Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-08
GENERAL ORDERS No. l2O.
HD'QRs MILITARY DIVISION OF TIE MISS, !
In the field, Kingston, Ga, Nov. 9, 1864.

divided lOLO wings, VIZ: Inc rlghC wing, Mal. Gen
H. 0. Howard commanding, the Fifteenth and Seven
teenth corps; the left wing, Major General 81. w
Slocum commanding, the Fifteenth and Twentieth
corps.
II. The hsbtusl order of march will be, whenever
practicable by four roads as nearly parallel as possible
and convorgiDg at points hereafter be indicated IL
orders. The cavalry Brigsder General Fitzpatrick com
handing, will receive special orders from the Command
er in Chief
Ill I here will be general trains of supplies, but
each corps will Rave its ammunition and provision
train, distributed habtuaLy as follows: Behind each
regiment should follow wagon and one ambulance
behind each brigade should follow due proportion Of
ammunition wagons, provision wagons and ambulances
10 case of danger, army corps should change this
order OF march by having is advance and rear brigade
unencumbered by wheels The separate columns will
start habitualy at seven A ~, and make about IF
teen mji's per day, unless otherwise fixed in orders
". The army VIII forsge liberal on the country
during the march. To this end, each brigade CON-
mauder will organize good and sufficient OragiDg
party, uuder the command OF ore more discreet 9TH
GERS, who will gather TIE QUITE Travelled corn or
forage of any kind meat OF any klnd vegetables, corn
meal, or whatever is ueed@1 by the command aiming
all times to keep ia The wagon trains least ten days
provisions for the command and three days forage
Soldiers not enter the dwellings of the inhabiants
or commit any trespass during the halt or camp they
may be permitted to gcther urnps potatoes aud other
vegetables and drive 10 stock in front OF their camps.
10 regular forging parties must be entrusted The gath
ering OF DIVISIONS and forage any distance from the
road Travelled
V. To army corps commanders is entrusted the pow
er to destroy mills houses cotton gins, &c, and for
them this general principle is laid down: In districts
and neighborhoods where the army is uumolesed, no
destruction of such property should be permitted but
should guerrias busbwhAckers modest our march, or
should the inhabitants hu1 bridges obstruct roads
or othsgw,o- manifest local hostility then army corps
commanders should order and enforce devas alton
less eentless, according to the of such
hostility.
vi. AS for horses, mules, wagons &C., belonging to
the inhabitants the Cavalry aud artillery may appro-
pirate freely and without limit, discriminating, how
ever between the rich, who usually hostile and the
poor industrious, usually neutral or friendly. Fora
yng parties may also take mules horses to replace
the faded animals of their trains to pack
mules for the regiments or brgades. In all toraging
of whatever kind the parties engaged will refrain from
abusive or threatening language, and may, when the
officer in command thinks proper, give written cerf
Of the facts but recep:s and they will endes-
to leave with each family reasonable portion for
their maintenance.
VII. Negroes who are able bodied and can be of
service to the several columns, may be taken along
but each army commander will bear in mind that the
question Of supplies is very important one, and that
his first du y is to see to those who bear
VIII The organization at once of a good pioneer
battalion for each corps composed, If possible of ne
groes should be attended to- This battalion should
follow the advance guard should repair roads and dou
double them, il possible, so that the column will not be
delayed after reaching bad places Also army command
should study III. habit OF giving the artillery and
wagons the road and march their troops one side;
ard also instruct their troops to assist wagons at steep
hills or bad crossings of streams.
TX. Capt. O. NJ. Poe, Chief Engineer, will assign
to each wing of the army pontoon train, fully eq1p
ped and organized and the anders thereof Will see
to its being properly protected at all times
By order of Maj Gen. w T, Sherman.
L. NJ. DAYTON,
Aid-de- Camp.