The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-01
Men Wanted for the Invalid
COrnS

the hardships of war; longer fit for active field
duty, will be received in this Corps of Honor, Enlist
mens will be for three years unless discharged
Pay and allOtments men of the United States
Infantry except that premiums bounty for enlist
ment will be allowed. This will inyalldate any
pension bonntes which may be due for prevfeus
= For the convenience Of service, the men will be Sc
ected for three grades of duty Those who iii Glen
and abe-boded and capable of performing guard duty,
ETC., etc., WILDE armed with muskes, and assigned to
Companies OF the irst Battalion Those Of The next
gree of efficiency including those who have lost hand
an and the least effective, including those who
have lost foot Leg to the companies Of the Second
Third Battalions they will be armed with swords.
| B. The following uniform has been adopted;
For Enlisted Men.-Jacket-0f sky-blue kersey, with
darkbue trimmings cut like the cavalry jacket, come
well down the abdomen.
| Trowsers-Present regulation, sky-blue.
! Forage cap-Present regulation.
a. The duties will be chiefly provost guards
and garrsons for cities guards for hospitasi and other
public buildings and clerks, orderies, etc. found
necessary they may be assigned to forts, etc.
Boards of enrolment or Recruiting Officers must de-
termine;
/. That the applicant unfit for service in the field.
.. That he is At for the duties, Of them, in
dicated above.
| 8. That he was honoraby discharged.
| 4. That he is meritorious and deserving.
For enlistment further information apply TO RE
CRuITISG SERGEANTs at the following stations
| Barton, Orleans County.
| ST. Johnsbnry, Caledonia County.
| White River Junction, Wi ndsor County.
| Randolph, Orange County.
| Montpelier W ashingon County.
| Burlington, Chittenden County. ...
| ST. Adams, Franklin County.
At each of these stations RECRUITING SERGEANrs will
ready to enlist men, subject final examination and
enlistment by officer of the Invalid Corps or 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 enlist. All who
apply should bring with them their discharge papers and
such other tes monias of 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 enable those who have desire to 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, Sc, whose duties could we'll be per-
formed by of the Invalid Corps is supposed there
are honoraby discharged men enough to fill all northern
stations, and thus allow many thousands of abe-bodied
men to to the field.
EFour companeslwill be organized in Vermont
No one lwho is mustered into the Invalid Corps
can be transferred to active servcs except specia
examination and at his own request. .4a.
At any place where ten who have been honorably
discharged, will get together and inform by letter of
the time when they wlbe ready for examination and
stment, will and muster them into the service
or. if not able to go at that tme will appoint day for
such muster.
Any who is OF good character and education, who
reports to me inperson at any OF the above named
tions at Headquarters, Montpelier w. with suit
liable recommendations, will be appointed Recruiting Ser
geant for his own town county, after having enlisted
in the Corps The same chance flor promotion exists in
this Corps that exists in the Re gular service
BY order Brig. Gen. T. G. Pitcher
p. NJ Gen. of VT,
II CAPT J. 7. DREW,
Recruiting and Mastering Off Ter for Invalid Corps
| MONTPELIER. VT,