Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-28
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 81.
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH DIVISION. !


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MEMPHIS, August !, ls6A y
Iaasnuch as by ax Of Congress- recently enseeed, the
President OF the United States Authorized to receive
and y the labor OF sar<s ugtivss from slavery;
and such susityes on coEing camps seeking pro-
tctiou the following WI be observed At ard near
Merphs undI the President prescTibes others, when
these vii Beeessry be superseded and made TO confirm
to the pleasure # the President
All asle totied nsgrocs who apply fr work Tort
Pickering win BE- received and put wo.k By tie Engi
n,er IN charge Captain H5Pper the names Of owners
and saves registered with date Of commencement Of
work aud general description ty which the negroes
be known Such negroes viii be entitled to rations TO he
drawn on Provision similar to those used for
soldiers. wi be supplied Eh necessary clothing, and
tobacco the rate OF pound per month An aeeoSnt
VIII be opened with each negro and his wages viii be
charged with value Of the clothing and obacco hut
wages m bs paid until the courts determine whether
the nerc bs free. The negroes employed on the
for are working aborsrs, and win Be allowed to return
10 their misresscs at the close Of any week,
Int masters CT mattresses he allowed to enter the
ort il search Of their slaves, because It'll improper that
any belong gng The garrison should ert-r Fort
Pickering follow it's lines and bitches the out
side list Of negroes employed viii be kept at bead
quarters, whfeh may Be seen by parties Interested
H. The Pest Quarternnaster Captain Fitch viii IN like
manner employ fsrce about hundred negroes cut
Of these who apply him for work, or be may,
easons take by force when be thinks it absolutely
say have increased force work the ievee, loading
and unloading steamboats, boats and such Ike abcr
let whom similar that referred to in paragraph |,
viii Be kept by the Qusrtermaster, and soay sat to
oaiq uarte for reference These win in like nannsr be
entitled cations, necessary clothing and tob8cco but
the pay Be reserved uatil the proper judici trba
nails dc eTune whom sue labor aud wages bclen.
II. Division QuareTmasers May employ fgitsvos 70
drive and attend 70 ho-sss mules cattle keep
ing accurate accounts under the re Of their epartment
applicable to persons articles espoyed and hired
aud subject the condition paragraph Of is order
his lt Of poed to L sent 70 headquarters
for reference The number Of negroes hired rot to
exceed per team and every sz pan Of animals
herded stabbed.
". The commanders Of regiments ray to be
ployed cooks and company teamsters not exceed
ve Per company and per regiment for extra wagons,
and five foT stand wagons; in a sxyare per regimsst
which negroes shall be borne tlsc ROLLS and
supplied with provisions and clotBg as sdiers but in
NJ case III they bear wear the uniform The
oTterna of the Division will supply the egiments
Quartsrmastrrs With clothing such negroes,
account cf which will be kept separate distinct
from that tho soldiers These negroes n, be kept
ther appropriate duties and place. aud the question of
wages remain open and unsettled until tae order Of
tle iAtS'tthi stt ttc6ifeu pJ
regulations
V. The Commanding General here thinks proper to
make knswn the people Of Memphis fe principles hy
which, r the absence Of Instructions from his superior
officers lie viii be oserned in all cases arising under
these complicated queations II il nethe his duty
pleasure disturb the relation of master and slave
that of he courts which, having been destroyed here
by enemy imperative for the present. but in the
due course ef events there and will be tribunals
established here that win judge and decide in which
already arisen may arise, under the laws and
Constitution of the United States. Then loyal
will recover their slaves and the wages key earned
dulibg their temporary BY the military anthsStss;
but under=tocd that Mi masters who orss kss-
tty the Constitution Of their country viii lszs their
slaves the tile ic ony exists by force Of tina. very
Conatilntieu tEoy seek e. destroy. k
No influence must be used TO ensice slaves fem their
masters and If .gves desire return ther masters
they sill be permitted do 50, but the other hand
no force or undue persuasion will permitted
such fugitive property.
Officers Of the army from Generast Lieuteuants, must
not vpey such fsgtves for servants The Government
provides 10 each ecsr eisiEet l for his servants and
this is ample for the hire OF fre an Were to en-
pl3y snch fpgtises - servants, our motives would b
oiseonssrued whereas their employment by the Govern
men is in pursuance of aw eI arIy within the rules
Of war and will increase our elective by the
bor Of negroes employed
By srder Of Major Central W T. Sherman.
J. IL. HAMMOND,
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