Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-19
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 81
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH DIVISION,
~ Army OF The TENNESSEE

HEADQUARTERS FIFTH DIVISION,
Ea ARMY The TENNESSEE,
MEMPHIS, August s. 1862.
Inasmuch by Law Of Congress- recently enacted the
President of the United States authorized to receive
and emf 10y the labor Of slaves fugtves from slavery
and such fugiyes cezning to camps seeking pro-
tsctioa the following rules will be observed at
Memphis until the President prescrihes Others when
these viii necessarily be superseded and made conform
20 the pleasure of the President.
l. All able bodied negroes who apply for work at Fort
Pickering will be received and put work by the Engi
in charge Captain Hoepner the names Of owners
and slaves registered, with date Of of
work. general description by which the negroes
known. such negroes will be entitled ations to be
drawn on Provision returns similar those used for
soldiers viii basupped with necessary clothing, and
tobacco the rate of pound per MONTH An account
win be opened with each negro, and his wages viii be
charged the value of The clothing and tobacco but
wages will be paid until the courts determine whether
the negro be ee The negroes employed the
fort working laboers AID will be allowed to return
their mstresses at the close Of any week.
but msresses be allowed enter the
fort in search of their slaves because tits improper that
any 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.
III. The Post ouartermaster Captain Fitch, will in like
manner employ about hundred negroes out
Of those who apply to him for work, or he may,
casons take by force when he thinks it absolutely
sary have increased force work the leyee loading
and unloading steamboats, coal boats and such like abor
of whom, similar to that referred in paragraph
viii be kept by the Qasrtermsster, and copy sent to
headquarters for reference. These will in like be
entitled to ratons necessary clothing and tobacco
pay be reserved until the proper judicial trbu
nails determine to whom such labor and wages belong.
ILL., Division Quartermasters may employ fugitives
drive and attend to horses mules and cattle keep
ing under the rules of their department
applicable to persons and articles employed and hired
and subject the condition of paragraph of this order
list of persons employed be to headquarters
for reference The number of negroes hired not to
per team and every six span of animals
/ herded or stabbed.
" The commanders of regiments may cause to be
ployed cooks and company Transfers not to exceed
per company and ten per regiment for extra wagons
and five for stand wagons: in ALL sxtyfve per regiment
which negroes shall be borne the muster rolls, and
supplied with provisions and clothing soldiers but in
| no will they bear arms wear the uniform. The
oaarterma the Division will supply the Regiments
Quarermasters with clothing suitable for such negroes
account of which will be kept separate and distinct
from that of the soldiers These negroes must be kept
appropriate duties and place, and the question
the President received until fixed by subsequent
| regulations.
v. The Commanding General here thinks proper to
make knswn the people of Memphis the principles by
which, in tine absence instructions from his superior
officers he will be governed in all arising under
these complicated questions 1t is neithe his duty nor
pleasure disturb the relation of master and slave
that courts, which, having been destroyed here
by our enemy imperative for the present. but in the
due course of and viii be tribunals
established that viii judge and decide which
have already arisen may arise, under the laws and
Constitution of the United States. Then loyal
during their temporary by the military authorities
is understood that all masters who in open hos
y the Constitution of their country will lose Their
slaves the title ch only exists by force of that very
/ Constitution they seek to destroy.
No influence be used to entice from theiI
masters and if ugtyes desire TO return to Their
they will be permitted to do so, but the other hand
no force persuasion will be permitted to
such fugitive property.
officers Of the army, from Generals to Lieutensns
not employ such fugtves for The Government
provides each officer distinct pay for his servant
this is ample for the hire of freeman Were to
poy such fugitiyes servants, motives would b
msconsrued; Whereas their employment by tho Govern
ment pursuance of law is clearly within the rule
of war; and win effective force by the
Der of negroes employed
BY srder of Major General W. T. Sherman.
j. II. HAMMOND,
augIO.lw Assistant Adiutant General.