Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-19
WAR DEPARTMENT,
osT MARSHAL GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington. Nov @. 1863

tg. WAR DEPARTMENT, \
PROVOST MARSHAL GENERALS OFFICE,
! Washington, Nov. 9, 1868.
4 CIRCULAR No 00-Paragraph Sc O.
the regulations for the government o.
the Bureau of the Provost Marshal Zen
eral of the United States, is amended to
read as follows: Iaals r1,.lEF f.ur
80. The following diseases and mfr
mites are those which disqualify for mil.
itary service, and for which only, drafted
? men are to be rejected as physically
or mentally unfit for the service, viz:
|. Manifest imbecility.
z Insanity. This includes well-estab-
lished recent insanity, with liability to a
recurrence.
8. Epilepsy For this disability the
statement of the drafted man is not suf.
hclent, and the fact must be established
by the duly atIested athdavlt of a physi-
clan in good standing, who has attended
him in the disease within the six months
Immediately preceding his examination
by the Board. F9
| 4. Paralysis, generally or of one limb,
or chorea; their existence to be ade-
quately determined. Decided atrophY of
limb.
5./Aeute or organic diseases of the
brain or spinal cord: of the heart or
lungs; of the liver or spleen5 of the kid
neys or bladder, which have SO seriously
impaired his general health as to leave
no doubt of the mans incapacity for mil
itary service
6. Confirmed consumption. Incipient
consumption does not exempt
7. Cancer; aneurism of the large ar
teries.
8. Inveterate and extensive disease of
the skin, such as will necessarily impair
his efficiency as q soldier.
y. Decided feebleness of constitution,
or deficient size of chest, sufficient in
degree to leave no doubt of the mans
unftness for military service.
10 Scrofula or constitutional syphilis,
which has SO seriously impaired his gen.
eral health as to leave no doubt of the
mans incapacity for military service.
ii. Habitual and confirmed intemper-
ance, or solitary vice, which has SO ma
terially enfeebled the constitution as to
leave no doubt of the mans incapacity
for military service.
II. Chronic rheumatism, unless mani
tested by positive change of structure,
wasting of the affected limb. or puffness
or distortion of the joints, does not ex-,
empt Impaired motion of the joints
and contraction of the limbs alleged to
arise from rheumatism, and in which
the nutrition of the limb is not manifest
ly impaired, are to be proved byexamin-
alton while in state of anaesthesis in
duced by ether only. gtlgg g
I3. Pain, whether Stimulating head
a che, neuralgia in any of its forms, rheu-
matism, lumbago, or affections Of the
muscles, bones, or joints, is symptom
of disease so easily pretended that it is
not to be admitted as a cause for exemp-
tion unless accompanied with manifest
arrangement of the general health,
wasting of limb or other positive sign Of
disqualifying local disease i7'l
IA. Great injuries or diseases of the
skull, occasioning impairment of the in
tellectual faculties, epilepsy, or other
manifest nervous or spasmodie symp-
toms.
Is. Total loss of sight; total loss of
sight of right eye; cataract of right eye;
loss of crystalline lens of right eye.
10. Partial loss of sight of both eyes,
vision being so greatly impaired as to
leave no doubt of the mans inability to
perform military duty. Serious perma-
nent diseases of the eye or eyelids, so
manifestly affecting the use Of the eyes
as to leave no doubt of the mans inca
paeity for military service Near-sight-
edness does not exempt if found ON tri-
al TO be SO decided as to incapacitate for
field service, the man may be transfer
red to the Invalid Corps.
I II. Total loss of nose; deformity of
nose so great as seriously to obstruct
respiration; ozaena, dependent on carries
in progress.
Is Decided deafness. This disability
must notEbe admitted on the mere state
ment Of the drafted man, but must be
proved by the existence Of positive dis
ease, or by other satisfactory evidence;
and it must be so decided as to leave no
doubt of the mans anftness for military
service. Chronic purulent otorrhoea.
19. Incurable diseases or deformities
of either jaw, such as will necessarily
greatly impede mastication or speech.
Anehylosis of the lower jaw; carries of
the bones of the face, if in progress;
cleft pala5e (bony); extensive loss of
substance of the cheeks, or salivary fs-
tula.
20. Dumbness; permanent loss of
voice; not to be admitted without clear
and satisfactory proof @ i9si
81. Total loss of tongue; hipertrophy,
atrophy, mutilation, or obstinate ulcera-
ton of the mouth and tongue, sufficient
in degree to seriously interfere with tie
use of the organ. .-
| % Stammering, if excessive and
| confirmed; to be established by satisfac-
tory evidence under oath.
I 3d. Loss of sufficient number of teeth
to prevent mastication of food. This
/ applies to those cases only where the
loss of teeth is so great that, if the man
were restricted to solid food, he would
soon become incapacitated for military
service. isi4l iE .El
"a Tumors or wounds of the neck,
impeding respiration and deglutition;
fstula of larynx or trachea; torticollis,
if of long standing and well marked. H..
4 25. Deformity of the chest, or excess
| i've curvature of the spine, sufficient to
prevent the carrying of arms and militia
ry equipments; carries of the spine, ribs
4 or sternum.- ~ = = = tAl1
4 % Abdomen grossly protuberent
excessive obesity aIdsltA
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