Year: 1862

Notice 60 Soldiers Absent From Their
Corps on Leave.


GENERAL ORDERS-NO. 100.
WAR DRpARrMsNT, ADJuTANT's GENERALS Ovvicu.
WASHINGTON, August IL, 1861 !


kira-So much Of General Orders No 6l current
relates the extension OF sick leaves OF absence
hereby revoked and application for such
need hereafter bo made The order OF the President
dated July 81 General Orders Ne 92), explains
what may be considered good for the
absenee OF surgeons certificates Of disability
required by existing orders, and regulations be
forwarded not only to the Adjutant General Of
the army but also to the commander OF the regiment
in case OF staff officer to the commanding General.


Second-Offcers absent from duty without leave or
beyond the time of their leaves, will not be allowed to
draw pay until a court or commission. which will be
ordered their return TO their post command, shall
determine whether there sufficient for their
absence They will accordingly provide themselves with


full description OF the nature and OF their dsa-
blty, certified by the proper medical authority,
qured by existing orders ard regulations.


Thrd-Oaicers Of volunteers WHO absent from duty
Of discs contracted before they entered the
service, will be Immediately mustered out, Those who
have been absent more than sixty days account OF
wounds disease contracted in the line OF their duty,
will be reported to the AGutant General Of the army
discharge, in order that their places may be filed by
others ft for full service for tins class OF officers Con
gress has provided pensions.


neutrality-suspicious. for pensions must be mado TO the
Commissioner Of Pensions who Judge OF the suciency
Of evidence in support of such claims aud who furnishes
the forms ard regulations relating thereto.


Ffgt--When an officer returns TO his command after
having ovcrstayed his leave Of absence he may be tried
by martial for this military offence, a com
mission may be appointed by the commanding officer OF
his division army corps army the may be- TO
investigate his and TO determine whether or not he
was absent from proper cause and IL there should be
found be such proper cause he will be entitled to pay
during such absence. The proceedings Of such commits
sion shall be sent to the Adutant General Of the army for
the approval of the Secretary Of War Such commission
will consist Of less than three five commits
stoned officers.


SiaM-when troors are serving in army corps an
army leaves of absence will be granted en- the cerf
cate Of regimenta brigade surgeon till the same has
been approved by the medical director Of such army
corps army and medical director will endorse any
certificate until he has made personal examination OF
the applicant received favorable report from medi
cal officer appointed by him TO make snch personal
an nation, and if when such personal examination 1t
shall be found that the certificate Of disability given
without proper cause the of the medical officer
giving viii be reported 10 the Adutan General Of the
army in order that he may be dismissed from the service


.Serent-Where officers not serving in division.
army corps separate army applications for leave may
be made to the Adjutant General Of the army; but
cept in very extraordinary cases. leaves of absence
will be granted unless the applications be accompanied
by certificate of the character that described
in General Order No. 6l.


Ei9iM-n oil cases OF personal application for leave o.
absence made to the War Department the applicant will
be examined BY medical assigned that duty in
this city.


BY order of the SECRETARY OF WAR


ED TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant General