Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-20
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 81.
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH DIvrSToN,
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HEADQUARTERS FIFTH DIVISION,
| TENNESSEE,
| MEMPHIS, August s, 1852
Inasuch as BY law Of Congress- recently enacted tbs
President of the United States auhorzed to receive
and emf the labor Of sayvs fugves from slavery;
and such fngitives corning camps seeking pro-
lection. the following rules will be observed nsar
Memphis until the President prescrihes others, when
these viii necessarily be superseded and MAIDS to conform
| to the pleasure of the President.
/. All soe bodied negroes who apply for work at Fort
Pickering win be received and put work by the Engi
n.ern charge, Captain Hoepper the Of owners
and slaves Registered, with date commencement of
work. general description by which the negroes
be known such negroes viii be entitled to raons 70 bs
drawn Provision returns similar to those used for
soldiers be supplied with necessary clothing, and
tobacco the OF pound per month"; An mt
viii be opened with each negro and his viii be
charged with the saus of the ching and tobacco but
wages viii be paid until the determine vhstssr
the negr1 be free. The negroes employed the
fort working laborers and will be al owed to return
their mistrsses the close Of any week,
but mstrosses be allowed the
fort search Of their slaves because it proper that
any belonging the garrison should eater Fort
Pickering follow It's and bitches the
side. list of negroes employed will be kept at head
quarters, whth may be seen by parties interested.
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employ fierce of about one hundred negroes ont
of those who apply him for work, he may,
casons BY force when be thinks absolutely
say increased force the levee loading
unloading steamboats,, coal boats and such like Abor
list of whom, similar that referred in paragraph
will be kept by the Quartermaster and copy
headquarters for reference These will in like be
entitled rations necessary clothing and tobacco
the pay must be reserved until the Judicial tbu
nails de ermne to whom such labor and wages belong
III Division ouartermasters may employ fugitives 20
drive and attend to no ses mules cattle keep
ing under the of their department
applicable persons and articles employed hired"
and subject condition of paragraph order
this of persons ployed headquarters
for reference. Tho number Of negroes hired not to
exceed per team, and every span Of animals
herded stabbed
" The commanders Of regiments may to be EN-
ployed cooks and company teamstsrs. exceed
I've per company and per regiment for wagons
and five for stand gons: in ALI sixty per regiment,
which negroes shall be borne the muster rolls and
supplied with provisions and clothing soldiers
| no case will they bear arms the uniform The
Qaarterma the Division will supply the Regiments
Quarermasers with clothing suta3le for such negroes
an account Of which will be kept separate and distinct
from of the soldiers These negroes be kept to
their appropriate duties and place. and question of
wages remain open and unsettled until orders Of
the President fixed by subsequent
| regulations.
| V. The Commanding General here thinks proper to
make knswn TO the people of Memphis the principles by
which, 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 and
the courts which, having been destroyed hers
by our enemy imperative for the present in ths
due course Of there and will be tribunals re-
established here that will Judge decide which
have already arisen may arise, under the laws and
Constitution Of the United States Then loyal masters
will recover their and the wages they have earned
during their temporary by the military authorities
but II is understood that all who open hos
tity to the Constitution of their country will their
slaves the title to ch only exists by force of that very
Constitution they seek to destroy.
No influence must be used to entics slaves from their
masters and fugtives desire return Their masters
they will be permitted dc 80, but the hand
no force or undue persuasion viii permitted recover
such fugitive property.
Officers Of the army, from Generals TO LieuteRants must
not employ such fngtives servants The Government
provides to each distinct pay for his servant and
this is ample for the hire of a Were to
ploy Zach fugitiyes servants, motives would be
isconstrued whereas their employment by Govern
is in pursuance Of law, arly within the rules
Of war; and will effective by thu mum.
Der of negroes employed
By order of Major General VI. 7. Sherman.
J, H. HAMMOND,
auglo-1w Assistant Adjutart General.