Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-03

tered by a mastering aud disbursing officer, and
paid by him the bounty allowed by law.
JAMES B. FRY,
my S-lm Provost Marshal General.
WAR DEPAaIMsNT. o.,,
WASHINGTON, April %. 1868.
Gensrsl Orders No. 10S.-TAe organization of IN
Invalid Corps IL hereby authorized.
This corps shall consist of companies, and if 1t
shall hereafter be thought best, OF battalions.
The companies shall be made mp from the follow
Ing sources, viz:
Fl,,f. 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. unfit for field service. but stln
capable of effective garrison duty, or such other
light duty ~ may be required Of an Invalid Corps.
RegimentAl Commanders shall At once make out
from information received from their Medical and
Company Officers, and from their own knowledge,
rolls according to the form furnished) OF the
names of all the officers and enlisted men under
their commands who fulfill the following condi-
lions,
l. That they are unfit for active field service on
account Of wounds disease contracted in the
line of duty this fact being certified by q Medical
Ohfcer in the service, after personal examination.
2. That they are fit for garrison duty; this fact
being Likewise certified by the Medical Officer, as
above, after personal examination.
8. That they are, In the opinion OF their Com
manding Ofhcers, meritorious and deserving.
These rolls shall be certified By the Examining
Surgeon and Rseimental Commander, and trans-
mitted, through the regular channels of military
correspondence, to the Provost Marshal General of
the United States.
Fhe Reeimental Commander shall enter into the
column of remarks opposite each fEcer's name On
tie roll, statement rs to the general character of
the ofcer for intelligence, industry. sobrety and
l,.A,x al sr4- to-.
manders shall indorse thereon such facts as they
may possess in the case, or if they have none they
shall state how far they willing to indorse the
opinion of the officer or officers making the recon-
mendation. Similar rells shall be forwarded from
tine to time, whenever the number of men fulfill
ing the conditions enumerated the eIigencies of
the service may render it expedent.
Second. By taking those officers and enlisted men
still in service and borne On the rolls, but who are
absent from duty, in hospitals or cow slescen.
camp or otherwise under the control of Medical
Officers. In these CAGES the Medical OFF GER in at
tendance shall prepare the rolls according to
form entering tie names Of officers and men from
the same regiment on 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, sub
ject to the same conditions and require ments If
in any case, the Re8imental Commander shal. think
officer unfit in point of character to Continue in
and certified by the Surge IN, he will 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 q Medical officer
in charge Of hospital couvalsscent camp,
desires to enter this corps he will take the course
indicated below for those Who have been hoEorably
discharged the service.
Third. By accepting thoae officer and enlisted
men who have been hoHorably discharged on ac-
count of wounds or disease contracted in the line
OF duty, and who desire to e-ent ter the service
In the of an officer, application for appoint
ment must be made to the Provost Marshal
General of the United States through the officer
detailed SIS Acting Assistant Provost Marshal Gen.
era of the State. No application of this kind viii,
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 cot liable to draft, but il fit for garrison
duty.
2, That he furnish evidence OF henor able dis
charge on account of wounds or disability con
tracted in the line of duty.
3. That he produce recommendations from the
Regimental, Brigade, and Division Comma nders
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 impracticabe to get this last evidence he
may, having established the first two points above,
satisfy the Board of Enrolment tn at he is deser
wing, 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.
If there be no Acting Assistant Provost Marshal
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 reenlst 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 Board shall then consider each case, and if
the applicant is found to fulfill the conditions spe
cited below, the Board shall give him q certii-
cate to that effect, viz:
J. That he is unfit 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
Gene raj 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 8 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 &c 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 it for
service in the Invalid Corps.
The Provost Marshal General is charged with
the execution of this order, and the troops orsa-
mixed under it will be under the control of his Bu
resu.
By order Of the Secretary of War:
=. D. TOWNSEND,
nv I1-dln Assistant Adjutant General.
V1AR DEPARTMENT,
w WASHINGTON, January 70, 1868.
In consequence Of the pressure Of business at the
War Department. passes for citizens to Writ the
Army Of the Potomac will be given at the once Of