| From the Charleston Mercury |
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| January 15, 1863 |
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| Adjutant and Inspector Gen'ls Office |
| Richmond, January 8, 1863 |
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| [General Orders No. 2] |
| I. The following orders are
published for the information and guidance of all concerned: |
| Recognizing the necessity of officers of
railroads having full control of their business in order to ensure
safety and dispatch in transportation, military officers are prohibited
from interfering with the engines, cars, running of trains, or with the
control and management in any way of railroads. |
| II. When transportation of troops or
freights by railroads is necessary, a Quartermaster or other authorized
officer, shall make requisitions for the same upon the superintendent or
proper officer of the railroad, furnishing the necessary evidence of
transportation, and delivering the troops or freights to be transported. |
| III. In the event that more freight
is to be transported over any road than the road has the ability to
carry promptly, the officer furnishing evidence of transportation will
indicate to the railroad officer what shall take precedence. In the
absence of any special order as to what freight shall go first, the
railroad officer shall be governed by any General Order the
Quartermaster General may issue in regard thereto. |
| IV. Where troops or freight is to be
moved out of the usual routine of a railroad, the officer having charge
of such movement will fix with the superintendent, or other officer of
the road on which the movement is to be made, the day and hour hour of
departure, and when so fixed, the troops or freight must be ready at the
appointed time. |
| V. In the event of any military
necessity for an unusual movement at any particular point, the
commanding officer at such a post will communicate fully the character
and extent of service, to the principal officer of the road or roads
from which it is required, and ask the personal supervision of the
proper railroad officers to the duty. |
| VI. Quartermasters and Commissaries
will exercise discretion in shipping freight not wanted for immediate
use, and that may be stored at safe and convenient points, taking care
not to block up roads, and thereby impede transportation. |
| VII. When it is
necessary to send a special messenger with freight,
such messenger must travel with the freight placed in his charge, and
his transportation shall be so specified on its face, in order to
prevent him from travelling in any other way. |
| VIII. Enrolling Officers will permit
conscripts, enrolled while in the employment of railroads, to remain at
their duties until Col. Wm. M. Wadley, A. A. G., decide as to who of
them it is necessary should be detailed for service on the road. |
| IX. Any violation of these orders,
or remissness on the part of the railroad officers to perform promptly
all Government transportation, will be reported to Col. Wm. M. Wadley,
A. A. G., who will indicate from time to time where his headquarters
will be. |
| By order: |
| S. Cooper |
| Adjutant and Inspector General |