The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-06-13
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llb'oRs DtsTRIcT OF MISSISSIPPI, [
Jackson, Miss. June 9th, 1865.

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Jackson, Miss. June 9th, 1865.
GEHrsAl )apER.
No. /.
| Of ito VIZ DSplrt1me1t,, AcJurr,ty eN'ies
CRAPS ON! ce, merges the State of Missis-
sippi, into the Department Of the Ghlf;
ond Gene,ral Order No. 81, current ries
d ,narttneant Of The Gulf, defines the
State as he District Of Mississippi.
In obedience to orders from Maj. Gen.
Canby, commanding D p,rtment of the
Gulf j hereby tssuma command of this
District.
All ex sling orders from the Headquar-
tors OF thle late Department o. Mississip-
nj will remain in force until revoked
The oilic,ers of the Staff Of the Depart
n,ent wi i continue in their respective po-
sit:ons, rs heretofore announced.
Cap.aiih A. A. Perkins, 25th Iowa In.
rantry, and lst. Lieut.. w. i Wangclin,
5Sd e. ss G, Infantry, are announced as
| Aid3.dp Camp.
All q olnmunications to these TTeadquar-
ters from tho District will be addressed to
Captain J. w. Miller, Assistant Adjutant
General.
r. JOS. OsTERHAUs,
:. Major General.
ONlcgd, WM. II. Ii. EMMoNs,
june R--dl2t. A. A. G.
Hp'olEs lst BaIo. Isr Div. 10th A. G. |
Tot of Meridian, May 90, 1865. !
Gen0allordsrs,
The following General Orders from
Corps are published for the benefit Of all
lconce red.
llD'oR's, 1st DIV 10TH a. c.,
s.lma, Ala, n Goth, 1865.
(ifAee d Orders,
4 A22G.
All Confederate officers and soldiers
witAi,lthe limits of this command, who
have not yet been parolcd, are required
10 rcpelt forthwith at Selma, Demopo-
lis, ID. or Meridian, Miss, to the Post
Cnmn lander 10 bo paroled.
All muskets and small AIMS, owned
or iu possession Of inhabitants of the
.eannr ry, except side arms belonging to
h Il Generals Grant and Lee, Generals
s,... -. ald Johnson, and Generals Cam
town, Marion. De mopolis, Ala, OF Mefid:
ian, Miss. These arms will be delivered
+ by the owners or those i'll possession, be-
/ fore the Goth day OF June, 1865. Any
person found with arms after that date,
exceptas herein provided, will be arrested
for violation Of this order.
III, All persons formerly held as slaves
are to be recognized and treated as freed.
mon. Colored persona having places or
employment are advised 10 remain where
eye.' thc. employers will sompensato
them for their labor. They are reminded
that The laborer is worthy OF his hire; and
those who work shall be paid; those who
IRE dependent on their labor for a living,
and do not work, must starve. Persons
formerly held as slaves, and remaining
on the plantations OF their former masters,
must 70 to work or leave the plantation.
The provost marshals are authorized to
remove from plantations those who be-
come offensive. idle vagrants.
IL. Tho attention OF officers and SOL
diers Is directed to General Orders, No.
IL, headquarters 10th Army Corps, Cur.
rent Series. This order wifi apply also TO
the present limits of this command. OH
GERS are required to see that this order is
obcyed 10 the letter. In any case, when
il becomes known tpat all officer is cogni
zant Of a violation of this order, and |
does not Immediately arrest or report 10
the proper authority the offender, he will |
be recommended for dismissal from the |
service. Soldiers ore enoincd to obey it, |
and Illus prevent their gallant conduct,
during this wa from being tarnished by
any acts. of robbery, violence or insult.
~. Outlaws and desperadoes will not
be tolerated, and the means of furnishing
all such will be adequate to the crime or
offence committed. Citizaus and paroled
officers and soldiers, who desire to live at
their homes in peace and without moles-
t;,tion, are called upon to aid the military
authorities in promptly bringing to mr..
rest and punishment all offenders and
outlaws. They arc also reminded that
conrtosy and respcc. are Indispensable to
military iule, end all those, whother malo
or female, who manifest hostile or un-
tv'f,v rrisi l.! !orais'SsaLliers-a sv nG:cers.
u ;, must abide the consequences.
l'y command of Drigndier General J.
Macarthur.
ISigned) w. II. F. RANDELL,
A. A. General
BY order Of Colonel W. L. MoMillen.
CHAS. J.. HUDSON.
may3O-l2t. A. A. A. GenI.
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