The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-11-04
Ma5hrtlle &aina.
Imnortnnt negmIntIons.
HEAuouARrERs, UNrED sTiATEs FoRdEs
CHATTANOOGA. Oct. %, 1863.

lHATTANOONA, 0tts 80 AbNef ,.
work of especial interest has just
made it's appearance among the different
oonmands constituting this army. II
has for its object Che better organizatioh
of tbe different departments now in the
field, and on many points OF interest exr
presses the views and wishesot the comr
manding general: .as
sI F0RAGINa PARTIES. a sta.u
Foraging parties will, in allloases, be
sent out in charge Of commissioned oili-
Ger, who will be held responsible for the
conduct of the guards, teamsters and
others accompanying the train, and will
see lbat no depredations are committed
and that no property is taken not specit
fed in the permit and, above all, that no
struggling from the command be allowed
struggling being the source of all ma
rauding. Permits will be furnished in
duplicate TO the officer procuring the sup1
plies; one copy TO be left with.the party
Of whom the supplies are procured, and
one copy 10 be returned at once to the
officer with whom settlement therefor is
TO be made--both copies 10 be properly
filled out with the quantity and descrip-
tionof the articles taken, and to be sign /
cd by the officer procuring the sup4
plies. All supplies procured by forag-
ing parties, whether settlement there
for has been made with the Wner or
not, will be taken up and accounted for
on the monthly and quarterly returns, in
the same manner as other government
property. When the owner Of property
Al, r,,. ha Of ha -,
to be disloyRl, or when there is a reason :
able doubt as to his 10y yalty, the follow :
ing note will be made on the face of the
Certificate given therefor ITO be set
tied hereafter in such manner as the gov
eminent may direct" When the party
ofwhom supplies are procured is known
10 be a loyal citizen, payment will be
made, or certificate given in proper
form, without making the above entry.
Officers signing, as we'll as those using
foraging pefniisO viii be held strictly
accountable for the enforcement OF those
regulations. Any officer who, through
neglect, inattention or inefliciencY, per-
mils pillagihg, on the entering OF private
residences by the persons belonging to
the foraging parties under his command,
or who, having sent out foraging party
and hearing of the commission of such
acts, does not promptly bring the offend
or 10 punishment, will, on satisfactory
proof thereof, be mustered out Of the SER
vice in disgrace.
CAMP FOLLOWERS.
Stragglers, and those villains Of every
grade and class who follow cur camps
generally dressed i'm soldiers garb and
appearing as stragglers, perpetrate most
OF the outrages which desolAte the course
of armies. All officers are therefore en-.
Joined TO put stop TO strsggling by
every means in their power. AS the com
pany officers are chiefly responsible fol
this, when stragglers from any companies
are reported, the General Commanding
will deal with the company officers in
the most summary manner. Any com
missioned officer permitting such strag-
Cling, will be dismissed the service
Division, brigade and regimental com
manders will in like manner be held ac.
countable for not enforcing this order
among their shbofdinates -i'1ltl tt
ARREST OF olTlzENs.
II having. come 10 the notice of the
General Commanding that arrests oi
citizens are carelessly made, upon in
sufficient grounds andipeoof, and without
taking the. necessary pains to inquire
into the character OF the informants OF
the truth OF the allegations, and as great
injustice is thereby done in individual
cases and much suffering frequently oo-
casioned TO innocent persons, the follow
ing regulations are established and will
hereafter be strictly enforced :-I. Al
provost marshAls, or officers acting in tha
capacity, will report 10 the Provost
Marshal General immediately after re.
ceiving prisonerintO custody, and alsC
semi weekly, the names, age, residences
and offences charged against all prison
ers arrested or held in custody by them
together with the names and residences
Of their aocusers and of the witnessei
against them, and the name of the otliceri
who ordered aud of those who made th,
arrests H. In order 10 comply will
this regulation provost marshas Are il
all cases, on receiving prisoner, q
exact the above information from thos
who turn them over for custody, AM
unless charges are furnished, or thel
themselves are prepared 10 furnish them
the prisoner must be released within
three days.
...s TRADES.
In towns or cities, now or herearte
within the lines OF this army, no perso
will be allowed TO sell goods needed 70
the use of the resident citizens unless h
be resident trader. To such, upon ap
plication 10 the Provost Marshal Genera
or Provost Marshal of the post, a permi
with such restrictions As he may deeI
necessary, will be granted, proper as
surAnce being given Of the loyalty an
fidelity Of the applicant Any person Q
persons found shipping, selling or attemp
ting to sell goods, either directly or in
directly in violation Of the above orde'l
will be Immediately arrested, their good
confscAted, and the facts reported
these headquarters. Corps, division
brigade, regimeniAl and post Commander
will be held responsible for tho slriC
eniofoement OF these orders.
e.. 5EArIyE CITIZENS
who are found false TO their pledges an
nngratelul for the generosity show
thtm and who are also found eonveyin
Information to the enemy tranickin
with him, aiding him with supplies an
money or in any other way violating u
spint of their engagements, will be sun
m'rly dealt with, as spies OF pe1ure
traitors, and treated with the ulmol
agor allowed by the laws Of war.
USE or HORSES, MULES, ETC.
lnlantry officers OF the line below d
rank OF field officers, all infantry soldiel