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GeassG, Orders Ne. les.-Tke orssnissacn 81 "a
Invalid Corps 10 hereby Authorised. :.
This sorps Gksll consist Of eomDanaee suo II
shall hereafter b. thought best, Of sAsselions.
The companies sEan be made ID ffsm the follow
ing sources, viz:
OF cer,r,auda nov in the field whether actually
present or tau, porsriIy sbsent) Who, from wounds
recaiyed I'm ac, ION or disease contracted In the
line of duty. are unfit for Geld Service but asestln
ca pabe of effective garrison duty, or such other
lsht dut, - mar be required Of an Invalid Corps.
Reeimental Commander shall ct once make cut.
from information received from their Medical and
Company officers, and from their ew-n knowledge,
rolls (sccordiug to the fern fu,nished) OF the
names of ell the OF GERS and enlisted men under
their som mands who fulfn the following conai-
tons,
I. That they are unfit for active Geld service on
account Of wounds or disease contracted in the
line of duty this fact being certified by Medical
0fncer in the service, after personal examination
2. That they are 1T for garrison duty; this fact
being likewise csrtiisd by the Medical Officer, IL
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
Surg. on and Resimental Commander, and trans
mitted, through the regular channels Of military
correspondence, to the Provost Marshal General of
the United States.
The Reginental Commander shall enter into the
column Of remarks opposite each officers name on
the roll, statement ~ to the general character OF
the oMcer for Intelligence, industry sobriety and
attention to duty; and all intermediate Com
manders shall indorse thereon sach facts ~ they
may pOssess in the case, il they have none they
shall state how far they willing to ndorse the
opinion of the officer Or o6icers making the recon-
me ndation. Similar rslls shall be forwarded from
time to time, whenever the number of men fulfill
ing the conditions enumerated the exigencies of
the service may render it expedient.
Second. By taking those officers and enlisted men
still in service and borne the rolls but who are
absent from duty. in hospitals or COW ales can't
camp or Are otherwise under the control of Medical
Officers. In these cases the Medical On ser in at
tendance shall prepare the rolls according to
form entering the names Of officers nd men from
the same regiment on o roll by themselves. and
send them, with the certificate Of the Surgeon,
duly signed, to the proper Regim entail Commando
who will forward ths,a, heretofore specified sub
tsct to the same conditions and require m suts If
In sny case the Regimen tai Commando or shall think
officer unfit, in point of character to continue in
the service of the Invalid 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 enlisted man now in the SERVICE but
absent and beyond the reach Of Medical officer
in charge of hospital sonvalescent camp.
desires to enter this CORPS he wll take he course
indicated below for those who have been honora
discharged the service.
Third. By accepting those officers and enlisted
men who have been hoaorably discharged on nc.
count of wounds disease contracted in the linz
Of DUTY, and who desire to len ter the service
In the case OF an officer, application for appoint
ment must be male to the Provost Marshal
General of the United States throa Oh the oficar
detailed as Acting Assistant Provost Marshal Gen
eral Of the State. No application of this kind viii
be considered un less the following conditions are
completely fulfilled:
j. That the applicant produce the certificate of
the Surgeon of the Board Of Enrolment for tho
District in which he resides that he is unit for
active field duty on account of wounds or disease
and i not lable TO draft, but is tit for garrison
duty.
2, That he furnish evidence Of honor able di,
charge on account of wounds or disability con
tracted in the line Of duty.
). That lie produce recommends tions from II q
Resimental, Brigade, and Division Commando.
under whom lie formerly served that he is WORTHY
Of being thus PROV ded fer and capable ofreturuin
adequate service to the Government In case it
shall be impractica bic to get This last evidence he
may. having established the first two points abny,.
satisfy the Board OF Enrolment tn st he is iesar-
wing. and present its certificate of the fact THIS
evidence must ell be obtsined 10y the applicant and
must be transmitted with his pp,ication far ~
pointmrDt.
Ii there be Acting Assistant Provost Marshal
General for the State, the application NAV be for
wardod through the Adjutant General Of the Stat.
WHO IL desired to endorse thereon such facts in th
military history Of the applicant as he may know,
or az are afforded by his record. and forward The
same TO the Provost Marshal General ofthe Unit4d
states. Enlisted men, honorahly discharged on
account a disability, desiring to re-enlist in this
corps will present themselves to the Board of En-
rollncnt 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 #
the applicant is found to fulfill the conditions ne
cited below, tie Board shall give him a certit-
cate 10 that effect viz:
!. That he is unit Tor service in tie field
2. That he is lit for garrison duty
:. That ne is meritUrious and deserving
:. That he was honorably discharged from the
service.
The Provost Marshal for the District shall then
send the application, with ti.i- certificate Of tn,
Board. to The Acting Assistant Provost Marshal
Gene raj OF the State who shall procure such evil
dence OF service and character rs the records of
the company tn which he belonged on file at the
headquarters Of the State. HAY show and if sati-
fed THAT it is meritorioug case and that the man
is deserving, he VIII enlist him in accordance with
such special rules lis the Provost Marshal General
may establish.
Medical Inspectors, Surgeons in char &c of hnspi
tails, Military Commanders, and all others having
authority to discharge, under existing laws and
regulations, are forbidden to grant discharges tn
any men under their control who may be fit fer
service in the Invalid Corps
Tne Provost Marshal General is charged with
the execution of this order, and the troops erga-
nfzed under it will be under the control Of his Blu
reau.
By order of the Secretary Of War:
+. d. TOWNSEND
my jl-dIm Assistant Adjutant General,
WAR DEPARTMENT,
w WASHINGTON, January rs, 1858.