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OFFICIAL.
H'd.qr’s Confederate Army, )
» February 9th, 1865. j
General Orders, No. 1.
fn obedience to (fenert)! Order-No. o,’-.
Adjutant & Inspector General’s Office, 6th
.February, 1805, I assume command of the
Military force of the Confederate States.
Deeply impressed with the difficulties and
responsibility of the position, and humbly
invoicing the guidance of Almighty God, [
rely for success upou the courage.find for
titude of the army, sustained by the patri- #
ctisni and firmness.of the people, confident
that their united efforts, under the .blessing*
o£<Heaven, will secure peace and indepen
dence.
The Headquarters of the Army, to which
ail special reports and communications will
he addressed, will be for the present with
the Army of Northern Virginia. The stat
ed and regular returns and reports of each
Army and Department will ho forwarded
heretofore to the Office of the Adjutant
A inspector General.
*R. E. Lee, General.
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H’d-q’re Confkdrate Army,)
February 11, 1865. }
General Orders, No. 2.
In entering upon the campaign about to
open, the General-in-Chief feels assured
that the soldieis who have so long and no
bly borne the hardships and dangers of
the war require no exhortation to respond *
to the calls of honor and duty.
With the liberty transmitted by their
forefathers, they have inherited the spirit to
defend it.
The choice between war and abject sub
mission is before them.
• To such a proposal, braye men, with arms
su their hands, can have but oue answer.
They cannot barter manhood for peace,
nor the right of self-government for life
of property.
But-justice to them requires a sterner
admonition to those who have abandoned
•their comrades in the hour of peril.
• A la3t opportuuity is offered to them to
wipe out the disgrace and escape the pun
ishment of their crimes.
By authority <Jf the President of the Con
federate States, a pardon is announced to
such deserters aud men improperly absent
as shall return to the commands to which
-they belong within the shortest possible
. time, not exceeding twenty days from the
publication of this Order, at the Headquar
ters of the Department in which they may be.
•Tjjose who may be prevented by inter
ruption of communication, may report with
in the time specified to* the. nearest Enrol
ling Officer or other officer on dqty, to be
forwarded as soon as practicable; and up
oq presenting a certificate from such offi
cer, showing compliance with this-require
ment, will receive the pardon thereby of
fered.
Those who have deserted to the service
of the enemy, or who-have deserted after
having been once pardoned for the same
offence, and those who shall desert or ab
sent themselves without authority after the
publication of .this'Order, are excluded
from its benefits. Nor does the offer of
pardon- extend to offences than de-
Bertiou and absence without permission.
By the same authority, it is also declar
ed that no general amnesty will again be
granted, and those who refuse to accept
the pardon nenv offered, or who shall here
after desert br absent themselves without
leave, shall suffer'such punishmeut as the
jfcS* DEATH ON SPECULATORS, JEWS, RASCALLY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, &c., &c.~ea 14
BLAKELY, GA.; MAIiCH 22, 1805.
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may impose, and no application for
' clemency will be entertained.
Taking new resolution- from the fate
which our enemies intend for us, let every
man devote all his energies to the common .
defeuse.
Our resources, wisely and vigorously em
ployed, arc ample, and with a brave army,
sustained,by a determined and united peo
ple, success, with God’s assistance, cannot
be doubtful.
The advantages of the enemy will have
but little value if wo do not permit them
to impair our resolution. Let us, then, op
pose constancy to adversity, fortitude to
suffering, and courage to danger, with th,j
firm assurance'that He who gave freedom
to our fathers, will bless the efforts of their
children to preserve it. *R. E. Lee.
II ! d-qr’s Confederate Army, >
February 11, 1865. j
General Orders, No. 3.
The discipline and efficiency of the army
have been greatly impaired by men leaving
their proper commands to join others, in
which to more agreeable.
This practice, alnibst as injurious in its
consequences aajhe crime 6f desertion, by
the Articles of War, expose the offender to
a similar punishment, and subjects .the offi
■ cer receiving him to dismissal from the •
army. i
It is therefore declared that the provis
ions of General Order No. 2, of this date,
from Army Headquarters, apply to such t
men as have left their proper commands
and have joined others without being reg
ularly transferred. They will receive the
iturdon promised in that order upon com
plying with its conditions, or suffer the cbn-.
- sequeriegs attached to. neglecting It.
The' names of |i*ch absentees will he
forthwith reported' to the Headquarters by
the officers witlv whbin they are serving,
and immediate measures taken .to return
them to thier proper commands.
Assoou as-practicable,an inspection will
be made, and. charges will be preferred
against those who neglect to enforce this
order? frr ' r * R, E. Lee.
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To the Women of. Georgia.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 14, ’.65.
