Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-05-29
WAR DEPARTMENT,
w ADJUTANf 9KNERAL's OFFICE,

shall hereafter be thought best. OF battalions.
The companies shall be made mp from the follow
ing sources, viz:
FIRST. By taking those officers and enlisted men
OF commands now in the FIELD whether actually
present or temporarily absent) who. from wounds
received in action or disease contracted in the
line Of duty. are unit for field SERVICE but are st,
capable Of effective garrison duty, such other
light duty as may be required of Invalid Corps.
Resimentsi Commanders shall at once make ont,
from information received from their Medical and
Company Officers, and from their knowledge
rolls according to the form furnished) OF the
names of all the officers and enlisted men under
their commands who ful6ll the following condi-
tons.
I. That they are unfit for active field service on
account OF wounds or disease contracted in the
line Of duty; this fact being certified By Medical
Ohicer in the service, after personal examination
2 That they are fit for garrison duty; this fsct
being likewise certified BY the Medical Officer, ss
above, after personal examination.
s. That they are, In the opinion of their Com
msnding Officers, meritorious and deserving.
These rolls shall be certified by the Examining
Surgeon and Resimental Commander, and trans
mitted. through the regular channels Of military
rrespondence. to the Provost Marshal General of
the United States.
The Regimental Commander shall enter into the
column of remarks opposite each ofkcer's name On
the rcI statement as To the general character OF
the offcer for intelligence industry. sobriety and
attention to duty; and all intermediate Com
manders shall indorse thereon such facts as they
may possess in the case or if they have nono they
shall state how far they willing to indorse the
opinion Of the officer or officers making the recon-.
mendation. Similar rolls shall be forwarded from
time to time, whenever the number of men fulfill
ing the conditions enumerated the exigenc,es OF
the service may render it expedient.
Second. By taking those officers and enlisted men
still in service and borne On the rolls, but who are
absent from duty. in hospitals conv alegcent
camp or are otherwise under the control of Medical
Officers. In these cases the Medical OF ser in at
tendance shall prepare the rolls according TO
form entering the names Of officers ri from
the same regiment on q roll by themselves, and
send them, with the certificate OF the Surgeon,
duly signed, to the proper Regiuental Commander
who will forward them, as heretofore specified sub
ject to the same conditions and require ments If,
in any case the Re enta CeIams nder all think
officer unfit in point of character to continue in
the service of the Invalid Corps, though disabled
and certified by the Surgeon he win state his OBJ
lection in the column of remarks, and note the ex
ceptiOn before signing tie certificate. If any
officer or enlisted man now in the service, but
absent and beyond the reach of Medical Officer
in charge of 3 hospital or conyaiescens CAMP
desires to enter this corps he viii take the cou rse
indicated below for those who have been honorabiy
discharged the service.
Third By accepting those officers and enlisted
| men who have been hoEorably DISCHARGED OF ac-
count of wounds or disease contracted in the line
CT duty, sndewho desire to re-en ter the service
In the case of an officer, application for appoint
| ment must be male to the Provost Marshal
General of the United States throa yh the officer
| detailed rs Acting Assistant Provost Marshal Cen
eral of the stste. No application of this kind will
be considered unless the following conditions are
| completely fulfilled:
| /. That the applicant produce the certificate of
| the Surgeon Of the Board of Enrolment for the
District in which he resides that he is unfit for
/ active field duty on account of wounds or disease
and is not liable to draft, but is lit for garrison
| duty.
| ?, That he furnish evidence of henor able dis.
| charge on account of wounds or disability con :.
| tracted in the line Of duty.
! 8. That he produce recommendations from the
Regimental, Brigade, and Division Commanders
under whom he formerly served, that he is worthy
eff being thus provided for and capable ofreturning
! adequate service to the Government. In case it
shall be impracticabe get this last evidence. he
/ may, having established the first two points above.
satisfy the Board of Enrolment tn st he is deser-
| wing, and present it's certificate of the fact This
evidence must all be obtained by the applicant and
must be transmitted with his application for ap-
| pointment.
| Ii there be no Acting Assistant Provost Marsha,
General for the State the application may be for.
wardsd through the Adjutant General of the State.
who desired to endorse thereon such facts in the
military history of the applicant as he may know.
or as are afforded by his records, and forward the
same to the Provost Marshal General of the United
| States. Enlisted men, honorably discharged on
account of disability, desiring to enlist in this
corps, viii present themselves to the Board Of En-
roment for the District in which they reside for
| examination of the Surgeon thereof, who shall
| examine them and report the result to the Board
| of ENROLMENT
The Board shall then consider each case, and If
the applicant is found to fulfill the conditions spe
| CITED below, the Board shall give him a certif-
| cate to that effect, viz:
l. That he is unfit for service in the field.
| 2. That he is fiji for garrison duty
8. That he is meritorious and deserving.
4. That he was honorably discharged from the
| service.
The Provost Marshal for the District shall then
send the application, with this certificate Of the
| Board, to the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal
Gene raj of the State, who shall procure such evil
dence Of service and character as the records of
| the company to which he belonged, on file at the
headquarters of the State may show, and if salts
fed that it is meritOrious case and that the man
is deserving, he will enlist him in accordance with
such special rules as the Provost Marshal General
| may establish
Medical inspectors, Surgeons in char ge of hospi-
| tails, Military Commanders, and all others having
authority to discharge, under existing laws and
regulations, are forbidden to grant discharges to
! any men under their control who may be lit for
| service in the Invalid Corps.
/ The Provost Marshal General is charged with
the execution of this order, and the troops orga-
rized under it will be under the control of his Bu-
! reau.
/ By order III the Secretary of War:
e. D. TOWNSEND,
my h-dlm Assistant Adiutant General.
WAR sxPAnTMENr,