The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-12
IIEADQUABTERs MILITARY DIVISION J
OF THE MISSISSIPPI.

OF. IHE MISSISSIPPI,
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 6, 1864
General Orders, No. 6.
To enable the Military Railroads run
ming from Nashville to supply more full
" the armies in the field, the following
regulations Will hereafter be observed:
l. No citizen nor any private freight
whatever viii be transported by the
railroads save as hereinafter provided
H. Officers travelling under orders,
or on leave Of absence sick or Through
ed soldiers departing from or returning
to their regiments and small detach-
ments of troops will be transported on
the orders OF Post Commanders, of
Brigadier General Andrew johnson,
Military Governor Of Tennessee. or of
the commanding officer Of either Of the
Departments of the Ohio, the Cumber-
land, or the Tennessee, or of the Mill
tary Division Of the Mississippi Bodies
of troops will not be transported by
railroads when it IS possible for them to
march, except upon the order Of the
commanding officer Of some one of the
Military Departments above named,
Civil employees of the various Staff
Departments will be transported on the
order of the Senior or Supervising
Quartermaster Department Of the Cum
berland, at Nashville, Tenr. or Of the
commanding officer Of either of the
Military Departments above named.
Employees Of the Railroads will be
transported on the order of the Super
iutendent or Chief Engineer Of the
Railroads
III No citizen viii be allowed to ira
vel on the Railroads at all, except on
the permit Of the Commanding Officer
of one of the three Military Depart
ments, or of the Military Division of
the Mississippi, and when their trans
portation will not prevent that of any
Army supplies, Of which the proper
officer Of the Quartermaster's Depart
ment will be the Judge.
" Express Companies VIII be allow
ed one car per day each way, on each
Military Road, to carry small parcels for
soldiers and officers One car per day
more on each road for Suffers Goods
and Officers Stores, may be allowed by
the Senior and Supervising Quartermas-
ter at Nashville, at his discretion; these
cars to be furnished by the Express
Companies and attached to the Passen-
ger Trains. When a sufficient surplus
Of stores has been accumulated at the
'front.' the Senior and Supervising Quar-
termaster aforesaid may increase this
allowance, but not before. .
Y. Stores exclusively for officers
messes in very limited quantities, after
due inspection by the Inspecting officer
at Nashville, Tenn, of Suffers Goods,
and all private Stores, shipped to the
front, viii be passed free on the several
roads, on the order Of the Senior and
Supervising Quartermaster, Depart
mant of the Cumberland, at Nashville,
Tenn.
VI Horses, Cattle, or other live stock,
will not be transported by Railroad,
except on the written order Of the !
Commanding General of the Military
Division, or one Of the Military Depart
ments.
VII Trains on their return trips will
be allowed to bring up private freight, /
when the shipment thereof does not
with the full working of the
Roads, Of which the Senior and Super-
vising Quartermaster at Nashville viii /
be the Judge
VIII Provost Marshals have nothing
to do with transportation by Railroads.
Their passes merely mean, that the /.
bearer can go from one point to another
named IN their pass, but not necessarily /
by rail The Railroads are purely for .
Army purposes.
* When the Rolling Stock of the .
Railroads is increased, or when due .
accumulation Of stores has been made 4
at the front, increased facilities may be .
extended to Passengers and Private I
Freight, OF which due notice viii be .
given. Until that time, citizens and .
suffers must use wagons.
Y Until the Railroad is relieved. all .
Posts within thirty-tiye miles .
Of Nashville, and twenty miles Of Ste
yenson, Bridgeport, Chattanooga. Hunts
vile, and LouJlon. must haul their stores f
by wagons
II The General Manager of the
and his duly-appointedagents
and Conductors, VIII control the trains,
and viii he authorized 10 call on every
passenger for his orders for Transports
lion BY Railroad that they may be re-
turned to the General Manager or Su-
Derintendent The Military Guard viii
enforce good order. and sustain the
Agents and Conductors of the Roads IN
their rightful authority, but viii report
my mismanagement o. neglect Of duty
through their officers to these Head
quarters,
XII Until other arrangements are
perfected, Commanding Officers, on the
request Of the Railroad Managers, viii
'urnish details for providing wood or
water AT such points ms may be necessary
O supply the Trains. BY command Of
". T. SHERMAN.
r. VI SAWYER, Asst Adj General