Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-08-20
ORGANIZATION Of New Regiments.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington, July s, 1862.

ADJUrAKr GENERALS OFr1cE,}
| Washington, July s, 1862. J
| General Orders No. Is.
l. 10 organizing new regiments Of volunteers
the Governors Of States are hereby authorized e
appoint, in addition to the staff officers heretofore
authorized, one Second Lieutenant for each com
| nanv Who shall he W.. e-"'"a'ion' VINO snail
pA"'' -.Y.i1y muster in recruits IS they are en-
listed. If any recruit shall be enlisted by such
officer. who shall Afterwards, on medical inspec.
ton. prove to have been obviously unfit for service
at the time of his enlistment, all expenses caused
thereby ehall be paid by such officer, to be stopped
against him from any payment that may be com.
| ing to him from the government thereafter.
Any officer, thus appointed and mustered. shall
only DO entitled to be psid the muster and pay
roll Of his company, and should he fail to secure
an organised company within such reasonable
time as the Governor may designate, his men may
be transferred to some other company, his appoint
ment be revoked, and be discharged without p.y
unless the Governor shall think proper to give him
position in the consolidated company to which
his men have been transferred.
Articles Of enlistment, a. in the regular army
will be made out in tripl,ate by such recruiting
ofcers,one copy Of which will be sent to the Adiu
tant General of the State. one to the Adutant of
the regiment, and one will be kept By the recruit.
ing officer. Recruits will be sent TO the regiment
al rendezvous at least as often Is ence a week.
where they will be Immediately examined BY tho
surgeon Of the regiment, and il found unfit for
duty ~ reason Of permanent disability, will be
discharged forth with by the surgeon, who will re-
port such discharges to the Adjntant General Of
the State, and also to the Adju,ant Of the reei-
ment, not'ng particularly those cases where the
disability was obvious 1t the time Of enlistment.
Tho nustsr-in-rolls Of each company will be
made out BY the Al, utant OF the regiment. from !.
list to be furnished by the Adjutant General of
the State, together with the articles Of enlistment
furnished him by the recruiting officer, and will
note upon it the names of all persons DISCHARGED
oy the surgeon for permanent disability ,design.t-
ing particularly those cases wkere the disabilitv
vas apparent at the time of enlistment.
AS soon as the organization Il . regiment 10
eomp'etsd.it will b carefully insrectsd By The
mastering ohicer for the State, who will 80 that
~ least the minimum number Of each compan, 10
present; no abseotees except sick in hospital will
be counted.
ne VIII also compare the muster in rolls, and If |
round correct, will sga the roll, certifying to the
muster Of each man ct tho date Of his enlist
ment.
Mastering officers will report promptly to tho |
Adjutant General of the srmv. tho name, Of all |
recruiting Lisutenants mustered int tho service
~ them under conditional letters of appointment,
ogetner with the regiments to which they be-
eng.
H. Omcers will be mustered into the service
my on the authority Of the Governor Of the
't.te 70 which their regiments belong.
A'1' ontl regiments are organised and their
ao''er rolls complsted, they will be under the ex.
'o"ve control Of the Governors Of the States and
NJ acquisitions FOR Quartermas,er. medical and
1'~"'' .soses and contracts for subsistence will,
approved ~ them, be allowed, and mot other
rise.
~. Where it is desired by the Governor, Of
'e'ec, the United States officers Of the quarter
'.''er' mesical, and ordnance Departments may
a'o over stores to the Stats authorities, TO Do is
AGO y them in accordance with the regulations,
- SO0nsed icr to the proper Bureaa Of the
Tar Department,
Y. Persons travelling nader The order a. the
ovetnof OF State ON business connected with I
= 'e'lu'''ng Service will 10 allowed the actual
- transportation, to b paid By tbs mastering :
- .lsoer''ng omcer On presentation II The 90
AMI accompanied b. proper voashsr and tAs o.
y anoer which he journey vas performed.
~ o'derof the Sscessary Of War. e
L. THOMAS,
Adjuaant oeaseal.