The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-15
Enlistment Of Oolored Troops.
OFFICIAL.
WAR Department,
ADJurANT GENERALS OFFICE,
WAsHINGToS, D. c., Oct. Sd, 1868.

WAsHINcToNJ ~. w Oss' Sui AeS''
GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 329
WHEREAS, the exigenoiss Of the Wur, rsquire that
colored troops should be recruited in the States of
Maryland Missouri and Tennessee it u
Ordered by the President,
That the Chief of the Bureau for esghnizing Col
ored Troops shall establish recruiting stafious at
convenient places within said States and give pub
lie notice thereof, and be governed by the following
| regulations;
lst None but able bodied persons shall be en-
listed. 49,
rnents ere made shall be credited with the recruits
enlisted.
Sd. All persons enlisted into the military service
shall forever thereafter be FREE.
4th. Free persons, and slaves with the written
| consent of their owners, and slaves belonging TO
those who have been engaged in, or given aid and
comfort to the rebellion, may be now enlistedj the
owners who have not been engaged IN, or gives aid
to the rebellion being entitled to receive eompensa
ton as hereinafter provided.
9Th. If within thirty DAYS from the date of open
ing enlistmens notice thereof and ef the recruiting
stations being published, sufficient number Of the
description of persons aforesaid to meet the exigen-
cies Of the service should not be enlisted, then en-
listments may be made of slaves without requiring
consent of their owners, but they may receive COM
pensation as herein provided for owners Offering
their slaves for enlistment
, 9th. Any citizen of said States who shall offer
|
vice. shall, if such slave be accepted receive from
the recruiting officer certificate thereof and be-
come entitled to compensation for the service or labor
of said slave not exceeding the sum three hundred
dollars upon filing valid deed Of nanumissioh
and of release and making satisfactory proof OF IT,
tle And the recruiting officer shall furnish to any
claimant descriptive list of any person enlisted
and claimed under oath to be his oIher slave and
! allow any one claiming under oath that ms OF her
slave has been enlisted without hslor her consent
A. nr;v;Iaoa of insnectinp the enlisted men the
= purpose of identification.
! 7th. board of three persons shall be appointed
: by the President to whom the rolls and recruiting
lists shall be furnished for public information, and
on demand exhibited to any person claiming tha'
his or her slave has been enlisted against his or mel
will. -
sth. If any person shall, withinten days after
the filing of said rolls make claim Tor the service
of any person so enlisted, the board shall proceed
f to examine the proof of title, and ii valid sinai
Il award lust compensation, not exceeding three hun
dred dollars for each slave enlisted belonging TO I'M
l. claimant and upon the claimant filing Wand dee'
r of manumission and release OF service, tne poar'
ID shall give tho claimant certain certificate oil IN
to sum awarded which, presentation, shall be pan
by the Chief of the Bureau. ,
9th. All enlistments of colored troops in tn
State of Maryland otherwise than-fn aecordanc
with these regulations forbidden.
10th No person who is or has been engaged Il
the rebellion against the Government of the Unite
States, or who in any way has given or shall gV
aid or comfort &c the enemies of the Government
shall be permitted to present any claim or recelv
compensation for the labor service of any slave
and all claimants shall file with their claims an cat
of allegiance to the Governmentaof the Unite
O. States.
at BY order of the President. ..
:; ~ (Signed) Ed. TOWNSEND,
h Assistant Adjutant General.
WAR DEFARTNeSr,
WASHINGTON CITY,
nd ocF. 26th, 1858.
ORDERED,
- That the provisions of General Order
No. 329, in relation to the enlistment OF colore
troops be and they are hereby extended to the Sta
he of Delaware subject to the order Of this Department
rk (Signed) E. D. TOWNSEND,
I'm Assistant Adjutant General
lte
Ct STATE OF DELAWARE,
nlo Executive DEPARTMENT,
nv | DOVER, sUec 4, 1000.
,rd In conformity with the above order, and to car
his the same into effect recruiting stations are here
ear established at the following places, to wit:
he At Wilmington, in New Castle Ceunty.
ON At Smyrna, in Kent County.
nd At Milford, in Kent County.
At Georgetown, in Sussex County
Enlistments will hereafter be opened and recru
inc officers designated to conduct the same.
BY order of his Excellcncy
- WILLIAM CANNON,
Governor of Delaware.
SLMTUL NJ HARRISGToN, JRy
Secretary of State.
Dec II, 1s63.-1S.