Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-12-27

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Sra Tho soaso~ins inssrsessohs teomp.d from
position TO be made Of dssertsrs from the military
ssrvi Of the United sssses furnished for your
Information aud guidance.
| Asn against vbosa charge 81 dessstiou 10 pesd
ing. may 10 divided Int, elassss - follows
I. Men belonging to regular regiments who CHE
men themsslvss) are In the hands Of the military
, thoritiss.
II. Men belonging 70 regular regiw snts Who tihe
men themsevss) are at large.
III Men belonging 10 volunteer regimen's out Of
service Who Che men themss,ves, are In the hands
OF the military su,horitf aud Who have received
discharge paper honorable 0fher~me
" Men r~loaglngto volunteer regiments out Of
service who uhe men tbemseiyes) are IN the bands
Of the milta , .u,horties Who have received no
discharge paper.
Under ihis Glass will Be found
a. Men Who are actually dsssrtera
B. Men who merely absent without leave.
c. Men whose Absence vac excusable.
d. Men. the circumstances Of whose cannot
be officially asc ,rtained.
v. Men belonging TO volunteer regiments out Of
service Who he mon Themselves, are At large
vi. Nen belonging 10 volunteer regiments stu IN
service who (the men thsmsevcs) have not been dis
charged
Men enumerated In the classes above will be dis
pose " ~ follows
Men Of this clnss will be isposed Of according
eaistng Regulations for trial, restoration to duty
without trial, etc.
Men Of this @ ass will upon arrest surrender At
any post other than the station Of the company or
detachment to which they be ged, be promptly re-
porte by the nnmAnding officer OF such poet to
the commander Of their company or detachment.
The time u desertion, app shsnsion snd delivery
will be stated II the NAN be recruit unattached
the report will be made TO the Adjutsnt General
United States Army Such cases will be disposed OF
by trial etc, in tho usual way.
The Regulations pro ids reward II thirty dollars
for the Of issevters which -, IA force for
the regular army ony. (3ee Article XVIII, Kgu
iat,ons Of ls6s, revised by General Orders No s25
from THE Office, series Of 1868, etc.)
CLASS iiI.
Ner Of this class should be released " in arrest,
and their cases. With all the Information that be
obtained In relation thereto forwarded to the Adju
t,nt Genera United States Army for settlement.
CLAssiv.
This oaaes Of men Of this class should be acted upon
(by the authority competent to try them) and dis
posed Of ~ removing CHI arges of DISCRETION, by trial.
etc. by nenda,ion 10 the Adult &c ,cral
United States Army for dishonorable discharge,
without pay or allowances ns tho authorities cvmpe
ten. TO order trial may ssens
v.
No steps will be ,ak en- to arrest wen OF this Case
at large and no 'erms viii BE- made with them while
AZ large Upon voluntarily paci e the selves I'M
der military authority, they will be disposed VI m
der the Instructions for simi enumerated ~
Class Nv.
Non Of this class may ne arrested and sent 20
their regiments for trial, etc. No .eward viii be
paid for their arrest The expenses only Of ofR era
and soldiers employed by orders OF competent au
th"ritv To apprshsnd them paid, - provided by
Re sulatiens.
Vary respectfully, your obsdient serv mt,
tsignedl sAM'L BRICK,
Assistant Adjuiant General
Official copy, furnished FIR the iaforia .,ion Of
Brigalier General N. H. Baker, Adjatant General
State of Iowa
tSxnsdl THOMAS DUNCAN,
Breee, Colonel o. s. Army, Chief N. and D. ON GER
Iowa
A Txua Corr. N. d. BAKER,
d.c21 dit Adult int General Of Iowa