The daily critic., 1890-12-11
TO DIG THEIR OWN GRAVES.
a Characteristic order from General
scott in the Black Hawk war.

NfhAA W AhN hAhNh AAhNh "hNs
From ne Magazine af 4mTie11 Hist0fV.
The Aldrich collection in the Iowa
State Library, has lately come into pos
session Of the order book OF General
Henry Dodge, a leading hero In the
Black Hawk war. II Is folio volume
Of about 400 pages of uuruled paper.
half filed, IN the handwriting Of Gen
eral Dodge, with orders from superi0rs,
bis own orders 10 subDrdinates and the
official letters which he wrote between
1882 and 1896.
Aside from this volume very little Of
the writing OF General Dodge has come
20 light IN these later wears, when 10 has
been much sought. He was the frs.
Governor Of Wisconsin Territory when
the present State u Iowa was included
within rs borders, and one Of the first
United States Senators after Wisconsin
was admitted 10 the Union.
One Of the early orders recorded In
| this very precious volume was issued
by General Winfield Scott while In
command at Rock Island, II reads as
| follows:
A-,'T. Aul'r. GENrEAL'- OFFICE,
FoHr ARMSTRONG, August 2>, '>j3.
Orler No. 10.
l. The cholera has made its appearance
Ou Rock Island The two first cases were
brought by mistake from Captain FOri's
company of United states mounted rangers
| one " these died yesterday, the other Is
Couyalgsceut. a second death occurred
| this morning IN the hospital ia Fort Arm
strong. The man was OF the Fourth Iu-
| faHtry and bad been some time there under
treatment for debility. The ranger, now
| cOuyzlesceut, was IN the same hospital with
/ him for sixteen hours before a cholera hos
| pitai could be established outside the camp
and fort.
?. Ills believed that an ofthese men ssse
/ Of incorporate habits. The ranger who Is
dead, q Is known, generated the disease
within him by a ht of iutONicatlOn.
3. This disease having appeared among
| the rangers on this island, am in commits
| sion are called upon 10 exert themselves 20
the utmost 10 stop the spread Of the talam
ity.
| (. Sohriety, cleanliness of person, clean
| lmess Of camp and quarters, together with
| care iu the preparation Of the mems messes,
| are The grand pTeYeutatiYes. No neglect un-
| der these important heads will he over
| looked OF tolerated.
5. IN addition % the foregoing he senior
surgeon present recommends the use OF
/ flannel shirts flannel drawers and
| wooden stockings, but the commanding
| general who has seen much ut disease,
/ Knows HAT lt Is iutemperauce, which IN the
| present state of the atmosphere generates
/ and spreads the calamity, aud that when
| once spread good and temperate men are
/ likely 10 take the Infection.
/ %. lie, therefore, peTempt0uly commands
/ that every soldier or ranger Huo shall be
/ found druuk or seusibly intoxicated after
/ Tie publication 81 this order be- compelled,
/ rs soon as his strength Wll permiti % dig
/ -Iaye at "a suitable huDiug-plaee, large
/ enough Tor his own reception, as SUCH
/ grave Uauuot fail soon 10 he wanted fJr the
/ drunken mJu himself or some drunken
i companion
/ q ibis order Is given as Weli t1 serve
i foT the punishment Ul drunkenness, as 90
Il spare good ana temperate men che labor Ji
/ digging graves Tor their worthless COIN
Il Iauigus.
i S. The sanitary regulations moss lu force
i respecting communications between tile
i camp near the month 0f the Rock River and
i other camps and posts In fhe uei-Lb0rh1ol
/ are revoked. Colonel Eustis, however,
/ whose troops arc perfectly free from cholera.
/ Wil report 10 fae commanding general
Il beIhef he believes @ Tor the safety OF his
l command that these regulations should ae
4 renew ed.
By order JI Nal1r-GeHeraI Scott.
4 P, H. GAIT.
Assistant AIiUtaut General