I am in Richmond, and am issuing to
the gallant Georgians in the Army of Nor
thern Virginia a supply of comfortable
clothing. I' hate issued to them the last
token of your affectionate remembrance of
the(r manly deeds, of sympathy for
their sacrifices, which you have forwarded
to me. There is not a pair of socks left
in my department. Although lam com
pelled to witness the sufferings 6f our Sol
diers, sis they trudge with cheerful obedi
ence through alternate snow and mud, with
sockless feet, I am unable to ameliorate
those sufferings without your aid'. You
have done nobly in the past. About thirty
thousand pairs of socks have been sent me.
I know yeu are. willing to do even. better
in future. Without your assistance our
boys must suffer. You will never allow
them to suffer while you have power to pre
vent it. ‘
A .number of ladies have socks on hand
made from the yarn furnished by us. Will
they please forward the same as directed
below ?
We have yarn on hand still. On appli
catioa by letter, or. otherwise, to any of the
parties mentioned below, you "will be furn
ished. When the sock* are ready, they
may be returned to the parties from whom
the yarn was received. We want ten thou
sand pairs for our boys. Shall they have
them ? Ira R. Foster,
_ Q. M. Gen. of Ga.
N. B. Ladies living near- the following
places cau forward socks to the following
officers. Requisitions for yarn can also be
made upon them. ,
Augusta—Capt. John W. Walker.
Greensboro’—Capt. W.-G. Cade.
Madison—Capt. John A. Erwin.
Macon—Capt. J. A. R. Hanks.
, Griffin —Capt. L. J. Guilmartin. -
Milledgeville—Col. Ira R. Foster.
If the packages are marked Socks for
Soldiers, the Express Company will for
ward them'fand the officers receiving will
pay the freight. The ladies will please en
close the Express receipt to the officer to
whom .they ship the socks. 21-3 i
“Don’t you think tight.lacing bad for
. consumption, doctor ? ” asked a young la
dy of her physician. “ Not at all,” said ,
the doctor, “ it is just what it feeds.on."
Prospectus
For the Formation of an Association , to he
colled the “ Socieri/ of Loyal Confed
erates.”
The undersigned, citizens of Mobile, res- .
ppctfullv propose to their follow-citizens,
• and so the people of the Confederate .States .
•generally, that there be formed, through
out the Confederate States, a voluntary,
patriotic aud benevolent assoeiatiou to be
tailed the “ Society of Loyal Confederates.”
Every citizen, officer or soldier who earnest
ly desires the establishment of Separate
i National Independence of the Confederate
P^Bfcics,phaJUaie eiiHble to the membership,
and is invited unu expected tobecome a
member of the Society, and none others
will be admitted. The patriotic object of
the Society shall be to promote in the peo
ple of the Confederacy a spirit of hopeful,
ardent and devoted patriotism ; to dissem
inate reliable information, and just views
as to the state of the Country by corres
pondence, by the Press, and by public
nieetiugs and addresses; and by all fair,
honorable and lawful means, to aid the
Governmerft and its officers, civil and mil
itary', in a faithful execution of the laws,
aud an energetic prosecution of
struggle - in which yfe - arp engaged for lib
erty aud
The ( benevolent "object of the Society
shall be tp promote the comfort and well
being of soldiers in actual to aid
< the families of soldiers in the serving,
when such aid is needed; to aid the sick,
wouuded and disabled soldiers, especially
when traveling through the country', by
providing for their comfort and necessities;
to use our influence and exertions to pro :
cure for disabled soldiers such offices or
employments, either public or private, as
they may be capable of discharging in a
proper manner;' aud to show then.), gener
ally, that favor aqd attention which is just
ly due them, from a grateful country, for
their services aud sufferings. ’
lira brig# prospectus we cannot show in
detail the many advantages which would
result from tire proposed Society... Beacon
and experience show that great results c3u
' be most surely effected by united, combin
ed, organized action. We therefore pro
pose tltat one or more Clubs ofthe propos
ed Society be promptly organized in every
county and city in the Confederacy. Let
each Club have its President, Executive
committee and such other officers and com
mittees as it may deem expedient. Let
each form his own Constitution and By-
Laws, for the purpose now proposed. 1 Let
each be independent in the management of
. its own affairs. But to secure uniformity
of principle and coucert of action, let all
the Clubs of the Society bq,afhliated, and
correspond with each other.* IT there be
more than one Club in a.county, let them
have a consulting and advisory County
Couqcil, and a. similar State Ctruoil for each
. State {it the seat of Government of the
State v
It is not to be a secret or oath-bound as
sociation. Its objects are openly avowed
and published, audriri general its member
ship and actions will be public. But if
Clubs be formed in such places, and uuder
such circumstances, as*may render secrecy
necessary for efficientaction, they may adopt •
secrecy. The members will not be requir
ed to. take any oath, but will be bound to
gether by community of principles and ob
jects, and by personal honor. No initia
tion fee shall be required. The poorest as
well as the richest are invited to join, and
will be equally welcomed •as brothers.
