, 1862-08-22
4 sERIES OF IMPORTANT
WAR BULLETINS,
CENTRAL ARMY OSCILLATIONS.

WAH HEp AKTME1ST, ADJ r. GK< Ss0FFfCE.t
WAsHEGToN, August l6, 1862. !
GENERAL ORDERS, No: 107.-l. Officers Of
the regular army will. as general rule re-
cei7e leaves Of absence to accept the rank of
colonel In volunteer regiments, but not 10 yer
grades. Non-comrlfssioned officers and pr1-
yates viii be discharged on receiving eonmis-
eions in volunteer reg giments.
2. The oath Of allegiance will no. be ad-
ministered to any person against his own will
It must in all cases be voluntary act on his
part, nor will any compulsory parole OF honor
be received; but o2!hs taken aud paroles
given to aFoid arrest, detention, inpri$on-
Itent or expulsion, are voluntary or free acts,
11d caEnot be regarded as compulsory All
persons guilty Of ytclating such oashs or pa4
roles will be punished according to the laws
or usages Of war.
5. The laws Of the United States and the
general Laws OF war authorize, in certain cases,
the seizore and conversion Of private property
Tor the subsistence, transportation and other
uses of the army; but this must be d1stln-
1uished from psiiage, and the taking Of prop
erty for public purposes is very different from
ite conversion for private uses All properly
lawfully taken fron the enemy or from tae r.
habisants in she enemy's country, instantly
becomes public property, and must be used
and accounted for as such Tie sd article Of
war authorizes the penalty Of death for pill
Jase CT plrndering, and other articles author
5ze eeyt re puuiSh1uerE Tor any officers or sol
aisrs who shall sell, emeezzle, lnlsappiy, OF
waste military stores, or who shall permit tie
waste or misaprlica1lon Ct any such p1tlsc
property. The penalty is the same whether
the oGtnse be committed in our oKn or the
enemy' Is territory.
1 Az property, public o. private, taken a
from alleged enemies, must be ln'enfolled
ard duly accounted for. If the property taken
be claimed rs private, receipt. Aaast b. given
to such claimants or their ageats- OH .ets
will be held strictly accountable for asl
property taken By them OF By IheiI authority,
and i: rnust be returned for the saale Is any
ether public property
8. When foraS.ng parties are sent out tor
provisions or other stores, the coaAaland.n5 )
officer Of such party will be held accountable
ior lhe con6ncS Of his copsuaand, aud will
make true report OF al property sakeu.
6. No officer or sAldier will, without au'
Eate property, or to enter private house fox
the purpose. All such acts are punish aols
with death, a1d an officer Who permits them
| is equally Us guilty IS the actual pi'lagegs.
I. Comn,audipg officers Of armies aud corps
viii 1e hsld responsible for the execution o
| these orders in their respective commands.
By command Of Nsinr Gen. Huleck, Gen
e1al.i,-Chlef Of the crmy-
| Wal: DEPARTMENT. ADlrTASr GESs OFFICE,
W-AsniSGToE, August IL, 1852 {
GENERAL ORDER No. 105.-The inspectio!
| OF ali cavalry forces, preparatory to their be
irg mustered into the service OF the unlts'
| States, shall hereafter comprise, IN addltlo
70 TIE usual personal examination, test c
horscna1ehjp to be made under the directio
If the nustcriry Offlttr, aud no person sha]
be mustered into the cavalry service VIII
dots not exhibit good norsenansnfp, an
| practical kno~ledge OF The oEdia2Fy care eo
treatment OF HORSES
By order OF The Secretary Of War.
E. D. TOWNSEND, 4. a. 6.
VAR DEPARTMENT, AnJErAST CESS. OFFICE,
WAsuNGToS, Auga.t II, 1SG2. !
GESERA1 ORDER No. 1u5.-Ca2s. Lyma
II. kellogg, sth infautEg, having t.nder=d Ii
re=igpa1ion Willie under charges for s'drun1
! cnrese on duty dlsobsdience Of orders, ~
conduct prcjudicial to good order and null
7ar7 discipline - Is, By direction OF the pres
dent, lereby dismissed from the service,
| take effect August II, 1o6o-
By order Of the Secretary Of War.
E. D. TOWNSEND, a, 4 G.
WAsAlSGFoS. -Aa$s. Il, 1852.
+ GENERAL ORDERS, No. 23.-Thc attentic
Of the troops Of this command is called to tt
, :, prtlcie of war, No. 81. AL officers and SC
) diers to behave themselves ordeslT in quarte
and On their march, and whoever shall co:
! 1uit any waste or spoil, either in walks
; trees, parks, warrens, fish .pouds, houses
gardens, corn fields, enclosures Of meadow
!. 5,r sbull n1,liclou>lg destroy auy p-o2.r
= ! whatever belonging to the inhabitants Of 7
United States, uuless by order Of the tn
+ co,nm5nder-in-chiAf Of the armies Of t
e United States, shall (nesites such penalties
Q They ore l:ab1: to By laT) BE- punished accoi
e ing to the nature and degree Of the oH-at
: by the judgement of a reguneutal er gens
q court martial.
2 2. The recent presidential order, dire2ti
J. the seizure Of the enemF's property in IN
: ler1g manner, in 10 cegree motities the me
e 5Dg of The foregoing :.:'itte Of WAT. but il
= ,,ifec4 y in accordance thcra7Tith M,rlu. liI
>. indiscrininate piilage, and acts of viol'.r
+ | towarrs unariued nen, women aud cb1ldrt
are IS un~orh by the ch .rac:er Of Cuion S
diers as Injurious to the noble cause they
1 | send. Gucn practices, alike destructive o. 2
Is sonal honor and military discipline, are stri
5. ]y forbidden.
II S, The enforcement Of the foregoing areei
y of war is particularly enioined on regineE
Z commanders.
s. By order OF Brig. Gen. silas Casey,
IL E. WAITER VEST, 4. A G
l. THE DEPARTMET OF TIE ONO.
&C WAR nErAETNESr, hrl;rTaST GESERALs
= OFFICE, NAsIl1SsiTlS> A7g. II, 1s;'a
IL GENERAL ORDER, No. 121.-- TIE dep
1ueDt of tn: Ohio hereby created will ba :;
posed Of tne Safes Of Ohio. Michigan, 4
ana, Illinois, Missouri and ktatnc6y, east
The Tennessee River, aud iuc!udln5 Cuul
land G.-r, and the troops operating III Is
:. Major General Il. G. Wright is sass.g
mt ! to the command OF the department o.
II. U!in.
in By order Of TIE Sccrotary Of Var
}9 E. D. TOWNSEND, asst. AeeJ.. T.: