Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-05-26
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
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WASHINGTON, April -, 1858.
General Orders No. 105.-The organization Of an
Invalid Corps il hereby authorized.
This corps shall consist of companies. and II 1t
shall hereafter be thought best, OF battalions.
The companies shall be made up from the follow
Ing sources viz:
Erst. By taking those officers and enlisted men
Of commands now in the field whether actually
present or temporarily absent) 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 c.1ty, or such other
light duty - may be required of Invalid Corps.
Regimental Commanders shall at once make out,
from information received from their Medical and
Company Off GERS, and from their own knowledge,
rolls according to the fern furnished) Of the
names of all the officers and enlisted men under
their commands who fulfill the following condi-
tions,
/. 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
0ficer in the service, after personal examination
2 That they are fit for garrison duty; this fact
being likewise certified by the Medical Officer, as
above, after personal examination.
s. That they are, in the opinion of their Com
m&nding Officers, meritorious and deserving
These rolls shall be certified by the Examining
Surge on and Regimental Commander, and trans-
mitted, through the regular channels Of military
correspondence, to the Provost Marshal General of
the United States.
The Regimental Commander shall enter into the
column of remarks opposite each oiicer's name on
the roll, statement as to the general character OF
the ofscer for intelligence, industry. sobrety and
attention to duty; and all intermediate Com
menders shall indorse thereon such facts as they
may possess in the case, il they have none they
shall state how far they willing to indorse the
opinion of the officer efdcers making the recon-
mendatiOn. Similar rells 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 rolls, but who are
absent from duty, in hospitals cow alescent
camp or are otherwise under the control of Medical
Officers. In these cases the Medical Ofic Ger in at
tendance shall pre- pare the rolls according to
form entering the names Of officers and men from
the same regiment on roll by themselves and
send them, with the certificate of the Surgeon
duly signed, to the proper Reginental Commander
who will forward them, heretofore specified sub.
jeet to the came conditions and require ments IF,
in any case the Resimental Comm ander shall think
officer unfit in point of character, to continue in
the service of the Invalid Corps, though disabled
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. If any
officer or enlisted man now in the service, but
absent and beyond the reach Of a Medical officer
in charge OF hospital conValescent CAMP
desires to enter this corps he will take the course
indicated below for those who have been hoRcrah,y
discharged the service.
Third. By accepting those officers and enlisted
men who have been hosorably discharged on ac-
count of wounds or disease ontracted in the line
of duty. and1who desire to re en- ter the service
In the case of an officer, application for aupoint.
ment must be made to the Provost Marshal
General of the United States throH gh the officer
detailed as Acting Assistant Provost Marshal Gen.
eral of the State. No application of this kind viii,
be considered less the following conditions ara
completely fulfilled:
/. 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 on account of wounds or disease
and is not liable to draft. but is fit for garrison
duty.
2, That he furnish evidence of honor able dis
charge on account Of wounds or disability con
'tracted in the line of duty.
8. 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 ofreturniny
adequate service to the Government. In case it
shall be impracticabe to get this last evidence he
may, having established the first two points above
satisfy the Board of Enrolment tn at he is deser
wing, 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 an
pointment.
Ifthere be no Acting Assistant Provost Marshal
General for the State. The application may be for
wardad through the Adjutant General of the State.
WHO'S desired to endorse thereon such facts in the
military history of the applicant as he may know
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 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 certi6-
cate to that effect, viz:
!. That he is unfit for service in the field,
2. That he is fit for garrison duty
8. 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
dence OF service and character as the records of
the company to which he belonged, ON file at the
headquarters of the State. may show, and if salts
fed that it is meritorious case and that the man
is deserving, he win enlist him in accordance with
such special rules as 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-
nsed under it will be under the control of his Blu,
reau.
By order OF the Secretary of War:
u. d. TOWNSEND,
my 1l-d1m Assistant Adjutant General
WAN S1PARTMENT,