Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-14
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 81.
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH DIyIsIoN, !
ARMY or THx TENNESSEE,
MENPHIs Aucrak laS2

61AO(SARA6hc DIV NSlQ0s J.
Army or THE TENNESSEE,
MEMPHIS, August s. le62
Inasmuch by law of Congress- recently enacted the
President of the United authorized to receive
and 10y the labor of slaves ugtives from slavery;
and such fugtives coming camps seeking pro-
lection the following rues will be observed at and
Memphis until the President prescribes Others when
these VIII necessarily be superseded made conform
to the pleasure of the President.
l. All able bodied negroes who apply for work at Fort
Pickering viii be received and put to work by the Engi
neer in charge, Captain Hoepner; the Of owners
and slaves registered, with date commencement Of
work. and general description by which the negroes
be known. such negroes will be entitled raons be
drawn Provision return similar 70 those used for
soldiers and wi be supplied with necessary clothing and
tobacco at the of pound per month. An
viii 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 neg be The negroes employed On the
ort working laborers and will be al owed to
10 their mistesses at the close any week
but masters mstresse5 cannot be allowed enter the
fort in search of their slaves because improper that
any not belonging the garrison should euter Fort
Pickering follow its lines and bitches on the OUT
side. list Of negroes employed will be kept sthead
quarters, which may be BY parties interested.
IL The Post ouartermastsr, Captain Fitch viii in like
Of those who apply to him for work, he may, on
casOns take by force when be thinks it Absolutely neces
sary have increased force work the evee loading
and unlodng steamboats, coal boats such like abor
list o. whom, similar to that referred paragraph
will be Kept by tbs ouArtermaser, and copy to
headquarters for reference These will in like manner be
entitled to raons necessary clothing and tobacco but
the pay must be reserved until the proper judicial trbu
nals de ermine to whom such labor and belong
Ill Division Quartermsstsrs may employ fugitives to
drive teams and attend horses mules and cattle keep
ing accurate accounts 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 st of employed be to 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 to be
poyed cooks and company Transfers not to exceed
five 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
case will they bear wear the uniform. The
Qsarterma of the Division will supply the Regiments
Quartermasters with clothing suitable for such negroes
account Of which will be kept separate and distinct
from that of the soldiers These negroes kept to
their appropriate duties and place. and the question
must remain open and unsettled until the orders
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 of slave
that for the courts, which, having been destroyed here
by enemy imperative for the present. In
due of there must and will be tribunals
established here that will judge and decide in 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 earned
during their temporary by the military authorities
but 1t is understood that all in open hos
tity to the Constitution of their country will their
Slaves the title to which only exists by force of that very
/ Constitution they seek to destroy.
No influence be used entice slaves frem their
and fngiives desire to return masters
they will be permitted to do but the other hand
force undue persuasion will be permitted recover
| such fugitive property.
Officers of the army, from Generals Leuenants must
employ such ugtives for The Government
provides to each officer distinct pay for his servant
this ample for the hire of freeman. Were we to en-
ploy such fugitves servants motives would b.
misconstrued Whereas their employment by the Govern
ment in pursuance of law clearly within the rules
Of war; and will increase effective by the mum
Der of negroes employed.
By srder Of Major General W. I. Sherman
J. II. HAMMOND,
aug1o-1w Assistant Adjutant General.