The General commanding calls the attention of all the
officers and soldiers in this Department to the vice of
pillaging, which as yet exists only to a small extent. He
trusts that all will unite in frowning upon the disgraceful
practice, and in a determination to put an entire stop to it.
All military organizations of whatever extent, whether Army,
Corps, Regiment, or Company, must remember that in order to
gain for themselves a good reputation, it is essential that
they preserve their record free from such stains.
Commanding officers will be held strictly accountable that
private property is sedulously respected by every officer
and man under them. They will also see that there is no
straggling permitted on the march, or from the camps. If
soldiers or officers fail in their duties, they should be at
once arrested and reported to these Head-Quarters; and
besides the military punishments provided, their names, with
the number and designation of the regiment to which they
belong, shall be furnished as a further disgrace, to the
Adjutant-General of the State to which they belong.