Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-26
SAMUEL SAWYER,
Editor and Proprietor.
GENERAL ORDERS no. 81.
HrApcU AR1KaS. FIFTH ngFISEoE, @al
sHSK OF IHR TEsNEssEzs
MEEgHrs, August s, I6C2.

mEx-zTs, Augass s, 1862
Inaznuch as by Ia n Congress recently enaesed, the
Pressden or the Initial States 4 s1skozized to receive
and en- 10y the lsbsr slaves frgtiyes from saEery;
and sns fogitiyes eoEng 70 Ger camps seeking pro
tecisp the following VII b observed AZ sHd ntar
Memphis until The Preside-t rrsseribes tthsrs' ~Ssa
these vili neeety L. superseded and ads fe coafaEu
20 shs plea=urs Of ths President e9
T. All acle tdisd Esgroes who apply fE WORK al Fort
Picsssinr vii Be rcsyed ad put 70 wcTk by The Eng-
nser In sres Captain HcepEeri TIE names Of cwneTs
and slaves registered with date of commencement Of
work and geuefs description ty Which the negroes can
be known hzch Resross will % entitled 70 ratons TO b
drawn on Provision similar to those used Tor
soldiers ami wi e supplied vita necessary oiothng and
tobacco at The pound pr nozth An sceO mt
viii be opened with each negro, aud hs wasss viii be
charged with the au q The G thing and toSseooi but
no wages win Be paid until the courts dstsrnne vhsther
the negre be save The negroes employed On tie
sos are workirg - aboreIs and viii b 81 owed to return
10 their masters or Al te eOss q any week,
Lut masters or nisese, cannot he allowed 10 enter the
fort in search Vi their Slaves because is i-9roper that
any one not belonging the srTon should elts- Fort
Pickerfnx or even follow ard bitches the out
sde list Of nsgres omplOysi VII b KEEP; at head
quarters which may Be seen by paT..ss interes ted
H. Ts Post onarterssster, CAPTAIN Fitch, viii in like
employ -rce Of about hundred negroes out
Of thJse who apply h for work, or hs may, en- oc
casions tax by fIce thinks II absolutely nsces
sary to have an 1caed free the eyes. loading
and unloading steaaoats oI beat. such like labori
Let whom similar 10 that referred TO in garagFagh u
will be kept by ths oEsTttraster, and copy seHt to
headquarters efsrepcc These viii in kemasner be
entea to rations necessary clothing and tobacco, but
the pay must be reserved until the ro judicial tribu-
nsls de esuins to whom lsbcr and Wages belong.
III. DIVISION Quarts matters may employ fugtives to
drive teams attend ses, mules cattle Keep
ing accurate accounts under the ttei department
applicable persons articles employed aud hired
and subct to tho coudilioa OF paragraph CT this order
ais LET o persons employed to ke sOnt 10 headquarters
for rsfereaoe The number negroes hired sot to
exceed per team, ami 70 every six span Of animals
! herded OF abled.
" Tho commanders Of regiments may cause to be I'm.
poyed cocks and company teas.srs, lot % exceed
ave rer company and per reert far extra wag
aud ave for stand sors in ALL sixty FIVE per regiment,
which negroes shall bs borne the muster rolls, and
supplied with pr visions and clothing soldiers bur il
n, case i'll they b ar arms the uniform The
Of the Division will supply the Regiments
Quartsrmasers with clothing suitable for such negroes
Cf Shch will bo kept feparsts ard distinct
from that of the soldiers Thsse ngrces DO kept
appropriate duties and place, aud quesoa
wages remain open and unsettled until tue order Of
the President received Until hxed by subsequent
! regulations
| " The Commanding General here thinks proper 10
knswn people Of Memphis the principles by
which, Of Instructions from his superior
ocers, he will be governed in all aTlsiug 1dsI
thsse c,mpcatsd qaesncns 1t Is neithe his duty noI
ais pleasure to relation OF master and slave
caurs which, having been destroyed here
by enemy imperative for the present. thu
due ourse sf events there aad will be tribunals
established here that viii adge and decd IN eases whif
have already arisen nsy arise, under the laws
onstituiioa Of he United ssates Ih=u Icyal MASTER
viii recover their and the vags tsy have sarnst
iurirg their temporary 5y the ntsIy auths tiles
out it Is understood that al masters ha Ii open hos
tlty OonsIita in, countiy VIII loss thsi
slaves the tale ich only eists BY Of fhat
Constitution they ssek destroy.
No influence be used en- ice slaves foin tbei
masters aud fagiives desire to return ther master
hey will be permitted to do So but on the other hand
no force or undue persuasion will be permitted TO
saSh fugitive property.
officers Of the Amy from Generals to LeueRaIts
not employ cu,h Ggitives INC ;3overn1pes
proyiees each oioer distiue pay f5c his servant.
this is ample for h. bire Of freeman. Were 70 eu
ploy sach fugityes IS servants, our motives would
isoonstrued Whereas their employment by the ovozr
men. ia in pursuance Of law, is c sriy within the ru
Of war and will increase effective force by the nun
Dor of negroes SO employed.
BY srder Of Major General ". 7. Sherman.
J. II. HAMNOED,
a,rIO. Assistant ASiutapt General