Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-12-24
Correspondence oG the Charles City lnteligencer.
LETTER FROM VICKSBURG.
HEADQUARTERS 18th ARMY CoRPs,
Vicksburg, Nov. %, 1863.

HEADQUARTERS 18th ARMY CoRPs,
Vicksburg, Nov. %, 1863
DEAR HILDRErH :-Vicksburg is in
commotion. The tumult is only equal
led by that which existed in VANITY
Fair" at the time Christian and his
travelling companion made their
"grand entrance therein.
All the" Lumbinskies," Kierkies y
and Brazinskies men, famous for
making money where prairie wolf
could not obtain a living, are now
wishing they were in Biugen on the
Rhine" They sigh for the days that
are no more, when they purchased
and sold old clothes Just SO much as
they want"
Since the breaking out of this war
the curse of the army has been the
crowd of Jew dealers and civilians,
coming around to" bleed the soldiers"
and to take from them their hard earn
ings. They hover around like flock
of buzzards over field of battle. In
every town they are first. To get rid
of this class of spectators upon the
wants of the soldier, Gen. Mcpherson
has issued the following order:
HEAD QUARTERS, 18TH ARMY CoRps,
DEPARTMENT OF THE TENNESSEE,
VlcKsBuRG, Miss, Nov. ESD, 1868.
General Orders, No. Al.
1t having come to the knowledge of the
Commanding General, that the city of Nicks-
burg, and other Posts within this command
are becoming resorts for citizens liable To the
| u. s. Government for Military Service, who
have come hither To escape such service at
| home, aud are now engaged, many of them,
| in Illicit trade. hartering their tealty To their
country, for paltry speculations1 unmindnl of
| or disregarding their duties as loyal American
citizens all this under the protection of the
| National Forces, of which they should he
proud to form part: it is therefore com
1 manded, in obedience to orders from Maj.
| Gen. w. L. Sherman, commanding the De-
partment and Army of the Tennessee:
l. That Every Commanding Officer of a
| fixed Military Post, or of an organized Brig
| ade or Division of this Corps, proceed at once
| to impress any such citizen. and compel his
service in any of the old Regiments or Compa-
nies of his command. All able-bodied per.
sons thus impressed, will, ii they enlist for
three years or the war be entitled to all the
| pay, bounty and allowances provided by law.
Any such person SO levied upon, refusing To
enlist, will be compelled To serve till such time
US he is no longer needed, when he will be
dismissed. During the period of such forced
service he will be entitled to rations aud cloth
ing, but no compensation except such as may
be hereafter provided.
III. Every Officer making such forced
leyies will report the same, with lists to the
Provost Marshal General of the Department
to be filed with the Provost Marshal General al
Washington, ID. c.. and will assign them b,
Special Orders to old Regiments and Compa
MES Their names will be borne on the Mus
ter Rolls OF the Companies to which they ar
. attached, with a remark explanatory of tn,
nature of the service, its beginning and end
ing"
\ Ill The Medical Director will assigl
proper Medical Officers for the examination {
persons impressed us herein provided, on th