Washington telegraph., 1864-12-07

G~heT3l orders, (
I. The following extract from General Order,
No. I57, a. 6, 7. IT, o.. is published for the in
formation OF all cone ruej, viz:
ADJ !. & INST ECIOR GEN ). OFFICE,
RIcHNoSD, Va, December lst, IsCG.
General Orders.
No. I5z 5
II. When \ soldier. ordered before board
Of examiners ior-conscripts," or q "hos2 2ital
examining board la pursuance of paragraph
III, Gen Orders, No. l4l, current seri&s is UA-
able TO appear By reason Of physical disability,
h- VIII forward TO the Enrolling Officer q crr-
titicste 10 this effect, signed by lis attending
physician, wGi-h certificate, viii also embrace
full and accurate statement Of the case The
Enrolling Officer viii subIait the certit:ate 10
either board, who, in conference with hiul. will
make upon il such Recommendation as may Be
warranted by the facts as:aTtaincd, and The
character VI tnc parties. This Recommendation.
with the staten 10. viii BE- forwarded as d.!fct-
cd il the paragraph shove quoted.
By oid .. COOPER
Ad.'. anl Inspector General"
II. Hereafter ao able bodied cuuscTip. b--
tween she ages ul and 81 years, viii be d -
tailed from tsis Office or by Commaudau:s OF
Districts, without being ASST Eued 20 some r.
iaEtTy company from ih. State Of his resi3sucr.
and 40 conscript recommended fur staff duty,
will be detailed without assignment to the re-
serve corps of bis county. Al applications By
staff officers or others, tor the detail uf con
scripts i0r any quFos, must b. accompanied
with designation OF the Company and reci-
mont 20 which ile sssi -uiAsIt is desired. and
4 tll and accurate descriptive lis. u th person
10 be detailed.
III. AL corscTipts wLo have been heretofore
detailed from this Office or by ComHandants of
Districts, viii slso he assigned to Iafantry
commands from their respective States, or 10
the Reserve Corps, Is the ca.s may be, and En-
rolling Officers will without delay report to this
Office complete list Of the persons so detailed,
with their descriptive lists, and the Companies
and Regiments 10 which they wish to be ss-
signrd.
" Commanding officers Of Companies Of
tho Reserve Corps, viii from time TO time report
to the Commaudant OF the Stats such men. T..
OF thelr companies as may attain the age Of j ;
years with descriptive rolls, 80 that they may
! be assigned to commands IN the field. Such
pegsols viii be permitted 10 select any Infantry
cOmpaay having less than the minimum The
Commanding officers Will also report such OF
said persons as ln4S attach q mseIYes 20 COIN
Malds without assigDtnent, ia order that they
may be forced to compliance with tLis order.
'. COPIES OF all details and rssicnmente with
descriptive rolls, mus; be forwarded to the
company commanders.
VI Boards Oi Examining Surgeons Of Con
scripts, will in their examinations, ascertain
the htness of the persons they may examine
for fsid selNice. 1t is no part Of their duty TO
say that person Is not fl for Infantry but far
Cavalry service. All persons whom they have
heretofore examined, and deslared fit for caval-
~ service will be rc-eXsuined, ard If found uu-
lt Tor field service, they viii recommend them
Tor the appropriate staff duty. In future exani-
nations, tAe Boards will, when q person is
/ found unfit for field duty, recommend him for
staB duty, in terms, with statement of the spo-
cific duty which in sheir opinion he is capable
OF performing.
MI. Federal desorters viii he permitted. al
their option, TO pass throu h III lines to Mexi-
co, first obtaining passports, or TO enter the
service. in accordance with General Order No.
{, last series from this Bureau. If they decline
to do either, they will be placed III confinement
IN the Camps Of instruction.
VII. The practice of Eurolling Officers to
visit this Office, il person, and to communicates
directly with these Head Quarters for informs
, ton, Will no longer be tolerated. as it las the
effect to delay bUsiIrs and embsIrass the opera
tons OF the efiee, without producing c0rTof-
pouoing benefits. Suoh officers vii! in future
communicate with the Comnsndauts Of their
Districts, who viii, when necessary, refer the
/ matters inquired Of to these HeaGquaI ters. for
instruction, or action.
BY command Of
Brig Gen. GREER.
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