The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-03-30
Proclamation to DesGrterS.

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WHEREAS the twenty first section of the
act OF Congress, approved on the 3D. inst
entitled ''An Act to amend the several Acts
heretofore passed for enrolling and calling
out the national forces, and for other pur-
poses requires that, additional to other pen
alties for the crime of desertion from the
military and naval service, all persons who
have deserted the military or naval service
of the United States who shall not return to
such service, or report themselves to Pro-
vost Marshal within sixty days after the
proclamation hereafter mentioned, shall be
deemed and taken to have voluntarily reIin-
pushed and forfeited their rights of citizen
ship, and their right to become citizens, and
such deserters shall be forever incapable of
holding any Office of trust and profit under
the United States Government or of exerci-
sing any rights Of citizens thereof; and all
| persons who shall hereafter desert from the
military or naval service, aud all persons
who, being duly enrolled, shall depart from
the jurisdiction of the district in which they
are enrolled, or go beyond the limits of the
United States with the intent to avoid any
draft into the military or naval service duly
| ordered, shall be liable to the penalties of
this section; and the President 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 re-
quired to notify all deserters returning with
in sixty days that they will be pardoned on
condition Of returning to their regiments
and companies, or to such other organiza-
tons as they may be assigned to, until they
shall serve for the period of time equal to
their original term of enlistment.
Now, therefore, be it known that |, Abra-
ham Lincoln, President of the United States,
do issue this, my proclamation, as required
by said act, asking and requesting all de-
serters to return to their posts, and | do
hereby notify that all deserters who shall
within sixty days from the date of this proc
lamation, viz: OH or before the 10th of May
1865, return to the service or report to a
Provost Marshal, shall be pardoned on con-
ditlon that they return to their regiments
and companies, or to such organization as
they may be assigned to, and serve the re-
mainder Of their original term of enlistment,
and in addition thereto period equal to the |
time lost by desertion. In testimony whereof |
| have herewith set my hand and caused the |
Seal of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington on the
18th day of March, in the year of our Lord |
1866, and the year of the independence of
the United States the S9th
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President,
w. FL. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
The records and return of these deserters will /
be made up in the same manner as is provided |
Tor In other cases by existing regulations, ex-
cept that it will be noted on the book of desert
ers arrested opposite the name Of the desrter,
the fact of his having voluntarily surrendered |
himself in conformity with the;iPi residents proe<
lsmation; and the number thus surrendering
themselves to be separately stated on the report |
20 this office.
The Secretary of War directs, that no reward
be paid for the arrest Of deserters who may be
arrested subsequent TO the receipt of this order
by the District Provost MBrshel.
JAMES B. FRY
Provost Marshal General