OPELOUSAS LOUISIANA CIVIL WAR PILLAGE ORDER 1863

Description: South Louisiana was infested by Jayhawkers bummers and deserters of both sides during Banks 1863 Teche Expedition. An original General Order issued by General NP Banks at HQ Dept of the Gulf, 19th Army Corps, April 21, 1863 orders all troops to march in column; desertion or straggling for the purpose of pillage or plunder is an offense made punishable by death by the Articles of War. All men who are caught straggling will be punished with death and their officers will be held accountable for dishonoring the Flag; the Army is now in enemy country and pillage endangers the safety of their men & dishonors our Country. 2pp 8 x 5" ptd. Disbound, edge w cuts, disbound, Overall VG General & Special Orders were issued to communicate commands and information to the Army. Each order, issued in writing by a command, was then printed for distribution to each unit, either at an army department headquarter or by commanders at local headquarters, sometimes in the field on portable printing presses. The orders were then issued to regiments, often to be read aloud to the troops. General Orders were printed as issued with date & location; at the end of a year the regimental adjutant might retain them loose or simply string bind them by punching holes and stringing on ¼” red cloth string tape (the source of the old expression "government red tape"). Sometimes an officer or HQ clerk might take a group of orders to a local print shop or bookbinder and have an accumulation bound with leather or cloth covers. Usually, American Military Orders of the 19th century including Civil War era were printed on an 8 x 5” sheet of quality rag paper. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE If you would like to Add Me as a Seller You Follow, Go to the Seller Information Bar on the Middle Right Side of the Page and click ‘Follow This Seller”

Price: 155 USD

Location: Angier, North Carolina

End Time: 2023-12-30T20:07:20.000Z

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