Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-05-29
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GENERAL ORDER.
General orders-No. lo5.
WAR DEPARTMENT,

ApJUrANT GEsKRkL's UFRICE,
washington, April ., 1873.
This organization Of an Invalid CorPs is hereby au-
This Cores shall consist Of Companies, snd III It shall
hereafter be thought bet. Of Ba' tahOns.
The Companies shall be made up rom the following
FIRsr ~ ticking these officers and enlisted men Of
comm .nds now in TIE field Cw1ether actually present
or temporarily abssnt) who, f. m wounds rec lived 10
gsrriscn duty, or srcb orher Iight duty A. NAV bere-
gu red Of an invalid 'oTps. hegimental CommAad-
ers shall at once make out, from mformatiCn received
rom their Medical and Company Officers, and from
their own knowledge. rolls accord ng to the FORM
fur i-hed) of the names o. al the officers and en- ist-
ed men under their commands VINO fulnll the 10 low
/. Tn At they are undt for active field service on ao-
%countof wounds or disease coptrao cd IN the line Of
the service, after personal examination
2 That they a e ft tor gaIris, n duty; hisfa,tbe
after personal examination.
5. That they re, IL he opinion oftheir Command
These rolls shall be crrtihedbV h Examining Sur
geou and 6egimental Commander and trans Titted,
trough the regular chsnnel1 OF military cOrIesp nd
Sta Is.
The RegimentaI Commander shall enter In the col
umn of T marks, opposite each orrcer's name on the
rlll. a statement as % The general character of he Of
tion to duy and az intermediA eCommand rsshali
endorse thereon such iscts as they y ay pOs-e5stath the
case, or If they have none, they shall stare how lar
thes ave WllIng 70 enuor-e the oPln on Of tne omoer
or Cheers max ng the recommendation. similar rolls
shat be torwarled from time 10 time, whenever the
number OF men IN hllingth condi ions enumerated
or he exigencies Of III service may ren.er IL eXpedI.
sEc0ED. By taking those officers and enlisted men
sill II So wee and borne on the rolls. but who ar alb
sent from duty IN Hos ltals or C0nyale-eent Camps
or are Other wise under the control Of Medical Omcsrs.
In the Q CASES the Medical o ncer n at. enhance shall
pr-pare the rolls q cordtLg to Form, entering the
names Of ofice1s aud men Gom the same L, giment
on a roll b. themselves. and send them, wi h the GER
Regimental Commando, whs VII f.rwa,d them, as
n reTOtOTe EneCIm ii. hunfprE to the ENmg C m0NEl0nH
End r@quiremau's l., in a~y casa, the
Commander shall -hink a. officer undt, IN pOibt Of
character, 10 continue in the seiYica OF the invalid
Corps. IN ugh disabled ana cert fed by the Snrseon,
he viii stats his obje ton in the column Of remarks,
aud note the exception before signing the certificate.
Ii any officer or enlisted m n now 10 the service, but
absent and beyond tho r ach Of a Medical 0ficer in
enter this COrps, he will take the course indicat- d be-
lowf 7 those VINO have been honolacly discharged
THIRD, By accepting those Officers and enlisted
men Who have been honorable discharged on account
OF wOgndsCr iseasr con racted in the line OF dutys
and who desire 70 re-enter he service. In thsca-e of
an officer, application Tor appointment must be made
TO the Provost Marshal General ef the United states
through the officer detailed rs Acting Ass 5 ant Pro.
Yost Marshal General o. the State. No application OF
tins kin 1 will be considered u less tie following con-
ditions ars completely fDlhiled:
/. That the applicant produce the certificate ofthe
urgeon Of the Board Of enrolment for the Dis r1ct
in which he resides, that he is unit for active field
duty on account o. wounds T disease, and IS not La
bic to draft, but Is fit for garrison duty.
2. That he furnish evidence of honorable d lschRrge
line of duty.
3. That he produce recommendations from the
Beglmental, Brigade, and Division Commanders un-
der whom he formerly served, that ne Is worthy Of be-
ing thus provided for and capai 10 Of returning ade-
quate service to the Government In easel shall be
lmpractic, bile TO get this last evidence, be may, hav-
Board Of Enrolment that he is deserving, and pre-
entit certificate ofthe fact. This evidence mmtal
be ob aimed by the applicant, and must be transmit
ted with his application Tor appointment.
lfihere be no Ac ing sssi5taat P ovost Marshal
General for the Sta-e, the application may be OrHard-
ed through Tie AQluLAnL General Of the state VINO
is desired to end1rse thereon such facts in the militia
~ history Of the applicant as he may know, or as are
Afforded * his records, aud forward the same 10 the
Provost hArshaI General Of the United 5tates. En-
litted men, hOnOrably DISCHARGED on account Of disa-
btiity, dtsiring TO remit in this Corps, will present
thenls Ives % the Board ot.Enroliment Tor The Dis
trict in which they reside, for examination By the
Surgeln hereof, who shall examine them and report
the resuic TO the Board 0 ENROLMENT.
RE Board shall then consider each case, and If the
applicant Is ionnd to iulhll the conditions specified
below, tue Board shall give him q certificate to that
l. chat he is unfit for service in the field.
2. That he Is fit for garrison duty.
3. That he Is meritOrious and deserving.
4. That he wGs honorably discharged from the ser
The Pr vest Marshal for the District shall then
send the application, with this certificate Of the
Boa'd, to the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal Gen
eral OF the State, who shall procure such evid-nce Of
. rvIce and character as the records OF the Company
to which he belonged, on file at the Headquarters Of
the State, may show, and il satisfied that Il Is "A mer-
itorions case, aud that he man is deserving, he viii
enii.t hin IN accordance with such special rules as
the Provost Marshal General may establish.
Medical Irs. ectors, Surgeons in charge Of Hospt-
tails, Military Commanders, and all others having
authority to discharge, under existing laws and reg
ulstlOns az fOrbi dden 10 grant DISCHARGES to any
men under their control who may b5 Mt for serttee
The ProvosI MarshsI General is charged with the
execution 4 this order, aHd the troop organized un-
der II vii be under the control Of his Bureau.
By order Of the Secretary q VAR:
lOTFIcIaL;l Assistant AdJutans General.
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