Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-05-13
GENERAL ORDER.
General orders-No. los.
WAR DEPARTMENT. !
ADJUrANT Generals OFFICE.
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washington, April %, 1868.
Inc organization of Invalid Corps is hereby au.
Thi. COrrs shall consist of Compsnies sb.u
heTTeeater be thought best, Of Battalions an
Inc companies shall be made up from the following
EIRsT By taking thrse officers and enlisted man of
ounm1hds DOW IN the field whether actnaIiy pressn
action or disesse contracted in The line 81 S1 Gu @ Ia
uhnt 1or ned service, but are still capable Of eecfire
duty or snch other light duty as may be re-
qu'red o. an Invalid Corps RegimentaI Conme.S
sIs shall at once make out from Information rcaJved
f9str own knowledge, rolls taccording TO- tbs Fo
I'd men t the names Of ali the Officers and nisf-
Ing Conditions T;9r commands who fulfill the 70 low
count cf wdands afE sT Or s CONTRACTED in tie line OF
duty this fact being certified BY Medical Officer in
ths service, after personal examination
That they aye fl Tor garrison dutv; this fact be-
l9g IikeElse certified BY ihe Medical Oc asabsve,
;. That they are in the opiniOn of their Command
:Sg ono rs, meritoriOus and de- erving.
ireon and Regimental Commander and fransrUit+ed
thfough the regular channels of military md
States Ns-''"' u '"e 0ui'eu
The Regimental Commander shall enter in the COL
roll statement as 10 The general character Of the III
bcer for intelligence industry ietv and atten-
ton 70 duty and al intermedia Commanders shall
endorse thereon such iucts a. they p AZ possess the
case or II they have Done they shall state how far
they are wiling to endorse the opinion OF the officer
q oIleeIs making the recon- mendation. Similar rolls
shat De forwarded from time to time, whenever the
ueA VI men NiIng Ene conditions enumerated
ent.
EcoND. Bytakirg those officers and enlisted men
SIN m service and horne the rolls but who are alb
sent from duty in Hos ttals or Convaissceut Camps
OF are othel wise under the control Of Medical Officers
IN theze cases the Medical Oncer N attendance shall
prapare the rolls according to Form, entering the
names of cfhcers and men from the same Regiment
M Iol D themselves. and send them, with the csr-
tihcate o. the Surgeon, duy signed, 10 the proper
hegimental Commander, who viii forward them, as
htIetotOie specified subject TO the conditions
aLAu AcAulItlltuIh. Il IN any cAs9- the Remmeu1Ql
Commander shall think AZ officer unit in point OF
character 10 continue in the rerVcs Of the Invalid
Corps though disabled ana cert fed by the SURGEON,
ne WIZ state his objection in the column of remark,
and note the exception before signing the certIcate
IL any officer enlisted mon now iu the service but
aosent and heynnd the ach of a Medical Officer in
charge Of Hospital or CoDvalescent sp desires TO
enter this Corps he will take hs course indicatd be-
t6s sa-iC 10 'HhA hauA ia4n hnun-o
THIRD, By accepting those officers and enlisted
men VINO have been honorable discharged on account
oI WOUNDS OF lseaie niracted in the line o. duty,
and who desire 70 reenter the service In the ca oi
an 9ne9r Application Tor appointment must be made
70 the roVest Marsh a General Of the United States
through the officer detailed Acting ASS ant Pro-
Yost Marsha General o. the State. No pclcaticn Of
lns KIND viii be considered less the following con-
ditions are eompetely fulfgled:
l. Ihat the applicant produce the certificate Of the
surgeon Of the hoard of Enrolment for the Dis net
IN which he resides, that he is unfit for active field
9uly On account Of wounds disease, and is not la
Die 20 draft, but Is fit for garrison dury.
2 That he furnish evidence of norabla discharge
~ accolet oi wounds or disability contracted in the
i IN
neg men'al, Brigade and Division Commanders IN.
ger Ehom ne toI merry served that is worthy Of be-
ing thus provided for and capable Of returning ade
quate service to the Government In case il shall be
IN raetie be 70 get this last evidences he may, hav
Ing estaDlhe the rst points above satisfy the
Board OF Enrolment that he is deserving, and pre-
sent ats certificate of the fact This evidence mu al
be Obtained by the applicant and must be transm
teq WIN ms application iOr appointment.
| II there be no Ac ing assistant Provost Marsha
eneral lor the StaeI the application may beforward
ca through the adlutant General OF the state, whG
Is desTea 20 endorse thereon such facts in the militia
history OF the applicant as he may know or as arr
anorded by his records, aud forward the same TO ths
Provost Marshal Genertl Of the United states I'm
listed men, honorably DISCHARGED accOUnt of sa
blty, desiring TO rsenist in this Corps will presen
themselves TO the Board of Enrolment for the Dis
trict in which they reside, for examination by thu
! the result 10 the Boara o Enrolment.
Inc board shaii then consider each case, and II th
below the Board shall give him Certificate to tha
| eject, viz:
| /. that he Is unfit for service in the field.
2. That he Is Mt for garrison DUTY
| 3. . hat he Is meFitOriOus and deserving
! = That he was honofably discharged from the ser
Tne Provost Marshal for the District shall thsl
send the application, with this certificate of tn
Board, 70 the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal Gen
eral OF the state, who shall procure such evidence
service and character the records OF the Com pam
TO which he belonged, file at the Headquarters
the state may show, and II satisfied that It is mer
ltorlO9s case, and that the is deserving he vii
eni1st him IN accordance with such special rules a
the Provost Marshal General may establish.
| medlcal lLss sectOrs, Surgeons in charge of HOspi
tails Military Commanders, and ali others havinl
authority u discharge under existing laws and reg
ulstlons; are FORBIDDEN to grant discharges to an
men under their control who may BE- fit for sergic
| in the Invalid Corps.
The PrOyost Marshal General is charged with tn
execution Of this order aRd the troops organized IN
der 1t Will be under the control of his Bureau
Il. D. TOWNSEND,
tOTIeIAL;l Assistant AdJutanG General.
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