The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-07-16

hEADQUARIERS n nm OF THE OHIOg |
In Camp. near Florence AEa., June "a '62 I
There are 1000 officers and soldiers alb
sent from their duty with the various Divis-
ions of this army. Some Of them have gone
off without any authority others with the
permission of officers not authorized to
grant it. In general, sickness is given as
the cause of absence, but in very many
cases the cause has VIGOROUSLY ceased TO
exist, and men remain away, drawing the
same pay as their comrades who are faith
fully performing their duty. To correct this
abuse it is ordered
/. All officers and soldiers who are abb
sent without direct authority from these
Headquarters, the period for which has not
trSuspired, WILL on or before the 10th of
July, proximo, join their companies or reg
iments wherever they may be. If ignorant
of their locality, they will report TO the COM
manding officer at Louisville or Nashville,
by whom they will be directed 10 their regi-
ments, or put on such light duty as they
may be able to perform, if they are not en-
tirely fit for active service; and these will
be promptly reported to their regimental
commanders by the officer so assigning
them.
The cases of those who fail to join as
above required, will he disposed of as fol-
lows:
2. IF any absent officer or soldier, in con-
sequence of sickness or wounds, is aoso-
lutely unable to report for duty as above
required, he will forward by mail to "The
Assistant Adiutant General, District of The
Ohio, Nashville, Tenn" a Certificate of
Disability, according to the following form:
CERTIFICATE OF DISABILITY.
1 declare on oath that | have carefully
examined .........of Captain .........
Regiment of..... ......... Vol
unteers now at this place, and under treat
ment by me, and find him incapable of per-
forming the duties of soldier for the fol-
lowing reasons: Here state all the facts
known concerning the disease or wound, or
cause of disability the time, place, man.
ner, and all the circu instances under which
the injury occurred or disease originated
the duty or situation of the officer or SOL
der at the time the injury was received or
disease contracted and whatever facts may
aid judgment as to the cause, INN ediaie
or remote, of the disability, and the circum-
stances attending it.
Place: (Signedl
Date: Surgeon Tor Physicianl
Sworn to and subscribed before.
This certificate must be subscribed and |
sworn to by a surgeon or private physician
in good standing, and known as such by the |
magistrate or other officer by whom the |
oath is administered and on it a discharge |
will be ordered from these headquarters, or /
the case otherwise disposed of, according to |
the circumstances.
3. The death of any officer or soldier
which has occurred since the 1st of January
last, while he was absent from his regiment |
or company, aud which has not been reported
by the surgeon of the hospital In which the
death occurred, or by the friends of the de-
ceased if not in hospital, will be immedi-
ately reported by the surgeon of the hospi-
tai, or By the affidavit of friends, to " The
Assistant A6jutant- General, District of the
Ohio, Nashville" setting forth the date of
1ecease and other material circumstances.
All absent officers AID soldiers who
DO not join their companies and regiments,
Or are not satisfactorily accounted for as
above by the 10th of July next, will be
'eported on their muster-roll as deserters,
lating from the time they may have been
absent without authority.
By Act of Congress every deserter for
eits all claim on the government for pay
nd allowances, besides being liable to ar
est and trial by Court Martial Any per-
on who apprehends and returns a deserter
o the commanding officer of military
ost is entitled to FIVE dollars.
By command of MAJOR GEN. BUELL..
TOficial:1 JAMES B. FRY,
jyl5-d1m A. A. G.. Chief of Staff.