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WAR DEPARTMENT,
w ADJUTAEf GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, April q, 1858.

shall hereafter be thought best. OF battalions.
The companies shall be made MP from the follow
ing sources, viz:
FIRST. By taking those officers and enlisted men
of commands now in the field whether actually
present or temporarily absent) who, from wounds
received in action or disease contracted in the
line of duty, are unfit for field service but are still
capable of effective garrison duty, such other
light duty IS may be required of an Invalid Corps.
Regimental Commanders shall At once make out,
from information received from their Medical and
Company Officers, and from their own knowledge,
rolls according to the fern furnished) OF the
names of all the officers and enlisted men under
their commands who fulfill the following condi-
tions,
l. That they are unfit for active field service on
account Of wounds or disease contracted in the
line of duty this fact being certified by Medical
Officer in the service, after personal examination
2. That they are fit for garrison duty; this fact
being likewise certified BY the Medical Officer, a.
above, after personal examination.
5. That they are, In the opinion of their Com
handing Officers, msritorious and deserving
These rolls shall be certified by the Examining
Surge and Resimental Commander, and trans
mitted. through the regulsr channels Of military
correspondence, to the Provost Marshal General Of
the United States.
The Regimental Commander shall enter into the
column Of remsrksopposite each ofEcer's name on
the roll, statement to the general character Of
the on Ger for intelligence, industry scbrety and
attention to duty; and all intermediate Com
manders shall indorse thereon such facts as they
may possess in the case or if they have none they
shall state how far they willing to indorse the
opinion of the officer or officers making the recon-
mendation. Similar rells shall be forwarded from
time TO time, whenever the number of men fulfill
ing the conditions enumerated or the e1igercies Of
the service may render it expedient
Seond. By taking those officers and enlisted men
still in service and borne the rolls but who are
l,-$,, al,
camp are otherwise under the control of Medical
Officers. In these caLes the Medical Off ger in at
tendance skall prepare the rolls according to
form entering the names Of officers nd men from
the same regiment on roll by themselves and
send them, with the certificate of the Surgeon,
duly signed to the proper Regim en- tai Com ander
whowin forward them, rs heretofore specified, sub.
tect to the same conditions and require men.s. If.
in case, the ent al Commander all think
officer unfit in point of character to Continue in
the service of the 1nya;i CORPS though disabled
and certified BY the Surgeon, he will state his OBJ
lection in the column of remarks and note the ex-
ception before signing the certificate. If any
officer or enlisted now ia the service but
absent and beyond the reach of Medical officer
in charge Of hospital conyalescent camp
desires to enter this ps, he will take the course
indicated below for those rho have been hor oraby
discharged the service.
1htTd. By accepting thofe officers and enlisted
men who have been hoRorably DISCHARGED on &C.
count cfwounos or disease C contracted in the line
OF duty, sndswho desire TO re-en ter the service :.
In the case of an officer. application for appoint
ment must be made to the Provost Marshal
General of the United States through the officer
detailed as Acting Assistant Provost Marshal Gen
eral of the State No application of this kind vii,
be considered unless the following conditions are
completely fulfilled:
/. That the applicant produce the certificate of
the Surgeon OF the Board of Enrolment for the
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active field duty on account Of wounds or disease
and is not liable to draft but is fit for garrison
duty.
2, That he furnish evidence OF henor able dis
charge on account of wounds or disability con ;.
tracted in the line of duty
8. That he produce recommendations from the
Regimental, Brigade, and Division Commanders
under whom he formerly served, that he is worthy
of being thus provided for and pr BILE returning
adequate service to the Government. In case it
shall be improbable to get this last evidence he
may, having established the first two points above
satisfy the Board oil Enrolment tn at he is Ieser
wing, and present its certificate of the fact This
evidence must all be obtained by the applicant, and
must be transmitted with his application for ap-
pcintment.
Ifthere be no Acting Assistant Provost Marshal
General for the State the application may be for.
wardsd through the Adjutant General of the State
who desired to endorse thereon such facts in the
or 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-enlist in this
corps, will present themselves to the Board Of 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 is found to fulfill the conditions spe
cited below, the Board shall give him a certif
cate to that effect, viz:
!. That he is unfit for service in the field. Z
2. That he is fit for garrison duty
8. That he is meritorious ard 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
Gene raj Of the State who shall procure such evil
dence OF service and character as the records of
the company to which he belonged, on file ct the
headquarters of the State. may show and if salts
fed that it is meritorious case and that the man
is deserving, he viii enlist him in accordance with
such special rules as the Provost Marshal General
may establish.
Medical inspectors, Surgeons in char &c of hosp
tails, Military Commanders, and all others having
authority to discharge, under existing laws and
regulations, are forbidden to grant discharge to
any men under their control who may be fit for
service in the Invalid Corps.
The Provost Marshal General is charged with
the execution of this order, and the troops orgs-
nzed under it will be under the control Of his Blu
reau.
By order of the Secretary of War:
e. D. TOWNSEND,
my 1l-dlm Assistant Adjutant General.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
w WASHINGTON, January -, 1868.
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