Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-21
CIRCULAR.
WAR DEPARTMEET.

No. .. ! Warrington, d O. March IL, 1865
In conformity with the Proclamation OF the
President herewith published, all officers and EN-
ployes Of this Bureau sre instructed to give
prompt attention to the receiving and Forwarding
Of such deseriers present themsel yes in accord
amer with its prOyisiO ns.
''BY THE FREsIDEST THE VsIrED STATES OF
AMERICA; PRocLAHAFIos
'fwhereas the twenty-frss section Of the act OF
Congress, approved on the third instant, entitled
An act 20 amend the several acts heretofore
passed 70 provide for the enrolling and calling
out the ma ional forces, and for other purposes,
requires 'that IN adaitisn 10 the other lawful
pen elites Of che crime Of desertion from the mil
itary naval ervice ali persons who have desert
cd the military naval service the United States
who shall not return to said service, or report
themselves TO a Proves Marshal wthfnBixty days
after the proclamation here natter mentioned,
shall be deemed aud taken TO have Voluntarily
reinquished and forfeited their rights Of citizen
ship and their right TO become citizens, aud sneh
deserters shalt be forever incapable OF hoiding
any Office Of trust or profit uader the United
States, or Of exercising any rights Of citizens
thereof; and all persons who shall hereafter de-
tert the military or naval aervic and all persons
who, being duly enrolled, shall depart the jaris.
dction Of the district in which be is enrolled, or
90 beyond the limits Of the United States with
intent to avoid any draft into the military or aa
val service, duly ordered, shall be liable 10 the
pcualties Of this section. And the President is
hereby authorized and requir. forth with, % the
passage Of this act, to issue bis proclamation set
ting forth the Provisions Of 4his section. IN
which proclamation the President 10 requested to
notify all deserters returning within sixty days,
aforesaid, that they shall be pardoned on con
ci len OF returning to their rsgimsBts and CON-
panes or such other organizations as they may
Be assigned 20, until they shafi have served FOR
period Of time equal to their original term Of
enlistment
Now, therefore, be it known that ABRAHAM,
LIsuoLs President Of ths United States, DO issue
this my Proclamation, a. requi Of By SAID ac',
ordering aud requiring all dessrters 60 return 10
their proper posts and do hereby notify them
that aii deserters who sha u, within sixty days
frgm he date Of this Procla nation, viz; on or
before the 10th day Of May, 1866, return 70
vice, or report themselves 70 Provost Marshal,
shall be pardoned On coalition that they return
90 their reginents and companies, or 20 such
other organizations As they TsAy be aasigred TO,
aud serve the remainder u their original terms Of
enlistment, and, ia addition thereto. period
equal to the time lost BY assertion.
ssfn testimoay whereof, have hsrxunto set my
hand, and caused tie seal Of the Unitsd States
TO be athxad.
Done al the City Of wAshinton. this eleventh day
Of March, ia ths year Of oaF Lord one Thousand
eight hundred and sixty-dYe. aud Of the
Ia 81 Independence Of the Uni Cd States ths
ABRAHAM LINooLE.
'swILKIAN II. SEWARD,
a. Sserefary Of STATS.
The records and returns Of thsso dsserters will
be made up In the same nsnner as is provided for
ia other cases BY existing regulations, except
that 10 will De- noted on the book Of dsa@rfs r. ar
rested. opposite the Of the dssartsr the fact
OF his having voluntarily surrendered himself in
conformity With fhs Presidents ProeiamAti u I;
and the number TINS snTrenderiBg themselves to
Be separately stated on the report 70 this ofies-
The SECRETARY Of War directs, that reward Be-
paid Tor the arrest Of dessrters who may be ar
rssted subsequent 10 tbs FessRt q this or er BY
the District Provost MaEshals.
JAMES b. Fly,
ProraHt harHAIi ssasraL
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