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Washington, May 15, 1863.

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WAR DEPARTMENT,

ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Washington, May 15, 1863.

provisions of General Orders No. 105, from this rd to the selection of men for the Invalid Corps, Surgeons in charge of Hospitals, Camps, Regiments, nrolment, Military Commanders, and all others he physical examination of men for the Invalid erned in their decisions by the following list of squalifications for admission into this Corps :

t do not disqualify enlisted men for service in the "Invalid Corps."

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6. Stammering, unless excessive and confirmed.

7. Loss of teeth or unsound teeth.

8. Porticollis.

9. Reducible hernia.

10. Hemorrhoids.

11. Stricture of the urethra.

12. Incontinence of urine.

13. Loss or complete atrophy of both testicles from any ca nent retention of one or both testicles within the inguinal 14. Varicocele and circocele.

15. Loss of left arm, left forearm or left hand, if the man for duty of clerk or orderly.

16. Loss of leg or foot, provided the man have the inclin titude for service in a general hospital, and is recommende ty by a medical officer, or if qualified for the duty of derly.

17. Old and irreducible dislocation of shoulder and elbow, e bones have accommodated themselves to their new relati 18. Muscular and cutaneous contraction of left arm, pro an may be employed as clerk, orderly, or messenger. 19. Loss of left thumb; partial loss of either thumb. 20. Loss of first and second phalanges of all the fingers o ind.

21. Total loss of any two fingers of the same hand. 22. Total loss of index finger of right hand.

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e the physical infirmities of officers or enlisted men Ovisions of the above list, they will be recommended listment in the Invalid Corps; but no one will be corps whose previous record does not show that he deserving, and that he has complied with the providers No. 105, War Department, Adjutant General's izing an Invalid Corps.

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nic diseases of the brain or spinal chord; of the the stomach or intestines; of the liver or spleen; of lder, sufficient to have impaired the general health, as to leave no reasonable doubt of the man's incaservice.

sumption; cancer; aneurism of important arteries. d extensive disease of the skin.

onstitutional syphilis, which has resisted treatment red the general health.

onfirmed intemperance, or solitary vice, sufficient in erially enfeebled the constitution.

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ngue, if sufficient to make the speech unintelligible an astication or deglutition.

15. Incurable deformities of either jaw, whether congenit ced by accident, which would prevent mastication or grea e speech.

16. Tumors of the neck impeding respiration or deglutitio larynx or trachea.

17. Deformity of the chest, sufficient to impede respirat event the carrying of arms and military equipments; car os; gunshot wound of the lung, if complicated with fractur 18. Artificial arms; severe stricture of the rectum. 19. Total loss, or nearly total loss, of penis, epispadia, dia, at the middle or nearer the root of penis; stone in th 20. Confirmed or malignant sarcocele; hydrocele, if co ith organic disease of the testis.

21. Excessive anterior or posterior curvature of spine; ca ine; lumbar abscess.

22. Loss of a thigh.

23. Wounds, fractures, tumors, atrophy of a limb, seases of the joints or bone that would prevent marching o derable muscular exertion.

24. Anchylosis, or irreducible dislocation of the should rist, hip, knee, or ankle joint.

25. Muscular or cutaneous contractions from wounds or egree sufficient to prevent useful motion of the right arm wer extremities.

, upon no account, permit men, undeserving or re-enter its service.

diers whose physical infirmities are too great to of any use to the Invalid Corps will, nevertheless, and bounties provided by law.

unced that no officer or enlisted man shall be enany pension, premium, or bounty, for enlistment, rvice in the Invalid Corps. They will receive all cances now authorized by law for the U. S. Infantry, ed pay for re-enlistment. Claims for pensions or be due for previous service will not be invalidated e Invalid Corps. But no pensions can be drawn or t of any man during his service in said corps. The Il be organized into Companies of Infantry, of the is now authorized by law for the U. S. Infantry. des, Regiments, Companies, or parts of Companies, such. Enlistments in this corps will be for three discharged.

SECRETARY OF WAR:

E. D. TOWNSEND,
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