The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-02-19
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HEADo'TEss DIsTRIcT or EAsHvmLEl
NASHVILLE, TENN, FEB. IL, 1864 :

HEADQ' TE8s DISTRICT or hAfHYlLLAf
NASHVILLE, TENN, FEB. IL, 1864
General Orders No. g.;
In accordance with instructions from
the Major General Commanding the De-
partment Of the Cumberland, The follow
ing orders sre issued
]. The Provost MAgshals Of the several
Posts in this District viii administer the
Amnesty Oath" prescribed in the
Presidents Proclamation of December 8,
1863, to all citizens who desire to take
the same.
Books, in which TO record the names
Of such persons and blank certificates
stating the fact that the oath has been
administered, will be furnished the
Provost Msrshsls, who will record the
names and date Of The oath, and deliver
the certificate at The time the oath is
taken to the party taking it. All per-
sons who voluntarily take this oath are,
by the Presidents Proclamation, restored
to al the rights Of citizens Of the United
States, and entitled to the protection Of
the Government, and TO be regarded ss
loysl. If this oath be violated, charges
will be preferred, and the party tried
and punished By military commission.
IT. The military authorities viii have
as little TO do with slaves, as may be, in
the discharge Of their duties as SOL
diers, it being considered best TO allow
masters and slaves to settle their own
affairs without military interference.
The practice Of taking from their homes
old men and negro women and children
and bringing them to the Posts of this
District, or of allowing them to come to
the Posts and generally becoming 4
charge to The Government, consuming the
ratiOns Of the soldiers, whilst they are
utterly useless to the authorities, is for.
hidden, and steps will be taken by the
Commandants of the various Posts to
prevent it, and to see that the owners Of
such slaves do not send them into the
Posts 10 get rid Of their support and to
make them a burthen TO the Government.
III. By the impressment Of horses and
mules and other stock in this District by
the military, in many cases without
authority, there is not > sufficient num-
Der of work beasts left on many planta-
tons to raise crop.
No further impressmert will be made
except in cases of great necessity, and
then only by the order of the Post Com
mander, who shall have personal knowl-
edge of the facts, and who will at once
report such impFessment to these Head
quarters, together with its necessity and
the circumstances connected with it. II
such impressment be made upon loyal
land those having taken the
" amnesty oath" are to be considered
loysl) vouchers will be given to the
owners assuring the payment of fair
price to the party whose stock is SO inn
pressed.
". The attention of officers and
soldiers in this District is called to
General Orders: "Nos. II and 30, 1862,
and 200, 1868. Headquarters Department
Of the Cumberland" on the subjects of
foraging and obtaining supplies in the
country. These Orders, so far as sppli-
cable, will be rigidly enforced, and to
that end the taking of private property
by the military, without the consent and
against the will Of the owner, except in
accordance with those Orders, will be
promptly and severely punished. All
so demOrslizing to the soldier
and 30 unworthy the brave man, must
cease
By command Of Maj Gen. ROUSSEAU.
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