The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-07-26

b nEADQUARTERS ARAY OF TIE OHIO, I
In Camp, near Florence. Ata., June "a, ,62
There are $4,000 officers and soldiers ab-
sent from their -uty with the various Divis-
ions of this Amy. Some of them have gone
off without any authority others with the
permission of officers not authorized to
grant it. In general, sickness is given as
the cause of absence, but in very many
cases the cause has VIGOROUSLY ceased to
exist, and men remain away, drawing the
same pay as their comrades who are faith.
fully performing their duty. To correct this
abuse it is ordered aa zsaf Z
l. All officers and soldiers who are alb
sent without direct authority from these
Headquarters, the period for which has not
transpired, will, on or before the 10th of
July, proximo, join their companies or reg
imeuts wherever they may be. If ignorant
of their locality, they will report to the COM
mandlng officer at Louisville or Nashville.
by whom they will be directed to their repi-
ments, or put on such light duty as they
NAV be able to nerflrm, il thev rot or.
them. .l -. .7s|
The cases of those who fail to join as
above required, will he disposed of as fol-
lows: 4lgiaa s
2. If any absent office "a suru,er. in "ca-
secuenc. C eickness or ---..ur, Is abso-
,utely unable = .-port for duty as ahc--o
-..uired, he will forward nv 80, 70 "The
Assistant Adiutar. c cueral, District Of The
Ohio .N.s.sinville, Tenn" Certificate Of
disability, according to the following form
CERTiFIcATE OF DISABILITY.
declare on oath that | have carefully
examined...... .........of Capfain.........
Company, Colonel ............
Regiment of...... ........s..-.....fol-
unteers now at this place, and under treat
ment by me, aud end him incapable OF per-
!, forming the duties of soldier for the fol-
lowing reasons: Here state all the facts
known concerning the disease or wound, or
cause of disability; the time, place, man
ner, and all the circumstances under which
the injury occurred or disease originated /;
the duty or situation of the officer or SOL
dier at the time the injury was received or
disease contracted; and whatever facts may
aid Judgment as to the cause, Immediate
or remote, of the disability. and the circum-
stances attending it. ii aassd iaia
Place: Signed) gt-o B
| Date; Surgeon Tor Physician1
Sworn to and subscribed before.
This certificate must be subscribed and
sworn to by "a surgeon or private physician
in good standing, and known as such by the
magistrate or other officer by whom The
oath is administered; and on it discharge
will be ordered from these headquarters, OF
the case otherwise disposed of, according tc
the circumstances.
8. The death of any officer or soldier
which has occurred since the lst OF January
last. while he was absent from bis regiment
or company ?, and which has not been reported
by the surgeon of the hospital in which ths
death occurred, or by the friends of the de
ceased if not in hospital, will be immedi
ately reported by the surgeon of the hospi
tai. or by the affidavit of friends. to " Th
Assistant Adjutaut- General, District of th
Ohio, Nashville" setting forth the date
decease and other material circumstances
4. All absent officers and soldiers wh
D do not Join their companies and regiment:
or are not satisfactorily accounted for a
above by the 10th Of July next will b
reported on their muster-roll as deserters
dating from the time they may have bee
absent without authority. N '
BY Act of Congress every deserter fer
feits all claim on the government for pa
, and allowances, besides being liable to ar
rest and trial by Court Martial. Any pei
: son who apprehends and returns deserte
: to the commanding officer of militar
post is entitled to five dollars.f-s
By command of MAJOR GEN. BUELL..
Io6icial:] JAMES B FRY,
; iyl5-dlm A. A. G., Chief Of Staff.