May 24, 1863, Mobile Register And Advertiser
Our exchanges frequently record romantic incidents connected with the war, but we have seen none better than the following, which we clip from the Nashville Dispatch:
Dep’t of Cumberland,
May 17, 1863.
General: The general commanding directs me to call your attention to a flagrant outrage committed in your command, a person having been admitted inside of your lines without a pass and in violation of orders. The case is one which calls for your personal attention, and the general commanding directs that you deal with the offending party, or parties, according to law.
The medical directory reports that an orderly sergeant in Brigadier General ______’s division was to-day delivered of a baby, which is in violation of all military law, and of the army regulations. No such case has been known since the days of Jupiter.
You will apply the proper punishment in this case, and a remedy to prevent a repetition of the act.
The above, says the Dispatch, is a copy of a genuine letter, emanating from the headquarters of that rigid disciplinarian, General Rosecrans.