Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-08-18
Organization Of New Regiments.
WAR DEP ARTMEMr
ADJurANT GENERALS OFFICE
Washington, July 3, 1862.


Washington, July $, 1862. J
General Orders No. Is.
l. In organizing new regiments Of volunteers,
the Governors Of States are hereby authorized to
appeint in addition to the staff officers heretofore
authorized, one Second Lieutenant for each COM
pany, who shall be mustered into the service ct
tho commencement Of the organization, who shall
have authority to muster in recruits they en-
listed. If any recruit shall be enlisted by such
officer. who shall afterwards, on medical iuspec-
ton. prove to have been obviously unfit for service
at the time of his enlistment, all expenses caused
thereby shall be paid by such oficer.to be stopped
against him from any payment that may be COM
ing to him from the government thereafter.
Any officer, thus appointed and mustered, shall
only be entitled to be psid on the muster and pay
roll of his company, and should no fail to secure
an organized company within such reasonable
time as the Governor may designate, his men may
be transferred to some other company, his appoint
ment be revoked, and be discharged without pay
unless the Governor shall think proper to give him
position in the consolidated company to which
his men have been transferred.
Articles of enlistment, a. in the regular army,
will be made out in tripli:ate by such recruiting
officers, one copy of which will be sent to the Adju-
tant General of the State, one to the Adjutant Of
the regiment, and ono will be kept by the recruit
ing officer. Recruits will be sent to the regiment
al rendezvous at least as often ence 3 week,
where they will be Immediately examined by the
surgeon of tho regiment, and If found unfit for
duty by reason of permanent disability, will be
discharged forthwith by the surgeon, who will re-
port such discharges to the Adjutant General Of
the State, and also to the Adjutant of the regi-
ment, noting particularly those cases where the
disability was obvious at tho time Of enlistment.
The nuster-in-rolls OF each company will be
made out by the Adjutant Of the regiment, from \
list to be furnished by the Adjutsnt General of
tho State, together with the articles Of enstmes
furnished him by the recruiting officer, and will
note upon it the names Of all persons discharged
oy the surgeon for permanent disability ,dssignat-
ing particularly those cases where the disability
was apparent at the time Of enlistment.
AS soon rs the organization # > regiment u
completsd.it will be carefully inspected by the
mastering officer for the State, who will sec that
At least the minimum number Of each COMPANY il
present. no abseotees except sick in hospital will
be counted.
de will also compare thu muster in rolls, and If
found correct, will sigx the roll, certifying TO the
muster Of each man 1T the date Of his enlist
ment.
clustering officers will report promptly to the
AdJutant General of the army, the names Of al
recruiting Lisutenants muster cd into the service
oy them, under conditional letters Of appointment,
together with the regiments to which they be-
long.
II. Officers will bs mustered into the service
only on tho authority Of tho Governor Of the
Stats to which their regiments belong.
Ill. Until regiments are organised and their
muster rolls completed, they will be under the ex-
elusive control Of the Governors Of tho States, and
all acquisitions for Quartsrmaster. medical and
oronsace stores, and contracts for subsistence, will
approved by them, be allowed, and mot other
wise.
W. "here It 10 desired by the Governors Of
states, tho United States officers Of the quarter
MASTER mesical, and ordnance Departments, may
tarn over stores to the State authosties TO b is
sued ~ them in aecorda.cs with the regulations,
soa e,coonted for to the proper Bureau Of the
War Department
V. Persons travelling under the order Of the
Governor Of Statson b,,iness connected with
the recruiting services, win b allowed the sstssl
Cos. q transportation, 70 b paid By thu musterng
-" oisosr'ing odcer on presentation # the -
CONT accompanied By proper voashsss and the or
der under which 'hs journey VS. performed.
~ ofdefof the Secretary Of War.
L. THOMAS,
auSl3-2t Adiutant 0eneeal.