The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-06
Men Wanted for the Invalid
Corps.


l. Only those faithful soldiers who, from wounds or
the Aardshps Of war; are no longer At for active hed
daty will be received in this Corps OF Honor Enlist
will be for three years unless discharged
Pay and alotments same as Of the United States
Infantry except that premiums bounty for enlist
nfent will be allowed. This will not nvsldate any
pension or bonnties which may be due for previous
vice.
2 For the convenience OF service, the will be Sc
leced for three grades Of duty Those who eff Glen
and abeboded and capable Of performing guard duty,
etc. etc. will be armed with muskets and assigned TO
Companies of the First Battalion. Those Of the de-
gree Of efficiency including those who have lost hand
or an aud the least effective, including those who
have lost leg the companies of the Second or
Third Battaions they will be armed with swords.
,. The following uniform has been adopted:
For Enlisted Men.-Jacket-Of sky-blue kersey, with
dark blue trimmings cut like the cavalry jacket, come
well down the abdomen
Trowsers-Present regulation sky-blue.
Forage cap-Presentreguation.
A. The duties will be chiefly to provost guar DIS
and garrsons cities guards for hospitas and other
public buildings and clerks, orderlies, etc. Iffound
necessary they may be assigned to forts, etc.
Boards of enrolment or Recruiting officers must de-
termine;
l. That the applicant for service in the field.
dictated above.
8. That he was honorably discharged.
4. That he is mertorious and deserving
For enlistment or furhher information apply 20 RE
oRUIrIse sERaEANrs at the following stations:
Barton, Orleans County.
| st. Johnsbnry, Caledonia County
White River junction, Wi ndsor County.
Randolph, Orange County.
Montpelier Washington County.
Burlington, Chittendeh County.
| st. Adams, franklin County.
At each of these stations RECRUITING SRRGEAsrs will
be ready to enlist men, subject to final examination and
enlistment by officer of the Invalid Corps of the
Regular service who will visit these stations appointed
times to inspect and muster into service all who have
previously enlisted may then desire to enlist All who
apply should bring with them their discharge papers and
such other test monias Of serv ice they may have
The great object of the corps give honorable
poyment to those who have lost health limbs in the
service, and are unfit for other employments Another
object is to enable those who have desire Their
country and have slight physical difficulties which pre-
vent them from going into the field TO take the place Of
sound, strong who in the barracks hospitals
recruiting offices, &c. whose duties could we'll per-
formed by Of the Invalid Corps 1t is supposed there
are honorably discharged enough to fill all northern
stations and thus allow many thousands of be-boded
men to return to the field
Four companies will be organized in Vermont.
No one who is mustered into the Invalid Corps
can transferred to active servics, except specia
examination and at his request.
At any place where ten who have been honorably
discharged will get together and inform by letter Of
the time when they will be ready for examination and
listment will come and them into the service
orr If not able to go at that time, will appoint day FOL
such muster.
Any who is Of good character and education, who
reports to nperson at any Of the above named sta
tons, at my Headquarters, Montpelier, w. with suit
able recommendations, will be appointed crutng Ser
geant for his town county, after having enlisted
in the Corps The same chance FOR promotion exists in
this Corps that exists in the Regular service.
BY order Brig. Gen. T. G. Pitcher,
p NJ. Gen. Of Vt,
CAPT. IT. DREW,
Recruiting and Mastering onaeer for Invalid Corps
a Montpelier, Vt.