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, if any, male or female, and cause similar search to be made of such persons. By command of Major General Wallace. JOHN WOOLLEY, Lt. Col. & Pro. Marshal. To Lt. H. B. Smith, Asst. Provost Marshal. FILE XLIII. Camp Carroll rioting--Troops being mustered out. The muster out of troops and return to civil life of the men who had been hardened soldiers was attended with difficulties. The men often began to feel liberty while yet with arms in their hands, and rioting, the effect of too much "fire water" was frequent. Camp Carroll was a muster out rendezvous in the western end of Baltimore. Headquarters, Middle Department, 8th Army Corps. Baltimore, June 6, 1865. Lieut. Smith: I have sent four companies of infantry and a detachment of cavalry to report at Camp Carroll at once. They will be provided with ammunition. Find Colonel Johannes, 11th Md. Infantry, if you can, and direct him to take command of all reinforcements and enforce order in the Camp and neighborhood; if Colonel Johannes is not there, see the senior colonel at the Camp and impart the order to him. Brigadier General Lockwood has been ordered to proceed to Camp Carroll at once and take command. Please report state of affairs from time to time. By command of Major General Wallace. SAM'L B. LAWRENCE, A. Adjutant General. Headquarters, Middle Department, 8th Army Corps. June 6, 1865. Lt. Smith: Send all the Cavalry you have to spare at once to report to the Commanding Officer, 11th Md. Infantry at Camp Carroll. Read the order I have written to him. Keep the three orders I wrote to General Lockwood and C. O. Federal Hill, and if you do not need them to-night, return them to me in the morning. Send the order at once to Commanding Officer, 11th Md. If anything serious occurs to-night send an orderly to me. Yours, &c., SAM'L B. LAWRENCE, A. Adjutant General. Headquarters, Middle Department, 8th Army Corps. Provost Marshal's Office. Baltimore, June 6, 1865. Colonel: I have the honor to report in the case of the disturbance at and near Camp Carroll this evening. I proceeded to the spot, assisted by Capt. Jones and Lt. Smyth with their commands. I arrested s
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