The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-30
Men Wanted for the Invalid
EnEnS
Corps.

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the hardships of war; longer fit for active field
ments will be for three unless discharged
Fay and allotments same of the United States
infantry except that no premiums or bounty for enlist
ment will be allowed. This will not invalIdate any
pension or bonntes which may be due previous
vice.
= For the convenience OF service the will be
ected for three grades of duty. Those who eff Glen
ana e-bodied, and capable of performing guard duty
ETC., etc. will be armed with muskets, and assigned to
Companies of the First Battalion Those of the next de-
Of efficiency including who have lost an hand
or and the least effective, including those who
have lost foot leg, to the companies of the Second or
Third Battaons they will be armed with swords.
B. The following uniform has been adopted;
For Enlisted Men.-Jacket-Of sky-bue kersey with
darkbue trimmings cut like the cavary jacket to come
well down the abdomen.
Trowsers-Present regulation, sky-b
Forage cap-Present regulation.
g. The duties will be chiefly to as provost guards
and garrons for cities guards for hospitas and other
public buildings and cerEs orderlies If found
necessary they may be assigned to forts, exc.
Boards of enrolment or Recruiting Officers must de-
termne;
l. That the applicant is unfit for service in the field
D. That he is fit for the duties, or some of them, in
dictated above.
3. That he was honorably discharged.
H. That he is meriiorious and deserving.
For enlistment or furthher information apply to RE
CRUTING SCREAMS at the following stations
Barton Orleans County
st. Johnsbnry, Caledonia County.
White River Junction. Windsor County.
Randolph Orange County.
Montpelier, Washington County.
Burlington Chtenden 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 aud into service all who have
previously enlisted may then dese to enlist All who
apply should bring with them their discharge papers and
such other test monals of serv ice they may have
The great object of the corps is give honorable en-
poyment to those who have lost health limbs in the
service, and are anft for other empoymens. Another
object to enable those who have desire their
country, and have slight physical difficulties which pre-
vent them from going into the field take the place of
sound strong me0 who are now in the barracks hospitals
recruiting Offices &C. whose duties could as welt be per
formed by men ofhe Invalid Corps suppo sed there
are honorably discharged enough to fill all northern
stations, aud thus allow many thousands of able bodied
men to return to the field.
| -Four companies:wi be org Anized in Vermont.
No one twoo is mustered into the Invalid Corps
can be transferred active service except on specia
examination and at his request
AT any place where ten men who have been honorably
discharged will get together and norm me by letter of
the time when they will be ready for and en-
hStment, will come AMI muster them into the service
or. if not able to go that time will appoint dav for
such muster.
Any one who is of good character and 'educaton who
reports to me Dlperon at any the above named SEA-
ohs or at my Headquarters, Montpelier VT with suit
able recommendations, will be appointed Recruiting Ser
gednt for his own town coulty after having enlisted
in the Corps The same chance or promotion exists in
this Corps that exists in the Re yular service
By order Big. Cen 7. G. Pitcher,
F. NJ. Gen. of VT,
CAPT. J. T. DREW,
Recruiting and Mastering Officer for Invalid Corps
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