Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-18
WAR DEPARTMENT.
PROVOST MARSHAL GENERALS OFFICE,

WAR DEPARTMENT
PROVOST MARSHAL GENERALS OFFICE,
WAsR1HGF.N \, march II, 1855.
CIRCULAR
N conformity with the Proclamation of the PresI.
j dent herewith published, all officers and EN-.
ployees of this Bureau instructed give prompt
attention to the receiving and forwarding Of such
deserters as present themselves in accordance with
its provisions.
''DY TIE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AMERICA:
"a PROCLAMATION.
"WhereAs the twenty first section of the act of
ConRress, approved on the third instant, emit.
tied AN act to amend the several heretofore
passed to provide for the enrolling and CALL cut
the national forces and for other purpose REQUIRES
that In addition to the other lawful penalties OF the
crime of deertion from the military or naval Iervice
all pei who have deserted the military or naval
service Of the United States who shall not return to
said service. or report themselves to a Provost
hereinafter mentioned, shall be Gesmed an u ken
to have voluntarily relnq uished and forfeited
lights OF citizenship and their rights to become cit
liens and such deserters shall be forever incapable
OF holding any Office of trust profit under the
United States or Of exercising any RIGHTS of citizens
thereof; and all persons who shalt hereafter deRe TT
the military naval service, and all perrous who
being duly enrolled, shall depart the jurisdiction OF
the district in which he is enrolled, or go beyond
the limits Of the United States with iDteDt 10 avoid
any draft into the military or naval service, duIv
ordered shalt be liable TO the penalties of this sec
ton. And the President is hereby authorized and
required forthwith on the passage this act, is
sue his proclamation setting forth the provisions OF
this section, in which proclamation the President IA
requested to notify all deserters returning within
sixty days. Aforesaid, that they ShA be pardoned
on condition of returning to their regiments and
companies, or to such other organisations as they
may be assigned to, until Trey shall have served for
period Of time equal to their original term of en-
Iistment!'
'Now, therefore, be It known that 1, Abraham
Lincoln, President of the United states do issue this
@ al e. re s By S
posts; and do hereby notify them that all de1erters
no SD II, within sixty DAYS from the date Of this
Proclamation, viz: before the 10th day of Nav
1865, return to service. report themselves 10
Provost Marshal, shall be pHrdoned, on con zion
that they return TO their regiments and comp MES
or to such other organizations as they may be as.
signed 70, and serve the remainder OF their original
terms OF enlistment, and, in addition thereto ps.
ROD equal to the tune lost by dssertlon
SIN testimony whereof, have hereunto set NV
hand and CAUSED the seal Of the United States to BIO
af1xed. - ~
':Done at tho City of Washington this eleventh
day Of March, in the year OF our Lord one
Il. s. thousand eight hundred and sixty.dve and
OF the independence OF the United States the
eighty ninth. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
"By the Presidents:
"WrI11AN H. SEWARD, sec'y of Estate.
The records and of these de erters will be
made up In the same manner as is provided fer in
other cases by existing regulations, except that 1t
will be noted on the book of the dessrters arrested
opposite the name of the deserter the fact of his
having voluntarily surrendered himself in conform
ity with the PEeJdentS Pre- o'amatton; and the num-
Der thus gurrendering themselves TO be separately
stated on the report to this office.
the Secretary OF War directs that no reward be
paid for the arrest of deserters who may be
subsequent to the receipt of this order BY tho Dis
mhlT-lW Provost Marshal General