New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-14
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GrKERAL ORDERS No. lH.-The Major General
commanding directs the attention OF the officers and
soldiers OF the Army by the Potomac 10 the follow
ing Executive Order of the President, which ma,
been Off, ially pubDhed
T0.i, Oder.d That military eeum,nd.r within Ia,
State Of Virginia South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama
hi.ssppi looissns TsIs. ard Arian'ss. IA an ord-
usy be necessary their several somsnd
for uppe.. Tor ether military pupo.e, and that while
shall BE- destroy I'd 80 wsstospes- in.li .
ssso-d. Tkst itsy and navel comoandss shtl employ
hbor-s within said States. mary persons o
African t.eut Be sdvsntareonsy used for military
purpo giving ressonsbe wsse' for their l,oof
TAwdi That TO both property and persons OF Afhrsn
decent accounts shall be hep. suciey accurate and IN
tall chow quantities and snounts aud from whom both
-,rr. DepsrteIt VI ts Government shall ate nd TO and
perform their spprepsl- parts toward the execution Of these
ordeus. BY order Of th- President: -
EDWIN n. STANTON. Secretary Of War
No official copy Of ,his order has been received at
these Headquarters, and the General Commanding
ba. for this reason delayed the issuing Of General
Order 10 carry into efe.t the and directions Of
the President Some recent occurrences in tits army
have however, shown that IL has become necessary
10 do So ~ prevent this Executive Order being made
a pretext for military license.
'rhe order Of she President sccords so substan-
TALLY with the course uniformly pur.ued by this
amy on this Peninsula, under the orders and in
,tru,tio.s OF the General Commanding, that no ma
tsrai change 10 any respect u required thereby IN
il. conduct and governments.
Personal property necessary or convenient FOR
supplies or other military purposes OF this arny,
will be- o. heretofore, seized aud used by tho proper
Ousrfe r,nasters or Substencc Officers upon the or
ders Of Commanders OF Army Corps; OF, IN cases OF
troops employed on detached service where Army
Cores Commanders are not accessible, by order Of
the officer in command OF such detached forces.
In VII cases the ofhcers thus making the seizure
shall take M account showing the kind and quaint
ties OF property seized, and ty whose command; the
amounts 81 it's estimated value, aud the names OF tho
persous from whom the same shall have come.
Whenever circumstances admit Of doing, receipts
will be NV, 10 tue owners or their agents, speci-
fling simply the par,i ulars above mentioned.
Copies Of al sucn accounts ard receipts will be
tran mitei in the usual manner, by the officers msk
ing them, TO there headquarters.
All officers and soldiers OF this army are enJoinod
and ordered to abstain from all seizures Of private
property except in toe mode above prescribed; all
other APPROPRIATIONS will be regarded and punished
"a pilage. The idea that private property may be
plundered with IMMUNITY " perhaps The very worst
that can pervade AN army. harandiny degraies 70
neu and demornlizes soldiers all who engage In
It, and returns them to theirhOmes untitled Tor the
pursuits of honest industry. Thi, army ia composed
mostly OF young men, aud the General Commanding
10 whose caro- they are entrusted, owee It To the
parents who have cent their soDs, and to the COM
nuntIes that have sent the flower OF their youth
into the nj itsry service Of their country, 70 warn
and restrain them frsm an evil so pcrnicous.
Tie order Of the President requires the application
of n imlar rule in the of real property. This,
however, does not sppy TO such uses ~ are inseP-
sr.bs from military operations, to wit marches,
camps, pastnrsse, hospitals, depos, quarters, and
damages Oc,asOned by active hot,lties; but no use
should he made ijury doe to real property beyond
what is actually necessary or convenient Tor military
purposes.
The destruction Of any species OF property IN
wsntonnness or malice is expressly prohibited by
tue Presidents order, we'll W by the Articles OF
War aud the usages of all civilized nations All com
msndirg officers are earnestly ebjOned 10 exercise
the utmost vigilance on this subject. Struggling
and trespassing the inevitable indications oi
tendency to his description Of crime.
IahaLitants especially women and children re
naming peacesbly ut their homes, must not DC mo
Tested; aud wherever commanding officers iind lam
lies peculiarly exposed in their persons Or property
" marauding from this army, they Will, W hereto
FORE 80 fur Us they do 40 with safety ana With
out deiment TO the service, post guards ior theif
protection.
In protecting private property, no reference Is IN
tended IN persons held to service or labor BY reason
of African desce ut Such persons will be regarded
by this army - they heretofore have BEEN ss occa'
pying simply = peculiar legal status under state
Ews; which condition tbe military authorities OF
the United States not required 70 regard a al In