The free South. (Beaufort, S.C.) 1863-1864, May 21, 1864, Image 4
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General Order*, Wo. 61.
Ht'.AixjffAP.n^s I>0?t. ok T?r. Sovtb. > o1
Hilton HUH, 8. C., May 11. 1564./ q
I. In all permanent camps throughout p
tliis Department, shelters for messing j
purposes will ba erected without delay, j*
" - .le-.jj'
The taking into tents or sueuers useu /or i i
sleeping purposesk food of any de^erip- |<
tion is positivelj^f.orbidden.
II. Regimental and other coinmanding j,
officers will be held accountable for the i
s rict execution of this order, and Inspec- \
tors will asee rtaiu and note in their 1
monthly and other reports, whether or :
jiot this ordf a1 is obeyed. Surgeons of ,
regiments wil 1 also in their reports to the )
Medical Dir ector, report on the same |
subject. I'
III. The attention of all commanders
is called to the necessity for cleanliness i
of the sin! s and the vicinity of their re- '
spective c amps. Those who do not give 1
this imp< irtaut matter their personal attention,
are unlit to be entrusted with i 1
comma] ,ds. Lime for disinfecting pur
poses w iU be furnished on requisition by
the O- jartermastcr's Department, when (
on liar d. When it cannot be obtained in
this n muner details will be made to bum '
lime. Tisinir for this purpose the oyster
shell 3 procurable iu idiuost any section of
the Department. By order of
' Brie.Uru. J NO. P. HATCH.
. V r-??r1- ?"r*' j *r- > .
IbBtf?QV.vBT?W, DEPARTMENT 0# TtlE SOVTIU \
^ ^Li^rys IltAi"! S. C'., May lQth, l&J-f
1 OENfUtAL OJtUERK m. 00. . |
Jereafter, all Asai-stans ur Acting Atsisumt ^aarter- i
in *sion- in this I*epannieut, who may have charge of
M trine Transportation, will charge the following rates j
0 ; pas.-a^e, (not inelndlug Mjb.sistence,/ to all civilians
n m in Government eai^iloy, when trawiling on
> feamer* belonging to, or chartered by the Govern-j ;
1 teat:
Between Ilfttou Head, S. C., and St. Ileletia, S. C.,
!C* cents each.
Between Hilton Head, S. C., and Beaufort, S. C., SO
Jronta each.
Between Hilton Head, S. C., and Fort Pulaski, Ga.,
jpSb cents each.
Between Hilton Head, S. C., and Stono Inlet S. C.,
.'theach. r- ?--?- ?
Between HiUoa Head, S. C., and Fernandina, Fla.,
JSri 0*oacb.
Between Hilton Head, S. and St. Augnetine, Fla.,
jtf-i ooeacB.
Between Hilton Head, S. C., and Jacksonvile, Fit.,
_?.> each.
From Hilton Head, S. C, to New York, $27 each.
Employees in-thc administrative branches of the ser- I
-rice, who hare faithfully served their time out, and are J
JionocaMy d'aeharged, wQl receive a tree passage from ;
Hilton Head to New York, or any other Northern port
for which.the vessel basiling.
Oolored employees in the; Quartermaster's Department
and other administrative department having '
louveef absence from the ofBcer under whom they an) I
serving, will not -be charged transportation to and from |
their poet* neither,Apill colored people be charged
transportation who have passes from Brig. Gen.Fasten,
in which it is specified that they are to be passed '
*~Vrt;4't. "
The above nuee do not apply to regularly appointed '
entlers of regimente. '
Transportation paww must be given to each passen-rer,
and collected on lmard the transport under the ;
direction of the master of the vessel, who will deposit
inem ni sue orair ui uit- v.juci yi^in-juui-n.i ,n ul Hlu ,
of ench trip. Where the transiiorfculon 5s not diarged :
fur. tho shonld be marked *'Frre~
The lnoacy which mar accrue. in compliance with
this order vUl be reariptcd fcr to the Chief QttarteriDHster
of tb^ Department, as funds pertaining to the
4^iu?rtenn:*?U*r,s liejiartment. These receipts to he
forwarded to liim on the last day of each month, with
a .statement ui" the names of passengers, route and date
of pus*. By order of
Brig. Gen. JNO. P. HATCH.
