The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-07-28
G.neraI Orders-No. ae.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE OHIO, I
In Camp, near Florence -AIa., June ID, '62 {
There are 1900 officers and soldiers alb
sent from their .uty with the various Divis-
ions of this army. Some ofthem 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 notoriously 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 -
4. All officers and soldiers who are abb
sent without direct authority from these
Headquarters, the period for which has not
trauspired, will, on or before the 10th of
July, proximo, Join their companies or reg
iments wherever they may be. Ii Ignorant
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 6t for active service; and these viii
be promBtly reported to- thsir 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 offi"e- :. ooluier, in 49,
secuance :. slvnness or r-->--..ur, is aoso-
iutely unable = report for duty as abs
.udIred, he will forward hv rc.-., 70 "The
Assistant Adiutsr. Seueral, District of the
Ohio ,.ssnvrIle, Tenn.," Certificate of
| Disability, according TO the following form !:
cERTIr1cATE OF DISABILITY.
I declare on oath that | have carefully
examined .........of Captain ......
Company, Colonel.
| Regiment of...... ........ ..."... ......"sN Vol
| unteers. now at this place, aud under treat
ment by me, and 6nd 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 circumstances under which
the injury occurred or disease originated I;
the duty. or situation of the officer or SOL
dier at the time the injury was received OF
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: (Slgneol
Date: Surgeon Tor Physician]
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 discharge
will be ordered from these headquarters, oi
the case otherwise disposed OF, according Z
the circumstances. 10 40 s56J@
8. The death of any officer or soldie
which has occurred since the lst of January
last, while be was absent from his regimen
or company, aud which has not been reported
by the surgeon Of the hospital in which tn
death occurred, or by the friends OF the DE
! ceased if not in hospital, will be immedl
ately reported by the surgeon of the hospi
tai, or by the affidavit of friends. to "Th