Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-07

PRovosr nAazzAI GEsERAr's OFFICE. ,
WAsEISoTos, d q, March III, le65.l

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PRovosr AxnzzAL GEsERzr's OFTfcE. ; I
W~Asusoros, d o. March IL. lse5}
(Circular No. s 1
10 conformity With the pfoclamauon Of the
president herewith published. all officers and en-
ployes Of this bureau are instructed 70 give
prompt attention TO the receiving and foEEarding
OF such deser;ers ss present themselves IN &C
cordance with its provisions.
"sr TaE PRESIDENT or THE {. STATS OF AxEstcA:
"A PROCL
"Whersas the twenty fret section of The act
Of congress, approved on the third inst. entitled
IAN act 10 amend the several acts heretofore
passed 20 provide for the enrolling and calling
out the national forces, and for other purposes,
requires that IN addition 20 the other penalties Of
the crime Of desertion from the military or naval
service. al persons who have deserted the militia
~ or naval service OF the United states who
shall not return 10 said service. OF report them
selves 70 q provost marshal within sixty DAYS az
ter the proclamation hereinafter mentioned. shall
DO deemed and taken to have voluntarily relin-
pushed and forfeited their rights Of citizenship
and their rights 20 become citizens, and such de
serters shall be forever incapable OF holding any
Office OF trust or profit under Toe United States,
or of exercising any rights Of citizens thereof;
and all persons Who shall hereafter deser, the
military or naval service, and all persons who,
being duly enrolled, shall depart the jurisdiction
Of the district ia which he is enrolled. or 20 be
You'd the limits Of the United States with intent
TO avoid any draft irtO the military or naval ser
vice. duly ordered. shall be liable 10 tire penalties
of this section. And the ~presiden. is hereby au-
thorized and required forthwith. on The passage
Of this act. TO Issue his proclamation setting
forth the provisions OF this section, in which
proclamation the president is requested 10 notify
all deserters returning within sixty days. as afore
said. tba. they shall be pardoned on condition Of
returning TO their regiments and companies, or
to such other organizations a. they may be as
signed 10. until they shall have served for a pc
riOd OF time equal to their original term Of en
iistment.
Now, therefore, be il known. that !, Abra-
ham Lincoln, president of the United States. do
issue this nv proclamation, as required by said
act. ordering and requiring all d~eserters to return
to their proper Io=ts; and | do hereby notify them
that all desefteFs who shall, within sixty days
from the date of this pFOcla nation, viz. on or
before the 10th day of Nav. 1865, return to Ser
vice. or report themselves 70 q provost, marshal.
shall be pardonei, on condition that they return
to their regiments and companies, or to such
other organizations as they may be assigned TO,
and serve the remainder OF their original term of
enlistment, and, in addition thereto, a peTiod
equal to the time lost By desertiOn.
I'm testimony whereof, | have hereunto et
Dy hand. and caused the seal Of the United States
20 be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington, thi.
eleventh day of March, in the year OF
!, ouF Lord one thousand eight hundred
L and sixty Eve, and of the indepence oil
the United States, the eighty ninth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
"By the President:
WILLIAM Il. SEWARD.