, 1862-06-26

Important order from the War De-
parfment.

The Importance OF the subjects covered
by the following general order authorizes it's
publication In full:
WARDBpAHrAEST.A ADJ. GzSERAl's orr1cE,
WAsulSGToN, June u, 1862
GENERAL ORDERS No. 65.-1. Paragraph
1850 army regulations, is hereby 50 modified |
that private physicians employed as medical
officers with an army in the field IN time OF |
war may be allowed sum not to exceed 8l3o !
per month, beside transportation IN kind
2. The certificates Of discharge to be g17en
By the medical inspector general, or any med
ical inspector Of the army, under the act OF
Hay Il, 1862, published in general orders No.
IS, VII be made on the printed forms FOR GER
tiact es Of disability, prescribed by the army
1.-The inspector giving the discharge will en-
| dorse 1t with his own certificate that 1t i
| granted unon k!s own personal n1specllon =.
/ the soldier and with the soldiers consent, aud
| tor disability. The nature, degree and origin
| of which art correctly described In the within
| certificate
g. Each medical director must, under the
orders Of lis department commander, regulate
the distribution Of the sick and wounded to
t the hospitals within the military department
to which he belongs. When want Of room In
| such hospitals, OF the nature Of the wounds
or diseases Of any invallds require that detach-
ments shall be sent beyond the limits Of their
departments, the suTgeon.genera will deslg-
nate to the medical directors, either by gene
what points they sl!l1! be sent.
Officers whose duty it may become to fol-
ward such detaehments Will take care that no
men, except those provided with written
passes from their hospital surgeon or medical
director, shall be allowed to go. FuEloughs
) will not be given by captains Ut companies OF
colcnels OF regiments on any pretext what
ever. A furlough from such authority will
not relieve soldier from the charge Of deser-
. | ton
Enlisted men absent from their regiments
without proper authority ere in fact deserters,
and not only forfeit all pay and allowances,
but are subject to the penalties awarded by
law to such offenders. No pl=a Of sickness or
Other cause not officially established, aud no
certificate Of physician in civil Life, unless
it be approved by some officer acting Us a
+ military commander, viii hereafter avail to
, | remove the charge of drsertion or procure ar
. | rcars of pay, when soldier has been mus
+ | tered as absent from his regiment without
leave
3 By application to the governors of their
: States, or TO any military commander or VI nj
5 ted States mastering officer il city, trans
, portatlun can be procured to their regiments
! By soldiers Who are otherwise able to join
+ | them. Where no military commander has
t been appointed, the senior officer Of the army
) on dutT IS mastering or recruiting officer IN
the place, i: hereby authorized and required
!. to act in that capacity until another nlaJ be
0 appointed.
q GENERAL ORDER, No 39.-It is the duty
: OF military commanders TO collect a1 surg
J. ~ ~ -, ~ Au tneu - ~ do
~ w ttlla' tnes titusI 1s.lp1e ~ ~
+ Fots, 9noEI Stilst niia.35 sS.t, :s, ~; ~
q A1-lnlaia EaAe4ene es"aAo0 ~ nAoAee LILLE
If order.
r Conyalescents in army hospitals will be r.
IS ported by the surgeons IN charge TO The mill
n tary commanders, to be kept at their camp;
in or depots until they can be sent to join thel
r regiments. Muster-rolls of each delachsnent;
g. Will be made from the best data at haHd, ths
u tElseEleNl u lut llcA otlu5 Ls1hen ~ tAs Nv
L. senee OF olneF i9ioTmatien conserving tnetn
te L onpNcate OF eacn muster Toll must oc c1p1
ir w:arded TO the 3djutant-GeIera1 the dly th'
in detachment starts. To avoid confusion ami
ne rt1alD necessary control over all soldiers il
as the United States service, those who are en-
C. tertained in State or private hospitals, nus
is be subject to the nearest military comm Ind
r. and hereby required to report to hiu1 in per
a. eon as soon Is they become conyAlescent.