BRIGADIER GENERALS.
All, absent from duty more than 30 days on account of sickness to report
present state of health; reporting unfit for active duty to be honorably
mustered out within ten days from June 29, 1863; fit for duty, to rejoin
their command within forty-eight hours after receipt of this order; ab-
sent more than thirty days by reason of wounds to furnish a surgeon's
certificate and report probable time of return to duty...
A, for colored troops, established in the Adjutant General's office; applica-
tions for appointments in colored troops or for information respecting
them to be made to the chief of that,; communications to be addressed
to the chief of the, care of the Adjutant General
BURGLARY.
Committed by persons in military service triable by military courts in time
of war, rebellion or insurrection; punishment not to be less than that in-
flicted by the laws of the State or Territory in which the offence was
committed.............
....[VI] 73
Officers transferring, to make triplicate invoices; copies-how disposed of
(See INVOICES).
Publishes statement of cost of,
.3, [IX] 73, 105, 173, 212, 308
Publishes lists of qualifications and disqualifications for admission into
the Invalid Corps for the government of surgeons in charge of,............ 130
CANDLES.
Establishes rates at which, will be furnished to assistant adjutants general
and regimental adjutants serving in the field (See ASSISTANT AD-
JUTANTS GENERAL, ADJUTANTS)
Section 2 of act of March 3, 1849, construed to include railroad, in the
property to be paid for when lost or destroyed under the circumstances
recited in that act
Publishes rules in relation to claims for payment of railroad, lost or de-
stroyed in the military service
Calls attention to paragraph 7 of the, agreed upon for the exchange of
prisoners of war (See PRISONERS OF WAR).
Medical Directors of armies in the field to make duplicate reports of, (See
MEDICAL DIRECTORS)
Each regiment of, may have two assistant surgeons; each company or
troop of, to have from sixty to seventy-eight privates.
Regulates compensation of grades in the, force created in the act of July
17, 1862; grades of supernumerary second lieutenant, company teamster
and chief farrier or blacksmith, abolished; companies of, may have two
trumpeters, (See TRUMPETERS); regiments of, to have one veterinary
surgeon (See VETERINARY SURGEONS).
Persons appointed since July 2, 1862, as second assistant surgeons of regi-
ments of, who have been mustered in and performed duty to be paid in
same manner and on same proof as other assistant surgeons; not more
than two assistant surgeons to each regiment of, to be allowed and paid
for services performed at one and same time
[XIII] 73
Volunteer regiments of, reduced to one-half the legal maximum strength
to be consolidated into six or less companies; colonel, two majors and
one assistant surgeon to be mustered out; companies formed by consoli-
dation to be of maximum strength and designated by the first letters of
the alphabet; supernumerary officers and non-commissioned officers to
be mustered out at date of consolidation; officers retained to be selected
by division and corps commanders; appointment to vacancies not to be
made except upon notification from the Adjutant General
(See VACAN-
CIES, COMMISSARIES OF MUSTER)
Volunteer regiments of, to consist of twelve companies; one major
allowed for every four companies; regimental adjutants, quartermas
ters and commissaries to be extra lieutenants; each regiment of,
allowed one veterinary surgeon, one quartermaster sergeant, one com-
missary sergeant, two hospital stewards, one saddler sergeant and one
chief trumpeter; each company to consist of not less than sixty privates
nor more than seventy-eight, and to have one quartermaster sergeant,
two trumpeters, two farriers or blacksmiths, one saddler and one
Volunteer regiments of, reduced below legal minimum to be deprived of
the colonel, one major and one assistant surgeon; companies, of the
second lieutenant; officers of grades enumerated-now properly in ser-
vice to be retained until grades become vacant; vacancies in such
grades to be filed only on notification from the depar ment or corps
commissary of musters that the company or regiment is above the
Officers of, held responsible that no extra baggage is carried on the horses
of their respective commands
Officers not entitled to pay and emoluments of officers of, unless assigned
by the War Department to duty requiring them to be mounted..
CAVALRY BUREAU.
Established; to have charge of organization and equipment of the cavalry
forces of the United States; to provide mounts and remounts for same
(See HORSES, DEPOTS, REPORTS)......
Disbursements in the, to be made by officers of the Quartermasters' Depart-
ment detailed for the purpose; chief of the, to purchase horses for
present and prospective wants of the service up to September 1, 1863;
to place the horses in depots for issue as required; Major General
Stoneman announced as chief of the,.....
Chief of the, to select veterinary surgeons of cavalry; nomination to be
founded on report of a board of examination (See BOARD); names of
successful candidates to be submitted to the Secretary of War for ap.
pointment............................
CAVALRY SERVICE.
A bureau established to have special charge of the, (See CAVALRY Bureau)...236
Publishes instructions for promoting efficiency of the, (See INSPECTION,
REPORTS, CAVALRY BUREAU).............
CERTIFICATES OF DISCHARGE.
Applications for payment where, are lost to be made to the Second
Auditor instead of the Second Comptrolier.......
........... ...........
