Some may be interested in the text of Pope's General Orders 5 and 7, As published in the New York Times, July 19, 1862, p. 1:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, July 18, 1862,
GENERAL ORDERS No. 5. -- Hereafter, as far as practinable, the troops of this command will subsist upon the country in which their operations are carried on. In all cases sepplies for this purpose will be taken by the officers to whose Department they properly belong, under the orders of the commanding officer of the troops for whose use they are intended. Vouchers will be given to the owners, stating on their face that they will be payable at the conclusion of the war, upon sufficient testimony being furnished that such owners have been loyal citizens of the United States since the date of the vouchers. Whenever it is known that supplies can be furnished in any district of the country where the troops are to operate, the use of trains for carrying subsistence will be dispensed with as far as possible.
By command of Maj.-Gen. POPE,
GEO. D. RUGGLES, Colonel, A.A.G. and Chief of Staff.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA,
WASHINGTON, July 18, 1862.
GENERAL ORDER No. 5. -- Hereafter, in any operations of the cavalry forces in this command, no supply or baggage trains of any description will be used, unless so stated specially in the order for the movement. Two days' cooked rations will be carried on the persons of the men, and all villages or neighborhoods through which they pass will be laid under contribution in the manner specified by General Order No. 5, current series, from these headquarters, for the subsistence of men and horses. Movements of cavalry must always be made with celerity and no delay. No such movements will be excused hereafter on any pretext. Whenever the order for the movement of any portion of this army emanates from these headquarters, the time of marching, and that to be consumed in the execution of the duty, will be expressly designated, and no departure therefrom will be permitted to pass unnoticed, without the gravest and most conclusive reasons. Commanding officers will be held responsible for strict and prompt compliance with every provision of this order.
By command of Major-Gen. POPE.
GEO. D. RUGGLES, Colonel, A.A.G., and Chief of Staff.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF VIRGINIA,
WASHINGTON, July 18, 1862,
GENERAL ORDERS No. 7. -- The people of the Valley of the Shenandoah and throughout the region of operations of this army, living along the lines of railroad and telegraph, and along the routes of travel in the rear of the United States forces, are notified that they will be held responsible for any injury [???] the track, line or road, or for any attacks upon trains on struggling soldiers by bands of guerrillas in their neighborhood.
No privileges or immunities of war can apply to lawless bands of individuals not forming part of the organized forces of the enemy, nor wearing the [???] of soldiers, who, seeking and obtaining safety on the pretext of being peaceful citizens, steal out in the rear of the army, attack and murder straggling soldiers, modest trains of supplies, destroy railroads, telegraph lines and bridges, and commit outrages disgraceful to civilized people, and revolting to humanity. Evil disposed persons in the rear of our armies, who not themselves engage directly in these lawless acts, encourage them by refusing to [???], or to give any information by which such acts can be prevented, or the perpetrators punished. Safety of the life and property of all persons living in the rear of our advancing army, depend upon the maintenance of peace and quiet among themselves, and upon the unmolested movement through their midst of all pertaining to the military service. They are all to understand distinctly that the security of travel is their only warrant of personal safety.
It is, therefore, ordered, that whenever a railroad, wagonroad or telegraph is injured by parties of guerrillas, the citizens living within five miles of the spot shall he turned out en masse, to repair the damage, and shall, besides, pay to the United States in money, or in property to be levied by military force, the full amount of the pay and subsistence of the whole force necessary to coerce the performance of the work during the time occupied in completing it. If a soldier, or legitimate follower of the army, be fired upon from any house, the house shall be razed to the ground, and the inhabitants sent prisoners to the headquarters of this army. If such an outrage occur at any place distant from settlements, the people within five miles around shall be held accountable, and made to pay an indemnity sufficient for the case.
Any persons detected in such outrages either during the act or at any time afterward, shall be shot without waiting civil process. No such acts can influence the result of this war, and they can only lead to heavy affliction to the population to no purpose. It is therefore enjoined upon all persons, both for the security of their property and the safety of their own persons, that they act rigorously and cordially together to prevent the perpetration of such outrages.
Whilst it is the wish of the General commanding this army that all peaceably-disposed persons who remain at their homes and pursue their accustomed avocations shall be subjected to no improper burthen of war, yet their own safety must of necessity depend upon the strict preservation of peace and order among themselves. And they are to understand that nothing will deter him from enforcing promptly, and to the full extent, every provision of this order.
By command of Major-Gen. POPE.
GEORGE D. RUGGLES, Colonel, Assistant Adjutant-General and Chief of Staff.
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