Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-12
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 81.
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH DIVISION, !
ARM OF The TENNESSEE,
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HEADQUARTERS FIFTH DIVISION.
ARAT OF The TENNESSEE,
MKsPHIs, August 8, 1852.
Inasmuch by Law of Congress- recently enacted the
PresdeA of the United States authorized receive
and emf 10y the labor slaves fugtives slavery;
and such fugityes coming camps seeking pro-
lection, the following rules will be observed and near
Memphis until the President prescribes Others when
these viii necessarily be superseded and made conform
to the pleasure Of the President
l. All able bodied negroes who apply for work at Fort
Pickering win be received and put to work by the EnC
in charge, Captain HOepner the names Of owners
and slaves registered, with date of commencement of
work. and general description by which the negroes can
be known such negroes will be entitled ratons to be
drawn Provision returns similar to those used for
soldiers, and vii be supplied with necessary clothing and
tobacco at the OF pound per MONTH An
will be opened with each Negro, and his wages will be
charged with the value Of the clathing and tobacco but
no wages viii be paid until the courts determine whether
the negrl be free The negroes employed on the
fort working sborers and will be allowed to return
ther mstrssses the close Of any week,
Int masters misresel cannot be allowed enter the
m in search Of their slaves because improper that
any not belonging the garrison should enter Fort
Pickering, follow its lines and bitches the
side list Of negroes employed will be kept head
quarters, which may be by parties interested.
H. The Post Quartermaster, Captain Fitch will in like
manner employ fierce Of about hundred negroes
Of those who apply to him for work. or he may on &C.
casiOns take by force when he thinks absolutely neees
to have increased force work on the levee loading
and unloading steamboats, coal boats and such like labor
list OF whom similar to that referred paragraph l.
viii be kept by the Quartermaster aud copy sent to
headquarters for reference. These will like mar ner be
entitled to rations, clothing and tobacco but
the pay must be reserved until the proper Judicial rbu
nails de ermiue to whom such labor and wages belong
Ill Division Quartermasters may employ fugitves to
drive teams and attend to horses mules and cattle keep
ing accounts under the their department
applicable persons and articles employed and hired
and subict to the condition of paragraph Of this order
this list of employed be headquarters
for reference The number Of negroes hired rot to
exceed per team, and every span of animals
herded stabbed.
" The commanders of regiments may cause to be EN-.
ployed cooks and company Transfers not to exceed
hve per company and ten per regiment for wagons
and i've for stand in ALL sixty per regiment
which negroes shall be borne the muster rolls and
supplied with provisions and clothing soldiers but in
will they bear or wear the uniform The
QSarterma ter of the Division will supply the Regiments
Quartermasters with clothing suitable for such negroes
Of which will be kept separate and distinct
from that of the soldiers These negroes must be kent to
their appropriate duties place. and the question of
wages open unsettled until the orders of
the President received until fixed by subsequent
regulations.
V. The Commanding General here thinks proper to
make knewn to the people of Memphis the principles by
which, in absence of instructions from his superior
officers he will be governed in all arising under
these complicated questions. 1t is neithe his duty nor
his pleasure to disturb the relation of and slave
that for the courts which, having been destroyed here
by enemy imperative for the present. the
due sf events there and will be tribunals
established here that will judge and decide in which
have already arisen may arse under the laws and
Constitution of the United States Then loyal masters
will their slaves and the wages they
during their temporary by the military authorities
y the Constitution of their country will lose their
slaves the title to WI ch only exists by force that very
Constitution they seek to destroy.
No influence must be used entice slaves from their
masters and if ugyes desire return to Their masters
they will be permitted to do SO, but the other hand
force undue persuasion will be permitted
| such fugitive property.
Officers of the army from Generals to Lieutenans must
not employ such fugyes for servants The Government
provides to each ocer distinct pay for his servant and
this is ample for the hire of freeman Were to en-
misoonstrued whereas, their employment by Govern
ment in of law, is elsary within the rules
of war; and will increase effective force by the
Der of negroes employed.
By srder of Major General W. 7. Sherman
J. II. HAMMOND,
/ aug10-lw Assistant Adjuant General