The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-28
Wen Wanted for the Invalid
COrDS.


DUTY will be received in this Corps of Honor, Enlist
ments will be for three unless discharged
ray ana allotments same as of the United States
infantry except that premiums bounty fer enlist
ment will be allowed. This will not invalIdate any
pension bonnties which may due for previous
wee
2 For the convenience of SERVICE the will be Sc
lected for three grades of duty Those who are eci en-
and ble-bodied and capable of performing guard duty
etc., etc., will be armed with muskets, and assigned to
Companies OF the ivst Battalion Those of The next de-
gree of efficiency including those who have lost hand
or an arm and the least effective including those
have lost foot leg the companies of the Second or
Third Battalions they will be armed with swords.
3 The following uniform has been adopted:
For ENLISTED Men.-Jacket-0f sky-blue kersey with
trimmings cut like the cavalry jacket to come
we'll down on the abdomen.
Trowsers-Present regulation, sky-blue.
Forage cap-PreSent regulation.
A. The duties will be chiefly to act provost guards
and garrisons for cities guards for hospal and other
public buildings and clerks, orderles, ETC. If found
necessary they may be assigned to FORTS etc.
Boards of enrolment Recruiting Officers must de-
termine
l. That the applicant is unfit for service the field
3 That he is fit for the duties, or some Of them in
Dictated above.
3. That he was honorably discharged
4. That he is meritorious and deserving.
For enlistment further information apply TO RE
CRUITlNG sERGEANrs at the following stations:
Barton, Orleans County.
st. Johnsbnry, Caledonia County.
White River Junction, Wi ndsor County
Randolph, Orange County.
Montpelier, Washington County.
Burlington Chittenden County
St. Adams, Franklin County.
At each of these stations RECRUITING SERGEANrs will
be ready to enlist men, subject final examination and
enlistment by officer of the Invalid Corps or of the
Regular service, who will visit these stations appointed
tmes to inspect and muster into service all who have
previously enlisted may then desire to enlist All who
apply should bring with them their discharge papers and
such other testi mOnias of ice they may have
The great object Of the corps is give honorable en-
poyment to those who have lost health or limbs in the
service and unfit for ether employments. Another
object is to enable those who have desire serve their
country and have slight physical difficulties which pre-
vent them from going into the field to take the place Of
sound, strong who in the barracks hospitals
recruiting Offices &c. whose duties could we'll be per-
formed by men of the Invalid Corps 1t is suppo there
are honorably discharged enough to Ali all northern
stations and thus allsw many thousands of able bodied
men to return to the field.
| Four companiesIwill be rg.nzed in Vermont
Il
No one who is mustered into the Invalid Corps
can be transferred to active service except speca
examination and at his own request
At any place where ten who have been honorably
discharged will get together and form me by letter Of
the time when they will be ready examination and en-
lisment will come and muster them into the service
Or II not able to go at that time will appoint day for
such muster,
Any one who is OF good character and education who
reports to me inperson at any of the above named
tions or at my Headquarters Montpelier, w. with suit
able recommendations will be appointed Recruiting Ser
gean for his own town county, after having enlisted
in the Corps The same chance flor promotion exists in
this Corps that exists in the Re gular service
BY order Brig. Gen. T. G. Pitcher,
P. NJ. Gen. of Vt,
CAPT. J. 7. DREW,
Recruiting and Mastering Officer for Invalid Corps.
Montpelier, Vt.