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Adjutant and Inspector General's Office
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Richmond, March 7, 1863
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General Orders, No. 26
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| The following Order of General Robert E.
Lee is adopted by the War Department, and is republished for this
information and government of all concerned: |
| "To avoid the danger, if not the
certainty, of frequent collisions, and the consequent destruction of
life and property, as well as obstructions to all transportation, it
is absolutely necessary that the movements of rail road trains should
be under one undivided control. |
| These considerations make it imperative
that all trains should be regulated in their movements and speed, only
by their conductors and engineers, in accordance with the regulations
and time tables of the company. |
| All the operations of a road should be
controlled by its superintendent, or other authorized officer; and all
orders for transportation of every kind, and the movement of every
train, will be directed through him. when the exigencies of the
service demand a variation from the regular schedule. |
| Disregard of this rule will inevitably be
attended with disastrous consequences." |
| By order |
| S. Cooper |
| Adjutant and Inspector General |
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