Washington telegraph., 1864-10-19

N-iiiAi - '9t P1 1-LLl lSII
Spesal Orders NJ 256
MAJOR WATKINS, or Bell.
w having been fully auihoI.zrd II sTh4i
q nsrl Price, ~ RAISE battalion u sLar, ~
from coInIirs subject 10 tie encn,i,s f1ot lsot
and h2siug nlaie promises fully justified Lo-
Instructions. which promises thes- "a
some reason to b ,i-ve had been and -. La
to be set aside: the following order. =. lC'
lished in relation TO Major Watkins 49,. p.N
ton:
lst- All those, not dessrters. or not s-,o,.,
TO other commands, ho formed psrt OF ,bsIt
ganiEation. and .-e subject 10 uiHt.rr - so. VI
will be allowed 40 REMAIN in is Na'!
of sha-PshooteTs attached . HawthoPp', -.
ad- Ns-
p. Desertcrs or soldiers Lelonrinr ,o -
commands who have come in on IN. r.,.Ss Ns
the orders Of M.ior General Price Il - 80 "
to Major Watkins organigati q. and b,ys
lett are freely pardoned, bun will return fa-,s
with 10 the regiments to which they L-Ian-
ID If Major Watkins cannot p-t Ia
number oi mrh 10 form ittalion ~ ,L..-
shooters tu le attached to the Lri.ra,la y, -
he belongs, IL will be allowed II III, "n11
company with such men as now AZ -
have been part " bis organization. w. b,l-..y
ing 10 any other command whatever.
All soldiers belonging TO Maior Wats,,.
battalion who shall rrport in person 10 a.
regiments within twenty DAYS from tbis M
Will be pat upon the same footing as otb.r,s
dirrs, and will rot be in any way suLiee, !.
punishment for the past
Those who DO not report Al the - ,i-,ti,, r.
twenty day, from this date-, vii be- rro,s..
ed against as desrrters, and Will b. bpn.-I
down by cav airy.
4th. All independent companies or boiie, ..
men, organized but not attached to bric,S-,
regiments or battsions, south of the Ark.u,.,
riveT, recognized at these Head QuaIt-,s a..
hereby ordered 10 march forthwith 10 Czrpd.r
Should these orders not lie o1evrd within ttir.,
days, all such companies or bOd-is Of men Viii
be considered as outlaws, and will DE- Lupias
down, captu n and destroyed by any Conf, i.
erate. who NAV hear NJ them or meet them.
All companies styling themselves iudsppp
dent, or partizans- raised by aav 7nfhoit,
from these Head Quarters. or elsewhere. VII.
10 NOT repair, "a hereby ordered 40 Tar.I-
and report Il Di.tri-t Head Quarters. will n
declared aishand-d. The officers md n-r ~.
'aws- and will H. tr-atrn accordingly. T5.
Confederate cavalry viii lonk e4l,rcfaliy y, u,
execution of lhis orl-T. after the e-r,i-a...g ~
thirty davs allowed herein.
9th r- following from she ~ lcs an srf;.ls,
90 wa are pH''iishrd for tho informs, on .rl
-lli'.arc. 81 lil conceruel:
At ~ 10 UoIi-cnmnisstoues of;,., A.
soldier. shall "riist himself IL auv orhe- r.rs
in-ui. troop ar company, without 4 regular a..
riarg- from the regiment troop o. .otu.snr
IA y INCH h- is>f Tyrd. IN the Drnalfv Of b.
ing rrprfrd a IL 'sf-TfcT ani SUI llg srruT,i,p--
~ And IN ease anv officer or soldier sla9
knowingly Ircr Ee and m -ItaiH such ron
commissioner officer OF soldier ur shall ua,.
ait-r li, \ -lnE t.srJTLEr; a. D.. ! lrs-rt-r. iu.
inedih--'t -nH.iE'- him and give notice iiif-.of
~ fhr rrrp- in which hc la>f s.rrrl. ill., 81.
officer shall. wv cnRrt mlriiaI. ilr r7shier.d~
AZ Will hf' Sem from ihr rhovr that afv oS-
rrr- however high hi- rank nIAkrs hinsa I'm.
Wiz \" W. r'i~.il-d- III H. .-s.rF hHar-Erig n,
fcfrf AMI sHfrraiH Ror-conIsHissignfE after IN
fPrfraiel sotd'er. irEa ssal cRlisf hinreif iHer-
9'frT regiment Or III u uLIfr-r Shall rnf srtr
having discovered 4 desrrler in his r:nks -iH-
inrfiGtetg coHlRe him and gire B0f.cs rare. Z
nc ,oTp~ II lo..ici heLlsf scrr..E-'
%" Major q R-5al commanding the pfs;fi;,
=if-s dH- nvii-e 10 officers Or q i ranks thai -
viii bold them strictly to the sircuui.l -l.l..f
imposed ty these NILS and arriclcs sid rill =
u" case omt 10 bring fo rial OH .,rs rrcril. 81
"i gia'l- who Vi'.i4t- ir,~- lasrs ans al Ufccs,
"i whatever gralr. ar cid u-or 10 ia ihes
duty. IN r'porIiEg 10 di-rGi-. Head lusii-ri
any violation Of these orders and lays nd i.s
rhe charges and naprs "a uiilr-ss+-s lhruur.
tnr regular channel; wh'ls. Insp-t tors VII
giv' this sHliIrcf their ->p-c.ai al iO.fi-n anl
vii prefer charges wh-nrvsr rh-v ran nliaiz
th- proof "f this high anl dangerous crime.
Ey command IF NJ iur GENERAL NACEt DIX
EpN ARD r.. TURNER.
Sl-Jw A. General