Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-16
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 81.
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH DIVISION, !
ARMY OF tbs TENNESSEE,
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HEADQUARTERS FIFTH DIVISION, \
ARMY THs TENEESslass
MEMPHIS, August s, 1861
InAsmuch by Law Of Congress- recently enacted
Presden of the United States is authorized to receive
and 10y tbs labor Of slaves or fugtves from sayary;
and such fugtves coming camps seeking pro-
lection the following viii be observed at and near
Memphis until the President prescribes Others when
these will necessarily be superseded and made conform
to tbs pleasure of the President.
l. All abIe bodied negroes who apply for work at Fort
Pickering will be received and put work by the Eng
in charge, Captain Hopper; the of
and slaves registered. with date of of
work and general description by which the negroes
be known. such negroes will be entitled raions to be
drawn Provision sinilsr those used for
soldiers and vii be supplied with necessary clothing. and
tobacco at the rate Of pound per month An Mt
will be opened with each negro, and his wages will be
charged with the value Of the clothing and tobacco; bat
wages viii be paid until the courts determine whether
the negre be tree. The negroes employed the
fort working aboreTs and will be al owed to return
their misesses the close Of any week,
hut masters misresse5 be allowed enter the
fort in search of their slaves because is improper that
any not belonging the garrison should enter Fort
Pickering, follow its lines and bitches the out
side. list of negroes employed viii be kept head
quarters, which may be by parties interested.
II. The Post ouartermaster, Captain Fitch will in hike
employ fierce of about hundred negroes
Of those who apply to him for work, he may,
casons take by force when be thinks it absolutely
say have increased force work the levee loading
and unloading steamboats, boats and such like abOr
list whom similar that referred to in paragraph l.
will be kept by the Quartermaster, and copy sent to
headquarters for reference These viii like mar ner be
entitled to rsous necessary clothing tobacco but
the pay must be reserved until the proper judicial bu.
nails de ermine to whom such labor and wages belong
III. Division ouartermAsters may employ fugitves to
drive teams and attend horses mules keep
ing accounts under the of their department
applicable to persons and articles employed aud hired
and subject the condition of paragraph this order
this list Of parsons employed headquarters
for reference. The number Of negroes hired not to
exceed per team, and every span Of animals
herded or stabbed.
". The commanders Of regiments may cause to be en-
ployed cooks and company teamsers not to exceed
Eve per and per regiment for extra wagons
and I've for stand gons in ALL sixty five per regiment
which negroes shall be borne the muster rolls and
supplied with provisions and clothing soldiers but in
case will they bear the uniform. The
osarterma of the Division will supply the Regiments
ouartsrmasters With clothing suitable for such negroes
Of which will be kept separate and distinct
from of the soldiers negroes must be KEEP, TO
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wages must remain open and unsettled the order 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 the absence of instructions from his superior
officers he will be governed in all arising under
these complicated questions. 1t is neithe his duty
his pleasure disturb the relation slave
that for the courts which, having been destroyed here
BY enemy, imperative for the present. in the
due ef there must and will be tribunals
established here that will judge and decds In cases whch
have already arisen may arise, under the laws and
Constitution Of the United States Then loyal masters
will their and the wages tLsy earned
during their temporary by the military authorities
but it understood that all masters ~ho open
tty 70 the Constitution of their country will lose their
Slaves the title to ch only exists force of that very
| Constitution they seek to destroy.
no influence mgst be used entce slaves frs their
and IL fugitfves desre Their masters
they will be permitted do so, but other hand
undue persuasion will be permitted to recover
such fugitive property.
onoers Of the amy, from to Lieutsaauts must
employ such fugtives servants The
provides each officer distinct pay servant and
this ample for tbs hire of freeman. Were to
miscOnsrued whereas, their employment BY the Cover
s in pursuance of law Ia c ary within the rules
Of war, and will increase effective BY the mum.
Der of negroes 50 employed.
By order Of Major General W. 7. Sherman.
/ J. H. HAMMOND,
| auglo-lw Assistant Adjutant General.