The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-07
Men Wanted for the Invalid
Corps.

the hardships of war; longer fit for active field
duty, will be received in this Corps Of Honor Enlist
entS will be for three years unless sooner
ray ana allotments same OF the United States
infantry except that no premiums bounty for enlist
ment Will be allowed. This will not invalidate any
pension or bonntes which may be due for previous
vice.
For the convenience Of service the men will be Sc
ected for three grades Of duty Those who are eff Glen
and eboded and capable of performing guard duty
etc., etc.. will be armed with muskes and assigned to
Companies of the First Battalion. Those of the next de-
gree Of efficiency including those who lost an hand
or an arm and the least effective including those who
have lost foot leg the companies the Secon or
Third Battalions they will be armed with swords.
g. The following uniform has been adopted:
For Enlisted Men-Jacket-of sky-hlue kersey, with
dark-bue trimmings cut like the cavalry jacket to
well down on the abdomen.
Trowsers-Present regulation, sky-bue.
Forage cap-Present regulation.
A. The duties will be chiefly to act as provost
and garrsons for cities guards for hospas and other
public buildings and clerks, orderies etc. If found
necessary they may be assigned to forts, etc.
Boards of enrolment Recruiting Officers must de-
termne;
l. That the applicant is unfit for service in the field.
2. That he is fit for the duties or som. oil them in
dictated above.
g. That he was honorably discharged
A. That he is meritorious and deserving.
For enlistment or furhher information apply to RE
cRUITING 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 an officer of the Invalid Corps or of the
Regular service who will visit these stations at appointed
times to inspect and muster into Service all who have
previously enlisted may then desire enlist. All who
apply should bring with them their discharge papers and
such other testi mOnals of ice they may have
The great object of the corps is to give honorable
poymen to those who have lost health or limbs in the
service and are unfit for other empoyments. Another
object to enable those who have desire to serve he
country, and have slight physical difficulties which pre-
vent them from going into the field take the place
sound, strong who in the barracks HOSPITALS
recruiting omoes so, duts. could per-
formed by men ofhe Invalid Corps 1t is suppo there
are honoraby discharged men enough fill all northern
stations, and thus allow many thousands of ableboded
men to return to the field.
Four companieswl be organized in Vermont.
No one !who is mustered into the Invalid Corps
can be transferred to active servcs except speca
examination and at his own request
At any place where ten who have been honoraby
discharged will get together and inform by letter
the time when they wlbe ready for examination and en-
stment, will come and muster them into the service
or. If not able to go at that time will appoint day fol
such muster. ...E
Any one who is OF good character and education, whs
reports to me nperson at any the above named sta
tons, or at my Headquarters Montpelier w. with suit
able recommendations will be appointed ruitng Ser
geant 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.Picher ... ...
de-. p. N. Gen. of Vt,
CAPT. J. T. DREW,
Recruiting and Mastering Officer for Invalid Corps.
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