wood, W. IJ. Curry, Wra. E. Short, The other companies made no selection. 32d Regiment of Infantry :
Private James Clementa,* Corporal Vincent H. Joiner, Private Edmnn<l Davis, • Corporal Jno. C. Oliver,* Private Reuben Dumas,
" Nathaniel Wheelers,* Corporal James H. Dore, Private Alfred C. Hatto, Sergeant George W. Vansaudt, Corporal Elijah P. Gable* 34th Regiment of Infantry :
Cor{)oral S. J. Numney, Private J. R. Browning, " C. P. Greer, " James Shehom, " S. W. Reynolds, " J. G. Whaley, " T. N. Cloud, " B. R. Covington, " J. G. Metts, 39th Regiment of Infantry : Adjutant J. M. Macon. 2d Lieut. E. Q. Thornton,
E.G. Petty, Sergeant C. K. Hall,
Company C D. E. G. H. I.
A B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. K.
A. C." D. E. F. G. H. I. K.
K. B. H.
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Company H. |
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E. Priest, |
K. |
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Private W. C. Menifee, |
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Sergeant A. J. Talbot, |
A. |
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B. |
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" John Dausbey, |
C. |
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" Evander Burkett, |
D. |
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" Frank Jones, |
E. |
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" Wm. M. MeadowB, |
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F. Espy, |
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17th Battalion — Sharp Shooters: |
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Private Jno. A. Kutberford,* |
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•' Walter 8. White, |
B. |
Waters' Battery :
Private John Hutcherson.
Ketchum's Battery :
Captain James Ganity. Ist Lieutenant Phillip Bond " M. A. Hassell.
Arkansas.
1st Regiment of Infantry :
Lieiitenant Colonel D. McGregor." Adjutant S. M. Greenwood.
Captain O. F. Parrish, * " D
Lieutenant J. E. Letson, " D.
Captain W. H. Scales, " C
Corporal G. M. McKenzie," " A.
Private J. S. T. Hemphill, " B.
G. W. Sallee,* " C
G. Bagy, " D
W. W. Chancy, " E.
H. J. Bullion, " F.
A. P. Green,* '' G.
Jst Eegiment of Infantry— Continued.
Private J. Beeson, Company H.
J. H. Curd,* .< I.
O. C. Cboat,* .' K. 2d Regiment of Infantry :
Corporal James W. Pyles, " a..
Private Tilraan Peavy,*, «< g_
" J. H. Eagle,* «« q
E. A. Ballew, « D.
W.A.Thompson,* " E.
Wm. Till,* u Y
Sergeant J. 'E. Shepard, " g.
Private M. M. McGee, " «• jj
Sergeant H. M. Gravis, «« j^
" F. E. Gett, •« K
4th Regiment of Infantry :
Sergeant S. A. Smith, " ^_
Private .Tames M. Pate," " C
" Dan'l Hudson, " jy
" Thus. Caldwell, «' j^
Sergeant J. F. Garrett,* « p>
Private J. M. Vinson,* «< q_
Sergeant S. T. Ward,* " H.
Private Simpson Jackson. " j
T.P.Williams, » K.
1st Regiment of Maryland Rifles :
Private Pat CoUawan, « j^
W. T. Blakemore, •< b.
" Jas. Pearsons, « q
Corporal C. D. Jenkins, " D.
Private T. J. Underwood, " e.
W. W. Coe, '< f[
1st Sergeant W. S. Colbeni, " q]
Coqioral Thomas Thompson, " jj.
J. L. Casteen, " j
Private G. B. House,* " g
25th Regiment of Infantry :
Private J. Alphin, » ^
Corporal J. R. Fergurson, « B.
Private W. G. Evans, " p
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25th Regiment of Infantrj'— Continued.
Private M.N. Jones. Company D.
S. H. McBride, " E
" Jno. A. Wright, ,, p'
" J. S. Gardner, .. q
J. W. McNabb, .. jj
Corporal A. M. Ragsdel, .. j'
11. D. Holdaway, ,. y^
4th Battalion of Infantry:
Privato .Taniep Vines,* .
Corporal L. Hipgie,* V.
Private Goorg*' Aylor. . .. /•,
" ■ C. G. Warren, .. j." I rumphrics Artillery Company : Private John Campbell.
Georgia. 5th Regiment of Infantry :
Private Newton Kic<;>,* .. »
Corporal M. J. McNaniara.* .. (^
Private ThoB. J. lirautley,* .. j.
Sergeant Samui-l P. Kiddoo,* .. y
Corporal B. D. liedell, jj
Private George A. Horseley,* .. j^
Companies D and G declined to select. 3d Battalion of Infantry :
Private A. S. Kinney,*
" W. I). Clark,* .. f.
" MathewHall, .. jy
" John Capps, .> p
" Michael Kinney, .. p
" Thomas Nolan, .< /-.
" G. W. Sanders. IHh Battalion of Infantry:
Private Obie McCreery,
" W.J.Wood, ., B
" N.W.Rice, .. c.
Corporal Wm. M. Gaines, .. jy
Private C. M. R. Palmer, » j?
H.
H. A.
Kentucky
2d Regiment of Infantry :
Color Corporal W. H. Robinson, Company A.
Private R. II. Graves, «< g
" Thomas Clark, « q
Sergeant C. A. Haskell, «< j)
" F. M. Chambers, «« jj.
" W. O. Coppidge, «< p
D. E. Tumey, u q
Corporal E. H. Wright, «< jj
Sergeant John H. Crane, «« j
" Jfis. A. Poarce, . «< jg
4th Regiment of Infantry :
Corporal G. W. Rogers, » j^
Sergeant E. L. Johnson, " g
Private John McGuire, «< q
Color Corporal R. H. Lindsey, " d.
Sergeant J. S. Whittington, «< jj
Private Joseph Nickols, «< f
" U. D. Wallace, .. q
Sergeant A. M. Hathaway, " g. Companies H and I declined selecting, fith Regiment of Infantry :
1st Sergeant J. B. Lewis, " (j
Corporal E. S. Jones, -i j)
Private Thomas Pajiie, " ^
" James^T. Prather, " q
2d Sergeant Wm. Hamed, " jj.
Private J. O. Cushenburg, '« i_ Companies A and B declined selecting iHh Regiment of Infantry :
Captain Jos. Desha, « j
" James T. Morehead, " G.
Private J. G. Wakefield, « a.
" Jacob Blackshear, " g
" J. L. Collins, «' Q
" Nathan Board, " q
Sergeant Wni. K. Kemnan. " H.
" Drakeford Gray, •• j.
Private H. B. Roberts, " k.
Company D declined to select
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Louisiana. 13th Regiment of Infantry :
Color Serpoant Roger Tanurc. Sergeant Major Jno. Farrel. Private Dan. Dunn,
" Ge«rpc> K. Higgins, " L«'wi8 Brown, Corporal F. Druvot, Private E. M. Harris, " Miclmel McCailliff, " James Kinsley, " M. Brennigan, Sergeant Pat. Johnston, Private Francis Mackjn. iidth Regiment of Infantry :
I'rivato Frank Monahan, Corporal Cliarl<'» Snej.len,
" John lieliejeao, Private WalUr Ilaynes. Ist Sergeant P. Mooney, Private G. Heisser,
Michiu;! Sullivan, " Miohael Carey. " Jno. Gorman, 1st Sergeant G. G. .Smith, Austins Batt^ilion of Sharpshooters : Private J. W. Stovall," " Andn-w Develbiss, 5th Company Washington Artillery: Private John W. Anthony.
Mississippi. 5th Regiment of Infantry :
Sergeant Wm. Dobbs, Private Jesse Glass, Corporal J. J. Smith, Private G. T. Jayroe, Sergeant J. H. Richardson,
W. A. Snow, Private S. F. Fondren,
Company A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. K.
A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. K.
A. B.
A.
B. C.
D. E. F.
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5th Regimont of Infantry — Continued. Sergeant D. S. McCollum, Private W. R. Flannigan, " H. H. McMichael,
7th Regiment of Infantry :
Private John Iligginbotham,*
" H. H. Price,
" Richard Chaddick,
" Jcptha Creel, Sergeant George Stewart, Private B. Drummond,
" M. B. Stringer,
" A. Z. Colter,
" P. W. Rogers, Sergeant A. E. Ford,
8th Regiment of Infantry:
Private W. T. Robinson,
" J. H. Bond,
" W. J; Pitman, Corporal Gr. B. Risher, Private S. T. Massey,
" D. F. Hilbum, Corporal A. W. Atwood, Private J. C. Lucy,
" Joel Foster,
" W. W. Watson,
9th Regiment of Infantry c
Private T. E. Bowden,*
" Thos. Gill, Color Sergeant L. E. McCrosky, Sergeant George F. Duffy, Private John McAfee,* Corporal E. W. Dowty, Private W. T. Hollis,
" B. C. Lipscomb,* Sergeant D. R. Bilos, Private W. H. Wheeler,
41st Regiment of Infantry:
Sergeant John A. Moore, 2
Company H. I. K
A. B. C. D. E. F. G H. I. K.
A. B. C. D E. F. G. H. I. " K.
A. B. C. D. E. V. G. H. I. K.
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4l8t Regiment of Infantry — Contiaaed. Private A. W. Bell, " A. F. Anderson, " A. Sanders, " Samuel N. Ricbej, " G. I). Nelson, *»
" P. Lodl>ettcr, " F. Constautinc. Coqioral W. M. Uakcr,
Companies H and C declined making sclectioas 9tli Battalion of Bliar]) Shooters : 4th Sergeant M. Murphy, Ist SergojMit Joseph O'Brien, Sc^rgeant Mur])hy was Belected by Major Richards
commanding battalion. CompauicB B and C declined making selectioiis. Stanford's Light Batt<Ty :
Private Richard H. Elliott.
North Carolina. '2%h Regiment of lufantr}':
Corporal Abner B. Freeman, Private TUumaa Elkin, Color Bearer James R. Lanning, 1st Sergeant Erwiu F. Roberta, Coqioral Willlium 8. Smith, Private Devania Millsaps,* " Abraham Hedrick, ** James A. Gillespie, " Thomas Willis,
Robert King, ,
'.VMh Regiment of Infantry :
Colonel David Coleman. Lieutenant Colonel Hugh H. Da\'id80n Acting Adjutant Isaac S. Hyams. 1 St Lieutenant Abram Booker,
Wm. T. Anderson, Sergeant John C. Rogers, Private Wm. T. West,
• Jas. W. Cobb,
' Jas B. A. Staten,
Company D. E. F. O. H. 1
K. L
A B. A . B C.
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39th Regiment of Infantry — Continued
Private Moses Fulbright, Company E.
Sergeant George W. Wiggins, " F.
" John E. More, " I. Companies G and H made no selection — Company K not in action.
South Carolina. 10th Regiment of Infantry:
Ist Lieutenant C. C. White, " A.
Private A. J. McCants, " A.
" J. S. Beaty, " B.
" W. D. Hewitt, " C.
" G. S. Flowers, " D.
Sergeant C. W. Cockfield,* " E.
Private G. W. Curry, " " F.
*' J. Cannon, " G.
" N. Gray, " H.
" W. n. Postou, " I.
" J. W. H. Bunch,* . '" K.
" J. A. Boatwright, " L.
Sergeant S. B. Rhuark, " M.
1 9th Regiment of Infantry : Colonel A. J. Lythgoe. Major Jno. A. Crowder. ^
Private Benjamin W. Boothe, " A.
Samuel S. Home, " B.
Sergeant W. H. Burkhulter, " C.
Private W. A. Black, " D.
" S. D. McCoy, " E.
" Samuel Bloodsworth, " F.
Sergeant Seth A. Jones, " G.
• Private James McClain, " H.
" James Jones, " I.
Sergeant Mafffn Yance, " K.
Tennessee. 2d Regiment of Infantry :
Color Sergeant John C. Ferris. 4th Regiment of Infantry :
Sergeant J. B. Wendall, " B.
Corporal M. R. Brown, " C.
4th Regiment of Infantry — Continued.
Private R. L. Matthews, Company E.
" G. M. Whitson, ' " G.
Sergeant J. F. Seay, " H.
Private R. W. Mulling, " I.
I>th Ki'gimcut of Infantry : -
Sergeant J. P. Hardcastle, " A.
2d LicuU'nant Z. B. llauirick, " B.
Color Sergeant W. Davis, " C.
]fsl Lieutenant W. C Grisaom, " C.
CapUiiu R. B. Roberts, " D.
2d Li.uUnant W, B. Masoy, *' E.
list Lieutenant . I. B. Blair, " G-
SiTge^nt J. Swan, " G.
2d Lieutcuaut 8. R. Richards, " IT.
W. H. Ballard. " L
Corporal W. F. I>igp8, " A.
2d 8<rgeant J. A. Aguilar, . " 15-
Sergeant L. D. Holland, " C.
Private W. T. Ballard, " D.
Corporal W. A. Tbompson, " K-
Private J. J. Hapler, " F.
" D. C. Baucum, " G.
" VV. C. Malin,* ^ H.
G. W. ("o8t4U.* " I
Corporal J. B. Johnson, " K
8th Regiment of Infantry :
Private D. T. Purkins,' " A.
" R. E. ColKton,' " B.
Sergeant J. M. Jones, " C.
W. J. Armstrong,* " D.
" Willie Simmons,* " E.
1st Sergeant E. B. Little,* " F.
Private R. H. Gaines,* " G.
" T. G. Hall, " H.
Sergeant J. T. Luna, " L
Sergeant Major \V. H. Holmon,* " K.
17th Regiment of Infantry : Colonel A. S- Marks. Lieutenant Colonel W. W. Floyd.
