The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-24

DEPARTMbHT, ADJUTANf-0 EhEkAL OF-
TroE, WAsnIssToE, April "a, 1863 The
following instructions for the GoVern
Dent Of Armies of the United States in
the field" prepared by Francis Leiber,
Ii d., and revised by a Board of Officers,
of which Major. General Il. A. Hitch
cock is President, having been approved
by the President Of the United States,
he commends that they be published for
the information OF all concerned.
By order OF the Secretary of War.
u ID. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutsnt- General.
SECTION ~.
PartIsans-A Armed Enemies not Be-
lon Ing To the Hostile Army--
SrOut,--Armed PrOwIors--WRr-
Rebels.
81. Partisaus are soldiers armed and
wearing the uoiorm Of their army, but
belonging to a corps which acts detach-
cd from the main body for the purpose
of making inroads Into the territory o.
cupied by the enemy. IL captured, they
are entitled TO all the privileges of. the
prisoner Of war.
80. Men, or squads Of men, who COM
init hostiitits, whether by fighting orin-
roads for destruction or plumber, or by
raids of any kind, without being part
and portion Of the organized hostile ar
my, and without sharing continuously
In the war, but who do so with intermit-
ting returns to their homes and avoca-
tions, or with the occasional assumption
Of the semblance Of peaceful pursuits, di-
yesting themselves of the character or
appearance of soldiers, such meu, or
squads Of men, are not public enemies,
aud therefore, il captured, are not en-
titled 10 the privileges Of prisoners of
war, but shall be treated summarily as
highway robbers or pirates.
e3. Scouts or single soldiers, if disguis.
ed in the dress of the country, or in tn,
uniform Of the army hostile TO their own,
employed in Ob aiming information, if
found within or lurking about the lines
ofthe caplor, are treated as spies and
suffer death
81. Armed providers, by whatever
name they may be called, or persons of
the en,my's territory, who steal within
the lines OF the hostile army, for the pur-
pose Of robbing, killing, or Of destroying
bridges, roads or canals, or Of robbing or
destroying the mail, or Of cutting the
telegraph wires, are not entitled TO the
privileges of the prisoner of war.
30. War Rebels are persons within an
occupied territory who rise In arms
against the occupying or conquering ar
y my, or against the authorities establish.
ed by the same. II captured, they NAV
suffer death, whether they rise singly, in
small or large bands, and whether called
upon to do 30 by their own, but expelled,
Government or not, They are not priso
ners OF war; nor are they, il discovered
and secured before the conspiracy has
matured TO actual rising, or TO armed
violence.
SECTION v.
SAFE Oonaues--Spses- Traitors
Oaptufed NlesSenHeEa-s Abuse OF
~ the fiag "a EtuCes
SO. All intercourse between the terri
tories occupied by belligerent armies,
whether by traffic, by litter, by travel
or in any other way, ceases. This Is
the general rule to be observed without
any special proclamation.
Exceptions 20 this rule, whether by
safe conduct, or permission TO trade on
small or large scale, OF by exchanging
mails, or by travel from one territory
Into the other, can take place only ac-
cordlng to agreement approved by the
dovernment or by the highest military
authority.
Contrsventions Of this rule are highly
punishable.
81. Embassadors and all other diplo
matic agents of neutral powers, accredi-
led TO the enemy, may re Give safe con-
Ducts through the territories ocenpit
by the belhgerents, unless there are
military reasons TO the contrary, and an
ess they may reach the place Of their
destination conveniently by another
foute. II implies no international af-
ront IL the safe conduct is declined
Such passes are usually given by the
fuprems authority of the State, and not
BY subordinate officers.
80. A spy ia person who secretly, in
disguise, or under false preiences, seeks
Information with the intention OF com.
municating II to the enemy.
The spy is punishable With death by
banging by the neck, whether or not b,
succeed in obtaining the information Of
q conveying II 10 the enemy.
80. IL a citizen Of the United States
obtains information in Legitimate
manner, and betrays il TO the enemy, b,
be a military or civil officer, or private
ritEen, he shall suffer death.
80. A traitor under the law Of war, o
war-trailor, is a person in place or
district under martial law who, unau
lhorized by the military commander
Hves Information OF any kind 10 thI
fnemy, or holds intercourse with him.
81, The war traitor is always severely
punished. IL his olense consists in be
Paying to the enemy anything concern
lng the condition, safety, operations o.
plans Of the troops holding or occupy
Jog the place or district his punishment
nent Is death.
", II the citizen or subject OF
fountry or place Invaded or conquered
I'VE information " bis own Government
rom which ho is separated by the hos
lie amy, or 10 the army of his Govern
ltht he IL a waf-traitor and death 1
ne penalty Of his ollens0.
". All armies IN the field stand d