| Quartermaster General's Office |
| Richmond, 17th August, 1861 |
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Entitled To Transportation |
| Officers and Soldiers under orders, and on
official business. |
| Paymasters' Clerks under orders. |
| Soldiers left behind sick or by accident,
and Recruits with order from proper authority, are entitled to
transportation to their Companies. |
| Sick and Wounded Soldiers having an order
for transportation from a Medical Director, or from the Surgeon General,
home and back. |
| Rejected Recruits. |
| Soldiers honorably discharged, otherwise
than for wounds and sickness -- they are passed free on Railroad
authority. |
| Officers and Soldiers transferred by order
of War Department, or General Commanding. |
| Horses of officers on recruiting service,
by authority of their Regimental Officers, and with the approval of the
Officer commanding the post. |
| Stores and Supplies for troops or
hospitals. |
| Colored Cooks and Musicians, when included
as members of Companies. |
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Not Entitled to Transportation |
| Resigned or Dismissed Officers, and those
permitted to exchange Stations. |
| Civilians receiving appointments, except
Assistant Surgeons. |
| Officers and Men on furlough, or leave of
absence. |
| Civilians bringing Recruits or Stores. |
| Civilians who have rendered voluntary
service are not entitled by reason thereof. |
| Officers and Men on sick furlough without
orders from Medical Officers. |
| Horses for Chaplains |
| Servants. |
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Special Orders |
| An Escort of one man will be allowed with
the remains of deceased Officers and Soldiers. |
| Persons who go for the remains of soldiers
must have an order from the Quartermaster. |
| Nurses must have an order from the Surgeon
General or Medical Director. |
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| A. C. Myers |
| Acting Quartermaster General |