The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-04
Absent officers and Privates.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WAsHISGroS. ID. c., Jul

ASHlSGTOS, u. u, July OF. J
The absence of officers and privates from their
duty, under various pretexts, while receiving
pay, at great expense and bnrthen to the Gov
er nmcnt, makes it necessary that efficient meas
ures oe taken to enforce their return to duty, or
thet their places be supplied by those who wall
not take pay while rendering no eryict This
evil, moreover, tends greatly to discourage the
patriotic i'm pulse OF those who would contrib
ute to support the families of faithful soldiers.
1t is therefore or4ered by rhe President
! F,rSt--lhat on Monday, the llth day OF
| August all leaves Of absence ami turlougls by
whomsoever given, unless by the War Depart
ment. ure revoked and absolutely annulled, and
all officers capable OF service are required forth
with o jJin their regiments under penalty OF
dismissa from the service Or such penalty Il
Court Martial may award, unless tho absence be
occasoned by lawful cause.
.SeC0nd-1he only excuse allowed Tor the alb
sence of officers or priyates from duty after tie
/ day of August are first, ne order or leave
: of the War Department second, disabilities
/ from wounds received In service third, dlsa-
/ bilitv from disease that renders the party unn5
Tor military duty-3ut any officer or private
whose health permits him To visit watering Ida-
| ces or places OF adjustment, or to make social
visits, or walk about the town will &c cUnsld-
cred tit for military duty, and us evading his du
! ty hy absence from bis Command or the ranks.
! Ihird-On Monday; the 18TH day OF August,
at 10 'cock \. NJ each regiment and corps
Shall be mustered. The aboeutecs shall be
MA rked three lists OF the same made OUT, and
within As hours OF the muster, one copy STALL
be sent to the Adjutant General OF the Army
and one ~ the commander OF the corps. The
third is TO be retained and all officers an lri-
Yates, tit for duty, absent at that time will be
regarded as absent without cause, Their pay
will be stopped and they will be dismissed llom
the service or treated deserters, unless resto-
red and no officer shall be restored to his rank
unless by the judgment of a Court OF Inquiry,
to be approved by the President. lie shall es-
tablish his absence was not without cause
Fourth Commanders OF corps, divisions, ori-
gades, regiments and detached posts are strictly
enioined to enforce the muster and return atore,
SAID. Any officer failing in his duty herein will
be deemed guilty OF gross neglect OF duty, and
be dismissed from the service
Fifh-A commissioner shall be appointed by
the Secretary of War to superintend the execu
ton of this order in the respective States The
United States Marshals IN their respective dis
tricts the Mayor and Chief of Police OF any
town or city !; the sheriff OF the respective coun
ties 10 each State, and all Pos masters and Jus
tees of the Peace, are authorized 10 act as spe.
cial Provost MarshaIs, to arrest any officer Oh
private soldier, fit for duty, who may be found
absent from his command without Just caus'
and convey him to the nearest military post OF
depot.
The transportation, reasonable expenses o
this duty, and five dollars will be paid for each
officer and private 80 arrested and delivered.
BY order of the President
EDWIN NJ STANTON, Secretary of War.