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Adjutant James Fitzpatrick. |
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Captain F. B. Terry, |
Company A. |
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let Lieutenant G. W. Com, |
D. |
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" H. M. Kimsey, |
B. |
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2d Lieutenant M. W. Blaek, |
E. |
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Corporal Jno. N. Lowery,* |
A. |
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Sergeant P. L. Shaffner, |
B. |
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W. T. Jones, |
c. |
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Robt. Rollins, |
D. |
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Private J. D. Martin, |
E. |
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'-' Jno. L. Conley, |
F. |
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" J. H. Gober, |
G. |
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" M. T. Liggett,* |
H. |
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" T. C. Mitchell, |
K. |
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Company I declined making a selection. |
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19th Regiment of Infantry : |
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1st Sergeant Joseph Thompson, |
L |
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Amos C. Smith, |
B. |
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Sergeant Geo. N. Richardson, |
K. |
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The other companies declined making selections. |
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23d Regiment of Infantry : |
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Lieutenant Colonel R. H. Kecble. |
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Captain W. H. Hunter, |
G. |
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" N. R. Allen, |
E. |
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Private W. G. Haynie, |
A. |
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" W. J. Pennington, |
B. |
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1st Sergeant J. N. Holt, |
D. |
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Private H. C. Haynes,* |
E. |
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" S. M. Foster, |
c. |
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" Jasper M. Harris,* |
F. |
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1st Sergeant Wm. K. Kelly, |
G. |
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Corporal G. W. Jernyan, |
H. |
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24th Regiment of Infantry : |
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Private R. H. Jones, |
A. |
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" Willis A. Jones, |
B. |
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" J. M. D. Sullivan, |
c. |
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Sergeant W. H. H. Loftin, |
D. |
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Private Wm. Jordon, |
E. |
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Color Bearer Cuthbert FerjjU, |
F. |
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24th Regiment of Infantry — Contmued. |
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Sergeant G. W. Ajiderson, |
Company G . |
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Private Allen W. Williams, |
H. |
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" R. A. Dean, |
I. |
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" Andrew J. Powers, |
K |
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25th Regiment of Infantry : |
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This regiment declined making any selections. |
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2f»th Regiment of Infantry : |
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Private James Deatherage,* |
A. |
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" Jno. n. Edmunds, |
B. |
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" Wm. T. Williams,* |
C. |
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Wealey ('ollins, |
D. |
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William Rice, |
E. |
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William Wright, |
F. |
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A. M. lirunsou. |
H |
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W:ifiliington Fuller, |
I |
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*• John Alfred, |
K |
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SPth Regiment of Infantry : |
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Captain Franklin Fowler, |
I. |
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Ist Liontoiiant Jame^i M. Lowe, |
B. |
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Private Elijali A. Greer, |
A. |
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Thoinus W. Palton. |
B. |
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" Lafatte Chilton, |
C. |
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*' James A. Ra«h, |
G. |
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Color Bearer Houston B. Graves, |
F. |
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Corporal John F. Moore, |
G. |
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Private Pinkn«'y Craighead, |
" H |
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Sergeant Claiborne D. Griffith, |
I. |
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1st Sergeant J. R. Pirtle, |
K |
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■33d Regiment of Infantry: |
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Corporal J. W. Mosier, |
A. |
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Private T. E. Mercer, |
B. |
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Sergeant J. C. Stublefield, |
C. |
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Private W. J. McDaniel, ^ |
" D. |
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" E. M. Arnold, |
E. |
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Sergeant George Parbom,* |
F. |
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Private W. R. Gauntlett, |
G. |
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" J. L. MireU.* |
H. |
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Sergeant J. E. Hays,* |
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Private J. D. Hill, |
K. |
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37th Regiment of Infantry :
Major J. T. McReynolds. 44th Regiment of Infantry :
Colonel John S. Fulton. Lieutenant Colonel J. L. McEwin. Major H. C. Ewin, Captain Samuel Jackson, Private James D. Stone,
" J. G. Heflin,* Corporal John W. Gill,* " J. D. Crenshaw, " Isaac Berry, Private J. M. Sellers, 45th Regiment of Infantry : Private A. W. Loftin, " J. H. Henderson, " J. E. Watkins,* Corporal P. C. F. Millen, Private James Flowers,* Ist Sergeant L. P. Cawthom,* Private A. T. Lanvier,* Corporal B. A. Baird, Sergeant Hugh Hope, Private John W. Williams, Darden's Battery— This company declined to select. Stev-en Artillery :
Private James E. Gibbs.* Jeflferson Artillery :
Captain P. Darden.
Major R. B. Snowden, Assistant Adjutant G^eraU Captain Douglas' Battery :
Corporal W. L. Waits.
Texas 9th Regiment of Infantry :
Lieutenapt Colonel M. A. Dillard Private F. M. Scllman, " John Bradshaw, " T.J. Cox, Sergeant J. C. Hamilton,
Company I. B. C. F. H I K
A. B. C. D. E F G. H. I K
A. C. D. E.
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9th Rofim<>nt of Infantry — Contio«ed.
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Private J. M. l»yrd, |
Company F. |
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" D. V Moore, |
G |
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" M. H. Dixon |
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.Sorpcant (J. W. Uodford, |
K |
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lOtk Rfpimcnt of Cavalry (dismounted): |
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I'rivate AloxandiT CiK>k, |
A |
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" F. M. R4Klgt.r«. |
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Servant J. T. Mctico, |
r. |
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" A. Sims, |
D. |
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PrivaU- James Ti'rry, |
E. |
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. " W. W. Conley. |
F. |
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" Slokcly llutchins. |
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J. O. Manning, |
H |
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Jot'l Rrynolda, |
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" 8. L. Uirdwell, |
K |
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Mth Rogiment of Cavalry: |
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Private W. R. Strapp. |
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.Jordon Whi'U-hwr, |
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Tlioniaa A. I.iattemer, |
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" Wm. D. Melton,' |
D. |
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Corporal John Wycbe, |
E. |
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Privatf Wu». 8p«'Bcer, |
F. |
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•• (Jeo W. Woodall, |
G. |
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•• William Hull. |
H |
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• Hichaitl Slilea, |
I |
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" J V K«'il, |
K |
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■Jtid p.-piment of Cavalry, (formerly 15th): |
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Corporal James K<.>per«,* |
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Private James W. Clark,* |
G. |
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Ist St-rpeant S. L. Easly, |
H. |
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Private E. Wataon, |
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The other (yuipauiea declined making aelectionfl |
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9th Confederate R«'pimenl : |
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Col. J. A. 8mith Commanding |
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Captain Jos. H. Brow. |
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Ist SiTgi^ant Wm. Powers, |
A. |
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Wm. Price, |
B. |
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Private Hugh McUugh, |
C |
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9th Confederate B<>giment — Cootinued
lat Serg-eant Walter Laracr. CompAdy D.
Private John Hogan, •• g
" Corran Kenny, •' p
( " Luther Hessey, «< q
Sergeant A. P. Barns. 4< ^
BATTr.r OF CHANrF,M.ORSVILr,E.
Alrthftma. 3d Regiment of Infantry :
Sergeant Walter Ransom, «. q
" George Ellison, << jj
Corporal H. H. Hardy, « q
Private' CD. Rouse, .< j|
Corporal W. H. Powers, « j^- Companies A, B, D, F and L d.dined voting. 5th Regiment of Infantry :
Captain A. T. Renfro, « jj
Private W. P. Stokes. .. ^*
" John Summers, " j{
F. M. Burnett. ' << (.
Sergeant Jno. H. Cowan, .^ D
Private Louis H. Thorntoir, .. £
Corporal Jno. O. Donohoe, -< y
Private N. S. Franklin, « (;
" R. L. Franklin. U
" H. J. Robertson, " j
Corporal H. F. Martin, .< j^-
6th Regiment of Infantry :
Private Mathew Benton.
Sergeant J. C. Gamble, <. j{
Private W. H. Digby, .< (•
" H. H. Moore. •• jy
Sergeant E. O. Baker, .< ^
Corporal G. P. Jones, n »,-
Private H. L. Jones, .< r.
Sergeant D. Madigan, , <. tt
Private James W. Evans, >. j
" H. I. Price, ., jr
Sergeant H. W. Hale, .< j'^
Private D. W. Moorer, " M
A.
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60i Begiment of Infantry : Captain H. W. Cox.* |r*rivat.p Louis Dondur*^.
' R. W May, TAerpcant Wm. I^wmm, kVivatp J. E. Bailey, ' C. II. Hunter, P. W. Chappcll. R. B Mitdioli. W. S. Brown, H. N. Wootau. " Tho«. Eady,
ta|[HBMit of lufuntry : lit Lioutenant E. 8. Stoeksy, k*rirate L. Waltara,
Jo«. H. Boaods, - - innt J. II. Loekwell, ■ Htc J. C. Fennington. Jos. Monael, JamM II. DowdU. Cur|Miral Jeme Panooa, PriTaif' I). II Spiaddls, Heigeaut D BuUer, k^rira;e B. F Smitk.
Company B A B C D E. F G. H 1 K
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G.
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1th KAgiment oi In^tiy ; [VivaU> W. Spwka,* .-H<rpfniU Hill M. Tniylor.* Oolor Corporal J no. T. Moon,* The other oompanieK derlined nuikinf
i4tb Rcciatwotof Infantry:
tientBDUit Colonel J. M. Fields ' (Captain T. T Monnger * R. F Harman.' I St Lieutenant IL A. botoaum. * Prirato Daniel Kennington,* Corporal William Tomlinaoo,
Joseph G. Dopne, ad 8erg«ant Tbomaa D.
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I4th Regiment of Infantry — Continued |
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Private Jamea F. D. Thaxton* |
Tompany I |
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" James M. Brock, |
K |
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The other companies declined making selections |
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12th Regpment of Infantry : |
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Ist Lieutenant Thos W. HarriH. |
C |
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2d Lieutenant J. A. Walker. |
B |
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W F. Lowe, |
F |
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Private J. L. Batts, |
A |
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" Abel James. |
B. |
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" 8. M. Beavers, |
C. |
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" W. W. Forrister, |
D- |
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" R. J. On. |
E. |
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Ist Sergeant N. M. Howard, |
F |
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Private Jae. N. Bullard, |
a. |
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" Archibald McDonald |
H. |
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Private W. H. Burgamy, |
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Private A. S. W. Bass, |
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2d Sergeant J. A. Cochran. |
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Private Rolley Willingham, |
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" D. P. White, |
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" R. D. B. Holt, |
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" W. E. Moore, |
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" Lewis Milligan, |
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" D. M. Pearce, |
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44th Regiment of Infantry : |
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James A. McNatt,* |
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45th Regiment of Infantry: |
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Captain Wm. H. Shaw.* |
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Private Jno. D. Pate,* |
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" Jno. H. King, |
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" James M. Lawrence, |
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" James P. Green, |
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" Jno. S. Bonner, |
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" W. W. Wilson. |
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• M. H. Fitzpatrick, |
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Private Lewis White, |
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Si rgeiiijf M. Watkin«, |
C. |
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W. T. Mooa,' |
D. |
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Corporul Jaini-s Hollingswonh." |
E. |
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Corpoml L. D. Taylor. |
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" J.N. Jordou, |
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Private Joseph Bell, |
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" V. B. Pool, |
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" Janie« Taylor,* |
K. |
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ilst llegimcnt of Infantry— Declined ni |
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.VortA Carol |
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■itl Regiiu«*m : |
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Sei-R»-HiU John K. Banner, |
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Private W. H. Flowers, |
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Serpeaut T. E. Elli.H. |
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Corporal R. Felton. |
D. |
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.Sergeant J. T. Booth, |
E. |
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Corporal J. E. May, |
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I»rivate Thomas Williford. |
G. |
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Simeon Graddy. |
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Aaron A. Pitt, |
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Corpo.nl Charles Catler, |
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Private Jai ob W. WUlieln*,* |
B. |
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Sergeant Jos. W. Leggett,' |
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Private G. W. Shi vis,* |
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" WiUiam H. Barrow,* |
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'• W. R. Josey," |
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5th Regiment of Infantry : |
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Private William Henry Medlin, |
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5th Regiment of Infantry — Continued. |
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Private Richard H. Bngge, |
Company B. |
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" Newitt D. Bridges, |
C. |
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" J. M. Guilford, |
D. |
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Corporal Monroe Cniise, |
E. |
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" Patrick H. Robbing, |
G. |
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Private Thomas Felton, |
H. |
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Color Corporal Francis Bradshaw, |
K. |
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7th Regiment of Infantry : |
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2d Lieutenant A. M. Walker. |
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Corporal Wm. H. Milstead, |
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Sergeant Wm. G. Sawyers, |
B. |
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Corporal Phillips Strickland. |
C. |
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Sergeant Thomas Brinkle, |
D. |
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Private E. H. Eure, |
E. |
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" Edward Williams, |
F. |
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Corporal J. W. Smith, |
G. |
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Sergeant R. M. Caldwell, |
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Private T. L. Purdie, |
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Sergeant J. S. McCurdy, |
K. |
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12th Regiment of Infantry: |
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Private D. B. Hoover, |
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Corporal Samuel Alston Ward, |
C. |
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Private T. A. Stone, |
D. |
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Sergeant L. M. WiUs,* |
E. |
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Private Jerry Draper, |
F. |
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" J. E. Hux, |
G. |
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A. L. Barnes, |
H. |
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Jno. W. Arrington, |
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Jno. R. Johnson,* |
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14th Regiment of Infantry: |
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Private Henry B. Sanders, |
C. |
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Sergeant J. F. Goforth, |
D. |
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" Urias Pool,* |
E. |
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" J. M. Whltmire, |
F. |
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" J. R. Smith,* |
" G. |
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Corporal C. M. Smith, |
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Sergeant L. N. Keith, |
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let Lieutenant C. L. Robinson,* |
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Private F. Riley, |
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Corporal W. H. Wippina, |
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Private K. C. Blanton, |
D |
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" Lawrence Cook, |
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Corporal A. M. Mudows, |
F |
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Private J. W. Williford,* |
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" B. P. Jacobs, |
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Ist Sergeant T. L. Williauis,' |
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Corporal J.J. Bluikwell,* |
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Color Bergeant John A. Cirpeut^r, |
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20th Regiment of Infantry : |
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Corporal C. A. Patterson, |
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Private D. R. A. Ellis, |
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Corporal Richard Faulk, |
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Private Josioh Hudson, « |
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" Newbeme Tew, |
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" Thomas N. Morris, |
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23d Regiment of Infantry : |
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Private J. D. Hirminghiim,* |
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" A. Hedick, |
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Sergeant Brantley Harris,* |
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Private N. C. Morrison,* |
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Samnel Clarke, |
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" W. A. Towcll,* |
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T. M. Tluunasou. |
G. |
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•' J. C. Ford,* |
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Robert Heeler, |
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" J. F. Killiaa,* |
K |
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30th Regiment of Infantry : |
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Private J no. R. Holland,* |
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•• Wm. J. McDowell, |
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Seigeant J. W. J. House, |
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Private William McCauloy, |
" H. |
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" E.M. Bales, |
K |
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34th Regiment of Infantry : |
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Private Mathias Brown, |
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34th Begiment of Infantry — Continaed. Private Wallace Winn, Sergeant George W. Koone, Private Obadiuh Eller, let Sergeant David M. Taylor, Sergeant Thomas S. Shufford,* Ist Sergeant Charles B. Todd, Private Samuel Dellingner. Sergeant Elisha Robbins, Private .Toscpb Hogan,
:{7th Regiment of Infantry : Private W. J. Gosa, Sergeant J. E. Fairchild,
" B. F. Brown, Private Jno. L. Anstin,
" J. E. Coffee.