W. T- M. Hi coup, Assistant Adjutant General.
OMTCUL.
[OFFICIAL: !
W.\a DEPARTMENT,
AWITANT GF.nekai.V OITK K.
WLaairVoTON April 2H, lftiJ. J
GEXEK4?ORI>KHS Xo. 177. . 1
IX KEI.ATIOX TO ftlllUO |l<>P?Et% WAOOSJ* i
1. Every officer of the army, other thaa of the Qtar- ]
tenuastert Department, and the chief medical dapart- I
ruents. armies, and anuv corps, who has in his [losses- i i
sioii. or under hi* control, any horse, ambulance, spriu/ , ]
wagon, or vehicle of any kind, belonging to the Cov- j (
crnment of the Tnited States, w hether ured in the ]>er- j j
romance of hi* pnblic or private duties, will imraedi- j }
sitely turn orjr the same to the Quartermaster's De- f
jjartment. j {,
H. Hereafter no officer of the army will nse a ay horse,
amhutanee. spring wagon, ar vehicle afany kind,.which
Ms tb<-property of rtie<?OYcrnmcnt of the T'nited States',
whether for the transaction ot me oinrm Ur i?ri?mr i
liusines*. without nn order hi writing from the Adjatain
(Vneral authorizing such use.
This order will not apply to officers entitled to t>c
mounted under (.Jeneral Orders 277, from this office,' of
Auen*t >th, ls$fc
III. The I {emulations of the Quartermaster's Department
provide for the transportation of officers travel- C
ing under orders, and their baggage, whea on proper j Sj
jeqahitioo tut officer has obtained transportation, the j ft
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THE FP^e SOUTH?BE At*]
jr?e, or %eb ^ s0 obtained, will be returned to the
[fleer acc therefor. or to some officer of the
uar*er. master's Department, as ?aon as the journey is
er^r/fnied.
A*. The Quartermaster General and Inspector General
will cause ibis order to foe enforced by the officers
>f their departments throughout the armies of the I'ni:ed
states; and for its violation, reported by jlie officers
?f these departments, the same i>eilaity is attached as
krr Hoctinn i. of an Act ofCOfflRSl published
iii General Urxlerr, War Department, No. 100, cnrreut
series, in refereuce to the use of ambulances.
By order of the Secretary of War.
(Signed.) E. D. TOWN SEND.
Official. Asistant Adjutant General.
W. L. M. Bi bcek, Assistant Adjutant General.
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American Generals.
American military history is favorable
to old Generals. "Washington was in his :
forty-fourth year when he resumed command
of the" Revolutionary armies, and
in his fiftieth when he took Yorktown.
Wayne and Greene were the only two of
our" young Generals of the Revolution
who showed decided fitness for great commands.
Had Hamilton served altogether
in the field, his would have been the highest
military name of the war. The absurd
jealousies that deprived Schuyler of command
in 1777 alone prevented him from
standing next to Washington. He was j
close upon forty-four when he gave way
to Gates, who was forty-nine. The mili- i
tarv reputation of both Schuyler and Ham-, j
ilton has been most nobly maintained by j
their living decendants. Washington was i
called to the command of the American
frkv.-ioc ot civfv.siv u-hpn rt trns smwased '
v ? ? ?i * ,
that the French would attempt to invade
the United States which shows that the |
Government of tliat day had no prejudice
against old Generals.
"General Jackson's great Louisiana campaign
was conducted when he was nearly i
forty-eight, and he was. from almost uniuteriaitted
illness, older in constitution
than in years. Had GeneraJ Scott had
me:ius at his disposal, we should have
been able to point to a young American
general equal to any who is mentioned in j
history ; but onr poverty forbade him an (
opportunity in war worthy of his genius, j
As a veteran leader, he was most brilliant- '
ly distinguished. He was in his sixty- lirst
year when he started out on his meih- J
orable Mexican campaign, which was an |
unbroken ??riAK of graiul oppewWioun autl
splendid victories, such as are seldom i
to be found in the history of war. The
weight of years had no effect on that magnificent
mind. Of him, as it was of Carnot,
it can be said that he organized victory,
and made it permanent. His deeds
were all the greater because of the feeble
support he received from his Government.
