Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-23
WAR DEPARTMENTS
PROVOST MARSHAL GENERALS OFFICE,
WAsHIEaT~N, March IL, 1865.
CIRCULAR

ClROULAR
N conformity with the Proclamation of the Presi.
i dent herewith published, all officers and en-
ployees OF this Bureau are 10 give nrornDt
attention to the receiving aud forwarding of snch
deserters present themselves In accordance with
its provisions.
"DY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
"A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas the twenty first section of the act of
OonRresS, approved on the third instant, enti-
tied AN act to amend tho several actI beretofore
passed to provide for the enrolling aud calling nj
the national Forces and for other pnrposes Te1nra
that in Rddt to the other lawful penalties OF the
crime OF desertiOn from the military or naval Hrvc
all pels who have deserted ths military or naval
service OF the United states who shall not return to
said terVice or report themselves to a Provost
Marsha within sixty days aft r the proc Rm.tion
hereinafter mentioned, shall be deemed aud taken
TO have Voluntarily relin9uished aud forfeited t. cir
lights Of citizenship and their rights to become cit
Zens and such deserters shall be forever incapable
OF holding any Office OF trust or prof under the
United states of exercising Rhts of citizens
there of and all persons who shall hereafter des-rt
the military or naval service and all pgrsons who
being duly enrolled shall depart the nris iction OF
the district in which he is enrolled or 20 beyonJ
the linus Of the dotted States with int 10 avoid
any draft into tbs military or naval service dnIV
ordered shall be liable the penalties OF this Scc
on. Ard the Prssideot is hereby authorized and
required rthwith- the passage - this ac to ia
sue his PROCLAMATION setting forth the provisions OF
this section, in which proclamation the President IL
requested to notify all deserters returning vii hin
sixty days. as Aforesaid that they shall be hardened
on condition Of returning 10 their TegimentE and
c1mpsnIes to such other org auiz atious as tbey
may be assigned t., until trey shall have served r
period of time equal to their original term of en-
lstment'
Now, therefore, be It known that 1. Abraham,
Lincoln, President OF the Uuited states do sue This
my reclamation, as required by said act ordering
aud requiring all deserters return their proper
posts; and do hereby notify them that ali
hO sh II, within sixty DAYS from the date of this.
Proclamation, VIE: or before the 10th day of Nav
1865, return to service or report themselves 10
Provost M.rshal, shall be pardoned. on conii.ion
that they return 70 their regiments and comp tnies
or to such other organizations they mi y be as.
signed aud serve the remainder Of their original
terms Of enlistment, and in addition thereto, ne.
riod equal to the time lost by dssertIop
11n testimony whereof, have heTeuuto set nv
hand and CAUSED the seal Of the United states to be
af1xed. =
'Dono at the City OF Washington, this eleventh
day Of March, in the year OF onr Lord one
L. q thousand eight hundred and aixt, 1--WE. and
OF the Independence Of the United States the
eighty ninth. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
"By the President:
''WnL1AN H. sEwARD, soo'y Of State.
The records and returns of these de.erters viii bs
made up IN the same manner as is provided ter An
other cases by existing regulations except ttRt It
opposite the name of the deEeFttE the fact Of Ms
having voluntarily surrendered himself in conform
ity with the Pre.idente Prcc AmOtion; and the num
Der thus surrendering Themselves TO be separately
stated on the report tn this office.
The Secretary Of War directs that no reward be
paid for the arrest Of deserterS who NAV be arrested
subsequent to the receipt Of this order by the DG
tEiet Provost MAMMALS. JAMES r. FRY
mhlI-lW Provost Ma shall General