The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-11-28
ShernAan's Advance.
sasRnAn's oRDEasToR HIS MARCH.


SpssiI Field Order No. l20.
HsADsuAarEas, MILrrARY DIV. OF rHE)
Mn, IN THE FiRrD, KINesToN, Ga,
/ = November ., 1864. } I.
| l. For the purpose of military opera
tons this army is divided into two wings,
viz: tho right wing, Major General o. o.
Howard commanding, the fifteenth and
seEenteenth corps; the lsftzwipg, Major
General H. W. Slocum commanding, the
fourteenth and twentieth corps.iI 80 !
II. The habitual order of march will be,
whenever practicable, BY -four roads, as
nearly parallel % possible, and converging
at points hereafter to be indicated in Or
ders. The cavalry, Brigadisr General Xii.
patrick commanding, will receive special
orders from the Commander-in>Chie ..-I
III. There will be no general trains OF
supplies, but each corps will have its am"
munition and provision train distributed Ia.
bitually % follows: Behind each regiment
should follow one wagon and one ambu'
lance; behind each brigade should follow
due proportion Of ammunition wagons, pro
vision wagons and ambulances. In case of
danger, each army corps should change this
order of march by having his advance and
rear brigade unenoumbered by wheels
The separate columns will start habitually
at seven A. n. and make about fifteen
miles per day unless otherwise fixed in or.
ders
~. The army will forage literally on
the country during the march. To this
end, each brigade commander will organize
a good and sufficient foragiug party, under
the command of one or more discreet Of
ficers, who will gather near the route travel
ed corn or forage Of any kind, meat of any
kind, vegetables, corn meal, or whatever is
needed By the command; aiming at all times
to keep in the wagon trains at least ten
days' provisions for the command and three
DAYS forage. Soldiers must not enter the
dwellings of the inhabitants or commit any
\ trespass; during the halt or at camp they
may be permitted to gather turnips, pota
toes and other vegetables, and drive In
stock in front of their camps. To regular
| forging parties must be entrusted the
gathering of provisions and forage at any
distance from the road travelled. az
| V. To army corps commanders is entrust
ed the power to destroy. mills, houses, cot.
ton gins, &C., and for them this general
principle 10 laid down. In districts and
neiehborhoods, where the army il unmoles
ted, no destruction of such property should
be permitted; but should guerilas or bush.
whackers melest our march, or should the
inhabitants burn bridges, obstruct roads or
otherwise manifest local hostility, then ar
nv CORPS commanders should order and en-,
4 force q devastation more or less relentless,
according to the measure of such hostility.
vi. As for horses, mules, wagons, &C.,
belonging to the Inhabitants, the cavalry
and artillery may appropriate freely and
without limit; discriminating, however, be
tween the rich who are usually hostile, and
tho poor or industrious, usually neutral or
friendly. Forasing parties may also take
mules or horses to replace the jaded AMI
mails of their trains, or to serve as pack
mules for the regiments or brigades In
oil foraging, Of whatever kind, the parties
engaged will refrain from abusive or threat
ening language, and may, when the officer
in command thinks proper, give written
certificates the facts, but no receipts; and
they will endssvor to leave with each fami
ly . reasonable portion for their mainte,
| nance. -.f
VII. Negroes who are able bodied men
and can be of service in the several col.
umns may be taken along; but each army
commander will bear in mind that the ques>
ton of supplies is very important one,
and that his FIRST duty is to see to those
that bear arms. ...,.. 49,.
VIII. The organization at once of
good pioneer battalion for each corps, com.
posed, if possible, of negroes, should be at
tended to. This battalion should follow
the advance guard, should repair roads aud
double them if possible, 80 that the columns
will net be delayed after reaching bad
places. Also, army commanders should
study the habit of giving the artillery and
wagons the road spd marching their troops
on one side; and also instruct the troops to
assist wagons at steep hills or bad crossings
of streams. -
TX. Captain o. NJ Poe, Chief Engineer,
will assign to each wing Of the army pom
toon train fully equipped and organized,
and tho commander thereof will see to ita
being properly protected at times.
By order of MAJ. GEN. W. T. SHERMAN.
L. N. Dayton, Aid-de-Camp.
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