Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-04
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
w ADJCTAET GENERALS OFFICE,

WASHINGTON, April %, 1868.
Gearal Orders No. lOs.-TAe organization Of an
Invalid Corps is hereby authorized
This corps shall consist Of companies and il 1t
shall hereafter be thought best, OF battalions.
The companies shall be made up from the follow
ing sources, viz:
First. By taking those officers and enlisted men
of commands now in the field whether actually
present or Temporarily abssnD who, from wounds
received in action or disease contracted in the
line OF duty. are unit for field service. but are still
capable OF effective garrison duty, or such other
light duty ~ may be required of an Invalid Corps.
Resimentsl Commanders shall at once make ont,
from Information received from their Medical and
Company Officers; and from their own knowledge,
rolls according to the fern furnished) OF the
names of all the officers and enlisted men under
their commands who fulfill the following condi.
tons,
/. That they are unfit for active field service on
account Of wounds disease contracted in the
line Of duty this fact being certified by Medical
Cfacer in the service, after personal examination
2. That they are ft for garrison duty; this fact
being likewise certified BY the Medical Officer. as
above, after personal examination.
3. That they are, in the opinion of their Com.
nanding Officers, meritorious and deserving.
These rolls shall be certified by the Examining
Surgeon and Reeimental 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 officers name on
tie roll statement as to the general character of
the officer for intelligence, industry. sobriety and
attention to duty; and all intermediate Com
manders shall indorse thereon such facts as they
may possess in the case, or if they have none they
shall state how far they willing to indorse the
opinion of the officer officers making the recon-
mendation. Similar rells shall be forwarded from
time to time, whenever the number of men fulfill
ing the conditions enumerated the e1isencies of
the service may render It expedient.
Second By taking those officers and enlisted men
still in service and borne the rolls but who are
absent from duty, in hospitals or cow alescent
camp or are otherwise under the control of Medical
Officers. In these cases the Medical Cficer in at
tendance shall prepare the rolls according to
form entering the names Of Off GERS md men from
the same regiment on q roll by themselves, and
send them, with the certificate of the Surgeon,
duly signed, to the proper Reginentsl Commander
who will forward them, as heretofore specified sub
ject to the same conditions &nd require ments If
in any case, the Re GIN entail COLa Inander sh think
sn officer unfit in point Of character, to continue in
the service of the Invalid Corps, though disabled
and certified by the Surgeon he win state his OBJ
lection in the column of remarks, and note ths ex-
oertion before signing the certifcat If soy
officer or enlisted man now IN the service, but
absent and beyond the reach of O Medical Officer
in charge OF q hospital convalsscent camp
desires TO enter tis corps he will take tse course
indicated below for those rho have been konorabIy
dischar ged the service.
Third. By accepting those officers snd enlisted
men who hare been hoEorably DISCHARGED on ac-
count ofwounds or .iiseage contracted in the line
of duty, and who desire to re-en ter the service
In the case Of an officer, appliea ton for appoint
uent must be made to the Provos. Marshal
General OF the United States through the officer
detailed as Acting Assistant Provost Marsha; Gen.
e1Nf{ raG tata NJ Ill
be considered unless the following conditions are
completely fulfilled:
]. That the applicant produce the certificate Of
tie Surgeon of the Board of Enrolment for the
District in which he resides that he is unfit for
active feld duty on account Of wounds or disease
and is not liable to draft, but is fit tor garrison
duty.
@ That he furnish evidence OF honor able dis.
charge on account of wounds or disability con
tracted in the line of duty.
8. That he produce recommended tons from the
Regimental, Brigade, and Division Commanders
under whom he formerly served that he is worthy
of being thus provided for and capable ofreturnng
adequate service to the Government. In case it
shall be impracticable to get this last evidence he
may, having established the first two points above
satisfy the Board of Enrolment tn 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.
Ifthere be no Acting Assistant Provost Marshal
General for the state, the application may be for
warded through the Adjutant General of the State
who is desired to endorse thereon such facts in the
military history of the applicant as he may know
are 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 reenlist in this
corps will present themselves to the Board Of En-
rolment for the District in which they reside for
examination of the Surgeon thereof, who shall
examine them and 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 a certif-
cate to that effect, viz:
!. That he is unfit for service in the Geld.
2. That he is fit for garrison duty.
8. That he is rneritorious and deserving.
4. 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
Genera 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 sstis-
fed that it is meritorious case, and that the man
Ia deserving, he will enlist him in accordance with
such special rules as the Provost Marshal General
may establish.
Medical Inspectors, Surgeons in char &c of hospi-
tails, 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 it for
service in the Invalid Corps.
The Provost Marshal General is charged with
the execution of this order, and the troops orga-
rzed under it win be under the control Of his Blu
feau.
j. By order Of the Secretary of War:
E. d. TOWNSEND,
my n-dlm Assistant Adjutant General.