Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-06-12
&c WAR DEP1RTMENT, ~
HUIULANT dLNKhAL'B UIITOE,
aEFs.El Washington, April pS. 1899

IuAN3AAL OAbbAbS NO.
VIE oEgaaization Of invalid corps hereby an
This Corps shall consist Of Companies. and If It
shah hereafter be thought best, OF Battaliona
Ine companies shall be made mp from the follow
First. By taking those officers and enlisted men of
commands now in the field whether actuav preSent
or temporarily absent) who from wounds recsfye IN
action disease contracted In the line of duty are
unfit for field service but are still capable of eject
I'VE garrison duty, or such other light duty as may
Dc required OF an Invalid Corps. Regfmental Com
mandera shall at once make out from fnforma ion re-
| ceiVed rSm their Medical and Company Officers and
rom their own knowledge, rolls according to the
Form furnshed) Of the names Of all the officers and
| enlisted men under their commands who fnl6Il the
following conditions viz: 500
l. That they unfit for active field service on ac-
count Of wounds disease contracted in the fine of
dutYi this tact being certified by Medical Ohicer in
the service, after personal examination.
T. That they ut for garrison duty; this fact be-
ing likewise certified by the Medical Officer, as above
alter personal examination. -. ~
D. That they are, In the opinion of their Command
Ing Ohcerss meritorious and deserving.
Ehese rolls shall be certified by the Examing Sur
geon and Regtmental Commander, and transmitted,
through the regular channels military
States. y '4s SN''sU
The Regimental Commander shall enter In the col.
umn OF remarks, opposite each officers name on the
roll, statement as to the general character of the
oeer Ior intelligence industry, sobrety, and attain
endorse thereon such facts they may possess inhe
case, or If they have none, they shall state how far
OF onceIS making the recommendation. Similar
rolls shall be forwarded from time to time Whenever
the number OF men fulfilling the conditions enumer-
expedient. -S lS1 -
Second. Bytakipg those ohhcers and enlisted men
I service and borne on the rolls, but who
6bsent from duty, in Hospitals or OonValescent
camps, or are otherwise under the control of Medi
cal omcers In these cases the Medical Ofcsr In at
tenoAnCe snail prepare tho rolls according to Form
entering tue names Of officers and men from the same
regiment on a roll by themselves, and send them,
Nun tne OF the Surgeon, duly signed, to
tue proper Regtmental Command or, who will for
ward them, as heretofore specified, subject to the
same conditions and requirements. II; In any case
me hegtmental Commander shall think an officer un.
MT in point Of character to continue in the Service
Of the Invalid Corps, though disabled and certified
umn Of remarks and note the execution before sisn
ing the certificate. II any officer or enlisted man
now IN the service but absent and beyond the reach
yalescent Camp, desires to enter this Corps he will
take the course Indicated below for those who have
been honor bly, discharged the service.
Third. By accepting those officers and enlisted
men who have been hOnorably discharged on account
OF wounds or disease contracted In the line of duty
and who desire to re-enter the service In the caSe
OF an officer, application for appointment must be
made to the Provost Marshal General of the United
STATES through the officer detailed as Acting Assist
ant Provost Marshal General Of the State No an
plCaron OF this kind will be considered unless the
following conditions are completely fulfilled:
That the applicant produce the certificate of the
Surgeon of the Board of Enrolment for theDistrict
In which he resides, that he is unfit for active eld
duty on account OF wounds disease and is OF liza
bic to draft, but is fit for garrison duty.
2. That he furnish evidence of honorable discharge
on accounted wounds disability contracted nm tie
line of duty. h''
8. That he produce recommendation from the Reg
mental, Brigade, and Division COMMANDERS under
whom he formerly served, that he is worthy of be-
quate service to the Cover ment. In case it shall
pc imPracticable to get this last evidence he may,
the Board Of Enrolment that he il deserving and
present It's certificate OF the fact. This evidence
must all be obtained by the applicant and must be
transmitted with his application for appointment
lfthere be no acting Assistant Provost Marshal
General for the State, the application may be for.
warded 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
az are afforded by his records, and forward the same
Enlisted men, houorably discharged on account of
disability desiring to reenlistin this Corps will pre-
District in which they reside for examination by
Surgeon thereof who shall examine them aud report
the result to the Board of Enrolment.
The Board shall then consider each case and IL the
applicant IS found to fulfill the conditions specified
below the Board shall give him certificate 70 that
That lie is unfit for service in the field.
1tat hei it for garrison duty.
y That ne Is meritoriou5 and deserving.
service '-O
The Provost Marshal for the District shall then
send the application, with this certificate of the
Board, to the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal Cen
era OF the State, VINO shall procure such evidence of
service and character as the records OF the Company
TO which he belonged, file at the Headquarters Of
the state may show, and fsatisded that Il is meri-
torious case, and that the Is deserving he will
enlist him in accordance with such special rules as
the Provost Marshal General may establish
Medical Inspectors, Surgeons In charge of Hcspi-
tails Military Commanders and all others having au-
thorty to discharge, under existing laws aud Tegu-
lattons are forbidden to grant discharges to any men
under their control who may be fit for service In the
Invalid Corps. ~ 20 > =
The Provost Marshal General Is charged with the
execution Of this ORDER and the troops Organized un
der 1t will be under the control OF his Bureau.
By Older Of the Secretary OF War.
Z. D. TOWNSEND,
myl2-lmd&w Assistant Adjutant General