Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-07-03
OUR ADVANCE.

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were but hand full Of men and but
| lily supplied with arms and munitions
of war, compared with our armies of
to-day. What then was an injudi-
cious though patriotic wish is now
about to be carried out as a grand mil
ltary movement, auguring the accom-
| plishment Of whatever purpose is in
tended from the ability evinced in the
movement, thus far, and its accom-
panylng success.
This invasion follows the overrun-
ming of parts Of several States Of our
Confederacy by the enemy, in all Of
which they have committed outrages
SO far wanting in humanity that they
could scarcely be pardoned in the most
heathenish and savage people Of the
earth. This inhumanity, mostly ex-
hibited to defenccless women and chill
dren, in the burning Of their houses,
barns and granaries, the plundering
and destroying their property gener-
ally, and sending them as exiles from
their homes, for the crime Of a hus-
band, father, brother or son, engaging
in the most holy cause that ever nerved
a patriots arm or barred his breast te
a relentless foe, has created desire
among our people to hear of the des-
truction of northern property as a re-
/ taliation for the many wrongs they
have suffered at their hands. Many
have believed that the only way tc
make the mass of the Northern peo-
pie see the outrageous improperly OF
conducting the war on their uncivili-
zed plan was to make them feel some
Of the burdens of that plan, and let
them realize that plumber and destruc-
ton was not and could not be confined
to one side alone. Those who have
desired to hear Of retaliation for our
wrongs will perhaps be disappointed
| to great extent. We have received
through the kindness Of a friend, the
orders of Gen. Lee and Ewell on this
subject, which we give below, and from
which it will be seen, that while our
armies will draw what they may need
from the inhabitants Of the invaded
country, thro' the proper officers yet
destruction Of private property will
not be permitted. Could our people
divest themselves Of the feelings ex-
cited by the wrongs they have suffered
they would agree to the propriety Of
this course. AS it is, the remembrance
Of wrongs so lately inflicted will cause
many to feel disappointed. We are
satisfied that our able Generals know
what is the proper course to pursue
and in pursuing it will meet with the
hearty concurrence Of those even whose
disappointment may be greatest
HDoR's ARMY NORTHERN VA,
21st June, 1868.
GENERAL ORDERS
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While in the enemy's country the follow.
ing regulations for procuring supplies, vii
be strictly observed. and any violation Of
them promptly and vigorously punished.
No [. No private property shall be
injured or destroyed by any person belong.
ing to or connected with the army, or taken
except by the officers hereinafter designa-
ted
No. II. The Chiefs of the Commits.
sary, Quartermaster, Ordnance and Medi-
cal Departments Of the army will make re-
QUESTIONS upon the local authorities or in
habitants for the necessary supplies for
their respective departments, designating
the places and times Of delivery. All per-
sons complying with such acquisitions
shall be paid the market price for the ar
ticles furnished if they so desire. and the
officer making such payment shall take du:
plicate receipts for the same, specifying the
name of the person paid, and tn quantity,
kind, and price Of the property, one Of
which receipts shall be at once forwarded te
the Chief Of the Department to which such
officer is attached
No Ill. Should the authorities OF
inhabitants neglect or refuse to comply
with such acquisitions, the supplies re.
required will be taken from the nearest in:
habitants so refusing, by the order and nm.
der the directions of the respective Chiefs
Of the Departments named.
No w. When any command is de.
tached from the main body, the Chiefs Of
the several departments Of such command
will procure supplies for the same, and
such other stores as they may be ordered tc
provide in the manner and subject to the
provisions herein prescribed, reporting
their action to the heads of their respective
departments, to which they will forward
duplicates of all vouchers given or re-
ceived.
No. V. All persons who shall decline
to receive payment for property furnished
on acquisitions, and all from whom it shall
be necessary to take stores or supplies.
shall be furnished by the officer receiving
or taking the same with receipt, specify
ing the kind and quantity Of the property
received, or taken as the case may be, the
name Of the person from whom it was re-
ceived or taken, the command for the use
Of which it is intended, and the market
price. A duplicate of said receipt shall be
at once forwarded to the Chief Of the De-
partment to which the officer by whom t is
executed is attached.
No. VI. If any person shall remove or
conceal property necessary for the use Of
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