The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-27
THE ARTICLES or WAN.
GENERAL ORDERS-NO. IL.
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY or THE PoroMAc. !
WASIIiNl lnN Sn.n LIZ 1851 (

pany and detachment serving In this army Commanders
of divisions, brSadcs and regiments i'll see this order
rigidIy enforced.
ARnu rs OF WAR
Extracts
Article II Is earnesy recommended 10 all officers and
soldiers diligently to ATTEND divine sorvce and all officers
VINO snail behave indccFny or rrevcrenty at any place
OF divine worship shall, II commissioned officers, be
Drought before general court martial there TO be pub
icy and severely reprmanssd by the PRESIDENT If
commissioned officers or soldiers every Pc son so offend
Ing shall for his first offence forfeit sixth of dollar,
70 b. deducted out of hs next pay for the second offence
he shali not only forfeit like sum- but be confined TWEEN
tyour hours and for every like offence shall suffer and
pay in like manner which money. 40 forfeited, shall BIO
applied by the captain senior oficer OF the troop
company TO the tho sick soldiers tho company
or troop TO which the offender belongs.
Art. 3. ANY non commissioned officer or soldier who
shall use any pfane oath shall incur the
penalties EXPRESSED in the foregoing article and n
mlssoned officer shall forfeit and pay for each and every
such offence one dollar to be applied the preceding
article.
Art. 4. Every chaplain commissioned in the army or
armies OF tho United states, who shall absent himself
from the duties assigned him excepting in of sick
ness or leave Of absnce) SHALL ON conviction thereof
before court martial be fined not edng months
pay besides the loss OF his pay during his absence.
be discharged, as the said court martial shall judge
proper.
Art s. Any Officer soldier who shall use contcmptu
GUS or dsrespectn words against the President OF the
United States against the Vic President thereof against
the Congress Of the United States against the Chief
eistrate legislature of any Of the United States in
which he may be quartere', il commissioned officer,
tal shall direct If commissioned officer soldier
he shall suffer snch punishment shall be inflicted
him by the sentence Of a colrt ma tial.
Art g. Any officer soldier who shall behave himself
win contempt or disresrect towards his commanding
officer shall be punished according to the nature of his
offence, by the Judgment Of court martial.
Art Z. Any officer or soldier who shall begin, excite,
ca Sc. or join in any mutiny sodon in any troop
company IN the service Of the United states or In any
IA y, post, detachment guard shall suffer death or
such other punishment by court martial shall DO In
lictcd
Art \ Any officer non con,n,es o,od oucor mr. so,dor
who, being present at any mntny scdton does not
US his utmost cndcavor suppress the same coming
to the knowledge of any intended mtny, does not with
out eeay give Information thereof to his commanding
officer shall be punished by tn of court mar
th with DEATH or Otherwise according to the nature Of
Art .. Any officer soldier who shall strike his supe
ror Officer or draw or lift rp any weapon, offer any
violence against him. beng in the execution Of his Office
any prete ce whatsoever shall disobey any lawful
command OF his superior officer shall suffer death or
such punishment as shall according to the nature
OF hs offence DO inflicted upon him by the sentence of
court martial
Art. 90. All officers and soldiers who have received
pay or have been duly en- listed in the service Of tho
Unite states and shall De convicted Of having deserted
the shall SUI death such other punishment az
by sent nee OF court martial shall h. inflicted.
Art. p. ANY non commissioned on soldier who
shall, witho leave from his commanding officer, absent
himself from his toon, company detachment, shall
nnon being convicted thereof, be punished according
tn nature of his oil nee, a, the discretion Of
ial.
Art. %. No non.comnissoned officer or soldier shall
enlist himself in any other regiment troop company,
with ut regular Ills barge from the regiment treo or
2any in which he ast the penalty being
reputed dcscricr, and suffering accordingly And in
any oitcer shalt knewngy receive and entertain
such commissioned olcer soldier, or shall not
after his being discovered TO DO dcserer Immediately
cnlne him, and give notice thereof to the Corps which
h. last rved the said officer shah, BY court martial,
DO ga cred
Art % Any officer soldier who shall be convicted OF
having advised persuaded any other officer soldier
to desert the service al the unt' States shall sufr
death or srch other punishment shall be inflicted upon
him by the sentence of a court martial.
