Evening star., 1914-04-12
FIFTY YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

'SAihstoH HdQ lne DeDeIlJ oI Dotu
metropolitan police and military patrol
during the civil war. The
report OF latter exercised, however, a
p.4., particular jurisdiction over
Aoeioi. the conduct of the soldiers
and over those elements of city life that
affected the physical and moral welfare
of the men in uniform. In The Star of
April 4, 1864, is an abstract, as follows,
of the monthly report to the provost
marshal of Capt. Dolan chief of military
detectives and patrols:
"Forty-seven officers, found away from
their regiments and commands without
proper authority, were ordered to report
to headquarters under arrest, and 641
enlisted men were arrested and confined
In the central guardhouse while twenty
iiVe deserters were arrested and turned
oSer to Capt. Sheetz. Twenty-siN propri-
etors of saloons and keepers of liquor es-
ADJUSTMENTS were arrested and fined $50
each for selling liquor to soldiers, and
seven were arrested and fined So each
for selling liquor without license. The
number arrested and convicted. for sell
ing liquor on Sunday is twelve and the
total amount of fines imposed 81 100.
Some of these offenders having repeatedly
violated the order regulating the sale of
fiscated and turned over to the medical
purveyor. A number of liquor establish
ments were also closed, their proprietors
not complying with the order to close at
10 o'clock. Ten bawdy houses We're
seized and their inmates ordered to va
cate the premises, which were either
permanently closed or turned over to
their owners on the promise of renting
them to families of respectability.
"A large lot of government property,
consisting of horses, clothing. military
equipments, etc. was seized and turned
over to the property sergeant at Gen.
Martindale's headquarters and a receipt
obtained for the same. Many private or
ders from the War Department and other
military headquarters were executed and
reports made thereon by the officer exc
cutting the same.
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President Lincoln was fond of the
shared. In The Star
Tad Lincoln's of April s. 1864, is
the following para
AAeatei. graph telling of this
youngsters own dramatic enterprise in
the White House:
Tad Lincoln, the sprightly, intelli-
gent little fellow who is so great a
favorite with all visitors at the White
presidential mansion as a miniature
theater, in which Manager Tad gives
theatrical performances once or twice
week, his company consisting of
members of the Bucktail regiment now
doing duty in the vicinity of the White
House. The theater has a handsome
stage. with gas footlights and appro-
pirate scenery. On either side of the
stage. at the top, are placed handsom
vases full of artificial flowers, while
in the center is a bust of the lamented
Col Baker "a great friend of Master
Lincoln), who was killed at Ball S
Bluff Immediately in front of the stage
is a space partitioned off by a wicket
fence. That portion of the hall set apart
for spectators is furnished with set
tees, sofas and cushioned chairs, suffi :
cient to accommodate quite an audi
ence. Master Tad has effected arrange
ments with Manager Grover by which
he is enabled to obtain such costumes
the pieces produced at his little
theater. His audiences are generally
composed of such of his numerous
friends, both male and female, as he
ally the President and Mrs. Lincoln
honor the performers with their pres
ence."
From the time that Gen. Grant arrived
in Washington and took over the actual
command of the military
Military forces there was keenest
interest in the changes that
OAoA6eS' he was expected to make
in the various subordinate commands.
In The Star of April Z, 1864, this interest
was met by the announcement of the
following changes and assignments: Maj.
Gen. P. H. Sheridan assigned to the
command of the Cavalry Corps, Army of
the Potomac; the 18th and 18th Corps
consolidated, to be called the 1st Army
Corps, and Mai. Gen. ]. Hooker assigned
to the command; Maj. Gen. G. Granger
relieved from command of the 4th Army
Corps and Maj. Gen. o. o. Howard as
signed in his stead: Maj. Gen. Schofeld
assigned to the command of the sd
Army Corps; Maj. Gen. Slocum ordered
to report to Maj Gen. Sherman, COM
manding the Division of the Mississippi,
and Maj. Gen. Stoneman to Maj Gen.
Schofield commanding Department of
Ohio, for assignment; Maj Gen. Granger
ordered to report by letter to the adju-
tant general of the army: Capt. Horace
Porter, United States ordnance depart
ment, designated as aid-de-camp to
Lieut. Gen. Grant, with the rank of lieu
tenant colonel.
to press the military campaign actively
during the season of
General Orders 1864 were afforded by
issuance of general Or
Assueu' ders No. H. issued from
the headquarters of the Army of the Po-
tomac and published in the following
synopsis, by The Star of April 8. 1864:
mo. /. In view of the near approach
of the time when this army may be eX-
and other independent commanders will
cause public and private property for
which transportation is not furnished by
existing orders to be sent to the rear with
as little delay as practicable.
mo. 2. All suffers and their employees
will leave this army by the 18th instant
and should suffers be found with the
confiscated for the benefit of the hos
pitfalls, and their employees will be placed
by the provost marshal general at hard
labor. Paragraph three provides that
after the 18th instant no citizen shall be
allowed to remain with the army except
government employees, members of the
sanitary and Christian commissions and
the registered newspaper correspondents.
Paragraph five revokes the authority
heretofore delegated to corps commanders
to grant furloughs and leaves of absence,
except in cases of re-enlisted veterans.
and with the exception no leaves or fur
loughs are to be granted, save in extreme
cases, until further orders.
Paragraph six requires corps and
other independent commanders to send
in lists showing the names and regi-
ments of officers and men doing duty in
their commands who belong to regiments
serving in other armies or departments.