The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-07-21
e.nerel orasrs-No. ae,


In Camp near Florence AIa., June "a, '62
There are $4,000 officers and soldiers alb
sent from their ATTY 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
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
mauding 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 he disposed of as fol-
lows:
2. IF any absent officer or soldier. in con-
sequence of sickness or wounds, is aoso-
lutely unable to report for duty as above
required, he will forward by mail to "The
Assistant Adjutant General District of the
Ohio, Nashville, Tenn.," a Certificate of
Disability, according to the following form
CERTIFICATE OF DISABILITY.
l declare on oath that l have carefully
examined of Captain ......... ....
Company, Colonel. ......... .........,,.,,,,
regiment of...... ......... .................VoI-
unteers now at this place, and under treat
raent 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
der at the time the injury was received or
disease contracted and whatever facts may
aid a judgment as to the cause, Immediate
or remote, of the disability, and the circum.
stances attending it.
Place: (Signedl
Date: Surgeon Tor Physician7
Sworn to and subscribed before
This Ger i6cate 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 lst of January |
last, while he was absent from his regiment |
or company, and which has not 6e en- re ported |
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 by the surgeon of the hospi-
tai, or by the affidavit. of friends. to The
Assistant Adjulant- General, District of the
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
eits all claim on the government for pay
md allowances, besides being liable to ar
lest and trial by Court Martial. ANY per-
ION who apprehends and returns deserter
20 the commanding officer of a military
post is entitled to five DO lars.
By command of MAJOR GEN. BUELL.
IOficial:1 JAMES B FRY,
jy15-d1m A A. G.. Chief of Staff.
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