" William Kelly. Corporal J. A. Rolinett, Sergeant G. W. McKee,
John Tally, Private M. D. L. Parsons.
38th Regiment of Infantry :
Adjutant D. M. Mclntire. Lieutenant A. J. Brown. Private Jesse Nethercut, " Thomas Dinkins. . " Benjamin Sutton. 1st Sergeant David A. Thomson. Private W. J. Hutchinson,* " W. M. S. Huffman, Corporal W. T. Mathesou, D. P. Woodburn. ■ Private T. J. Ramsey, " ' W. H. McPhaul,
South Carolina Ist Regiment of Infantry :
Private W. H. Cooper, " J, P. Hunter,* " A. P. Abbott,* " Jesse R Hays,*
CompaBy B C. D " E. F. G H. I K
A B. C D E. " F. G H I K.
A B. C D. E. F. G. H. I. K
1st Begiment of Infantry — Continued.
Private Benjamin Barnhill,* Company F.
" G. W. Smith,* " G.
" Albert P. Youmans, " H.
" R. W. Perry, " I.
" James McNab,* " K.
" A. J. Simpson, " L.
Il'.th Regiment of Infantry:
Sergeant J. A. McCollnm," * " D.
Private .lames Johnson,* • " E.
Jno. M. Pikard, •' Q,
T. C. Corley, " R.
Nth Regiment of Infantry:
Sergeant J. M. Carter,* " A.
Private Caleb Hare,* " B.
" Olivant P. Walker,' " D.
C. Hiigh«^B. " E.
Sergeant Z. L. Nabors,* •• f.
Private James White,* " G.
Sergeant R. J. Wade, ' " H.
John E. BrownW, " i.
Pri>Tite M. C Little,* • k.
Urrs Rifles :
Sergeant L. A. Wardlaw, •• g
Private Saml. P. Moore, " y,
.1. Marian Mattison, G.
Virginia
4tli Regiment of Infantry:
Captain M. Harmon,* " G.
Lieutenant M. G. W. Petennan,' " E.
Captain John H. Fulton, " A.
Lieutenant James F. Cecil, ^ " C.
P. Hogan, " H.
-" W. B. Carder, " JD Adjutant William Wade.
Sergeant Harold J. Matthews, A.
Charles W. Garlick; " B.
Private William A. Chumbley " C.
" Edward Harrison, " D.
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4th Regiment of Infantry— Continiied.
Pfirppant Charles L. Gordon. fompnny E.
Corporal George. V. Byrd, ;< ' y
" Piter H. Marrow, .< ^^
Private Ribben D. Henderson,* <« j^
" Nathan A. Laqjtey,* -< j
" George W. Pac«, ■ L
'i7ih Regiment of Infantry :
Sergeant J. H. llolley, .« jr
Private J. O. Cook, .. p
" W. H. Parker,* .- D
" E. IT. Norgrove,* «. jj
" Hugh King, .i jj
Corporal John ]5alcer, ' « (^.
" Isaac IJecsou, <• q
40th Regiment of Infantry :
Private George W. Dudley," « ^
" Robert H. Wilson, «. jj
" Peter JI. Hall, " (^.
" Henry Bartlctt, << p)
" Hiram Piircell, " E
1st Sergeant Thomas Cockrell,* «« j-
• Private Joseph McQave, " q
Corporal John T. Ford,* « jj
" " Geoi-ge Comw-ell, ^. j
1st Sergeant Jno. 13. Garland.' * " K
.'5,'th Regiment of Infantry:
Corporal C. R. Sheppard,' ■-" ^ '
Sergeant "William Smith, " C.
Corporal Ro. Hall, <« p
Sergeant Tlios. 13. Fogg,* " p
Private Thomas Dodsou, " k.
■ " Jno. Haydon,*' «« j^
" George T. Newton,* " j^f
Battle of Gettvsiti nu. Ml Georgia Regiment of Infantry:
Lieutenant Colonel John C. Mouuger.
Private P. B. Millican,* m ^ 4
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9tb Georgia Rcf^iment of Infanty — Continued.
Privatft Thos. J. Michael, Company C.
" James W. Mann,* " D.
Corporal Jo8<ph A. Hough, " E.
Private Jesse McCullar,' " F.
" John Mills, ^ " G.
" Chesloy AUleman, " H.
Corporal Luther J. Copeland,* " I.
Private. Henry T. Daniel, " K.
PrivatL- Henry T. Daniel wits alterwarJs killed at Funkstown, Md.,
July Kith, 1H«>:{.
By order.
S. COOPER,
Adjutant and Inspector General
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bottom, for "Elijah A. Greer" read " Elijah W. Greer.' Milieu" read "Miller." LiUivier" read " Lanvin."
bottom, for "Company H," read "Company I." A. T. Renfro" read " W. T. Renfro." •6th" road "12th."
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ihb (ieorgia Rojriinent of Infanty— Continued.
Privau- Thos. J. Miclia.1. Company C.
Jann-.s W. Manu,* •« jy
Corporal Joseph A. Hough, *< jj
Private .Icsse McCullar,' <• p
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Adjutant and Inspector General's Officii Richmond, Oct. 5, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, ( No. 132. S
I. Cadets, having been required by General Orders, 65, Sept. 9, 1862, to report to tliis office those who have not complied with the terms of that order, and who tail to do so, either personally or by letter, for the ensuing thirty days, will be dropped from the rolls of the army.
II. " Officers of the Quartermaster General's and Commissary depart* ments, who are iu charge of depots, will receive from officers collecting the tax in kind, and receipt for all prodiice belonging to their respective departments which may be invoiced to them, and pro>ide storehouses for the same."
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector Gtneral.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Oppice, Richmond, Oct. 5, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS, ?
No. i:?:{. I
I. TliP Chief of the Nitre and Mining Bureau is directed, through the officers of his bureau, to impress copper, coal, and such other minerals as may be needed Im the use of the govemineut.
II. The provisions of paragraph I, General Orders, No. 67, current se- ries, is extended to officers of the conscription bureau. The payments authorized will be made out of the funds appropriated for the support of that bureau.
By order.
S. COOPER,
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SENEKAL ORDERS, ^ No. 1:54. S
I. At ft General Court Martial, cnnvcnrd by virtue of General Orders, Ko. i;{:?, dated H< ad Qiiarter«5 Army of Northern Virginia, December 7, 1862, was arraigrncd and tried :
Second Liont'nant J. M. YouNoni.oon, Company B, 2d Miss. Batta- lion, on tlio following Charge and Specification :
Cn AJt«;E — Violation of the 4.'ith Article of War. Sprrificfition — In thi.'i, that the said Second Lieutenant J. M. Young- blood, Company B. '2d Miss. Battalion, was drunk and disorderly on " dross parade" and in camp on or about the evening of November 3, fj 1802. All this occurring near Culpepcr co^jpthouse, in Culpcper county, y in the state of Virginia.
i , II. Finding aiJd sentence of the court.
The Court, after duo consideration, find the accused. Second Lieute- nant J. M. Youugblood, 2d Miss. Battalion, as follows":
Of the Specification, # X Guilty.
Of the Charge, ' Guilty.
And do therefore sentence him to be cashiered.
III. The proceedings in the foregoing case having been laid before the fi(H',retary v( War, to be submitted to the President, are by him approved; but in consideration of the previous sobriety and good conduct of Lieu- tenant Youngblood, the sentence is remitted, and he will be restored to duty.
By order.
S. COOPER, w Adjutant and Inspector General.
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GENERAL ORDERS, No. 135.
I. R<*cruiting officrrs and others arc forbidden to grant prrmits to con- scripts or deserters, allowing them to visit their honiHs, or to reir.ain there for any purpose. The notice already given conscripts is deemed suffi- cient, and deserters are not entitled to indulgence.
II. All parties who have received exemption papers for disability other than those granted •for permanent and decided disability, must be re-ex- amined, and the law which there is reas^on to believe is too often evaded, bo in these, and in all cases strictly enforced.
III. ^len einiiloyid tq aid enrolling officers must, if subject fo eon- ficri[)ti{m, be regularly enrolled ; and unless detailed for the special duty in question by written orders of the War Deiiartnient, will be reported to the Bureau of Conscription, to be disposed of as in other cases.
IV. Officers will be held to strict account for any violation or neglect of these orders.
V. The provisions of paragraph I. General Orders, No. 67, current se- rie«, is extended to officers of IVtajor A. IT. Cole's department. The pay- ments authorized will be made by any post quartermaster.
VI. Officers and soldiers in the general service cannot be transferred to local companies, and applications therefore will not be entertained.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant ami Inspector General,
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GENERAL ORDERS, No. 13C.
Paragraph III, General Orders, No. 100. Adjutant and Inspector Gene, mi's otBce, last series, is so amended as to authorize payment of the mo- ney value of clothinp which may be due the soldier at the end of th« year, as therein provided, upon descriptive lists, when he is absent from his coraniand by proper authority at the time, and will be prevented fh)in rejoining it within sixty days thereafter.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Insputor General,
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Richmond, Oct. 22, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 137.
The authority of Commandartc of Conscripts to mrike dolails for pb- rolliiig' Femcc of officers and soldiers' coming within their jurisdiction, undrr the 2d clause of paragraph ll of General Orders, No. 82, and para- graph V of Geutral Orders, No. [K3, of 1^*62, is hereby extended, so that they mny employ such persons in the duties of rail road guards, bridgft or ferry guards, or in the protection of public property, at the request of the officers of the staff departments or of local military commanders. Special reports will be nia<le of all such details to the Bureau of Con- gcrijition.
They mny also detail, in like manner, until the recovery of health, anj^ convalescents borne on the rolls of general hospitals, who may he re- ported,- to them by the hospital boards as unable to take the field, but fit for light duty: the details to cease at the time that may be indi<-ated by the examinations of the hospital boards.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
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Adjutant and Inspector General's Officf, Richmond, Oct. 24, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 13ti.
The following instrnctiong are pnblished for carrying into effect the 9tli section of the act of 26th March 1^63, to regulate impressments, in v- spect to labor on fortifications and other public works in states in which provisions have not been ma'le on this subject:
1 . The commanding genr-ral or the oflScer of engineers in charge of the work, shall have power to decide upon the necessitj' for making im- pressments of slaves for this purpose, after making suitable efforts to secure the necessary laborers by contract. He must be satisfied of the necessity of the measure before he r<'sorts to it.
2. lie may authorize the impressment of male slaves between the ages of seventeen and fifty years, but before the first day of December next shall abstain from impressing slaves from plantations exclusively devoted to the production of grain and provisions, without the consent of the owner, except in cn?f^s of urgent necrssitj-.
^. No impressments shall be made of the slaves employed in the do- mestic and family service rxrlusivelv, nor upon farms or plantations where there are not mi.re than three slaves of the age specified, and not more than five per cent, of tlie population of .slaves shall be impressed in any county at the same time, unless the necessity is veiT great, and after consultation with this department or the governor of the state in which the impressment is to be mnde.
4. The ordinary period for imprefsmpnt shall be Pixty days, but if tlie owner of any slave shall fail to bring the slaves imprcs.sL-d to the place of rendezvous within five days after the time appointed, the slaves so withheld may be detained for ninety days, and for a longer term of ten days for every day of defanilt, unless a reasonable excuse be given for the delays that have occurred.
5. It shall be the duty of the commanding general in charge of any lines requiring fortification, to acquaint himself with the resources of slave labor within his department, and to consider with care the manner in which he may obtain the control of whatever is necessary for the public service, by fair and equitable apportionment among the owners of such property. He will consult with the governor of the state and other stat<; authorities as to the best mode of proceeding, so that his impressment may cause the least embarrassment to the industrial pursuits of the com- munity.
6. Notices shall be given of the number and character of the slaves
requirwl, tin; time anJ jtliu-p of their tlelivery, the time for which the ser- vice is required, imd of tlie aiTaiip«'iiieut.s iuail<' ror.tiie suhsistcncc, nian- apemt'Dt ami custody of tin-, slaves bo nqiiired; and if the masters en" 8lavc?< shall ap^ni- t<> furnish sulisistcncc for tlieir slaves and a suitable overseer or aj^cut to supcrinteud them, they shall have the privilege of Ko doing. Hut such overseers shall Ix" jul)je«t to the coDtr<d of the officer in charge, uud may Ik' dismissed for any iniscnudiict liy him.
7. Tli<- sum of twenty d«»ll;ir8 per nn*iitii for cacIi slave dilivrnd ia ])ur8uanci- to reciuisitioD, and lifto<-n dollais {tor mouth for <-a<'h slave held in (-oDse(|ueuce of failure of his master !•> oIn y puiuisition made as herein hefore provided, shall be paid by the Confedt-nUc .States, and soldiers* rations, medicines and medical atti-mlance furnished; aud the value of all such slaveji as may die diu-iug their term of s«Mvicc or ihen-afti-r, from in- juries rewi\od or diiUNUjes contracted iu such service, or may not l»e re- iiinied, shall Ih- |mid by the Cunfedei-ate 8laii*s. Such value shall be i-onclusiveiy esL'ildislicd by a formal a]iprnis<-meut by a board of experts iiiiitually agn>«'d upon at the time the slaves are received into the confe- d< rate strvice. ComjM-nsatiou lihaU aliM l>e made for all injuriis toslavot arising from tlie act of tlie public enemy, or frum any injury arising from a waul of due diligiiue on the pait of authorities of the Confederate States. But the Coufidirat*- States will not Ik* liable for any slave not relurocHl \t\ n-ason of traud or cullu>iou on tin |)art of the owuer or hit :ig»'nt, or the overs<'«'r selecttxl by him to su|Mrinteitd them, nor if hifl deatli should In* caused by the a<-t of God, ui by dist-juM.* existing whea the slave is received by confederot** authorities.
