Summary:
In early June, 1864, Union forces occupied Staunton, VA. In this dispatch, the Union Provost Marshall stationed in Staunton notifies General William Averell of guidelines for troops while in and near town. Averell is asked to post guards to prevent marauding, see that all soldiers entering town have a pass, and to send officers with men coming to town to shoe their horses.

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Brig.-Gen. AVERELL,
Cmdg. Cavalry Division:

Staunton, Va.,

June 8, 1864.

GEN.:

You will see that all private property and dwellings in the vicinity of your camp has a guard, to prevent soldiers from marauding. No soldier will be allowed to enter the town without a pass from division headquarters. When horses are sent into town to be shod they must be sent under the charge of a commissioned officer.

By order of Maj.-Gen. Hunter:

D. H. HARKINS,
Maj. and Acting Provost-Marshal-Gen.

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Bibliographic Information : Letter Reproduced from The War of The Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Volume 37, Serial No. 70, Pages 607, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.