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WAR DEPARTMENT.,
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WAR DEPARTMENT.,
WASHINGTON, April %. 1868.
Genera! Orders No. 1os.-Ths organization Of an
Invalid Corps Is hereby authorized.
This corps shall consist Of companies. and il 1t
shall hereafter be thought best, OF battalions.
The companies shall be made mp from the follow
ing sources, Wis:
FirsJ. BY taking koss officers and enlisted men
Of commands now in the field whether actually
present or temporarily sbsent) who, from wounds
received in action or disease contracted in the
line of duty, unfit for field SERVICE but are still
capable of effective garrison duty, or such other
light duty a. may be required of an Invalid Corps
Rssimental Commanders shall ct once make out
from information received from their Medical and
Company Officers, and from their own knowledge,
rolls according to the fern furnished) OF the
names Of oil the officers and enlisted men under
their commands who fulfill the following eondi-
tions,
l. That they are unfit for active field service on
account OF wounds or disease contracted in the
line Of duty this fact being certified by Medical
Omcer in the service, sitter personal examination
2. That they are fit for garrison duty; this fact
being likewise certified By the Medical Officer, ~
above, after personal examination.
s. That they are, in the opinion Of their Com
handing Omcers, meritorious and deserving
These rolls shall be certified BY the Examining
Surge ON and Resimental Commander, Ind trans.
nittsd, through the regular channels Of military
correspondence, to the Provost Marshal General Of
the United States.
The Reeimental Commander shall enter into the
column Of remarks opposite each officers name
the roll, statement to the general character Of
the ocsr for intelligence, industry. sobriety and
attention to duty; and an intermediates Com
mandsrs 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
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mendation. Similar rolls shall be forwarded from
time to time, whenever the number Of men fulfill
ing the conditions enumerated or the exigencies of
the service may render it expedient.
Second. By taking those officers and enlisted men
still in service and borne the roiie but who are
absent from duty, in hospitals or COW slesccnt
camp are otherwise under the control of Medical
Officers In these cases the Medical Off ser in at
tendance shall prepare the rolls according to
form entering the names Of officers nd men from
the same regiment on q roll by thems slves and
send them, with TIE certificate of the Surgeon
duly signed, to the proper kegimentsl Comm ander
who will forward them, ss heretofore specified sub
ject TO the same conditions and require m euts If
in any case the Eegimentsl Commander snall think
an officer unfit i'm pon: of character to Continue in
the service of tie Invalid Corps, though disabled
and certified By the Surgeon, he viii state his OBJ
lection in the column of remarks and note the ex
ception before signing the certificate If any
absent and beyond the reach of Medical officer
in charge OF hospital convalescent Camp
desires to enter this corps he will take tae course
indicated below for those who have bsen houorablv
discharged the service.
Third. BIZ accepting those officers and enlisted
men who have been hoaorably discharged Oh &C.
count of wounds or disease Contracted in the line
of duty, and who desire to re-en ter the seryics,
In the Gaze Of an officer, application for appoint.
ment must be made to the Provost Marshal
General of the United States throa Oh the cficar
detailed as Acting Assistant Provost Marshal Gen
eral of the State. No application of this kind viii
be considered Hess the following conditions ara
completely fulfilled:
l. 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 account Of wounds or disease
and is not liable to draft, but is fit for garrison
duty.
charge on account Of wounds or disability con
tracted in the line of duty.
g. That he produce Recommendations from the
Regimental, Brigade, and Division Commanders
under whom he formerly served, that he is worthy
of being thus provided for and capable ming
adequate service to the Government. In CAGE it
shall be impracticable to get this last evdeace he
may, having established the first two points above.
satisfy the Board of Enrolment that 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 is 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 re-enlist 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 cert ia-
cate to that effect, viz:
]. That he is unfit for service in the field,
2. That he 10 fit for garrison duty.
5. 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 evil
dencs Of service and character as the records of
the company to which he belonged. on fle at the
headquarters of the State. may show, and If salts
fed that it is meritorious case and that the mar
is deserving he will enlist him In accordance with
such special rules IS 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 fit for
service in the Invalid Corps.
The Provost Marshal General is charged with
the execution Of this order, and the troops orga-
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