The national Republican., 1862-09-17
Convaieseenss and ssrsggiers
p HEADQUARTERS,
DErsHcEs or WASHINGTON,
September Is, 1862.

UBfEkCES OF WASHlN0TON,
-.r...,... September Is, 1862.
General Ordsss. No. j. 20
I. Tho Military Governor 81 Alexandria will
Immediately organize camp Of convalescents,
strsgglers and recruits, under the following
regulations:
II. All ofncsrs absent from their regiments
without proper pass. approved by their divi--
sion commander, will. II their regiments ar
stationed ln or near Washington. be ordered TO
join them In arrest, and the fact will be duly
reported to division commanders by the Provost
Marshal. See paragraph 3 OF General Orders
No. 2, from theee headquarters. d, .,,.r
iii. Every officer abeent from bis regiment
without 0 proper paes, and ph0se regimen, IS
not near Wash ngtom, will be ordered by the
officers Of the Provost Guard W report 10 per-
son to the Provoet Marshal, who will direct
him 10 writing either to proceed 10 join bis
regiment within twenty -four hours, or within
the same period 70 proceed TO Alexandria, and
report TO the Military Governor OF that place
for duty at the Convalesoent Camp, such an
order Ia sufficient authority TO pass the guards
al Tie bridge or ferry 10 Alexandria
Nv. All enlisted men arrested for being alb
sept without q proper pass will, If their rtgi
ments are near Washington, be proceeded with
as directed by General Orders No. 2 from these
headquarters. " Laeir 'eyimeats ars not near
Wdshin.t,n, they will be sont In -quads, once
esch day, under guard, TO the Military Gov.
ern0r OF Alexandria, who will place ihcm 10
the Convalescent Camp. ...
Y. Tho Military Governor. Of Alexandr,.
will enforce the Same regulations ~ far A. re-,
CARDS that city. 49,.
vi. The Military Governor Of the Distric,
Of Columbia will cause daily lists Of the otfl
GERS 40 ordered to report to be furnishea 10 tba
Military Governor oil Alexandrls. The Mil
tary Governor Of Alexandria Will cause com.
plet. register to be kept Of all officers ordered
70 report Ut, and separate register Of all en-.
listed men scnt to the Ccnvslescent Camp, aud
will communicate dsily to the Military Gov
erncr Of the District Of Columbia, the names OF
oil sfisers who should have reported to him
within the past twenty iour hours, but who
weekly to each Division Commander a tran
script OF tho register for the past week 40 far
ss relates 10 bis Dividon
VII. All recruits arriving for regiments
which are not near Washington. will bp sHr'
10 the Convalescent Camp. ...Es1 .r
VIII. Az far ss. practicable. the cohvalcs
cents. strsgglers and recruits will be organ
lied in squads according TO Divisions or C0rps
each squad 10 charge Of an officer from ihe
Division o. Corps A competent officer shonId
be sssigned 10 The command Of the camp.
Ia cnei!eC Will De PROVIDED Tor The omccgb
s,d men. and rstioDs Tor lbe men.
Y All eDlisted mon received al the Couva
lesCeDt Camp who are without bHversacks.
csnteeus and blankets, will be supplied with
tbem, and such men a. are IL for active Str.
vice will be armed before joining their regi.
menie. "' ".'
XI. A consolidated morning report Of The
Q. nvaleecen. Camp stated, "a far as prsctica-
BILE, by divisions, will be made to these head
quarters On The l0Ib, 20th ard last days of the
month. 10. 5
XII. Orders sill lr given from these head.
quarters. from time To time, a. opportunity Of.
tsrs, for forwarding the nffcera and men TO their
regiments
By commspd Of
Major Gsneral BANKS.
RICHARD B. Irwin.
Captain, A. D. G.,
Acting Ass stant Adjutant General.