Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-08-15
Organization of New Regiments.

WAR DEPARrMEMr.
ADJUTAkT GENERALS OFF1CE,S
Washington, July $, 1862.
General Orders No. Is.
l. In organizing new regiments Of volunteers,
the Governors Of States are hereby authorized to
appoint, in addition to the staff officers heretofore
authorized, one Second Lieutenant for each COM
psny, who shall be mustered into the service ct
the commencement Of the organisation. who shall
have authority to muster in recruits - they are On
listed. If any recruit shall be enlisted by such
officer, who shsll 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 officer, 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 DO entitled to be psid on the muster and pay
roll Of his company. and should be 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, - in the regular army,
will be made out in tripli,ate by such recruiting
oficersone copy Of which will be sent to the Adju-
tant General Of the State. one to the Adjutant Of
the regiment, and one will be kept by the recruit
ing officer. Recruits will be sent to the regiment
al rendezvous at least as often a. snce . week,
where they will be Immediately examined BY the
surgeon of the regiment, and il found unit for
duty by reason Of permanent disability, will be
discharged forthwith by the surgeon, who will re-
port such discharges to the Adjntant General Of
the State, and also to the Adult Of the regi-
ment, notng particularly those cases where the
disability was obvious at the tims Of enlistment
The muster-in-rols Of each company will be
made out by the Adj utant OF the regiment from
list to be furnished by the Adjutant General Of
the State, together with the articles Of enlistment
furnished him by the recruiting officer, and will
note upon it tho names Of all persons discharged
BY the surgeon for permanent disability ,dssignat-
ing particularly those cases where the disability
was apparent ut the time Of enlistment.
AS soon As the organisation q . regiment il
conp'eted.it will DO carefully inspected BY the
mastering officer for tho State, Who will go that
st least the minimum number Of each COMPANY q
present. no absentees except sick in hospital will
be counted.
Ne Will also compare the muster in rolls, and #
round correct, will sgz the roll, certifying 70 the
muster Of each man at the date Of his enlist
ment.
mastering others will report promptly to the
Adjatant General Of the army. the names Of Ill
recruiting Lisutenants mustered into tho service
oy them under conditional letters Of appointment,
together with the regiments to which they be-
long.
H. Omcers will be mustered into the servise
only on the authority Of the Governor Of the
state to which their regiments belong. u
III. Until regiments are organised and their
muster rsl's completed, they will BE- under the az
es"ve control Of the Governors Of the States and
al 'qa'"t'ons tor Quartsrmaster. medical and
ordnance stores, and contracts for subsistence, will
approved BY them, be allowed, and mot other
wise.
w. where it 10 desired BY the Goversoss Of
staten the United States officers Of the quarter
master, mesieal, and ordnance Departments, may
turn over stores to the state authorities, 70 b y
SUED ~ them in aocordasoe with the ssgulssioas,
eod s,e"sntsa for to the proper Bursss Of the
War Dspastosat, 15sse ta-. =
'. persons travelling usder the order Of the
6ovssnor Of State on business eennsstsd With
the recruiting service, will be allowed the actual
cost Of transportation. 70 be paid By ths nsssrins
aad Disturbing oihcer on presentation Il the -
eoa-t' accompanied b. proper veashsrs asd the o.
der under which he jessnsy was performed.
By esdsrof the SECRETARY u War.
L. THOMAS,
aagls-1 Adjataat 0sassal.