Washington telegraph., 1863-10-07
HEADQUARTERS ARKANSAS PARoLED
lr AND EXCHANGED PRISONERS,
Washinqton. Ark Sent III Issa

General Order No. =
|, In obedience to orders from the Depart
ment of War, and the Lieut.. General com
manding tie Trans Mississippi Depar yment [,
the undersigned assumes command of all the
Arkansas troops, composing in part the garri-
sons of Vicksburg and Port Hudson These
troops will be re-organized for duty in the
Trans Mississippi Department.
IL. All officers and emil sted men belonging
to these commands, will report to their Regi-
mental, Battalion and Company commanders
at Washington, Ark, by the lst day of October,
1868.
H. The Commissioned o fficers Of these
commands are authorized 10 recruit for their
mands, subject to the provisions of Special
Orders No. l2G, paragraph vi, current series
from Department Headquarters.
lV. In cases where companies and regiments
from Port Hudson are without officers these
commands will be collected and recruited 10y
officers of other regiments, collecting and re-
cruIting in the same counties, from which such
commands originally came.
'. In obedience TO the orders of the Presi-
dent and of the Lieut.. General commanding
the Department, general amnesty and pardon
5 granted to all officers AMI enlisted men, wnn
previously left their commands, without au-
thority, by reporting as above directed.
Veterans OF the well fought fields Of Oak
Hill, Elk Horn, luka. Corinth. Port Gibson
and Bakers Greek. Heroes Of Vicksburg and
Port Hudson., once more your couatry appeals
to your noble hcarts-once more your country
calls upon, aud expects ''eveIy man to DO his
duty A vindictive, 4 reGlorseless foe-a
vandal host-now threatens to overrun aud
desecrate your altars and your homes. Shall
they DO so! or viii You once more pour down
ike an avalanche in serried hosts upon the
minions OF the tyrant Lincoln.
Why ask the question. Country, home
FRIENDS, mother, wife, sister. and liberty. are
dear to you. Many well contested field,
victories uuequallcd hy the plains ct Marathon.
and the Pass of IhernOpyi;c-haye shed I,
lustre upon your banners, and wreathcd your
brows with the gar,aEds OF nvncbility-
Martyrs have sealed In patriotic blood the
truth OF liberty and the scOIu and hatred OF
oppression. McCu.loch, Stonewall jackson,
/ DAILY. johnson. and other kindred spirits, have
II their glorious deaths given evidences of the
e. estness and success of our cause. Will
you talter! No, mo-! mol!
| Then once more rally 10 your immortal ban
ner. The Lieut. General commanding the
| Trans Mississippi Department, and General
Price, the Washington Of the West, have every
reason to be proud of your past conduct
| Strengthen their ranks, lift up their hands,
and by prompt and immediate rally, strike
terror aud CONSERVATION into tie abolition
hOrdes of Northern fanaticism.
The galantry displayed by you q your re-
cent engagements, haze caused throb Of ex-
utation tU beat through the heart of your be-
loved country, and our government, testi-
mony of its appreciation Of your valor and
heroism, has had you placed il the first OF
exchanges, which having been effected, the
reorganization of your commands have been
left TO your weil-tried patriotism and unsur.
passed bravery.
The Lieut. General has reason to be proud
of you, aud as an attestation Of his reliance
and perfect confidence in yod, has authorized
me to gather you into an independent Brig
age" to occupy the post of honor, point il
the face of the enemy.
| Come, then, one and all, and re-organizt
your old commands by prompt action and i'm
mediate response. The halting and the waver
ing will he encouraged. New recruits will I'll
up the ranks of the martyred heroes---T5 have
lie...-s---5r1h the sanctity Of our cause. With re-
new ed energy, then respond to the bugie blast
of your native heaths, and once more strike
tor your homes, sires, God, and your native
land.
TOM. p. DOCkERY,
35-3 Brigadier General.