Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-11
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Colonel commanding
SPECIAL ORDERS AND INSTRUCTIONS.
inc borrowing speciai oroers were written on
bimiiar eneet OF paper any on detached snps,
the whole oisclosing the diaooleai plans OF the
leaders OF the expedluoni
Guides and pioneers, with oakum, turpen-
TINE ana torpedoes, slgna onlcers, quarternas-
ters, commlSsArles, scouts and. Pickets, and
men IN reoel unlolms-tnese VIII remain on
the north bank and move down with the force
on inc soutn pank, not get sneso OF them, ana
the communication can DC kept up without
giving an alarm must 90 donei opt every
thlng oepenas upon a surPIlse, ana NO one
must DC alloWou 70 pass ehea9 OF the eoiumni
information must DO gathered IN regard 10 the
crosSlngs OF inc river, 30 tnal, snould We DC
tepulseu On tne south sioe, we WILL Ano" Where
" IScrosS ~ ING hearest point.
an Iiis must S " ou,neo and .no cInal az,
sIroyeu, snu aIso eyerytmng wmen can DC useo
oy the reoels must DO destroyed, including the
D1atS on inc river. enouia q IerIy poat % selxed
Wnlch can 20 worked, nave movea GOWN.
heep tno ioIee On sne SCUM .n slae Pos.ea 81 any
lrPvians moNelnen. VI sno enemy, anu IN c ~
Vi uangeI sonc Vi INC scouus must SWIM tne
INer anu Diins u' n.oImAuon. az VIZ aP
proaGh sne Guy INC Party must take great care
una. tnoy uo ny. scs sheau Oh tne 9Iner party
on tne south sue, ana must conceal tnemsoivei
ana WaLcn ouI movements. we VIII try ano
tScuIe the pIp9ge W sno yisy, one mic peioN
Belle isle' anu reiease tne prisoners al th'
same time. --
II VIC 9ont suSeecu tney huss tnsn uasn
storm. When necessary the men must DO nlec
through the WOODS ana along the river bank
The bridge once secured and the prisoners
loose and over the river the bridges VIII O'
burned and the city destroyed.
Ihe men must 20 Kept togetner ana wen ~
hand, and, once In the city, II must be- de
stroyed ana Jen. DAVIS ana ms cabinet Killed
Pioneers Will go along with comDustole
material. Inc oilcer must use MS discretion
about the time OF assisting Us. Horses and cat
Tie when we 10 not need Immediately must oC
shot rather than leit'
Everything on the canal and elsewhere oil
service 70 the rebels must be destroyed.
AS General Custar may follow me, DO care
full not TO give false alarm. The signal OH
Ger must Dc prepared TO communicate At nigh
by rockets, and In other things pertaining Il
his department. The quartermasters and com
missarles must BIO on the lookout for their de
partments, and see that there are no delays OF
their account. The engineer officer will follow
and survey the road as we pass over II, &c
The pioneers must be prepared TO construct q
bridge or destroy one. They must have plent,
of oakum and turpentlne for burning, which
will be soaked and rolled into balls and b.
given to the men 10 burn when we get into tn
city. Torpedoes will only be used by the pio
neers for burning the main bridges, &c. The