Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-05-15
GENERAL ORDER.
General orders-No. los.
WAR
ADJUTANT GEEERAL's OFFICE,
Waahfngfcn Auril ~ 1854

ADJUTANT GEsERAL's OFFICE,
Washington, April q, 1863. }
The o~rganiza'i II Of an Invalid Corps is hereby Az
This Oorrs shall consist Of Companies, and If it shall
hereafter be thought bet. Of Battalions;
The Companies shall be made up from the following
FnsT. By taking thrse officers and enlisted men Of
command now in TIE field twbether actually Present
or temporarily ABSENT who, from wounds receiyedln
unat Tor field service, bnt are stII capable of effective
CARRIER duty, or srch other light duty asmay bere-
ers shall at once make out, from Information received
from their Medical and Company Officers, and from
fur i,hed) Of the names Of alt the officers aud enlist
I'd men under their commands who fulnll the % low
/. That they are unfit for active field service on &C;
count Of wounds or disease contrae'ed IN the line o.
| thu service, after personal examination
2. That they ave 1T tor garrison d1ty this iaeto De
ing likewise certified BY the MedicalOfic T, asab0Ve,
/ after personal examination.
,. That they sre, in The opinion oftheir command
| ing Ohc rs, merftoriO1s and deserving.
These rolls shall be certified by ihe Examining sur
geon and ~Regimenial Commander, and transmllIed'
ence, TO the PIOy,st Marshal Gensral Of the United
The ReEimentaI Commander shall enter 10 the col
umn Of remarks, opposite each otheerls name on me
i roll. q statement as 10 the general character OF the OIL
6cer for i~nteIiger &c, industry. s-bIiety, and atten-
ton to duty and all ntermedisieC commander snail
case, or if they have none, they shall state how far
they are willing to endOrse the opinion OF. the OmCSr
or officers making the recommendation. Similar rolls
number of men fn'fning the conditions enumerated
or the e~xigencies of th' service may render 1t eXpedl'
SECOND. By taking those officers and enlisted men
sill IN ae vice and horne on the rolls, but who are a0-
sent from duty in Hos itals or Convaescent Camps,
or are Other wise under the control OF Medical OnhGeTs;
In thee cases the Medical OHhcer in attendance shall
Ir+pare the rolls arcordiug TO Form, entering the
names Of officers and men tIom the same hLglhehI
on q roll b. themselves, and send them, win ne GER
tifcate OF the Surgeon, duly signed, 10 the proper
Regimental Commander, who VIII tOrWa'd lheIns as
heretofore specified, subject TO the same c. nditlons
| and rNUutremeutg Il, IN any c1s1s Tie Ae8ilehtol
Commander shall think az officer unit, IN Polot %
OoTps- Though disabled and certified by the surgeon,
he VIII stats his OBJECTION in the column Of remark,
aud note the exception before signing the certlhc9te.
n any officer or enlisted man now in the service, but
absent and beyond the T ach Of a Medical Omcer IN
charge off Hospital or CODvalescent camp, desires 10
enter this Oorps, he will take the course indicated be,
loWf r those who have been hoIo!aoiy discharged
TmRD. By accepting those officers and enlisted
men Who have been honorablY discharged on account
OF wounds or isease contracted in the Inns OF duly
and who desire TO re-enter the service. In the case OF
an officer, application for appointment must pc naaoe
to the Provost Marshal General Of the United sIstes
through the officer detailed IS Acting Ass slant RIO,
vOst Marshal General otths State. No Application o.
this kim will be considered, u9less the following CON
} ditiOns ara completely fulilled;
1. That the applicant produce the eertheale o. Iht
surgeon Of the Board Of enrolment for the Dis,rlcl
} in WI Oh he resides, that he is unfit for active held
3 duty on account OF wounds CT Disease, and Is LOT ia
bic to draft, but is Mt for garrison duty.
2 That he furnish evidence OF honorable dischaTg'
IN account OF wounds or disability contracted in th'
3, That he produce recommendations from tbs
Reglmental, Brigade, and Division Commanders IN
I der whom he formerly served, that he is worthy oil pc
ing thus provided for and capable Of returning zoe
Quate service TO the Government. In easelt snail D
Impractic, ble to get this last evidence, ne may, nay
ng established the first two points above, SATISFY N
Board Of Enrolment that he Is deserving, and pre-
III emit its certificate of the fact. This evidence muttal
BE- Obfained by the applicant, and must be transmit
. ted with his application Tor appointment.
nthere be no Ac ing assistant ffONOst mhisua
General for the Sta'e, the application may beforWaTd
ed through the AdiutAnt General OF the state, Wh'
Il desired to endorse thereon such facts in the militia
~ history Of the applicant as he may know, or as AZ
Afforded by his records, aud forward the same 10 IN
- Provost MarshRI General Of the United states. Nh
= lated men, honorably discharged on account OF disa
q bility, desiring TO re-enlist in this Corps, Will p'eseh
)" themselves to the Board of Enrolment Tor the Us
trict in which they reside, for examination, Dy IN
=. Surgeon thereof, who shall examine them and repOE
Il the result to the Board o Enrolment
The Board shall then consider each case, and IL N
sppIicant is found to fulfill the conditions SPECIFIC
below, the Board shall give him a csTtihcate TO ths
eject, viz:
2. That he is fit for garrison duty
9. That he is meritOrIOus and deserving.
4. That he was honOrably discharged from the sci
- vice.
a the Provost Marshal for the District shall the
" send the application, with this certificate OF IL
Board, to the Acting Assistant Provost MarshalGeI
service and character as the records OF the Compan
g to which he belonged, on file at the Headquarters
D. the State, may show, and II satisfied that II is q me!
itOrioDs case, and that the man Is deserving, ne vi
enlist him in accordance Will such special rules
the Provost Marshal General may establish.
Medical ms, ectOrs, Surgeons in charge OF HOSP
tails, Military Commanders, and all others haVlI
> authority to diEchRrge, under existing laws and rel
IN ulations, ave forbidden 10 grant discharRes TO 81
n men under their control who may bs ht for serSi
in the Invalid Corps.
The Provost Marshal General is charged with Il
execution Of this order, aud the trOOpso organized u
der it will be under the control Of his Bureau.
i. D. TOWNsEND,
[OFFIcIAL:l Assistant AdJutsnt General.
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