Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-08-09
AD'T AND INSP'R GENERALS OFFICE,



No 81.
l. The following Orders are published for the
Information and observanceof all concerned.
II. Whereas bya General Order dated the Odd
July, 1862 issued by the Secretary of War of the
United States under the order Of the President of
the United States, the Military Commanders of that
Government within the States of Virginia South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas directed to seize
aud use any property, real personal, belonging to
the inhabitants OF this Confederacy which may be
necessary or convenient for their several commands
and no provision Is made for any compensation to
the owners of private property thus seizeJ and ap
propriated by the Military Commanders of the Enc
my:
Ill And Whereas, by General Order Number
Eleven issued the 23d July, 1862 by Maior-Cien-
eral Pope, cOmmandng the forces of the Enemy ir,
Northern Virginia. it is ordered that all "comman-
derS oil any Army corps divisions, brigades, and
detached commands will proceed Immediately to ar
rest all disloya male citizens within their lines or
within their reach in rear of their respective CON-
mands. Such as are willing to take the oath of
allegiance to the United States, and will furnish
sufficient security for its observance shall be per
mitted 70 remain at their homes and pursue in good
faith their accustomed aVOcatons. Those who refuse
shall be conducted South beyond the extreme pckets
of this army, and be notified that if found again any
where within our lines or at any pont in rear they
will be considered spies, and subjected to the ex-
treme rlgor OF military law. If any person having
taken the oath of allegiance as above specified be
found to have violated it he shall he shot and his
property seized and applied to the public use":
Nv. And Uhereas, by an order issued on the 18th
July, 1862, by Brigadier General A. Steinwehr,
Major William Steadman, a cavalry officer of his
Brigade, has been ordered to arrest five of the most
prominent citizens Of Page County Virginia to be
held as hostages and to suffer death in the event of
any of the soldiers of said Stenwehr being shot by
ouSh-whackerS," by which term are meant the
citizens OF this Confederacy who have taken up arms
TO defend their homes and families:
V. And IoheredS, it results from the above orders
that some of the military authorities of the limited
states, not content with the unjust and aggressive
warfare hitherto waged with savage cruelty apajnst
an unofending people, dexasperated by the failure
OF their effort to subugate them, have now deter
mined to violate all the rules and usages of war;
and to convert the hostltes hitherto waged against
armed forces into campaign of robbery and murder
against unarmed citizens and peaceful tlers of the
soil:
VI And UhereGs, this Government, bound BY the
highest obligations Of duty TO its citizens is thus
driven to the necessity of adopting such just
sures OF retribution and retaliation as shall seem
adequate TO represS and punish these barbarities
and whereGs, the orders above rected have only
been Published and made known to this Government
Aince the signature of cartel for exchange of mi.
soners of war, which cartel in far az it provides
for an exchange of prisoners hereafter captured,
would never have been signed or agreed to by this
Government, II the intention to change the war into
asystem of indiscriminate murder and robbery had
been made known to it; and tohereas, Just regard
10 humanity forbids that the repression Of crime
winch this Government is thus compelled to enforce
should be unnecessarily extended to retaliation on
nie enlisted men in the army of the United States
"no may DC unwilling instruments of the savage
cruelty OF their COMMANDERS so long as there is hone
t'ltt l'e excuses OF the enemy may be checked or
prevented by retribution on the commissioned off.
eeFs who have the power avoid guilty action by
t IaIsas service under Government which seeks
barIties: ~ ''''ouiouS oar'
VII. Therefore it is ordered, that Major General