8. SubKi«tence and provisions furnished by the oh uer shall be com- iiiut4Hl for at the rale^ allowed soldiers iu service. All slavi-s seut volun- tarily to the confederate authoritii-s, and accept«-d by them, without other s)>ecial contract, sluill stand ou the same footiug a<> those delivered under reijuisitiim; aud the owners of all slaves deliveri-d or taken under requisi- tion shall hv eulitled to regard the Coufoderate States as contracting with them to comply with the obligations and conditions hereiu expressed.
y. In ca.<e iheio should be any disagreement on the subject of the value of any shivo iiupn-ssed, or in case the impressing officer shall not be .satisfied of the Jiccmacy of any valuation or valuations, the apj) raise inent shall be referred to the appraisers appointed under the .'>th section of the act concerning impressments, according to the provisions of the act of congress a{>prored *<^th April ldC3, and published in Orders, No 53, cor- reul series.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector GemeraL
Adjutant and Inkph tmh i.kvkkai.'s Office, lluhmoiiil. Oct. 28. JcMit.
GEXEKAL ORDERS. )
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I. 'I'h*' Prpsiilt'iit havitig oomtnulod or r< mitfrd tlx' isfntrncrs pro- nounri'<| Iiy (itiKiiil Ctmits MHrfi«l in llu- fnlUiwirp ia*'! s. Iiin drcision ispublisht'iJ fur th«^ iDruriniilion and guidHtict; of all riiiniTited :
1. Liint. E M. I' BkowN, Company IJ. Hili naflalion fJii. Volun- trcrs. Cliarged «itb liiilurc to 8U|tpii hs mutiny , uikI i-xiiiiiig ami join- iop then-in.
Sentence — Death.
2. First Scrgt AltNKR UkderWOOO, Company D, Hili IJattaliou Ga Voluiiti'crs; alno,
3. PiivHt^T P. Wood;
4. Private V. W. Cannon ;
5. J'livHie W.M Garnkr; and fi. Private T. KoiiKRTS,
of Company H, 8th Battalion Ga. VoUinUers. Charged with exciting and jiiiniiig iu mtitiuy. Stntcnr.c — iJcatli.
7. Private D\NIFI. Houjs, Company T?, 8f)i Ilattali.m Ga. Volun- teers. Chiirgi'd with exciting aud joining in miiliny.
Sentence — Confinement with ball and chain tonweht? inonlh.s, and for- feiture of pay.
The aftiresaid parties were all fried l>y Gtneral C«urt Mar'ial, convened wilder Genera! Orders, No. 3, of 18(i i, Di'i>ailn eit of South (Hroiiiia, G<'orgia and Florida. In view of the evidfiit want, of 'lisci|iline in this battalion, the President has remitted tlie s-nii-n' < s ol all iJie. p;irtieg. Lieut. Uritwn, Jj^ergt. Underwood, and Privates Wood. Caisuon, (Jarner, Roberts and Hollis will therefore be rclease^l bom ru tin ii.enl and re- turned to duty.
The Department observes with regret the absi-me of a jii.st militaty dlscipliue in the above iKimed batlalioii. Had ibis ben |ii.ij.erly obsiived and enforced, there i.s I'eason to belitne these trials \vi>ui'i liav<^ been ob- viated. Tlie tifficers in charge are res|iou.siiile for tln-s' evil.s, an<l must correct thenu At the same time they shuuld ob.serve lowiiuls ihe soldiera
In tlieir commnnd a pmpor dofrree of ronMidi-ration nnd liindnrss, which fa gciiiTHllj a «uu* III! HUB of wruriiig (il>i*di«iirf and rwjMit.
II. — H. Private Stkpiien Outlaw, of Tioop A, nth G». Cavalry. Cliaip'd "i'l" <lt-crlK>a.
Scntcnrt — Death.
Tried by (Ji'iieml Court Martial, convi rn-d mid«'r General Ordrrw, No. a, of Ktldimiy G. IHlIJJ, Dipailinciit of Smiiii Caioliiia, (>oorf;ii« iiiid Flo- rida, 'i iiih Ih not |irii|M'rlv a ('a>e of diM-rtiun. Tliu primiiH'r I'M-aixtl thi"gumd«lii ' ' ;i\f Im'< II r« tnriM'd to
COiH]))< tc lnM h' , . .>);iiiiji>t him I hull that,
for Hii «'!«cn|n'
l'iivat< Outlaw will Ik* re'.ruaed from ronfiiicmcTit and it'turncd to dnfj.
0. Li«iit Col. A. C. RnWAflUS. CharpHl with violating tho 5'2d, 8:td and '.KUli Anirhw of War
Tri«'<l hy ('<Mirl, luiivini-d undor Special Ordern, \.i 1 IH, Head Qtiar< tiTM I>e|Hirtnient <if Koiilh CandiiiM, ({(-oriria and Fhtrida. Jnly 2^, I8(t3.
/vnfrnrr — Sn^|K>ii»-ioD Innn rank and entnniMiid, wiihoiit pay for eigh* *cen nmiitliN ( 'oiiiiinited to n-printaod m ( ;• ii«tkI Oidem.
The fotiliiu'e in tlu r i - was the jn»t ronp«s
fl\irnn* of un unlMH-omiii^; jrntii-nn on lild part
In din'Ctinp hii* ri-Uuut«- fn>m arrt-nt aini n-^i.>iMiion to duly, tb** IVjwrt- uienl indiilpf the ho|ie thht thti< exoifUe ol lOxei-utive rleiiiPiiey may hava Hm due • ffeil in extiiinp him to a striclfr vigilance aud a juore eseinplary iischaipe of duty in th*" future.
10. Lieut. J\ME« M. ClIEssER, 47th Ca. VoIunUcrs. Charpdwith iefauiatiun of iharacter, niutin}' and lncoui|»«'len<y.
Tried hy Court. roiiveniHl under General Orders, No. 11, of January *f>th, IHli I. fntni Division Head Quarters. WiUninglon, N. C, in-tm d in furttDane<- <>f Oeinral Oidwra, No. 14, Departmeut of South Carolina, CtH>rf!ia anil Florida.
Srmtmre — liUiuiiutioB fcom aerYiro, with furfeitnm of pay and allow- tncea.
Thp n««»rd in this ca» i« inctwplrte. The prooeedinp*. 6ndin(; ao4 aeutrnce an> d'l— pproTnd' and L<i«at. Chesser w ill bo rekraaed from airaaii and returned to duty.
III.— II Fecond I>ut J J Worth \m, Wacrnmaw Light Artillery. Charped uitli ^enditlp a challenjre, and with conduct to the pn-judice of ^ood «rd< r and inilitHry discipline
Senu»te — To le cashiered. Commuted to reprimand in General Orders.
12. PpfOTKl Li-Mif . W. J. GouE, Waccamaw Light ArHllery. Cliargej witli <-arr_ving a challfiige. *
ScMleiirc—To be lasli'nitj. ComiimU;cl to reprimand iuGt'oeral Orders.
13. Li.ut. L. A. Kick. 2d K. glmmt S C. Volant, ens. Cbarged with ■ending and Hccppting a diHlIeiigc to figbj u Jud.
Srutenrp—To be cnslii.nd. ( ■ommniod t.» repi hnimd in GiMipral Orders. Li<'Ut.'» Wortbain. Gore and Ifim w.ie tried by a G. n<ial Cnnrt Mar.' <ial. ronviiH'd nnder Gt-neral OrderB, No. 7<t, of May •«{(», 18 1:?, D.-parl-' nifnf of South Carolina. G<-orgia an ! Fbmda.
The Anii'les of War exprc-sly probibii (be f^ending of challriij.'e.s to fight; and all Rffonds, proniott-rH and cairi.is of dialjiifjis aic d.emeJ principals, and diiecfed lo be pnni.sbed as sudi— i. «•. by bting tasbiere^. The off.-nct'.s of wlii.h (h.-'se officers liave been conviotcd aiv llius soon to bo of a very grjiv- cliarHcfer, and cannot be regarded with toleration,. Dueling is a military not less than a moral cttenct;. It is unfortunate if the error prevail.s in the army that punisliiuent wiii Uwt be inflicted oa those wlio violate the laws ot the wrvice n-xpecting it; and the Depart- ment avails itself of this ocatsion to express its unqualified rcprubatiott. of the praetiets and of the conduct of the accused in the foregoing trials. Litiit. ClitsM-r ajipeais tobavc rp!--cd under an honest uii.sappielie,n.sion as to bis duty to a brother ofli.er, in heaiing a challenge; and the records pre.sent in the eases of Lients. Wortliam and Ric*- certain n.iiigating cir- cumstanees wbidi to some extent justify the recommendations to clo* , money made by their nnperior offieers.
These considerations, in connection with the too generally prevaib'Off misapprebensiim in the army, alrealy adverted to. have determined the E.xecutive so far to respect the appeals made in behalf of these officers till' to direct the counnut^tion of their respective .sentences They will ac> cordingly be rcleo-xed from arrest and restored to duly with their proper' companies.
14. Lieut W. C. Priiitt, Company E, 20th S C. Vohinteers.
Tried under Special Orders, No. 10,^.. March 1(», J8f)3, Department <tf . South Carolina, Georgia and Floiida, for intoxication while on duty.
Sentence — To be dismis.sed the service. No evidence was submitted- with the record in this case
In consideration of the recomniendatim of the Commanding Genera!, the sentence is renutted ; and Lieut. Pruitt will be released from arrest and returned to duty.
ir.. Private C. H. KENT, Company D, 18th Va. Battalion. Charged
^^•ifb (1fsortii>n, nn<1 rnndnof to the prrjinlico of g^vcxl oiJ<r and nililarjr diHcipliii'v
fienfrnrr — Six ni »nth<' har<l laht»r with hiill nnd chain To wear a placHpl »vi»h thp wonl '•forp^i" li-g^ibly priutrtl thtTron. fur tin- peiioil of. nix iiioiillii*.
'IrM'tl \>y (i\<n<ial ('miil Matfial. Hn<i' i CriK-ral Uid«r«, No. 7, of Octo- Ixr II. lH,i^, U-utl g.inih'it* KiiliiiMiid, ^'a
Tin- MMitciirc '\n ii luici'd. tiiiti PiixHti- K«iil will hr u'!i ii~.i(i fioin con- CiKMiKMil, mikI aHi>i|;iii(l t4> a < <iiti|iHiij' in tli< Aiitiy of Nortln-in Virginia,
10 Private M AJ'Ul ItHNKrLLW. Coiii|.iiii_> II. 2<1 8. C. ItiHi-H. , . .,.,^^^ Tru-d liy (Ji-ihtmI Court Marliiil, coin • lu-d iiniif.r Uiuieiul OrJcrs, }^).
i.of Allium 4, \tHi:\. ^
.SVnf'wrr— I>.»ifh. Rcmittrr! : and riivol*' SanooIU will lie leltMMcd
from (-<iii(iiH'iii<-ut Hii*l niiiriiiH] to Iom I'ujijtaiiy.
17. I'lipl It. Y. I< l<:i!«a. ( Viiipiiiiy I). ri<illi|»H' l..«'pioii of < •. , r^ Cliarp'd Miili diMiiHNji<ii<-<! uf imiJ^tk miuI lin-iM-li ol Mrr<-Ai.
Sfulrjtrr — I'm Ik» r««irKTi-(l lii-tiiitt<-<| : Hiid (Japt. Long will be it<!c.iM'd from (iitt'^l aii<l r)-(iHn>-<l u> liiit fuiii|»Hii'.
'J ru<l miller S|n»<i»i 0/d<Ti(, No. •^•T), of Aiigiiiit 1 1, 1HG:1, Dcpartiiicnt cf Nortiii-rii Virgiuia
Ift Cajii K 7. U\Hl.KV., Comj.iiiiy I>. ICth S C. Vilutitccni/ Chaip'd with diiinkciiiieaa.
SeHtrnrt — To bi* caHhi'-rc-d. Ttoiiiitlcd : C'apl H.-iil'« will 1h- i. !• ;^:^td from iiiie<t aud loturiH'd ui duty
Tiifd by Court, convi-m-d uiidiTS]H'rial Ordfra. No. I;U, May 20, 1H63| from lli«* .\niiy «if rcniH**Mt-.
19. Private lliMiY TaVI.or, Coiiipany K. lllli Mintt. Volunteers; Cliarpt-d with theft.
ScHltnrt — T.I have bin b»ad shaved To l>c labeled wiili the word "theft;" iiiarciicd through camp, hat off. w-tniriiig a baiTel — iIm- ropitc'a inarcli to U- playt'd <liiiiiig tt»c tiute. To Ite cotiHnediiu the peni'.i-nii^r/ two \ear>, and led (»a bn-Mil niid water lourte<-n days.
8etiteiu-f ii oiitte<i. Piivate laylor will be releaaed from eonfincuiciit aud irHiKtlf iTi d to auiiie nthi r ariuj.
Tiiid by t'..urt, couvi-iK-d iiuiKi Gc-neral (.Orders, No. 13^1, wf Dec. 7. IS62, Army uf Noillicm Virginia.
20. Private h'ERKM *K W .Iriinsox. IfeadN Rattery I.^gbt ArtiT)(>ir)r. Cbaigfd wiib dioobeJictice of urdeta— violation uf tiiu Ihb Ait t-kftif War.
Sentenrf. — Peatb. Commuted to labor for four montlis, an<] transfcrrcl to Huiiie olbor cuiiimHn<].
