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HEAD QUARTERS, DEPART' 
 
 Tupelo, Miss., July 8th, } 
 
 GENEBAL ORDERS, 
 No. 94. 
 
 The following regulations for the Subsistence Department, arc published for 
 
 the information and government of all connected with the Forces. 
 
 THE RATIO 
 
 I. From this date, until otherw; the component parts of the ration 
 
 issued, will be ns follows : 
 
 . to the ration, - - - - 
 
 Salt or Fresh Beef, " i pounds* 
 
 Flofb ob Corn Id ;: u», " - - - M 
 
 or II \r.i< l; M - - - - l pound. 
 
 to H»0 ration-, - - - - • 
 
 or Rice (in lieu of beans or peas), - 10 pounds, 
 
 Coffee, to 100 rations, . . _ 
 
 : •• 
 
 _SUG - r -. 
 
 S },\ _..--.- ,, U ;irt -yf 
 
 Vine - ^ 
 
 Soap, ----- i pounds. 
 
 Salt. " - - - - - -3 quart-. 
 
 Spebm Caxd'ls," - l pound, 
 
 or Stab " - - - - ' \ pounds. 
 
 or T \li.ow. " - - - - - i '; 
 
 L\i:i> I.-,., be drawn once in each week in lieu of 
 
 Bonn ition, 
 
 Pork or Bacon, two daysin seven. 
 Fresh or Salt Beef, five dais in seven. 
 Extra 'resh Vegetables when practicable. 
 
 The Commutation price of a ration, until further i be Tweni 
 
 Cents. 
 
 [ S S D £ S . 
 
 1. Whenever practicable, or required by the Chief of Subsistence of th< 
 partment, Briqadi will draw 
 
 pot. for peri if a time, fi i 
 
 solidated provision returns, (see form No. 14. & fyingthe nu- 
 
 mcrical strength of each regiment drawn I letail the number of rati 
 
 quired. These returns will ale Brigade and R g- 
 
 imental Hospital*, for ordinary wastage, and officers, and must 
 
 amount ofai rally on hand from prev . or by purchase, to be de- 
 ducted from total amount required. 
 
 2. The number of officers, and officer./ servants, actually employed, shoul 
 stated in a separate line on each return. 
 
 3. Consolidated Provision Returns for a Brigade, besides the usual certi- 
 ficate of its . must receive the approval of the Commandant of the Bri- 
 gade, who shall also certify that the return has been examined, compare] with the 
 morning report, nnd fmind con 
 
4. The returns of Companies, Battalions, or Regiments, detached from Sri 
 gades, mnst be examined, compared and certified to bj the Division Commissary, 
 or Chief Commmissary of the Corps, when practicable ; when not practicable, bytha 
 Commandant of the detached forces; who shall also certify to the fact of detach 
 ment, and that rations have not been drawn for them for the period specified. 
 
 T*. When a Company, Battalion, or Regiment is detached, a certificate should 
 be given by the Brigade or other Commissary by whom their last supplies were 
 drawn, to the Commandant of the detached forces, specifying to what date he had 
 drawn for it. 
 
 6. "Whenever practicable, the companies of a detached regiment, or battalion, 
 should draw together, upon a consolidated provision return, examined and certi- 
 fied to as above required. 
 
 7. Company Commanders, on making out their provision returns, will append 
 a certificate setting forth that the number of men included, corresponds actual) 
 with the number of men present in camp. 
 
 8. All provision returns will be sent to tho office of Chief Depot Commiss 
 for examination, and, whenever practicable, on the day before the issue will be re- 
 quired. 
 
 9. General officer, the Field and Staff, detached or General Hospitals, troops 
 in transitu, employees in the several Departments, and others unattached to Bri- 
 gades, entitled to purchase or draw rations, will be supplied from Post or Distribu- 
 ting Depots. 
 
 10. Issues to Brigade Commisaries for sales to officers, will be confined to on* 
 full ration per day to each officer, and one full ration for each officer's servant, ac- 
 tually employed as such. 
 
 11. In issuing to Brigade Commissaries, deliveries will be made in bulk or un- 
 broken packages, approximating conveniently to the amount required. 
 
 12. To avoid multiplicity of accounts with the Treasury, Regimental Com- 
 missaries attached to Brigades, will not receive or issue in bulk, but only from 
 Brigade Commissaries for distribution to Companies. 
 
 13. Outstanding debts contracted under orders of superior officers, will, if 
 
 Enu-tieable, be paid by the purchasing officer, from funds held by or transferred to 
 iin for that purpose, on vouchers approved by the officer under whose order the 
 debts were contracted or purchase made. 
 
 14. Disbursing Officers, or agents of the Subsistence Department, connected 
 with this army, will, on the first of each month, forward to the Chief of Subsistence 
 copies of their monthly Summary Statement of Funds, and a list of their purchases 
 for the preceding month. 
 
 II. All orders in any way conflicting with the foregoing Regulations aro revoked 
 
 from this date. 
 
 By command of General Bragg. 
 
 THOMAS JORDAN, 
 
 Chief of Stati 
 
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