Washington telegraph., 1864-10-12
HEAD QUARTERS DISTRICT or ARKANSAS.
Carndrn. Sept. 18th. 1861
Special Orders No. 256.

NAJOR WATKINS. Of Bells Regiment
\ " having been fully authorized by Major
General frir. 10 battalion M Sharp--hnu
rrS tFHri cDullirs subject thr rnrni-s control.
| 1yfhaying nude promises fully justified ~ his
kfistTusii"ns. which promises these Brn had
some Trason 10 beiiSr" hal been and c"ui inue
/ TO be Sc Al ir: ihs following oai - arc pub
| lishrd ia relation % Major Watkins sr.asiza-
! ton:
- hll tins,. nnt u zertrTs, or not belonging
70 other rOnifnlnIs. who formed part NJ thi- ~
! ganization. AMI Nr subject t0 military duiy
viii bn allowed 10 remain in this organization
OF sharpshOoteTs attached - uawthorus biig
adr
~. Desartrri or soi.iigr1 belonging 10 o;Lcr
conm-nls whn hav- rcir.. il wv fhr faith VI
thr orlrTs XII Major General rice. III reference
- Malnr atkins urgaa.rA.iyn ani have siilrs
lrtt aEe freely pnrdvn-J, but will return forth
with 10 tie regiments TO which they {. rlong.
81. II MAJOR Watkins cannot rcsa sufficient
number OF mra TO form 4 i fiali.u OF Sharp
shooters 10 bs attached 10 ihr brigade 10 which
m belongs. he rill bc allowed 10 till up Li-
company With snch mrn - now srr, o- may
have been part Of his organization. DO; belong
ing 10 any other command whatever.
All soldiers belonging to Major Watkins
batiihon who shall rsporr in person to their
regiments within twenty days from this date.
VII he rnt UPON thr same footing IS erher ssL
4
punishment for the rast
Those who dc Lot report at the expiration o:
twfniy days from. thi. date. will be proceed
ef against as 'ieserters, and will bc hunted
down by cava,ry.
4th. All Independent companies or bodies Of
men. organized hut not attached 20 bii.afes.
regiments nr hattaiions south or fhe Arkansas
river. recognized at these III. al Quaiters are
hereby ordered 10 march forthwith 70 Cafnl-n.
should ihe.e orders not be obcyed withis thirty
days al such companies or bodcis of Inrn will
he considered as outlaws. and will b. iuuic.l
down, captured ard destroyed by any Confed-
eiate who iaav hear nj them Or meet them
All companies styling thrplselvrs inceycn-
dent. or rsrtizans raised bv nny aRfEoliiv
from these Head Quarters. or elsewhere who
60 not repair, "a hereby ordered, 80 CAmi.n
and report II Dis:ri q Head Quarters will be
declare dishanl-d, the officers and mrn eu..
laws, and will n. ir-afrn accordingly The
Confederate cavalry will le7k especially 10 INV
execution of ilis ord NJ. afi@r iAe SEPARATION of
thirty DAYS allowed her-iU.
S;h The following from tia rules Al 4 srll les
OF war. are Pahlishei for th- information and
guidance Of MI concerned
ATT 221- No nun-con!ni ssionrti officer or
soldier. siiail enlist himself in arr other r-ci
mont troop XXX cnmnanv, withort 4 regular his-
rhnTr' from tia regiment troop Or ronp,nv,
N which he last rvrd o. tho penalty 0f BE-
my J. p.lt'u y lrS-TteT AM suffering according
~ And IL cass anv officer or soldier shall
knowingly receive ald entertain snei non
commissioned officer or soldier, or shsll not
aii-r hi+ bain- discovered ID b ia=eT;rr i'm
medlatrly coninr him aRi -iyr notice .hc en-
~ ~" corps in which he LIST served. Tie sa4
onltrr snail, hr colrt mSrt.1l. he cashierrd.'
II viii hr seen from the shov. that ANY off
Ger, however high his rank rr,akrs him self ls-
bic 10 be cashi0rrd. il. he ..sL4H kn7i-.H riy -
ceire anf sHtrrrgiH H0n commissioned officer or
tPrratEl solllrr- l-i' sf1H enlist trm.-lf ia an-
otirr regiment OK ii sub 9lTi--r 5lIa.l not srtrr
having discovered q ir-crt-r "a hf- ranks ''i--
'nsi.7ie!g soTfle him asl gre notice f.eresf II
fte eorP' n irhiri h.l4st ssree{''
Ih- Mslor u-no.Al commanding the pis;-i=.
gigs dur notice 70 offi :-E- of ai. Tatks fLz- H.
vlli hoii th"n strictly 10 ti- accountability
Imposed 'i- fhnsr ril l-s 4ri ar.ials anf rrill ir
mr. raac oflit N bring :9 Fr!al oii -tg..ll =
q grad" w!fa rinat- thrs- lsws. ann aif = ..c---
o. Whatever grail, l-g ra'i-i rsor 70 = ; hrs-
du.y, IN reP"rinC 70 district Head Gaa-i.---.
any yinisi.on Of th.s- orders aud llvs : r9inr
iar chargrs and mrrnrs 81 Ai-n-szr- through
th- regular rh1nnrl; whilst Tnsrr- t.--= "a fii
gir this s'aiH-t .hair --7rri4f -t.-nlI.u. zra
viii. prefer rh--r.S VIII never -hrr car Iht.in
thy proof " this high snd a,n.--ra-.s c-i:r-
b. command oF Major G-ns-al lI,sarp-a.
EDWARD J.. TURNER
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