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24 1875 or whether he should be treated in Hospital or in Quarters, A Commanding Officer who issues an order which prohibits or impedes the exercise of that privilege and duty assumes a very great responsibility, unjust and hurtful if not fatal to the sick and damaging to the best interest of those service. The Medical Officer in this case was wrong only in disobeying the order of his superior Officer which as a Physician he could not conscientiously avoid doing which the case apparently demanded and from which he should be relieved from censure. His proper course was on the receipt of G.O. No 17 to refer it immediately to higher authority and appeal to be relieved from its operation. It is recommended that G.O. No 17 Hq. Ft Bliss, Tx. July 24 1872 be revoked at the earliest moment practicable. Respectfully returned to the Medical Director of the Dept. It is thought entirely proper for the Comdg Officer of a Post to prescribe within the limits of regulations and orders on the subject the manner in which the sick of his command be brought before the Medical Officer. His orders on the subject however, should be made in the interest of the sick and not to embarrass the ready communication with the Medical Officer. Except in case of accidental or sudden emergency the Sick Book shoud [sic] accompany every man sent to ^the Medical Officer.

Dec 19 3 Encl. D.T. Dec 20, 72

By Command of General Augur, Sgd G. B. Russels A. A. A. Genl.

A.G.O

Endorsement on copy of dispatch from Council Agent of U.S. at Piedras Negras, Mexico, relative to an assault on the Mexican village of La Resurrecion by Texans, and of the report of the organization of another band for the purpose of unknown into Mexico. M 162 D.T. 72.

Received bk from the C.O. Ft Richardson Dec. 3, 1872 attention invited to enclosed report and papers.

1978 Respectfully returned to the A.G.O this Div. Hq . The fact of this raid into Mexico and the circumstances connected therewith were reported by me at the time it occurred "A" Company was immediately sent to San Felipe where it still remains It being reported that preparations were making for another raid into that country, I directed Commanding officers along the lines of the Rio Grande to prevent its being carried into effect. Nothing at present indicates a pobable [sic] recurrence of similar outrages. But the people along that frontier