Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-08-14
Organization Of New Regiments.
WAR DEPARTMENT
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,}
Washington, July $, 1862.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,}
Washington, July $, 1862.
General Orders No. Is.
|. In organizing new regiments Of volunteers
the Governors Of States are hereby authorized ia
appoint, in addition to the staff officers heretofore
authorized, one Second Lieutenant for each com.
pany, who shall be mustered into the service Of
the commencement Of the organization. who shall
have authority to muster in recruits they arc en-
listed. If any recruit shall be enlisted by such
officer. who shall after~ards, on medical iuspec.
ton. prove to have been obviouely unfit for service
at the time of his enlistment all expenses caused
thereby shall be paid by such officer, to be stopped
against him from any paym, mt that may be com.
ing to hi" from the government thereafter.
Any officer. thus appointed and mustered, shall
only be entitled to be paid on tho muster and pay
roll Of his company, and should he fail to secure
an organized company within such reasonable
time as the Governor may designate, his men may
be transferred to somo other company, his appoint
meat 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, as in the regular army,
will be made out in tripli.ate by such recruiting
officers one copy of which will be sent to the Adiu
tant General Of the state. one to the Adjutant of
the regiment, and one wilt be kept BY the recruit
ing officer. Recruits will be sen. to the reg neut-
al rendezvous at least as often as ence a week,
whore they will be Immediately examined by the
surgeon of the regiment, and il found unfit for
duty ~ reason Of ,ermalcnt disability, will be
disc iarged forthwith BY the surgeon, who willre
port such discharges to the Adjnant General of
the State, and also to ho Adjulant Of the regi
menf, noting particularly those cases where the
disability was obvious ut tho time Of enlistment
Inc nuster-in-rols Of each company will be
made out by tho Ad, utant OF the regiment, from
list to be furnished by the Adjutant General Of
the State together with tho articles Of enlstmes
'urnished kim by tas recruiting officer, and viii
note upon It the names Of all persons discharged
oy the surgeon for permanent disability designate
ing pa't'caia ~ thvse cnses wtefe Tho disability
was apparent ut the time of enlistment.
AS soon Us the Organisation e . regiment is
comp'eted.it will DO carefully ms; ec,ed by tho
~'"b WAIVER LOT the NS1tcp WIN viii sec tudt
- least the minimum number Of each COMPANY 10
present; no abso"tes. except sick in hospital will
DO counted ~
lilo will also compare tho muster in rolls, and If
'ound correct, vii! sige the roll, certifying 10 the
muster OF each man Mt tho date Of his enlist
ment. +
mastering OH 'crs will report promptly to tho
AoJatant General Of the army. tho names Of all
recruiting Lisutcnants mustered into the service
oy them under conditional letters Of appointment,
together with tho regiments to which they be-
long.
IL. Officers will DO mustered into the service
only On tho authority Of the Governor Of the
''tAte 10 which their regiments belong.
III. Until regiments are orgsrissd and their
muster rells completed they will DO under tho ex-
elusive control VI the Governors Of the States,and
Ai' acquisitions to, Quartermaster. medical and
ordnance stores, and contracts for subsistence, will.
" approved BY them, be allowed, and not other
wise.
~. Where It Is desired by tho Governors Of
states, the United States officers Of the quarter
master. mesical, and ordnance Departments, may
urn over stores to the state authorities, TO DO t.
SUED oy them In accordaacs with the regulations,
ana 40 united for 10 the proper Bureas Of the
War Department,
v. Persons travelling usdsr the order Of the
governor Of aiat. on bssness connected with
'os recruiting service, WIN be allowed the aetssi
soss o. sssospstasios. - Jsid b. sha mas saag
ana d,s6ursiog odoer on presentation u ~ -
eoe : aocomTanled " pfapsr voushegs and fhs Or
DER under which ~ icn, nav - - narlnRmed.
~ osdsfof the Secretary Of War;
L. THOMAS.
aasls-s Adjstaat 0ssssai.