The New York herald., 1862-10-02
Generai sherman or hVSny, stra s9fgu.
and Pillaging.
TO rHB Rpir0R or THs NBNrUis RUt.r FrrH
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Ss--Your comments the recent orders Of Gcneyala
Hallcck and Mcclellan AFFORD the occasion appropriate
Tor mo 10 mako public tho fact thrt horo ii a law Of
congress- ~ old as our Government itself but enacted
ON Tho 10th OF April 1906 and in force ever since That
law reads:--
AN officers and soldiers to behave taemse orderly
- ana % on % she'r march, and whoever shs commit
ponds gardens ' corncIas sS Il closes o.
s"s %ssss 3
said Uncd stses shall neaes such uenaes - thcy are
20 by iswi So pes,shed srdihs 70 re mature and
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such the law Of Congress- snd the orders OF tho Ce
mandcr Chief that officers soldiers icted Of
strsggiing and piagng shall be punished with death
These orders have not come 10 officially but have
sypress the detc mnaton or the Commander. in. Chef
Mo22isg and p'idgtng have ever ten great mii,taty
s,,-.e, aud every olicer and soldier in my command
knows what stress have laid upon thsa, aud that fr
ne ia,o and orders.
The Law y ono thing tho execution Of the law another
God himself has commanded "1hou shalt kill thou
shalt not steal, thou shalt not covet Thy ncighbor's
goods &c But viii any ono say those thnes not
done well n before these laws ANNOUNCED at
sinai new admit the law 70 be- that no officer sol
der ot tho United states shall Commit waste or destruc.
tlsn a crnfelds, orchards potato patches any kind
NJ rlage ON ths property of friend foe Memphis
and tha, stand prepared 70 execute the hw far
40 officer or soder should enter the house or premises
of any ieaccabc ctxon, no matter whac thor politics,
unless business aud no such officer soldier
force entrance unless he have written order from
commanding oihccr or provost marshal, which written
snc forage. building other material needed by
the United states, receipt will DO givon By the oicer
taking them, which receipt should b0 presented 10 the
quagtermaster who will substtu,e therefor a regular
voucher 70 he paid according 70 the circumstances. II
the officer reiase 70 give such receipt the citizen may
fairly infer thai the property Is wrongfuy taon and he
sho.d Cor hs own protection ascertain tho name rank
snd regiment Of the officer and report hun in writing II
any soldier commits waste Destruction the peraOn
whose properly Is thus wasted must find out the name.
company and regiment Of tho actual transgressor.
In order 70 punish, there must he trial. and
there must 10 testimony II is no, suNcient
that general accusation 10 made that soldiers
whole command a whole battalion because one or Two
bad soldiers do wrong The punishment must each the
and no one can identity them SO well as the
party Who interested The state OF Tennessee ducs
hod eh responsible for acts OF larceny committed by
her et1en. nor does the United States any other
tion. These individual acts OF wrong and punish
mrnt can only be inflicted on the wrong dcers know
the ducaiiy Identifying particular soldiers but diG
,icc. They should stimulate the parties their
eIorts 10 md cl the actual perpetrators Of the
t'oiones of regiments and commanders 0f corIs
liable punishment for permitting their men
leaye their camps 10 commit waste destruction but
soldiers committed by citixens and negroes, and
cta ged TO soldiers because Of desire lnd aut with
them b,, hs cny rests upon the comm unity and in
I, follow up any accusation against any Of
hs men whose names or descriptions given, mme-
datey after The discovery of the act, he wouuld
rally resent any general charge against his good men
ths criminal conduct q few bad men his charge.
have examined into many Of tho cases OF complaint
made tbs general way, and have icli moriiod that
our soldiers should do acts which nothing mo- . Or
les than stealing but po~oflcse without clue
whereby I" reach the rigbifui parties know that tho
great cl soldiers would steal or commit
c,me aud will not therefore entertain vague gene
RAJ conpnins, but stand pre- arcd always follow up
any reasonable complaint when the cnsrge Is deduitc aud
names ol witnesses furnished
Know, moreover IN some instances, where our sol
dicrs ace ccml'aied a, they hrve been nsuitcd By
kneeting remarks about yankees !" Northern hArba
rirns, 'IftC,ln hirr.ngs" &c such people must seek
fcditAshmongh The civ autsoriiies loo viii toc-
'ste ilis hIs tD our country When people
fsci Then obgsi 4. govcrnn ttEsi mado them
Icced among the nations ~ tho earth ani speak
a mpiuo'sly ., The n4g Which the silent cinblcm OF
sA - OF their rroIrriy Iwll punish the soldiers tor
isA ass aud wlss, adlnaged by court martial be-
they dscbcy orders. but soldiers mon aud citi
cnsl Wei ~ soldiers and should Ilonpty any
uast ~ this phase because a is too scmnon in This
n Insult ~ soldier does iussfy riisge nut
taks<ft IN the oiCer the deposition hr would other.
we fscA TO soo~ up the inquiry aud paDxh the wrong
iocrs
Asais, arm sss IN motion or stationary must commit
wa~ts fankers must let down icnCes and cross
icldS. and zen attack c,a tcnifaled or Appre
.sndsd sand would naiul aIy clear the ground of
snces sid Trees. This waste. but the
natural epnscqu efce G war, cbara ebo those Who
anged tn war. 10 IN fortny ing acc dwelling houses
must be taken, u&tefiAkk vested, aud
rent damage don = which 90 Tbs may prove useless.
his, Sarc not bckDnG1Dx those
no msds the and gsneraly waa Il destruction and
othing oLe We rsssi besr the ~ q iind, :hss however
caceiul things look really .. Ind much
,oks like and sssr1<tion 90 y ths removal of
bccs that obstruct hss. wcsh aaord cover
nrmy
This class Of wss,s mas4 no at ,nguseA from the
Tanlon waste ominit end by army ~ aggers which 10
rong, and be punished ~ ~ dos tn penalty if pro-
o. testimony can bc rrodrced.