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LEAVES OF ABSENCE.
IMPORTANT TO OFFICERS AT HOMl
Official War Bulletin.
WAR Dept, ADJ'T GEN'Ls OFFICE, J
WASHINGTON, August 9, 1862. I

GENEhAL OhUEH NJ, Ii
First. So much of General Order No.
62, current series, as relates to the extension
of sick leaves of absences is hereby revoked,
and no applications for such extension need
hereafter be made. The order of the Presi.
dent, dated July 31st, General Order No.
90, explains what may be considered as
good cause for the absence. Surgeon s
certificates of disability required by existing
orders and regulations must be forwarded
not only to the adjutant general of the
army, but also to the commander Of the
regiment, or, in case of staff officer to the
commanding general.
Second Officers absent from duty with
out leave, or beyond their leaves, will not
be allowed to draw their pay until court
of commission, which will be ordered on
their return to their post or command, shall
determine whether there was sufficient cause
for their absence. They will accordingly
provide themselves with full description
of the nature and cause of their disability.
certified by the proper medical authority as
required by existing orders and regulations
Third. Officers of volunteers who are
absent from duty on account of disease con-
tracted before they entered the service will
be Immediately mustered out. Those who
have been absent more than sixty days on
account of wounds or disease contracted in
line of their duty, will be reported to the
adjutant general of the army, to discharge,
in order that their places may be filled by
others for field service. For this class of
officers Congress has provided pensions.
Fourth. Applications for pensions must
be made to the commissioner of pensions,
who is judge of the suficlency of the evi
dence in support of such claims, and who
furnishes the forms and regulations relating
thereto.
Fifth. When an officer returns to his
command, after having overstaid his leave
of absence, he may be tried by court mar
tial for this as military offense, Or com,
mission may be appointed by the command.
ing officer of his division, army corps or
army, as the case may be, to investigate bis
case and to determine whether or not he
was absent from proper cause, and if there
should be found to be such proper cause,
he will be entitled to pay during such alb.
sence
Sixth. Where troops are serving in an
army corps or army, no leaves of absence
will be granted on the certificate of regi-
mental or brigade surgeon till the same has
been approved by the medical director of
such army corps or army, and no medical
director will endorse any certificate until he
has made personal examination of the
applicant or received verbal report from
medical officer appointed by him to make
such personal examination. When, after
such personal examination it shall be found
that the certificate of disability was given
without proper cause, the name of the med.
ical officer giving it will be reported to the
adJutant general of the army in order that
he may be dismissed from the service.
Seventh. Where officers in a division,
among corps or separate armies, applica~
lions for leave may be made to the adjutant
general OF the army, but except in very ex-
traordlnary cases, no leave of absence will
be granted, unless the application be &C.
companied by certificate of the same char,
acter, as that described in General Order
81.
Eighth. In all cases of personal applica
ton for leaves of absence, made to the War
Department, the applicant will be examined
by medical officer assigned to that duty in
this city.
By order of the Secretary of War.
n. " IOWNSEND, Adjt Gen.