The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-11-24
Joe Johnston Pr0ba bly, Captured
at MaCOn4
9he People Of Georgia Urged to
Destroy All Provisions that Can
be Reached by Sherman's Army
Efforts Making to Concentrate the Militia OF
the Gulf States in His Front,
~, h., -
OAsrman's Orders for His N arc b.
SPECIAL FIELD oRpBR--N0. l20.


HxAporaRryRs MILITARY DIvsoS THE MISSISSIPPI.
In IHs FIELD KINGSTON. Ca. Nov ., 1854
L For the purpose OF military operations this army is
atvided into two wings-viz The right wing. Major
General q o. Howard commanding. she Fifteenth and
Seventeenth corps; the left wing, Major General H. W.
uocum commanding, the Fourteenth and Twentieth
sorps
IL The habtual order OF march will be- whenever prac.
scable by four roads, az nearly parallel possible and
a. points hereafter to be Indicated IN orders.
The cavalry, Brlgader General Fitzpatrick commanding,
will special orders from the COMMUNICATIONS
H. There viii be no general OF supplies, but each
eorps will have its ammunition and provision train, dis.
nibu,ed hsbtualy ass follows:-Bennd each regiment
sbould follow one wago ambulance behind each
brigade should follow due proportion OF ammunition
wagons provision wagons and ambulanccs. In case Of
Danger each army corps should change this order OF
march by having his advance and brigade unencum
bered by whees The separate columns will start habitu
ally A. Nj ard make about fifteen mes per day,
unless otherwise fixed In orders
~ Tho army will forage literally on IL. country
durng the march. To TINS end. zach brigade com
mnndor vill organize good and sufficient fnragins
party under the command OF one or more discreet
officers who will gather the route travelled
corn or forage OF any kind any kind vegetables
corn meal or whatever Is needed by tho and
ing at ali times 10 keep wagon trains ten
davs prov sio,s for command and three days forage
Soldiers enter the Dwellings OF the Inhabitants or
commit any trespass during the halt or camp they
may be permitted gather turnips, potatoes and other
vegetables and drive in stock IN front OF their camps
10 regular oragug parties must BIO entrusted the gather
ing OF provisions forage any distance from the
road travelled.
v. To army corps commanders Is entrusted tho powe'
70 DESTROY mills houses cja gas dc and for them this
general principle Is laid Gown:-ln districts and neigh
borhoods whsrg The army molesd, destruction OF
such property should be permitted but should guoriilas
or bushwhack modest march, should tho inhab
sans burn BRIDGES roads other wise manifest
local hostility, then army corps commanders should order
and enforce depdsidoa less 7eienss according
% ne measure Of SuCh no tifty
vi As tor horses mules wagons, Gc, belonging TO the
tnhabtants the cavalry aud artillery appropriate
freely ard without limits discriminating, how
svsr, between the rich, who usually hostile,
and pOor or industrious, usually noara or
frc1dly. Foragng parties may also tako mules or
borses replace adei animals OF their trans 20
serve pack mules for tho regiments brigndes In
all foragng, OF whatever kind the parties engaged will
relrain from abusive or threatening language and may
when tho olcer in command thinks proper give written
certhcstes the facts but receipts ana they will
sndcavor with each family reasonable portion
Tor their maintenance.
VII Negroes Rho nbetodiSf and D. or service 10
nc svcvai coinas aqy Be taken oione but each army
commander will bear mind that tho question OF sup
plies very important one and that his 0rst duty Ia
60 SEQ 70 those VIII, toar arms
VII the Organization NJ OF good pioneer bat
tailor or each corps posed, II possible % negroes,
should DO attended TITS battalion should ollow tue
advances guard, should repair roads and double them IL
posaioc that the columns will be delayed after
reaching bad places. Also, army comm nders should
etudy the habit 81 giyog tho artillery and wagons the
road, aud marching thor troops side aud also
snstGct their troops TO asssi wagons steep hills
bal crossings OF streams.
TX. Captain NJ Poe, Chief Engineer win assign 70
each wing Of the army pontoon train fully equipped
ssd organized aid the commanders thereof will 10
its beug properly projected a. al times
BY order az Maqr General ". r. SHERMAN
NJ DAYTON, Aid dc Camp.