The Portland daily press., 1863-06-08
General Orders. No. IO5.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTANT GENERAL

ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE, \
Washington, april 2s, 1868.
TyHE organization of an Invalid Corps is hereby
This Corps shall consist of Companies, and If it
shall hereafter be thought best of Batiaons.
The Companies shall be made up from the follow
First. BY taking those officers and enlisted men
of commands now in the field whether actually pres
cnt or temporarily absent) who from wounds receive
cd in action disease contracted in the line of duty
unfit for field service. but still capable of e
cctive garrison duty such other light duty may
be required of an Invalid Corps. Regimental Com
manders shall at once make out, from information
and from their own knowledge, rolls according to
the Form furnishcdl of the names of all the officers
and enlisted men under their commands who fllfll
the following conditions, viz:
L. That they unfit for active field service on ac
count Of wounds or disease contracted in the line of
duty; this fact being certified by Medical Officer in
the service, after personal examination.
hatthey are tit for garrison duty; this fact be-
ing likewise certified by the Medical Officer, ,as above,
after personal examination.
g. That they are, in the opinion of their Command
ing Officers, meritorious and deserving.
These rolls shall be certified by the Examining
Surgeon and Regimental Commander and transmit
ted, through the regular channels of military cor
respondencc to the Provost Marshal General of the
The Regimenfal Commander shall enter in the COL
umn of remarks. opposite each officers name on the
roll statement to the general character of the
officer for intelligence industry sobriety and atten
ton to duty; and all intermediate Commanders shall
endorse thereon such facts as they may possess in
far they willing to endorse the opinion of the Of
fcer or officers making the recommendation. SINH
lar rolls shall be forwarded from time to time when
ever the number of men fulfilling the conditions
enumerated or the exigcncies 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
absent from duty in Hospitals Conv alescent Camps
or are otherwise under the control of Medical OIL
GERS. In these the Medical Officer In attend
ance shall prepare the rolls according TO Form, en-
tering the names Of officers and men from the same
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
Regimental Commander shall think 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 objection in the col
umn of remarks. and note the exception before sign
ing the certificate. If any officer or enlisted
in the service, but absent and beyond the reach
of Medical Officer in charge of Hospital Con-
valescent Camp, desires to enter this Corps, he will
take the course indicated below for those who have
been honorably discharged the service.
Third. BY accepting those officers and enlisted
men who been honorably discharged on account
Of wounds disease contracted in the line of duty
of an officer, application for appointment must be
made to the Provost Marshal General of the United
States through the officer detailed Acting Assist
ant Provost Marshal General of the State No appli-
cation OF this kind will be considered unless the fol-
lowing conditions are completely fulfilled
l. That the applicant produce the certificate of the
Surgeon of the Board of Enrolment for tho District
in which he resides, that he is unit for active field
duty on account of wounds or disease, and is not
liable to draft but is tit for garrison duty.
2. That he furnish evidence of honorable discharge
on account of wounds or disability contracted in the
line of duty.
8. That he produce recommendations from the
Regimenta Brigade and Division Commanders un.
being thus provided for and capable of returning ad-
equate service to the Government. In it shall
be impractcable to get this last evidence, he may,
having established the first two points above satisfy
the Board of Enrolment that he is deserving, and
present it's certificate of the fact This evidence must
all be obtained by the applicant, and must be tram
mitted with his application for appointment.
II there be no Acting Assistant Provost Marshal
General for the State, the application msyi be for
warded through the Adjutant General of the State.
who is desired to endorse thereon such facts in the
military history of the applicant he may know
as are afforded BY his records and forward the
TO the Provost Marshal General of the United States
Enlisted men, honorably discharged account of
disability desiring to reenst in this Corps will pre-
sent themselves to the Board of Enrolment for the
District in which they reside for examination BY 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 specified
below, the Board shall give him certificate to that
effect. viz:
/. That he is unfit for service in the field
2. That he is fit for garrison duty.
3. That he is meritorous and deserving.
4. That he was honorably discharged from the SER
vice.
The Provost Marshal for the District shall then
send the appication. with this certificate of the
Board, TO the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal Gen.
era of the State, who shall procure such evidence of
service and character the records c the Company
10 which he belonged, file at the Headquarters of
the State, may show and if satisfied that 1t mer-
itorious case and that the 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 Hospi-
tails, Military Commanders, and all others having
authority TO discharge under existing laws and reg
ulations, forbidden to grant discharges to any
men ander their control who may be fit for service In
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