Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-02

this general rendezvous they shall be duly mus
tered by . mastering aud disbursins officer, and
JAMES B. FRY,
my 23-lm Provost Marshal General.
XHTAR DEPARTMENT,
w ADJurAsf G.xKRaL's OyYIox,
WksHIsaToE, April q, 1853.
Gensrsl Orders No. loS.-TAe organisation Of An
Invalid Corps 10 hereby authorized.
This CO, ps shall consist of companies. and II It
shall hereafter be thought best. OF bAttAlions.
The companies shall be made mp from the follow
ing sources, Wis:
Fi-,i. Ey taking those oihcers and enlisted men
Of commands nov in the field whether actually
present or temporarily absent) Who, from wounds
resolved in action or disease contracted In the
line of duty, unit for field Service but sxe still
capable Of effective garrison duty, or such other
Light duty o. may be required Of an Invalid Corps.
Regiment tai Commanders shall at once make ont,
from information received from their Medical and
Company Officers, and from their own knowledge,
rolls (aceording to the fern furnished) OF the
names of all the Otdesrs and enlisted men under
their commands Who fulfill the following eondi-
tions,
l. That they are unit for active field service on
account Of wounds or disesse contracted in the
line Of duty this fact being certified by Medical
OfRcer In the service, after personal examination
2. That they are at for garrison duty; this fact
being likewise certified By the Medical OfEcsr, ~
above. after personal examination.
8. That they are, In the opinion of their Com
handing Officers. meritorious and deserving.
These rolls shall be certified By the Examining
Surge on and Resimental Commander, and trans-
mitted, through the regular channels Of military
correspondence, to the Provost Marshal General OF
the United States.
The Regimental Comm snder shall snter into the
column Of remarks opposite each officers name Oh
the roll, statement to the general character of
the ONCE, for Intelligence, industry sobrety and
AZ tn dur AZ al int md All FOR
msnders shall indorse thereon such facts as they
may possess in the case, if they bare none they
shall state how far they sre willing to indorse tie
opinion of the officer or officers making the recon-
me ndation. Similar rells shall be forwarded from
time to time, VII erever the number of men fulfill
ing the conditions enumerated the exixeucies of
thSservice may render 1t sxpedient.
Second. By taking those officers and en- listed men
still in service and borne the rolls, but who are
absent from duty, in hospitals or cow slescent
camp are otherwise under the control of Medical
Officers. In these CAGES the Medical Officer in at
tendance shall prepare the rolls according to
form entering the names OF officers nd men frcm
the same regiment on a roll By themssiFes and
send them, with the certihcate Of the Surgeon
duly signed to the proper Regiuental Com N ander
who will forward them, 80 heretofore specified sub
ject to the same conditions and require ments If
n any case the Regimental Commander shal! think
oicer unfit in point of character to coR;inus in
the service Of the Invalid Corps, though dissb led
and certified by the Surgeon, he will state his oh
lection in the column of remarks and note the ex-
eepton before signing the certificate IF aIy
officer enlisted man now in the SERVICE but
absent and beyond the reach of Medical officer
in charge OF hospital or convRlescent mp
desires 10 enter this CORPS he win take tie course
Indicated below for those who Lave beer hoIoran;y
discharged the service.
7Lird. By accepting those officers and enlisted
who have been hcEorabiY DISCHARGED GA &C.
.l.ntr n. wG liz $oS
of duty, and who desire to re-enter the service
In the case OF an officer, application for appoint
nent must be male TO the Provost Marshal
General Of the United Staten tbroa Oh the offca
detailed IS Acting Assists Mt Provost Marshal Gen
ersl OF the State. No application OF this kind win
be considered IN sfs the fc,lowin. conditions ara
completely fulfilled:
]. That the applicant produce the certificate Of
the Surgeon Of the Board of Enrolment for the
District il which he resides that he is unfit for
active f ED dut- account Of wounds o. disease
and is not liable to draft, but is fit for garrison
duty.
9, That lie furnish evidence of honor able dis
charge on account Of wounds or disability con
tracted in the lire of Iuty.
8. That he produce recommendations from the
Regimental, Brigade, and Division Commanders
under whom ne formerly served. that he is worthy
OF being thus prov ided for and BILE ofreturnng
adequate service to the Government. In case it
shall be BILE to get this last evidence he
may, having established the first two points above,
satisfy the Board OF Enrolment tn at he ia desar
wing, and present its certificate Of the fact This
evidence must all be obts ined by the applicant and
must De transmitted with his application for sp-
pointment.
Ifthere be TO Acting Assistant Provost Marsh.l
General for the State, the application may be for
wardst through the !.djutant General of the State
who desired to endorse thereon such facts in the
military history Of the applicant as he may know.
f,p 4al b. Il,
same to the Provost Marshal General of the United
States. Enlisted men, honorabiy discharged on
account of disability desiring, to e-enlist in this
corps, will present themselves to the Board CT En-
rollment 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 il found to fulfill the conditions spe
cited below, the Board shall give him a certif-
cate to that effect. viz:
i. That he is unfit for service in the field.
2. That he is fit for garrison duty
8. That he IS neritorious 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
General OF the State, who shall procure such evil
deEce 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 meritorioas case, and that the man
is deserving, be viii enlist him in accordance with
such special rules as tue Provost Marshal General
may establish
Medical nsscters, Surgeons in charge 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 DO fit for
service in the Invalid Corps.
the Provost Marshal General is charged with
the execution of this order, and the troops orgu-
rized under it viii be under the control Of his By
reau.
BY order of the Secretary of War:
Il. d. TOWNSEND,
nv l1-dlm Assistant Adjutaut General