The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-07-22

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TIE OHIO, I
In Camp near Florence ALa., jane a. $50 I
There are $4,000 officers and soldiers alb
sent from their atty with the various Divis-
ions of this army. Some of them have gone
off without any authority others with the
permission of officers not authorized 10
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, dr@uiug tae
same paw as their comrades who are faith
! fail performing their duty. To correct this
abuse it is ordered
/. Ali officers aud soldiers who are alb
sent without direct authority from these
Headquarters, the period for which has not
transplred, will, on or before the 10th of
July, prcximo, join their companies or reg
iments wherever they may be. If ignorant
OF their locality, they will report to the COM
handing officer at Louisville or Nashville,
by whom they will be directed to their regi-
ments, or put on such light duty as they
may be able to perform, if they are not en-
tirely fit for active service; and these will
be promptly reported To their regimental
commanders by the officer so assigning
them.
The cases of those who fail to join as
above required, will he disposed of as fol-
lows:
2. IF any absent officer or soldier, in con-
sequence of sickness or wounds, is aoso-
luiely unable to report for duty as above
required, he will forward by mail to ssThe
Assistant Adjutant General District of the
Ohio, Nashville Tenn" Certificate of
Disability, according to the following form
CERTIFICATE OF DISABILITY.
| declare on oath that | have carefully
examiued....... of Captain ..-......
Company, Colonel. ......... ...................
Regiment of...... Vol
unteers now at this place, aud under treat
ment by me, and find him Incapable of per.
forming the duties of soldier for the fol-
lowing reasons: Here state all the facts
known concerning he disease or wound, or
cause of disability; the time, place, man.
Der, and all the circumstances uuder which
the jury occurred or disease originated
the duty or situation of the officer or SOL
der 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.
Place: (Signed)
Date: Surgeon Tor Physician7
Sworn to and subscribed before.
This certificate must be subscribed and
sworn to by surgeon or private physician
| in good standing, and known as such by The
1 magistrate or other officer by whom The
oath is administered and on it discharge
will be ordered from these headquarters, or
the case otherwise disposed of, according to
| the circumstances.
3. The death of any officer or soldier
which has occurred since the lst of January
| last, while he was absent from his regiment
or company, and which has not been reported
| by the surgeon of the hospital IN which the
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 "Tbe
Assistant Adjutant- General, District of the
Ohio, Nashville" setting forth the date of
decease and other material circumstances.
| All absent officers and soldiers who
do not join their companies and regiments,
or are not satisfactorily accounted for as
above by the 10th Of July next, will be
reported on their muster-roll as deserters,
dating from the time they may have been
absent without authority.
By Act of Congress every deserter for
teits all claim on the government for Pay
and allowances, besides being liable to ar
rest and trial by Court Martial. Any per-
son who apprehends and returns deserter
to the commanding officer of military
post is entitled to FIVE dollars.
By command of MAJOR GEN. BUELL..
| O6icial: JAMES FRY,
jyl5-d1m A. A. G., Chief of Stat.