Trii'd liy Ctnirt, convened umlcr General Orders, No. 133, of Decem- ber 7, 18Ji, Army of Northern Virginia.
yi. Piivatc John Duncan, Company 1', 3d Tenn. Volunteers/ Chargi-d with absence without leavr. Illo.5al and oulragcous assaults On a oitizcn. IJrufal assaults on a woman, with attempt to commit rape on two occasiims.
Sentctire — Forfcitun' of pay and allowances, and imprisonment for twenty five ycfirs.
KeHJdui' of sentence remitted. Piivatc Duncan will be released from COuiinenicnt and returned to his company.
Tried by Court, convx-ued under General Orders, No. 3S, Department of Kuht 'IVniie.ssee.
2*. Stcond Lieut K. H. II ammkli. Company B, Htb Ark. Volunteers. Charged with quitting his guard without b-ave, &c.
Sentence — To be dismissed. Commuted to two months' suspension from rank and pay.
Tiied by Miiiiar}' Court of Gen. Hardee's Corps, May 2G, I8G3.
23. Private T. W. I3\RLOW, of Carne's Light Artillery. Charged ftith violating the 4(ith Article of Wftr, by t-lec ping on post.
Sentence — Death. Reiiiilted: and Private Karluw will be released from Coiifiuciiient and returned to his company.
Tried by Court, convened under General Orders, No. 66, of March 13, 1333, Army of Tennessee.
84. Lieut. .1. R. SiMMON.s, Company E, 12th Ga. Volunteers. Charged with conduct unbecoming an offitier and gentleman.
Sintenc-e — To be dismis.sed. Commuted to reprimand in orders; which will accordingly be done by his commanding officer.
Trii-d by the Miliiary Court of Gen. Ewell's Corps, August 0, 1863.
2"). Lieut. E. S. McCl.UNG, McCbtng's Battery. Charged with violai tion of the l.^)th aiul 3'Uh Article.s,of War, and conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline.
Sentence — To be cashiered, and di>Rblpd toliold any office or employ- inent in the service of the Confederate States; to have his name, crime and place of abode published in the newspapers in and about the camp of Knoxville,and of lluntsville, Alabama: afterwhich, it shall bo deemed scandalous for an officer to associate with hiiu.
%
Scntrttre — Oonimiitod to JiamSsnal from tTie Confcrlc'mfn Frrvirp— of which Lieut. ML-Cluiig rea«i-d to be iiii oflSrcr on the 14lh of Kebrnary
18():i.
IV. The 8!>th Arlicli! of War pniviiL-s, tluU whoro (he iwntcnre of a Court Miirli:tl In Jrafh. or ihn rfwhipriii^' of an oflSocr, tho olRcrr convcn- ^•Inp tho rontt mitv siwp'tid oxi-fiitjoti nf lh»* wiiti-noo till lb« ptciwurc of ■the PrmWhtit of th<' riinfedfint*" 8f«t»-n be knowu.
TIk" inU'iit of tlli^ arlii li- is u<»t to nlicvf Coiiiinan<1inf( Ofiucrah of rc- upcmRihiit}', but to muMo thoin, in <hfliciilt and doiiblltil rnoew, to rcfor tlu> (jpvsti III I » hijjlirr '1 I'lmiity Itiit it I its lK»»n oUst-rvcl lh:U in m-iny r»!»r.M. whfTP the p«»nn««' to be purwii^il wm n»n<l«T<H| nhviotut by tho rvi- dnnri', coinfnanilin(r (>(ric<r<t h.tve npv<>rt)i«lMM ariiilMi ih<-mwlTi*a of tb« privilo««» ci»iif«'rn«(! in tho unicla n-fcrn-d to, by aondinp on tlm r»^*«>rd td be rrviowtHi \i\ tin- I'nt«i'l«'Ht. Tin- dutiiw of i' '••• aio aiiffi-
cioiitly ooeruiiH wiiliout tU<' ai'cutonliition of no- l<>r bin Attcn
tion, wlion- llie} iiiii be prtip< rl\ • , and whio it ia
Dot di-Hi^ned to wohWi-ii ihi- pro\ 1, . wiw, or interfere
with thu viuMTM of duty eiili^rliiiQcd hy offioer* on this huitjoct, it in proper
to roiuurk, that thrrc aru casus of < . • •■ ; >"'i.ni «u«l dUiuiaiMil,
where iho duly of iIm' Ciiiniiiaudiug <• i by ih*" Court n--
eonl t*»o |i!ain to \h- doubted. aTi<l \ " in time of
trar" Ixiog fixed iipou him in tli< ^liuuld not be
•voided.
Hy order.
8. COOPER. Adjutant mnd ImtftUttr 0°cacr«i
J*'
Adjutant and Inspectok General's Ofkicb, Richmond, Oct. '27, 1863. (lENERAL ORDERS. ^ No. 14<». S
Tlio assifrnnu-ut of conscripts will l»p directed by the Bureau of Con- scription onl,\ , except such as may be properly made by Brigadier Gen'l Pillow, within the territory allotted to him, in subordination to General J. E. Johnston.
By order.
S. COOPER. AdjtUant and Inspector Generai,
Adjutant and Inspkctoe General's Officb, Richmond, Oct. 29. 18(>3. GENERAL OKDEKS, ) ♦
No. 141. S
I. The practice of relieving oflRcers from commiinds to which they hare l>e<fti appointed and assigned, and ordering them to report in person to this oflfice for further tissignuient, will cease, unless specially required by orders from this office..
II. Soldiers returning home on furlough, or on reaching places at which they will stay during furlough, will inimediately report to the nearest enrolling officer, who will keep a register of their names, descrip- tive list, place where stationed, hy whom the furUtugh was granted, and the time at which it expires.
III. When, at the expiration of his furlough, and being at a distanire from an hospital exaniiiiing board, a soldier is unable to travel, the enroll- ing otficer will order him before the board of examiners for conscripts ; and the medical officer and one of the physicians "employed" concur- ring, they will forward to his Commanding General, with a statement of his case, a recommendation for an extension of furlough, not to exceed thirty days, duplicates being also sent to the Surgeon General. But when the soldier is accessible to a general hospital, he will be sent before the hospital examining board, who will conform to the preceding in- structions.
IV. In cases of sickness or wounds, which, from any cause are ne- glected, or do not receive proper treatment, the disability in consequence being prolonged, the soldier will be sent, by the enrolling officer, to the nearest camp of instruction for treatment in hospital.
V. Recommendations for extension of leave to officers and furloughs to soldiers, and medical certificates to officers and certificates of disability for discharge to soldiers, will only be given by authorized boards of ex- aminers ; or, in cases embraced in paragraph III of this order, by the board of examiners for conscripts. Recommendations or certificates from private physicians, or from a medical officer singly, will not be received. Paragraphs 171 and 173, General Regulations, and paragraph I, General Orders, No. 51, current seiies, from this office, are amended to accord with this piiragiaph. *
VI. Furloughed soldiers will not be permitted to po within the lines of the enemy.
Til. In the medical examinntion of snhstitntes, fhe instnution.s and requirpmonts of para^aph llOS, fioncral Regulations (parugriiph 4i-', Medical Rep^ulations), will be fully adhered to; nnd if a substitute fail^ to meet the conditions of that paragraph, he will be rejected.
Bj order.
S. COOPER, A'ljiUant and Inspector Oenertl.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Ofpicb, Richmond^ Oct. 30, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 142.
I. The requirements of the army making it necos.sary that the present supply of artillery horse.s and other field transportation he carefully hn8- banded, and a more perfect system of supply adopted, Major A. H. Cole, Inspector General of Field Transportation, in addition to hia present du- ^es, i8 hereby charged with thi« duty.
II. Under his orders all inspections, pircha.ses, impressments and is- sues of field transportation (including artillery horses) will be made, and recrniting, fabricating and repairing done throughout the Confederate States; and all other officers are prohibited from purchasing or di.sposinp of this description of property, except such as may be specially autho- rized to purchase by the Commanding General of an army, whose field of operation in sxich cases shall be confined to the limits of the army and the couutry immediately in the advance; and under no circuins?taucf8 will such officers be allowed to purchase within any district of country to which a regularly appointed purchasing officer has been assigned.
III. The Quartermaster General is authorized to district the Confede- rate States for the purposes named, Jtnd will assign officers to the duty, who will control the subject within their respective districts, under such rules and regulations as he may estalilish.
lY. Officers charged with inspection of field transportation arc autho- rized to make inspections any where within the limits of their assignmeat, and to condemn, and order to be turned in to the nearest post quarter- master, all artillery horses and other transportation found unserviceable, to be so disposed of as the chief inspector of the district may direct.
V. Chief quartermasters of armies or quartermaster* at posts other than those in the field, will make their estimates on the chief inspector of the district for such field transportation as they may require. When ne- cessary for the protection of parties collecting animals near the enemy's lines, a cavalry escort will be furnisiied by the nearest commander of troops.
VI. The horses and otlier property in use in the Comrais.sary depart- ment must not be impressed by officers of any other department.
• By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector. General's Officb,
Richmond, Nov. 3, lUfiS. OE>JERAL ORDERS, )
No. 143. S '
The foUowing notice of cxcbnngcd officers and nion is piiblishod for the information of all concerned :
liirhmond, la., Oct. 16, 1863.
The following confederate officers and men are herel'.v declared duly exchanged :
1. All officers and men captured and paroled at any time previous to t!;e 1st of September 1803. This section, however, is not intended to in- clude any officers or men captured at Vickslinrg July 4th, 1803, except such hs were declared exchanged by Exchange Notice No. 6, Sept. 12th, i8C3, or arc specifically named in this notice. But it does embrace all deliveries made at City Point or other places before Sept. 1st, 1863, and with the limitation above named, all captures at Port Hudson or any other place where the parties were released on parole.
2. The staff of Generals Pemberton, Stoveiison, Boweu, Moore, Bar- ton, S. 1). liCe, Cunimiugs, Harris and Baldwin, and of Colonels Rey- nolds, Cockrell and Dockery ; the ofl^ers and men belonging to the en- gineer corps and sappers and miners, and the 4th and 4tith Mississippi regiments, all captured at Vicksburg July 4th, 1863. ^
3. The general officers captured at Yickshurg July 4th, 1863, were declared exchanged July 13th, 1863.
Ro. OULD,
Agent of Exchange,
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Nov. 6, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, } No. 144. i
To relieve prevalcut misconceptions in n-gard to the policy and prac- tice of the Department on the subject of impressment, the following, be- ing extracts of General Orders of March I'.Mh, is repeated:
Adjutant asp Inspector Gknftiat.'s Office, % Richmond, March 19, 18C3.
GENERAL ORDERS, ^ No. 31. 5
In consequence of numerouH applicationB made by various perBons to the War Department, it ig obv!ou8 that some miKConct-ption in regard to the inntructionH of the Secretary of War in relation to the impressment of supplies, must exist on the part of the people, or that the agents of the government have violated their in- ttructions: Now, therefore, for the purpose of removing such misconception, and to prevent any violation of those instructions, it is hereby ordered:
I. That no officer of the government shall, under any circumstances whatever, impress the supplies which a party has for his own consumption, or that of his fa- mily, employees, or slaves.
II. That no officer shall at any time, unless specially ordered so to do by a Gene- ral commanding, in a case of exigency, impress supplies which are on their way to» market for sale on arrival.
III. These orders were included in the instrnctions originally issued iu relation to impressment by the Secretary of War; and the oflicers exercising such authority are again noflfied, that " any one acting without or beyond" the authority given in those instructions, will be held strictly responsible.
In conformity with the foregoing, to prevent any incoii.siderate action on the part of officers or agents charged witli the dut}' of impressment, they are enjoined, until further orders,' which will not be given unless Tinder imperative exigencies for the sitpply of the army, not to impress any necessaries of sub.sistencc to n.an, owned by producers, iu transitu to market, or after arrival at market, unless retained an unreasonable time from sale to consumers.
By order.
S. COOPER, , Adjutant and Inspector General.
i^
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Ric/wiond, Nov. 7, 1663. GENERAL ORDERS, } No. 14r». S
The following appendix to the report of the appraisers for the Stute of Virginia is pubiislxd for the information of all concerned :
Hon. James A. Srddon :
BiR,
As iiidioatod in our last rrport, «e rospoctfullj submit a few changrs in our Kilitdulif: of pricoM. I'pon the various grades of cotton •nd woolen ciotlis jind warps usrd by tin*, povfrnnu-nt, wo assess the prices annexed to each description of poods, as follows:
|
C7 Army woolen cloth, ? yd. |
Oood, |
10 oz. per yd. |
Per yard, |
$:> 00 |
|
68 |
'• |
Pro rata um to prcatir or \^■*^ |
width or weight. |
|
|
69 6 4 yd. |
" |
S.0 oz. per yd. |
Per yard. |
10 00 |
|
70 |
" |
y ro rata as to gnuttr or Ww |
width or weight. |
|
|
71 Flanmln. }, |
" |
(> «T.. per yd. |
Per J !ird, |
4 00 |
|
72 Cotton Hhirtingf, i, |
" |
4{ vd«. to ll>. |
•' " |
56 |
|
73 " " i. |
" |
."ij j dH. to lb. |
11 11 |
84 |
|
74 " sheofingp, 4 4, |
:i y.lH. to lb. |
" " |
m |
|
|
75 " or.iiaburgs, i, |
" |
6 07. per yd. |
•' " |
75 |
|
76 " " i, |
" |
H oz. per yd. |
" " |
88 |
|
77 " drillti, J, |
3 vdH. to lb. |
" " |
«J |
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78 " HhirtinK BtripeH, |
" |
3 jdH. to lb. |
" •' |
*?8 |
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79 " ti lit clolli, |
" |
)()"oz. to yd. |
" " |
I 12 |
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PO On tlio iilmvc cuumcratcri |
cotton clo |
th.H. pro rata ae |
to greater or lc8b w |
idth or |
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WpiRllf. |
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81 Cotton warpg, |
Good, |
. |
Per pound, |
i! 00 |
(iodd bay taken on tbe farms of producers, uubaled, we aj.«c,ss at three dollnis per IDO Ib.s., and good wlicat straw, t.iken on tbe liums of the
f»niduceis, we also assess at one dollar and tliiity cents per JtO lbs., un- >aled. For bauliiig hay and wlicat stiaw, &c., per lOd lbs., eight cents per mile, aiid for liauling cent and wlitat, per bushel, four cents per mile, and for balii'g luty and wheat stiaw, tilty ixuls per IdO lbs.
