Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-28

As matter OF epeclAi interest ana general
information, we lay before our readers the fol-
lowing important order:
HEADQUARTERS, FIFTH DIVISION,
MEMPHIS, Aug. Il, 1862.
Major Fisher, 54th Ohio Volunteers, and
Captain Littlefeld, Provost Marshal of Gen.
Hurlburl's division, are announced as Assist
ant Provost Marsbals of Memphis and will
report tc Col. Anthony. More attention will
be given to the quiet and good order ofsoldiers
On the streets The Assistant Provost Mar
shals, and the patrols and guards sent out by
them, have the power and right to suppress all
riots and nnisances. Any house, where noise,
drunkenness and fighting are either going on,
or takeky to occur, is q military nuisance, and
win be suppressed by the seizure of its con-
tents, and the delivery of the liquors to the
Hospital Department. If the nuisance cannot
thus be suppressed, the house will be burned
or palled down, according to its position. Any
Brigade Provost Marshal may suppress
nuisance in the vicinity of his brigade; bat no
house will be pulled nown or burned, without
the written order of the commanding General,
the Provost Marshal, or the commander of
brigade. Riots on the streets will be promptly
suppressed by blows, the bayonet, or firing
when necessary. OF course, the military are
not bound by the licenses issued by the city
authorities; US licenses are designed for rev.
enue, and not to sanction or encourage crimes
and nuisanees.
2. In consequence of the abuse of the priv
ilege, passes given 10 officers and soldiers are
hereby limited to the time between guard
mounting IN the morning and tattoo at night.
When an officer or soldier wishes to remain
absent from his regiment and stay in the city
over night he must obtain from his command
ing officer ard his Brigadier, special leave of
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the city.
All officers and soldiers found bv the provost
guard in the city without passes, at any time,
| or after lG o'clock at night, without special
/ leave from their Brigadiers, will be arrested
and confined for the night and sent in the
! morning to the guard of Col. McDoweli's
/ brigade soldiers, to work on the Notifications
one week, officers, to be confined to their tents
4 in arrest. Written lists, with charges, should
accompany each batch of prisoners thus ar
rested, and sent with them to the fort. 1t Is
| hereby made thedutyof the brigade command
er Of the I'd brigade, 9th division, to organize
| his guard SO as TO compel all prisoners confined
under this order, as well MS such as are, or
may be sentenced to work by regimental or
| general courts MARTIAL to labor nine hours
each day on the Notifications; ne will cause
I his guard house to be carefully repaired and
reconstructed, so as to enable the officer of his
guard to condne prisoners safely and to con-
troll their food. Prisoners who will not work
are not entitled to rations, and must be put on
short diet.
The regiment of infantry on duty as
Provost Guard in the city, and the cavalry
detailed for the same purpose are hereby de
clared to be on guard duty during the time Of
their DETAIL and are subject to the conditions
of the 45th article of war. By order of
Msior. General w. Z. SHERMAN
II. HAMMOND, A. A. Gen.