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Gen. Grant's Column

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Day
24
Month
January
Year
1862
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Public Domain
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Pruvious U the starting of bis oohimn trom Cairo, Gen örar.t wtméd the followiitg admirable general order : IIf.ai(;i:aiTi.hs Di t riet of Criiro ) Güito, Jniiu.'uy i3. During the absence of ilio espetlkiou, now ttaftipg upoa soil ooeuplttd nhtioat s-..-kly by the iebul unny, and vvfien it is a fair inferenc tfaiat èvery ktrutiger n:rt at) enwiijf, the following orafera wil! b.' cli.-t'! vi'd : Troojjsoa BUiri uil] be tt'it in 'h ruiiki.; poiapauy officers heilig held stnctly aauountnbje foi' all strngglérs irom tiicir ccinpunitH Nö firiñg wili bo uüowi'il in camp or on Llie iiunoli, Dot slrii-tly requiretl in i:c pwioniifinite "1 ilaty. N hik; in i, no privilege uiil be grunted to oñíserií i r Boldiers : Ie ive their rugiuHMii!-.! iround, and all vuilatione f this order must ba prompHy anti smnrrmrüy pttninhwi JHsgrace huving bronght upón btaru i' bv tLé bad oomluöt 61 sonrïeof tbeir inoinlier.s, showii:; on uil occ.-.n:M'hen marching through lunitury occupiod by syiiij.;i hisêrs of Uie enemy, a total disregard oi tlie riafhts o!' Citizen, aad being guiity of wantot) rlostriioüon of prtvatö propefty, tbo Qeuerai covnraanding deëires and inlo etiforoe a changa in r s peot Th íóterpretisi oí' uonfi?c pot by tronp thenistí'vos bas a de moralizing effect - wcuk-iii 'hem in exact proportiöns 10 the detfitrrnl zittion, tnd iti ifc8"ipen and aiined BnemieB ol in. nv ulio. Frora opppsite trestment, would beooma iriéndéj or ut rhost nwá corübiitiiiits. It ir Bntered, '.hor to B that rteseveresl punistimenl be ïnitrotwi n pon eïi'i'v oldier v!io ■.■ (i'ty ol taki"jror destroying pi'ivato pvnperty aml :my c ■■■iuv ï--i. iiu-ti i lHcer gilijty o! lifee coadiic-t, or ol ooantenancing it ghall be deprived of hw sword atld ix pflK'd frotn thé camp, notto bé permit I t"d to return. Ou ;hn mareli, oavjátj H(iv:tnco ;ii!ir!! wil] m Uirown om ata) flank ïii:ii'd of cavalry or i; -í.iii' ry. wi.cn pruetUinbltt, A rem1 ií'ii-d (f in l:iitry uül (ui rcquired to st'ü tbat nu ti'iinw. biigfifage or disahled soldittrw are ltt behind It will be the du'ty of pompany o iTWnwideru to Ree that r IJx of tboir cotnpaniaa ure oalted immpdiatoly upoo going oto oamp etich day, ;;: 1 ovory merober acounted lor By order. U S GRANT, Biigftlir-Generul Oommaading.

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