I'pon laitl er c( iisideration. we have as.'^cs.-cd the price of good fat, fresh pork, at sixty ctiits prr potmd net weight.
We rcsiiectlully suggest to the Secretary of War to have our reports and schtduh s printed in hand bill form, atid that several copies bt; fur- nished to (ach of tbe quartermasters' and commissaries* agents engaged iu impressing lor the government.
Most respectfully.
By order.
E. W^ HUBARD, EOUT. GlKBONY,
Cominissioners of Va.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Richmond., Nov 9, 1860. ©ENERAL ORDKBfi. ) Nu 146. ^
r The subjoiued Ftalcn^enl of the .-«fit of clothinp for the army is pob- liflhcd for the ujfurrr^iiion and gvidanot^ of all ciiiicrncd:
JkaUnaU if thu Cf^t vf Clothing for (he. Army of Uit Covft derate Statn, for itt y.-xi.T ^commtncing JaKuary Is/, 1864.
C^ji ft IP {.leu - - $2 00
Cflwi - - :jH
Ja;}i.H - - 14 00
'JV(»Fti<T», - - 12 00
bhirt, - - - - a 00
Drawers, - - - - 3 (K)
ShcPR, pairs, - - - - 10 00
Sockfi. {iHJrs. - - -I 00
Ivcather stock, - - . . 2f>
threat coat, - - .' - 25 0(1
Stable frock (for mottnt^d men), - 2 00
Fatipuc overall (for enp'rs and ord. ), - '.i (U(
Bia-akct, - - - - 10 00
n. rrom the time this takes effect, and unlil further orders, soldicra will be charged and credited on account of clothing to which they are •ttitled, as provided in General Orders, No. 100, last scries, at thcBc ratcx, •nd not at invoice price*.
By order.
S. COOPER. Adjutant and Inspector GtneraL
Adjutant and Inspector General! s Office, Richmond, Nov. 17, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 147.
For the due authentication of military orders exhibited in evidence be- fore the judicial tribunals, it is hereby declared that the Orders of the Adjutant and Inspector General have the force of Regulations, for the y,overnnient of all branches of the army, and that printed or written co- pies of the same are duly authenticated when endorsed as official by any Assistant Adjutant General, or by any Chief of a Bureau of this Depart- ment.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant ani. Inspector General's Office, 0 I Richmond, Nov. 18, lobiJ.
'GENERAL ORDERS, J No. 148. S
I The quarterly returns of arms, accontremcnts and equipments in tlic'halldsof troops, required by paragraph 1348 of the Arn,y Regula- tions, Uro heretofore been furnished in a very few cases only by con, • znancTmg officers of regiments and battalions. These returns are deemed essential, and will hereafter be promptly rendered.
II It is liereby made the duty of Generals commanding brigades to s, c. that these reiurns arc made on the 1st of January, Apiil, July and O.tnb.r of rach year, and forwarded, through the regular channels, to thr (l.i.f ot < ).dDance at Richmond, within twenty days after these date^ resp'ctively.
III Should any officer fail to render the return required on the 1st of January Dext, within twenty days thenaf.er, the Brigadier General com- n.anding the brigade to which the officer is attached, will cause charges
^ for " disobedience of orders." or of " neglect of duty," as the case may '■ require, to be made and for^varded, without delay, to the G- neral com-
manding, for his action. The same action will be taken on every subse-
qii.ut umissiou to render such returns.
IV Brigade and district ordnance officers will give every assistance to colonels of rcgin.ents and officers conmaanding battalions, in ;l.e prepara- tionof the "returns," accoi^u.g to the form prescribed; and they w,l also .ee that arms and accoutrements lost by the men are duly charged against then, on the nuistcr rolls of their respective compames.
V The chief ordnance officer of every army and department will promptly report to the Chief of the Ordnance Bureau every officer ui the oon,mand to which he is attached, who fails to make the "returns
herein required.
By order. •
t/
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector Gi-J'ral.
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Adjutant and Inspector General's Officb,
Richmond, Nov. 19, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS,
No. ]'19.
I. The pay and allowances of men detailed for work (except for govern- ment work) will cease during sucb. detail, and in lieu thereof, full wages will be paid th(;m by the persons or parties to whom they are ordered to report.
II. The attention of all commarding oHicers, whose duty it may be to examine the Abstracts of Issues of Commissaries or Assistant Commi,s- saries of Subsistence^ is particularly directed to General ^ders, No. J2, March loih, 1802. These commandiug officers will also seWhat only the number of enlisted men actually present on duty are included in " pro- vision returns ;" and that if any change takes place in tha,t number during the period dra\vn for, that a corresponding allowance is duly made, in the next subsequent return, and also that the provisions drawn are weU taken care of and economically used. ,
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
GENERAL ORDERS, }
Adjutawt ani> Inrpkctor Gknf.ral'8 Officis, Richmond, Nov. 23, 1863.
No. 151.
I. Forage m kind will bo i«.ncd to officers (entitled to i.) stationed, ty orders from the War Deparlmcnf, at pn«f,s and not in the field, for but cne horse each. In lieu of fora;^, cipl.t dollars a month may be allowed for each liorse to which the officer may be entitled. A certificate in each case will be given, that the "horse, are actually kept in scrrire and mus- ttTtd.
II. Officers of the adjutant general, quarterma.ster, comm#irv (except purchasing commis.sarics), medical and ordnance departments, signal and regimental officers (except commanders of regiments), and subalterns of •rtdlcry, who are serving in the fi<!d, will be embraced in the provision, Cf paragraph I of this Order, unless otherwise ordeied by the Command- tag Geuenl. .
Bj order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Nov. 21, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 150.
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I. Enlisted men who have been (or may become) permanently diu- abled, and who hold a certificate of a mtdical examining board to that ef- fect, and who have not been discharged the service, may have their ra- tions commuted at ($1 25) one dollar and twenty-five centfl per diero, whether they are in a hospital, private quarters, or on furlough.
II. Men liable to conscription, who have joined companies for local defence, will be discharged from such companies and conscribed. This order is not intended to affect companies for which special exception has been made by the War. Department.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector Generai.
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Adjittant and Inrpkctor General's Officf> Richmond, Nov. 25, 1863.
6EN]#AL ORDERS, i No. 153. S
Abuses having occurrpd, from misconception of the forco due to the passports, certifying to citizenship of tlie Coufcderafe States, which arc issued by the Secretary of State, as matter of right to any citizen for use in foreign countries, it is announced that such passports are not intended to have, and have not any etTect whatever, in the Confederacy, to entitle t%f)ass the confederate lines, or to sail from confederate ports, without due compliance with all police or military regulations prevailing there, or to^ exempt from military or other service imposed by law or regulations.
By order.
S. COOPER, AdjtUant and Inspector General.
Adjutant JlKd Inspector Gkneral's Offick, Richmond, iN'or. 24, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 152.
I. A Court of Enquiry baying been coDven(,Kl at Jackson, Miesisaippi, by Ppecial Orders, No. 41, fioin tliis office, datcil February 18, 1B63, amended by Special Orders, No. 43, of February 20, 186:?, to examine and report the facts and circumstances attt^nding tbe capture of the city of New Orleans by tbe onenhy in April 1862, and the defence of the city by the confederate troops under command of Major General Mansfield Lorrll, togetlier with their opinion thereon: and the Court having dis- charged the duty assigned them, tiieir opinion is published for the benefit of all whom it may concern.
II. Opinwn of the Court.
The Court having maturely considered the cvi«iriice adduced, submit Uie following
opinion :
1. As against a laud attack by any force the enemy could jtrobably bring, the interior line of fortifications, as adopted and completed by Major General Lovell, was a sufficient defenc* of the city of New Orleans ; but his ability to hold that line against such an attack was greatly im- l)aired by the withdrawal from him, by superior authority, of nearly all his effective troops.
2. The exterior line, as adopted and improved by him, wa.s well dt^- vised, and rendered as strong as the means of his command allowed.
3. Until the iron clad gun boats Louisiana and Mississippi should be ready for service, it was indispensably necessary to obstruct the naviga- tion of the Mississippi river betwet n Forts Jackson and St. Philip. The wift completed under (General Lovell's direction was adequate for the pur- pose while in position ; but it was swept away, and left the river unim- peded, either by reason of some error in its construction, or neglect in preventing the accumulation of drift, or because of insuperable mechani- cal difficulties, as to which this Court feels unprepared to give an opinion. General Lovell communicated to the government no opinion as to the insecurity of the raft, nor any apprehensioi.'tbat it might be swept away, Bor did he immediately make known that fact when it occurred. la this it is considered that he was remisa in his duty.
4. Wh» n the raft waa swt-pt away, Gen. Lovell with great enorpy im- nir^diately encliiavon-d to ropIa<e it, anJ parfiitlly s\u<o«m1<'(] ; hut w illiout fault oil his part, lliis last obstruction waj^ hrokon by tho cnrflfssni'ss of vensoils of tho " river defnnce fleet" rollidinp with it, ami by fire rafts driftini^ ap^inst it, and by the future of the guard boats to protect it against night ex[ii'<litiouB of the crK-my.
T). The iK>ii-<<iiiipiitifiii i)f thf iron clad gun boats I^uisiana and Mi»- Hif-sijipi made it impossible for the navy to co.op«-r»te i-flRcicnlly with Gen. Lovrll.
6. The Ko-calh'd river defence fleet wan wholly asclcM as a means of n^sititanie to tin- enemy, for which Gen. Ixivcll was in no wise respoiiKible.
7. Under tho exifiting circumHt^incen, lh«' panxage of the forts by the in<-my'N (li^t coiiM not have lt«-n prevcnu-d by (icn. I.«ove!l with any meau^ under his control ; and the furts being poMied, tlie fall of New Or- leans was inevitable, and its evacuation a niiliUiry necessity.
8. Whi-n the tirst raft wii*. broken, iind tlie dan^-rof New OrleanK thus becjime inuDinent, :ill n«M'essarv preparulion hhould have Ix-en mad*- for rcmovin;; the public prop<-rty and fvifwto prapsrtj available for milit^iry uses; and when the i^-cond obstruction was swept uway, the removal of such pro{>crty should have b«eo «8MB«lced immediately. The failure to take ihi-se timely steps eauMw] the losses of property that occurred ; bat there wa.s comparatively but liule property lost for whiih Gen. I..<jveU wM responsible.
9. The failure of Gen. Lovell to give proper orders to Brig. Gen. M. L. Smith jbr the retirfmeut of his conimaod from ('haliiiett<-, is nut sitffi- (uently explained, and is therefore regarded a.-^ a M-rioUi> error.
10. The proposition uf Gen. Lovell to return to Kew Orleans with his command was not demanded by his duty sk a soldier, involving as it did the uselct>8 sacrifice of hiniMlf and his troops, though it explains it£elf upon the grouud of sympalLy tor ibc population and a natural sensitive- ness to their reproaches.
11. Geo. Lovell displayed great energy and an untiring industry in per- forming his duties. His conduct was marked by all the coolness aod self- possfSi^iun due to the cireuin^tHnceb and hij> pot-ition; and be evinced a high capacity for conimund.aud the clearest foresight in many of hisaiea- sures for the defence of Now Orleans.
The Court raspadfe^f nfoii that ils mmmklj was <ielf< bjr Ikafrfl- ore of its PresideBt to reeeit^ lik wdtts in doe tioie, aod tkttt Hb sessioa was protracted by the talking of testimony under tlte order of the War Department, as to the condoot of muni oCecfi on duty in Department
No. I. This order was resciadcJ, thus rondering useless and irretevant mach of thf labui of tbf Coart. The teetimony referred to, although ap- pearing on r(;c-ord, wa« not considered by the Court in detcrmiDiug its lindingH aud opinion.
JII. Thf (^ourt of Enquiry in th« foregoing oase is hereby dissolved.
By ord<r.
S. (COOPER. Adjutant and Instpector GcKerdl.
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ADJiTTAirr AND Inrprctor Grnkral'r OrPlCB, Richmond, Nov. 2<j, 186^.
GENERAL ORDERS. No. 154.
I. No ordn/ince or ordnance stores other than those prescribed in tha Ordnance Manual, edition of 186:?, or specially iipprov»-d by llie Ordnance Bureau, are allowed to be purchased or fabricated. The permi.ssion given to officers by paragraph J232, Army Register (paragraph 9, Ordnance Re. guiations), to provide ordnance and ordnance stores, *' in case of urgent necessity," is to be exercised, subject to the above restrictions.
II. Accounts paid by disbursing officers for the purchase, fabrication, or repair of ordnance and ordnance stores, contrary to the /orcgoing or- der, will not be admitted in the settlement of their accounts.
Bj order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector GeneraL
Adjutant akd InspfxtOr Gknerai/s Officr. Richmond, I\hv. 28. 18G3.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 155.
I. In order that dclachmcnts, unaccompanied hy quartermasters, maj be supplied with the means of obtaining forage, quartermasters of the re- giments or commands to which they belong are hereby authorized to fur- nish to the officer in command, or such other officer as may be designated, sufficient funds for that purpose, upon duplicate receipts being given there- for. Upon the return of the detachment, the officer receiving such funds shall return to the quartermaster an account of the expenditures for forage, which will exhibit the mnount expended, the number of animals, and the time during which the^- shall have been subsisted. Upon the rendition of such accounts, and the repayment of any unexpended balance in his hands, the officer will be entitled to the return of his original receipts, and the (luarterniaster will account for the forage so obtained, as if the same had been purchased and issued by him.
II. When small detachments are sent off, unaccompanied by a commis- sioned officer, quartermasters are authorized to commute their forage ra- tions in advance, for the time designated in the order for such detached service, filing a certified copy of such order in support of the voucher ; or upon the return of detachments to their commands, when no funds shall have been supplied under the foregoing provisions, expenditures in- curred for forage by the officer in command of such detachments, within the regulation allowance, may be reimbursed by the quartermaster of the command, upon accounts supported by affidavits, and approved by the commanding officer.
