Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-02
Headquarters, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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GENERAL ORDER. No. 9.
! FOLLOWING

7 THE FOLLOWING EX-
tracts are published by direction OF Colonel p
T. SWaine. Sd ReRiment InfAntry Ohio Yolun teeTs,
"And any person now in the military service Of
the United statel, who email furnish satisfactory
proof that he Is a mariner by vocation, or an able
Feaman or sn ordinary seaman, may enlist In the
Navy under such rnles and regulations as may be
prescribed by the President OF the United htatfs
Provided, That sTch enlistment shall not be for less
than tbs unexpired 10 m o. his military service, nor
for less than one year. And the bounty money
which any mariner or seaman, or ordinary seamAn
enlisting from the Army into the Navy, NAV have
received from the United States, from the State in
hich he enlisted into the Army, shall be deducted
from the prize money 70 which he NAV become enti-
tied during the time required completa bis mill
tary service: And provided further L at the whole
number OF such transfer enistmenfs shall exceed
thOusand-l Section d Act Of Congress- approved
TO facilitate as much ss possible the execution OF
the law above cite1 II shall bs the duly of cry ON
Ger commanding company, and OF every officer
commanding recruiting rendezvous or depot, to
forward all the applications made TO him for rams
detachmen- gether with the proof tnat the appli-
eans sre mariners by vocation, or able or ordina
Headquarters Of the Army or Department in which
the company is serving, or IN which the rendezvous
or depot may be situated aud he shall Indicate in
his report those Of the applicants who have served
longest at sea- aud whethOr in the Merchant or Ma
val Service Not leis than two years service will
constitute ah ordinary seaman and in the absence
o Otner proof, the applicant may be required to
m ,ke oath as 10 the service he has seen at sea-
Upon being accepted at the Naval Station, the
men will be dropped from the rolls OF their eompa.
nies as transferred TO The Navy BY enlistment; but
if rejected for physical disability for not having
the prescribed service, will be sent back 10
their cOmpsnies aud II guilty OF fraud or msrepre-
senaton IN their applications the penses Of trans
poration will be charged against their pay "-fGe1
Order No. 9i, War Department, a. G. o., 9TH March,
1864
"A report Of all enlisted men thas are competenf
aud desire to 9 Transferred from the Armyt 10 The
Navy, will be forwarded to Colonel r. T. swaine
Commanding Officer at Cincinnati. who will detail s
suitable officer 10 examine the reports, and deter
mine from them what men shall be transferred to
the Maybe. o. No. 9, Headquarters Northern
De ,artmen. 18th March, 1854.
II In accoTdan-e with the foregoing authority
Lieut. .OODel James 7. Sterling l031 Regiment IN.
fantry Ohio Volunteers, is cetaiied examine app
cations from troops serving in the Northern Depart.
Hent for tranEf 10 the Navy LieuF Colonel err
ling - referred for instructions to G. No 81 War
Department, A. =. d., 4th March, 1854 Circular No
Is, War Department, A. G.. o., 9Eh March 1854 and
Columbus, Ohio, l7tn March 1854.
III liz Is e0JOined upon all Comm issiened Ofieers
serving in this Department, BY the Commanding
General to cali the attention Of the enlisted sD mn
graph Of this order, and 10 SCI that all applications
are promptly an properly forwarded Applioations
will be address ed to "Lieut Colonel JAMFS r
STERLING, Cincinnati Ohio !" and will be en- 4orsed
Navy 0ficers forwsrding applications will be
careful that the requirements embodied this order
are precisely complied with, and will state the
strength Of the Company or Regiment OF the sprli-
cant and the mum Der Of applications from that Com
All communications must be written leRiblv. and
the full uams company, regiment and station Of the
applicant carefully given. After forwarding their
respective posts until ths action Of the Oorapdfnr
General in their oases is officially communicated 10
them. ~ order. AND. O. KEMPER
RPrl-l4s. Assistant Adjutant General.