the people losing their liberties; we all know that to be the cry of demagogues, and none but the ignorant will listen to it. All intelligent men know that our people are too for advanced in the scale of religion, civilization, education and freedom to allow any power on earth to interfere with their liberties; but the same advancement in these great characteristics of our people teaches them to make all necessary sacrifices for their country when an emergency requires. They will support the constituted authorities of the Government, whether they agree with them or not. Indeed, the army itself is a part of the people, and is so thoroughly educated in the love of civil liberty, which is the best guarantee for the permanence of our republican institutions, that it would itself be the first to oppose any attempt to continue the exercise of military authority after the establishment of peace by the overthrow of the rebellion. No man on earth can lead our citizen soldiery to the establishment of a military despotism, and no man living would have the folly to attempt it. To do so, would be to seal his own doom. On this point, there can be no ground for apprehension on the part of the people. It is said that we can have peace if we lay down our arms. All sensible men know this to be untrue. Were it so, ought we to be so cowardly as to lay them down until the authority of the Government is acknowledged? I beg to call upon the fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, relatives, friends and neighbors of the soldiers in the field to aid me in stopping this license and intemperate discussion, which is discouraging our armies, weakening the hands of the Government, and thereby strengthening the enemy. If we use our honest efforts, God will bless us with a glorious peace and a united country. Men of every shade of opinion have the same vital interest in the suppression of this rebellion; for, should we fail in the task, the dread horrors of a ruined and distracted nation will fall alike on all, whether patriots or traitors. These are substantially my reasons for issuing "General Order No. 38," my reasons for the determination to enforce it, and also my reasons for the arrest of Hon. C. L. Vallandigham, for a supposed violation of that Order, for which he has been tried. The result of that trial is now in my hands. In enforcing this Order, I can be unanimously sustained by the people, or I can be opposed by factious, bad men. In the former event, quietness will prevail; in the latter event, the responsibility and retribution will attach to the men who resist the authority, and the neighborhoods that allow it.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

A. E. BURNSIDE,* Major General Commanding Department of the Ohio.

ROSTER OF THE NINTH CORPS.

CORPS COMMANDERS.

AMBROSE E. BURNSIDE: Brevet Second Lieutenant, 2d Artillery, U. S. A., July 1, 1847; Second Lieutenant, 3d Artillery, Sept. 8, 1847; First Lieutenant, Nov., 1851; resigned Nov. 1,1853; Colonel 1st Rhode Island infantry (mustered into service) May 2, 1861; Brigadier General of Volunteers Aug. 6, 1861: Major General of Volunteers, Mar. 18, 1862; resigned April 15, 1865; Governor of Rhode Island May 29, 1866.

JESSE L. RENO: Brevet Second Lieutenant, ordnance department, U. S. A., July 1, 1846; Second Lieutenant Mar. 3, 1847; brevet First Lieutenant, Apr. 18, 1847; brevet Captain, Sept. 13, 1847; First Lieutenant, Mar. 3, 1853; Captain, July 1, 1860; Brigadier General Vols., Nov. 12, 1861; Major General Vols., Apr. 26, 1862; killed at South Mountain, Sept. 14,

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JACOB D. Cox: Brigadier General Vols., May 7, 1861; Major General Vols., Dec. 7, 1864; resigned Jan. 1, 1866; Governor of Ohio, Jan., 1866.

ORLANDO B. WILLCOX: Second Lieutenant 4th Artillery, U. S. A., July 1, 1847; First Lieutenant Apr. 30, 1850; resigned Sept. 10, 1857; Colonel 1st Michigan infantry, (mustered into service) May 1, 1861; wounded and taken prisoner at Bull Run, July 21, 1861; released Aug, 1862; Brigadier General Vols., July 21, 1861; brevet Major General Vols., Aug. 1, 1864 ; mustered out, Jan. 15, 1866.

JOHN SEDGWICK: Second Lieutenant 2d Artillery, U. S. A. July 1, 1837; First Lieutenant Apr. 19, 1839; brevet Captain, Aug. 20, 1847; brevet Major, Sept 13, 1847; Captain, Jan. 29, 1849; Major 1st Cavalry, Mar. 8, 1855; Lieutenant Colonel 2d Cavalry, Mar. 16, 1861; Colonel 4th Cavalry, Apr. 25, 1861; Brigadier General Vols., Aug. 13, 1861; brevet Briga. dier General, U. S. A., May 31, 1862; Major General Vols. July 4, 1862; killed at Spottsylvania May 9, 1864.

WILLIAM F. SMITH: Brevet Second Lieutenant, topographical Engineers, U. S. A., July 1, 1845; Second Lieutenant, July 14, 1849; Captain, July 1, 1859; Brigadier General Vols., Aug. 13, 1861; Major, Mar. 3, 1863; Major General Vols., Mar. 9, 1864; Mustered out Jan. 15, 1866; brevet Lieut. Colonel, brevet Colonel, brevet Brigadier General, U. S. A., Mar. 13, 1865.

