Daily national Republican., 1863-05-11
OFFICIAL.
WAR DEPARTMENT, !
ADJUTANT GENERAL's OFFICE,
WAsHIHgTOH, ADFil gS. I4gq

WARRINGTON, April 2s, 1862
GENERAL ORDERS, No. IO6.-The organization of
an Invalid Corps is hereby authorized.
This corps shall consist of companies. and 4, 40
shall hereafter be thought best, of bHttaIlons,
The companies shall he made up from the foIlovv-
ing sOurcea viz:
tirH. By taking those OitiCerH and enlisted mon
OF commands now in the field (whether actually
present or temporarily absent) who, ftom wounds
received In action disease contracted in the Ins
Of duty, are unfit for field service but are sti ca
pable OF effective garrison duty, such other light
duty az may be required Of an Invalid Corps Regi
mental Commanders shall at once make out, from
information received from their Medical and Com.
pany Officers, and from their own knowledge, roll.
according to the form furnished) Of the names of
all the officers and enlisted men under their cop,
mands who fulhll the following conditions, viz:
/. That they are unfit for active field service op
account Of wounds or disease contracted in the
line Of duty this fact being certified by A Medical
Ofcer In the service, after persOnal examination.
p That they are ut for garrison duty this fact
being likewise certified by the Medical Ohioer a.
above, after personal examination.
O. That they are, in the opinion Of their Com.
mRnding Officers, moritorious and deserving
These rolls shall be certified by the EXAMINING
Surgeon and Regimental Commander, and trans
mitted, through the regular channeIs Of military
correspondence, TO the Provost Marshal General Of
the United States.
The RsgimentSl Commander shall enter into the
column OF remarks, opposite each officers name
on the roll statement as to the general charaotsr
Of the officer for intelligence, industry, aobrtet
and attention to duty and all intermediate Com.
manders shall indorse thereon such facts as thev
may possess In the case or II they have none they
shall state how far they arc willing to indorGe the
opinion Of the officer or officers making the recon-
mehdation similar rolls shall be forwarded from
time 10 time, whenever the number Of men fulfll-
ing the conditions enumerated or the exigeneiss
OF the service may render it expedlont.
Second. nPtAking those officers and enlisted men
still in service and borne on the rolls but who are
absent from duty, in hospitals or convalesesnt
camps or are otherwise under the control of m0di-
cal officers ln these cases the medical officer In
attendance shall prepare the rolls according TO
form, entering the names of officers and men from
the same regiment on roll by themselves, ara
send themI 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. H. in
any case, the regimentAl commander shall think
an officer unfit, 10 point OF character, to continue
In the service Of the Invalid Corps though dsabled
and certified by the surgeon, he will state his OBJ
lection In the column OF remarks, and note the eE-
ception before signing the certificate. II any ON
Ger or enlisted man now 10 the service but absent
and beyond the reach OF medical officer 10 charge
OF hospital or eonvalescent camp, deslres 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
meR who have been honOrably discharged on ac.
count OF wounds or disease contracted In the line
OF duty, and who desire 10 reenter the service In
the case Of an officer, application for appointment
must be made TO the Provost Marshal General of
the United States through tho officer detailed AZ
Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General of the
State. No application Of this kind Will bo consid.
cred unl' StL. lowing conditions are completely
fulhllsdi
|. That tAy .'pIicant produce the certificate OF
the Surgeon OF the Board Of Enrolment for the Dis
trct In which he resides, that he s un6t for active
held duty on account OF wounds or disease, and 10
not liable to draft, but is 1T for garrison duty
?. That lac furnish evidence Of honorable dis
charge on account OF wounds or disability con-
tracted In the line OF duty
s. Ihat he produce recommendations from the
ReBimcntal, brigade, and Division Commanders
under whom be 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 impracticahe to get this last evidence he
may, having established the first two points above,
satisfy The Board OF Enrolment that he is deserv-
Ing, aud prcRcnt its certificate OF the fact. This
tNluehCe must hll be OhtAlntu 10y Inc applicant and
muBt he transmitted with his application for ap-
pOintment.
II there he no Acting Assistant Provost kIarRhal
General for the State the Application may be tor
waTded through the Adiulnnt General of the State,
who Is desired to indOrsc thereon such facts in the
military history Of the applicant ~ he may know
or Ha are afforded by hts records, and forward the
same to the Provost Marshal General Of the Uni
ted Statca, Euliated men, honorlbly discharged
ON account Oi disability, desiring to re-enlist In
this corps, will present thCmselves to the Board
Of ENROLMENT lnr the District IN which they reside
tor examination by the Surgeon thereof who shall
examine them aud report the result TO the Board
OF EnrOllment.
The Board shall then consider each case, and II
the applicant s found to iuhl the conditions Hpe-
clhed below, the Board shall give him certificate
to that effect, viz
l. That he 10 unit Tor service In the Held
,. That he Is 1T for garrison duty
g. That he ia mertOriOua and deserving
I. That he was hUnOraby discharged from tho
eFviCe.
The Provost Marshal for the District shall then
send the application, with this certificate of the
Board, TO the Acting Assistant Provost MarshaI
General OF the state, who shall procure such evl-
dsnce OF service and character as tie records oi
the company to which ho belonged, on file At IN,
headquarters oil the state may show, and # satis,