The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-08-20
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON,
ADJ'T. GENERAL S OFFICE, Aug. II. '62.
GENERAL ORDER, NO. 100.


GENERAL ORDER, NO. 100.
1st. So much of General Order, No
|6I, current series, as relates to the extern
sion of sick leaves of absence, is hereby
revoked, and no applications for such ex-
tension need hereafter be. made. The or
der of the President, dated July 31st,
General Order, No. 80, fully explains what
may be considered as good cause for alb
|sence. Surgeons certificate Of disability
required by existing orders and regula
tions must be forwarded, not only to the
Adjutant General of the Army, but also
to the Commander Of the regiment or in
case of staff officer, to his Commanding
General.
I'd. Officers absent from duty without
leave or beyond the time cf their leave,
will not be allowed to draw pay until
warrant or commission, which will be or
dered on their return to their post or COM
mand, shall determine whether this is
sufficient cause for their absence. They
will accordingly provide themselves with
full description Of the nature and cause
of their disability, certified by the proper
medical authorities as required by exist
ing orders and regulations.
3D. Officers of volunteers who are abb
sent from duty on account of disease con-
tracted before they entered the service,
| will be Immediately mustered out. Those
who have been absent more than sixty
days, on account of wounds or disease,
contracted in the line of their duty, will
be reported to the Adjutant General of
the Army, for discharge in order that their
places may be filed by others, fit for field
service For this class of officers, Con-
gress has provided pensions.
4th. Applications for pensions must
be made to the Commissioner of Pensions,
who is the judge of the suficiency Of evil
dence in support Of such claims, and who
| furnishes the forms and regulations reia.
ting thereto.
5th. When an officer returns to his
command, after having overstayed his leave
Of absence, he may be tried by court
martial, for this as military offense, or a
commission may be appointed by the COM
manding officer of his divs on, army
corps or army, as the case may be, to in
vestigato his case and determine whether
or not, he was absent from proper cause,
and, if there should be found to be such
proper cause he will be entitled to pay
during such absence. The, proceedings
of such commission will be sent to the
! Adjutant-G General of the Army for the
approval of the Secretary of War. Such
commissioners will consist of not less than
three nor over Eve commissioned officers.
9th. Where troops are serving in an
army corpse or an army no leave of ab-
sence will be granted in the certificate of
a regimental surgeon till the same has
been approved by the Medical Director of
such army corps or army, and no Medical
| Director will endorse any certificate until
he has made personal examination of the
! applicant or received favorable report
from medical officer appointed by him 10
make such personal examination and if
upon such personal examination it will be
found that the certificate of disability was
4 given without proper cause, the name of
the medical ofic:r giving it vii lie re-
ported to the Adjutanty General of the
Army, to be dismissed ffom the service.
| 7th. When officers are not serving in
division, army corps, or separate army,
applications for leaves may be made to
the Adult Mt General of the army, but
except in any extraordinary case, no leave
of absence will be granted, unless the ap-
plication be accompanied by certificate
Of the same character as that prescribed
in General Orier No. 81.
Sth. In all cases Of personal app'ica-
ton for leave of absence made to the war
department, they will be examined by a
medical officer assigned to that duty in
this city
BY order of the Sec'y of War.
(Signed,) f. d. TOWNSEND,
Asst Adj't General.