The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-25
WcN Wanted for the Invalid
sIOvDS
GOrEDs.


l. Only those faithful soldiers who from wounds or
the hardshps of war; longer fit for active field
duty will be received in this Corps of Honor, Enlist
meats will be for three years unless sooner discharged
Pay and allotments same of the United States
Inialtry except that premiums bounty for enlist
meDt will be allowed. This will not invalldate any
pension or bonntes which may be due for previous
wee.
2 For the convenience of service, the will be
lected for three grades of duty. Those who ecien
aud leboded, and capable of performing guard duty
ETC., will be armed muskes, and assigned 10
Companies of the ivst Battalion Those of the dc
gree Of efficiency including those who have lost hand
or al arm and the least effective, including those who
have lost foot leg the companies of the Second
Third BattaIions they will be armed with swords.
g. The following uniform has been adopted
For ENLISTED Men.-Jacket-Of sky-blue kersey, with
dark blue trimmings like the cavalry jacket
well down the abdomen.
TrOwsers-Present regulation, sky-blue.
Forage cap-Present regulation.
A. The duties WILDE chiefly to provost guards
aud garrison for cities guards for hospita and other
public buildings and as clerks, orderlies, etc. Iffound
necessary they may be assigned to forts, etc.
Boards of enrolment Recruiting Officers must de-
ternine;
l. That the applicant is unfit for service in the field.
?. That he is fit for the duues or of them, in
dictated above.
3. That he was honorably discharged.
| 4. That he is mertorous and des irving
For enlistment further info NATION apply to RE
c&UTING SERGEANrs at the following stations
Barton, Orleans County.
st. Johnsbnry, Caledonia County
White River Junction, Windsor County.
randolph, Orange County.
! Montpelier Washington County.
Burlington Chittenden County
! St. Abans franklin County.
At each Of these stations RECRUITING SERGEANrs will l
be ready to enlist men, subject 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 teS monals of ice they may have.
The great object of the corps is give honorable
ployment to those who have lost health limbs in the
service, and anft for other employments Another
object is 20 enable those who have desire their
country, and have slight physical difficulties which pre-
vent them from gong into the field take the place of
sound strong who in the barracks hospitals
recruiting Offices Sc whose duties could well be pei
formed by of the Invalid Corps supposed there
are honorably discharged enough to fill all northern
stations, and thus allow many thousands OF able bodied
men to return TO the field.
Four companies will be org lnized in Vermont
| No Que who is mustered into the Jnvald Corps
can be transferred to active service, except speca
examnati on nd at his own request
At any place where ten men who have been honoraby
discharged will get together and inform by letter OF
the time when they will be aady for examna on and en-
lisment viii come and muster them into the service
or, if not able to at that time, will appoint dav for
such music
Auy one who OF good character and education WHO
repos to NE iuperson at any the above named ste
TONS at my Headquarers Montpelier VT. with suit
able recommendations will be appooted Recruiting Ser
gean for his own town county, after having enlisted
in the Corps The chance flor promotion exists in
this Corps that exists in the Re sular service
| BY order g. Gen. 7. G. Pitcher,
| P. n. Gen. of Vt,
| CAPT. J. T. DREW,
Recruiting and Mastering Oh;er for Invalid Corps
Montpelier, VT