Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-26
sherman.s Order. for His aLareh.
SPECIAL FIELD oRDERs-No. II,

SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS-NO. l2O
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION
OF THE MISSISSIPPI, IN THE FIELD,
KINGSTON, Ga, Nov. 9Th, 1884.
1. For the purpose of military opera
tions this army is divided into two wings ::
viz. The right wing, Major General 0.
@. Howard commanding, the Fifteenth
and Seventeenth corps; the left wing,
Major General Il. w Slocum command
ing, the Fourteenth and Twentieth corps.
II. The habitual order of march will
be, whenever practicable, by four roads, as
nearly parallel as possible, and converging
at points hereafter to be indicated in Or
ders. The cavalry, Brigsdier General
Kilpatrick commanding, will receive
special orders from the COMMANDMENT
Chief
III. There will be no general trains of
supplies, but each corps will have its am
muuition and provision trains, distributed
hsbituslly as follows: Behind each regi-
ment should follow one wagon and one
ambulance; behind each brigade should
follow due proportion of ammunition
wagons, provision wagons and smbulsnces.
In case of dancer, each army corps should
change this order of march by having an
advance snd rear brigade unencumbered
by wheels. The separate columns will
start hsbitually at seven A. NJ, and make
about fifteen hours per day, unless other
wise fixed in orders.
". The army will forage literally on
the country during the march. To this
end, each brigade commander will organ
ize good and sufficient foraging rty,
under the command of one or more dis
erect officers, who will gather near the
route Travelled corn or forage of any kind,
meat of any kind, vegetables, corn meal,
or whatever Is needed by the command
aiming at all times to keep in the wagon
trains st lest ten days provisions for the
command and three days forage. Soldiers
must not enter the dwellings of the inhab-
itants or commit any trespsss; during the
halt or camp they may be permitted to
gather turnips potatoes and other vegeta-
ables, and drive in their camps. To reg
ular foraging psrtiesmust be entrusted the
gathering of provisins and forage at any
distance from the road travelled
V. To army corps commanders is en-
trusted the power TO destroy mills, houses,
cotton gins, &C., and for them this general
principle is laid down: In districts and
where the army is unmo-
leste1, no destruction of such property
should be permitted, but should guerrillas
or bushwhackers molest our march, or
should the inhabitants burn bridges, OBJ
struct roads, or otherwise manifest local
hostility, tuen corps commanders should
order ani enfOase devastation more or
less relentless, according to the measure Of (
such hostility.
vi. As for horses, D1nles. wagons, &c, |
to the inl .oitants, - 7c-4lry
and artillery may appropriate freely and
without limit; discriminating, however,
between tha rich, who are usually hostile,
and thepoor or indus4rious, uauslly neutral
Or friendly. FOrsging parties may also
take mules or horses to replace the faded
OF their trains, or 10 serve as pack I
mules for the regiments or brigades. In
all fOraging, of whatever kind, the parties
engaged will refrain from abusive or thest-
ening language, and may, when the officer
in command thinks proper, give written
of the facts, but no receipts
and they will endeavor to leave with each
family reasonable portion for their
VII. Negroes 10Ho are able bodied and
can be Of SerDles to the several columns,
may be taken along; but each army com
mander will bear in mind that the ques-
ton Of supplies is a very important one,
and that his first duty is to see to those
who bear arms.
VIII. The organization at once of a
good pioneer battalion for each corps, COM
posed, if possible, of negroes, should be at
tended TO. This battalion should follow
the advance guard, should repair roads
and double them if possible, so that
the columns will not be delayed after
reaching bad places. Also, army coR-
should study the habit of giving
the artillery and wagons the road, and
their troops on one side; and
also instruct their troops to assist wagons
in ascending steep hills Or bad 0rOssings
k Captain o. N. Poe, Chief Engineer. /
will assign to each wing of the army
pontoon train, fully equipped and organ
lied, and the commanders thereof will see
to its being properly protected at all times.
By order Of