Buttheycannotberequiredtotakeanoathofallegiancetothisgovernment，becauseitconflictswiththedutytheyowetotheirownsovereigns。Allsuchobligationsheretoforetakenarethereforeremittedandannulled。Militarycommanderswillabstainfromimposingsimilarobligationsinfuture，andwillinlieuthereofadoptsuchotherrestraintsofthecharacterindicatedastheyshallfindnecessary，convenient，andeffectualforthepublicsafety。ItisfurtherdirectedthatwheneveranyordershallbemadeaffectingthepersonallibertyofanalienreportsofthesameandofthecausesthereofshallbemadetotheWarDepartmentfortheconsiderationoftheDepartmentofState。
ByorderoftheSecretaryofWar：
L。THOMAS，Adjutant—General。
ORDERAUTHORIZINGEMPLOYMENTOF\"CONTRABANDS。\"
WARDEPARTMENT，July22，1862。