The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-10


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Murfreesboro, Tenn, Jsnuary 2oih, lsC3.
General Orders, No. 3.
The following extracts from the Car
tel under which prisoners are exchanged
in the existing war with the Southern
States, are published for the information
of this army -
ARTICLE An Prisoners Of War to
be discharged on Parole in ten days after
their capture, and the Prisoners now held,
and those hereafter taken, to be trans
ported TO the points mutually agreed
upon, at the expense of the capturing
party. The surplus prisoners not ex-
changed, shall not be permitted to take
up arms again, nor to serve as military
Police, or Constabulary force in any
Fort, Garrison or Field Work held by
either of the respective parties, nor as
Guards of Prisoners, Depots or Stores,
nor to discharge any duty usually per-
formed by Soldiers, until exchanged un-
der the provisions of this Cartel
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"ARTIcLE 7.-All prisoners Of War now
held on either side, and all prisoners
hereafter taken, shall be sent with all
reasonable dispatch to A. NJ. Aikens, be-
low Dutch Gap, on the James River, Vir-
GINA, or to Vicksburg, on the Missis-
sippi River, in the State of Mississippi,
and there exchanged, or parolOd until
such exchange can be effected, notice
being previously given by each party of
the number Of Prisoners it will send, and
the time when they will be delivered at
these points respectively, and In case the
vicissitudes of war shall change the mill
itary relations of the places designated
in this article TO the contending parties,
so as to render the same inconvenient for
the delivery and exchange of Prisoners,
other places, bearing as nearly as may be
the present local relations of said places
10 the lines of said parties, shall be by
mutual agreement substituted. But
nothing in this Article contained shall
prevent the Commanders Of the opposing
Armies from exchanging prisoners or re-
leasing them on Parole at other points
mutually agreed upon by said Comman-
ders."
In pursuance of the terms of the Car
tel, it is ordered, that all officers and
soldiers captured by this army, be imme-
diately paroled and sent to the nearest
Military Post, duplicate Descriptive
Rolls being sent to the Provost Marshal
General at these Headquarters, whose
duty it will be to see that such Prisoners
are promptly forwarded for exchange.
| No Confederate Officers or Soldiers,
captured by this Army, that may be pa
rolled and set at liberty without proper
delivery, as provided in the Cartel, will
be claimed as Prisoners of War and
proper subjects of exchange.
No United States Officers or Soldiers
50 captured, paroled and set ct liberty,
without proper delivery, as provided in
the Cartel, will be considered as Prison
ers Of War and proper subjects Of ex-
change, but will be Immediately ordered
back to duty, such parole being viola
lion Of the terms of the Cartel. An at
tempt on the part of the capturing party
thus to force delivery to their own adj
vantage, fOrfeits their right TO hold the
prisoners.
BY command of Maj, Gen. RosEoRASs,
O. GODDARD,
Asst Adi't. Gen'l. and Chief Of STAFF,
Official:
HESRr Stone, Lieut., and A. A. A. g,
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