Daily national Republican., 1863-05-13
OFFICIAL.
Wan DEPARTMENT, !
ADJUTANT GENERAL's OFFicE,
WARRINGTON, April %, 1863,

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ADJUTANr GENERALs oTTIcE,
WARRINGTON, April %, 1893.
GENERAL Orders, No. Io6s--The Organization of
an Invalid Corps IL hereby authorized.
This corps shall consist Of companies, and II II
shall hereafter be thought beat, OF battalions.
The companies shall be made up from the follov.
ing sources, viz;
Fird. BY taking those officers and enlisted men
of commands now In the field whether actually
present or temporarily abSent) who, ON wounds
received in action disease contracted In the line
Of duty unfit for field service but are Still ca
pAble of effective garrison duty, or such other iqt
duty As may be required OF an Invalid Corpn Regi-
mental Commanders shall At once make out, from
Information received from their Medical and Com
pany Officers, and from their own knowledge, rolls
according TO the form furniahed) Of the names Of
all the officers and enlisted men under their com-
mSndS who fulAll the following Vonditlons,yiz.
1. That they are unfit for active field service on
account Of wounds or disease contrasted in the
line OF duty this fact being certified by Medical
Oficer in the service, after personal examination,
2. That they are 1t for garrison duty this fact
being likewise certified by the Medical ofieer, aS
above, after personal examination.
,. That they are, in the opinion of their Com.
manding ofncerS meritorious and deserving
These rolls shall be certified by the Examining
Surgeon and Regimental Commander, and trans
Gnitted, through the regular channels OF military
correspondence, to the Provost Marshal GensFalof
the United States. n-....
The Regimental Commander shall enter into the
column OF remarks, opposite each offieer,s name
on the roll, statement to the general character
Of the oioer for intelligence, industry sobriety,
and attention TO duty and all intermediate Com.
mAnders shall indorse thereon such facts az they
may possess 10 the case, n they have none, they
shA state how far they are willing to lndorse the
opinion Of the officer or oicers making the recon-
iuI1a hall ~. fogg
time to time, whenever the number OF men fulfill
ing the conditions enumerated or the exIgeneIsg
Of the service may render IL expedient. G...
Second By taking those offlcerB and enlisted men
still In service and borne on the. rolls but who are
absent from duty, In hospitals or convalescsnt
camps or are otherwise under the control Of medi.
cal oificers. In theBe 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 q 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 subject
to the same conditions and requirements. IT, in
any case, the regimentRl commander shall think
officer unit, In point OF character, to continue
in the service Of the Invalid Corps though dlsAblsd
and certified by the surgeon, he will state his OBJ
lection in the column Of remarks, and note the ex-
ception before signing the certificate. II any on
Ger or enlisted man now In the service but absent
and beyond the reach Of a medical oieer In charge
OF hospital or convalescent camp, desires to en-
ter thls 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
men who have been honorAbly discharged on ae-
count OF wounds or disease contracted In the line
Of duty and who desire to re-enter the Service In
the case of officer, application for appointment
must be made to the Provost Marshal General Of
the United States through the Officer detailed ~
Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General Of the
State, No application OF this kind will be eonAid.
cred unless the following conditions completely
fulfilled:
l. That the applicant produce the certificate OF
the Surgeon of the BOARD Of Enrolment for the Dis
trict in which he rIdes, that he is unit for active
field duty on account OF wounds or disease, and 10
not liable to drAn, but is 1T for garrison duty.
?. That he furnish evidence Of honorable dis
charge on account OF wounds or disability con-
tracted In the line Of duty.
3. That he produce recommendations from the
RcgimentRl, Brigade, and Division Commanders
under whom he formerly served, that he IL worthy
Of being thus provided for and capable Of returning
adequate service to the Government. In case II
shall be impracticAbe to get this last evidence he
may, having established the frat two points above,
satisfy the Board OF Enrolment that he is deserV.
Ing 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.
II there be no Acting Assistant Provost Marshal
General for the State, the application may be for
warded through the Adjutart General Of the State,
who is desired to indorse thereon such facts in the
military history of the applicant As he may know,
or are afforded by his records, and forward the
same TO the Provost Marshal General OF the Uni-
ted States. Enlisted men, honOrably discharged
on account of disability, desiring to re-enist In
this corps, will present themselves TO the Board
of Enrolment for the District in which they reside,
for examination by the Surgeon thereof, who shall
examine them ana report the result to the Board
of Enrolment.
The Board shall then consider each case, and II
the applicant Is found to fulfil the conditions spe
ciHed below, the Board shall give him a certificate
to that effect, viz;
! l. That he is unfit for service In the field.
| ?. That he is 1T for garrison duty.
| ,. That he IL mertOriOus and deserving.
4, That he was honoraby discharged from the
! ervice.
The Provost Marshal for the District shall then
send the application, with this certificate Of the
Board, to the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal
General Of the State, who shall procure such evil
dCnce Of service and character as the records OF
the company to which he belonged, on hle at the
headquarters Of the State may show, and II salts
fed that 1t isa meritUrous case, and that the man
ID deserving, he will enlist him In accordance with
such special rules as the Provost Marshal General
may establish.
Medical Inspectors Surgeons In charge OF hos
pitfalls, 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 ut for ser
vice in the Invalid Corps.
The Provost Marshal General iS charged With