Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-24
HEAnouARrERs. FIFrH D1vIsIoN.


HEADQUARTERS, Firth DIVISION,
MEMPHIS, Aug. IA, 1852.
Major Fisher, oath Ohio Volunteers and
Captain Listlefsld, Provost Marshal of Gen.
Hurlburt's division, are announced as Assist
ant Provost Marshals of Memphis, and will
report-te Col. Anthony. More attention viii
be given to the quiet and good order of soldiers
~ the streets. The Assistant Provost Mar
shals, and the patrols aud guards sent out by
them, have the power and right to suppress all
riots and nuisanees. Any house, where noise,
drunkenness and fighting are either going on,
on. fsAeJg to occur Is military nuisance, and
viii b suppressed by the seizure OF Its con-
tents, and the delivery of the liquors TO the
Hos piisl Department. 1.-THE nuisance cannot
thus be suppressed, the house will be burned
or palied down, according to lis position. Any
Brigade Provost Marshal may suppress
nuisance in the vicinity Of his brigade; bat ne
1 house win be pulled nown or burned, without
/ the written order Of the commanding General,
/ the Provost Marshal oc the commander of
/ brigade. Riots on the streets will be promptly
suppressed by blows, the bayonet OF firing
/ when necessary. OF coarse, the military are
/ not bound by the licenses issued by the city
| authorities; as licenses are designed tor rev.
| enue, and not 10 sanction or encourage crimes
and nuisances.
/ 2. In consequence Of the abuse Of the priv
| ilege passes given to officers and soldiers are
/ hereby limited 10 the time between guard
mounting in the morning and tattoo at night.
/ When an officer or soldier wishes to RENAL in
| absent from his regiment, and stay in the city
over night, he must obtain from his command
ing officer ard bis Brigadier, special leave of
absence; specifying the reasons OF his visit to
/ the city.
All officers and soldiers found by the provost
guard in the city without passes, at any time,
or after 10 O'clock at night, without special
leave from their Brigaders, will be arrested
and confined for the night, and sent in the
morning to the guard Of Col. McDowell's
| brigade; soldiers, to work on the foItifssJions
one week, officers, TO be confined to their tents
in arrest. Written lists, with charges, should
accompany each batch Of prisoners thus ar
rested, ana sent with them TO the fort It Is
hereby made thedutyof the brigade command
er IF tee "a brigade, 9Th division, to organize
his guard SO as 70 compel all prisoners confined
under this order, as well NJ such us are or
may DO sentenced to work by regimental or
general courts martial, TO labor nine hours
euch day on The Qualifications; ne will cause
bis guard house To be carefully repaired and
constructed so 10 to enable the officer of his
guard to condne prisoners safely ahd to con-
troll their food. Prisoners who VIII not work
!. are not entitled to rations, and must bs put on
short niet.
! 8 The regiment Of infantry on duty as
Provost Guard in the city, and the cavalry
detailed for The same purpose, are hereby Do
clared to be on guard duty during the time OF
their detail, and are subject to the conditions
of the Ash article of var. By order of
Major General W. T. SHERMAN.
E. HAMMOND, a. A. Gen.