Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-08-21
Organization of New Regiments.
WAR DEPARrMRnr. \
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington, July $. 1862.

General Orders No. Is.
/. In organizing new regiments Of volunteers,
the Governors of States are hereby 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 1t
the commencement Of the organization, who shall
have authority to muster in recruits as they are en-
listed. If any recruit shall be enlisted by such
officer. who shall Afterwards, on medical iuspec-
ton. prove to have been obviously unfit for service
at the time Of his enlistment all expenses caused
thereby shall be paid by such officer to be stopped
against him from any payment that may be COM
ing to him from the government thereafter.
Any officer, thus appointed and mustered, shall
only be entitled to be psid on the muster and pay
roll of his company, and should be 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
position in the consolidated company to which
his men have been transferred.
Articles Of enlistment, IS in the regular army,
will be made out in tripli,ate by such recruiting
tant General of the State, one to the Adjutant Of
the regiment, and one will be kept by tho recruit
ing officer. Recruits will be sent to the regiment
al rendezvous at least as often as encc week,
whore they will be Immediately examined by tho
surgeon Of the regiment, and If found unfit for
duty by reason of permanent disability, will be
discharged forthwith by the surgeon, who will re-
port such discharges to the Adjutant General Of
the State, and also to the Adjutant Of tho regi-
ment, notIng particularly those cases whore the
disability was obvious at tho time Of enlistment.
The muster-in-rolls Of each company will be
made out by the Ad;utant OF the regiment, from
list to be furnished by the Adjutsnt General Of
the State, together with the articles Of enlistment
furnished him by the recruiting onicer, and will
note upon it the names Of all persons discharged
~ the surgeon for permanent disability de''gnas-
ing particularly those cases whore tho disability
Was apparent ut the time of enlistment.
As soon as the organization # regiment 10
completed.i it will be carefully inspected by the
mastering officer for the State, WHO Will $50 tns'
ct least the minimum number Of eacn compenv =
present; no abssotees except sick 10 hosp'tsl val
be counted.
He will also compare the muster in rolls ana II
found correct. viii sira the ROLL certifying to the
muster Of each man at tho date OF Ms enl's'
ment.
Mastering Officers will report promptly 70 -.
Adjutant General Of tho army, the n."es - :.
recruiting Lisutenants mustered inso -.
BY them under condtiosal letters OF sppo'ns"en'
together with the regiments 70 wh'cn 'ney
long.
II. Officers will DO mustered into the se..,e'
only on the authority Of the Governor u mo
state to which their regiments belong
III. Until regiments are organised ana 'nsA
muster rolls completed. they will 20 onael w
e'unve control Of the Governors OF sos 0..
all reqsisitions ior .Qusrtsrmasssr, meoi's'
ordnance stores and contracts for suosissen'''
If approved bv ,h.u, be allowed, and not other
wise. ne
". Where it i desired BY the Governors 81
states, the United States officers Of the qaa.s
master. medical. and ordnance Departments. ny
turn over store. - IL state suthoritiss' = =
sued BY them in ,eoordssos With the rsga's'o1'
and a,eounted for to the proper Barsss o. '''
War Department.
'. Persons travelling u,aer The erds' o =.
uovsmor Of State on business connee'e' ~.
me recruiting service. will b .lle".e =.
~. o. transportation, y b paid y - :. q.
..1 a'sesrsiag eaeer % prs'sn'sso. =. o.
accompanied BY proper voe.1
aer under which 3. iossssy vas Psneses' IL
y ssdseof he 6eerseasy q Wa VA.
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