Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-21
ADJUTANr AND INsP'R GENL's oYFIoE,
RICHMOND, Va, March IL, 1854.
GENERAL ORDERS, [

GENERAL ORDERS,
The Sct Of Congress relative the employment free
oes in certain capacities and the inItructons Of the
War Department relative 10 Its execution pubhed for the
In formation Of those Concerned:
AN ACT increase he efficiency Of e army by the employment
OF free negroes and SldrtS Ia certain capacities
the whdHwal nom the ranks Of bodied soldiers to act as
and In various other capacities In which free negroes
might advAntageousy employed; Therefore,
The Congress Of he Confederate States Of America do enact
That all negroes other free persons Of color
Including those VINO are free uader the treaty Paris Of 1903
the treaty Of sPsin Of 1919 resident In the O.
states the ages OF is and 80 years. shall be held liable
to rorm duties with the In connection with The
military dsiences OF the country In the way OF work upon forth
acaons or in Gavernmen the production prepare
ton n materials war military tospas the Secretary
of the Commanding General Of the Trans De-
pAren may, time dne prescribe; while engaged
Ia The performance Of such receive rAons cloth
Ing compensation IN rate Of eleven dollars month";
der such rules regulations said Secretary may
TransM ssisppi Department. With the approval
such free ptgross as the Interests II the county may require
should exempted such he may think prCpert exempt
That the ay hereby authorized employ for
du similar those Indicated in the preceding section OF this
many male negro slaves net TO exceed twenty thousand
as his Judgment wants Of the service require furnishing
them Wills employed with proper raons and clothing under
owners Of said may be upon
for their and service aud In the event Of the oss Of
cape the enemy by death Inflicted BY the enemy or BY dis
cas- s SS 10 Tecys 5 1 Sra o
slaves be asceained By agreement or BY apprasenen
regulating lmpresemcnb DO
rules regulat as the secet Of War may establish
That Ehen the Secretary Of War shall be unable 70 procure the
for The necessities department upon the cond
ons Sc, forth the preceding lon then he Is hereby author
twenty thousand as may be required 70 time 70 DIS
charge duties dedicated the section Of this act accotd
Ing regulating the imp eEsmet Of slaves In other
cases Provided That impressed shall while employed,
x, Ss a1 hired rom the one and In me eysit Of
their loss shall be paid for in the manner, and under the
the
80 he shG not be impressed list the viii Of said owner
Provided turtle That negroe shall be ~ impressed and
there be deaencyit shall supplied by he mprsamen
according 70 the foregoing provisions Provided further
male between III. Of is and Is shah be taken nom any
owner being taken to allow In each credit for AL
who still service have died or been lost while in service.
And ens under this acl sh be taken In equal ratio
from al In The same locality city, county OF district
Speaker House OF Representatives.
r. NJ I. HUNTER
President pro ten Of the Senate
fsmed9 JEFFERSON DAVIS
H. The BureAu Of Consumption will direct the enrolment OF all
the persons described section Of the aforesaid east
quired Of them by Of physical mental incapacty
and shall assign them % he pc, q The dsts,
with In the neld as there be any call for
I'LL Applications exemp the ground that Ii
OF the country require T., because demanded By
ting and viii be disposed by him according gen
directions contained In the regulations published In
war"
w. For Execution the cons In the foregoing act
atng employment and Of slaves the provi
son 1885, Of toe 24h October 1863 will Afford the
tqrse the guidance The military bureAux and the
commanding generals with moj aton mentioned.
ls that slaves shall not be impressed when the services Of free
obtained I'd. under the is and
above the age OF 50 aie exempt hire for slaves
pressed shall be according to the rates axed by the appraisers
regulate impresments. 4h. The limitation
10 the vhih shall impressed for shall
months instead Of he fixed by said order
the exig sncy shall require It.
" All mpresmentI for servirs In the various military
reaux shall be BY special order upon appl
to the War D. 1rtuent, DISCLOSE the efforts
provae other labor s1eed In the the necessity for
the impressment. toe plan proposed 10 secured
The general commanding the Trans Mississippi Department
supernend the execution Of the law for that department
Cslgned) s. COOPER
mel5-1W AdI't and Insp'r GehI