n of Enrollment to the Superintendent of
Recruiting, to govern in all matters of detail relating to
recruiting, and officers will be held to a strict
accountability for the faithful observance of existing
orders and such instructions; but no officer will be
authorized to recruit beyond the lines without first having
his order approved by the officer commanding the nearest
post, or the officer commanding the Army in the Field, who
will render such assistance as may be necessary to make the
recruiting service effective.

BY COMMAND OF MAJOR GENERAL BANKS:

G. NORMAN LIEBER, _Act. Asst. Adjt. Gen'l._

At the North where negroes had been refused admission to the army, the
President's Proclamation was hailed with delight. Gov. Andrew, of
Massachusetts, at once began the organization of the 54th Regiment of
his State, composed entirely of negroes, and on the 28th of May the
regiment being ready to take the field, embarked for South Carolina.
Other Northern States followed. Pennsylvania established Camp Wm. Penn,
from which several regiments took their departure, while Connecticut and
Rhode Island both sent a regiment.

[Illustration: NEW RECRUITS TAKING CARS FOR CAMP.]

The taste with which the negro soldiers arranged their quarters often
prompted officers of white regiments to borrow a detail to clean and
beautify the quarters of their commands. An occurrence of this kind came
very near causing trouble on Morris Island, S.C. The matter was brought
to the commanding General's attention and he immediately issued this
order:

DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, HEADQUARTERS IN THE FIELD.

GENERAL ORDERS, _Morris Island, S.C._, Sept. 17th, 1863.
No. 77.

1. It has come to the knowledge of the Brig. Gen. Commanding
that detachments of colored troops, detailed for fatigue
duty, have been employed in one instance at least, to
prepare camps and perform menial duty for white troops. Such
use of these details is unauthorized and improper, and is
hereafter expressly prohibited. Commanding Officers of
colored regiments are directed to report promptly, to the
Headquarters, any violations of this order which may come to
their knowledge.

BY ORDER OF GEN. Q. A. GILLMORE,

OFFICIAL: ED. W. SMITH, _Asst. Adjt. Gen'l._

_ISRAEL Z. SEALEY, Capt. 47th N.Y. Vols.,