JOHN G. PARKE: Second Lieutenant, topographical Engineers, U. S. A., July 1, 1849; First Lieutenant, July 1, 1856; Captain, Sept. 9, 1861; Brigadier General Vols., Nov. 23, 1861; Major General Vols., July 18, 1862; Major of Engineers, June 17, 1864; brevet Lieutenant Colonel, April 26, 1862; brevet Colonel, July 12, 1863; brevet Brigadier General, Mar. 13, 1865; brevet Major General, U. S. A., Mar. 13, 1865; mustered out Major General Vols., Jan'y 15, 1866.

ROBERT B. POTTER: Major 51st New York infantry Oct. 14, 1861; Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 29, 1861; Colonel, Sept. 10, 1862; Brigadier General Vols. Mar. 13, 1863; brevet Major General Vols. Aug. 1, 1864; Major General Vols. Sept. 29, 1865. Mustered out Jan. 15, 1866.

ASSISTANT ADJUTANTS GENERAL.

LEWIS RICHMOND: Captain, Assistant Adjutant General Vols., Sept. 13, 1861; Major, Apr. 28, 1862; Lieutenant Colonel, July 22, 1862; brevet Colonel, Aug. 1, 1864; brevet Brigadier General, Mar. 13 1865.

WILLIAM P. ANDERSON: Second Lieutenant 5th infantry, U. S. A., Aug. 5, 1861; First Lieutenant, Sept. 25, 1861; Captain Assistant Adjutant General, Sept. 15, 1862; resigned Mar. 18, 1864; brevet Major, Mar. 15, 1865.

EDWARD M. NEILL: Major, Assistant Adjutant General Vols., Mar. 11, 1863; resigned, Oct. 22, 1864: brevet Lieutenant Colonel, Aug. 1, 1864 ; brevet Colonel, Mar. 13, 1865.

GUSTAVUS M. BASCOM: Captain, Assistant Adjutant General Vols. Aug. 20, 1861; Major, Oct. 7, 1862; brevet Lieutenant Colonel; brevet Colonel, Nov. 4, 1865. With Gen. Cox.

ROBERT A. HUTCHINS: Captain, Assistant Adjutant General Vols. Sept. 7, 1862; wounded in the Wilderness May 6, 1864; brevet Major, Aug. 1, 1864. With Gen. Willcox.

DANIEL R. LARNED: Private Secretary to Gen. Burnside, Dec. 1, 1861; Captain, Assistant Adjutant General Vols., Mar. 13, 1863. brevet Major, Aug. 1, 1864; brevet Lieutenant Colonel, Mar. 13, 1865.

PHILIP M. LYDIG: Captain, Assistant Adjutant General Vols., Jan. 9, 1862; Major, Mar. 18, 1864; brevet Lieutenant Colonel, Dec. 2, 1864; brevet Colonel.

JOHN C. YOUNGMAN: Captain, Assistant Adjutant General Vols., July 25, 1864; brevet Major.

CHARLES E. MALLAM: Captain, Assistant Adjutant General Vols., Nov. 25, 1864; brevet Major.

NICOLAS BOWEN: Second Lieutenant, topographical Engineers, U. S. A., July 1, 1860; First Lieutenant, Aug. 6, 1861; Captain, Mar. 3, 1863; Lieutenant Colonel Vols., Jan. 23, 1863; brevet Major, brevet Colonel. With Gen. Potter.

SAMUEL WRIGHT: Captain, June 4, 1863; brevet Major, Dec. 2, 1864. With Gen. Potter.

ASSISTANT INSPECTORS GENERAL.

CHARES G. LORING, JR.: Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, Feb. 3, 1862; Lieutenant Colonel, Assistant Inspector General, July 22, 1862; brevet Colonel, Aug. 1, 1864; brevet Brigadier General Vols., Aug. 1, 1864; brevet Major General Vols., July 17, 1865. With the Ninth Corps through its entire term of service.

JACOB F. KENT: Second Lieutenant, 3d infantry, U. S. A., May 6, 1861; First Lieutenant, July 31, 1861, Captain, January 8, 1864; Lieutenant Colonel Vols., Assistant Inspector General, Jan. 1, 1863; brevet Colonel Vols., Oct. 19, 1864; brevet Major, brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. A., Mar. 13, 1865. With Gen. Willcox.

ORVILLE E. BABCOCK: Second Lieutenant, Engineers, U. S. A., May 6, 1861; First Lieutenant, Nov. 17, 1861; Captain, June 1, 1863: Lieutenant Colonel Vols., Assistant Inspector General, Jan. 23. 1863; brevet Colonel Vols., Feb. 24, 1865; brevet Major, brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. A., Mar. 13, 1865. Detailed as Engineer with Gen. Potter.

