Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-05-19

The following is an abstract OF recent OF
der from the War Department constituting an
Invalid Corps 10 be comnosed OF eincess ana
soldiers who have been untitled Tor aclive' nela
duty by wounds, or diseases contracted 10 the
service and who are yet ableto do garrison o.
guard duty. .,lt prohibits the discharge oil such
persons in future, and will, therefore, check
in great measure the rapid decrease Of the
army from This Source, as these partially dis
bed veterans :ostead Of being dIscf arged, will
now be sssignefto light duties heretofore per-
formed by able-boded troops:
Washington, April 2S, 1863.
General Orders, No. 100.
The organization Of an Invalid Corpsis here
bv authorized, TO consist of companies, and if
hereafter thought best, Of battallions
The Companies shall be made up from the
following sources, VIZ;
First-By taking these officers apd enlisted
men Of commands SHOW in the held--wheiher
actually present or temporarily absent--who.
from wounds received ia action, or from disc ase
contracted M the line OF duly, are unfit for field
service, bur are siillcapable Of effective .arris-
on duty, or such other light duty as may be
required of an Invalid Corps.
Second BY taking those officers and enlist
ed II en- still in seryice and borne on the rolls,
but who are absent from duty, in hospitals or
conyalesceut camps, or are otherwise under the
control OF Medical Officers. In these cases
the Medical Officer in attendance shat prepare
the rolls according TO form, and send them
with the certificate of the Surgeon, to the
proper Regimenta Command r, Yho will for
ward them, as heretofore specl d, subject TO
the same conditions and requirements.
Third. by accepting those officers and en-
listed men who have been ilonorably discharge
ed on account Of wounds or disease contracted
in tile line of uty, aud who desire TO re-enter
tile service Ia the case Of an officer, applca-
ton fer appointment must be made 10 the Pro-
vost Marshall General0 OF ihe y. s., through
the officer detailed as A. A. Prov. Mar Gen.
ofthe State. No application Of this kind will
be considered unless The applicant produce the
certificate OF the Surgeon of the Board of En-
rolnent for the district in which he resides,
that he is unfit Tor fe d duty on account Of
wounds or disease, and is not liable TO draft,
but is Fl, for garrison duty
Enlisted men honorably discharged on ac-
count OF disability, desiring 10 re~ealist in this
Corps, wit present ihemse ves TO the Board of
Enrolment IN their District, for examination by
the Surgeon thereof, who shall examine them
anu ItpOit TIC result " thN DOui0s
The Board sha then consider each case.
and when the applicant is found 10 fulfill the
required conditions, shall give him certificate
to that effect.
The Provost Marsha for the District shall
then send The application to The A. A. Proves;
Marshall Genera or the State, who, If satisfied
that il is a meriioriOus case, will enlist him in
accordance with such special rules as the Pre-,
Mar Geneslii shall cssasblish.
Medical Inspectors, Surgeons in charge oil
Hospitals, MI itary Commanders, and all 9TH
ers ha, ing authority 10 discharge under existing
laws. arelIosbidei, to grant discharges 10 any
men under their control who may be tit for SER
vice in the Invalid Corps.
The Provost Marshall General is charged
with the execution OF this order, and the troops
organized under it viii be under the control oil
his Bureau.
By order Of the Secretary Of War:
L. D. TOW NSEND,
Assistant Adjuiant General.