The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-30


The following order will be read with
deep and general interests
WAR DEPT, ADJ'T GENERALS 0FF1cE,(
Washington, Oct. 3, 1868.
GENERAL ORDER NO. 329.
Whereas, the exigencies of the war re-
quire that colored troops should be re-
cruited in the States of Maryland, Mis-
souri, aud Tennessee, it is ordered by
the President:
That the Chief of the Bureau for or
ganizing colOred troops, shall establish
recruiting stations at convenient places
within said States, and give public no.
tice thereof, and be covered by the fol-
lowing regulations: "
1st. None but able bodied persons
shall be enlisted. .tf
I'd. The State and county in which
the enlistments are made shall be credi-
ted with the recruits enlisted.
Sd. The persons enlisted in the mill
tary service shall forever thereafter be
free.
4th. Free persons, and slaves, with the
slaves belonging 70 those who have been
engaged in, or have given aid aud COM
fort to the rebellion, may be now enlist
ed, the owners who have not been enga-
ged in or given aid and comfort to the
rebellion being entitled 10 receive COM
pensation, as hereafter provided.
9th. Ii within thirty days from the
date OF opening enlistments, notice there
of and oil the recruiting stations being
published, u sufficient number of the de-
scriptions of persons Aforesaid TO meet
the exigencies Of the service should not
be enlisted, then enlistmentB may be
made of slaves without requiring con-
sent of their owners, but they may re-
ceive compensation 40 herein provided
for owners offering their slaves for en-
| listment.
6'h Any citizen of said States who
shall offer his or her slave for enlistment
into military service, shall if such slave
be accepted receive from the recruiting
officer a certificate thereof, and be-
come entitled TO compensation for
the service Of or labor of said
slave, not exceeding the sum Of
three hundred dollars, upon filing valid
deed Of manumission and of release and
making satisfactory proof of title. And
the recruiting officer shall furnish to any
claimant descriptive list of any person
enlisted and claimed under oath TO be
| his or her slave, and allow any one
claiming under oath that his or her slave
has been enlisted, without his or her con-
sent, the privilege of inspecting the en-
listed men for the purpose of indentifi-
cation.
9TH. A Board Of three persons shall
be appointed by the President, TO whom
the rolls and recruiting lists shall be fur
nished for public information, and on
demand exhibited 10 any person claim
ing that his or her slave has been enlist
ed against his or her will.
9Th. n any person shall nishin ten
days after the filing of said rolls, make
claim for the service Of any person, so
enlisted, the Board shall proceed 70 ex
anime the proofS Of title, and if valid
shall award just compensation, not ex-
ceeding three hundred dollars for each
slave enlisted belonging TO the claimant
and upon the claimant filing q valid
deed of manumission and release of SER
vice the Board shall give the claimant q
certificate of the sum demanded, which
on presentation shall be paid by the
Chief of the Bureau.
| 9th. All enlistments Of eolOrod troops
in the State of Maryland, otherwise than
in accordance with these regulations are
forbidden. t rHtn "a
10th. No person who is or has been
| engaged In rebellion against the Govern
ment OF the United States, or who in any
way has given or shall give aid or comfort
10 the enemies Of the Government, shall
be permitted to present any claim, or 70
ceive compensation for the labor or SER
vice of any slave, and all claimants shall
file with their claims an oath Of Allegi-
ance TO the Government OF the United
States.
By order Of the President.
u. ID. TOWNSEND,
Assis. Adj. General.
| II will be seen;
First. That every county in the State
will be credited with the number of
cOlored recruits enlisted. and TO that OK
tent will be exempted from the draft.
The TennesseAn who opposes such en-
listments in effect says that he considers
negroes more valuable than white citi-
gems, and that he prefers exposing men
Of his own race and color to the bullets
Of rebels, than exposing negroes. OppO-
sition 10 negro enlistments amounts to
this and nothing more.
Seorld. That enlistment makes free.
Third. Masters who have nos given aid
or comfort to the rebellion shall receive
certificates of compensation for each en-
listed slave not exceeding $780, II is
desirable, for many reasons, that loyal
owners should enlist their slaves as spec
Oily as possible, so As to get the best
rate of compensation. Delay will be
dangerous.
Fourth Persons who have aided the
rebellion shall not receive compensation
for their enlisted slaves