Must meet requirements of section 8 of the act of July 17, 1862; after
appointment must be mustered in by an officer of the regular army and
thereafter borne on the regimental rolls (See ROLLS); to exhibit to
mustering officers copy of the proceedings on which appointed (See
MUSTERING OFFICERS).
Not to be transferred at present to the Invalid Corps...........
(See SERVICE CHEVRONS)......
CHIEF TRUMPETER.
To have same pay as a regimental commissary sergeant............... [VI] 73
Each volunteer cavalry regiment allowed a,
CIRCUIT COURTS.
(See DISTRICT COURTS, STATE COURTS); suits against civil or military
officers for acts done by order of the President after final judgment in,
may be removed by writ of error to the Supreme Court..............[XI] 73
CIVILIANS.
Not connected with the military or naval service, and concerned in any
way in presenting traudulent claims against the government, making
false papers to support same, taking false oath, forging signatures, con-
spiring to cheat the government, embezzling public funds and property,
or purchasing public property, to forfeit $2,000 and double the amount
of damages sustained by the government; forfeiture and damages to be
sued for in same suit; offenders, on conviction, to be imprisoned not less
than one nor more than five years, and fined not less than $1,000 nor
more than $5,000; enumerates courts having jurisdiction in such cases;
suit-how carried on. (See SUITS, BAIL)
Found possessed of military clothing, arms, or equipments, liable to pun-
ishment (See CLOTHING).....................
Announces names of commissioners appointed to examine, of officers and
men actually employed in the Western Department, or Department of
the Missouri..
Extends time for the examination of, of officers and men actually employ-
ed in the Western Department, or Department of the Missouri (See
COMMISSIONERS)
Any person in the land or naval service of the United States, or militia,
actually in service, concerned in any way in presenting fraudulent,
making false papers to support same, taking false oath, forging signatures,
conspiring to cheat the government, embezzling public funds and prop-
erty or purchasing public property, to be subject to trial by Court Martial;
death penalty excluded from range of punishments; discharge or dis-
mis sal from service prior to arrest no bar to trial; civilians committing
same acts-how punished (See CIVILIANS, SUITS).......
For exemption from military duty to be presented to the Board of Enrol-
mient, whose decision shall be final..
Publ shes rules in relation to, for payment of property lost or destroyed in
the military service..
Payment of, presented through agents forbidden except on a regular power
of attorney (See DISBURSING OFFICERS)
Repeals regulation governing payment of, presented through agents.........280
To Commissaries of Musters and their assistants (See COMMISSARIES
OF MUSTERS)..........
Extra pay to be allowed enlisted men employed as, in the military offices
in Washington and at Headquarters of Geographical Departments and
Divisions
Affidavits may be received in settling officers' accounts for, (See AFFI-
DAVIT)
Military, arms, and equipments, not to be sold, pledged, or given away;"
may be seized wherever found by any civil or military officer of the
United States and turned over to any officer authorized to receive them;
possession of, by persons not in military service prima facie evidence of
sale, pledge, or gilt; offenders, on conviction, to be fined not more than
$500, and imprisoned not more than two years nor less than six
months
For drafted men to be furnished upon requisitions of the Provost Marshal
General
Accounts of, of men transferred to the Invalid Corps to be sent with them
(See ARMY CORPS).....
Monthly returns or, to be forwarded by company cominanders to the Quar-
terimaster General....
Three dollars of monthly pay of Africans in the United States service may
bin,
Officers transferring, to make triplicate invoices; copies-how disposed
of, (See INVOICES); regulation not to affect officers issuing, directly to
enlisted men.....
Publishes statement of cost of,........
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COLLECTORS.
Payment of claims presented through, forbidden except on a regular power
of attorney (See DISBURSING OFFICERS)
Repeals regulation governing payment of claims presented through,.
COLORED TROOPS.
Bureau for, established in the Adjutant General's office; Inspectors for, to
Announces Major G. L. Stearns as Recruiting Commissioner for the Uni-
ted States
COLORED TROOPS--Continued.
be detailed, (See INSPECTORS); Boards to be convened for examination
of candidates for commissions in the, (See BOARD); recruiting for
the,-how conducted, (See RECRUITING); commissions in the, to be
issued from the Adjutant General's office; may be accepted by compa-
nies; to be afterwards consolidated into battalions and regiments; regi-
ments of, to be numbered seriatim in the order in which raised; non-
commissioned officers of,-how appointed.
Announces rules prescribed for guidance of boards in examining appli-
cants for commissions in the,
Officers in temporary, requiring them to be mounted, to be provided with
horses and equipments by the Quartermaster's Department on the cer-
tificate and order of the highest commander on the spot above the rank
of Colonel (See HORSES)..
Arrest of a Paymaster by the senior officer of a, to be reported by him to
the Paymaster General...
Publishes order to regulate, with the insurrectionary States......
COMMISSARIES.
Applications of, for change of station or relief from assignment on score
of ill health to be considered as tenders of resignation (See RESIGNA-
TIONS)......
