Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-24
CIRCULAR.
WAR DEPARTmfxT.

WAX DEFAhEmMNIs
Cswculay1 pm0wosT MAMMAL OFFICE.
no. s. I Washington, D G. March II, isi5.
In Conformity with the Proclamation Il the
Prssiden4 hsrs~ith pubiish#d all 0fac@rs and eta
ployes d this Bureau are instructed 10 give
PROMPT attention 70 the rscsivinx aud forwarding
Of such deseraers present themsetv yes IN soford
ancs with it's provisions
s'E1 IKE rHEsrDsxT % THE rsITzD sTsrfs o.
AEEEfeA A FEocLAzAII0s.
sswhefeas the twenty first section Of the vs. q
Congress- approved On tbs third Instant enfittea
An act 20 amend the several sets hsfetoiVfe
pass~d 70 provide for ths snrolllng sna n4lllnk
oat the national forces, and for other purposes,
requires that in addition 20 ths otner ANih
pensIt1es Of the crime 81 desertion nom tue nit
ftArv or naval services all psrsens VINO have ssert
- - rltnrv Or naval ssrvies Of she Enited States
srho shall not return 20 said sefrlce, or fePoFt
thenseIves 10 Provost Marshal Stthfnstxty Gays
ssfer the proclamation bereiDaifsr naentioneas
@1mIt - deemed and taken 10 havs voluntarily
rsii0oushed and forfeited their rights Of citizen
hin and their right 90 becoms citizens, ana such
dessrtsrs shall b forever incapable o. hSlaing
states, or Of exercising any rights OF CITIZENS
thereof; and all persons who shall hsresfter de-
cert the military o. naval ssrs,c and al persons
diction Of the district In which he 10 enrolled, OF
20 beyond the limits Of the United States with
Intent 70 avoid any draft into tbs military or aa-
val service, duly ordered, shall be Liable 10 the
penalties Of this section. And the President a
hereby authorized and required forthwith, % the
passage Of this act, 10 Issue bis proclamation set
1 ting forth the Provisions VI this section. in
which proclamation the President Is requested e
notify all deserters returning within sixty days
n aforesaid, that they shall be pAFdoned on con
diiien 81 returning 10 thsir regiments and com
I panies or such other organizations they mas
Be assigned 70, until they shall have served foF
period Of time equal 20 their original term Q
enlistment
aNow, therefore, be IL known that AHaAHAs
. LIscoLE Prssldsnt Of ths United States, do issui
1 thia ny Prociam#tioH, as reqni "a By said acf
ordering and requiring all deserters 70 return &
.ss,F Ro.', sns 30 sssssy .S,y t asS
from The date of this Proclamation, viz: on o
before the 10th day OF May, 1885, rstuFn 20 Ger
vice, or report themselves 10 Provost Marshal
/ shall be pard0nsd on condition that they Fetar
10 their rrgi rents and companies, or 10 sue
other organizations ne they may DO Rasigred II
aud serve the remainder Of their original terms Q
| enlistment, and, ia addition thereto, perio
| equal 70 the time lost BY desertion.
"In testimony whereof, have hersunte vet M
hand. ard earsed the seal Of the Unitsd stat
| to DO affixed.
Done At the City Of washlntou, this eleventh d.
| Of March, IN the year 0funr Lord one thousan
eight hundred and sixty-hve, and Of q
r. g.. Independence Of the United STATES, q
"ABRAHAM LIEooLS.
4 ''By The President:
; "wILEfaH II. sKgARDs
fEscrefagp Of State.
/ The records and ratnrns Of thsse desaFters wi
be made up In the same m inner a. IL provided 4
/ In other cases by existing regulations, exec
that II will be noted on the book Of deserters q
testad opposite the name Of the dessrter, the IA
| Of Lls having voluntarily surrendered himself
eoufofmity with the Presidents Prociamatl
aud tho number thus surrendering themselves
be separateIe stated on thn report 70 this Office.
The Secretary OF War directs, that no reward
paid Tor the arrest Of deserter. who may be q
rest, subsequent 20 the receipt Of this or ! er
the District Provost Marshals.
. JAMES D. FRY,
Poorest Marshal several.
o March 2i.dlw