Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-08-16
Organization of New Regiments.
WAR DEPARTMENT.. y
ADJUTAnr GENERALS OFFICE, =
Washington, July $, 1862. J

washington, July ., AooA. J
| General Orders No. Is.
l. 10 organizing new regiments of volunteers
the Gnu"-~- g S.~.~- L~-nhv authorized to
appoint, in addition to the staff officers heretofore
| authorized, one Second Lieutenant for each COM
pany, who shall be mustered into the service at
the commencement OF the organization, who shall
have authority to muster in recruits as they arc en-
! listed. II any recruit shall be enlisted by such
officer. who shall afterwards, on medical iuspec-
tlon prove to have been obviously unfit for serv
at the time of his enlistment, all expenses caused
thereby shall be paid by such oicer,to be stopped
against him from any paym. mt that may be CON-
| ing to him from the government thereafter.
Amy officer, thus appointed and mustered, shall
only be entitled to be paid the muster and pay
roll of his company, and should he fail to secure
| an organized 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 pay
unless the Governor shall think proper to give him
a position in the cons olidated company to which
his men have been transferred.
Articles of enlistment, as in the regular army,
will be made out in tripli.ate by such recruiting
officers one copy Of which will be sent to the Adju-
tant General of the State. one to the Adjutant 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 as once a week,
where they will be Immediately examined by the
surge'n of the regiment, and il found unfit for
duty by reason of permanent disability, will be
disc larged forthwith by the surgeon, who will
port such discharges to the Adjntant General of
the State, and also to he Adjutant Of the regi
ment, noting particularly those cases where the
disability was obvious at tho time Of enlistment
me muster-in-ros OF each company will be
made out BY the d,utant OF tho regiment, from =
| list to be furnished by the Adjutant General Of
the State, together with the articles Of enistmer
| furnished him by the recruiting officer, and will
note uponit the names of all persons discharge
oy the surgeon for permanent disability ,designat-
ing particularly those cases where the disability
was apparent at the time Of enlistment.
AS soon as the organization f a regiment ia
competed.i it will be carefully insI ected by the
mastering officer for the State, who will see tina.
at least the minimum number Of each companv il
present; no abseatees except sick in hospital will
be counted.
lie vii also compare the muster in rolls, and If
found correct, will sigE the roll, certifying to the
muster of each man at the date Of his enlist
ment.
mastering OH ers will report promptly to the
AdJutant General Of tho army, the names Of all
recruiting Lisutenants mustered into the service
oy them under conditional letters Of appointment
| together with the regiments to which they be-
long.
| IL. Officers will be mustered into the service
only ON the authority Of the Governor Of the
: tate to which their regiments belong.
| III. Until regiments are organised and their
muster rells completed. they will be under the ex-
cusive control Of the Governors Of the States and
Al acquisitions Tor Quartermaster. medical and
ordnance stoses and contracts for subsistence
II approved by them, be allowed, and not other
| wise.
| Nv. Where it is desired by the Governors Of
states, the United States officers Of the quarter
master, me~ical, and ordnance Departments, may
urn over stores to the state authorities, TO be is
sued by them in accordance with the regulations,
and a &C united for to the proper Bureau Of the
War Department,
v. Persons travelling under tho order OF the
Governor Of State on business connected with
tho recruiting service, will be allowed the actual
cost Of transportation to be paid by tn. mus ering
and disbursng ofic r on present at'on Of tho &C.
cou I, accompanied by proper vouchers and tho or
der under which The journey vas performed.
BY ofderof the Secretary Of War.
ss L. THOMAS &
suglS-2t Adjutant General.