The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-27
Men Wanted for the Invalid
COrOS.

l. Only those faithful soldiers who from wounds
the hardships Of war longer fit for active field
Duty will be received in this Corps of Honor Enlist
meHts will be for three years unless dscharge
ray ana allotments same as of the United States
Infantry except that premiums bounty for enlist
ment will be allowed. This will not invalidate any
pension bonntes which may be due for previous
wee.
= For the convenience OF service the men will be
lected for three grades of duty. Those who are cen
aud a6le-bOded and capable Of performing guard duty
ETC., etc., will be armed with muskets, and assigned to
Companies of the irs Battalion Those of the next de-
gree of efficiency including those who have lost hand
and the least effective, including those who
have lost foot leg the companies of the Second or
Third Battaions they will be armed with swords.
j. The following uniform has been adopted:
For Enlisted Men.-Jacket-Of sky-bue kersey with
dark trimmings, cut like the cavalry jacket come
well down the abdomen.
Trowsers-Present regulation, sky-blue.
Forage cap-Pre:ent regulation.
4. The duties will be chiefly to act provost guards
and garrsons for cities guards for hospta and other
public buildings and clerks, orderlies etc. If found
necessary they may be assigned to forts, ETC.
Boards of enrolment Recruiting Officers must de-
termine;
l. That the applicant is unfit for service in the field.
p That he is fit for the dutles or some of them in
dicated above.
3. That he was honorably discharged
/. That he is meritorious and deserving
For enlistment furthher information apply to RE
cRUIrING SERGEANrs at the following stations
Barton Orleans County.
ST. Johnsbnry, Caledonia County
White River Junction, Wi ndsor County.
Kandolph Orange County.
Montpelier, Washington County.
Burlington Chittenden County
st. Adams, Franklin County.
At each Of these stations Recruiting SERGEANrs will
be ready to enlist men, subject final examination and
enlistment by officer Of the Invalid Corps or of the
Regular service, who will visit these stations at appointed
times, to inspect and muster into service all who have
previously enlisted may then desire enlist. All who
apply should bring with them their discharge papers and
such other test cnials OF ice as they may have
The great object of the corps to give honorable en-
poyment to those have lost health limbs in the
service, and unfit for other empIoyments. Another
object to enable those who have desire to serve their
country and have slight physical difficulties which pre-
vent them from going into the field take the place
sound strong who in the barracks hospitals
recruiting Offices Sc, whose duties could as we'll be per-
formed by of the Invalid Corps is supposed there
are honorably discharged enough to fill all northern
men to return to the field.
| Four companieslwill be org .nized in Vermont.
No one who is mustered into the Invalid Corps
can be transferred to active service ex3ep: on specia
examination and at his own request.
At any place where ten who have been honorably
discharged will get together and inform by letter of
the time when they will be ready for examination and en-
stment, will come and them into the service
or if not able to go at that time, will appoint day for
such muster
Any one who is of good character and education who
reports to me nIperson at of the above named sta
tions or at my Headquarters, Montpelier w. with suit
able recommendations will be appointed Recruiting Ser
geant for his own town county, after having enlisted
in the Corps. The chance flor promotion exists in
this Corps that exists in the Regular service
| BY order Brig. Gen. 7. G. Pitcher,
P. NJ. Gen. OF vt,
CAPr J. 7. DREW,
Recruiting and Mastering Officer for Invalid Corps
Montpelier, Vt.