The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-14
IMPORTANT wAR ORDER.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
"ASHIsoToS. d. c., August II. 1859.
GENERAL oRnRR No 100

GENERAL ORDER NO. 100.
} FIRST 30 much Of General Order No
: el, curient series, as rel,tes 10 the ertan
sion of sick leaves Of soldiers, is hrrsb,
revoked. and no application Tor such ex
tensions need hereafter be made. The or
der Of the President, dated July 3I--Gsn.
eral Order No. 92 -erplsios wha. ma,
be considered as good cause fDr the ab
Sence. Surgeons certificates Of disability
required by extension orders and regula,
TONS, must bs forwarded not only 10 The
hdju'ant General Of The Army. but also
10 the commander Of the regiment, or ia
case OF staff offer, to tbs commanding
General.
Sscoud. Officers absen. from duty with
out leave or beyond their l.aves will not
be allowed to draw their pay until a court
or commission, which will be ordered on
their return 10 their post or command, ,
shall determine whether there was sulIi
cient cause for their absence.
They will accordingly provide them.
selves with full description of the nature
and cause Oltheir disability. certified by
the proper medical authority, as required
by existing laws and regulations.
Third. Officers Of volunteers who are
absent from duty on account Of disease
contracted before they entered the service
will be Immediately mustered out. Those
who have been absent more than sixly
days ON account OF wounds or disease con.
tracted in time Of their duty, will be re.
ported to the Adjutant General Of the
Army Tor discharge, 10 order that their
places my be filled by others ft Tor field
service. For this class Of officers Con.
gress has provided pensions.
Fourth. Applications for pensions must
be made to the Commissioner Of Pensions,
who is Judge Of the suficieucy Of The evi
dence In support OF such claims, and who
furnishes the forms and regulations re
Iating thereto.
Fifth. When an officer returns TO bis
command, ,afler having overstaid his leav-
OF absence. he may be tried by courl
martial for this as a military off.nse. or
may he appointed by tie
commanding officer OF his division, army
corps or army, as the case may be, 10 10
vestigate his case and to determine or not
he was absent from proper cause: and i
there should b. found to be such proper
cause. he will be entitled 10 pay during
such absence.
Sixth. Where troops are serving in
army corps. or any army, no leaves Of ab.
Isnce will BE- granted on certificate Of u
'egimental or brigade surgeon, ill the
'sme has been approved BY tho medical
'lrector oil such army corps or army; and
10 medical director will indorss any GER
iheats untiI be has made a personal ex.
'mina'ion Of the applicant. or received a
verbal report from the medical officer ap.
pointed by him to make su,h personal
EXAMINATION, il shall be found that the
certificate of disability was given withou.
roper cause, the name of The medical of.
cer giving it will be reported to the Ad.
u'ant General Of the Army, in order that
10 may be dismissed fron the service.
Seventh. Where Officers a,e no. serving
division of army corps or separate
rmy, applications for leaves mag be male
the Adjutant General Of the army, but
kept in very extraordinary cases no
.aves of absence will be granted, unless
he applicant bc accompanied by cort.
cate of the same character as that des
ribed in general orders, No. 81.
Eighth. In all cases oi personal appli
alton for leaves of absence made 10 the
Var Department, the applicant will be
xamined by medical officer assigned TO
hat duty III this city.
BY order Of the Secretary Of War.
Signed f. D. TOWNSEND.