(CIVIL WAR MARYLAND) Thomas H Ruger Broadside establishing

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(CIVIL WAR--MARYLAND.) Thomas H. Ruger. Broadside establishing Union military law in fortified Frederick, Maryland. Letterpress broadside, 14 1/2 x 11 inches, signed in type by Ruger as colonel and provost marshal at the "Head-Quarters, City Guard"; folds, minor tape repairs, 2 small cello tape stains. Frederick, MD: Schley, Haller & Co., 16 December 1861

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Frederick, MD, not far east of Harper's Ferry, was never far from the front lines, and generally had a strong Union garrison. This broadside sets forth the rules under military occupation, mostly but not entirely for the regulation of the troops. Soldiers are to be arrested if found in town after sundown or without a pass, and are not permitted to gather in saloons or bring liquor into camp. As for civilians, "all persons are forbidden to drive or ride in the streets in a fast or reckless manner," and saloon-keepers who get soldiers drunk "will be considered as keepers of disorderly houses and treated accordingly." No other examples traced at auction, in OCLC, or elsewhere.