Washington telegraph., 1863-09-23
HEADQUARTERS ARKANSAS PARoLED
AND EXCHANGED PRIsoSEns,
UasL;aofoo fl Sont 1890

rc Hdshhgfon, Hrk., Sept Ia, 1868.
lGeneral Order No. 9
L. In obedience to orders from the Depart-
ment OF War, and the Lieut.. General COM
manning tie Trans Mississippi Department,
the undersigned assumes command of all the
Arh"hsas troops, composing in part the parri.
SONS OF Nicksburg and Port Hudson These
troops will be re-oreanized for duty in the
Trans Mississippi Department.
III. All officers and emil sted men bclonpiny
to these commands will report to their Rcci.
mental, Battalion and Company commanders
at Washington. AK. by the lst day of October
III. The Commissioned Officers of these
commands authorized to recruit for their
commands, subject 10 the provisions of Special
orders No. l26, paragraph VI, current series
from Department Headquarters.
lN. In cases where companies and regiments
from Port Hudson are without officers, these
commands will he collected and recruited by
cheers of other regiments, collecting and re-
cruihng IN the same counties, from which such
commands originally came.
v In obedience TO the orders of the Presi-
dent and of the Lieut.. General commanding
the Department. general amnesty and pardon
is granted to all officers and enlisted men, who
previously left their commands, without au-
thority, 10y reporting as above directed
Veterans of the well fought fields of Oak
Hill, Elk Horn, Iuka, Cornth, Port Gibson
and Bakers Greek. Heroes of Vicks burg and
Port Hudson. once more your country appeals
to your noble hearts-oncc more your country
calls upon, aud expects every man to do his
duty" A .indctive, remorseless foe-a
va ndal hcst-now threatens to overrun and
desecrate your altars and your homes. Shall
they do 20. or Will you once more pour down
like avalanche in serried hosts upon the
mi hons of the tyrant Lincoln.
Why ask the question? Country home,
friends, mother, wife, sister, and hher'y, arc
dear tn yon. Many Il well contested field,
victories unequallcd 10y the plains of Marathon,
aud tie Pass of Thermopylse-have shed
lustre upon your banners, and wre athed your
brows with the garlauds of invincibility.-
Martyrs have sealed in patriotic blood the
truth Of liberty and the scorn and hatred Of
olprrssion. McCulloch, Stonewall jackson,
DAILY Johnson. and ether kindred spirits. have
N their glorious deaths given evidences of the
Ell rnc stucss and success OF cur Cause. Will
YOU faltcl. No. no.. no..
Then once more rally 10 your immortal ban
ner. The Lieut.. General commanding the
Tran. 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 the abolition
hordes of Northern fanaticism.
The gallantry displayed by you in your re-
cent engagements, haze caused a throb of e1-
u,tation to beat through the heart OF your be-
loved country, and our government, as a testi-
mony of its appreciation Of your valor and
heroism, has had you placed in the first Of
exchanges, which having been effected, the
Reorganization Of your commands have been
left to your Nclltiied 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 i'll you, has authorized
me to gather you into an independent Brig
age" TO occupy the post of honor, point in
the face of tho enemy.
Come. then, one and all, and rc-Crganize
your old commands by prompt action and iu-
mediate response. The haltins and the waver
ing will be encouraged. New recruits will fill
up the ranks of the martyred heroes who have
testified of the sanctity of our cause. With re-
rewed energy, then respond to the buglc blast
of your native heaths, and once more strike
TOR your homes, sircs, God, and your native
land.
TONI i. DOCKERl,
35-3 Brigadicr General.