When funds are needed for the purposes
of the Society, each member will contri
bute voluntarily, only what he thinks prop- .
er according to his ability and willingness.
It is suggested*that for convenience and
distinction, each Club should adopt, in ad
dition to the common name of the Society,
an appropriate name for itself. Stonewall
Jackson, Lee, Beauregard, Johnston, Cle
burne, and a host of other Southern He
roes, living and dead, and the glorious bat
tle fields of Manassas, Chickamauga, Mans
field and others, furnish au abundance of
suitable and honored names. A Club in
Mobile might be appropriately honored by
the name of our gallant fellow townsman,
the late Gen. Gracie.
We invite the co-operation of patriotic
Clergymen of all denominations. We al
so invite the ladies of the South to unite
with us iu the accomplishment of our be
nevolent and patriotic purpose, either by
joining iu our Clubs, or by forming sepa
rate Clubs of ladies,, as they may prefer.
> \\ e earnestly call upon our patriotie.fel
low citizeua in all parts of the Confederacy,
who may approve of our proposal, to act
upon it by promptly organizing such Clubs
in then several neighborhoods. If done
at all, it should he done quickly.
Wo /espedtlully request all newspaper•
editors who approte our plan, lo publish
t this rospeotus iu tbqir papers in such a
inauner, and with such notice, as they may *
thiuk proper.
Important to Detailed Agriculturists.
* 3V c have procured the following copy
ol a telegraphic correspondence between
3Fr, T. U. Stewart of this city, and Gov.
. KrOwn:
Macon, March 13, 1865.
Ci op '. Joseph E. Brown:
Detailed agriculturists are now ordered
into Confederate service in the field. Will
those whom you called, and went into the
militia, be compelled to report for duty in
Confederate service* or will you claim them
still iu the militia? Answer immediately
by telegraph. T. 11. Stewart.
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Executive Department, } *
Milledgeville, MarcU.13,1865. \
All .persons who belong to Maj. Gen.
Smith’s division are in the actual military
service-of the State/ No one of them*,
whether detailed agriculturalists pr not, will
obey any order from a*Confe.derate officer,
unless so.directed by Gen. Smith, when ho
is under orders from me to report to a Con
federate General. The State took the de
tailed agriculturists into her military ser
vice at a time when, according to the decis
ion, of the Supreme Court; they were n<>t
in the military service of the Confederacy,
and the Confederate officer can take no con
»trol over them, without the consent of the
iSthte, till.they are disbanded by the State.
They are now only oq furlough.
Joseph E Brown.
•Exchange of Prisoners of War.
NO MORE SUPPLIES TO BE SENT TO UN *
lONSOLIHEItS IN t'AVTIYITY.
The Herald of thg 28d February con
tains the following important item of news :
Headq’rs Army ok the James, )
February 22, 3 865. |
To the Agent of the Associated Press :
i will thank you to make the following
announcement through the press :
In consideratidh of a general exchange
and speedy delivery of all prisoners held in ,
the South, it is deemed inexpedient to for- •
ward after this date either funds or sup
plies to any person now in captivity.
Such parcels or remittances as may liavo
accumulated since the last shipment, or
may hereafter arrive, will he returned to
the shippers.' John E. Mulford,
Lifcut. Col. & Ass’t Gen; of J£xchauge.
Abolishing Provost Marshals.
Tn the Confederate States Senate-on Mm
20th February, the following bill was pass
ed*:
. A Bill to abolish the office oT all officers
engaged ip discharging the duties of Pro
vost Marshals, except within the lines of
an army in the Held.
The Congress of the Confederate States
of America So enact, That the office of all
officers how engaged in performing the du
ties of*provost marshal outside tho lines of
an army in the field, be and the samo is
hereby abolished. Provided, That ail offi
cers who may have been disabled and as
signed to the discharge of these duties
shall not loose their commissions, but be as
signed to other duties. '
Sec. 2. That all officers whose offices
are abolished by this act, shall have the
right within thirty days to volunteer iu any
arm of the service from their respective
States. ,
Iron & Wood Work.
I WILL open a Blacksmith & Wood Shop
in-Blakely on next Monday, where I will
be pleased to see all who wish anything iu,
my line done. All work will be done as
cheap as the times will allow. No work al
lowed to leave the Shops until paid for.
S. J. COLLIER.
Mar. 15, 1865. 21-ts
For Sale,
A LOT Or LAND, with small improver
inents, lying on the road from Blakely,
Early county, Ga., to Columbia, Ala.—about
half way between tha two places. For terms,
call on W. I). COWDREY.
Feb. 22, 1865. 18-ts
Ts r o. 22.