Like Wellington, in some of his campaign^
he had to find within himself the resources
ifhich were defied him by bad Ministers.
General Taylor wafc in|his sixiysecond
year when the Mexican war began,
and in less than a year- he won the battles
of Palo Alto, ReeAca de la Palma, Monterfyl
And Puena' Vista.
The secession war has been conducted
by elderly or middle-aged men. Gen.
Lee, whom the world holds to have dis
played the most ability in It, is about j
fifty-si's. Gen. Rosecrans is forty-four,]
and Gen. Grant forty-two. Stohewall
Jackson died at thirty-seven. Gen. Banks
is forty-eight, Gen. Hooker forty-five, ,
Gen. Beauregard forty-six, Gen. Bragg
forty-nine, Gen. Bnrnside forty, Gen. GUImore
thirty-nine, Gen. Franklin forty-one,
Gen. Magruder fifty-three, Gen, Meade
forty-eight, Gen. Schuyler Hamilton for
ty-two, Gen. Chas. S, Hamilton forty, j
and Gen. Foster forty, Gen. Halleck is j
forty-eight. Gen. Longstreet is forty. I
The hest of the Southern cavdry leaders
was Gen.Ashby, who was kil^ at thirty-,
eight.
Gen. Phelps is fifty-one. Got Polk fif- j
ty-eight, Gen. S. Cooper sixty-eight, Gen. j
J. Cooper fifty-four, and Gen. Blunt thir-1
ty-eight. The list might be extended,
but very faw young men would be found 1
in it?or very few old men, either. The
best of our leaders are. men who have either
passed beyond middle life, or who
i-- ii_. _?i.
uiuy uc oHiii w> iu uie eujuviiieuo ui i
that stage of existence. It is so, too, with
he rebels. If the war does not atford mily
facts in support of the position that '
>ld generals are very useful, neither does j
t afford many to be quoted by those who !
lold that the history of heroism is the his- !
-ory of youth.?r. lhizeireV, in the At- j
antie Monthly.
A RELATION BY MABBIAOE.
As my wife, at tbe window, oue day,
Stood watching a man with a monkey,
A cart came by with a -broth of a bov," i
Who was driving a stout little donkey. 1
To my wife I then spoke, by way of a joke,
"There's a relation ofyonrs hi that carrinre!"
To which she replied, as the donkey she spied,
"Aik yeA ft relation?bjr marriage!" , 1
Why do the recriminations of married fi
ouples resemble the sound of wuvet on
bore??Because they are manners of the
ed. i
FORT, S. C., MAY 21, 18C4.
THE FREE SOUTH.
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PUBLISHBD WEEKLY
AT
BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA.
WILKES & THOMPSON, Proprietors.
James G. Thompson Editor.
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The postage on the Frit. Soi th Is twenty cents a year,
payable quarterly In advancs-und may be paid at this
offltc. Advertisements will be inserted at twenty cents
a line for each insertion.
TO OTJB SOLDIER FRIENDS.
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every week is to awbsci-ibe f*r
THREE MONTHS FOR 50 CENTS
JOB PRINTING.
Having just received a large assortment of new type,
borders, rules, etc., we are now ready to execntc orders
for OFFICIAL BLANKS, of every description. Also
ail kinds of merchautUe printing, such as BILL HEADS,
CARPS, CIRC IT AS. HANDBILLS, INVOICES, etc.
Our facilities are such that we are able to fill orders upoij
the shortest notice. jr * ?
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Corpw Badges*
A correspondent of the Chicago Tribute,
writing from Huntsviile, Alabama, says
the troops which came here from the Army
of the Potomac brought with them
various ornamental habits and customs,
that tfpre new to the Western soldiers.