Pay of regimental, to be same as that of regimental Quartermasters.... [VI] 73
Of Volunteer Cavalry regiments to be extra Lieutenants
Volunteer, to report monthly by letter to the Adjutant General (See RE-
PORTS)
To be detailed from officers of the regular Army, including additional
Aides-de-Camp; names to be reported to the Adjutant General, (See DE-
PARTMENTS, CORPS); one allowed to each Department or Corps; al-
lowed two enlisted men as clerks; to exercise supervision over the
whole subject of musters for his Department or Corps; Assistant, allow-
ed to Divisions-one to each; allowed one enlisted man as clerk; du ies
of, regulated; responsib'e to the Adjutant General for correctness of
musters and muster-rolls in their corps; once detailed, can only be re-
lieved by orders from the Adjutant General; prescribes rules to be ob-
served by, in all musters in or out (See MUSTERS, ROLLS)
And Assistants to make no muster in excess of number of officers pre-
scribed for consolidated regiments (See ARTILLERY, CAVALRY, IN-
FANTRY, REPORTS)
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(See ARTILLERY, CAVALRY, INFANTRY); to make weekly reports through
the Department or Corps Commander to the Governor of the State or
appointing power (See REPORTS); all, and Assistants held responsible
that no musters are made in violation of this order
To have immediate supervision of muster out, re-enlistment, and re-mus-
ter of Veteran Volunteers; to note fact of re-enlistment on the muster-
out rolls; re-musters to be made of date next following muster-out--to
be made on prescribed muster-in rolls-fact of re-muster to be noted
thereon; (See RE-ENLISTMENTS); to countersign re-enlistment papers
and file descriptive rolls; all, and Assistants charged with re-muster of
Veteran Volunteers, to certify the consolidated receipt rolls (See RE-
CEIPT ROLLS)
To furnish to the Second Auditor certified copies of the muster-in ro ls of
each regiment of the Corps to which attached; copies--how sent;
to enter on descriptive rolls of Veteran Volunteers the residence of each
man, giving town, county, and State; same date to appear on roll sent
to the State Adjutant General; to make to this office weekly report of
number of volunteers re-mustered as veterans; reports-how made.... Dec. 8
Enlisted men of the Invalid Corps whose term of service has expired, to
be mustered out by the, of the Department or Corps in which serving..Dec. 17
To have immediate supervision of muster-out, re-enlistment, and re-mus-
ter of six-months troops; to note act of re-enlistment on the muster-
COMMISSARIES OF MUSTERS--Continued.
rolls; re-musters to be made of date next following muster-out--to be
made on prescribed muster-in-rolls--fact of re-muster to be noted there-
on; (See RE-ENLISTMENTS); to countersign re-enlistment papers and file
descriptive rols; all, and Assistants charged with re-muster of six-
months troops to certify the consolidated receipt rolls (See RECEIPT
ROLLS)
.......... December 23
One Brigadier General, one Colonel, one Lieutenant Colonel, and two Ma-
jors added to the,; vacancies in above grades--how filled (See VACAN-
CIES)..
Company, to receive same pay as company Quartermaster Sergeants... [VI] 73
Allowed to Volunteer regiments--one to each regiment, and one to each
company of Cavalry.
COMMISSARY STORES.
(See SUBSISTENCE STORES).
COMMISSION (Muitary) (See COURTS-MARTIAL.)
(See DEPOSITIONS, REPORTERS); may, for cause, grant a continuance to
either party; if the prisoner is closely confined, trial not to be delayed
longer than sixty days; enumerates offences triable by, in time of war,
insurrection, or rebellion..
Members and Judge Advocate of a, allowed same extra pay and travel-
ling allowances as in the case of a General Court-Martial
For examination of deserters--how composed; to submit to the Depart-
ment Commander for remission of penalty and discharge, cases of all
enlisted men wrongfully charged...
(See RECRUITING COMMISSIONER)...
Announces names of, appointed to examine claims of officers and men ac-
tually employed in the Western Department, or Department of Mis-
souri
Revives joint resolution providing for the appointment of three, to examine
all claims under the law securing pay, bounty, and pensions to officers
and men actually employed in the Western Department, or Department
of Missouri; allowed six months from February 16, 1863, within which
to make their report
(See ALLOTMENT COMMISSIONERS)
COMMUNICATIONS.
Transmitted by signal officers always confidential..
Respecting colored troops to be addressed to the Chief of the Bureau, care
of the Adjutant General
In the colored troops to be issued from the Adjutant General's Office (See
COLORED TROOPS)..
From Minnesota for obtaining the votes of soldiers from that State to be
afforded all proper facilities...
From Indiana for obtaining the votes of soldiers from that State, to be af-
forded all proper fac.lities.
After June 30, 1853, all, addressed to heads of bureaus of the War De-
partment having franking privilege to be marked official over the signa-
ture of the writer; all, so marked require no postage stamps.
COMMUTATION MONEY.
Paid by drafted men to be paid into the United States Treasury, and kept
as a special deposit (See DRAFT, SUBSTITUTES;) to be drawn in same
manner as other public moneys.......
Respecting, of public property (See PROPERTY)................
CONNECTICUT.
New Haven, announced as a rendezvous for drafted men for the State
of,......
Provides for the, of volunteer regiments reduced to one-half the maxi-
mum strength (See VOLUNTEER FORCE)
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