The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-22


ION for this purpose. Referring to the
Revised Regulations for the Army, pub
Iished by the War Department in 1861,
we find the following sections in Article
XIII, concerning The Qusrtermaster's
Department.
BARRA CKs AND QUARTERS.
SECT. 1906. Under this head are in
cIuded the permanent buildings for the
use of the army, as barracks, quarters,
hospitals, store houses, officers stables.
1907. When barracks and quarters are
t. be occupied, they will be allotted by
the Quartermaster at the station, under
the control of the commanding officer
SECT. 1868. This section enumerates
the, number of rooms TO be assigned in
quarters TO each officer according to
rank
SECT. 1910. No officer shall occupy
more than his proper quarters, except by
order of the commanding officer when
dueTe rs all tACteS VI dudiISi NhANu
order the QuartermastSr shall forward TO
the Quartermaster- General, to be for
warded to the Secretary Of War. But
the amount of quarters shall be reduced
pro rata by the commanding officer, when
the number of officers and troops make
IL necessary and when the public build
Jugs are not sufficient TO quarter the
troops, the commanding officer shall
report TO the commander Of the depart
ment, for authority TO hire quarters, or
other necessary orders in the case The
department commander shall report The
case, and his orders therein TO the Quar-
termastcr- General
SEC. 1880. When public quarters can
not be furnished TO officers at stations,
without troops, or TO enlisted men at gem
eral or department headquarters quarters
wiR be commuted at rate fre9. by tie Sec
yetary of War, and fuel at the market
price delivered. When fuel and quarters
are committed to an officer by reason of
his employment on a civil work, the com
mutation shall be charged to the appro-
priation for the work
SEC 1881 fixes the rates Of monthly
Communication for quarters, at Boston, New
York, Mobile, Charleston, &C., at 50 per
room at Detroit, Chicago, st. Louis, &c,
IS per room; at San Francisco, &c, $40
per room, This rate of Communication al
lows from $678 TO S2SS to each officer,
from Major General to Lieutenant, ac-
cording to rank, for house rent, which is
a very liberal appropriation The Gov
eminent certainly has not acted mig
gardly towards its military officers. SEC.
1854 says that "Q6icers and troops IN the
field are not entitled to Communication"
SEC. 1880 provides that "when buildings
are to be occupied or allotted, an inspee-
tion Of them shall be made by the COM
handing officer and quartermaster."
We have quoted enough from the Army
TO show that the Government
has provided abundant means for COM
fortably quartcring its officers. When it
10 unable 10 furnish houses for them, it
allows them money TO hire quarters
tits clearly declared that where houses,
not belonging to the Government, are alb
solutely needed for military quarters,
they must he obtained by requisilion
from the proper authority; no officer is
allowed to take a house on his own re-
sponsibility nor is there any expression,
which would authorize the election of
families from private dwellings If what
we have heard from highly respectable
sources be correct, the above regulations
have not been observed, in all instances.
by our officers, Officers have a right TO
rent quarters "ichen not ia The feld," but
they certainly have no authority TO dis
turb private families in the possession Of
their homes, and seize their houses. 1t is
a very easy matter for an interruptions
officer to call the most loyal man in a
rebel, and then, on his own