Among them was the corps badge which
designated the corps tojvhicli officers and
men were attached. . For instance, the
badge of the Eleventh Corps is a crescent,
that "of the Twelfth a star. The badge is
made of any material, gold, silver, or red
flannel, and is worn conspicuously on
some part of the clothing. The Western
corps have no such badge. How an Irishman
explained the matter is thus told;
A soldier came by the headquarters of
Gen. Butterfielcl, a tired and weatherbeaten
straggler. He was one of those
who made Shermans march from Memphis
to Chattanooga, then to Knoxville,
and was now returning in the terrible cold
of that returning march, thinly clad, one
foot covered with a badly-worn army shoe,
the other with a piece of raw hide bound
with strings about a sockless foot?both
feet cnt aud bleeding. "Anns at will *
he trudged past the headquarters guard,
intent only upon overtaking his regiment.
4 'Halt," said a sentinel with a bright piec^,
clean uniform, aud white gloves. *4What
do you belong to?" ''Eighth Misshory,
sure."
"What division?"
"Morgan L.'Smith's av coorse."
"What brigade?"
4'Giles Smith's Second Brigade, of the
Second Division." *
"But what army corps?"
"The Fifteenth you fool. I am one of
the heroes of Vieksburg.'' Anything more,
Mr. Sentinel?" T : /J
"Whereis your badge?"
"My badge, is it; TOtet is that?"
' 'Do you see this star on my cap ? That
is the midge of the Twelfth Corps. That
crescewt on my partner's cap is the badge
of the Eleventh Carps."
"I see now. Th* 's how yez Potomick |
fellers gits home nv dark nights. Ye takes
the moon and sthars with ye."
"But what is the badge of your corps?"
Making a right-about and slapping his
cartrige-box, our soldier replied:
"D'ye see that? A cartrige-box?with '
a U. S. on a brass plate and forty rounds
in the cartrige-box and sixty ronnds in
our pockets. That's the badge of the
Fifteenth, that came from Yicksbnrg to
help ye fight Chattanoogy."
The Census.?The following colloquy
took place between the census marshal
and a native of Germeny.
"Who lives here?"
"Yaw."
"What is your name?"
"HTuirrwiniv. on tGr Rhine."
"What's your father's name?"
"Nix for staw?"
"When did you arrive in Albany?"
"Mit a steamboats."
"Have yon got any children?"
"Yaw?Wo barrels mit kront."
"How long have you resided here?"
"Two rooms and der basements."
"Who owns the building?"
"I pays nothing. Hans pays the same
;wioeamonth." .
"Where did yon live last year?"
"Across der red store as yon come up
nit der market in yet right hand, 'pehind
ler pump vat belongs to1 deflf- biaeksmit
ihep."
The young lady that kept her word has
ound it very useful.
(A W\?r. ,\<U?4
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MAGNOLIA HOTEL.
THE SUBSCRIBER HEREBY ANNOUNCES TO
his friendc and the public that he has opened the boose
recently occupied by H. G. Judd, Esq., adjoining Geo.
Saxton's residence on Bay Street, as a
nr?t OlAM Hotel,
The house has been thoroughly renovated, It
light and airy, one minute's walk from steatflbort fenxuyP
ing. and commands a spacious view t>f the harbor tad
surrounding scenery. ,lj ' ? <
The tables will be supplied with every delicacy which
the Season affords, and the bouse furnished in a stylesuperior
to any hotel lathe department
The proprietor hopes, by a strict attention to the
comfort of his guests to merit and nxJtg a liberal
share of public patronage.
JOHN LILLY.
Beaufort, S. C., April 10th 1?<>4. I4tf
TO BE LET.
A NEW STORE, 40 by Id, TWO DOORS FROM*
the Stevens House, Bay street same side, westerly:
with privilege of covered wharf soon to be erected.:
store has a rear bnilding connected with it by a platform i
! made for either cooking ar sleeping apartment, twelve
i feet square, looking on the river.
