The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-12-08
sHERMAN's ARMY.
HIS MARCHING ORDERS,

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SPECIAL FIELD oGDERs-yo. 12o.
Head. Mili'y Div. OF the Mississippi,
In the Field, Kingston, Ga, Move.
l. Forthe purpose of military opera.
tions. this arlny is divided into two
wings, viz the right wing, Major Gen.
.. Z. Howard commanding, the Fiji
teenth and sevehteehth Corps; the lef.
wing, Major General II. W. SIocum
comnandingthe FouFtechtli andTwen-
tieih Corps,
II. The habitual order Of march will
be, whenever practicable, by four roads.
as neOrIy parallel ms possible, and con
verging at points hereafter to be indi-
Gated in orders. The cavalry, Briga.
dier General Fitzpatrick ommahdihg,
sill receive special orders from the
commanCer-in chief.
III. There will be no general trains
Of supplies. but each cortg Till have
its ammunition and provision train,
distributed habitually as follows Be-
hind each regiment should follow one
wagon and one ambulance behind
each brigade should follow q due ptt
portion OF ammunition wagons and
ambulances. In case of danger, eacIl
army corps should change this order
IF march by having his advance and
rear brigade unencumbered by wheels.
The separate columns will start habi
tually al A. NJ, and make about fl
teen miles per day, unless otherwise
fixed in orders. .
". The army viii forage literally
on the country during the march. To
this end, each brigade commander will
organize good and sufficient foragine
party, under the command Jf one or
more discreet officers, who will gather
near the route travelled. corn or forage
Of any kind, vegetables. corn meal, or
whatever is needed by the command;
aiming at all times to k,.epin the wag-
on trains at least ten days provision
for the command and three days for.
age. Soldiers must not enter the dwell
ings Of the inhaGitant' oE commit tnv
trespass; during the halt or in camp,
they may be permitted to gather tur-
nips, potatoes and other vegetables,
aud drive in stock in front of their
camps. TO regular forag;ng parties
must be ihtrNsted the gathering of pro
visions and forage at any distance from
the road Travelled.
V. To army corps commanders is
intrusted the power to destroy mills,
houses, cotton gins, &C., and for them
this general principle is laid down; In
districts and neighborhoods where the
army is unmolested, no destruction of
such property should be permitted, but
should gnerrillas or hushwhackers mo-
lest our march, or should the inhabi-
tantS burn bridges, obstruct roads, or
otherwise manifest local hostility, then
the army corps commanders should
order and enforce a devastation more
or less relentless, according u the mea-
sure OF such hostility.
VI. As for horses mules wagons.
&C., belonging TO the inhabitants, the
cavalry and artillery may appropriate
freely and without limit; discrimina-
ting, however, between the rich, who
are usually hostile. and the poor or
industrious, usually neutral or friend
ly. Foraging parties may also take
mules or horses, to replace the jaded
animals Of their trains. or to serve as
pack mules for the regiments or brig
adea, In all foragihg, of whatever
kind, the parties Engaged will refrain
from abusive or threatening language,
and may, when the officer in command
thinks proper, give written certificates
of the facts, but no receipts; and they
will endeavor to leave with each FAM
iIJ' reasonable portion fol their main
tenance.
VII, Negroes who are able bodied,
and can be of service :6 the several
columns, may be taken along but
each army commander will bear in
mind that the question 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
q good pioneer battalion for each corps
composed, ifpossibfe, ofnegrocs, should
be attended to. This battalion should
follow the advance guard, should re-
pair roads and double them if posi-
bic, so that the columns wi not be
delayed after reaching bad places
Also, army commanders should study
the habit of giving the artillery and
wagons the road, and marching their
troops on one side; and also instruct
their troops to assist wagons at steep
hills or bad crossings of streams. -.
*. Captain NJ. o. Poe, Chief En-
gineer, will assign to each wing of the
army a poontoon train, fully equipped
and organized, and the commanders
thereof will see to its being properly
protected at all times.
Major Gen. W. 7. SHERMAN.
Z. NJ. DAYTON, Aid de- Camp.
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