It also directed the Army and Navy to "recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons", and to receive them "into the armed service of the United States."
ɪɾ ˈɔːlsoʊ dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ænd nˈeɪvi tuː "ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪz ænd meɪntˈeɪn ðə fɹˈiːdəm ʌv sˈʌtʃ pˈɜːsənz", ænd tə ɹᵻsˈiːv ðˌɛm "ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈɑːɹmd sˈɜːvɪs ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts."