Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-21
OPFICTAL.
ADJT AND NsP'R GENL's oFpoE, I
RoHMoED, Va, March l6, 1884 I
sEEHRsL ORDERS
The Act Of Congress and orders RuOihei for the
Information Of the army.

t,t.rretor ~ the arnv
mo. 1901
An act 10 prOpide IncGIid Corps:
TIE Congress Of TIE Con dOrdtS States Of Aaercd DO enact
That all Ohces noncOmnsoned officers, musicians, piystes
other lies received or disease contracted the
line States and In the line Of duty iha be retired
yiaed But the rank pay emoumen Of such ID and
rank pay and emoumens Of such non commissioners Smce
war long they all continue retired discharged
Sec "a Thai all peOrS cslIng the benefits Of this tel shall
presen examination TO OF the medc exam
lining boards established by law Upon The certificate OF
such board that such PsrDsneot disability exists such persons
That all rtei discharged as Aforesaid shaI
periodically In monhs present themselves
% one Of said boards for further examination equations
prescribed the Secretary OF War the result OF which
AM any such person shall report himself such
board whenever he required he shall drop
eonScpuon under the terms law such fai shall
be caused BY physical disability. -.
order the detail Of luh non-comusonea officers m1selsr
pvaiss and for oea SS As Ssy aa Dc
and sha be relieved from disability they shall be
Sec That the Secretary OF War shall make needlul rules
regulations iOr the action Ct the medical aore
Sec That vacancies BY reremen, OF ocrs
de- this shall be filed in case OF the death or res guA0n
Bee l. This act shall be In force fromits passage.
Approved February IL, 1854 .
retired discharged under this act through hsh con-
msndug cs for authority 20 appear before enc OF TIE ed
Commanding officers win endorse fully the facts connected
with the alleged disability and forward he application 70 the
eaerS commanding, who Ni A pncant with his
approval the reason why II Withheld 1he endorsement
vii be auhoy tie board, which will be comDs Of
three medical tfcers xsmpalOn Of The applicant
Ill II the GppncaE be approved by The commanding Gen
raj lad The soldier permanently dsa led oy
other Injuries received disease contracted In the
service will retire toe soldier and forward 10 the AutNt and
Inspector General original application and certificates Or
N the board and ttly duty any
service may he prefer IT, be discharged certificates
before the enactment providing Iavahd Corps
II the apple ldoa be dsaPpovsd me board nSy verhe
permanently disabled from either Of the causes stated In the
they him. forward the original appca i'm nd
their cerhcAs 70 the Surgeon General Tor mai action hs
once.
are that the board will not retire. but forward the
ceo through the Surgeon General to the AouAnt and In
II the board examining tbs Officer soldier ind him
bd for service in The held but a. fO duty 10 ne Of
hoAe which will be forwarded to the AduAn and lpspec or
vi OcerS recommended under the "Ac, relieve the army
Of disabled Incompetent officers approved octo-
or disease contracted service receive upon
written application TO the AoulAnt and Inspector General
authority appear before Of the Medical Examining boar
retiring and PrvAia unde the act above reel 3D.
VII osee or soldiers retired under the provisions Of this act
will themselves once 10 six nt TO one OF the OF
% t.. R' G vs 81 Be os HfI q. S
paragraph III Of these orders Hprevented ycal dis biy
shed BY certificate OF surgeon OF the Of cit
physician and the enrolling officer Of the district In which DE
" removed the ooer soldier will appear before r board
Tor re examination.
VIII Failure TO appear periodically, provided by The pre-
cedng paragraph will be reported by the Medical Examining
proper Eaong on TO the Adztant AMI Insp
tor Genera
TX Omee retired OF Congress above rected,
are onmutaton OF quarters and fuel Only
signed provided In section 4th OF said
without troops where puzzle quarters cannot be furnished 10
kind They will receive from post quarermaef upon
exhibiting evidence Of their retirement nom active service,
certificate OF last payment required by paragraph
General Order No. IS, and paragraph General Order c l26
1858.
fur with descrotve lists which, In addition to the utual
history given wi exhibit the fact that they have been p Vtd
the retired designate At which they will he en
receive pay and allowances They will
postWhich will be their places resi-
dence and deliver 70 him their descriptive Lists.
commanders required take possession OF desc
lists Of ell sOlde reporting 10 them and from tie Ala
gwen, end OF two months 10 prepare Iurer
upon which these sold will receive from he post
aArermaSer assistant quarermaer They viii apccnC 10
each roll certificate has been made in EcJrds
with statements presented In descriptive st Of the soldiers on
NE In his once
XII Omesrs Of The Qasrtemastes Department will lssue
necessary clothing retired soldiers upen requisite made by
tie posts which they stationed akng
their receipts upon feept rolls form No. 49, regulations The
QuArtsImaster's Department
Kill Retired soldiers will have their raons commded al
day, paid by the commlsary the post deg
mated, under the orders Of the commanding ofhcer.
XIV when the soldier shall be returned 10 his bis
disability for field service having beea removed the pot CON-
mAnder will upon his descriptive list the dates TO which
payment may been made him. account and fons
oommued the articles Of clothing issued, and rettTn 10
him 10 be delivered 10 his company commander or II he belongs
tee DoneOmmioned a TO the Adutant Of hS rgi cent
battalion.
XIV In, following forms win be observed:
"ARMI on THE CONFEDERATE srAIs.