Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-17
ADJuTANr AED INsP'R GRNL's oFFIcE,
RICHMOND, Va, March IL, 1854.
GENIAL ORDERS, [

9ENIRAL Orders.
l. The Congress relative 10 the employment free
Eoes and slaves In certain and the Instructions Of the
War Department relative to its execution, published for the
Information Of those concerned:
o. free negroes and sdvss certain eapaoitfes.
Rsrsa. The soisney Of The army + r. Ssy d%osh:d BY
teamslsS various capacities In which free
S 3; &c
all male rss negroes and other fee persons q co2r not
under The treaty Of spain Of 1912 resident in
States beiveenthe ages Of Is and % eas shall he held liable
military deienees Of the oouary IN ne way upon forth
hoAOns Government works for the produc ion
Of War or ihe Commanding General De
psrmeni may nom time the, PRESCRIBE and while engaged
nK a.d compensation rate Of eleven dollars month";
der such rules and regulations as the said Secretary may sSab
General Trans Mississippi Department, With the approval
Of The Presdeo may exempt from the operations Of this act
should ee exempted such as be may think proper TO exempt
of war Is hereby authorised to employ for
Indicated In the preceding section this
a, n his wants may require Furnishing
them vale 50 @ rS ~ S and n sDnS s
Of slaves such be agreed with said
for r and Service and the event Of the lo Of
slaves while employed by the Of the emmy by
the enemy by death inflicted By the by dis
the OF The same shall entitled receive
slaves be asceaned BY agreement BY apprAemen
rules and IsSust ons As The Secretary Of war may establish
That when the Secretary Of War shall be unable the
services military 10 sufficient numbers
for The department. upon the cond
ons the presiding secon then he hereby author
rIsd Impress The many male
twenty thousand as may se required from time 70 tine 70 dis
ing regulating tie mps Of slaves In other
Provided That 81 IVES so Impressed SHALL while employed,
receive TAtons and cothin In kind and quantity
regularly hired from ther and, In the Of
@ O ns &c pAd IU5 IN ss me and pndf We
have but male slave betH the Of is
and he shall not be impressed agAst the will OF said
there should be deneney shall supplied BY fhe
In The not than one Of 1--WE
the ages Of and Is shall be taken from
saveI may have already impressed under this act and
who . 10 service or have died. or been n while in service
from all owners 10 the same locality city, county Or district
Speaker House Of Representatives.
T. ~ 7. HUNTER,
President pro ten. Of the Senate.
!. lsignsdJ JEFFERSON DAVIS
H. The Bureau Of conlcrPOn win direct the enrolment of all
the persons described in section OF the Aforesaid
Of the Mississippi river who are not unit for the service
~ s.s"n p% 10 ss d sSs
mentioned In the act similar dates Ia OF the military
bursauI with In the hd As there be any c for
Ill Apple .onI for an exemption the ground that the
us ,e "a lily or necessity win be made 20 The enrolling
ting and will be disposed Of by him according to tue
era al econs contained In the regulations published in
de No &C. under the "aeto oganz 10 during the
war"
atng the employment and impress Of slaves prov
son OF orders lSS OF the 24 October 1862 will afford the
requisite for the guidance Of the military and
commanding generals, with modh,a9ns hereafter mentioned
all not be Impressed when the
negroes be obtained ID slaves under the OF Is and
above the OF exempt 3D. The hire for slaves I'M
shall according the fixed appraisers
under regulate impressmep 4h The
Wish slaves shall be impressed for shall
months instead Of e term fixed by said Order II
the exigency shall require IL.
v All mpressmeIt for service in the various military
reaux as SHAH be by special order upon app
the War rtmen disclosing the efforts have
other labor s9e In the
the imprsssmsnt. tue Plan proposed TO secureit.
The general commanding The Trans Mississippi Department
will Supernend the execution Of the law for that department
By order.
(signed) 8. COOPER,
mel6-1W Adjt and Inspr Geb'L