The Charleston advocate. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1867-1868, 1868-10-17
WprpyNmFnt Advertisements
Headquarters Department Of the South
ATLANTA. GuOR;IA, Oct obrr s. lSi;S
GrNrE,r. Orr,rS

AllA>rA. Guom;IA, Ot,obcr 8, lS,;S.
GtNrE,I DErlnS}
No. u.
Nh'n"s. BY an az. " CONGRESS- Of ;hc
hHcd states. approvr'i March ID lSGa. il
i inHd" ia" duty oi The fflililary n,,thol, 10
l'r'SrrNr t'ir pra"" ~ 'hr polls ~ amy clrc-
''"n ,lial may hr held in any OF Tic states :;
anu v h'7rtS this ,lhty has be, One the more
Imperative. irom the existing political rN-
ritclncni in the public mind, from tic rcccn,
organization Of civil government, and from
me Fact that Congress has hy statute pro-
nihitcd the organization Of military force, in
tnc several States Of this Department, IL j.,
therefore ordered.
l. That the several District commanders
VIII, as soon as practicable. on the receipt
OF this order, distribute The troops under
their commands as follows:
In The District of South Carolina:
one company Stli Infantry. to Chester
One company Stll Infantry. TO unionvillc.
one company Sth InINntry,to to l.aurcnSvillc
1'il' company >th Infantry. to .\hhcvilc.
one company S!h Infantry to Ncwbrrry
One company Sth Infantry, to l:dyclirli
onc company Gih Infantry. 10 Beaufort.
one company 9th lnla,Itry. To Gcorgctown
one company 9Th Infantry. To l'lorcncc
IL. DcachmcutS. whrn necessary, may be
made to point in the vicinity OF each post ;
biit III no case. nor on amy prc,cNt whatever
stoned officer, who will be tulv instructed
by his post commander.
VIII. District commanders will instruct
post commanders in their duties, and lhr
relative position OF HE civil AMI military
powers. They will furnish ihrm with copies
o lhc circulars from these lica,luuarlrr$. ut
Augnsl 23h. and October Isl, ul,. (lhc latter
OF which WAS torwarucd September lath, to
District CommanlcrSl, in which the inSlruc-
ions OF the War Department are sci forth in
tull, Ihcy will impress OH Post Commando
"rS that they are lo act in aid auh co-opcra-
ton. and III >ubordiil;,,on 10 Tie civil au-
tloiiiieS that they arc TO exercise diScrrt ion
and Judgment. unbiased by political or other
prciudicvS; that their object should br rx-
ciu>iNcly 10 preserve the l'vace and uphold
law and order, and they mus, bc satisfied
such is The ohircl Of the civil oilicrr calliMg
on them tor aid. that they must in AL eases
where time Will permit, apply Tor inStrmc-
ton 10 superior authority. hui they must at
AL hazards preserve the peace ana not he
restrained by technical points, " hen in their
conscientious Judgment, under the rules
above SCI forth, il is their duty to act, Post
Commanders on being notified OF the pro
posed holding ot political meetings, may
send al officer, and ii necessary Il dctaci-
ncni, to watch the proceedings and SEE tia,
the peace is preserved.
\. 10 the people OF the several States
COMPOSING the department, The Major Gen
cral commanding appeals that lhcy Will CO.
operate with linn and tho civil authorities in
sustaining law and order in preserving The
peace and in avoilin" those scenes ni rio
and bloOdShrd. and the wauton destruction
,oi property aud life, which has already, in
some instances. been enacted in the Depart
mcnt. lIr urges abstinence from all inccn-
diary and inilnmunatory appeals to the pas
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