Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-24
Order In Relation TO Furioush..

IlIADQUtRTERs ARMY OF THE PuroNAc,
Dec. 2l.-Th following order was promul
gated to the army to-day:
'psciR . ders, No. ;Egp + irst With GxCrp-
ilpn hereafter Indicated, Corps and other indie
pendent commanders are now authorized to
grant individual furlOughs for thirty.iiye days.
which must cover the entire period of the
soldiers absence from his company and reci.
mcnt to such men Of their respective com.
mands a. may have up to this date roenisted
! or having since the issue OF the circular from
these headquarters. dated December l7th lSGS
siguitird their intention to do -, shall a. once
rr-rUIi.t as ieicran volunteers under the pro.
visions of General Orders, Nos. lgl, sos and
$40, from the War Department.
SeCuud-When three-fourth, OF the men of A
| regiment ct company shall rc.cnli,t such
PARTON of the regiment or company will
he allowed to ~ home in body and
take with II Its arms and equipments: In
all other cases the arms and equipments of the
men granted furluughs will be turned in before
leaving camp to the division ordnance officer
by whom they will bc trans fcrred to the officer
in charge of tn. Ordnance Depot, to lie held
suffice to his call on the return OF the men to
duty Threr-iOurths Of Il veteran regiment
VII. lie understood 20 mean three-lCurths of the
men belonging to 1t who are within the limits
oil this army, and not to include those absent
u. prisoners OF war in General Hospital, &c.
| When there are men i'll veteran Organiza-
ton who do not come within the limits for r.
| enlistment, all men who have Joined the army
| since July 1T. 1868, excepted sud are yet will
ling to re enlist, they will be permitted 10 90 on
| furlOngh with the regiment iu case It goe. In u
| body, aud those only will he left behind who
are within the limits and yet refuse to re enlist;
and the aforesaid men, who have recently
I t"'ned-the men willing to re.enist--will, OF
course, not be discharged aud remus;ered until
they come within the limito, that IL. have les 3
n4 ttIT Ntur Ia Itttt L..
| CURED TO affirm in writing their intention to
| re-cnlist, aud such affirmation must be wit
messed two commissioned officers, aud filed
with the muster rolls Of the COMPANY to which
they belong.
lhird-furuughs will not lie granted in
casrs where three. fOurths of a regimcr; or a
Company have agreed to rC.rulist, under the
foregoing provisions. until after corps com.
| inandrrs shall have ."nt to thr.e hcadIuartrrs.
! Tor lLg VfIrrs ct the commanding general
| therein, statement showing the strength
| Ir' sent with the arms of such regiment or com
panN, aud the uun.Lgr Of men who have r. en-.
| listed Of can ru.vnI>t under the orders and In.
strG 0.o's OF N, war Department..
fyur:h When uH organization ma, hr
nr'hra ur for the tine h"r.. 10y tn Depart
| 'mgui, Of the IN going yn iuriNpgh Corps
,ommana.g, viii trnn,.-r, tn Nariy, he
| I'll .":r, or m"u VII" rcluH to U'hpr reg .mrnts
| inc O.. lnpauiys from, lh" same ; tie. ar organ
| rr.i.
tit;h--Erury i.r."ugh -ruul-d under hi,
order Will have endorsement slowing that the
holder. as veteran volunteer. |. entitled to
ir4nspurtat!un - aud from h., hon Z, a. pro.
ViGcI tor hy paragraph four uf General Orders
10. $40 from the War Department. Corps
Commanders will make acquisitions upon the
Chief puartcrmdstCr for Transportation for the
lnru Of their commands VIII" may be granted
iurl ugu., aud the Chief puartrrma.tcr will