Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-22
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40, .. Washington, c. March Y II iss8
In conformity with the Proolamafion AZ The
Fresident herewith published, all officers ana esa
promPt attention 20 the receiving and forwarting
VI such deserteFs a. present themselves In ac,or5
atce with its provisions.
"hf THE PRECEDENT or THE uSIrKD STATES or
AMERICA: a PROCLAMATION
s"WhereAs the twenty first section OF thu act Of
eShS ess' approved on the third instant, entitled
! 40 act 70 amend the several acts heretofare
passed t1 provide FOR The enrolling and eaIlInr
out the national forces, and for other Durno.as ;
Es4airss that IN Aaaitiep 10 the ofher lawful
pen OF the crime q desertiOn faon the mill
itary or naval service all persena xho havs 49,
% the military or naval service Of the ets.
nal nos return 20 said service, or report
themselves 20 Provost nj arsh hal wifhinartv da,ss
after the proclamation bera natter ngentioaed.
AnAii ~ eeeMeu ana taken TO have voluntarily
rsiinqnishsd and forfeited their rights on citizen
ship aud their right - ascome eitizsns, and amer
desefters shalt be forever incapable or hoIdigg
any oitce Of trust or profit under the rn9tsS
s ts, oF q exercising any rights Of citizens
lnereoIi and sii persons who shall Hereafter a.
tsrt the military naval ssrvic and All rar.ssss
whos being duly enrolled, shall depart M inrss.
detion OF the dlatrict Ia which no n enrolled az
80 beyond the limits Of the Uni Cd statsa wish
intent 70 avoid any draff into the rnIifarv 81
val service. daily ordered. shall be liable A. ~
penalties OF this section. And the Preaieena T. 4
hereby authorized and requlr4 d forthwiah- ~ ~.
Passage Of this set, 90 issue his proolagnafion 80,
ting forth the Provisions of th1a taeslnr q, !
whieh proclamation the PreAsdapt i requested 10
natiIy al deserters returning within aixfv DO
- aforesaid, thas they shall Bs parJones ~
len Or retarning a their ragfmenta and com
panies or such othAE Organizations a. fhey rnav
y gnsa ~ aptaa they shall have served for
enlistment An" t"rm 81
Now therefore, be il known that AHa.H..
!. sestS, President OF Che United States, do issus
thIa my Proclamations M req uEi Cd by al a.
ardfffng and requiring all deserters te Hstnru ta
their proper postsi aud do hereby aotify %
I sras ~ osseslsrs wh9 sha n, within lxtS N
fom me date o. this ProclaEat3ea. " a.ss
before the 10th day o. May, 1s2g r. Ia
vice. or report themselves 10 ~ -
s - y, @ paranned 90 eandiks~ ,asaas MsrshaI
and serve the rarssn Gompanias, so such
enlistrsnt, ~ they may be assigned TO
eqtaal - thS ander Of their ori ginMl fefms Of
ain y d, in addition thaTrtos period
hABd time lost BY desertaoas
sstimony whereof, z have heteunfo set m.
snd caused the aeai OF the United State
q Done A. the CITY Of waahfatSn, this eleventh da,
Of March, I'm the year Of oar Lerd ons Thousand
eight hundred and sixty-ave, and Of tn
L.. 81 Independence Of the United statess th
..ABRAHAM LINCOLN
"By the President:
"WILEIAM I'll. SEWARD,
Secretary Of State
The records and returns Of these deserteFs vii
be made up In the same m+nner A. 10 provided 70
l In ether cases by existing rekutAftohat s1csI
that it will be noted cn the book Of deserters al
rested, eppositethe name Of the deserters the fas
? of his having voluntarily surrendered himself !
: conformity with the Presidents Prociamati n
and the anmber thus aHrrendering themselves
be separately stated on the report 70 this office.
The Secretary of War directs, that no reward |
4 | paid for the arrest Of deserters who may be al
rested subsequent 70 the receipt Of this ori eF
: the District Provost Marshals-
JAMES D. FRY,
e Prorosf MaFshas acssraL
March 2I-dIw.