Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-05
Headquarters, Cincinnati, Ohio.
CEOIEsArI, March %, 1854.
GENERAL ORDER. No. 9.
THE FOLLOWING RY
THE I

iT THE FOLLOWING RX.
tracts are published by direction OF Co'onel P.
T. Swaine, Sd Hegiment Iafsnt Ohio Voluntee, s.,
Co uman ing, for the information all concerned
"And any person nov IN the military service Of
the United States, who fhall furnish satiafac iory
/ proof that he Is mariner By vocation, or an able
| reaman or sn ordinary seaman, may enis in the
/ Navy under such rules and resuat1 us as may be
prescribed BY the President OF tie United tates:
Provided, That such enlistment sha not be for less
than ihs unexpired 10 his military service, nor
which any mariner or seaman, or ordinary seaman,
| enIIsting from the Army into the Navy, mAv have
received from The United States or from the State IN
hich he enlisted intO the Army, shall be deducted
from the prizs nor ey TO which he mag become eni-
tied, during the time required TO complete HIS mill
tary service And prosided turther H at the whole
number OF such transfer enlistmens shall BOT exceed
thOusandt Sect IN 2, Act OF Congress- approved
zsth February, 1861.
TO fsoilitafe much IS posslb the eTecatiJn Of
the law above cie1, ft shall the duly Of g. cry ON
Ger commandi0g a company, and OF every Officer
commanding a recruiting rendezvous or depOt, to
Onward ali the applications made 10 him for rams
fer by seamen or ordindry OF his company or
detschmtnr, t0gether wi the prcOf tn tne appl-
eanis are mariners BY vocation, or able or ordna
geamen, through the proper authorities, to the
Headq usrters OF the Army or Department in which
the company Is serving. or N which the rendezvous
his report those of the applicants ho have served
longest 81 sea- and thor IN the srchant or a.
val Service Not less than two years service will
constitute sh ordinary seaman and in the absence
o otner proof, the applicant may be required to
N IKE oath as 70 the service he has seen at sea-
Upon beng accepted the Naval Station the
men wilt be dl Oppsu from tre rolls OF their conn
nlea ~ ta1sletIed 10 me navy " enlistment, bat
II Felected FOR p5ysica disability for having
seen the prescribed service, W. % sent back 10
he compsntssi aod II guilty OF fraud or msrapre-
sentation IN their app catcns the expenses OF fsuq
roriation will be charged against their psy "-TGe1
~ .er No. 81, War Department, A. G. o., 9Th March,
"A report Of all enlisted men that are competsnt.
and desire 70 tran sterred from the Army to the
Navy, viii be forwarded to Colonel r. J. Swafue
Commanding Officer at ftncinnan, who will detail
saitaoie officer 10 examine the reports and deter
mine from them what men shall be transferred 10
the haYy."-lG O No 9, HeadGuarters Nort horn
De aartmen, 18th March, 1874
II. In accordance with the foregoing autboFitv
Lieut. colonel James 7. Sterling l03t tegimenE In
iantry Ohio Volunteers Is detailed to examine appli
cations from troops serving in tho Northern pepstt
ment for transit the Navy. LieuI Colonel fer-
ling ~ referred for instructions to G. o. NO 81 War
department, A. g. o., 4th March, 1864 Circglar No.
e. war Department, A. G.. o., 9Th March 1854 and /
G.. q. No. 9 Heac acqu,TteTs EOrthern pepart mept |
Columbus, Ohio, l7tn March 1864
III. lt is euiOined upon all UOmmfssiened OH7cer
serving IN this Department, BY the CommandT,-
General. 70 cali The attention Of tho enlisted mn
der their control to the provisions of the grst ra
graph OF this oroor, and 70 that all apprafions
are promptly an properly fgl warded Apblioefics
viii be addTesfed 70 'Lieut Colonel JAWFs =
STERLING, Cincinnati Ohio :" and will be an ,i; =; J
NAVY" Omcers forSsrdiDg applicstfops viii -
careful that the requirements embodied ID fh5s -
are precisely complied with, and win siats ts /
str Myth of the Company or Regiment or the s,sH
cant sn9 me nun Der OF applications from that COM
, All communications must Be written Iegiblv s-5
me iul naIne company regiment and station of The
applicant cateiullY gwen Alter Forwarding fhair
appnca.uoos tns men VIII remain oE dutv AZ fbeir /
respective posts until the action of nc .i,
-, = s-5 Na7oa ~ oHClally communicated 10
'lsL1; ; - OrusF AND. q. kEMPER
aPLI-lt2 Assistant Adiutant General