The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-08
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Select Articles Of War.

(7atcD tram he Reused Regulations jof. he
Arny, published by ne Var Department,
1891, Jor he government Of DC military
seplcs ioih Tia sEjnaoios Of ne Secretary
Il Rm that hey y strictly o5serred.)
Aar. -. Every officer commanding in
quarters, garrisons, or on the march, shall
keep good order, and 20 the utmost of his
power, redress all abuses and disorders
which may bc committed by any officer
or soldier under bis command; II, upon
complaint made TO him Of officers or sol
diess beating or otherwise ill-treating
any person, or disturbing fairs or markets.
or OF committing any kind Of riots, 70
the disquieting Of the citizens Of the
United States he, tlie said commander,
who shall omit or refuse % see Justice
done 20 the offender or blenders, and
PREPARATION made TO 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
ished, as general court martial may
direct.
Arr. 33. When any commissioned Off
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, TO use their ut most endeavours
TO deliver over such accused person or
persons to The civil magistrate, and like
wise W be aiding and assisting the Off
GERS Of justice in apprehending and Sc
curing the persons so accused, in order 10
bring them TO trial. If any commanding
officer or officers shall wilfully neglect,
or shall refuse TO deliver over such per-
sons, the officer or officers
so offending, shall be cashiered.
ABT 80. Any officer or soldier who
shall misbehave himself before the enemy
run away, or shameiully abandon any
fort, post, or guard, which he or they
may be commanded 10 defend, or speak
words inducing others TO do the like, or
shall cast away his arms or ammunition,
or who S,aHqmi his posi- or oolors n pl,naier
and pl'dge, every such offender, being
duly convicted thereof, shall suffer death,
or such other punishment as shall be or
dered by the sentence OF 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, O, shall mahctously
destroy a,y property whatsoever belonging to
the inhabitants OF the United States, I'M
less by order Of the then Commander in
Chief of the armies of the said States,
shall, lbesides such PENALTIES as they are
Msble 70 by law, be punished according
70 the nature and degree of the offense,
by the judgment Of a regimental or gen.
eral Court-martial.
or Arr. 56 Wkocrer shall relieve the
enemy with money, Sictuals, or Ammuni-
ton, or shall knowingly barber OF pro-
tect an enemy, shall suffer death or such
other punishment as shall be ordered by
the sentence OF a court martial
or ART. 81. Whoever shall be con-
victed Of holding correspondence with or
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.
PROCI ALTON.