Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-22
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 81.
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH DIVISION, !
AEAT or THE TKESEsEE,

1 MEIPHIs, August q I6oz.
Inasmrch as By lawof Congress, recently enacted the
President the Unid States is authorized receive
and e 10y the labor Il slaves fugtives from slavery
and such fugitiTes corning camps seeking pro-
lection, the following viii be observed at and
Memphis until the President precribes Others when
these viii neoesszrybe superseded and made 70 conform
to tn pleasure of the President.
l. All able bodied negroes who apply for work at Fort
Pickering be received and put work by the Engi
nrer charge, Captain Hoepuer the names Of owners
and slaves registered with date Of commencement Of
work. and general description BY which the negroes can
be known negroes will be entitled to ratons, to be
drawn Provision returns similar to those used for
soldiers viii be supplied with necessary clothing and
tobacco Of pound per month An acco4nt
will be opened with each negro, end his wages viii be
charged with the value Of the clothing and tobacco but
no wages viii be paid until the detsrmine whsther
the Negro be se The negroes employed on tbs
fort working aborers and will be allowed to return
their at the close Of week.
Int masters or misresses be allowed TO enter the
their slaves, because improper that
any belonging tbs garrison should enter Fort
Pickering, follow lis lines and bitches the out
side list Of negroes employed will be kept at head
quarters, which may be seen by parties interested
H. The Pest Quartermaster, Captain Fitch will in like
manner employ of about hundred negroes ont
asons take by force when he thinks it absolutely
ary to have an increased force work the lsyes loading
and unloading steamboats, boats such like abOr
list whom, similar to that referred to in paragraph
will be Kept By the Quartsrmaster, and copy sent to
headquarters for reference These will In like be
entitled to rations necessary clothing and tobacco, but
the psy be reserved until the proper judicial tibu
nails de ernine whom such labor and wages belong.
III Division QuartsTmasers may employ fugitives to
drive aud attend to ho ses mHes cattle keep
ing under the rules Of their department
applicable persons and articles employ and hired"
and subject the condition Of paragraph Of this order
this list of persons poyed be headquarters
for reference The number of negroes hired not
exceed team, and to six span of animals
herded stabbed.
". The commanders Of regiments may to be
poyed cooks and company not to exceed
five per company and ten per regiment for extra wagons
and ye for stand lgons: in ALL per regiment,
which negroes shall be borne the rolls and
supplied with provisions and clothing soldiers, but in
will they bear arms the uniform. The
ousrterma of the Division will supply the Regiments
Quartermasters with clothing staole for such negroes
Of which will be kept separate and distinct
from that of the soldiers These negroes be kept
ther appropriate duties and place. and the question OF
wages remain open and unsettled until the orders of
80 Pso5ident are received or until fs1G .
regulations
V. The Commanding General here thinks proper to
make knsVn to the people Of Memphis the principles by
which, in absence of instructions from his superior
officers, be viii be governed In all arising under
these complicated questions 1t is neithe his duty
bis pleasure disturb the relation of and
that COURTS which, having been destroyed here
by enemy inoperstve for the present. in the
due course events there 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
during their temporary by the military Authorities
but it is understood that all no in open
tity the Constitution Of their country will lose their
slaves the title to witch only exists oy force of that very
Constitution they seek to destroy.
No influence used entice slaves frsm theil
masters and if ugtives desire to return ther masters
they will be permitted to do but the other hand
undue persuasion will be permitted to recover
such fugitive property.
oicers Of the army, from Generals to LeuteHants
not employ such fugtves for servants The Government
proydes each officer dstinctpay for his servant
this is ample for the hire of freeman. Were to EN-
ploy such fugitives SERVANTS motives would b
msconstued Whereas their employment by the Govern
is in pursuance of law, is cl:ary within the rule
of war; and will increase effective force by the
ber of negroes employed.
By srder of Major General VI. T. Sherman.
J. II. HAMMOND,
aug1O- Assistant Adjutant Genersl