Art 81 All officers, If what condition socyer have
power tv part aud ge all qnarrcs trays and disorders
though the persons should belong to another
regiment, troop company; and either t. order officers
into arrest or non commissioned officers soldiers
confinement, until their proper Superior officers shall be
acquainted herewith and whosoever shall refuse obey
such officer (hough inferior in rank), shall draw
his sword up him. shall be punished at the discretion
Of general court martial.
Art 80 Every officer commanding in quarters, garri-
sons, on the march, shall ko good order and, tho
utmost of his power redress all abuses disorders which
may be committed by any officer soldier under his
command; If, upon complaint ma to him of officers
soldiers heating 9th l-treatng any rerson or
disturbing fairs markets. Of committing any kind Of
riots, TO the disqucrg of tho citizens Of the United
States; he the said commander, who shall
fuse omit T. Justice done the offender offend
and feparaton made 10 the party parties injured
far part Of the ofrnder's pay shat enable him them
shall, upon prof thereof be cashicrod, otherwise
| punished. general court martial shall direct
Art. 80. When any commissioned officer soldier
Shall be accused OF capital CRIME. Of having nsci
violence, committed any offence against the person or
property of any citizen of any Of the United states such
is punishable by the known laws Of the land thr
handing ofc and officers OF every regiment troop or
company, TO which the person persons accused shall
belong hereby required upon application duly made
by, in boal! of the patty or parties injured to
their utmost eadeavors to deliver such accused
persns to the civil magistrate and likewise to be
aiding and assisting to the officers ofrsticc apprehnding
and securing the person or persons accused in order
to bring him tn IN to trial If any commanding officer
or officers shall wiay neglect, or shalt refuse, upon the
Application esad TO deliver such accused person
or persons TO the civil ms aes, or to BE- aiding and
assisting to the officers OF Justice in apprehendng such
person persons, the officer officers offending shall
| be c.shiered.
Art &c. Any commissioned officer storekeeper or CON-
m,ssary VIII shall be cony cied at n general court mar
al Of having sold. without proper order for that
pose embezzled, misappied or wiully through neg
lect suffered any of the provisions, forage arms cloth
ing ammunition or ctbcr military stores belonging to tho
United States to be spoiled damaged shall at his ex
penso, make good the loss damage, and shall,
over forfeit all his pay and be dismissed from the
| vice.
Art 81. ANY ncn-commssioned officer or soldier, who
shall be convicted at reementa court martini, Of hay
ing sold or desgnedy or through neglect, wasted the
milton delivered out to him to be employed the
seric Of the United States shall be punished the dis
erection OF such court.
Art So. Every non-comrnissioned officer or soldier
who shall be convicted, before court mar
tial, of having sold, lost or spoiled, through
neglect, his lorso arms, clothes accoutremens, sha
undergo such weekly soppages mot exceeding the half
his pay) as such court martial shall Judge sufficient, for
or such other corporal punishment his crime shall
deserve.
Art 80. Every officer, who shall be convicted before
court martial, OF having embezzled misapplied any
money with which he may have been entrusted for the
payment of the under his command for enlistng
men into the service for other purposes If commits
stoned officer shall be cashcred and compelled to refund
the money non-commisloned officer Shall be reduced
to the ranks be put under stoppages until h money be
made good, and to suffer such corporal punishment
such court martial shall direct.
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Art Al. All non commissioned officers and soldiers who
shall be found one mile from the camp without leave ir
writing from their commanding Officer shall suffer such
punishment shall be inflicted upon them by the
| tence Of a court martial
Art AZ. No officer soldier shall lie out of his quar-
ters garrison camp without leave from his superior
officer upon penalty Of being punished according the
nature Of his offence, by the sentence Of martial
Art a. No officer, non commissioned officer, SOL
der shall fail in repairing at the time fixed to the place
parade of exercise other rendezvous, appointed
| by his commanding officer, ir not prevented by sick
ness, other evident necessity; shall go from
the said place OF rendezvous without leave from bis
maudng officer before he shall be regularly dismissed
relieved the penalty Of being punished according
the nature of his offence, by the sentence Of court
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