The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-05-11
Important Military Order.
Reaustiou Of Expenses.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
hpIerANr GsErRsL's Urrtce.
NAsHISoftoN, April IS,

hp'srANr u1NrRsL's OFFICE,
WAsHiSoftoS, April IS.
Gencrsl Order No. III
For tn. reduction of the expense. NJ ,h,
military establishment. Il Is ordered
iN. Thstihe Chiefs OF the resyee,,v,
Bureaus Of the Department proceed Inn
mcdiutcly to reduce the expenses OF thci
respective Departments to what Is aba
lutry necessary, in view Of the immc
diate reduction OF the forces 10 the field
aud Ia the garrison, aud the speedy ter
minaton OF hostililics and that they
seycrally mako ont ststemants of the
REDUCTIONS tn y Gcom practicable.
2d. That the Quartermastcr General
discharge all ocean transports not re-.
9uirrd 10 bring home troops ia the remote
! Departments. All river aud inland
transportation will be discharged, cxccp,
that required for necessary Supplies 10
trJops 10 the Geld. The purchase ui
horses, mules, wagons and other land
Transportation will be stopped alsu, pur
chdses oi lurugr, except what is needed
Tor immediate consumption. All pur.
chascs Of railroad construction aud trans.
portotiun will slso be stopped.
81. Tint the Cummissary g enerel of
Subsistence discontinue the purchase OF
supplies In his Department, except such
as may, with what 10 ON hand. b. T, onir,d
tor he lorces ~ tn, field t1 " tie lst
. Juuc xt.
4 h. Tnar the Chief Of Ordnance stop
all purchases of arm, aud ammunition,
anu mattrluls therefor, anu ieducu the
mahuiaclurG OF arms aud ordnance stores
IN the Government arscnals as rapidly us
as eau be done without injury to the ser
vice.
6lb. Thn; The Chief Of Ordnance etop
all work on the ielj fvrtifcrlions and
other works, except those tor which
spec iic appropriations have been mudc
by the commanders for clmpletion, or
tiat u,ny BE- required Cor tho proper pro
lection II works in progrcss'
9th. That all soldiers in hospitals who
require no lugther medical tr, utmcnt be
honVrobly discharged from service with
Immediate payment. a officers aud en-.
listed men, who have been p isuners of
war nd ure nuw ON lurlnugh or IN parole
camps, aud all recruits in rene, zvJu-,
except those for the regular army, will
likcwise be hunurably discharged. The
officers, whose duty il is under the regu.
tutions OF the service TO make out rolls
ard other fnnl papers connected " th the !
discharge and paym ut OF pollers, are
directed to make them without delay, SO
that this order may be carried into cil,c
The Adjutant. General of the urmy
will cause an imm, diute return to b,
made by all the commanders In the field,
garrisons, detachmen,s, aud posts in
their respective forces, with view to
their immediate reduction.
9Th. Quartermasicrs, Subsistence En-.
gitee aud Provost Marshal Generals
ID purtmcnlS will reduce the rumber oil
clerks aud employees 10 that absolutely .
: CURED for closing ihe business Of their /,
,espec,ive departments, aud will, without
ielay, report to the Secretary of War the
lumbcr required of each cluss or grade. |
The Surgeon General " i'll make smi.
liar reductions OF the Surgeons, nurses
ind Httendhnls in his Bureau.
sih' The chiefs Of the respective Bur-
aus will Immediately cause proper re-
urns o lfe made out oI the public pro.
,,erty in their charge, aud statements OF
h properly in each that may he sold,
Ipon advertisement and publicalion,wiih.
'ul prejudice tr the service.
lOth. Commanders of prisons W i'll havo
oils made cut OF the name, residence,
ime and place of capture, aud occupation
u all prisoners of war, who will take the
'ath OF allegiance to the United States,
p the end that such ns are disposed 10
,fcomo good and loyal citiz ms OF the
! Jnited States, and who are objects of
TX cuiIve clemency, may be released up.
N The terms that the President shall
q IN fit aud consistent, with the public
'ufety.
by order of ,he Secretary of War.
(S'gncO w. A. NICHOLS, A. A. G.
(OiicioD THos. M. VIScEST, a. A.G.