Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-05-05
The Famous Order No. D.
From the n. Y. Herald.

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very mysterious manner, Of a document
p%urpo,,ing to be a copy OF Gen. Burn.
side's famous Order No. 8, referred to
80 prominently in the report OF the
Congressional Committee OH the Con-
dnct OF the War. There is sornetbing
exceedingly strange in the whole affair
and nothing stranger IN any part OF II
than IN the mode Of our coming INTO
possession Of the document. "he,e
did it come from? Who knows !,
NAV be that Senator Wade, WHO Is ta.d
to be quite a good sort Of pe'son :" ~
.oc,al intercourse. has taken TINS mode
az supplying what has been regarded ~
h,atus in the history OF the war. IL
n,o, i. that sccic AIRY Stanton, 10 some
III Tic leisure moments that lie pefmi's
himself 10 enjoy, III the irihruIisfioii q
liz iaoois, a. thought proper = ll'nlsi
II 10 u. Or ii may eten he that u has
come from somo 0. the i.adtcaif, NO
wished 10 scG the i4m ns order p.lnttd
n a good Union II ~spsper. But, e u
whatever quaitcr 1t came, bore Is the
document
GENERAL OkDEgs No. &.
Hgkpq'Ks ARNl or run IoioaAc,
January %, 1853. J
lst. General Joseph + Hooker, Ma.
ior General OF \ olunteers and Btlga ii.T
General Of the United states amy.
having been guilty Of nhlnet AID nnnee-
essary or ticisnns ot the actions Of his
sunerlor officers aud oil the authorities.
aud having by the general tenor 81 ms
conversation, %endea9ored u create DIS
trnst IN the minds OF officers who have
associated with him, and having, ~
, omissions and otherwise, made repati'
and statements which we're calculated to
create Incorrect impressions, and ior
hab.tnaily spcaking ID dlsparaslng terms
q! other oil ,els, i hereby dismissed the
service Of the United Statea, rs q man
utft 10 hold an important commisslon
during Il cfiais H. the present. when 50
much patience, charity, confidence, con
sheraton aud patliot sia are due iiom
every SOLDIER II tic t.ld.
ldis order Is lssned sui Jet to The APP
proyal OF the President OF the United
Stites.
2nI Brieadier General w. T IL.
h ooks, commanding sixth division. first
army corps, for complaining OF tho pol
icy OF lie Government, AID Tor uslog
lsegnage tending TO demoralize lis con-
mand, Il, subject TO the approval OF the
President, dismissed from The military
service Of tie United States.
3rd. Brigadler General John Newton,
commanding third division, sixth army
corps, and Brgadier Gene al John Coch.
ian, commanding first brigade, ia ~ d.
vs,on, sixth army corps, Tor gong to
The Presi lent Of the lnittd States with
criticisms upon the plaus 4 thor Gem.
mapding officer, are, subject to the
approval Of the President, dlamifsed
from the military service Of the United
States.
A h. 1t being evident that the follow
inc named officers can he of no %teryico
10 this army, they are hereby rel eyed
from duty and VIII report in person,
to the Adiutsnt General Of the United
States army.
Major General ". i. Franklin, com
manning let grand division.
Major General w. T. Smith, COM
handing sixth army corps.
Bugadler General Samuel D.. Sturgcs,
commanding second division, ninth army
cotps.
B~ri.ad,er General Edward Fcrrero,
commanding second brigade, second d.
vision, ninth army corps.
Brigsd er General John Cachranc,
commanding first resde, tLird division,
ninth army corps.
Lieutenant Colouel II. Taylor, Act
ing Adjutaut Genelai right grad di-
VISION.
Ry command q Major General A. L
Burnside. LEWIS kIcaMoNp,
Assistant AdJataut Geueral.
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