Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-25
Department Of South Mississippi and
East Louisiana,

General Order No. O.
HEADQUARTEBs, YICKsBURo, Miss, July 1. 1902.
TNHE General commanding having announced Ia Gen-
eral Order No his intention to dssyud The depart
ment 20 the last extremity in view Of the ezgeEcies CT
ing co]ntes: l-ssquena fazoo, Warren, IIinds
Holmes, Claiborne J-1rs Adams, Wilkinson, AIrite
Pike. Marion, Hancock Harrison, and Jackson all in
Mississippi and Carroll and Sunho7er, Miss and all
the counties in Louisiana and east OF the Mississippi
there see1g 10 be some uisappreheugFon in regard
20 the meaning and effect Of martial law the General
commanding t proper 10 state that it has been
well defined 10 be the viii Of the military command
er; but The extent o. ths action that may he bad Tn
der il cannot be definitely announced depending as
IL does upon the emergency calling for such action. Il
no: intended interfere with the courts either civil
OF criminal except SO far - they may come in conflict
with military orders
Tha. private Interest must be subservient t. the
public good is old and respe cted maxim, and the
loyal snd intelligent viii yield willing obedisnce 70
the military naudstes based thereon. The General com
mandng confidently calls upon all officers, both civil
and military, also the citizens generally 20 cooperate
with and ustsn them IN all things Try for tie de-
Tense Of the country
Dlloyalty must and will not be oountenaced The
credit Of the Government must be sustsned The seeds
Of dsse8s0n and disaEeciion shsl not be among
the troops Speculation aud sxtortion upon soldiers
citizens viii lot be tolerated and 10 these ends the gen
eral commanding orders:
l. Apv person who shall trade or attempt to trsde
with The enemy, under any pretencs whatsoever, or
who shall give any signal TO- OF in any manner hold
communication with the enemy, for the purpose Of Civ
ing information concerning the Confederate forces
shall pass into his camps through his lines without
passport from the proper 0uthorty shall suffer death.
II Any person who sh all refuse 10 receive Confede-
rate money shall do say, write anything ealcu
lated 10 deprscatc the shall be subject 10 fne and
Imprisonment, ConfscatiOn of property; either CT
both as the nature Of the case may indicate.
III The publication of any article il the newspapers
In reference 70 the the troops prohibited
and If the editor or proprietor OF any newspaper pub
lisbed in any Of the counties heTenbeore oesiguated
sAa publish any editori article, copy toto his paper
apy res or paragraph calculated 10 impair confidence
in lnv Of the commanding officers whom the Presiden
NAV see lit 10 place over the troops such editor o. pro
prietor shall be bisct fine and Imprisonment anC
the publication Of the paper tha be thereafter sns
pended.
w. TIE asking OF exorbitant prices for goods or th
commodities Of life, such would indicate want o
confidence in Confederate money, or the barierng cI
or offering 70 barter goods AZ low prices for the CON
nodtes Il iife Is prohibited, and any person so offend
log shall be subject fine and imprisonment or conns
cation Of operty either both, the nature OF tn
I case may indicate.
v Provost Marsbals will be appointed for each Of tn
counties in which none have been apPointed-the az
po.nteEts heretofore made confirmed until fnrthe
orders.
VI Col Fred Tate, Provost Marshsl General Of To
department. is charged with the execution Of the aboY
order and the local provost rsbals viii report to bin
weekly all proceeding had before them.
BY order OF Major General Earl. Vas DORM.
] iyl9Im NJ n. KIMaEL Maj. and A. A. G.