Washington telegraph., 1864-06-22
HEAD-oRs. TRANS MISS. DEPT, ,

Shreveport, La, June 1, 1864. !
General Orders No. 81
THE pressing necessity of the armies in the
i field make it absolutely necessary that the
Government should use one-half Of the Cotton
in this Department, for the purchase Of naval
and militory stores, required for the defence OF
the country.
Discreet and proper bonded and commits.
stoned officers have been selected, who will
purchase, if possible, the amount required.
If cannot be obtained by purchase, they
arc authorized to impress it, in strict accord
ance with the terms of the 1mpressment Act,
and the General Orders issued on that subject.
District Commissioners will furnish them
such assistance as may be needed, in executing
this order.
Any attempt at illegal impresEment will be
promptly punished, on being reported, with
satisfactory proof to District or Department
Head Quarters.
The following officers are charged with the
execution Of this order.
Major A. 8. Cabell, Capt Is. Shropshire,
Major ". p. Baughn, Capt W. W. Barrett,
Capt. F. ]. Lynch, Capt N. A. Birge.
All Cotton procured by them in Texas will
be placed under the control of Lieut.-Col. w.
l. Hutchins, who will use it solely in procuring
army supplies.
BY command of Gen. E. KIRns sr,ru,
S. S. ANDERSON,
1914 Asst Adj't Genr.
HD Qss. COMp'T CoSscRIPTs, DIsT. OF ARK, |
Washington, June 9th, 1864.
The following General Orders are published
for the information and guidance of all con-
cernsd.
B. F. DANLEY,
Comd't Conscripts, District Of Ark.
HEApouArERs TRASs-Mrss. DEPT.
Shreveport, La, May n, 1861. !
General Orders No. 30.
l. All persons liable to military duty will be
Immediately enrolled. They will be assigned
in accordance with the following regulations
lst. All assignments must be made by the
Commandant of Conscripts, of the State where
the conscript is enrolled.
I'd. No conscript will be assigned to a cavalry
command, until the infantry regiments and
artillery companies have received their CON-
plement.
3rd. Conscripts will be assigned to compa-
nes having less than the minimum, sixty-four
privates, until all the companies reach that
number.
4th. All a..gnmen.s will be ma de to regi-
ments in the order in which they were organ
zed, filling the oldest regiment first
III. All officers in command OF companies OF
infantry and artillery will forthwith send to the
Commandant of Conscripts Of the State in
which the command was raised, accurate GER
tilted reports of their companies, stating
strength present and absent, date Of org aniza l.
ton and arm of service, and without such
REPORTS, showing they do not exceed sixty
four privates. no conscript will be assigned.
III. cficcrs are prohibited from receiving
con-cript. who have not been assigned in ac-
cordance with this order.
". Officers in command Of regiments, bat
talions, &c., will furnish to Brig. Gen. Greer,
Chief of the Bureau of Con.cription, Marshall,
Texas, = monthly roll Of deserters and absen-
tees without leave. This will be arranged ac.
cordins to the County and State to which the
parties belong, and will set forth the time and
place of desertion in each case.
by command cf
Gen. L. KIRBY SMITH,
(Signed) s. s. ANDERSON. A. A. G.
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