Al??,
j ONE ICE HOUSE, made in the most approved manner
of the latest modern improvements?double-walled.
! filled iu with sawdust and charcoal. Ready supplied
. with material to preserve ice. Wi)l hold about 150 tons..
Possession of both, immediate. The store will be fin-j
ished inside to suit the lessee.
Apply at Robbing' Old Stand, ophite Stevens House .
! for (bans. Ac.
j .
I a tvtt?it7" /i/vvn?
? MILITARY GOODS ?[
Il)Ol (tI \S & Co. W
n T
having removed their g*ock m1li? , i
tary Goods, Clothing, \Vatche% Ac*
To their New Store on A Street,
Opposite Sth, Invite the attention of officers ancl other?
j to a large find desirable' assortment of Military
Eqnipniliits, Vatches. Clocks* ft*..
1 which they tjflfer fur sale at {rices lower than the same
can be purchased at the North. W
OPENING OF T1IE
LINCOLN HOUSE,
' Bar (Street, leaafert. S. CS
(Opposite I'trr So. 1.)
TIIE Subscriber begs leave to iaform his frieida ax*'
Old c ustomcrs, that he has opened his NEW KE&
TAURANT,
44 THE LINCOLN ! $?,?
Where he intends to keep" A Flrst-CUw Establishment.
He hope* therefore, to receive a share ot public 9*troaafe.
Coin&rtable Lodgings can alto be rappueo.
1IBNBY BRAM.
I Bonding Lot* r
The best kit' for balenesB In Beaufort, owner of Bay
street and 9th. Sixty-two feet final on tfj-0U, two
, hundred on f>th street.
, LotX Tli bTock W. Sflf fcet on P, ai 3N (nt w>
9th St Win be diVModto nil puduML "
Hoelftt?. ftfver ftont* ine Ike nth trees. A aple*
dkl k* far,* reeldepce or a hotel.
[ Alto other desirable properly. For parflfcnlan ap|
ply 14 ' v/' 110 ' JAMtS^. TBOMPSOKJ
L>. >< ' Beaeral latnd Agent,
nil Beaofwt, &
Plantations for Sale*
ON LA DIBS' ISLAND, A SfKitl-lTOBDED PLAN
utfon, S75 acrt*, with an almost new howe, lealtu
fhUy located. For sale cheap for cask.
Ah?, one of 112 acres, very flne land, near the abort.
Ciqoire of
13 J. . TWOMPSON.
T/\ +V> a Pnhlio 1
XV 1/liV J. uwuv ?
The subscriber, Intending to go North, has sold al
hie interest in the PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERIES it
this Department, to Messrs. E. W. SINCLAIR <? COand
cbeerfuily recommends them to the patronage ot.
the Pubife, ae HONEST and PRACTICAL PHOTOGRAPHERS.
I avail myself of this opportnnlty to return my tit >
cere thank* to my numerous friend*, for thair generon*
patronage. Repoctfhlly, 8AM. A. COOLEY.
April 2S, 1S64. 16-tf.
EWD. SINCLIAR & CO.;
PHOTOGRAPHERS.
GALLERIES at Beaufort and Hilton Head, S. C.r tor
JacksonrRle. Fla. Carte de Visites. LaudscajJo.
Stereographs, <fcc.. takeu in good style, and sutisfactiui t
always guaranteed.
EWD. SINCLAIR & CO.
BUTTER! BUTTER! BUTTERL'
At Slater's, on Ray St.
AT 40 CENTS PER POUNDl
? * ~ Trirvn o? A T C*
SAJLLi iJUA'l IVA o,n in.
AFirel-Claae Boat. In pood order. will be aoH at a
bufjain if applied for noon. May be aeen at Roit!in?H
Wood-yard. Price $110. ? .
For particular* enquire of
FRANCIS IZARD.
pERFl ME! PERFl'MB!?GENUINE "LI B1N H
1 EXTRACTS!-?"Jockey Club.- "Pond Li 5.'
" New Mown Hay,- Ac., Ac., at
16-tl D0FGLA9 A CO1?.