The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-24
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Richmond, Va, March l0. lea.
q eNenAL ORDERS. No. a.
IT l. The following acts Of Ccnersss ssd esnas
sr psollshed for the Information q NJ afny:
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h ~ q pvcssds an lsuslsd crpe:
;TAs Cor. q tA csHfaarss ssaia y .amsss.
10 sssot, That all oAleers, noa- eonnissioned -
eeu, Mastctaue, pstv1tes and seasnen who have 8,
shall hecoms dtsabIeA BY wouads u other mimi
received, OF dtssase coatsaceed IN the eeSviee q
shall be rcrred dlsehsrsed irom <heir resoecsiye
postions ~ hereinafter provided. Dut the rant
ray and emoluments OF such oliccru. and the nav
end emo'amens Of such commissioned OH
cen, mosacains, psivatcs and seauen, shalt con
nue to the end of the wsS or % long a. they shSi
continue so retired or discharged.
Sec. Q. That oil pessons claiming the benefits
tion 10 one Of The medical sxsmInIns boards now
established by law. Upon the eevlj0cats OF such
board that such permanent disability exists, aaeh
persons shall be retired Discharged - af6fesaid.
Sec 3. That al. pcrsons retired or discharged -
Aforesaid, shall periodically, and at least once in
six moeths, present themselves TO one Of ssll
boards for further examination, under ressla1ons
20 be prescribed BY the Secretary OF War, the re-
snh Of which Examination shall be reported by such
boasd to the said Secretary. And II any such per-
son shsll tail 10 report himself 10 such board.
whenever he shall be required % 10 do, he shall be
dropped from said retired OF discharged list, and
become liable 70 sonscription, under the terms of
the Law, unless euch failure shall be caused bv
physical disability.
See. 4. That the Secretary Of War NAV assign
such ofheers, and order the detail OF such non-
commissioned officers, muEciaas, privates, and
ssamen for such duty as they shall be Quaii6ed 70
perform. II any such non-commissioned officers,
mssicisns, pri'ases, and seaman shall be relieved
from disability, they shall bs restored to duty in
their respective commands
See. D. That the Secretary of War shall make all
needfu rules and regulations for the action OF the
medical boards as aforesaid.
Sec. 8. That vacancies caused by the Yetiresneot
m o6icsn under this act, shall be h'ied as IN case
Of the death or resignation Of such oaicers.
Seer. This act shall be in force from it, pas
Approved February II, 1884.
III. Applications will be made by officers and SOL
6iers, who wish 10 be retired or discharged under
this act, through their commanding officers for au-
iholity TO appear before one Of the medical exam
Commanding ofhcers win endorse fully tfe fzcts
connected with the aiiessd liability, and forward
the application to the General Commanding, who
will return TO the applicant with his approval, or
the reaeon why II is withheld. The endorsement
viii be the authority 10 the board which will be
composed Of three medical officers, for the exani
III II the application 10 approved by the com
rnAndlna General, and the board nnd the soldier
permanently disabled by wounds ors0iher Injuries
received or disease contracted In the service, II
viii retire the soldier and forward TO the Adjutont
and Inspector General the original application aud
eerti6eates; or, if the board find solder totally
may If he prefer H. be discharged upon certificates
OF disability undsc the regulations and usage of
the seVice as before the enactment of the Law pro-
viding An invalid c0rps.
nevertheless, proceed with the examination. If
they find the applicant permanently dis bied, from
either OF the stated in the act they will not
retire him. but forward the original apple alton and
their certificate to the Surgeon General, for dnal
asdon at this once.
