The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-07-19
General Oraers-No. &c,

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE OHIO, I
In Canap, near Florence ALG., June "a, '62 I
There are $4,000 officers and soldiers alb
sent from their 40ty 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
l. All officers and soldiers who are alb
sent without direct authority from these
Headquarters, the period for which has not
tranepired, will, on or before the 10th of
July, proximo, join their companies or reg
iments wherever they may be. Ifignorant
of their locality, they will report to the COM
manding 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 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 be disposed of as fol-
lows:
2. IF any absent officer or soldier. in con-
sequence of sickness or wounds, is abso-
lutely unable to report for duty as above
required, he will forward by mail to 1.-THE
Assistant Adjutant General, District of the
Ohio, Nashville, Tenn" a Certificate of
Disability, according to the following form
CERTIFICATE OF DISABILITY
declare on oath that | have carefully
examined...... .........of Captain .....
Company, Colonel. ......................
Regiment oI...... ,........ Oh
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 injury occurred or disease originated
the duty or situation of the officer or SOL
dier at the time the Injury was received or
disease contracted and whatever facts may
aid judgment as to the cause, Immediate
or remote, of the disability, and the circum-
stances attending it.
Place: (Sigued)
Date: Surgeon Tor Physician1
Sworn to and subscribed before.
This certificate must be subscribed and
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 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, and 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 hV the surgeon of the hospi-
tai, or by the affidavit of friends, TO "Tbe
Assistant A6jutant- General, District of the
Ohio, Nashville" setting forth the date of
decease and other material circumstances.
4 Ali 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 a military
post is entitled to FIVE dollars.
By command Of MAJOR GEN. BUELL..
[Ofcial:l JAMES B. FRY,
jyl5-d1m A. A. G.. Chief of Staff