Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-09

uext thirty days the Board ofenrollment in their
respective Districts. The Board shall examine
them and determine upon their fitness for the ser
vice, and If found to be At, the Provost Marshal Of
the District shall give them transportation tickets
to the general rendezvous, at the headquarters Of
the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General of
the State. As soon they presentthsmselves 1t
this general rendezvous they shall be duly mus
tered BY q numbering and Disturbing officer, and
paid by him the bounty allowed by law.
JAMES B. FRY,
my 3-Im Provost Marshal General
UyAR DEPARThxNF,
w ADJUTAxf QsNsRAL's OTpIog,
WASHINGTON, April q, 1853.
Gensrsl Orders No. 1Os.-Ths organisation Of IN
Invalid Corps 10 hereby authorized.
This corps shall consist of companies. and II 1t
shall hereafter be thought best, OF battalions.
The companies shall be made mp from the follow
Ing sources, viz:
FIRST. By taking those ofaesrs and enlisted men
Of commands now in the field whether actually
present or temporarily sbsent) who, from wounds
received in action or disease contracted in the
line Of duty. are unft for field service but are still
capable Of effective garrison duty, or such other
light duty a. may be required of an Invalid Corps.
Regimentsl Commanders shall at once make out,
from information received from their Medical aud
Company Officers, and from their own knowledge
rolls according to the fern furnished) OF the
names Of all the officers and enlisted men under
their commands who fulHll the following oondi-
tons,
/. 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
Omcer in the service, after personal examination.
2. That they are ft for garrison duty this fact
being likewise certified By the Medical Officer. ~
shove, after personal examination.
3. That they are, in the opinion of their Com.
handing Officers, meritorious and deserving
These rolls shall be certified BY the Examining
Co. a noof IL HnD,
mitted. through the regular channels of military
correspondence, to the Provost Marshal General of
the United States.
The Regimental Commander shall enter into the
column of remarks opposite each officers name
the roll statement as to the general character of
the officer for intelligence, industry sobriety and
attention to duty; and all intermcdiste Com
mandsrs shall indorse thereon such facts as they
may possess in the case, if they have none they
shall state how far they willing to indorse the
opinion of the officer officers making the recon-
me nd alton. Similar rsls shall be forwarded from
time to time. whenever the number of men fulfill
ing the conditions enumerated the sxigencies of
the service may rem der 1t eIpedient.
Second. By taking those officers and enlisted men
still in service and borne on the rolls, but who are
absent from duty, in hospitals oonv aiescert
camp or are otherwise under the control of Medical
Of6cers. In these the Medical OH GER in at
tendance shall pre- pare the rolls according TO
form entering the names OF officers nd men from
the same regiment on a roll by themselves and
send them, with the certificate of the Surgeon,
duly sisned, to the proper Regimenta1 Comm ander
who will forward them, as heretofore specified sub
ject to the same conditions and require ments If
in any case. the Regimsntal Commander shall think
officer unfit in point OF character to Continue in
the service of tbs Invs i'd Corps, though disabled
and certified by the Surgeon he viii state his OBJ
lection in the column of remarks, and note the ex
eeption before signing the certificate If any
nfEe onli cSc
absent and beyond the reach of Medical officer
in charge of hospital conval.scent camp,
desires to enter this CORPS he will take course
indicated below for those who have been aouorably
discharged the service.
Third. By accepting those officers and enlisted
men VINO hare been hoEorably Discharge ed on ac.
count of wounds or disease contracted in the line
of duty, and who desire to re-en ter the service.
In the case of an officer, application for appoint.
ment must be made to the Provost Marsha,
General of the United States through the officer
detailed as Acting Assistant Provost Marshal Gen.
eral of the State. No application of this kind will
be considered less the following conditions are
completely fulfilled:
/. That the applicant produce the certificate of
the sureeon 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 fit for garrison
duty.
9, That he furnish evidence OF honor able dia-
charge on account Of wounds or disability con
tracteG in the line of duty.
8. That he produce recommendations from the
Resimental, Brigade, and Division Commanders
under whom he formerly served, that he is worthy
of being thus provided for and capable ofreturning
adequate service to the Government In case it
shall be to get this last evidence he
may, having ESTABLISHED the first two points above
satisfy the Board of Enrolment tn at he is Seser-
wing, and present its certificate of the fact This
OF all a1,~ OIL Cd 1,,&l
must be transmitted with his application for ap-
pointment
Ifthere be no Acting Assistant Provost Marshal
General for the State, the application may be for
wardsd through the Adjutant General of the State
WHO'S 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 reenlist in this
corps, will present themselves to the Board Of En-
rollment 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 Boar6shall then consider each case, and if
the applicant is found to fulfill the conditions spe
cited belew, the Board shall give him Q certi6-
cate to that effect, viz:
!. That he is unit for service in the field
2. That he is fit 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
General of the State, who shall procure such evil
dence OF service and character the records OF
the company to which he belonged, on file at the
headquarters of the State, may show, and IL salts
fed thatit is meritorious case, and that the man
is deserving, he win enlist him in accordance with
such special rules as the Provost Marshal General
may establish.
Medical Inspectors, Surgeons in char &c of hospi-
tails, Military Commanders, and all others having
authority to discharge, under existing laws and
regulations, forbidden to grant discharges to
any men under their control who msy be fs for
service in the Invalid Corps.
The Provost Marshal General is charged with
the execution of this order, and the troops orga-
nised under it will be under the control of his Blu
feau.
By order of the Secretary Of War:
=. D. TOWNSEND,
7 my fl-dim Assistant Ad1utant General,
WAR DlPARTMENT,
w WAsHIxo1os, January IL, 1853.
In Consequence Of the pressure OF business o. the