Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-23
General orders No. 6.
HpcR'R MfLTTARY DIVISION MISSISSIPPI,
Nashville. Tenn, April S. 1854


HDcRR MmITARY DIVISION MISSISSIPPI,
Nashville. Tenn, April S, 1854
To enable the Military Railroads running
from Nashville TO supply more fslly the ar
mics IN the field, TIE following regulations
viii hereafter be observed
l. No citizen nor any private freight
Whatever will be Transported by the rail.
roads, save as herein provided.
III. ofieers travelling under orders, or
on leave Of absenee, sick or furloughed sol
dicrs departing from or returning 70 their
regiments. and small deisehments Of troops,
will be transported On The orders Of the Post
Commanders, Of Brigadier General Andy
Johnson, Military Governor Of Tennessee,
or Of the commanding officer OF either of
the Departments Of the Ohio, the Gambler
land, or the Tennessee or Of the Military
Division Of the Mississippi Bodies Of
troops viii not be transported by railroads
when it is possible for them 70 march, ex-
cept upon the order Of the commanding Of
ficcr OF some one OF the Military Depart
ments above named. Civil employees ofths
various Staff Departments will be trans
ported ON the order ID the Senior and Su-
pervising Qgarteraaster, Department 0f the
Cumberland, ct Nashville, Team, or Of the
commanding officer eg either Of the Military
Departments above named. Employees Of
the railroads will be transported on the or
der of the Superintendent er Chief Engineer
of the Railroads
III No citizens sal be allowed 10 travel
on the railroads st alt except on the permit
of the Commanding Ofiicer Of enc of the
three Military Departments. or OF the MILF
tary Divisions of the Mississippi and when
their transportation ftill nj prevent that Of
any army supplies, 81 which the proper Of
ficer Of the Quartermasters Department
will be the judge
". Express Companies viii be allowed
enc car PER day saeh way, OF each Military
Road, to carry small paroles ior soldiers and
officers. One car per day more on each
road, for Suffers Goods and Ofteers Stores,
may be allowed by toe Senior and Saper-
vising Qaartermaster at Nashville, ct his dis
cretion; these ears TO DC furnished by the
Express Companies and attached to the
Passenger Train Whca q sufficient sur
plus cf stores has been accumulated II the
front, the Senior and SVPervJs sing Quarter
master aforesaid may increase this allow
auee, but not before F
V. Stores exclusively For officers messcs
ton by the Iaspeetine Ofticer at Nashville.
Tenn Of Suffers Geo,ls, aAd aIl private
stores, shipped tn the font. wil be passed
1rae on the several roads, oa The order OF the
Senior and Supervising QuarterE'aster. De-.
partInent ef the Cumberland 81 Nashville
Tenn
VI Horsss, cattle or other live stock.
will not be transported by railroad, except
Al Il. - IL
Tscnersl of the Military Division or OF one
Of the Military Departments.
VII Trains On their return tips viii Be
allowed to bring up private freight, when
the shipment thereof does pot interfere with
the workings Of the road, 81 which the Sehier
and Supervising Quartermastrr az Nashville
will be the judge. ga
VII. Protest Msrshals have nothing 70
do With transportation By railroads, Their
passes merely mean that the bearer can 20
IRON one paint TO afother nsrled in their
pass. but not necessarily Is rati The rafs
rasssis are purely far Army bnrposes sa -
~ Wlseh the seiIssle eteck al he rail-
road is increased, or whea due aee9Enla.
ton Of stores hns beea made nj the front,
lnefeatcsi facilities NAV be extended 70 pas.
seaeeea or private Freight, Of which due no.
wv y nt W. INV tNtA~saS
and sntlers must ass wagons, ssfsss ga
X. Until the RaiIres,ls are rylieyed, all
Military Posts within thirty Eve mIlss OF
Nashville and twenty hssle< 81 stevenson;
BYideeport, Chattanooga. Huntsville and
I.oudon. aaist isaal 81 eis isidres b. SsSeons
.xI, The General Aeaager at The Rad
roads, and his duly appointea Agents and
Contractors, WI rrpfrol &c ;u-sisis, and VIII
be aai hofszed to tal 81 every isshepsef eor3
hia orders ihr. tsaAeparshtinn lsE fsifoad.
that thfS mar be rcinrRsd 10 the General ,
MAneger a. SnFsrintsadeRt The MlhtsEy
6ieaFd " ~ epfales good order, aud sustain
tie Afenh and Iendtscfafs 81 he Roads ia
lthcif Ilxistsdl a1thority. Der wllfreport any
ulssiaAnaaeneut Or Dc elses 81 daes thRoaeh ;
tier aiIlEees % thesaa headquarters &
XII. Until other aEsapgeHlepts ere per-
Ifeeted, Ca1nsearsllng 0iliesra, en The request
ct the Raiir0sd Managers. win fhraish DC
issls ksr nsavidfsg WOOD ~ water 81 saeh
points - saas he aeeessFy u sapply shss
Dy command &C -
Mi Gen, ~. !, SHFRNAS.
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