The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-12-04
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GENERAL ORDERS, 10 8. b..
uEADyu DEPARTMENT. OF IIIEI
Missouri, ST. LOUIS, Nov 23, ISGI
1.-The General Commanding wishes ID
impress upon the officers of this Departmedt
the necessity Of Observing the stiictes, econ
cmy in all public expenditures, and th4 or Eat
est care in the use and preservation ofpublic
property. All unnecessary use OF teegraphs,
and orders for transportation (raiIroad pass
es,) Is prohibited. and any expenses of this
kind, improperly incurred, will be charged
to the officer making them. The sending oi
officers and men on recruiting service, with.
out the approval Of the General Command
ing, Is strictly forbidden, and any application
or such orders must state the names and rank
Of those already ON such detached service
! from the regiment or company from which
the application is made.
| u.-All transfers from companies or regi
ments must be made in stlict compliance
with the army regulations, as also leaves OF
abSe nee. Furloughs to enlisted men are pro-
hibied.
llI.-No leaves OF absence will be given to
officers 10 come to these Head quarters with
out permission from the Commanding Gem
eral; and without such permission, Coln-
manderS of divisions, brigades, regiments and
posts, are forbidden to absent themselves
from their commands Any officers violet-
ing this order will be Immediately arrested.
All officers now absent without proper au.
thoIity, will Immediately return to their COM
mands, and report by letter the reason Of
such absence.
N.-The Chief Quartermaster, Commis.
sary, and heads of other Departments, viii
Immediately take measures to ascertain the
exact amount o. public property belonging to
their several Departments within the limits
OF this command, its location, &c. and re-
port with the least possible delay to these
Headquarters.
F.-CommanderS of divisions, districts
and posts, wil Immediately report the Or
ganization, strength and position of their
several commands, and keep the Command
ing General advised, by telegraph, Of all
movements of the enemy.
VII has been represented that officers
at certain places have been in the habit Of
drawing their full allowance OF rations iii
kind; rations will not be issued to officers in
this Department in kind without special au-
thority, or in case of absolute necessity, and
then only sufficient for the subsistence Of
themselves, families and authorized servants
1t has also been represented that rations are
issued at certain posts in payment Of the
dues of civil employees. This IS without au.
tholity, aud in violation Of law and regula.
tions. The Chief Commssary will see that
it be Immediately discontinued, and will re.
port to Headquarters any cases of this kind
which may hereafter occur.
Vil.-The purchase Of subsistence stores,
except fresh beef when it is practicable to
draw them from the depots Of the Depart.
ment is Strictly 'orbdden, and in cases where
1t may be necessary to make such purchases,
the reasons therefor will be stated on the
voucher, and the amount sent to the Com
mandins officer Of the division or district tor
his approval, before it is presented for pay
ment. Ht 'sg
EliI.--ln all cases of resignation by vol
unteer officers mustered into the service of
the United States who may be serving in this
Department, the resignation must be forwar.
ded through Regimental, Brigade and Diyis-
ion Commanders to Department Headquar-
ters, and not sent directly to the Governor Of
the State by whom the commission was is
sued. Regimental ard Brigade Commanders,
as directed by General Orders No. 81, para
graph 2, War Department, Adjutant Gener-
ais Office, Washington, August Sd, 1861, will
see that clear statement of the cases lead
ing to the resignation is given; also, that the
time up to which the officer was last paid, as
set iorth on the communication, and that he
has, il an officer in charge OF public property
turned over the public properly in his hands
to bis duly appointed succe sor. Payment to
resigned officers is prohibited unless these
are complied with. ,
by order of Maj. Gen. HALLECK.
WILLIAM MoMlCHEAL, s
Asst Adjutant General.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF TlIE}
MISSOURI, ST. Louis, Nov. ID, 1861. {
All officers commanding companies of
Light Artillery in this Department will iorth-
with report to Lieut.. Col james Totten,
Chief Of Artillery, the exact position of their
commands, setting forth the num-
Der OF enlisted men present for duty, and
their knowledge and efficiency as artillerists
the number of absentees, the length Of time
absent, and the Cause of their absence; the
number of artillery horses fit for service, and
the condition of the artillery harness in their
possession. These returns will also be ac-
by accurate returns according to
the established forms Indicated in the Army
Regulations, showing the quantities and con-
dillon Of all public properly in possession of
the officers mentioned. The reports will be
made distinct from the Departments, (Ordi-
nance, Quartermasters Department, &c.,)
each showing as clearly as possible the ex-
act condition of the property returned for,
when and from whom it was received, and
its condition then. t
The Command n, General understanding
th 1t a large amount Of public property is in
the poSsesseon Of officers commanding light
batteries which has never been regularly re.
turned for as required by the Army Regula-
tions, directs hat all such property be taken
up and accounted Tor, and that IN future
whenever officers receive or take possession
OF property, they at once give receipts 10 the
officer or agent Of the sGoyernment entitled
to the same; or where such officer or, agents
cannot BIZ satisfactorily aSccrtained, then the
property must be taken up and the place
where received mentioned, and such expla-
nations given as viii enable the person who
may be accountable tor said proretty 70 trace
it up. 4a G 3i19-
The officers commanding divisions, bri.
gade>, OF other commands, with which artil.
lery ,sser7ing, VIII see this order strictly
and immedacly cempIied with--the reports
and returns must be sent in az onca, E
By order u Major General tlALLECk,
>'l,7& j G. KELT0N, igisssl
ai. 3r 81 ASST Adjutant tiensral. .Yl
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