The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-30
rosa General Army Regulations
WAR DERARrx.Rr, ADfr. Gsks. Oy1lc1,l
I. WASHINGTON, Aug. Is, 1864
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~ rule, receive teaveo OF absence 70 aoeopt e6o
rank of Colonel N volunteer regiments, but not
lower grades commissioned officers and
privates will be discharged on receiving con-
missions in volunteer regiments. 9nf ~
3. The oath Of allegiaHce will not bs admia-
istered 70 any person against bis own will Il
must IN al cases be . voluntary act on his part,
nor will any compulsory parole Of honor bs ~
ceived bat oaths taken and paroles given -
avoid arrest, detention, inprisonment or sx-
pulsion, are voluntary and free acts, and cannot
DO regarded o. compulsory. All persons guilty
of violating such oaths or paroles Will Be pua.-
ished according 70 the laws and usagss Of war.
:. The laws Of the United Statss and the ssa-
eral laws Of war authorize, IN certain cases, The
seisurs and conversion Of private property for
the subsistence, transportation and other $3.50
of The army; but THE must b. distisguisAed
from pillass, and tho taking Of properly for
version for private uses. All property lawful
y taken from the enemy o. from tie iuiabisasts
in the enemyS country, iAseansly beeones pub
lis property, and must b used and accounted
for % such, Tie sd article Of war authorizes
the penalty Of death for piliags Or piundsriae.
and ether articles suthosise severe psaishneok
for any ofleefs OF soldiess Who shall coll, 81.
;beszle, nieapply, or waste military stores, ee
Who shsll permit The waste or misapplieatloA of
any such public psopesty. Pie penalty 10 10
'same whether The o6snse b. oonmitssd In eur
own o. tAe sneny's tsrriteey.s is 81 Cd
4. All property, pablis OF private taken frso
alleged enemies, must be inyentoried and duly
accosnted for. II The properly taken b olain-
ed % private, receipts must 10 giysa % s1sA
claimants OF their agsntA O@osrs viii be hsiA
strictly accountable for I'll property taken b.
them or BY their authority, and IL must b ~,
- AkA al H.
perty. ,ssl Yab1g. q. EassJlgsl9 "a Aafr
g. When foraging parties are. sent out S,e
provisions or other stores, ths eonmAnaise e.
cor 81 such party viii BE- Aeld aeo6udtahJe -
ths cendscs II hiS eeanand aad vil mshe q
tue report Of I'll property 1aksa. ,vsf,a
. q. No oaiees o. SOLDIER VIII without sutAeries,
leave bic oolof1 OF ranks - take private peo.cr.
~ q . enter private house fos tAs pu,noea.
Al sush asts ars pssishable with death. Al -
ellssr vas pe'miss then iseqsally e euilly .
The aetual pillagera.
!. CennandIae onesss d armies iahi sss,s
Win - beld responsible fsr ths exsestoa G
tbess orders IN theis rsspsssivs ssonssiA
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"a, Chief Of The Army. An =, -,
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" aa6 sae 0sass1 Osi~. NJ l0ss'oi
he inspsesioa Il all savslsy teteee prep9a-
'ssy q their being asstersd iass tAs ssevtesef
he United etsses shall hsrsaft0 comprise, =
lddf,ior - he usssl psnonal e1aulasslsek .
,sst a horseuspshp % b made s:dss Ne D.
.eeticn Of the nsstesias s0osr, and % psmA
hall ~ nossessa ists the cavalry services W.
loes lot e1tibis good bovseoanshib and psssts-
nj loo .Iedge Of shs ordinary sass and sssse-
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