Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-05-22
GENERAL ORDER.
General orders-No. los.

: ~ 81 WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTAAT GEGERAL's s OFFICE,
washington, April q, 1855 )
The organizaii n Of an Invalid Corps is hereby an
This Corps shall consist Of Companies and if it shall
hereafter be thought bet. Of BaItalions.
The Companies shall be made up rom the followip
FIRsT BY tekine these officers and enlisted men Of
commands DOW in the field (whether actually present.
or temporarily absent who, from wounds recsived in
action disease contracted in the line Of duy are
uuht for ed service, bot are still eapab Of eectiEe
garrison duty or such other light duty aS may be
quired Of an Invalid rorps. Begimentsl Command
ers shall at once make out from information received
from their Medical and Company Oneersi ana from
their own knowledge. rolls according to the Form
furi ihed) Of the names OF all the officers and en- ist-
cd men under their commands who fulfill the 20 low
ing conditions, viz:
/ That they are unfit for active field service on ac-
countot wounds or disease contrac ed n the line OF
duty this fact being certified By Medical Officer in
the service, after personal examination
ing lkewise certified By the Medical Ono r as absYe
after personal examination.
3. That they rre in the opinion of their Command
ing 0fhc IS, meritorioas and deserving.
These rolls shall be certified bV he Examining Sur
geOn and Regimental Commander, and Transmitted,
through the regular channels Of military corTesp md
ence, 10 the PTOFst Marshal General OF the United
The Regimental Commander shall enter in the COL
umn Of remarks, opposite each Ottcers name on the
roll statement as the general character OF the Of
cer for inteigeT industry. iety, and atten-
tiOn to duty and all inermedia Command ara shall
endorse thereon such iaets they possess in the
they willing to endorse the opinion Of the officer
or officers making the recommendation. similar rolls
shall be forwarded from time TO time, whenever the
number Of men ia filing the conditions enumerated
or the egenoies Of Tbs service rem fer It eIped
ent
SECOND. By taking those officers and euIis'ed men
i'll se vice and horne on the rolls but who ab
sent from duty in Hos ifals or Convaescent Camps,
or are othe wise under the control Of Medical Officers
In the the Medical 0icer IN attendance shall
br-pare the rolls .eortitg to Form, entering the
names o. mcefs and men i,om the same 4 glment
oil b. themselves, and send them, wi h the
t!heate o. the Surgeon, dub signed, TO the proper
heglmenlal Commander, vine VII tJrWa them. as
heretofore specihs d. subject to the same conditions
and requirements / in any cas2, the Regimental
Commander shall think az officer unit, IL pOiUt OF
character, cOnIinne in the of the Invalid
Corps ugh disabled and cert fed by the Surzton,
he will stats his obJe tien in the column OF remark
aud note the exception before signing the certczte
Il any officer or enlisted man in the service but
absent and beyond the ach Of a Medical Officer in
charge OF Hospital or CoDvaescent Camp, desires tC
enter this COrTs he will take ths course ndcarrd be-
low r those who have been honoaoly discharged
THIRD. By accepting those officers and enlisted
men no have been hODorablg discharged on account
OF wounds or iseasr contracted in the line Of duty
and who desire 10 Te-enter the service In the
officer, application for appointment must be made
through the officer detailed Acting Ass slant Pro
vost Marshal General o. the State No ap9lieatt o.
this kin will be considered less the following con
! ditions are comp etelv fulfled:
l. That the applicant produce the certificate Of th'
surgeon OF the Board OF hnTOlment for the Dis nc
in hch he resides, that he is unit for active he,C
duty acoount OF wounds disease, and Is Lot liza
i Ole 70 lEAlls uuL Is NJ l0E GARRISON duty.
on account ofwounds disability contracted in tn
/ line Of duty.
That he produce recommendations from thl
| Regimental, Brigade, and Division Commanders IN
Ger wbon ne served that ne IL worthy OF De
ing thus proTded for and capable Of reforming ade
quate service TO the Government In case it shall b
lmpractc able 10 get this last evidence, he may hav
ng established the first two points above satisfy tn
/ Board Of Enrolment that he is deserving and pre-
entts certificate of the fact. This evidence mus a
be ob'at1ed by the applicant and must be transmit
i teQ Win MS applicatlCn Tor appointment.
nthers be no Ae ing assistant Provost Marsha
General for the Stae, The application may be forward
| ed through the Adiutant General or the state, VIII
is desired TO endorse thereon such facts in the militia
~ hstory Of the applicant as he may know or as ar
Afforded by his rec0ids aud forward the same to tn
Provost Marshal General Of the United States. IN
listed men, honorably DISCHARGED on account Of di "a
bilty desiring TO rs-enlist in this Corps will p esen
themselves to the Board Of ENROLMENT TOR the Dis
trict in which they reside, for examination by tn
the result to the Board Enrolment
TIE Board shall then consider each case, and II III
applicant IL found to iulhl the conditions specific
be'ow, toe Board shall give him certificate to this
/. That he IS unfit for service in the field.
2 That he is fit for garrison duty.
g. hat he il meTitoriOus and deserving.
4 That he wss honorably discharged from the SCI
The Pr-vcst Marshal for the District shall the
send the applicstOni with this certificate OF tn
Board to the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal Gen
eral of the State who shall procure such evidence
ssrvice and character the records OF the COmpan
the State, may show and il satisfied that It is
itoIio1s case, and that the is deserving, he wi
enlist bin in accordance with such special rules
the Provost Marshal General may establish.
Medical Ins. .ectOrs, Surgeons in charge Of Hosp
tails, Military Commanders, and all Others havin
authority to dEcharge, under existing laws and ref
ulatiOns. arc forbidden TO grant discharges to en-
men under their control who may be Mt for sertiC
in the Invalid Corps.
The Provost Marshal General is charged with th
execution Of this order, aRd the troops organized
der it will Be under the control Of his Bureau.
By order Of the Secretary ot War;
e. D. TOWNSEND,
]. lOTFICHfsl Assistant Adiutant General.
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