The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-28
General Army Regulations.
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJ.GEVERlL's OFFiCz,
WASHINGTON, August 10,
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 1o7.

WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJ6ENERALS OFFiCR,
WASHINGTON, August 10.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 107.
/. Officers of the Regular army will,
as a general rule, receive leaves of alb
sence to accept the rank of Colonel in
volunteer regiments, but not lower grades.
Non. commissioned officers and privates
will be discharged on receiving commits
sions in volunteer regiments.
2. The oath of allegiance will not be
administered TO any person against his
own will. 1t must in all cases be a vol
untary act on his part, nor will any COM
pulsory parole of honor be received; but
oaths taken and paroles given 70 avoid
arrest, detention, imprisonment, or expul-
sion, are voluntary or free acts, and eau
not be regarded as compulsory. All per-
sons guilty of violating such oaths or pa
roles will be punished according TO the
laws or usages of war
3. The laws of the United States and
the general laws Of war authorize, in Ger
tain cases, the seizure and conversion of
private property for the subsistence,
transportation, and other uses of the
army; but this must be distinguished
from pillage, and the taking of property
for public purposes is very different from
its conversion TO private uses. All pro-
perty lawfully taken from the enemy or
from the Inhabitants Of the enemy's coun-
try, instantly becomes public property,
and must be used and accounted for as
such. The 52d article Of war authorizes
the penalty of death for piIlaging and
plundering, and other articles authorize
severe punishments for any officer or SOL
der who shall sell, embezzle, misapply
or waste military stores, or who shall
permit the waste or misapplication of
| any such public property. The penalty
is the same whether the offence be com
mitted in our own or in the enemy's
territory
4. All property, public or private, taken
from alleged enemies must be inventoried
and duly accounted for. If the property
taken be claimed asprivate, receipts must
be given to such claimants or their agents
| Officers will be held strictly accountable
for all property taken by them or bv
their authority, and 1t must be returned
for the same as any other public pro
pcrty.
D. When foraging parties are sent out
! for provisions or other stores, the COM
handing officer Of such party viii be
held accountable for the conduct Of his
command, and will make true report Of
all property taken.
| 6. No officer or soldier will without
authority, leave his colors or ranks TO take
| private property on 20 enter a private
house for the purpose. All snch acts are
I punishable with death, and an officer who
permits them is equally as guilty as The
| actual pillagefs.
! Commanding officers Of armies and
corps will be held responsible for the ex-
ecution Of these orders in their respective
/ commands.
BY command Of Maj Gen, Halleck
| General int Chief Of the Army.
+. d. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant- General.
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJ GEN.'s OFFIoEl
WASHINGTON, Aug. IA, 1862.
General Order, No. 105.
The inspection of all cavalry forces
/ preparatory to their being mustered into
the service Of the United States, shall
hereafter comprise, in addition TO the
usual personal examination, a test of
horsemanship to be made under the di-
| reciion of the mastering officer, and no
I person shall be mustered into the cavalry
service who does not exhibit good horse
manship, aud practical knowledge OF the
ordinary care and treatment Of horses.
by order Of the Secretary Of War.
+. d. TOWNSEND, A. A. q.