The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-09
selecr Articles Of War.

| Taken from he Revised Regulations fs' NE
ArmH published By 0e Har Department.
1861, for The goyeJpnieat " Ne military
serUice 1gH he lrguadioa Of NE Secretary
II Var ltatthcy BE- strictly obssrvaf
Arr 81. Every officer commanding in
! quarters, garrisons, or on the march, shall
keep good order, and 10 the utmost Of his
power, redress all abuses and disorders
which may be committed By any officer
or soldier under his command; Il, upon
complaint made TO him fSoaicers or SOL
diers beating or otherwise ill-treating
any person, or disturbing fairs or markets.
or of committing any Kind Of riots, to
the disquieting Of the citizens of the
United States. be, the said commander,
who shall omit or refuse 10 see justice
done to the offender or offenders, aud
reparation made TO the parties Injured,
as far as part of the offenders pay shall
enable him or them, shall, upon proof
thereof, be csshiered, or otherwise pun
ished, as general court martial may
direct
ART. 33. When any commissioned Off
Ger or soldier shall be accused Of a capt.
tai crime, on 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-
ment 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 utmost endeayours
TO deliver over such accused person or
persons to the civil magistrate and like
wise 10 be aiding and assisting The Off
GERS Of justice in apprehending and SCI
curing nc persons so accused, in order TO
bring them TO trial. Ii any commanding
officer or officers shall wilfully neglect,
or shall refuse 10 deliver over such per-
SONS, y the officer or officers
SO offending, shall be cashiered.
Arr 81 Any officer or soldier who
shall misbehave himself before the enemy,
run away, or shamelully abandon any
fort, post, or guard which he OF they
may be commanded 20 defend, or speak
words inducing others 70 do the like, or
shall cast away his arms or ammunition,
or who siaUqut his post 0r coIors 10 plumber
end piGlage, 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-iields,
Enclosures of meadows, On shall maHGOusly
destroy any property whatsoever belonging TO
the inhabitants of the United States, un-
less by order of the then COMMANDMENT
Chief of the armies of the said States,
shall, (besides such penalties as they are
liable TO by law be punished according
TO the nature and degree of the oifense,
by the judgment of a regimental or gen.
eral court-martial
OF ART. 90. IFhoeCey shall relieve the
enemy with money, yictuals, 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.
OF 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.