The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-07-25
New order from the War dee
parfmeuf.


The following is the Substance Of
General Order Just ISSUED from the War
Department;
I In organizing new regiments Of vOlun-
teers, the Governors of States are author.
ized to appoint, in addition 10 the staff
officers heretofore authorized, one Sec
ond Lieutenant for each company, who
shall be mustered into the service at the
commencement Of the organization, with
q thUrity ~ muster in recruits as they are
enlisted.
| II any recruit shall be enlisted who
shall nltcrw ard, on medical inspection,
prove TO have been obviously unfit for
service at the time Of his enlistment, all
expenses caused thereby shall be paid
BY such officer, to be stopped against him
IRON any payment that inDy be coming
TO him from the Government hereai.
ter.
Any officer thus appointed and muster
cd into service shall only be entitled TO be
paid on the muster and pay roll of his
coRpoi y; and should he fail to secure an
organized company within such reasonn-
Bile time as the Governor may designate,
his men shall be transferred TO some 9TH
er company, his appointment revoked, and
he discharged without pOy, unless the
Governor shall think proper to give him
position in the consolidated company
to which his men have been trans
icrrcd.
Recruits will be sent 20 the regimcntal
rendezvous at least us often as once
week, where they will be Immediately cx-
umintd y the surgeon OF the regiment,
and il found unfit for duty, by reason of
permanent disability, they will be dis
charged from the service forthwith by the
surgeon, who will report such discharges
to the AdjutOnt G Jn.ral of the State, and
also to the Atjutant of the regiment, not
ing particular those cases where the dis
abinty was obvious at the time of GU
listmcnt.
AS soon as The organization Of regi-
mcnt is completed, it will be carefully IN
spccted by the mastering officer for the
State, who will see that at least the me-
diu lumber of each company is present.
No absentces except the sick in hospital
will be cuunt,d.
Tue mastering officer will also compare
AhN uINg " lbuuu CbITtCLs
will sign the roll certifying to the muster
OF each man at the dgte of his enlist
mcnt.
Ofiic rs will be mustered into the ser
vice only on the authorize Of the Goecrn-
or of the state to which their regiments
belong.
Until the regiments are organized and
then muster rolls completed, they will be
under the exclusive control of the Gov
crnors OF the States, and all requ sitons
Tor quortcrmuster, medical and ordnance
stores and contracts for subsistence will,
il approved 10y them, BE- allowed, and not
uthcrwi. @.
VIII r. it is desired 10y the Governors
Of the $ at $, the Un.tcd States officers of
the Quart rmastcr, Medical and Ordnance
Derar mcnts may turn over stores TO the
State authorities, =, to be issued by them in
accordance with tn, rclulot ons, and ac-
counted for 10 the proper Bureau Of tho
War Department..
/ Persons travelling uadcr the order Of a
Governor ofa State, ON business connec-
ted with the recruiting service, will be
allowed the actual e st of transportation
TO be puid by the mastering and disburs-
ing officer on presentation OF the account
accompanied by proper vouchers and the
order under which the journey was per-
formed.