The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-07-16
OFFICIAL.
WAR DEPARTMENT, }
ApJUTANT. GENERALS OFFICE, :
WASHINGTON, June %, 1862

GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 72.
|. Whenever sick men, paroled prisoners or
others, under circumstances emitting them to
their descriptive lists and accounts Of pay and
clothing, etc, are sent a,oay from their regi'
n,ents, or, being already separated from their
regiments, are discharged from any hospital,
or moved from point to point IN a body, they
will be put under charge Of trusty officer
or on-commissioned officer--to be selected,
il possible from their own number--who
will exercise command over the party and
conduct it to its destination. And to this
officer or non.commissioned officer, aD'll be
confled the descriptive lists Of all; for the sale
keeping OF which, until properly turned over
with each soldier, be will be held strictly &C
countable. Detailed instructions, in writing,
for his guidance and government, during the
journey, will, in every case, il possible, be
furnished to such officer by bis last comman.
der. And should he, himself, be compelled
to make,any detachments from his party, he
will, in each case, observe the same rules.
IL. That paragraph OF General Orders
No. 65, Of June IL, 1862, which authorizes
the dischargelaohen requested by them, Of pa
rolled prisoners, is hereby rescinded.
III. No more furloughs wiH be granted to
paroled prisoners All fsyloughs heretofore
given to them are hereby revoked; and all pris
oners, now at large on their parole, or who
may hereafter be paroled by the rebel author
tiles, will Immediately repair--if belonging
to regiments raised in the New England and
Middle States, to the Camp Of Instruction,
established near Annapolis, Md, il belong
ing to regiments raised in the States Of
Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio Indi
ana, aud Michigan. to Camp Chase, near
Columbus, Ohio; il belonging to regiments
raised in the States OF Illinois, Wisconsin,
Minnesots, Iowa, and Missouri, to the Camp
near Jefferson Barracks, Mo-, land report
for such duty, compatible with their parole,
as may be assigned TO them by the officers
in com mand Of said camps. And all, whethe,
officers or soldiers, a0ho fail TO comply aoith this
order, soithin the space Of time necessary 10,
them TO do so, will be accounted deserters, and
dealt with accordingly.
The attention OF all commanding, muster
| ing, and recruiting officers is particularly
directed to this order, and they are required
to use their utmost exertions, not only te
give it the widest circulations in their neigh.
| UOEuOOuct Duk W cVC bie+h 10 Val
red out. And their Excellencies tie Gov.
ernors Of the several States, are respectfully
solicited to lend their efforts TO the samt
end.
| Nv. The Transportation necessary TO- ,
compliance With this order, can, on sppiica
tion, be prOcurrd from the Governors OF thu
several States, or from the United State
mastering or commanding officers in th'
various cities within them.
4 V. The commanders OF the differep
Camps of Instruction, to which paroled mel
are sent, will have them organized into com
panies and battalions, keeping those Of th'
same State as much together as possible, ant
will have correct muster rolls OF them made
out and forwarded to this office; and on the
fifteenth day OF every muster mounth will
furnish list Of them to the company com
tmanders; ;--from whom, in return, they will
procure full and exact descriptive lists of eacf
man, and accounts Of the pay, clothing, etc., due
to or from him to the government.
By order Of the Secretary Of War: ,''-s
! L. THOMAS, Adjutant General,