Stringent Order
Summary
Order issued by Gen. McClellan, due to acts of depredation around Sharpsburg, mandating that any soldiers found outside their camps without permission are to be arrested and kept under guard at Harper's Ferry. McClellan reminds corps commanders that they are occupying a loyal region that looks to them to prevent looting and to preserve order.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Valley Register
Publication Date: October 10th, 1862
Page/Column: 2D
Town: Middletown, MD
County: Frederick
Subjects
- Home Front / Effects of War
- Soldiers' Lives
