| From the Wilmington Journal |
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| March 14, 1862 |
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| Martial Law in Memphis |
| Headquarters Second Grand Division |
| Army Mississippi Valley |
| Jackson, Tenn., March 5, 1862 |
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| General Order, No. 2 |
| 1. All troops coming within
the limits of this division from Louisiana and Mississippi will
rendezvous at Grand Junction, Tennessee; and those from Alabama, at
Corinth, Mississippi; and the new levies from Tennessee will
rendezvous at Henderson and Bethel stations, on the Mobile & Ohio
railroad. |
| 2. Lee's and Browder's
regiments Tennessee volunteers, and stragglers and unattached men will
proceed from Henderson station to Corinth, and report to
Brigadier-General Ruggles. The 7th regiment Mississippi volunteers
will proceed from Jackson to Henderson. |
| 3. Chiefs of staffs will see
that the necessary supplies and transportation are furnished, to
effect these movements. |
| 4. Railroads within the limits
of this command, being absolutely necessary for military purposes at
this time, are, to the extent necessary, placed under the control of
the quartermaster's department. |
| To suppress disorders, arrest
all persons traveling without proper authority, and prevent undue
interference by unauthorized persons on the Memphis & Charleston
and Mobile & Ohio railroads. Brigadier-Gen. Ruggles will make the
necessary details from his command to send a guard of one commissioned
officer and five men with each passenger train on these roads. |
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| 6. Martial law is declared at
the city of Memphis. A firm and discreet officer of proper
qualifications will be detailed by Brigadier-General Ruggles to assume
the duties of provost marshal at that place, who will publish his
orders, and call on the commanding officer at that city for the
necessary guards to enforce them. |
| 7. The prisoners of war at
Memphis will be transferred to Mobile under a guard of fifty men, to
be detailed by Brigadier General Ruggles from his command at Corinth.
The commanding officer at Mobile will forward them under a proper
guard to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for confinement. |
| By command of Major-General Bragg |
| H. W. Walker, A. A. A. Gen. |