Daily national Republican., 1863-05-18
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
OFF1O.1AL-.7 -
-. WAR DEPARTMENT, !
Ap!UTAHT NJ GEHEaAL's oyTIcr,

CENTRAL ORDERS, No. ioo.-Ihe Organization O
an Invalid Corps is hereby authorized.
Ihia corps shall consist OF companies, and n 4
shall hereafter be thought best, Of battalIons.
Ihe companies shall be made up nom the follow
ing sources, Wis
FfrH. BY taking those oHlosrs and enlisted msr
OF commands now in the field (whother sctuall,
present or temporarily Absent) who, nom Nopnd,
received In action disease contracted in the linz
OF duty, are unit for field service but are stIl GA
PAble OF effective garrison duty, or such other liRh
duty as may be required Of an Invalid Corpa. ReKi
mental Commanders shall a. once make out, from
information received from their Medical and Com
pany ofncers, and from their own knowledge, roll,
(aoeording 10 the form furnished) Of the name. n
all the Officers and enlisted men under their com.
mandS who fulnll the following conditions, viz,
I. That they are unit for active field service on
account Of wounds or disease eoptraoted in tbo
line Of duty this fact being certified BY Medical
oHioer in the service, after personal examinstIoD
.. That they are at for garrison duty this fsot
being likewise certified by the Medical ofieer, a.
above, after personal examination.
.. That they are, In the opinion of their Con.
mAnding oficerS, meritoriouS and deserving.
These rolls shall be certified BY the ExSmiDIDv
Surgeon and Reglmental Commander, and trans.
mittsd, through the regular channels Of military
correspondence, to the Provost Marshal General Of
the United States.
The RcgimentHl Commander shall enter into the
column Of remarks, opposite each officers name
on the roll, statement as to the general character
Of the officer for intelligence, industry, SobrIety,
and attention to duty and all Intermediates Com.
mAndera shall indorHe thereon such facts an thev
may possess Ia the case II they have none, they
shall state how far they are willing to lndorSe 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 fulall-
Ing the conditions enumerated or the exIReneies
OF the service may render II expedient.
SecoHd. BY taking those officers and enlisted men
still In service and borne on the rolls but who are
absent from duty, in hospitals or convAlescept
camps or are otherwise under the control of medi-
cal officers. In these cases the medical officer In
attendance shall prepare the rolls according 10
form, entering the names Of officers and men from
the same regiment on a roll by themselves. and
send them, with the certificate OF the surgeon duly
signed, to the proper regimentAl commander, who
will forward them, as heretofore specified, subject
to the same conditions and requirements. IT. in
any case, the regmentAl commander shall think
an officer unfit in point Of character, to continue
in the service Of the Invalid Corps though disabled
and certified by the surgeon, he will state his OBJ
lection in the column Of remarks, and note the ex
ceptiOn before signing the certificate. If any Off.
Ger or enlisted man now in the service but absent
and beyond the reach Of q medical officer in charge
Of hospital or convalescent camp, desires to en-.
ter this corps, he will take the course Indicated
below for those who have been honorAbly dis
charged the service.
Third BY accepting those officers and enlisted
meH who have been honorably discharged on ac-
count OF wounds or disease contracted In the line
Of duty, and who desire to re-enter the service In
the case Of an officer, application for appointment
must be made to the Provost Marshal General of
the United States through the officer detailed A,
Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General of the
State. No application Of this kind will be consid
cred unless the following conditions are completely
fulfilled
1. That the applicant produce the certificate Of
the Surgeon Of the Board OF Enrolment for the Dis
tric In which he resides, that he is unfit for active
field duty on account Of wounds or disease, and Ia
not liable to draft, but is at for garrison duty.
q That he furnish evidence OF honorable dIs.
charge account Of wounds or disability con.
tracted in the line of duty.
.. That he produce recommendations from the
RegimentAl, Brigade, and Division Commander
under whom he formerly served, that he is worthy
Of being thus provided for and capable of returning
adequate service to the Government. In case II
shall be impraeteable to get this last evidence he
may, having established the frat two points above
satisfy the Board Of Enrolment that he Is desery
ing, and present its certificate OF the fact. This
evidence must all be obtained by the applicant and
must be transmitted with his application for Ap-
pointment.
Ifthere he no Acting Assistant Provost Marshal
General for the State, the application may he for
wArded through the AdJutaEt General Of the State
who B desired to indoFse thereon such facts In the
military history Of the applicant as he may know,
or ~ are afforded by hts records, and forward the
same to the Provost Marshal General of the Uni.
ted States. Enlisted men, hOnorAbly discharged
account OF disability, desiring to re-enlist In
this eOrps, will present themselves to the Board
OF Enrolment for the Distrietin which they reside
for examination by the Surgeon thereof, who shall
examine them and report the resultte the Board
OF Enrolment
The Board shall then consider each case, and if
the applicant Ia found to fulfil the conditions Spe-
claed below, the Board shall give him certificate
TO that etfect, viz;
l. That he is unit for service In the field.
.. That he is 1T for garrison duty.
.. That he is meritorious and deserving.
I. That he WAS honorably discharged from the
ervice.
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 evi.
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 charge OF hos
pitals Military Commanders, and all others having
authority to discharge, under existing laws and
regulations, are forbidden TO grant discharges to
any under their control who may be ut for ser.
vice in the Invalid Corps.
The Provost Marshal General 10 charged with
the execution of this order, and the troops organ
lied under 1t wi llbe under the control of his Bu-
reAu.
By order OF the Secretary Of War:
Z. D. TOWNSEND,
may 9-dlm Assistant Adjutant General.
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