By order.
S. COOPER, AdjtUmnt and Inspector Generml.
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Adjutant and Inspector General's Officb* Richmond, Dec. 1, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 157.
I. The provisions of paragraph I, General Orders, No. 67, current se- ries, are hereby extended so as to include officers of the Commissary de- partment, and such agents of that department as have been appointed by the Secretary of War.
II. When a soldier, ordered before a "board of examiners for con- scripts," or a "hospital examining board," in pursuance of paragraph III, General Orders, No. 141, current series, is unable to appear by rea- son of physical disability, he will forward to the enrolling officer a certi- ficate to this effect, signed by his attending physician, which certificate will also embrace a full and accurate statement of the case. The enroll- ing officer will submit the certificate to either board, who, in conference with him, will make upon it such recommendation as may be warranted by the facts ascertained and the character of the parties. This recom- mendation, with the statement, will be forwarded as directed in the para- graph above quoted.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
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Adjutant ant) Inspector General's Offjck;. Richmond, iVov. 30, 1863. 'JENERAL ORDERS, }
No. 15(1. s
I. At a General Court Martial, ponrencd by Speciftl Orders, No. VJ6, of Ang^iiRt 10, Mi'i, Head Quarters Army of Nor^^ern Virginia, was ar- mifrned and tried :
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Col. R. M. Mayo, 47th Va. Regmjeot, on the foUovring^ Charge an<r ■Spedfication :
Cii.\R<;K — DniBkeunPse on duty. Sptcijiriitimi— In thi.s, that Col. K. M. Mayo, ITth Virpnia Regiment, while on duty iu command of the provost guard at Hag«Tstown, Md., for the protection of its inhabitants, and the eBtablishment of order and quiet in the town, did heoomc intoxicated on or about the «th of July IHGi.
II. FINDING AND SENTF.NCK OF THK ♦."OUKT.
The Court tind the acciised. Cd. R. M. Mayo, 47th Virginia Regiment, «s follows:
(^f the Specification. Guilty.
Of the Charge, (iuilty.
And do therefore sentence bim to be cashiered.
III. The proceedings in the foregoing eci.se, approred by the Command- ing General, having be^'U submitted to the President, with the recomrcscn 'lations of the officers formerly associated with Col. Mayo, and others, for his restoration, the following is the President's decision in the case :
" Sentence remitted, on the recommendations submitted. Let the flfficer be restored to ^nty."
Col. R. M. Mayo, 47th Virginia Volnnteers, is therefore restored to hi*; command, and will immediately report for orders to Gen. R. E. Lee.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutmnt and Inspector Gentral.
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Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Dec. 3, 18G3. OENKRAL ORDERS, No. \hS.
The following is published as a schedulf^ of the average cost of arms, parts of arms, and aicoutreraents, as required by paragraph 78 of Ord- aanco Regulations:
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PERCUSSION LOCK. |
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PARTS. |
S |
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Ob if |
ao |
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r-. jA |
u 9 |
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•35 |
iS |
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?l |
r& ■ |
"3 |
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a |
s |
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Barrel with sight, without breech, - |
$10 2.'-> |
11 15 |
5 00 |
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Urrecli screw, |
r)(> |
5fi |
42 |
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Bayonet, or band stild, |
w |
m |
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Tang screw, |
IH |
18 |
15 |
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Cone, .... |
17 |
17 |
17 |
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Lock plate, |
1 •.\h |
1 :}5 |
1 08 |
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Turn bier, |
98 |
98 |
92 |
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Tumbler screw. |
05 |
05 |
05 |
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Bridle, .... |
34 |
34 |
31 |
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Sear, - - . . |
74 |
74 |
62 |
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Sear spring, - - -^ |
44 |
44 |
39 |
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Main spring, |
1 06 |
1 06 |
1 00 |
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Lock screws, each, |
04 |
04 |
04 |
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Haniincr, |
72 |
72 |
54 |
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Side plate (with band for pistol), - * |
18 |
\2 |
96 |
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Side screws, each, - |
'21 |
21 |
17 |
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Upper band, |
69 |
17 |
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Middle band, ... |
4.-) |
4.^) |
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Lower Irand, |
17 |
17 |
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Upper band spring, |
14 |
14 |
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Middle band spring, - . - |
14 |
14 |
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Lower band spring, |
14 |
J4 |
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tJuard plate, ... |
70 |
70 |
' 50 |
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Chiiird plale screws, each, |
06 |
06 |
04 |
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Gn.ird bow, without swivels. |
48 |
48 |
28 |
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Ciuard bow nut, each, - |
10 |
10 |
10 |
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Swivels and rivets, each, |
25 |
25 |
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Trigger, - . . |
19 |
19 |
15 |
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Trigger screw, ... |
04 |
04 |
04 |
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Butt plate. |
2 05 |
2 05 |
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Butt plaie screw, each, |
19 |
19 |
05 |
SCHBIMiLB OP PMIGKii—OONTUiUEB.
PAUTS.
Hamrod, l\iiinri»d pprjnp, Kiiiiirr>d wia*. Kiiiiinnl ittop.
Sunk.
|{ny<'not, - Hiivniiol clafsp,
Huv«ilii 1 ( l.-|i -. n ^v. • IkMlhiiHl s\\ i' . 1 ,iii<I I ^ < 1,
l^iiiiiiixl >» i\ < I ihii luetMcrew,
Kwcinl liMvoini Mn<1«', -
Swonl havoiiri liill, w ilhout clasp.
I^otijr Itiuni-li (lo^f ), -
AUort,
Sinlit ffCivwR, foch,
^iirht. c'oniploff,
IImh.-I, c<Miii)i(i<',
I>ci< K, roin|>li'I<',
(iiiaid, roiiiplrte,
H:iyiin<"t, «-()n!jil<-l<-.
Arm. <..ii,]'ii-' . "iili I •ivonrl,
Knli.-M ]:\'' . > .m].i. !.■. •
Ap(»iiJii;^.s till all «nnfl : Si n\v <lriv«!r aud coiit- HTt'iich, AViiM-r, -
6p!ii:{J viw,
PEUCrSSION l.OCK.
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— > m
is
$3 r>o
2M
02
3 y«
5 4S
31
04
10 81 5 M 1 75 G 00
41 00
1 fiO 75 76
1 50
IS
s
3 r>6
0-i
3 20
5 48
31
04
fi (to C (10 32 19 in 05 82 11 71
5 KH 1 75
6 (Nl 42 00 60 00
J
1 (K»
60 04
Schedule of Prices — Continued,
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"2 |
X S |
c c |
c 09 |
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(C |
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^ |
C X |
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< |
b |
A |
^s |
S |
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•3 |
S 8 |
1 |
S5 |
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o |
X |
•4 |
so |
»5 |
s |
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< Oripo, |
fO 60 |
71 |
_ |
79 |
90 |
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Hilt, |
< Head, |
2 10 |
1 85 |
3 70 |
3 36 |
1 64 |
1 98 |
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(Guard, |
3 30 |
2 44 |
- |
_ |
3 93 |
1 98 |
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Blade, |
f Month- piece, |
8 50 60 |
8 32 42 |
9 05 |
4 47 |
7 20 |
8 64 |
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Body, |
3 60 |
4 20 |
2 13 |
1 3Q |
0 16 |
2 as |
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Scabbard |
^ Bandii and rings. |
1 81 |
2 52 |
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Kerule and stud, |
50 |
54 |
1 06 |
84 |
1 14 |
1 13 |
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Tip, |
_ |
_ |
1 06 |
53 |
1 14 |
1 13 |
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Arm, com |
plete, |
21 00 |
21 00 |
17 00 |
10 no |
18 00 |
18 00 |
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ACCOUTREMENTS. |
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PARTS. |
fc" |
t |
h |
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fl |
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"2 |
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Cartridge box, .... 1 |
$6 00 |
_ |
4 50 |
550 |
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Cartridge box belt (leather), |
2 57 |
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OartridK"' l>o\ belt (ranVHSa), |
1 .50 |
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Bayonet se:il)b:ird and frog. |
2 .'">7 |
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Waist belt (leather), |
- |
2 06 |
- |
- |
2 0« |
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Waist belt (canvass). |
. |
1 50 |
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Cap pouch and pick, |
2 23 |
- |
2 23 |
2 23 |
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Guu riling, |
1 20 |
- |
1 20 |
1 20 |
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Sabre belt. |
_ |
5 00 |
5 00 |
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Swnrd belt, |
_ |
5 00 |
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Carbine sling, |
_ |
_ |
6 00 |
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Powder tlask (tin), |
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50 |
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Canteen, |
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1 25 |
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Cantcu strap, |
- |
25 |
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Knapsacks, |
6 50 |
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By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector GenertU.
Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Dec. 4, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS
No. 159.
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1. Tlo.spital.s for pri.soners of war are placed on the same footing as other C. S. ho.spitals in all respects, and will be managed accordingly.
11 The hospital ration is fixed, Tintil further orders, at the sanoe rates of issues now made to soldiers in the field. If a greater allowance is required of any particular articles, special requisitions must be made therefor.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
Adjutant and Inspector Gknkrai/s Office, Richmond, December 7, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, ? No. 160. J
I. The following scliodules of prices for articlcB uutnod therein, adopted bj commissioners appointed punsuant to law, for the State of Virginia, are announced for tlie information of all concerned; and the epec.ial at- tfenlion of officers and agcntw of tlie povcrnnient is diiTctid thereto:
II. Richmond, Dec. 4, 1803. Hon. James A. Srddon :
Sir,
In revising and jirepariag the schedule.s of prices for De- cember and January, wc requested the. aid of Mr. Wm. V>. llariisoti, nii'l it is proper to add that the prices agrted upon rweivcd the unanimous approval of the commissioners. We respectfully otfer the accompanying schedules A and B, with the understanding that the prices therein indi- cated arc to remain for the mouths of December and January, iinlcM ia the interval ifc should be deemed by us necessary t<j modify tiuiii. ,
The following schedules present the maximum prices to be paid for WH articles appraised, at all cities and usual places of sale, and when im* pressed elsewhere, the same prices are to bo paid elsewhere, icss the co»t of transportation to the city or usual place of sale to which tho article would go ordinarily for sale from tlmt neighborhood, or less the cx)8t of transportation to the point at which the governn\ent nerds the article, and wishes it to be sent; provided, that in no case tho amount deducted for transportation as above, shall exceed 25 cents per bu.'^hul for grain, and 25 cents per cwt. for long forage, flour, bacon, iron, &c. In addition to tho established pricp of transportation, the government to pay all legj^ tolls; and where farmers cannot procure nails for baling forage, govern- ment to furnish the same at cost, which will be dednefed fioui tI:o estab- lished price ifor baling:
Schedule A.
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, ARTICLES. |
QUALITY. |
DESCRIPTION. |
QUANTITY. |
PRICE. |
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1 Wheat, |
Prime, |
"Wbite or red. |
Per bng. of 60 lb». |
$ r, 00 |
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.8 Plour, |
Go.id, |
Fine, |
" bbL of 196 Iba. |
i.>2 00 |
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" |
Superfine, |
" " 196 lbs. |
i« 00 |
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Extra i<up'fine, |
" " 196 lbs. |
'26 ."iO |
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Family, |
" " 196 IbH. |
28 00 |
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3 Corn, |
Prime, |
Whlte'oryel'w, |
" bus. of TiG Ib8. |
4 00 |
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4 UnHtiellpd com. |
" . |
" " |
" " 56 Ibg. |
3 95 |
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S Corn ineaj, |
Hood, |
- |
M ll)«. |
4 20 |
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6 Ily<-, |
Prime, |
• |
56 Ibd. |
3 20 |
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T Ci> aiied oata, |
" |
- |
32 IbH. |
2 50 |
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8 Wh.iit bruu. |
Good. |
_ |
17 lb«. |
50 |
|
y BhorlH, |
" |
- |
22 lbs. |
70 |
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10 Urown Hfuff, |
" |
- |
" " '2f lbs. |
90 |
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11 Ship ctuff, |
_ |
.•J7 lb*. |
1 40 |
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12 B.icon, U Halt pork. |
" |
nog round. |
" pound, |
I 25 |
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" |
- |
" " |
1 10 |
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FiohU " |
Fat and |
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good, |
- |
Per lb. net weight, |
80 |
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14 I^ard, |
Good, |
- |
" ponnd. |
1 25 |
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15 Ilornefi, |
Fimt clnsB, |
Artillery, &^c. • |
Ar'ge prico per head. |
350 00 |
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IR Wool, |
Fair or |
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M<rino, |
Washed, |
Per pound. |
3 00 |
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n Wool, |
Fair or |
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Merino, |
Unwasbed, |
" " |
2 00 |
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IH Peas, |
Oood, |
_ |
" bus. of 60 IhH. |
4 00 |
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10 B. -ant, |
" |
- |
CO IbH. |
4 00 |
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«0 WDtatooi, |
" |
Irish, |
60 lbs. |
4 00 |
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tl I'otatoci", |
" |
8*reet, |
60 IbH. |
5 00 |
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28 OnioDii, |
'" |
- |
60 lbs. |
5 00 |
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23 Dried penchet, |
" |
PealMl. |
38 IbH. |
8 00 |
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24 Dried pinchet. |
•' |
Unpealed, |
38 lbs. |
4 .V) |
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25 Dried appleM, |
" |
Pealed, |
" 28 lbs. |
3 00 |
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K Huy, baleft. |
•' |
Timothy |
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or clover, |
" 100 pounds, |
3 50 |
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27 Hay, baled, |
" |
Orchard or |
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herd gra^H, |
" 100 |
3 00 |
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9ri Hay, nnbalM, |
" |
Orchard or |
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berd-graas. |
" 100 |
3 00 |
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29 Sheaf oau, baled, |
" |
- |
'• 100 |
4 00 |
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30 " " unb'd. |
" |
- |
" 100 |
3 50 |
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31 Blade fodder.baled. |
" |
_ |
» 100 " |
3 50 |
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32 ■' " unbM, |
_ |
" 100 |
3 00 |
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33 Shucks, baled. |
'• |
_ |
'• 100 |
2 20 |
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34 " UDbaled, |
" |
_ |
" 100 |
1 70 |
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35 Wheat •<( raw, bid. |
" |
_ |
f 100 |
1 80 |
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36 uubd. |
" |
_ |
" 100 |
1 .-» |
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37 rastu'up-' |
" |
Interior, |
" head per month. |
3 00 |
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38 |
Soperior, |
" |
" " |
4 00 |
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39 |
FirHt rate. |
" |
" " " |
5 00 |
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40 |
Good, |
Near cities. |
" " " |
5 00 |
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41 |
Superior, |
" " " |
6 00 |
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42 |
First rate. |
" |
" *• " |
7 00 |
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4:i Salt. |
Good, |
_ |
'• bus. of 50 lbs. |
5 00 |
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44 Soap, |
" pound. |
40 |
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45 Caodleit. |
" |
Tallow, |
II n |
2 00 |
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46 Vinegar, |
" |
Cider, |
" gallon. |
2 00 |
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47 Whihkev |
" |
Trade, |
" " |
3 00 |
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48 Sngar, " |
" |
Brown, |
" pound. |
1 50 |
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49 Molasiet. |
" |
Maw Orleaot, |
" gallon, |
10 00 |
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SO Rie«, |
1 - |
- |
" poBn(^ |
20 |
Schedule A — Continned.
