The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-10
HEADQUARTERS FoRcEsl
South Of Red River,

Nermillionyille, June IL, 1863.
General Orders No. Information hsI
been received that there are bands ofout-
laws, dtserters, conseripts and stFagglerl
from Q point above HnsstOn, on the CAL
casieu river, in the parish of Rspides
down TO the lower parishes, extending
into the parishes Of CalcAsieu, through q
the Bayou Teche, which are committing
depEsdztions, robberies and endiarilm
and who are openly Violating the Con-
federate laws, With aims in their hands
such men can Only be considered as out
laws, highwaymen and traitors.
In consequence
/. You will proceed with your battal-
ion to the Cslcasieu river, and in the
vicinity of Hineston, in the parish OF
Rapides, and from that point scour the
whole country b. the outer limit of Calca-
fieu parish, If necessary, 20 the Bayou
Tcche, In search Of these outlaws, high
waymea and traitors. These bands, be-
rond the pale of society, must be exter-
minated, especially the leaders; and
every man found with arms for the pur-
pose of resisting the operati, ms Of the
Confederate laws, or against whom salts
factory evidence may be given, must be
executed on the spot.
No prisoners should be taken. Such IS
are not sufficiently guilty TO deserve i'm
mediate execution, must be Liberated,
and, If consciipts, ordered 10 report forth
with. Men by the name of Wilmington,
Elliott, Ozime, Carriere, Huddleston, have
been designated as some of the ring
leaders.
BY order Of Brig Gen. Alfre Mouton
LOUIS BUEH, Asst Adj't Gen.
To Msjor @ A. FOurnet, Commanding
Yellow jacket Battalion.
These instructions are TO be kept Sc
creb and no one is allowed to know the
objects Of your movements except
yourself
True copy:
LOUIS Bush, Asst Adj't Gen.
Lieut. g. j. DeblHne, Acting Adjatant.
HEApo'Rs FoRoEs soUrH OF Red RIVER
VEbN1LLIoEvILLE June 10, 1868
Special Oraers.-N0. =. In addition
TO the special instructions given you in
orders bearing date the 18th instant, the
following instructions are added fer your
guidance, viz:
]. Alldissfiected persons, jlyhswkers,
etc, caught with arms, or proven TO have
been in arms against the Confederate
authorities, should be shot without delay
on the spot, when taken. No prisoners
are to be taken from among those found
in arms or among the ringleaders Of the
gangs.
III. In casts not covered By the above
paragraphs, when you have reason TO
believe that the parties are concerned or
connected with any Of these gangs, but
entertain reasonable doubt as 20 the guilt
Of these prriies, you will hold them in
close arrest, and report the case to head
quarters, with such evidence as may
exist.
liz No prisoners, except those men
toned, should be taken. Such as are not
sufficiently guilty to deserve punishment
must be liberated, and If conscripts,
ordered to report TO Camp Pratt forth
with, with the injunction that if you
overtake them again they will be exc
Suteo on The spot
~, The object of your mission, as ex-
planned in previous orders, is..tO breakfup
these gang Of outlaws, robbers and jay
hawkers, and to execute all those found
IN arms, and especially the riuglsaders.
II has, besides, in view 10 force in all
o0nscripts, if necessary, by compulsion
snd the force of arms.
V. ROu will from time 10 time report
70 headquarters, giving full details Of
your operations.
10y order Of Brig Gen. Alfred Mouion:
LooIs Bush, Ass't.-AdTt General.
To Major g. a. Fournet, Commanding
Yellow Jacket Battalion.
These instructions sre 10 be kept Sc.
ereI No one is allowed to know the OBJ
Jeess oil yOur movements except yourself.
True copy:
Louis lBUsH. Ass'l-A6j't Gen.
Lieut. g. J. Deblane. Acting-Adj'L
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