, 1862-09-18

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allowed to leave the ranks, save for some
extraordinary cause, when the company COM
mauder i i'll give the soldier written ticket
of permission to leave the ranks; these tick
cts should be prepared in blink bcforehand.
Every soldier thus leaving the ranks Will
leave his nusket, hayersack and kuapsack
with the company, which the captain will
laye carried bY soldiers Of the company till
the soldier returns. If heEoldier be sick and
fall out, his sickness will be no plea in his
fsvcr for escape from the penalties Of 6t1ag~
Cling unlesE furnished with written certid"
Gate 1t bis sickness from the surgeon or u.s.
eistant surgeon Of the regiment Sick men
shonld, in all cases, be promptly taken
chorge ct bJ tbs medical officers cf the regi-
ment, that they may not be accused Of strag-
CLING If really Sick or wounded
Each division shonld have straag rear
guard, behind a hfch no strsggIe1, OF whatever
corps regiment, should be permitted to re-
main, unless the straggler's company j. to the
resr. II the divisions hare 8pY cavalry with
them, it will scour the country On the aanks.
If not, then infaItry fAnlers Of the rear guard
must perform that office. The ba5ones must
BIZ used to enforce obedience to these orders.
The inspector generals of corps should be
specially active to see thht these Instructions
are executed.
Provost mar=hals will Send cavalry when
they have it, on all roads to their rear to hurry
up stragglsrs- No straggler should be per
mitted to Ea1t until be has Joined his proper
regiment.
On all forks Of roads, corps commanders
Seouo 70 n ,e ~. fo1mm ~ r.,na;n tnr,ny tha
not, 'af1 ~ t,n 'eoe cornE ,na nd com m % .ri the
rear guerde, to show which way the troops
have uarched. The provost IN arshs's Of corps
or ale1stonS enoa,o take th ;:;.aa sSus "a o:capy
1'er9 ~ tha tr1nns o1d 1r.v:nt II an: in.ru. "
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siun lsn ~ '11 pna' y, ~ III II a. uam
~ os @ hs ns tr as Ros3l
Pc, ne -. naIs"G,s WI, oe a. onc5 otnnsns th 70
epee Of dea1a ,, WI oe executed, aw11ad oy
nne,;b1a -us "AS" e''~'7 ~'&'e al
p's,Ife, sn nf,;cer of anv re,iment or cor,,z ub,,.
~ olncfr .! a9I leHtuenl VI eotp7 ~nat.
eEsr T. au,1o.'z.a TO osusr Ioe~ain r., O. arsest
any s.rage4e1 oi anY IeslHers au lne sfmy;
hesis, t 4ncs ~ euea saSsc'se u nu'a'''*S VII
IT, con.n,sn5 of n; Zen Ncc)e1,,n
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.: N1lL1AMs. ASST ao)a,ant eese:al.
EARPER'S FERRY BEFORE TIE II TIE
Tcprre.ponience n Y. Triuuue.l
HAnrEn's FERRY. Sent. IL, 1872
7ast evcninr md this p,orninc The at,no5
rhrTt. nm fhe linz ri the Shcnando,h ~ ,.
m1tEed E hr that I smoky appearance me in1ic ,t;nt +
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tss ~ tt's ,,r<,.o,,e tir,o 1aot,.'
eic 49, up ~ rh.v Inar m.rch n.o
Trm r. mhyri,nd ,,:a Winche;tsr and Rn;rncrP ~ ~
,har I,,ar can,s t,ovn the shenan,fo1h aSt y, y
t,ei. XXI ~! .1ano Tha rninn,n a,,h-.,as u t.
GeA u f17+s ~ +trno er,,a nF ~ $500, 1;
ean1rl o1t5,,.rx and car,1rv % T1sn ', .T,;, :,
-an5s nt.t t...-, ~ - = 1r,r.s 80 :.
We nsse TURNER Iuuols ~ acoAo11u couln
aroIno ron ffeaelach, e'a ooone9ors
otarpspuig' hSalnc5s'lie, nTu So W"
upon Us tnat way lns co!nm
eais's onls N 19mor, ho"eVer; una 10
a. th.. 20, % a;rnc,;n ,naisag.s
a]so over he heights on the Maryland sd
Col. Miles has taken every prsc4ntion In Ii
arrangements, and each new probability I
which rumor gives weight recclvss careful il
epec.ion and promp- attention Much as OF
oislil5es Is''t there IS still another Que ia t1
} | case. If ~ enemy arc defeated at FteGeric|
/ | in tho batile which must take place at IL
!. point, Nlth l50, ,000 troops mlssed 1h=re, TIL
vail TO forced 10 retire above ths lius Of 3
rcr's Ferry aud through Maryland into IL
5 Shenandoah Valley. Crossing the Poromac
: I freq of our troops would EE ullGntSs. ~