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The Daily Dispatch: November 7, 1864., [Electronic resource], The discipline of General Earls Army — excellent Orders from the General Commanding. (search)
Valley. No more victories are to be thrown away by demoralized plunderers, and the organization of the army itself is to be so changed that the troops will be more compact and wieldy. Already several skeleton regiments and brigades have been consolidated, which cannot fail to prove an excellent step. The apple brandy question also receives some attention in the following orders, which are furnished us by our correspondent with General Early's army: Headquarters Valley District, October 25, 1864. General Orders, No. 44. I. Officers commanding divisions, brigades, regiments, battalions and companies, will at once take steps to improve the discipline of their commands, and for this purpose the following rules will be rigidly observed: 1st. No officer or soldier will be allowed to absent himself from his camp without written permission approved by his division commander, or in the artillery by the chief of artillery; and no such permission will be granted for a grea
ve been in this camp I am sorry to say that there has proven to be too much ardent spirits in this vicinity; but on yesterday Special Order No. 45 was issued very timely. I send a copy enclosed. It is published in another column.--Ed.] General Early could not have issued any better order than this, confiscating all spirituous liquors, for sale in the vicinity, to the medical department. I send you, also, a copy of General Orders No. 44, Headquarters of the Valley District, dated October 25, 1864, which will show what diligent efforts our leader is making to correct the great evil which caused the loss of the benefits of our great victory of October 19th--the lack of discipline. Discipline is the thing that is much needed in this army, and no plan can be better to improve it than to call the officers to a strict responsibility. The enemy still hold their lines along Cedar creek, though most of their army are as far back as Winchester. We hear that Colonel Mosby, as usual,