Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-17
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 81.
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH DIVISION, !
ARMY OF HE TESSEssKE,

REaDQUAhIGhc NV
ARMY HE TESSKssKE,
MRMPHIs, August 8, 1861.
1nasmuch as by law of Congress- recently enacted the
President of the United authorized receive
and emf 10y the labor of slaves ngtiv from slavery
and such fugitives coming camps seeking pro-
lection, the following rules will be observed at and
Memphis until the President prescribes Others when
these viii necessarily be superseded and made conform
to the pleasure of the President.
~ able bodied negroes who apply for work at Fort
w. ' received and put to work by the Engi-
heet IN ehA GO o@P' Hoeprer; the names of owners
and slaves registered, with ~ - oorr,.n.a,.n. -
work, and general description by go. can
be known. such negroes will be entitled to ratf6as.h =
on Provision returns similar those used for
soldiers and viii be supplied with necessary clothing, and
tobacco at the rate pound per month An
will be opened with each negro, and his Wages viii be
charged with the value Of the clothing and tobacco but
wages viii be paid until the determine whether
the negro free. The negroes employed the
fort working laborers and will be allowed to return
to their or the close any week,
but masters msresse5 cannot be allowed enter the
fort ia search of their slaves, because it improper that
any not belonging the garrison should enter Fort
Pickering follow its lines and bitches the out
side list of negroes employed will be kept at head
quarters, which may be by parties interested.
II. The Post ouartermaster, Captain Fitch, will in like
of those who apply him for work, or he may, on
casons take by force when he thinks it absolutely
sary have increased force work the levee loading
and unloading steamboats, coal boats and such like abor
list of whom similar to that referred paragraph
will be kept by the Quartermsster, and copy to
headquarters for reference. These will like mar be
entitled raons necessary clothing and tobacco but
the pay must be reserved until the PROF. judicial tbu
nails de ermne whom such labor and wages belong.
III. Division Quarermasters may employ fugitives
drive teams and attend to horses, mules cattle keep
ing under the rules of their department
applicable to persons and articles employed and hired
and subject to the condition of paragraph of this order
this t of persons poyed be to headquarters
for reference The number o. negroes hired not to
exceed one team and to every six span of animals
herdcd or stabbed.
". The commanders of regiments may cause to be
ployed cooks and company teamsters. exceed
I'VE per company and ten per regiment for wagons
and five for stand lgons in ALL sixty per regiment
which negroes shall be borne the muster rolls
supplied with provisions and clothing soldiers
case will they bear the uniform. The
Qsarterma of the Division will supply the Regiments
Quarsrmasters with clothing suitable such negroes
of which will be kept separate AID distinct
the soldiers These negroes must be Kept 10
their appropriate duties and place. and the question Of
wages must remain open and unsettled until the orders of
the President received until fixed by subsequent
regulations.
V. The Commanding General here thinks proper to
make knswn to the people Of Memphis the principles by
which, in tine absence of instructions from his superior
officers, he will be governed in all arising u0der
these complicated questions 1t is neithe his duty nor
his pleasure disturb the relation of and slave
that is for the courts which, having been destroyed here
by enemy, imperative for the present,
due Of there and will be tribunals
established here that will judge and decide which
have already arisen may arise, under the laws and
Constitution of the United States. Then loyal masters
will their slaves and the wages they have
during their temporary by the military authorities
but it is understood that all Who open hos
tty the Constitution of their country will lose their
slaves title ch only exists by that very
Constitution they seek to destroy. -. .
No influence must be used to ence slaves frem their
masters if fugive desire to Their masters
they will be permitted to do So but the other hand
no force or undue persuasion will be permitted to
such fugitive property.
Officers of the army from Generals to Leutenants must
not employ such ugitives for The Government
provides each officer distinct pay fer his servant and
this ample for the hire Of freeman. Were to
poy such fugitves servants, motives would
msconsued Whereas their employment by the Govern
ment is in pursuance of law is c arly within the rules
Of war and will increase effective force by the num-
Der Of negroes employed.
By srder of Major General W. T. Sherman
J. II. HAMMOND,
sugl0-lw Assistant Adjutant General.