The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-06
5. g. nEaoER, Edl,Or.
Select Articles of War.

oSASSg AIJ4CAeS OF war,
(1ala, from he Revised Regulations Jor The
ArmH published BY ie Var Department,
1861, for the government Of ne military
serg'ce Win ais Injunction Of he Sccretqry
n Wv That hey be strictly oJseyvef)
AIT. 30. Every officer commanding in
quarters garrisons, or on the march, shall
keep good order, and 70 the utmost Of his
power, redress all abuses and disorders
which may be committed BY any officer
or soldier under his command; If, upon
complaint made to him Of officers or sol
diers beating or otherwise ill-tFeating
any person, or disturbing fairs or markets,
OF Of committing any kind of riots, 10
the disquieting of the citizens Of the
United.States he, the said commander
who shall omit or refuse TO see justice
done 20 the offender or offenders, and
respiration made 20 the parties injured
as.far as part of the offenders pay shall
enable him or them, shall, upon proof
thereof be cashiered, or otherwise pun
ishcd, as a general court martial may
direct
ART 33. When any commissioned OIL
Ger or soldier shall be accused Of capt.
tai crime, or of having used violence, or
committed any offence against the person
or property Of any citizen of any Of the
United States, such as is punishable by
the known laws Of the land, the COM
handing officer and officers of any regi-
meni, troop or company, to which the
person or persons accused shall belong
are hereby required, upon application
duly made by, or in behalf OF, the party
injured, 10 use their at dost endeayOurs
70 deliver over such accused person or
persons TO The civil magistrate, and like
wise TO be aiding and assisting the Off
GERS Of justice in apprehending and Sc
curing the persons 50 accused, in order to
bring them 70 trial If any commanding
officer or officers shall wifully neglect,
OF shall refuse to deliver over such per-
sons, the officer or officers
so offending, shall be caehicred.
Arr 81. Any officer or soldier who
shall misbehayc himself before the enemy,
run away, or shametully abandon any
fort, post, or guard, which he or they
may be commanded to defend, or speak
words inducing others 10 do the like, or
shall cast away his arms or ammunition,
or who shaHqut his past on colors to pIander
and pijlage, every such offender, being
duly convicted thereof, shall suffer death,
or such other punishment as shall be or
dered by the sentence of a general court
martial.
ART. 81. All officers and soldiers are
TO behave themselves orderly in quarters
and on their march; and whoever shall
commit any waste or spoil, either in
walks of trees, parks, warrens, fish
ponds, houses, or gardens, corn-fields,
Enclosures Of meadows, on shall maIiciouSly
destroy any property whatsoever belonging to
the inhabitants Of the United States, I'M
less,iy order Of the then Commander i'm
SJa1ef OF the armies Of the said States,
shall, (besides such penalties as they arc
liable to by law be punished according
20 the nature and degree of the oltense,
by the Judgment Of a rogimental or gen.
eral court martial.
or Art. Sc, WhOaey shall relieve the
enemy with money, victuals, or ammuni-
ton, or shall knowingly barber or pro-
tect an enemy, shall suffer death or such
other punishment as shall be ordered by
the sentence of court-martial.
OLT ART. 81. Whoever shall be con-
victed of holding correspondence with OF
giving intelligence TO the enemy, either
directly or indirectly, shall suffer death
or such other punishment as shall be
ordered by the sentence OF court
martial