The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-07-29
@ nera1 orders-No. 2s,

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE OHI0, I
In Camp, near Florence ALa., June "a, '62
There are 4,n00 officers and soldiers ab-
sent from their -aty 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 ab-
sent without direct authority fiom these
Headquarters, the period for " hich has not
transpired, 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
msnding officer at Louisville or Nashville,
by whom they will be directed to their regi-
ments, or put on such light duty as they
may be able to perform, if they are not eu-
tirely fit for active service; and these will
be promptly reported to their regimenta
commanders by the officer so assigning
them se q
The cases of those who fail to join as
above required, will he disposed of as fol-
lows: a Is
2. IF any absent offi'"- :. suluier. in 49,
secnen"~ :" e,vnness or Nus, is ahso-
iutely unahIc = .eport for duty as shr---a
-,4alred, he will forward hv -, 10 "The
Assistant Adiutar. ~eueral, District of The
OhiH. .asnville, Tenn" Certificate of
disability, according to the following form
CERTIFICATE OF DISABILITY.
declare on oath that have carefully
examined d.....,-..-....o Captain ,.....
Company, Colonel -......... ....................
Regiment of...... ........ Vol
unteers now at this place. and under treat
ment by me, and find him incapable of per-
forming the duties of a 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 circumstances under which
the i'jury occurred or disease originated
the duty or situation of the officer or SOL
dier at the time the injury was received or
disease contracted aud whatever facts may
aid judgment as to the cause, immediate
or remote, of the disability, and the circum-
stances attending it,
Place: (Signed)
Date: Surgeon Tor Physician]
Sworn to and subscribed before.
This certificate must be subscribed aud
sworn to by 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 discharge
will be ordered from these headquarters or
the case otherwise disposed of according to
the circumstances.
4 3 The death of any officer or soldier
which has occurred since the 1st of January
or company, and which has not been reported
by the surgeon of the hospital In which the
death occurred, or - the friends of the de-
ceased if not in hospital, will be immedi-
1tsE Assistant tfiTo1te 1afan s District ret Of be
Ohio Nashville" setting forth the date of
decease and other material circumstances
4 All absent officers and 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
reported on their muster-roll as deserters,
dating from the time they may have been
absent without authority.
By Act of Congress every deserter for
feits all claim on the government for pay
and allowances, besides being liable to ar
rest and trial by Court Martial. Any per-
son who apprehends and returns deserter
to the commanding officer of military
post is entitled to FIVE dollars.
By command of MAJOR GEN. BUELL..
TOAicial:1 JAMES B FRY,
jyl5-dlm A. AG., Chief of Staff.