The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-17
OFFICIAL.
Headquarters Second Military District
CHARLESTON. S. c.. December G 1872

XII.
CHARLESTON, S. c., December c, 1867.
GENERAL ORDERS,
NO. las. -..
District will be carried into effect with as lttIo
delay as possible:
Post of Moryanton, " accompanies and
5th Cavalry; Major and Brevet Colonel W. B
Royal, commanding. The command to embrace
the Counties of Cherokee, Clay, bacon, jackson
Haywood, Pennsylvania, Buncombe, Madison
Yancey, Mitchell, Mcdowell, Ruthcrfork, Polk
Cleaveand, Burke, Watauga, Caldwell, Catawba
Lincoln, CASTOR, Alexander, Wilkes, Henderson,
Post of Raleigh, " Carbohydrates, and Com.
panies A, B, Z and F, Sth Infantry; Colonel ]
Y. Bomford, 9Th Infantry, commanding. The
command to embrace the Counties of Warren
Franklin, Wake, Johnston, Harnett, Cumberland
Robson, Richmond, Moore, Chatham, Orange
Granville, Caswell, Alamance, Person, Rocking
ham, Guilford, Randolph, Montgomery, Anson
Union, Stanley, Cabarrus, Mccklenburg, IredcIl
Rowan, Davie, Davidson, Surry, Stokes, Forsyth
and Yadkin.
Post Of Gozdsboyo', N C-Headquarters, and
Companies A, C, E, G, H and K, 4Oth Infantry :.
Colonel and Brevet Major General n. A. Miles
Counties Of Halifax, Northampton, Nash, Wilson
Wayne, Sampson, Duplin, Lenoir, Onslow, Jones
Carteret, Craven, Pitt, Beaufort, Hyde, Martin,
BERTHE, Hartford, Washington, Tyrrcll, Chowan
Perquimans, Gates, Pasquotank, Camden, Curl
tuck, Greene, and Edgecombe
Post Of Wilmington, ~ C-Company D, Sth
infantry; Captain and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
R. T. Frank. commanding. The command 10
embrace the Counties of New Hanover, Bruins
wick, Bladen, and Columbus.
Fort Ndcon, " accompanies B and 1, 10th
Infantry; Captain and Brevet Lieutenant. CeIonri
Charles B. Gaskill, 4Oth Infantry, commanding.
Post Of LamrenxviUe, s. accompanies G and !.
Sth Infantry; Lieutenant Colonel and Brcvet
Colonel j. r. Edie, commanding. The command
to embrace the Districts of Pickens, Greenyille
Anderson IaurpUS- SDlrtanbUrp
Post Of Aikeat, S. accompanies Fl and L 9Th
Cavalry; Captain and Brevet Major L. Walker,
embrace the Districts of Abbeville, Edgefeld'
Barnwcll, and the main land Of Beaufort Dis
trict.
Past of Columbia, S. G-Light Battery E, I'd
Artillery, Headquarters and Companies and II,
5th Artillery and Companies G, II and X, Sth
Infantry; Colonel and Brevet Brgadier General
HI. 8. Burton, commanding. The command to
embrace the Districts Of Y ork, Chester, Fairfield,
Richand, Lexington, Lancaster, Orangeburg
Kershaw, Sumter, Union, Newberry, and Clarcn-
don.
Post Of Charleston, s. C.-Post Band, Companies
A, B, G. II, and K, 9th Infantry, and Companies
D and F. 10th Infantry Lieutenant Colonel and
Brevet Brigadier-General II B. Citz, command
ing. The command to embrace the Districts of
Chesterfield, Darlington, Marlboro, Marion,
Horny, Williamsburg, Georgetown, Charleston,
Colltton, Berkeley. and the sea Islands of Bean
fort District
The Major of the 9Th Infantry will take pos at
Raleigh, N c.; the Major of the 10th at Colds
boro', n. c.; and the junior Major OF the 9th at
The Medical Director will designate the medi-
cal officers for the different stations, and will
port for discharge any contract surgeons whose
services may be dispensed with.
