Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-09-03


HE HERECOMMENDSTH THAT THEFREED0A
OFTHE NEGRO BE ACKNoWLEDGED.
HEApe'Rs DEp'r OF TIE TKNsEssEE,
VIcKsBuRs, MISS, Aug ], '63.
GENERAL ORpERs No. Sol. All
regularly organized bodies Of the enc
my having been driven from those parts
Of Kentucky and Tennessee west Of the
Tennessee River; and from all OF Mis-
sissippi, west of the Mississippi Cen
trail Railroad; and it being to the IN
lerest OF those districts not to invite
the absence Of armed bodies OF men
among them, il is announced that the
most rigorous penalties will hereafter
be inflicted upon the following class OF
prisoners. to-wit: All irregular bodies
Of cavalry not mustered and paid by
the Confederate authorities; alb persons
engaged in conscription. or in appre-
hending deserters, whether regular or
irregular; all citizens encouraging or
aiding the same; and all persons de-
tected 10 firing upon unarmed trans
ports.
It is not contemplated that this order
shall effect the treatment due to pris-
oners Of war captured within the dis
tricts named when they are members
of legally organized companies, and
when their acts are in accordance with
the usages of civilized warfare.
2. The citizens Of Mississippi, with
in the limits above described, are called
upon to pursue their peaceful avocs-
tions. in obedience to the laws OF the
United States. Whilst doing so in
good faith, all United States forces are
prohibited from molesting them in any
way. It is earnestly recommended
that the freedom of negroes be aeknowl-
edged, and that instead Of compulsory
labor, contracts upon fair terms be en-
tered into between the former master
and servants, or between the latter and
such other persons as may be willing to
give them employment. Such a sys-
tenn as this, honestly followed, will re-
suit in substantial advantages to all
parties. rssIa' .a' o. u'. .' ..f.1a
All private property will be rBspect'
ed except when the use Of it is necessa-
~ for the Government, in which case
it must be taken under the direction OF
a corps commander, and by proper
detail under charge of a commissioned
officer-with specific instructions to
seize certain property and no other
Staff officer OF the Qaartermaster or
Subsistence Department will in each in
stance be designated to receipt for such
property as may be seized, the proper
ty to be paid for at the end OF the war,
on proof Of loyalty, or on proper ad-
justment of the claim, under such reg
ulations or laws as may hereafter be
established. All property seized under
this order must be taken up on returns
by the officer giving receipts, and dis
posed of in accordance with existing
regulations. ..... ..r
8. Persons having cotton or other
produce not required by the army, viii
be allowed to bring the same TO any
military post within the State Of Mis-
sissippi, and abandon it to the agent Of
the Treasury Department at said post,
to be disposed OF in accordance with
such regulations as the Secretary Of the
Treasury may establish. st posts
where there is no such agent, the Post
Quartermsster will receive al such
property, and, at the option of the
owner, hold it till the arrival Of the
agent, at that place. ''
a. Within the county Of Warren,
laid waste BY the long presence Of con-
tending armies, the following rules to
prevent suffering will be observed:
Major Gen. Sherman, commanding
the 18th army corps. and Major. Gen.
Mcpherson. commanding the 18th ar.
my corps, will each designate a Com
misssry of Subsistence, who will issue
articles of prime necessity to all desti-
tuts families calling for them, under
such restrictions for the protection Of the
Government as they deem necessary.
Families who are able to pay for the
provision drawn will in all cases be re-
euired to do so. zit yn'rt BIB 1i trs
8. Conduct disgrscefuf to the Amer
icau name has been frequently report.
ed to the Major General commanding.
particularly on the part of portions Of
the cavalry. d7 Hereafter if the guilty
parties cannot be reached, the COM
msnders of regiments and detachments
will be held responsible, and those who
prove themselves unequal to the task
Of preserving discipline IN their com.
mands. will be promptly reported to
the War Department for Transferring
OUT Summary punishment must be
inflicted upon all officers and soldiers
spprshended in acts of violence or law
lessDess. :zges II ra'5s4iia ssFr-...s
By order Of Maj Gen. US. GRAsI.
T.S. BowERs,- A. A., A. G. ..i f8
EgTbe will be a Temperance
meeting on Monday, September 7th,