Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-23
OFFICIAL.
ADJT AND IHsP'R GENLp OFRIoG, |
RICHMOND, Va. March 16, 1854 I


information Of the army.
An act % provide an Invalid Corps:
The Congress IF TIE Confederate States Of America DO enact
That ali Ocer noncommISsionsd Onces musicians, pvAeS
and Who have shall become disabled BY wounds or
line Confederate states and the OF duty, hal be retired
discharged from their respective positions a. hereinafter pro
the rank pay and emo snenis commissioned
nucAnS PvAtes and ssA@en shall continue TO The end Of TIE
Sec I'd Tha, Al PsrsOLs c,Tlns ho Ssnas Of h. act ,hA
innS boards now established By law Upon certificate
such board that such permanent disability exists such es ns
se, That ali persons ri or discharged aforesA Shau
periodically and least oOeen six moath present 'nseivs
10 be prescribed by e Secretary War Sbh
animation shall be reported By such board 70 the said -
board he shall required TO do be shah drop
ped from said retired discharged list and become liable TO
under the terms Of the law, uoess such ai shall
be caused BY physical dsAb n.y.
order detail Of such nonsomuisioned officers MUSICIANS,
pvAes and seAmen for such duty as they shall be 70
Yates and seameu sha be relieved from disability, they shall be
restored TO duty in their respective cSmmsnds.
and regulations the sction u the medcsl boArsss aore
Sec That vacancies CAUSED By the retirement Of Oc RS
der this a shall be allied Is in case Of the death or RS gua'On
Sec. / This act shall be in force from It's passage
Approved February H. 1854
IL Applications viii by officers and soldiers who wish
retired discharged under this act through then com
mAndlng officers for authority 70 appear before one OF tie d.
Commanding ofcers win endorse fa'y the facts connected
with the alleged disability, and forward The application to The
General commanding who M urn II TO the peAn win bis
approval the why Il withheld The endorsement
III be the Au'ho-Iy TO the bosrd VIII will be d Of
three ccsrs the Examination Of the applicant
Ill II the appcaisr b. approved by the commanding Gen
RAJ the board dad hs soldier permanently disabled by
Woands other Injuries rscvsd or disease oonae'e In the
viii retire tle soldier AM forward 10 the AutNnt aud
n the board hnd colder duty any
Of service he he prefer IT, be discharged
before OF The law providing IaVSld Corps
II the apple On be dsspProvi the board may, ntverte
18th ha III haVn iha
permanently dsabd from either Of tbs causes stated the
hey hlm hut forward the original sppca i'm sad
their oercats the Surgeon Geaera for haa action II s
w. correspond az will be pursued when the applicants
officers except that the board will retire. but forward the
eehc through the Surgeon General to the Acuant and
1.-THE board examining IN, officer soldier him
bd for s,e in the hed but fl for euy department Of
service, the duty he best perform be Indicated In the
aeSe which Will be forwarded 10 the Aduant and IDspec
vi 0acers recommended under the to relieve the army
OF disqualified disabled or incompetent ofce spProve ocio-
or disease contracted In the service wiz receive upon
their written application TO the AdutAn and Inspector General
authority appear before Of the Medical ExsmBn boards
for retiring ooer nd vAles under the act above reel 3D.
proved February lIih 1864
vii themselves 10 ak nhS to OF the BPrds Of
Surgeons indie ed in paragraph H. Of these ORDERS io' lher
pAragrs III these orders prevented By ysca dis by
IRON presenting himself the Of uch failure will be eab
physician and the enrolling officer OF the district In which tie
may at'hs time be residing AssSon a. The Physes Dab
y
examination.
VIM FAILURE 10 appear periodically provided by the pre-
esng paragraph viii be reported by the Medical Examining
Board and proper Enrolling ON TO the Ataant AMI np
tor Genera.
TX Oeers retired under the OF oonesI above reclod
entled 10 eommutaon OF quarters snd fuel only
sgnsd 70 duty provided In Ah Of said ac
ton without troops where pusc quarters cannot be fuunen in
kind They will receive from post q1artermSsteL
exhibiting evidence Of their retirement fOm active Service
and the eerhcats OF Lass payment required by parssrIph
General order 30 2S AMI paragraph General Order No. l25
1883
Soldiers retired from TIE service herein crowded vii be
fur hed with descriptive lists, which, In addition to the uiuS
history gveR wi exhibit the fact that they have been p ed
retired list and deAignAte g. which they viii he eut
tied receive and allowances They will 10
Of such will be nearest their places resi
ce-and de liver TO him their descriptive lists
commanders required take possession Of dscp
1--we Lists Of al sodie reporting then, and, from the
therein given, at the end OF every mont TO prepare
rolls upon which sold will pay
roll ncAe na has been ma 10 in accordance
with statements presented Ia descriptive lists Of the so>
hle In his once.
XII Omeers Of the QaarsImasers Department WI lgue
necessary clothing to retired soldiers requisite Hds
commandAn Of the posts which they stationed Rkng
their recsp upon receipt ro form No. 3d. regula the
QuarteImasters Department
Kill Retired soldiers will have their raons comHae ed at
81 per day paid by the eommsiry the post de
mated. under the orders Of he commanding ofneer.
XIV When the soldier shall be returned his bis
mAnde will note upon his descriptive list the dates which
payment been made him. account
oSmmu'ea anu t ArCieb Oi Co'nB anu retLtn Nv
him 10 be delivered TO his company commander, he belongs
to the noheoDmoned STAFF to the Adutant OF bis rsg
battalion.
XIV Tn. following forms VIII be Obierved
"ARMY CONFEDERATE
"Aedicdl Certificate 10 Retired AValid officers
Under act OF Congress- approved February II, 1864
-, OF the --- Regiment - Brigade, I AyinE
appeared before the ba for examination, do hereby