Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-05-16

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w ADyuTANY 8EHERlL's OFFICE,
wAsHrkefon, April ., le63.

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Gese,sl Orders No. 1as.-The organization OF sn
invalid CORPS 10 hereby authorised.
This CORPS shall consist Of companies. and II II
shall hereafter BE- thought best. 81 batta!iors.
The companies shall be made NJ from the follow
Ing sources, Wis:
Fsrss. BY taking those ofaesrs and enlisted men
Of commands now in the field whether actually
present or tern orariiy abssnt) Who, from wounds
reosiyed in &C, ion or disease contracted In the
line Of duty are unit for Geld service but are stall
sapable Of effective garrison duty, or such other
Hsht duty may be required of IN Invalid Cor ps.
Regimental Commanders shall 1t once make out,
from information received from their Medical and
Company Officers, and from their own knowledge,
rolls faeeording to the fern furnished) Of the
names Of all the ofRcsrs and enlisted men under
their commands who ful6ll the following conai-
lions,
l. That they are unfit for active asld se-vies on
account Of wounds or disease contracted in the
Line Of duty; this fact being certified BY Medical
Ofcer In the service, after personal examination.
2. That they are at for garrison duty this fact
being likewise certified by the Medical Officer, -
above, after personal examination.
8. That they are, In the opinion of their Com
handing Officers, meritorious and deserving.
These rolls shall BE- certified BY the Examining
Surgeon and Resimehtal Commander, and trans
mitted. through the regular channels Of military
correspondence, to the Provost Marshal General of
the United States.
The Regimental Commander shall enter into the
column of remarks opposite each o6scsr q name on
tie roll, statement - to the general character Of
the o1lcer for intelligence industry sobriety, and
attention to duty; and al intermediats Com
manders shall indorse thereon such facts as they
may possess in the Case OF il they have none they
shall state how far they are willing to ndorse the
opinion of the ofdoer Officers making the recon-
mendation. 6imilsr rolls shall be forwarded from
time to time, whenever the number Of men fulfill
ing the conditions enumerated or the exisencies of
the service may render It sxpedient.
Second. By taking those officers and enlisted men
still in service and borne the yolls but who are
absent from duty, in hospitals conv alescen Mt
camp or are otherwise under the control of Medical
Omcsrs. In these cases the Medical On ser in at
tendance shall prepare the rolls according to
form entering the names Of officers nd men from
the same regiment on . roll by thems slves, and
send them, with the certificate Of the Surgeon,
duly signed, to the proper Regimental Comm ander,
who will forward Them as heretofore specified sub
ject to the same conditions and require ments If.
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 Surge IN, he will state his OBJ
lection in the column of remarks and note the sx-
ception before signing the certificate. If any
absent and beyond the reach of Medical Officer
in charge of hospital convaescent camp,
desires to enter this corps he win take tae course
indicated below for those who have been honorabIy
discharged the services
Third. By accepting thofe officers and enlisted
men who hare been hoHorably DISCHARGED on sc.
count of wounds or disease contracted in the line
of duty, and who desire to re- en- ter the service
In the case of an officer, application for appoint
ment must be male to the Provost Marshal
General of the United States throa gh the officer
detailed as Acting Assistant Provost Marshal Gen
eral of the State. No application of this kind will
be considered un less the following conditions are
completely fulfilled
]. That the applicant produce the certificate of
the Surgeon of the Board of Enrolment for the
District in which he resides that he is unfit for
active field duty on account of wounds or disease
and is not liable to draft. but is tit for garrison
duty.
2, That he furnish evidence of honor able dis.
charge on account of wounds or disability con ).
trscted in the line of duty.
3. That he produce recommendations from the
Regimental, Brigade and Division Commanders
under whom he formerly served, that he is worthy
of being thus provided for and capable ofreturning
adequate service to the Government In case it
shall be impraetcsble to get this last evidence he
may, having established the first two points above
satisfy the Board of Enrolment til at he is deser
wing, and present its certificate Of the fact This
evidence must all be obtained by the applicant and
must be transmitted with his application for ap-
pointment.
Ifthcre be no Acting Assistant Provost Marshal
General for the State the application may be for
wardad through the Adjutant General of the State.
who is desired to endorse thereon such facts in the
military history of the applicant as ne may know
o afforded by his records, and forward the
same to the Provost Marshal General of the United
States. Enlisted men, honorably discharged on
account of disability, desiring to re-enlist in this
corps, viii present themselves to the Board of En-
rollnent for the District in which they reside for
examination of the Surgeon thereof who shall
examine them snd report the result to the Board
of Enrolment.
The Board shall then consider each case and if
the applicant is found to fulfill the conditions spe-
cited below, the Board shall give him certif-
cate to that effect, yiz
]. That he is unfit for service in the field
2. That he is fit for garrison duty
3. That lie is meritorious and deserving
I. That he was honorably discharged from the
service
The Provost Marshal for the District shall then
send the application, with this certificate OF the
Board, to the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal
Gene raj of the state who shall procure such evil
dence OF service and character as the records of
the company to which he belonged on file at the
headquarters of the State. may show, and if salts
fed that it i a mertoIous case, and that the man
is deserving, he will enlist him in accordance with
such special rules as the Provost Marshal General
may establish.
Medical Inspectors, Surgeons in char ge of hospi
tals Military Commanders, and all others having
authority to discharge, under existing laws and
regulations, are forbidden to grant discharges to
any men under their control who may be tit for
service in the Invalid Corps.
The Provost Marshal General ia charged with
the execution of this order, and the troops orga-
nized under it viii be under the control of his Blu
reau
By order Of the Secretary of War:
L. d. TOWNSEND
my 11-d1m Assistant Adjutant General