The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-05-04
omoial ordars.
GREENsboRo, a pl, 90 I8H9s 3

Gen Johnston desires that you ssiil
publish the. following orders. &taF
Unattached officers and men of the
army and officers of the Navy within
the eountYlof the lOljsttahoochie, may
also accept the terms of the Conventions,
%,i9eas---f,s FsIp&s.
|iHDoR's,or THE ARMY OF TENNESSEE.
Near Greepsboro, n. o., Apr.27,MilS65,
General Orders No ,ls. Vi !, Gnls ssfpss
BY the terms Of a military hconven.
tion made on 26th inst, by Maj. Gen.
w, a, Sherman, U. s.. A.. and Gen,yJ.
E.IJohuston, @. s. A., :he officers and
men of this army are to bind themselves
not 70 take up arms against the United
States until properly relieved from their
obligation, and shall receive guarantees
from the United States against .niolest.
alton by the United States authorities,
so long as they observe their obligation
and the laws in which they reside. For
these objects duplicate muster rolls will
be made immediately, and after the dis
Itribution Of the necessary papers the
troops will march under, their oficers" TO
their respective States and there be dis.
banded, all retaining personal property,
The object of this convention isipacifca-,
ton to the extent oflths authority Of
the commanders who miakejit. Events
i'll Virginia, which broke every hope of
success by war, imposed on its General
the,duty of sparing, sthe blood of, this
gallant army and saving our country
from af further devastation, and our people
| from ruin. f,,.. ''"a' {-.','',.'l''',
| (Signed) t,ur il e. JOHNSTON, :.
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->-. HD's Nit. Div. oFTHE MISS sr
'"H'In the Field q Raleigh, N. GliI Af
| -u,u. 81 t5ay , ~, ~ ,apl ~ 1865, >,
Field Special Orders, No. " ~
| The General commanding announces
a further suspension of i,ostlities, and q
final agreement with i GEM Johnston,
WHICH terminates the war as to the armies
under his command aud the country east.
of the cChattahoochie. Copies Of the
terms ofConvention will he furnished.
Major General Schofeld, Gilmore and
Wilson, are specially charged with
the execution Of its details in North
Carolina, the department of the South
and atMacon and at Western Georgia.
Capt. Jasper Myers, Ordnance Depart.
menL y. s., is hereby designated to re
ceive the arms, &c at GteInsboro, and
any commanding officer of post may
receive the arms Of any detachments,
and see that they are properly stored
and accounted for. Gen. Schofeld will
procure at once the necessary blanks,
Land supply the ,otheriarmy comtnaldera,
that uniformity may prevail ! and great
care must be taken that the terms and
stipulations on our part, be fulfilled with
| the most scrupulous1 fidelity, while those
Imposed Oh our hitherto enemies be re-
'ceived in a spirit becoming a brave and
generous army. ~ miVm3sas5 a "a,
Any commanders may at o1cc loan to
the inhabitants such Of tile captured
mules, horses, wagons and vehicles as
can be spared from immediate use, and
the eoannanding Generals OF armies may
issue pro- Sisions, animals, and any public
snppliesthat can be- 'spared} to- relieve
present wants and to encourage inhabi.
tants to renew their peaceful pursaita
and torestore the relations nof friendship
among our fellow-citizehs and country.
men. ~ 81 - ao'wIert d5g 4
"'Foragmg win forthwith cease, and
when necessity Or long marches compel
the taking of forage, provisions, OF any
kind of private property, compensation
wi be made on The spot or when the
disbqrsing officers are rotproyided with
funds, vouchers viii be given in proper
fom payable at the nearest military
depot, " q its'&eSi. y rsiegssat}
eBysordcr 4,q}li fyy y,el3f}Jq 3aI bn,
T. -, Mai Gen. w. 4. SftEsstAN, i
rlSigued)I SsM, DAYTON, a.. An,,G.
/ (Signed) 6es ARqHERy yASpEssoN \,
i tAeitEtt@t g@pGc lit Col. &,A.iA AsG.
'fSit ~ '--lA - - .,,s{
tfron the New York Herald Of Gpi 1g.I,
Further Particulars Of the Assassina.