Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-04-13
A Rich Burlesque.
The army correspondent Of the a

I. A Rich Burlesque. .s#,
The army correspondent Of the Atlanta
Coysaeracy, INDUCES in the following a
musing satire upon the system Of issuing
orders. 5indisoriminately BY many general
officers ut was written by private sold
ier ; is very happy hit, and will be duly
appreciated by those who, like him, have
become welrnigh demented trying to keel
the run of them: :. s.. So
HEADoUARTEBs RESERVE BRIGADE,
February Goth, 1854.
| r General Orders No. 80 217.1
In view of the numerous orders on the
subject of Furloughs from Army Corps and
Division Headquarters, and in order more
the efsetually to guard against the posi-
bility of any soldier obtaining furlough 0,
leave of absence, The following Regulation
in reference thereto are published, and will
Ebe strictly observed in this command:
E. In all applications under General Or
ders Nos. 227, a., 6, Is, 10 and 20 the
certificates Of company commanders mus
show.
1st. That /" Order is Heavens first Law. .
I'd. That none are absent or desire to be
absent on furlough or otherwise.
Sd. That every manin the Company has
re.enlisted for the war, and has signed .
pledge to re-enlist again for the same length
of time, under the late military law.
4th. That the applicant has been s'gaf
liant and meritorieus soldier, " and has slain
at least eleven or eight Yankees in single
combat. Scalps must be forwarded with
application, Or the certificate sofa Medical
Board who saw the same taken in action,
5th.. In order that the above paragraph
may be fully carried out, and only the mer.
itorious receive farloughs, a certificate is
required that applicant has been chosen by
lot. = 'l;;s5i6-.
9th The number Of barefooted men must
be given together with the condition of the
camps, and number of cases Of camp itch.
7th. "The vulgar fractions Of each Com.
pany, will be aggregated With the extra
duty mem" wagons and anbulances, the
square root extracted, and nine wagons out
of every ten furloughed, ~
II. When recruit is furnished, certif.
cate of the mother of recruit must show
that he was piously brought up, that he is
not subject to desertion, inclined to cavalry,
and that he is not now, and never has been
a miner or nitre bureau Family Bible will
in all such cases be inclosed with the appli-
cation.) {.
III. In case Of officers applying for
leaves of absence, certificate must show.
1st That applicant is alive and we'll, and
hope that Colonel George VIM, Brant, A.
A, G. IS enjoying the same blessing. Z Z
I'd. Thai. at.applicant has never been tried
by General Orders or General Court Mar
tial sr,-
Sd. That he fully and entirely under
stands.all orders upon furloughs and leaves
of absence, as we'll as all other orders what
soever that may have been or will be here
after issued. ssa
~. No such plea as desire to marry,
or attend to important business, or to visit
dying wife; father or mother, will be con.
sidered. In the present crisis Of our affairs,
no person Of common patriotism will enter.
tain the idea Of dying, neither will it'be
allowed. They must quietly await their
turn under General Orders.
V. No application for furlough or leave
of absence will be entertained unless folded
according tc form, prescribed in 10. No.
S, and neasly,seourcd with 81 yards red
tape. !:
VI. The following persons are excluded
from the benefits and operations Of the fore.
going order:
1st. All men who have been executed
under sentence of "a court martial
I'd. All married men who may have eth
er visited home or written to their wives
within twelve months preceding The battle
of Missionary Ridge:
Sd. All unmarried men who have at any
time during the period of six months next
preceding. the 18th of January, 1864, en-.
tertained the idea of matrimonial alliance.
VII. No furloughs or leaves of absence
will be granted in any case whatever.
By order of BRIG. GEN. VIDETTE.
JERRY SCREWS, Active Expectant Gen.
eral. ar -