The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-26
Ars'r AND issr'a GEM. 0srIcE,

Richmond, Va, Prb %. 1854. I
~ ENEkAI. Orders, No 2s.-I. Chase 3. para
N graph II, General Ofders. No %, us63,) Il
amended by adding after the wsfds "as clerks, the
| words sor deta,ied men.s
IL. Clause 3. paragraph II, t3enerxi Orders, M
Z, current series, is amended rs follows: "Ptr
SONS liable to military service may voeuneer In Oh
be assigned to any company Of arsiiisi In service
on The 10th Of April, 1869, having 'ess4nan "a men
upon the rolls
III. Non commissioned officers, musicians, and
! privates detached from their commands, by far
ou2h detail, for logger period than thirty days
/ will be furnished by company commanders with
but one descriptive list, upon which 0be soldiers
account with the Government (pay. cfoihing, and
communication for furlough, under the set OF Con-
grcss February 7th, 1863, VIII be stated. Soldiers
in hospitals, not furnished with descriptive lists
by company commanders when f1rieaghed, will
have such lists provided i,y the SUI in charge
Payments made viii he pndorsed0n The deserlp-
tive lists, which will be returned 10 the soldier
and transportation furnished in kind under the ar,
cited will be endorsed on the descriptive list and
also on the furlough.
" hen the soldier yejoins his command the de-
scripiive list will be returned to tue company com
nander. who will, after recording the payments
made, destroy IL
Qua tern,asters are prohibited from paying SOL
defs absent (as forth in this order) from their
commands except in the manner herein ordered.
Nv. fer-ons not liable tn cOnscripti0n who may
wish volunteer may be enrolled as volunteers,
and receive transportation to the company they
select. Tie enrolment will be communicated by
the enrolling officer In each instance 10 the com
rany commander.
V. Soldiers who furnish an able bodied recruit,
who is mustered into service under the provisions
OF the preceding paragraph are entitled, when on
turough, 10 transportation Eame and back.
VI The provisions of Paragraph Y, General Or
der No 81 (iS63,) are held to apply 10 non-con, J.
missioned officers ard pivatas entitled to fuousli,
under act of Congress, approved February 1th,
1863 Re elected Qtfors are not allowed transpoI;a
tioH or communication In li:u thereof, und ANY Of
the acts providing furloughs, bounty and sranspor
ta'ion to persons re-en'ised or mustered into the
service.
In each case, the communication allowed in lieu
of turiongh viii be paid by the Quartermaster ot
the command to which the soldier belongs, ana by
Hn other Quartermaster.
VII. thap'ains may receive the raiions in kind
allowed them by law, or commute them at the Gov
erninent price.
VIII. The following is published for the infor-
nation OF The army.
SIN Act 10 procis for Retiring Offers Of the .4rmy
''The Congress Of the Confederate StIes Of aericL
d0 enact. That the Presiden; he, and lie is hereby
ihoriZed, upon the recommendation Of any Gener-
al commanding 4 department o! any army, to dis
charge from service any officer of lie Confederate
Siates ARMY, of the Provisional Army of The
Canfeskcrat. states, who has no command, and cam
incompetent inefficient, or who may be absent
from his command or duty without leave PrO,f-
dei, that officer Who may be discharged for in
competency, ineffciency. or absent from his COM
niand or duty without leave, shall be entitled TO
trial before an examining board, under existing
laws If he demands Ii OF the Commanding General
within thirty days: Psoridel further, that il shall
not extend to any officer who is absent on account
Of his captivity.
"ApprOyed, February II, 1864"
IN. All cfhcers, whether Of Regular or Provis-
fonai Army, absent from their commands and not
on duty, well those who are without assign
ment TO duty by competent authority, viii report
their address by letter TO this office, stating tn
circumstances of their absence from cuty, aud If
unass igned, when and where last on duty.
By order.
(Signed) s COOPER,
fe 24-6t Adi,t aud tpsn,r Cen.
WAR DEPT, ADJ'r AND lNsP GEs's FFroE /