Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-03-31
Circular, No. 6.
WAR DEPARTMENT

PRovosr MARSHAL GENERALS OFFICE.
Washington, b. c., Match IL, 65.
IN conformity with tho Proclamation Of the
Il President herewith published, all of6cess and
prompt attention to the receiving and forwarding
of such deserters as present themselves in ac-
cordance with its provisions.
"By The President Of The United States Of America:
ga PROCLAMATION.
"Whereas the twenty first section Of tho act
Of Congress, approved on the third instant, en-.
titled AN act to amend the several acts hereto.
fore passed for the enrolling and calling out the
national forces, and for other purposes, requires
that in addition to the other lawful penalties of
the crime of deserton frol the militiry or naval
service, all persons who have deserted the militia
ry or naval service of the United States who shall
not return to said service, or report themselves
to a Provost Marshal within sixty days after the
proclamation hereinafter mentioned, shall be
deemed and taken to have voluntarily rcinquish.
cd and forfeited their rights of citizenship and
their rights to become citizens. and such descrters
Shall be forever incapable of holding any Office of
trust or profit under the United States, or of OK
ercising any rights Of citizens thereof; and all
persons who shall hereafter desert the military or
naval service, and all persons who, being duly
enrolled, shall depart the jurisdiction of the dis
trict in which he is enrolled, or 60 beyond the
limits Of the United States with intent to avoid
any draft into the miita.y naval service, duly
ordered, shall he liable TO tho penalties Of this
section. And tho President is hereby authorised
and required forthwith, tho passage Of THIS
act, to issue his proclamation setting forth the
provisions Of this section, in which proclamat ion
the President is requested to notify all deserters
returning within sixty days, a. aforesaid that
they shall be pardoned on condition of returning
to their regiments and companies, or to such 9th.
er organizations as they may be assigned to- until
they shall have served for period of time equal
to Their orr g nal term of enlistment
"Now, therefore, be it known that /, Abraham
Lincoln, President of the United States do issue
this my Proclamation, as required by said act,
ordering and requiring all descrters to return
to their proper posts; and l do hereby notify
them that all deserters who shall, within sixty
days from the date of this Proclamation, viz: on
or before the 10th day Of May, 1865, return To
service, or report themselves TO Provost Marshal
shall be pardoned, on condition that they return
to their regiments and companies, or to such or
CARNATIONS as they may be assigned to, and serve
the remainder OF their original terms Of enlist
mcnt, add, in I'D ition thereto, q period equal to
the time lost by Gesertion.
.In testimony whereof, l have hercunto set my
hand, and caused the seal of the United States to
be affixed.
"Donc a. the scity of Washington, this
eleventh day Of March, in the year Of
L.. 81 cur Lori one thousand eight hundred
OF the United States, the eighty ninth.
"ABRAuAA LINCOLN.
"Ey the President
"WILLIAN ii. SEWARD,
Secretary of State
| The records and returns Of these desertcrs will
be made up in the same manner as is provided for
in other cases by existing regulations kept that
il will be noted on the book Of deserters arr s.ed
opposite the name OF the descIter, the fact Of his
having voluntarily surrendered himself in con.
fornity with the Presidents Prociamation; and
the number thus surrcndering themselves to be
separately sta ed on the report to this office.
The Secretary Of War directs that no reward
be paid tor the arrest of desertcrs who may be
arrested subsequent u the receipt of this ordcr by
| the District Provost Marshals.
JAMES Il. FRY,
Provost Marshal Gene, al.
Official copy.
A. D BEAN,