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HEADQUATlTFTtS. AnMYTvNN., 
 
 Mcar .(Jici! ali'iii." N. C, 
 Aliil'iT, l-n/i 
 
 Qcprrsl Older, No. 18 ] 
 
 IJj t)ic t«Tr. B of a iiiilirary ronvcH- 
 
 tron ii;a«k' «<n tie 226 iial., bj Waj. 
 Gcfi'i \V. T. SliOMi.yM, U. S". A, and 
 Ocn.J. 1j Jol'iis'oii C. S. A., tlieiiflSi- 
 ec'fl :iim1 11 CD <•{' Hiis ;irii y a'.e fu iiiud 
 tluMiiSclves not to inkr ui» urnis aiiainst 
 the Umtni Sit.t< s u'liil pn-peiiy reliev- 
 ed tri>!ii tlmt <ib 1/ lioti, umi sicill re> 
 ciivr jjUiiiMiitics ffotii il.c TJii'teti Staiet 
 offic'-is i'g>ii:st UK les'.-it o by the Uni- 
 ted St.itcs aut hoi it its so hog !iR they 
 observe that ulliL'ntirxi and tl.u lawa ia 
 force whe>o »li«'y risiile. 
 
 Fur th ?e ubj<M:!s dupHc-tc tiiustor 
 rolh: \viil be ihtulu out imiuedi i(ely, 
 and after the di^tiibiri tn of the ueces- 
 eary p^j-eiv, the troi>ii8 will be marched 
 under their c«ffi6er8 to their r('>prctiT« 
 Stjncs, and f cie Le disbanded, all re- 
 taiiiin;:; private prof city. 
 
 The ohji-ctof tiiiseoii'-ention U paci- 
 ficatioM to tlie extci.t uf the suihoiity 
 of tlij cuuiHiand'^rs who Uiade it. — 
 Erents io Virginia vhich broke every 
 hjyv of succeM by war, iiiip««^d rn iLi 
 GcBcrnl !' duf. «;f savii gi.ur eountry 
 Lvm furiiicr dcv»i^Ullion aud our poo- 
 plj froui rvin. 
 
 J. Ji. JOHNSTON, Gena 
 
GEN. SHERMAN'S ORDER IN EEGARD TO 
 
 m MILiTARl COiWBNTION. 
 
 llKAi>\'rAi:iK»:.- Mimiakv Division ok tiik Mi^si^sipn, \ 
 In the l'*ic!<l, Ualeigli, X. C, April 27lh, 186i. J 
 
 8rK« lAL FlEI.U OUDKJI, ) 
 
 No. 05. j' 
 
 The Gcnoral Comin:in<lin^' announces a further KUitpcDsion of 
 hostilitio, ami a tiiial ugreiiiicnt with General Johnston, which 
 t.Tiniii.ilo the war as to the armies under liis oonimand, and the 
 couiiiry east id" the Ciiattilioochee. 
 
 t\)j>ies ofthe terms of ronveiitiuu will he furnished Major 
 i'.L'iuials SL-lioticid, Gillnioie, and Wilson, wiio are specially 
 eSarged with the execution ol' its details in the De|iartmont of 
 >oriii Carolina, l,)epartnicn1 ol' the South, and at Macon and 
 >Veslern (Georgia. 
 
 Caitt .lasner Myers, Ortlnance Dept. U. S. A., is hereby 
 (l">ign»teil to receive the arms, <fcc., at Greensboro', and any 
 t<;nnnaitding i»rticer <»f a post may receive the arms of auv de- 
 (aohiianr and !<ee that they are properly >jtored anil accounted 
 t-.r. 
 
 tieueial S.liofield will jirocnre at once the ueees^ai'y blanks, 
 a'ld siijiplv ill' Army CoinmaiidiTs, that uiuformity may prevail, 
 a;id L(real care* must be takrn that the terms and stipulations on 
 ( :i part be lidfilled witli the most scrupulous fidelity, whilst 
 liiose iniposiHl on t»ur hitherto enemies be leceived in a spirit 
 bteoining a brave and generous aitny 
 
 A.iiiv C'oiniiii'.dcrs may at once loan to the iiiliuhi tanls such of 
 ti.e i-apiiireil mules, horses, wa;rons, and vehirles as can he spared 
 fi- .m iniuu'diiitc use, and the Coniinanding (generals of Armies 
 niav issue piovisioiis, auinnds. and any public >upplies thatcau be 
 .••pared. I'l iclicve picsent wants, and to onc(;uiage the inhabitMUts 
 •t'li-i'iiow tlxir pt'iK-fful pursuits, and to restore the relations of 
 friendship aiiioiii! ojr f llow-citizens and countrynvjn. 
 
 l-'..ra"iii;^ vvill forthwith cease, and when necessity or loui; marches 
 c<» upel the laUiii;,' of lor;ige, provisions, or any kind ol private prop- 
 er! v. ecMipeiisati.in will heniaduon the spot, or, whei: the disburs- 
 ing iillieersare not provided with funds, vouchers will he jjiven in 
 proper form. p.i\ ahl(*'at the nearest Military Depot. 
 
 [U ..nier * Maj. Geu'l. W. T. SlJKKMAN. 
 
 1>. M. Dayton, A. A. Gen'l. 
 
 I h:\KCirAKTKKs, Akmv Tennessee, "I 
 Near (ireenslK)ro, N. C. [■ 
 
 April 28th, l8«i.'). ) 
 A True Cop v. 
 
 KiM.ocM 1''alco.meu, a. A. General. 
 
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