Evening star., 1863-05-13
OF FIClALs
OEFICIALs
WAR DEPARTMENT,
w ApJuTIET GKSERAL's OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, April q,

WAR DEPARrMINT,
+" AD'UTASr STrEnAds Wa,H,adTos S's,Ssi aprsi e, sss
Gsrsya3 Orders No. 10s.-The organization OF an
Invalid Ocrpe 10 hereby authorized.
This eorps shall consist of companies and if 1t
shall hereafter BE- thought best, OF esttatioDs.
Tbs com panies shall be made UP from the follow
irs sources, viz:
F1,,t u, taking those ohieers and enlisted men
Of commands in the field whether aetusily
present ten porsriiy sbssnt) who, from wounds
received in sciion or disease contracted in the
lire of duty. unit for field ssrrice but are stall
capable OF effective garrison duty, such other
Night dutS may be required of an Invalid Corps.
Rssimsntal CommSndsrs shall ct once make out,
from information received from their Madicsl and
Company Officers and from their own knowledge.
rolls according to the form frrnishsd) OF the
nspaea of all the officers and enlisted men under
their commands who fulfill the following condi
: tions viz
l. That they are unfit for active field service on
account OF wounds disease contracted in the
kne of duty: thiE fact being certified by Medical
OfhSsr in the service, after personal examination
.. That they are fit for garrison duty; this fact
being likewise certifsd by the Medical Officer, as
above, after personal examination.
5. That they are, in the opinion OF their Com
nsndiDg Officers, meritorious and deserving
These rolls shall be certified BY the Exsminspa
Surgeon and Resime1tal Commander, and trsns-
mitted. through the regular channels Of military
correspondence, to the Provost Marshal General Of
the United States.
The Resimentsl Commander shall enter into the
column of remarks opposite each officers name on
the roll, statement as to the general character Of
the ofcer for elligence industry. sobriety and
attention to duty; AID all intermedists Com
manders all indorse thereon such facts as they
may possess in the case, or if they ave none they
shall state how far they willing to indorsa the
opinion of the officer oficers making the recon-
nv ndation. Similar rslls shall be forwarded from
sime to time, wheI ever the number of men fulfill
ing the conditions enumerated tho gencies of
the service may render 1t expedient.
Second. By taking those officers snd enlisted men
stili in ssrvss and borne the rollr but Who are
absent from duty, in hospitals conv alescent
camp are otherwise under the control Of Medical
Ofoers. In these cafes ths Medical Off ser in at
tendance shall prepare the rolls according to
form entering the names of officers nd men from
the same regiment on q roll by themselves and
send them, with the certificate OF the Surgeon
duly signed, to the proper keg gimen tai Commander
who will forward them, as heretofore specified sub
jset TO the same conditions and require m ents If
in any case, the Regimental Commander shall think
officer unfit in point of character, to continue in
the service of the Inva i'd Corps, though disabled
and certified by the Surge n he will state his oh
section in the column of remarks and note the ex-
eebtion before signing tie certificate. If any
off GER or enlisted msn now in the service but
sbsent and beyond the reach of Medical Officer
IN charge of hospital convalescent camp
desires To- enter this corps he viii take le eou rss
indicated below for those who have been hoaorabIy
discharg ged the service.
Third. b: accepting tho:e officers and enlisted
who have been ho2orably DISCHARGED oa &C
count of wounds disease contracted in the line
Of duty, and who desire 10 ter the service
In the case Of an efhcer, application for zoint
ment must be mae to the Provost Marsha;
General of the United States throsg the officer
detailed as Acting Assistant Provost Marshal Gen
eral of the State. No application Of this kind will
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completely fulfilled:
l. That the applicant produce the certificate of
the surseon Of the Board of Enrolment for the
District in which he resides that he is unit for
active field uty account OF wounds or disease
and IL not liable to draft, but il 1T for garrison
duty.
2 That he furnish evidence of honor able dis
charge account of wounds or disability con
Nasted IN the line of duty.
g. That he produce recommendations from the
Reemental. Brigade, and Division Commanders
under whom he formerly served that he is worthy
being thus provided for and Capable ofreturning
adequate service to the Government. In case it
shall be npracticable to get his last evidence he
siay, having ESTABLISHED the first two points above
satisfy the Board of Enrolment tn AT he is deser
wing and present it's certificate of the fact This
evidence must ell be obtained by the applicant and
must be transmitted with his application for ap-
gointment.
Ifthere be no Acting Assistants Provost Marshal
General for the ctate the application NAV bs for
wsrdsd through the Adiutapt General ofthe State
whois desired TO endorse thereon such facts in the
military history Of the applicant as he may know
or az 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-enist in this
eerps, will present themselves to the Board of En-
rovneut for the District in which they reside for
examination of the Surgeon thereof who shall
examine th,m and report the result 10 the Board
of Enrolment
the applicant is found to fulfill the conditions spe-
tiEed below the Board shall give him Ger tiff
cate to that effect, viz:
J. That he is unfit for service in the field
q That he is fit for garrison duty.
3. That he is meritorious and deserving.
4. That he was honorably discharged from the
service
send the application, with this certificate Of the
Board, TO the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal
Gene raj of the Etate who shall procure such evi-
s.suce 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
eed that il j. meritorious case and that the man
i deserving, he viii enlist him in accordance with
such special rules the Provost Marshal General
may establish.
Medical Inspectors Surgeons in char se of hospi-
tails Military Commanders and all others having
authority to discharge, under existing laws and
regulations, are forbidden To grant discharges TO
anv men under their control who may be fit for
service in the Invalid Corps.
The Provost Marshal General is charged with
,h4 execution OF this order, and the troops orga-
mixed under it win be under the control Of his Blu
By order of the Secretary of War:
L. d. TOWNSEND,