IVA corresponding course will be punued
when the applicant are ohieers, except that the
board will not retire, but forwafd the ert1cates
through the Surgeon General to the Adjutant and
Inspector General
v n the board examining the officer or soldier
And him disabled for service in the field, but fit
for duty in some department Of service, the duty
he can best perform Will be Indicated In the certif
cate, which will be forwarded 10 the Aduiant and
Inspector General.
lievc the army of disqualified, disabled or incoil.
peiont officers, approved October l3, 1892 to be
retired, because OF wounds or other injuries re-
ccived, or disease contracted In the service, will
receive, upon their written application TO the Adju-
tant and Inspector General, authority to appear
before one of the Medical Examining Boards fcr
retiring officers and prvasei, under the act above
rseited, approved February Eth, 1864.
VII. Officers or soldiers retired under the provi.
slons of this aet will present themselves once in
SIX months TO one Of the boards of Surgeons indi-
ealei In paragraph ii OF these orders, for further
examination; the result of which will be certified
Directed in paragraph III of these orders. II
prevented by physical disability from 80 presenting
himself, the cause of such failure will be estab:
Ished by the certificate OF a surgeon Of the army
or OF citizen physician and the enrolling officer
~ ihs district In which the person may at the time
be resting As soon as the physical disability 10
removed, the officer or soldier will appear before
narAH Hn vuu1tn aetn
VIII Failure TO appear periodically, IL provided
by the preceding paragraph, will be reported by
the Medical Examining Board and proper Enroll
ina Officer TO the Adiutant and IBspector General
TX. Officers retired under the act of Congress
above reclted, entitled to Communication OF quar-.
ters aud fuel only when assigned to duty las pro-
viaed in section 4th of raid act) at q station with
out troops, where public quarters cannot be fur
nished in kind. They will receive pay from any
post quarsermsster, upon exhibiting evidence Of
their retirement from active service, and the GER
hhcate Of last payment required by paragraph 4
General Order No %, ana paragraph /, General
OYdev No l06, 1862
X. Soldiers retired from the service, az hersin
provided, Will be furnished with descriptive lists
which, In addition TO the usual history given will
exhibit the feet that they have been placed on the
retired ist, and designate the post al which thew
will be entitled 10 receive pay and allowances
Iney VIII report to the conmandant Of such post,
which viii be nearsst their places Of residence,
and deliver to him their descriptive lists.
xi. Post commanders are required to take Dos
session OF descriptive sts of all soldiers reporting
10 them, and, ffem the data therein given, al the
end Of every two months, to prepare muster rolls
upon witch these so'diers viii receive pay from
the post quartermaster or assistant quartz aser
They will append to each roll eertncate that II
has teen made out In accordance with pts
presented in descriptive lists Of the soldiers on a,s
in this Once.
xii Offieers of the Quartermastss's Depars,sn,
VIII issue necessary clothing to retired soldiers
upon acquisitions made by the c0mmandant of the
posts at which they Stationed taking their re-
oeipts upon receipt Eois, form No. So, regulations
for the QuaTteYmsstePs Department.
y III. Retired soldiers will have their IatiOns
commuted at 81 . per day, to be paid by the Com
missary at tie post Designated, under the orders of
the commanding officer.
XIV. Whek the soldier shall be returned 10 his
command, his disability for field service having
ben removed, the post commander will note upon
his descriptive list the dates TO which payment may
have been made him, on account Of pay aud ra-
tons cOmmuted, and the articles of clothing Issued
and reeturn II TO him, TO be delivered to his COM
pany commander, NJ, IL b belongs to the uon-
mmssioned stat, to the adjutant Of his regiment
battalion.
Nv. The following forms viii be observed:
s'AaMY OF qRs CosFEDsRArE STATES.
"Medscal Certificate for Retirisg Lnuasid Officers.
TUnder act Of Congress, approved February IT.,
I" -, Of the ----- regiment, --- brig ads,
having appeared before the board for examination,
we % hereby certify
srs stats whether the olicers permanently dis
ablei and cannot perform duty 10 aGy branch Of
the military service, with full description OF the
wound injury disease and the disabling effects,
that II was received or contracted In the service
Of t,e Confederate STATE In the line Of daty. If Il
II REORGANIZATION, made periodically, state
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