Washington telegraph. [volume] (Washington, Ark.) 1839-1871, 1862-07-09
GENERAL ORDERS No lS.

GENERAL ORDERS Mo lS.
Headquarters TktN.. MISS Df-r..
Lutte Rgci, irt-, Jna- 3J'h. lNrl
| \ state o. war hls virtually -u-pen lrl tnr
ordinary remciic, fnr the nrltss.i1n n. citiz-n-
in their rights Of prT-rn ahl n-nn-rtr. Some
| means must be employed Ma SECURE thuma-tin-t
iawessness anl rillliny. Therefore. without
interfering with tbs functions nf any civil tri-
bunal or officers, th; Direct protection of ths
military authority j. cAterle oyrr .ne people
Of this district. T. that eni. tlc Provost
Mnrshai's department + organized .s ft.l aw- {.
/. Col. Il. I. u tulcv Il announced a- Pro
v1st Marshal General; Mti. David 4. Slalta d.
! Assistant Provost Marshal General. al Major.
! George \. Gallagher ~. IuI.. Air,:1ts n .rs-
J ra', Vi this district They VIII ...s h-ir pfi
ces at these Head z artyrs.
| H. Il. ". Rchlr lsun IT, arl .iur.tl VI fflr IVY
l,l tntry, an as-i4 ncI tn duty W. t'r,vs-t Iar-
-hal Of Division Number One. NJ consisting 1i
oil that part Of tie State M L0d.-iala ulrtu ot
1 Rel Ry,r lic will nave ha 1.ii-g WI VI lror
! Louisiana.
III. james Tlumts Elio Mo 4, a4r4...tce
| Major vi .tintry. and ASST -nei Cab il-r p PRO-
/ vcst Marshal or Division Nsahar T~. aJ ran.
si-iiaS Of AT ia az prrt uf fhe nttta at ArEln-
sas -sH;l oi Tie lrN-.s M ,ls.r.. ii- H.tl have
! ."s ".htc at AFkti-in. Class caHatt. "A a.
! ~ r-cjas M-Gr,. .y { -Rrnriala Hl-nru-
iaiI-ir.'. aul ---is.cl n da.g at r.rto-t MAJ
! .i,tl uf Division Number r.rse .aI consisting
O.. ali talt part %: ttie $ir,e oi Arsr.i-1s A,
| ."ceH :ie Ar-an-.7 an4 Hli.s n,rr-. Il-r.l.
.laye lis p!Ese at Springfield Conway clln /, =,
Ark.
Y. john J. !Iorn,F i. appointed Mriar ".
infantry. ami asst ,uc y Iuty NJ Provost u ir-
sinai u Division Number FJuf ~ cl,, sting of
al. that part OF tie Sttc w rlstsisaS hetyc. ID
Che White "ni Mississippi rivers. iir w:iI hl..
/ 10. ,.f#f .F LII
81. II hereafter lacm,t cN7eIi.ur. Similar
| appointments VII He mHIa !Yr the S,4.s y.
| Missouri aH tAe INDIAN Territory
| MI. The Proves: Marshal rr r.yl Division.
-un"cr the direction of THE Provost VI r.hal
Gehcra'--w!i have cn.uIHtEl ,I MOD thr Ial ~
pendent Compare, Within ii. li.lir- asrtl1g VI
/ uEd.r thC provisions WI General Orders nv. ~.
lie Viii appoint tue MOST energetic au.l rciilb "a
Captain ia e'eI parish ur cnIIty- ~ he t,i-
| Provost NaIsbai Of >u..i parish 1f county
! THs Provost Marshal ur each plri WHO MOI -lul
ty--u', Ger tas direction of a.. Division prIta--
iarSh1,-G.lt haze atn MA uf tla in lan-n
Ieht Companies 81 hin parish ar rIHntva ll w..l
appoint, from among tla CIpiai is as many
Assistant Provost VI n.aaIis a- may b. nue.s-
sarv.
The orders of tie Provost Mlr-hal's Iant.t.
| meAt viii lie executed throu sn these H. lcneal-
eat Companies, anI All persons I'D cmp'nFel
sill BE- accounted Is il a5tuIi .ervic. alI n NJ
.or tie time 50 served. Iacy III l. ia al cl.e.
furnish their own forage anI subsistence. for
which reimbursement will DC m4ls
VII. The Provost Aarshars department will
t'lA- i---.e!.-,e meas re- u put ia enl 10 all
Iniprcs-Ii,I.ts throughout the district n1. prl-
perly adJnoriz ii. Oticers with authority ID
| impress, Will, upon entering parish ~ county.
| report to the Provost NJ ,rsua Thereof. Who yiil
endorse ''rerifsd' on tile back uT such autLJ-
Ky, and sign his Hlmc aal title. III Will K IN
register OF all such c.Is.s, ami when AZ Uii ".
'.o'.4es such authority, ~ viii suspend liz rig..
and report the case 10 lis superior. II " TIT
l"iended that the RI gut Of impressmclt sIa!i
work unnecessary harIships.
IN. la these times, cltiZsHs should not leave
, the neisAJoghJods in which thcy are known.
| except In cases Of clear necessity. In Su.h
cases they Will procure passports from b
nearest Provost Marshal iAto wholo hands suc.
passports come will endorse them, III hloirR N
6e corfcct,--bat not otherwise. Ill stranger.
and suspected persons, will DC arrested an
lie d IN custody, tilla satisfactory account shall
be obtained rs TO their loyalty. All persons
| belonging - the army, and absent, without
being aoie to show proper authority, WILL u,
arrested.
Al arrests will be Immediately reported a
the Division Provost Marshal, except alcn thc
place OF arrest is nearer tie office Of the Pro
Eost Marshal General; in which oasa, the &c
port will be made directly d that Office.
y. The Provost Marshal General will inIln =
diatey establish such regulations for his de-
partment as may be required, frs: submitting
them to the Maj. Gen. Commanding, for 40.
prevail
1t is enjoined upon the officers of that de.
partment to bear in mind, that they are not
placed i'll authority to subycrt law, nor to inter.
fere with the rights or privileges Of citizens
upon the contrary, they are commanded 70 pro
tect and 10 defend their respective communities
against marauders and thieves,-to suppress.
all violcncs, and secure the people in the peace
ful and quiet enjoyment of their homes.
| Their duties to the service are, especially, 70
arrest spies aud suspected persons, and to at
tend to the organization of Independent Com
panies, so that they may, Mt any time, be made
effective against the enemy. They will Dc held
to the strictest account for the manner in which
| they perform their duties.
by command of Maj. Gcn'l HINDNAN,
X. Q. NEWTON, Col.
and Chief Of STAFF.