Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-06-19
Recruiting for the Invalid Corps
Enrolment fOI. the Draft.
DAvrNpopr Juno 9th 1899

Recruiting for the Invalid Corps.
EnrOllment fOI. the Draft.
i DAVENPORT, June 9th, 1863.
! DEAR RNAL:-Believing that the SUI
Joined information will be of interest to man
persons in your county, avail myself Of tn
opportunity Of communicating the same t
them through your columns. 1t is wei
known there are very many persons VIII
have been honorably discharged the militar,
service by reason of wounds and other disa
bility, yet would like to return to the ser
vice. By recent order from the War De
partment provision is made for recruiting al
Invalid Corps under charge of the severa
Assistant Provost Marshals General. Camp.
of rendezvous and instruction will be estab
lished at or in the vicinity of the Proves
Marshaps station or headquarters, at Daven
port, under charge Of officers of the Corps, o.
officers temporarily disabled from active ser
vice. Enlisted men, honorably discharged
on account of disability, desiring to enlist in
sAio SoiPo1 AAooS PlSoChV tuCtlSCIFcS W tuS
Board of Enrolment for their District, 70,
examination by the Surgeon. If the appli.
cant is found to fulfill the following condi.
tons, the Board shall give him Ger.
tfirate: ~ air si+ fa 1,T '.a
1st. That he is unfit for service in the
field. e HH
I'd. That he is fit for garrison duty, accord.
ing to General Orders No. l3O, War Depart.
ment, 1868. " @.
Sd. That he is meritorious and deserving.
4th. That he was honorably discharged
from the service on account of disability.
The Provost Marshal for the District shall
furnish the applicant with ticket of trans.
portation, and if satisfied that it is merito-
rious case, and that the man is not intemper.
ate, and is deserving, the Assistant Provost
Marshal General will enlist him. In case he
is rejected for any cause he will be furnished
with ticket to return. o@r
The term of enlistment for the Invalid
Corps will be three years or during the war.
Men enlisted in, or transferred to the Invalid
Corps, will be required to perform all the du-
ties within the limit of their physical capac.
ity, as laid down in the rules and regulations
for the Corps. Those who are most efficient
and able-bodied, and capable of using the
musket and performing guard duty, light
marches, &C., will be assigned to companies
of the 1st battalion. Those of the next de-
gree Of physical efficiency, including all who
have lost a hand or an arm, to companies of
the I'd battalion. Those who are least effect
i've, and including all who have lost foot or
leg, to companies Of the Sd battalion. No
companies will be formed of men all from
one State. l believe there are six or more
companies to be raised in this State. As
have been inquired of concerning this matter
by many persons, have thought best to an
swer those inquiries in this manner that all
interested may be fully advised. The Board
of Enrolment has its headquarters in this
city, and is now in session, and will continue
so for somewhat indefinite period. The
office of the Board is in Metropolitan Block
on Second street. Any persons wishing to
avail themselves of this opportunity to en-
list in the Invalid Corps, are welcome to these
facts. l shall be happy to aid them to the
extent of my power.
The work of enrolment is progressing
with all possible despatch. Owing to scare
ity of blanks the work will not be commenced
iA "AoSSosAhO OVAVAO thO u<ot VI IlcAG W6ck,
Linn county is in the same category. Other
counties are progressing. The orders from
the War Department look very much like a
very early draft. Deserters are being COB
bled up under the watchful eye of Capt. Hall
in manner that should cause the few in
Muscatine to make immediate tracks for their
regiments. Better go back penitents, and
confess judgment, boys, than 60 manacled
like felon.
The following is the list of enrolling off,
GERS for Linn county. Those of Muscatine,
Jones, Cedar, Scott, Clinton and jackson,
have already been published in the JOURNAL.
This completes the Sub-district:
Buffalo. Boulder and Jackson townships-J B. Nc
Queen: Spring Grove and Washington townships-R
G. Shinn. Maine and Otter Creek townships-M G.
Jordan. Brown and Linn townshps-Jas. Johnston.
Monroe and Fsyetts townships-w.B B: Knickerbocker.
Clinton, Fairfax and College tewnships-P. Moody
franklin township-E.D. Vain. Bertram and Putnam
townships. J. Daniels. Marion township-s. c.
Adams Rapids township-E. b. stedman.
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