, 1863-06-17

I: :wAsumarox, Jnne 10, 1861 =:
Much Importance: is attached BY military
men to the proposed organization Of an inya-'
lid corps, and many inquiries have been made
from various parts Of the country concerning
it. In order, to facilitate the organization and
to supply the required information, the As.
sistant Provost Marshal General, all general
euperintendents in the various States will soon
be furnished with all the necessary fnstruc.
tiors and blanks.
This corps, though novelty in our service,
promises benclcent results, both to the tnva-
lid soldiers and tho Government. The term
of enlistment Is TO be three years, unless soon~
ef aecha5ged Ths eoPS w bG Teq1Ftd a9 taa; to
bysical capacity, but for the convenience Of
The service they will be selected for three
grades Of duty.
Those who are most efficient aud able
bodied, and capable OF using the musket, aud
performing guard duty, light marches, Sc,
talon.
Those Of the next degree Of physical efl-
cheney, including all who have lost u hand
or an arm, to tho companies Of the SECOND
Those vino are least effective, and oil who
have lost foot or leg, to the companies Of
the third battalion.
The two last classes are to be armed with
swords.
In all cases where the physical infirmities
of the. officers or enlisted men come within
the provisions which do not disqualify enlisted
men for services in the corps, they will b. re-
commended for transfer, OF enlistment there
in !; but no ono will be admitted whose prryi-
ous record does not show he Is mcritorious
and deserving, and that he has complied
with the provisions authorizing an invalid
corps.
Willie the Government Is most anxious to
provide for, aud employ to the best of their
abilities, those hithfuF soldiers who, from
wounds or the hardships Of war, are no long
or able to perform active duty in the field,
get it can, upon no account, permit men IN.
service.
Thoee faithful soldiers, whose inarmitics
are too great to admit of their being of any
use in the invalid corps, will nevertheless
receive the pensions and bountics provided By
law.
enlisted man, shall bc entitled to receive any
pension, premium or bounty for~cnlistment,
re-cnlistMcnt, or services in the invalid corps.
They will receive all other pay and allow
ances now authorized by law, for the United
States Infantry, excepting the Increased pay
for re.enlistment.
Claims for pensions or bounties which may
be due for previous service. will not be invall-
dated by enlistment in the invalid corps. But
no pensions can be drawn or accrue to the
benefit Of any man during his service In the
corps. ,
Ii is thought that there arc twenty or thirty
thousand soldiers now performing such duties
as could be discharged By men coming within
tho provisions Of the act creating the invalid
corps. Besides. It IS believed there are over
one hundred and fifty thousand soldiers who
have been discharged for disabilities, many,
however, Of the slightest character.
The provisions Of the law also extend to
marines.
: Col r II. Rush is in charge Of the bureau
appropriated to the business pertaining 10 the
Invalid Corps, under the gsneFal direction Of
In addition to the advantages to the invalid,
in being placed In every respect on M equality
with all other soldiers, he can feel that he is
still in The discharge Of duty to the extent Of
his physical capacity, and can be uscfu!ly EN-
pleyed, as guard. nurse, &c. with feeling
Of pride md satisfaction that he Is rendering
IN equivalent for the pay and allowance he
receives from the government, In the main-
tninancc Of which he became IN invalid.