. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . the duties of staff-officers of hiscommand. In the performance of this task he assigned to aprovost-marshal-general a class of duties which had not he-fore in our service been defined and grouped under the man-agement of a special department. Among these duties werethe suppression of marauding and the depredations on privateproperty, the preservation of good order, the prevention ofstraggling, the suppression of gambling houses or other estab-lishments prejudicial to good order and discipline, and the su-pervision of hotels, saloon
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . the duties of staff-officers of hiscommand. In the performance of this task he assigned to aprovost-marshal-general a class of duties which had not he-fore in our service been defined and grouped under the man-agement of a special department. Among these duties werethe suppression of marauding and the depredations on privateproperty, the preservation of good order, the prevention ofstraggling, the suppression of gambling houses or other estab-lishments prejudicial to good order and discipline, and the su-pervision of hotels, saloons, and places of resort and amusementgenerally. To this officer was also entrusted the duty of mak-ing searches, seizures, and arrests, the custody of deserters fromthe opposing forces and of prisoners of war, the issuance ofpasses to citizens, and the hearing of complaints of citizens. From this long list of important duties it is obvious thatthe provost-marshal partook of the character both of a chiefof police and of a magistrate. When an army was actively.
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