Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-07-18
MOST IMPORTANT GENERAL ORDER:


MOST IMPORTANT GENERAL ORDERS.
Below will be found three most important Gen
eral Orders issued to-day from the headquarters
Of the Army OF Virgins; Major General PcPe's
Command. They explain with clearness and
force the plan urcn which he designs carrying
on his campaign, 90 for % they bear OF the in
habitants Of the region Of his arrnys operations.
Headquarters Amy Of VirsiniI,
Washington, July Is, 1861
GsYeral Orders, No. S.
Hefesfter, as far as practicable, the troops Of
this command will subsist upon the country In
which their operations are carried on. In all
cases supplies for this purpose will be taken by
the officers 10 whose department they .operly
belong, under the orders Of the commanding
ofhcer Of the troops for whose use they are In
tended. Vouchers will be given to the owners
stating on their face that they will be payable at
the conclusion OF the war upon SUFFICIENT testi-
mony being furnished that such owners have
been loyal citizens OF the United States since the
Whenever Il Is known that supplies can be
furnished In any district Of the country where
the troops are to operate, the use OF trains for
carrying subsistence will be dispensed with as
By command Of Major General Pope.
GEO. d. RusGLss,
Col. A. A. g. and Chief Of Stat.
headquarters Army Of Virgiaid.
Kashtsster, July II, 1862
Hereafter In any operations Of the cavalry forces
In this command no supply or baggage trains OF
any description will be used, unless 30 stated
specially in the order for the movement; Two
days cooked rations will be carried on the per-
sons Of the men, and all villages aud neighbor-
hoods through which they pass will be laid under
contribution In the manner specified by General
Orders No. 5, current series, from these Head
charters, for the subsistence Of men and horses
Movements OF cavalry must always be made
with celebrity, and no delay In such movements
will be excused hereafter on any preteKt. When
ever the order for the movement Of any portion OF
this army emanates from these Headq uarters, the
time Of marching and that to be consumed In the
execution Of the duty will be specifically desig-
mated, and no departure therefrom will be per-
Eaitted 20 pass unnoticed without the gravest and
Commanding cfacers will be held responsible
for strict and prompt com pliance With every pro-
vision Of this order.
By command Of Major General Pope.
GEO. ID RUGGLEs,
Col. A. A. q. and Chief Of stat.
Headquarters Army Of Virginia,
Washington, July l., 1852
General Orders, No..
and throug bout the region Of operations Of this
army, living along the lines Of railroad and tele
graph, ard along the routes Of travel In rear Of
the U. s. forces, are notified that they will be
line or road, or for any attacks upon trains OF
struggling soldiers by bands OF guerillas In their
nsighborkood.
No privileges ner lmmunities Of war can spplY
to Iawless bands Of individuals not forming part
Of the organized forces Of the enemy nor wear
ing the garb Of soldiers, who. seeking and OBJ
tsining safety on pretext OF being peaceful citi-
zens steal out In the rear Of the army, attack and
murder struggling soldiers, modest trains OK sup
plies, destroy railroads, telegraph lines, and
bridges, and commit outreges disgrsceful TO CIV
iliIed people and revolving to hsmanity. Evil
disposed persons, In rear Of our armies, who do
IA In L. ,la~a
acts, encourage them by refusing to interfere or
to give any information by which such acts can
be prevented or the perpetrators punished. Safety
Of life and property Of all persons living In the
maintenance of peace and quiet among them
selves, and upon the unmolested movements
through their midst Of all pertaining to the mil
itary service They are TO understand distinctly
the: tss security CT travel is their only warrant
Of personal satstT.
II Is therefore ordered Tx: whenever a railrUSd
wagon road or telegraph is injured b. parties Of
guerilIas, the citizens living within five niles
OF the spot shall be turned out In mass TO repair
the damage, and shall, beside, pay to the United
States In money or In property, 20 be levied by
military force, the full amount Of the pay and
subsistence Of the whole force necessary to coerce
The Performance q the work during the time &C.
cupied IN completing IL.
IL soldier or legitimate follower Of the army
be fred upon from any house, the house shall be
razed to the ground, and the inhabitants sent
PiisOHcfo W huc ucduqudi tcIs VI Wis army. IL
such an outrage occur at any place distant from
settlements, the people within i've miles around
shall be held accountable and made TO pay an
indemnity sufficient for the case.
Any persons detected In such outrages, either
during the act or at any time afterward, shall be
shot without awaiting civil process.
No such acts can Influence the result Of this
war, and they can only lead 70 heavy atiiction to
the population TO no purpose.
IL 10 therefore enjoined upon all persons, both
for the security Of their property and the safety
OF their own persons, that they act vigorouiY and
cordially together to prevent the perpetration Of
such outrages.
Whilst IL IL the wish Of the General command
ing this army that all peaceably posed persons
who remain at their homes and pursue their &C
customed avocatiOns shall be su objected to no i'm
proper burihen Of war, vet their own safety must,
Of necessity, depend upon the strict preservation
Of peace and order among themselves; and they
are to understand that nothing will deter him
from enforcing, promptly and to the full extent,
every provision Of this order.
BY command Of Major General Pope.
GEO. ID. RuG6Lys,
Col, A. A. g. and Chief Of STAFF.