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WAR DEPARTMENT.,
ADJuTANT GENERALLY OFFICE,
WARRINGTON, April 20, 1850.

AnJuTANT GENEnALn OFFICE, \
| WAaHtnuToH, April 20, 1859.
GENERAL ORDEns, No. lo6,-Ihe organization OF
an Invalid Corps II hereby authorized.
This corps shall consist Of companies, and n II
shall hereafter be thought best, ofbAttallonS.
The companies Ihall be made up from the follow
ing sources, viz;
Fira. by taking those ofhoerp and enlisted men
OF commands now In the held whether actually
present or temporarily Absent) who, frOm wounds
received IN action disease contracted In the line
Of duty, unht for field service, but are sti Ca
pable Of effective garrison duty, or such other light
duty a. may be required Of an Invalid Corps RsEi.
mental Commanders shall At once make out, from
information received from their Medical and Com
pany ohicers, and from their own knowledge, rolls
taeoording to the form furniShsd) Of the names OF
all the Officers and enlisted men under their COM
mandS who fulhll the following conditions, Wis
l. 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
ohleer in the service, after personal examInAtion
2. That they are at for garrison duty this fact
being likewise certified by the Medical ohicer, aG
above, after personal examination.
D. That they are, In the opinion OF their Com
mandlng ofioers, meritorious and deserving.
These rolls shall be certified by the Examining
Surgeon 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 Officers name
the roll, statement as to the general character
Of the officer for intelligence, industry, sobriety,
and attention TO duty and all intermediate Com.
manders shall indorse thereon such facts as they
may possess 10 the case, or II they have none, they
shall state how far they willing to indorSe the
opinion OF the officer or officers making the recon-
mendation. Similar rolls shall be forwarded from
time to time, whenever the number OF men fulfll-
ing the conditions enumerated or the exIgenoies
| of the service may render Il expedient.
Second. By taking those officers and enlisted men
stil in service and borne the rolls, but who are
absent from duty, in hospitals or convaleseent
camps or are otherwise under the control of medi-
| cal officers In these cases the medical officer in
attendance shall prepare 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 regimentAl commander, who
will forward them as heretofore specified, subject
to the same conditions and requirements. II, In
any case, the regimental commander shall think
an officer unht 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. II any off,
GER enlisted man now In the service, but absent
of hospital or convalesoent camp, desires to en-.
ter this corps he will take the course indicated
below for those who have been honorably dis.
charged the service.
Third. By accepting those officers and enlisted
meR who have been honorably discharged on ac.
count OF wounds or disease contracted In the line
OF duty, and who desire to reenter the service In
the case Of an sficer, application for appointment
must be made to the Provost Marshal General OF
al QNaNa ,Uh H..
Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General Of the
state. No application Of this kind will be eonsid
cred unless the following conditions are completely
fulhlled;
l. That the applicant produce the certificate O
the Surgeon Of the Board OF Enrolment for the Dis
tnet in which he resides that he Is unfit for actIv,
field duty on account of wounds or disease, and Il
not liable to draft, but is at for garrison duty.
2. That he furnish evidence of honorable dis
charge on account Of wounds or disability con
tFacted in the line of duty.
.. That he produce recommendations from tn,
Regimental, Brigade, and Division Commander
under whom he formerly served, that he IL worthy
being thus provided for and capable OF returning
adequate service to the Government. In case 1
shall be impraotiOabe to get this last evidence h,
may, having established the first two points above
satisfy the Board Of Enrolment that he is deBery
ing, and present its certificate Of the fact. Thi
evidence must all be obtained by the applicant an,
must he transmitted with his application for ap
pointment.
II there be no Acting Assistant Provost Marsha
General fog the state, the application may be for
wRrded through the AdjutAnt General OF the State
who Is desired to indorse thereon such facts in tn
military history Of the applicant as he may know
or as afforded by his records, and forward tn
: same to the Provost Marshal General of the Uni
! ted States. Enlisted men, honOrAbIy discharge
on account Of disability, desiring to re-enliSt Il
this corps, will present themselves to the Boar
of Enrolment for the District in which they reside
for examination by the Surgeon thereof, who Shal
e examine them and report the result to the Boar
T OF Enrolment.
0 The Board shall then consider each case, and
the applicant Is found to fulfil the conditions spe
claed below, the Board shall give him Certiacat
l. to that effect, viz
l. That he Ia unit for service In the field.
?. That he is At for garrison duty.
S .. That he is meritoriOus and deserving.
t I. That he was honOrAbly discharged from tn
J. ervice.
The Provost Marshal for the District shall the
send the application, with this certih cate of III
Board, to the Acting Assistant Provost MArshl
@ General OF the State, who shall procure such eV
= dence OF service and character 80 the records
!. the company to which he belonged, on file at III
4 headquarters OF the State, may show and II sAt
n fed that It is mertOrIOus case, and that the
l. is deserving, he will enlist him In accordance wit
= such special rules as the Provost Marshal Generr
e may establish.
p Medical Inspectors, Surgeons in charge Of no
e pitAs Military Commanders, and all others hRvl lT
"a authority to discharge, under existing laws M
regulations, are forbidden to grant discharges
d any men under their control who may be ut for sc
sT vice In the Invalid Corps
a The Provost Marshal General is charged wit
the execution of this order, and the troops OrgA
lied under It wi llbe under the control OF his b
p FeAu.
N BY order OF the Secretary Of War
=. d. TOWNSEND,
may s-dIm Assistant AdjutAnt General.
1t OF G | A l..
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WAsHIEGToE, May 20, 1868.