Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office, 
Richmond, Dec. 11, 1863. 
GENERAL ORDERS, \ 
No. 162. i 
I. Quartermasters at posts will afford all the accommodation in their 
power to persons in charge of stock, traveling under the orders of officers 
of Lt. Col. A. H. Cole’s department. Forage and shelter for the animals 
and subsistence for the men will be furnished by them upon the requisi- 
tion of any officer, or of his authorized agent, of Col. Cole’s department, 
who will receipt for the same. 
11. To prevent claims for commutation of rations which may have 
been previously drawn, surgeons in charge of hospitals will endorse on the 
furlough of enlisted men who leave a hospital on furlough, a statement 
of the number of days and the dates he has drawn rations for the enlisted 
men. 
order. 
S. COOPEE, 
Adjutant and Inspector General.