Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-08-13
Officers, Sick Leaves.
Wan DEPARTMENT, ADJ. .-GENERAL's OFEioE,l
WAsHrNaToN, Aug IL, 1862.

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WASHINGTON, Aug. IL, 1862.
General Order No. 100
First. So much of General Order No. 6l
current series, as relates to the extension ol
sick leaves of absence Is hereby revoked, and
no applications for such extensions need here
after be made. The order of the President
dated July 3lst-General Order No 92-ex.
plains what may be considered as good cauee
for the absence. Surgeons certificates of disa
bility, required by existing orders and regula'
tions, must be forwarded not only to the Adju-
tant General Of the army, but also to the COM
mander of the regiment, or in case Of staff
officer, to the commanding General
Second. Officers absent from duty without
leave, or beyond their leaves, will not be allow
ed to draw their pay until O committee or COM
mission, which will be ordered on their return
to their poet or command, shall determine
whether there was sufficient cause for their alb
sence. They will accordingly provide them
selves with full description Of the nature and
cause Of their disability, certified by the pro-
per medical authority, as required by existiDg
orders and regulations
Third. Oficersof volunteers who are absent
from duty on account of diseases contracted
before they entered the service, will be imme-
diately mustered out. Those who have been
absent more than sixty days on account of
wounds or diseases contracted 10 line of thoir
duty, will be reported to the AJjutant General
OF the army for discharge, In order that their
places may be filled by Others ft for field SER
vice. 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 gufficlency OF the evidence In sup
port of such claims, and who furnishes the
forms and regulations relating thereto.
Filth. When an officer returns to bis COM
mand after having overstaid his leavc of ab-
sence, he may be tried by court-martial for
this, as military offense, or commission may
be appointed by the commanding officer of his
division, army corps, or army, as the case may
be, to investigate bis case and 70 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
absence.
Sixth. Where troops are serving in an army
corps or an army, no leaves of absence will be
granted on the certificate of regime entail or
brigade surgeon, till the same has been approved
by the medical director Of such army corps or
army; and no medical director will indorse any
certificate until he has made personal exami.
nation of the applicant, or received verbal re-
port from the medical officer appointed by him
to make such personal examination; when, aftes
such personal examination, il shall be found
that the certificate of disability wac given with
out proper cause, the name of the medical off &.
Ger giving 1t will be reported TO the Adiutant-
General of the army, In order that he may be
dismissed from the service.
Seventh. Where officers are not serving 10
division, army corps or separate army, spplica-
tlons for leaves may be made to the Adutant.
General of the army; but, except in very ex-
trsordnary cases, no leaves of absence will be
granted unless the application be accompanied
by certificate of the came character as that
descibred In General Order No. g..
Eighth. In all cases of personal application
for leaves OF absence made to the War Depart
meat, the applicant will be examined by med
ical officer assigned to that duty 10 this city.
By order of the Secretary Of War.
(Signed) E. D TOWNSEND, A. A. G.