The proper staff departments will at once take
the necessary measures for the movements here
i'm directed 10 be made; for the supply of the
troops at the stations indicated, and for the
and disposition OF the pu lie property ut the
stations directed to be abandoned.
For the purpose of mounting Getachmcnts at
the infantry stations, the Chief QuartCrmasitr
will furnish twenty-five horses for the Post OF
Raleigh, n. c., twenty for the Post of GoGsbOrO',
N. c., twenty for the Post of Laurersvile. S. c.,
and fifteen Tor the Post ef Columbia, S. c.
These horses will be selected from those hereto
fore furnished under the authority of Circular
No. 4, of September %, 1866, HEADQUARTERS De-
partmeEt of the South, and the remainder will at
once be sent to the points designated by the
Chief Quartermastcr, to be disposed of as directed
by War Department General Orders No. 81, Of
september 81, 1867.
In addition to the duties with which they are
charged by existing orders, Commanding Officers
IF Posts are designated as Sub-Assstant Com
nissiOners OF the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen
md Abandoned Lands, for the Districts embraced
within the territorial limits of their commands;
md will exercise all the functions of officers of
hat Bureau, except SO far as relates to the ad-
ninistratiOn and control of the funds or property
If the Bureau and they are authorized to employ
,fffcers and enlisted men of their commands upon
his duty, far such employment may be
consistent with the interests and efficiency OF the
ervice, All officers and agents OF the bureau,
vhomay be on duty within the territorial limits
# any post, will report to its commander and
will be governed by his instructions in all that
elates to the protection of persons and property
nder the laws OF the United States, the regula-
ions of The Bureau and the orders of the District
Commander. In all that relates to the details of
they will report as heretofore to
he Assistant Commissioner for the State in which
h IL No..
Or the States of North and South Carolina, re-
pectively, will furnish the Commanders of Posts
18th the names and stations of the officers and
gents of the Bureau on duty within the limits
t their respective commands, and with state
lent of any special duties they may have been
harged with in relation to the protection OF
crs0n and property. They will also, by confer
nee or correspondence with the Post Command
rs, determine what officers or agents of the
urcau can be relieved or discharged and report
he same to District Headquarters
Post Commanders will keep themselves con-
antly and fully informed of the condition of the
ountry within the limits Of their commands,
nd to this end will put themselves in commune
alton with the sheriffs, chiefs OF police and other
CAGE officers OF the Counties or Districts and
ill require from them such reports may be
In the execution of the duty commit
ID to the military authority by the laws of the
nited States, commanding officers will act
II as possible by and through the civil authori-
es, and will give them moral support and phys
al aid whenever it may be necessary to secure
he proper and full execution of the duties ina
osed upon them by law; but this will not be
onstrued as authorizing arrests to be made or
yards to be furnished by the military authori-
es when the means under the control of the
vii authorities are adequate. Whenever any
vil officer, magistrate court negects or rcfus-
to perform any official act properly required of
lch officer or tribunal, whereby due and right
II security to person property is denied, the
use will be reported by the Post Commander 10
lese Headquarters, with all the facts and evidence
.quired for proper comprehension and action.
hen the civil authorities refuse or fail to arrest
ersOns charged with crime, OF when offences are
in violation of the police regulations
established by military authority for the preser-
alton of order or the protection OF persons or
roperty, commanding officers will cause the
ccused parties to be arrested, and, upon eXami-
alton, held for trial, discharged If the accuse
on should not be well founded. When citizens
Dmmtted for trial cannot be Immediately
roaght 10 trial, they will be admitted 10 bail if
lie crime or offence with which they are charged
bailable under the laws of the State in which it
as committed.
The records of the Military Posts that are di-
.cted to be abandoned will be securely packed
p and forwarded TO District Headquarters, and
ny unfinished business at those Posts Will be
ansferred to the Commander of the Post hat
nbraces the locality within its territorial limits
Y Command of
Bvt Major General Ed. r. s. CANDY:
LOUIS V. CAZ1ARC,
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