That hereafter all persons found within our lines who commit acts for the benefit of the enemies of our country, will be tried as spies or traitors, and, if convicted, will suffer death. This order includes the following classes of persons:
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The habit of declaring sympathies for the enemy will no longer be tolerated in the department. Persons committing such offences will be at once arrested, with a view to being tried as above stated, or sent beyond our lines into the lines of their friends.
Any kind of opposition to the war — such as that expressed by the Copperheads peace movement — was considered sympathy to the enemy, and the order was immediately used as justification to arrest Ohio Representative Vallandigham, a prominent leader in the movement (in fact, he was arrested for criticizing the order itself) and to try him in a military court.
Burnside’s order inspired a political campaign song that mentioned Clement Vallandigham:
O, brothers, don't forget the time When Burnside was our fate, And laws were superseded By order 38. Then like a free-born western man, Our Val spoke bold and true, O, when he’s chosen governor What will poor Burnside do. Wont he skedaddle, As he’s well used to do.[2]
Referencesedit
^George Henry Porter (1911). Ohio Politics During the Civil War Period. Columbia UP. p. 159.
^p. 177, Porter, George Henry. Ohio Politics During the Civil War Period. NY, NY, 1911.
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General Order Number 38
Vallandigham arrest and trial
January 01, 1970
general, order, number, issued, american, union, general, ambrose, burnside, april, 1863, during, american, civil, while, burnside, commanded, department, ohio, among, other, issues, order, attempted, make, illegal, criticize, within, that, department, that, h. General Order Number 38 was issued by American Union general Ambrose Burnside on April 13 1863 during the American Civil War while Burnside commanded the Department of the Ohio Among other issues the order attempted to make it illegal to criticize the war within that Department 1 That hereafter all persons found within our lines who commit acts for the benefit of the enemies of our country will be tried as spies or traitors and if convicted will suffer death This order includes the following classes of persons The habit of declaring sympathies for the enemy will no longer be tolerated in the department Persons committing such offences will be at once arrested with a view to being tried as above stated or sent beyond our lines into the lines of their friends Any kind of opposition to the war such as that expressed by the Copperheads peace movement was considered sympathy to the enemy and the order was immediately used as justification to arrest Ohio Representative Vallandigham a prominent leader in the movement in fact he was arrested for criticizing the order itself and to try him in a military court Burnside s order inspired a political campaign song that mentioned Clement Vallandigham O brothers don t forget the timeWhen Burnside was our fate And laws were supersededBy order 38 Then like a free born western man Our Val spoke bold and true O when he s chosen governorWhat will poor Burnside do Wont he skedaddle As he s well used to do 2 References edit George Henry Porter 1911 Ohio Politics During the Civil War Period Columbia UP p 159 p 177 Porter George Henry Ohio Politics During the Civil War Period NY NY 1911 External links editGeneral Order Number 38 Vallandigham arrest and trial Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title General Order Number 38 amp oldid 1081563147, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