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ARTICLES. |
QUAUTT. |
DESCRIPTION. |
QUAKTITT. |
riucB. |
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SI Coffee, |
Good, |
Rio, |
Per pound, |
$3 CO |
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52 Tea, |
" |
Trade, |
" " |
700 |
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53 Vinegar, |
" |
Mannfactnred, |
" gallon, |
50 |
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54 Pig iron, |
" |
No. 1 quality. |
" too. |
l.'.O CO |
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55 Pig iron. |
" |
No. 2 quality, |
II II |
K2 00 |
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56 " |
" |
No. 3 quality, |
" " |
120 00 |
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57 Bloom iron, |
" |
_ |
" " |
216 00 |
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68 Smith's Iron, |
" |
Round, plate and bar, |
11 <• |
456 no 190 Oe |
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59 Rail road iron, |
" |
_ |
II II |
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60 Leather, |
" |
Harness, |
" pound. |
2 60 |
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fil |
" |
Sole, |
II 11 |
2 40 |
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62 |
" |
Upper, |
II II |
2 80 |
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()3 Beef cattle. |
" |
Gross weight. |
" 100 pounds. |
16 00 |
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61 " |
Snperior, |
" " |
.1 joo |
18 00 |
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65 " |
First rate, |
" " |
" 100 |
20 00 |
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66 Sheop. |
Fair, |
_ |
" head. |
30 00 |
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67 Army woolen cl'th. |
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i yanl. |
Good, |
10 oz. per yd. |
" yard. |
500 |
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68 Army woolen cl'th, |
Pro rata as to greater or less |
Width or weight. |
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6!) Army woolen cl'th, |
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6-4 yard. |
" |
20 oz. per yd. |
Per yard, |
10 00 |
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70 Array woolen cl'th-, |
" |
Pro rata as to greater or less |
Width or weight. |
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71 Flannels, i, |
" |
6 oz. per yd. |
Per yard, |
4 00 |
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72 Cotton Khirting, i |
" |
4! yds. to lb. |
" " |
St |
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73 " " i, |
" |
.lj yd.s. to lb. |
" " |
84 |
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74 " sheot'gg, 4-4, |
" |
3 yds. to lb. |
,1 II |
8» |
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75 " oznab'gs, }, |
" |
6 oz. per yd. |
II •• |
T$ |
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76 " " i, |
" |
8 07.. per yd. |
" " |
8A |
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77 " drillg, i |
" |
3 yds. to lb. |
II II |
8$ |
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78 Cot. sliirt'K stripes. |
" |
3 yds. to lb. |
II 11 |
eft |
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79 " tent cloths, |
>• 4 |
10 oz per yd. |
II II |
1 1? |
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80 On the above enu |
merated cot |
ton cloths, pro |
rata as to greater or le |
sswidtlk |
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or weight. |
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81 Cotton warpg. |
Good, |
- |
Per pound, |
200 |
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63 Army Hhoos, |
" |
- |
" pair. |
10 00 2 00 |
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83 Shoe thread. |
" |
- |
" pound. |
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84 Wool socks, men's, |
" |
- |
" pair. |
1 25 |
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85 Mules, |
First rate. |
Wagon, &,c. |
Av'ge price per head, |
300 00 |
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86 Corntop fodder, |
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baled. |
Good, |
_ |
Per 100 pounds. |
20C |
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87 Corntop fodder, |
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unbaled, |
" |
_ |
" 100 |
1 50 |
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88 Wheat chaff, bal'd. |
" |
_ |
" 100 |
2 00 |
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89 " " unh'd, |
" |
_ |
" 100 |
1 50 |
|
90 Sorghnm molasses. |
" • |
- |
" gallon. |
8 00 |
|
91 Pastu'ge for sheep. |
" |
Interior, |
" head. |
40 |
|
92 |
Superior, |
" |
II 11 |
50 |
|
93 |
First rate. |
" |
" " |
60 |
In assessing the average value of "first class artillery and wagon horses at $ 350," we designed that the term should be accepted and acted upon according to its obvious common sense import. In other wordo, that horses should be selected, and then impressed accordingly as their
wiirkiiip' qiyilities and adaptaUon to army service,, topctlipr with their in- trinsic v.-ilup, would warrant a judicious purchaser in considcrin{» them n« cotniup^ within the coiitt^mplntion of the commissioners when they ikssesscd the average value of such horses a» the government needed, at fcXiO. But t'Asc'S might arise, however, when the public cxigcncie* would 1)0 so urgent as ti demand that all horses at hand should bo ina- prusscd. Y«t umlor ordinary circumstances, when family or extra blooded iMirues, or brood niaros of admitted high value are impressfd, we respeot- '"nily stigg' st f(. tlio Sri-Mtary of War to have instnictions forwarded to the iuiprcs!-ing ofliccj^ to propose and allow the owners to substitute in tht:ir Btcad such strong, .sound and •erficeablo horses or mules as shaU Ik" considered and rn^.ied by competent and disinterested parties as first clfiHH !iit;K« 1 y horses, 1 1 first rate wagon mules.
Ilii' 1. ini "average \aluc per head" was used in contradistinction to & ilxcd and uiiilorni pi i- for each horse or mule. We supposed that iu impressing a inunber ■ i" hurefs or mules, whether owned by several jjer- Kons, or one individn:i), that some might be estimated at $*i.'jO, or even at less, and others itt different advanced rates, m-xrording to their worth, np as high as $400, a above that amount — thus making an areragt value or jtrico for a fi«f»wter of good, sound and efficient horses, $350 oin-h, and muleji $3U0 each.
In illustration of our views, wo will add, that a horse with only ono eye sound, might, in all other respoctji, b« classed as r\ first rate artillery horse, y«t the loss of one ajei would justly and consiJurably curtail his YlUup. So a hucse from 10 to 18 years of age^ might be deemed iu all other jjarliculars as a first class artillery horse, but of course, however dflfirient or able to n'nder good service for a year or so, yet his advanced «gO would justly and luatvrially impair his value. Any horse, however 1h) may approximate the standard of a first class artillery horse, must, according to deficiencies, fall below the maximum price; and as few comparatively exactly come up to the standard, and therefore are entitled to the maximum jtrice, so of course in all other instances the price should bo proportionately reduced, as imperfcctione place them below the staiidaid of first class, &c.
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Schedule B — Hire of Labor, Teams, Wagons and Drivers.
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^ Baling long forage, |
Qnanliiy and Time. |
Price. |
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1. |
Per 100 pounds, |
$0 50 |
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2. |
Shelling and bagging corn, sacks fur- |
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nished by government, - Hauling, - - |
" 56 " |
05 |
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3. |
" cwt. pr. mile, |
08 |
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'4. |
Hauling grain. |
" bus. " |
04 |
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5. |
Hire of two-horse team, wagon and driver, |
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rations furnished by owner, |
•• day, |
10 00 |
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6. |
Hire of same, rations furnished by the |
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government, |
" day. |
5 00 |
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7. |
Hire of four-horse team, wagon and driver, |
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rations furnished by owner. |
f" day,' |
13 00 |
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8. |
Hire of same, rations furnished by the |
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government, |
" day. |
6 SO |
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9. |
Hire of six-horse team, wagon and driver. |
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rations furnished by owner. |
" day, |
16 00 |
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10. |
Hire of same, rations furnished by t||e |
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government. |
" day, |
a 00 |
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11. |
Hire of laborer, rations furnished by |
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owner, - - , . |
" day, |
2 50 |
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12. |
Hire of same, rations furnished by tho |
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government, |
" day, |
1 50 |
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13. |
Hire of same, rations and clothing fur- |
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nished by owner. |
" month, |
50 00 |
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14. |
Hire of same, rations furnished by the. |
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government, ... |
" month, |
30 00 |
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15. |
Hire of teamsters, rations furnished by |
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government. |
" month, |
40 00 |
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16. |
Hire of laborer, clothing and rations fur- |
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nished by government, - |
" year, |
300 00 |
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17. |
Hire of same, clothing and rations fur- |
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nished by owner. |
" year, |
550 m |
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18. |
Hire of same, rations only furnished by |
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government. |
" year, |
400 qo |
Upon farther consideration, we have concluded to value sheaf oats, hay and blade fodder, tast of the Blue Ridge mountains, when baled, at $5 per 100 pounds, and unbaled at $4 50 per 100 pounds.
E. W. HiJBARD,
Robert Gibbonev, Wm. B. Harrison,
Commissioners for Va.
By ordor.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
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AdjutXnt and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Dec. 10, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS. } No. 161. i
Tlie following Order 'w published af< an amendment of the Regulations in respect to Impressmeut.«, as a substitute for paragiaph II, section 5, Creneral Orders, No. 37, curreot series. AH officers and agents who have been or shall be, empowered to make impressments, shall conform to the provision.^ of this Order, in respect to impressments hereafter to be made, and also in cases where the property may have been heretofore taken, and the price ha.s not been ftilly adjusted :
In the event of the refusal by the owner, his bailee, or other agent, of the price offered, the impressing officer shall proceed to settle the compen- satinn to be paid, according to the first section of the act of March 2(ith. 1303, if the property impressed belongs to an owner who has grown, raised or produced the same, or who holds or has purchased the same for his own use or consumption. But if the property imprpsed has not been grown. raisM or produced by the owner, nor been purchased for his own use or consumption, it shall be the duty of the impressing officer to oflfer the price fixed by the commissioners, who may be appointed under the Sth section of the act of congress of the 26th March 1863, to regulato im- pressments; and if the owner shall object to receive the said price, as not being a just compensation, it shall be the duty of the impressing officer to cause the value to be ascertained by the appointment of a board simi- lar to that designated in the first section of the act aforesaid ; that is, by the judgment of two loy.al and disinterested citizens of the county or pa- rish in which such impressments may be made — one to be selected by the owner, and one by the impressing officer — and in the event of their dis- a<»reemeut, these two .shall choose an umpire of like qualification. The persons thus selected shall proceed to assess just compensation for the property so impressed, whether the absolute ownership or the temporary use thereof only is required : provided, however, if the impressing officer in any of the cases mentioned shall believe that the appraisement is fair or just, he shall endorse upon it his approval ; and the property in the object impressed shall thereupon be vested in the Confederate States; but if he does not approve the appraisement as aforesaid, he shall endorse upon the appraisement his objection thereto, and deliver the same, with a
receipt for the property impressed, to the owner, his bailw, apcnt or aW tomcj. and as soon a^ practicable, forward a copy of the receipt and ajv prainement, and his cn<lor8<nient thereon, to the board of ;ij>i»rnis«'rs, ap- poinUrd by tho prosidtnt and povcrnor of the state, wl)o sh.ill revise th* aame, snd niakn a final valuation, so as to pive just comprn-atinn for th« proptirty taken; wliich valuation shall be paid by the propter "liparlmcnl for the use of which the j)r<iperty was taken, on the (vrtificAto of the aj>- praisers as provided in ttic acts of congress on the subject.
By order.
8. COOPER.
AdJtUanl and Inaprftcr GaiurH.
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Adjutant and Inspector General's Officb, Richmond, Dec. 11, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS, I No. 162. S
I. Quartermasters at posts will afford all the accommodation in their power to persons in charge of stock, traveling under the orders of oflScers of Lt. Col. A. H. Cole's department. Forage and shelter for the animals and subsistence for the men will be furnished by them upon the requisi- tion of any officer, or of his authorized agent, of Col. Cole's department, who will receipt for the same.
II. To prevent claims for commutation of rations which may have been previously drawn, surgeons in charge of hospitals will endorse on the ftirlough of enlisted men who leave a hospital on furlough, a statement of the number of days and the dates he has drawn rations for the enlisted men.
By order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General.
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Adjvtant and Inspf.ctor Gkneral's Office, Richniond, Dec. 2.'i, I8fti. GENP:K VL ORDERS, }
No. Hu\. s
The attenlion of offivcrp of tho army is ngaiii dirttJcd to piiragiaph VII, Oaneml Orders, No. 28, requiring Ihat. in all recommendatious for military ■ppointmentp, tho name of tho state bf given of which the person is a citizen. No applieations will hereafter reecive attention, in whieh this »iilo is net observed
I'v order.
S. COOPER, Adjutant uvd Inspector GenenU.
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Adjutant and Inspector Gbneral's Orrici, Richmond, Dec. 29, 1863.
<;eneral okDERS, )
No. 161. i
I. Paragraph II, Greneral Orders, No. 159, current series, is amended as follows :
II. The hospital ration is fixed, nntil further orders, at the same rate.« of issues now made to soldiers in the field. If a greater allowance is required of any particular article, not issned to troops in the field, special
.requisitions must be made therefor.
Bj order.
S. COOPER. AdjutMnt *nd Inspector GemriU.
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