Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-13
War Order.


ADJ'T GESERAL's OFFICE, Aug. IL.
General Orders No. 1901
First. So much of General Order No. 81,
current series, as relates to the extension of
sick leaves of absence is hereby reyoke,l
and no applications for such extensions
need hereafter be made. The order of the
President dated July 3lst, General Order
No. 80, fully explains what may be consid-
as good canse for absence. Surgeons GER
tifcate of disability required by existing
orders and regulation must be forwarded
not only to the Adit General of the army
but also to the commander of the regiment
or in care of a staff officer to his command
ing General.
Second. Officers absent from duty with
out leave or beyond the time of their leave,
will not he allowed to draw pay until a
current or commission which will be or
dsred on their return to their post or com
maud, shall determine whether this is suffi-
cient 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 alb
sent FROM duty. on account of disease con-
Enacted before they entered the service will
be Immediately mustered ou:. Those who
have been absent more than sixty days on
account OF wounds or disease contracted in
the line of their duty, will be reported to
the Adjutant General of the army for dis
charge, in orde. that their places may be
filed by others fit for field service. FoS
this class of officers Congress has provided
pensions.
Fourth. Applications for pensions must
be made to the Commissioner of Pensions,
who is the judge of the suficiency of evil
dence in support Of such claims, and who
furnishes the forms and regulations relat-
ing thereto.
Fifth. When an officer returns to his
command after having oyersIAyed his
leave of absence, he may be tried by a
court martial for this as military offence,
or commission may be appointed by the
commanding officer of his division, army
corps or army, as the case may be, to in
Ves:gate his case, aud determine whether
or net lie was absent from proper cause !;
and if there should be found 10 be such
proper carse, he will be entitled TO pay
during such absence. The proceedings of
such commission will be sent to the Adju-
tant General of the Army, for the approval
of the Secretary of War. Such commits
sious will consist of not less than three
nor over FIVE commissioned officers.
Sixth. Where troops are serving in an
army corps or an army, no leave of alb
sence will be granted on the certificate of
regimental surgeon till thess same has
been approved ty the Medical Director of
such army corps or army; and no Medical
| Director will endorse any certificate until
he has made personal examination oflthe
applicant, or received a favorable report
from a medical officer appointed by him TO
make such personal examination, and If
upon such personal examination it be
found that the certificate of disability WAS
given without proper cause, the name Of
the medical officer giving It will be report
ed to the Adjutant General of the army and
be dismissed from the service.
Seventh, When the officers are not serY-
! ing in division, army corps, or separate
army, applications for leaves must be
made to tie Adiutant General Of the army;
hut, exception any extraordinary case, no
leave of absence will be granted, unless
the application be accompanied by GER
tifeate 1.-THE same. character as that pre-
seribed in general order No. 81.
Eighth, In all cases of personal appli.
cation for leave of absence made to the
War Department will be examined by the
medical officer assigned to that duty il
this sitys rs ~ ~ ,'yslai5i :
Byorder of the Secretary Of War
Signed. E. D. ToENsBSp,
L ~ 5lezssii Asststdnt A6jntdHl GsHsTaE