ROBERT H. I. GODDARD: Lieutenant Volunteer Aide de Camp, Sept. 20, 1862; Captain, Mar. 11, 1863; brevet Major, Aug. 4, 1864; brevet Lieutenant Colonel, April 2, 1865. Assistant Inspector General in last campaign.

MEDICAL DIRECTORS.

WILLIAM H. CHURCH: Surgeon Vols., Aug. 3, 1861; Medical Director, Department of North Carolina, Feb., 1862; Medical Director of Ninth Corps, July 22, 1862; resigned Oct. 26, 1863; brevet Lieutenant Colonel, Aug. 1, 1864; died Sept. 26, 1866.

JOHN E. McDONALD: Surgeon 79th New York, Jan. 22, 1862; Surgeon Vols., Apr. 13, 1863; Medical Director of Ninth Corps, Oct. 26, 1863; brevet Lieutenant Colonel, Aug. 1, 1864 resigned and appointed Surgeon in the regular army; died, 1866.

EDWARD B. DALTON: Surgeon 36th New York Infantry, Oct. 31, 1861; Surgeon Vols., Mar. 26, 1863; brevet Lieutenant Colonel, Mar. 13, 1865; brevet Colonel, Aug. 15, 1865.

HENRY W. RIVERS: Surgeon 1st Rhode Island, May 2, 1861; Surgeon 4th Rhode Island, Oct. 30, 1861; Brigade Surgeon, Mar. 8, 1862; Division Surgeon, July 25, 1862; Acting Medical Director Ninth Corps, Oct. 8, 1862; Medical Director Army of the Defences of Harper's Ferry, Oct. 17, 1862; Surgeon to Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Nov. 22, 1862; Headquarters Department of the Ohio, Mar. 25, 1863; Division Medical Inspector, Ninth Corps, July 1, 1863; Surgeon in Chief to Kautz's Cavalry Division, May 2, 1864; brevet Lieutenant Colonel, Mar. 13, 1865.

JAMES HARRIS: Assistant Surgeon 1st Rhode Island infantry, May 2, 1861; taken prisoner at Bull Run, July 21, 1861; Surgeon 7th Rhode Island Infantry, Sept. 6, 1862; brigade surgeon, division surgeon, medical inspector, medical director; brevet Lieutenant Colonel; mustered out of service June 9, 1865.

PATRICK A. O'CONNELL: Surgeon 28th Massachusetts infantry, Oct. 25, 1861; Surgeon of Vols., June 13, 1863; brevet Lieutenant Colonel; medical director. With Gen. Willcox.

W. W. HOLMES: Surgeon of Volunteers, Apr. 4, 1862; discharged Oct. 22, 1863. Medical director with Gen. Cox.

ENGINEERS.

ROBERT. S. WILLIAMSON: Second Lieutenant of Engineers, U. S. A., July 1, 1848; First Lieutenant, Apr. 30, 1856; Captain, August 6, 1861 ; brevet Major: Major, May 7, 1863.

ORLANDO M. POE: brevet Second Lieutenant of Engineers, U. S. A., July 1, 1856; Second Lieutenant, Oct. 7, 1856; First Lieutenant, July 1, 1861; Colonel 2d Michigan, Sept. 16, 1861; resigned Feb. 16, 1863; Captain, Mar. 3, 1863; brevet Colonel, Dec. 21, 1864; brevet Brigadier General, Mar. 13, 1865.

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JAMES ST. CLAIR MORTON: Second Lieutenant Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., July 1, 1851; First Lieutenant; Captain, Aug. 6, 1861; Major, 3, 1863; Brigadier General Vols., Nov. 29, 1862; discharged B. G., Nov. 7, 1863; killed in front of Petersburg, June 17, 1864. Engineer in chief Army of the Cumberland, May, 1862; Engineer in chief of Ninth Corps, May 18, 1864.

ORDNANCE OFFICERS.

DANIEL W. FLAGLER: Second Lieutenant, Ordnance, U. S. A., June 24, 1861; First Lieutenant Aug. 3, 1861; Captain, Mar. 3, 1863; brevet Major; brevet Lieutenant Colonel.

WILLIAM H. HARRIS: Brevet Second Lieutenant, Ordnance, U. S. A., June 24, 1861; Second Lieutenant, Aug. 3, 1861; First Lieutenant, Sept. 14, 1862; Captain, June 1, 1863; brevet Major, brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. A.; brevet Colonel, Aug. 1, 1864.

ORRIN M. DEARBORN: Second Lieutenant, 3d New Hampshire, Aug. 22, 1861; First Lieutenant, June 27, 1862; Captain, Dec. 15, 1863.

CHIEF OF CAVALRY.

WILLIAM P. SANDERS: Brevet Second Lieutenant, 1st Dragoons, U. S. A., July 1, 1856; Second Lieutenant, May 27, 1857; First Lieutenant, May 10, 1861; Captain, May 14, 1861; Colonel 5th Kentucky Cavalry, 1863; Brigadier General Vols.; mortally wounded in front of Knoxville, Nov. 18, 1863.