Daily national Republican., 1863-05-21
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WAR DEPARTMENT., !
WNN DEFNWIHIINII
ADJUTANT GEHERAL's OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, April %, 1861,


WARRINGTON, April 2s, 1859.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. lO6.-The organization OF
an Invalid Corps is hereby authorized.
This corps shall consist of companies, and II It
shall hereafter be thought best, of fbattalIonS.
The companies shall be made up from the follow
ing sources, viz:
FrA. BY taking those officers and enlisted men
of commands now in the field whether actually
present or temporarily absent) who, fIom wounds
received in action disease contracted in the line
OF duty, unfit for field service, but are still ca
pRbe of effective garrison duty, such other light
duty as may be required Of an Invalid Corps. Regi-
mental Commanders shall at once make out from
information received from their Medical and Com
pany Officers, and from their own knowledge, rolls
(According to the form furnished) Of the names Of
all the officers and enlisted men under their COM
mands who fulfill the following conditions, viz:
|. That they are UNFIT for active field service on
account Of wounds or disease contracted in the
line of duty this fact being certified by Medical
Officer in the service, after personal examination.
2. That they are at for garrison duty this fact
being likewise certified by the Medical ofieer, as
above, after personal examination.
,. That they are, in the Opihios of their Com
mAnding OflceTa, meTitorlous an 4 deserving.
These rolls shall be certified by the Examining
Surgeon and RegimentAl Commander, and trans
mitted, through the regular channels Of military
correspondence, to the Provost Marshal General Of
the United States.
The Reginental Commander shall enter into the
column of remarks, opposite each officers name
on the roll statement as to the general character
Of the officer for intelligence, industry, sobriety,
and attention to duty and all intermediate Com.
mandera shall indorse thereon such facts as they
may possess In the case, If they have none, they
shall state how far they are willing to indorse the
opinion of the officer officers making the recon-
mendAtion. Similar rolls shall be forwarded from
time to time, whenever the number OF men fulhll-
| ing the conditions enumerated or the exigeneieB
| Of the service may render 1t eXpedent
Second. By taking those officers and enlisted men
sti In service and borne on the rolls but who are
absent from duty, in hospitals or conVAlescent
camps or are otherwise under the control Of medi-
cal officers In these the medical officer In
attendance shAll prepare the rolls according 10
form, entering the names OF officers and men from
the same regiment on a roll by themselves, and
send them with the certificate OF the surgeon, duly
signed, to the proper regimental commander, who
will forward them, As heretofore specified, subject
| TO the same conditions and requirements. II, In
any case, the regimental commander shall think
An officer UNFIT, in point of character to continue
in the service of the Invalid Corps, though disabled
and certified by the surgeon, he will state his OBJ
lection in the column of remarks, and note the ex
ceptlon before HigniAg the certificate. II any ON
Ger or enlisted man now in the service, but abBen
and beyond the reach Of medical officer in eharg,
of a hospital or convalesoent camp, desires to en-
ter this CORDS, he will take the course indicated
below for those who have been honOFAbly dis
charged the service
Third. by accepting those officers and enlisted
men who have been hOnOrably discharged on &C
count of wounds or disease contracted in the lin
of duty, and who desire to re-enter the service Il
the case of an sfficer, application for appointment
must be made to the Provost Marshal general O
the United States through the officer detailed a
Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General OF tn
State. No application Of this kind will be Consit
cred unless the following conditions are completed
fulfilled;
|. That the applicant produce the certificate G
the Surgeon of the Board Of Enrolment for the Di
trlct in which he resides that he ia unfit for activ
= field duty on account Of wounds or disease, and
= not liable to draft, but is lt for garrison dmtT
That he isTRtt'96 96 Wounds or disability COL
! SSiIhkHqed In the line of duty.
+ 3. That he produce recommendations from tn
e RegimentAl, Brigade, and Division Commander
= under whom he formerly served, that he Is worth
Of being thus provided for and capable of retuFnin
/ adequate service to the Government. In case
= shall be imprAeticabe to get this last evidence
y may, having established the first two points abovI
satisfy the Board Of Enrolment that he is deser,
ing, and present its certificate of the fact. Th
evidence must all be obtained by the applicant, an
c must be transmitted with his application for Al
t, pointment.
l. II there be no Acting Assistant Provost Marsh
e General for the state, the application may be 70
II warded through the AdjutaEt General of the Stat
who Is desired to indorse thereon such facts in Il
military history of the applicant AZ he may know
or 40 are afforded by his records, and forward II
s. same to the Provost Marshal General of the I'm
,e ted States. Enlisted men, honorably discharge
" on account of disability, desiring to re-enist
l. this corps, will present themselves TO the BoAl
e of Enrolment for the District in which they resid
At for examination by the Surgeon thereof who shA
re examine them and report the result to the BoAl
o. of Enrolment.
10 The Board shall then consider each case, and
the applicant Ia found to fulfil the cOndltionsTp
10 ciied below the Board shall give him certiieA
a. to that effect viz;
hi l. That he is unit for service In the field.
"a 2. That he IL ut for garrison duty.
IA .. That he ID meritOriOuH and deserving.
ID =. That he was honorably discharged from Il
~ eTvice.
"a The Provost Marshal for the District shall the
~ send the application, with this certificate of Il
" board, To the Acting Assistant Provost Marsh
General OF the State, who shall procure such eV
f. dence ol service and character As the records
- the company to which he belonged, ON file at Il
r. headquarters OF the State, may show and II sat-