The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1864-04-15
CIRCULAR.
BUREAU OF EoNscRfPTioN,J
RIcaMonD, March Is, 1864. i
CIRCULAR.

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RIcaMohp, March IS, 1864 ~
CIRCULAR,
No. g..
l. Gsaeral Orders. No. %. Adiasant and Il,
spector Generals Office. March lst, 1864, i
herewith made part Of this circular, and com
mandants of conscripts are enjoinel to procees
to the rapid and vigorous execution of its pro
Visions under the instructions and interpretatior
herein prescribed.
III. Under the terms of the Sth section of ths
act of Congress publishelin General Orders, AZ
26, Adiutant and Inspector General Office, anu
the terms of Circular No. SO, Of the Bureau, las,
series, commandants will proceed to organize
the gervice in their respective States. In addi-
tion to the organization therein provided for and
IN further pursuance of paragraph IL. Of the
said General Orders, No. -26. commandants will
forthwith organize in each county Board, 10
consist Of not more than three Of the most reli.
able citizens, between the ages of 40 and SO
years, and who have been enrolled and detailed
for the service. These Boards will be charged
with aiding the local enrolling officer in obtafa-
ing information concerning all applications Ter
exemption and detail, for agricultural or ether
Industrial pursuits, and also in furnishing all
other information which may be needed in tas
duties imposed upen the enrolug officers.
The local and Congressional enrolling officer
will be required to supervise the action of these
Boards and promptly report to the commandant
unhtness or delinquencies on the Part of the per-
sons detailed for them. So long as the duties
are properly performed, the persons employed
will be exempted from other service. Care will
be used in the beginning to select proper men ]
and in view of the grave duties herein leyolyed
upon the enrolling officer. he will, at his discre-
ton, require the written opinion of the Board or
claims for exemption or applications for detail.
and may call en- them for special information
concerning matters pertinent to the services In
every case referred by the local or Congressioa-
al district enrolling officer to the commandments
an opinion as to the merit must be endorsed or
accompany the case, and the like rule will be
rigidly observed by ccmmandants in referring
to this Bureau.
HI. Commandments will order the Immediate
enrolment and examination Of all persons with
in the prescribed ages, who are found in the
employment of any department of the Govern.
ment, and who are not specially exempted by the
act of Congress; and such as are found unfit for
service in the field. may be detailed until the
10th day of April next provided an application
is made according to the terms of the 9th para
graph Of General Orders No. rs, herein cited
Nv. Commandments of conscripts will forthwith
transmit to this Bureau recommendations for
physicions to be employed in accordance with
paragraph TX, General Orders No 26, herein
cited. Much complaint reaches this Bureau,
concerning Irregularities in the Medical exami-
nations. Lcose or irregular examinations mus.
not be permitted, aud commandments viii prompt
~ report aay well ascertained delinquency in |
the matter
v. Forms fer consolidated reports by the com.
mandants Of censcripts will be forwarded; also !
forms for the records of ths Congressional Dis. I
trict, and local enrolling officers. These record.
must he accurately kept, aud the reports based
on them must be in clear and ineligible form.
or they will be returned for revision and COR
rection.
vi. Persons and classes enumerated in the I
LIST, I'd, Sd, 4th, 9th and 9Th articles Of section
10th, except those referred to in the latter
,lause Of the 4th article Of the said 9th section
# the act of Congress recited, shall be exempt
ID. All ether persons referred to in said act
hall be detailed. y a
VII. EXEMPTIONS Bf rxAxaNixG BOARDS.
1. Persons who shall be determined by tile
Board of Examination to be incapable of per. 4
orming active service in the field, and any of Z
he duties mentioned in the 9Th section of the
aid act Of Congress, from causes Of perrna-
lent nature, shall be exempted from military
ervice by the said board, who shall grant certi-
lcatcS Thereon; which shall specify the causes
# the ncapacity, reciting in full the nature and
egree Of the disase or other incapacity. and the
probable duration of the disability caused by it;
nd the parties shall not be subject to future
termination, unless specially ordered by the
'oard of the Congressional District in which. {
UGH parties reside, or by the commandant Of {
onscriPts for the State or by this Bureau. {
2. When, in the opinion Of enrolling officers. I
,e causes for which exemption was granted to
person. after examination by the medical board
ave ceased to exist, they will make report to c
ne board, stating the name of the person, when; b
nrolied, when examined, and the disease or t
tner cause OF disability. with the reasons for G
elieving it to have disappeared, and that the b
erson Is capableeof performing active service o
the held, or some of tho duties mentiobed in fl
.e said 9th section If the act aforesaid. ii
FOO txanlning Beard win then order the partyd