The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-10-09

he may omplain to the General command
ing in the State or Territory where sue
regiment shall be stationed, who shall ez
anime into said complaint and forward a tru
statement to the Department of War. !
any officer or soldier shau think hinsel
wronged by his captain he is to complain
thereof 10 the commanding officer of the regi
mcnt, who shall summon regimental cour
martial, from which either party may appea
to a general court-martial
Any commanding officer, store-keeper, o.
commissary who shall sell without proper
order for that purpcse or shall embezzle any
property belonging to the United States, OF
suffer to be spoiled or damaged any of the
provisions, forage, arms, clothing, ammuni
ton or other military stores, shall make good
the loss, forfeit all his pay and be- dismissed
the service iF
Every commissioned officer who shall EN-
bczzle or misapply money entrusted to his
care shall be cashiered.
No non commissioned officer or soldie,
shall 60 beyond one mile from camp without
leave. nor shall any officer or soldier lie Out
Of his quarters, garrison or camp, without
leave from his superior officer.
Any commissioned officer ,sho shell b.
found drunk on HE guard, patrols or othe,
duty shall be cashiered.
Any sentinel who shall be found sleeping
on his post, or leave 1t before relieved, shall
suffer death, or other punishment inflicted by
a court-martial.
No soldier shall hire another to do his duty
for him. sa #s g
Any officer who shall BY any means cause
false alarms in camp, garrison, or quarters
shall suffer death, or such other punishment
as may be inflicted by court. martial.
Any officer or soldier who shall misbehave
himself before the enemy, runaway, abandon
any fort, post, or guard, or shall quit bis
post or colors to piliage, shall be subject ia
the death penalty.
The making known of the watchword to
any person not entitled to receive it, is pun
ishable with death.
All officers or soldiers who shall malicious
ly destroy property Of the citizens Of the
United States, unless by order Of the COM
in. chief of the armies of said States,
shall be punished
Whoever shall harbor or relieve the enemy,
shall be subject to the death penalty.
Any officer or soldier holding correspond
cnce with, or giving intelligence to the enc-
my, shall suffer death, or such other punish
ment inflicted by court.martial.
The commanding officer is to be answera-
bic to the United States for all public stores
taken from the enemy.
Any officers or soldiers ,oho shall compel
the commander Of any garrison, fortress, or
post to surrender to the enemy, shall suffer
death, or the punishment inflicted upon
them by cou1t-martial
All persons serving with the armies of the
United States, though not enlisted soldiers,
are subject to the orders, according to the
rules and discipline of war.
When different corps of the army shall
happen tojoin, or do duty together, the off.
Ger highest in rank of the We af the army
shall take command of the whole.
Any officer charged with crime, and who
shall leave his confinement before he shall be
set at liberty by his superior officer, shall be
cashiered.
Any commissioned officer, convicted oi
conduct unbecomine an officer and gentle
man, shall be dismissed from the service.
In all cases where commissioned officer
is cashiered for cowardice or fraud, it shall
be added in the sentence, that the crime,
name, place Of abode, and punishment Of the
delinquent be published in the newspapers
in and about the camp, and of the particular
State from which the offender came, or where
he usually resides, after which it shall be
deemed scandalous for any off Ger to associ-
ate with him.
The articles Of war are to be read and
published once every six months, to every
garrison, regiment troop or company mus
tered, or to be mustered into the service Of
the United States.
Artemus Ward i'm the Army.
As previously informed you, | am cap.
tain Of the Baldinsville company. l rig