The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-14
Wien Wanted for the Invalid
COrDs.

l. Only those faithful soldiers who, from wounds or
the hardhips OF war, are longer At for active field
Duty will be received in this Corps Of Honor Enlist
meSts will be for three years unless sooner DISCHARGED
Fay and allotments same OF the United States
Infantry except that premiums or bounty for enlist
ment will be allowed. This will not invaldate any
pension or bonntes which may be for previous
vice.
z For the convenience OF service the men will be Sc
lected for three grades of duty Those who are ecien
and able-boded and capable Of performing guard duty
etc., etc. will be armed with muskets, and assigned TO
companies of the First Battalion Those of tie next de-
gree of efficiency including those who have lost an hand
or an arm and the least effective including those who
have lost foot LEGS the companies the Second or
Third Battaons they will be armed with swords.
g. The following uniform has been adopted:
For Enlisted Men.-Jacket--Of sky-blue kersey with
dark-bue trimmings like cavalry jacket to come
well down the abdomen
Trowsers-Present regulation, eky-bue
Forage cap-Present regulation.
A. The duties will be chiefly provost guar Dis
and garriSons for cities guards for hospitals and other
pubic buildings and as clerks, orderes 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
p That he is fit ori the duties or some Of Their in
Dictated above.
/ ). That he was honorably discharged.
! A. That he is meritorious and deserving.
For enlistment or further information apply to RE
CRUITNG SERGEANTs at the following stations:
/ Barton Orleans County.
ST. Johnsbnry, Caledonia County
White River junction, Windsor County,
Randolph, Orange County.
Montpelier, Washington County.
Burlington Chittenden County.
) st. Adams, franklin County.
At each of these stations RECRUITING SERGpANrs will
be ready to enlist Man, subject to final examination and
enlistment by officer of the Invalid Corps or Of the
Regular service who will visit these stations appointed
tmes 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
sdch other test monals of serv ice they may have
The great object of the corps to give honorable en-
ployment to those have lost health or limbs in the
service, and are duft for ether employmens Another
object is to enable those who have desire to serve their
country and have slight physical difficulties which pre-
vent them from gong into the field place Of
sound strong men who in the barracks hospitals
recruiting Offices &C. whose duties could as we'll be per
formed by men of the Invalid Corps 1t supposed there
are honoraby discharged enough ill all northern
stations, and thus allow mtny thousands of able bodied
men to return to the field
-Four companieswll be org 1nized in Vermont
No one WHO is mustered into the Invalid Corys
can De transferred to active service, except speca
examination and at his own request
Atany place whore ten who have been honorablv
discharged will together form me by letter Of
the time when they will be ready examination and en-
li'tment, will come and muster hem into the service
or not able to go at that time, will appoint day for
such muster
ANY one who OF good and eilcation iwho
reports TO me in person any the above named sta
lohS, or at my Headquarters, Montpelier w. with suit
able recommendations, will be appointed Recruiting Ser
ge@nt tor his own town county, after having enlisted
IN the Corps The same chance for promotion exissln
" this Corps that exists in the Re 5ular service.
&By order Brig. Gen. T. G. Pitcher,
e A. A. P. N. Gen. OF w.,
70 CAPT J. T. DREW,
d Recruiting and Mastering OH GER forInvald Corps
l. montpelier, Vt.