General orders. No. 51 General orders. No. 51

Collection: Medicine in the Americas, 1610-1920 Author(s): United States. Adjutant-General's Office, author. Publication: [Washington?] : [publisher not identified], [1861] Language(s): English Format: Text Subject(s): Military Personnel Physical Examination Language American Civil War United States United States. Army Abstract: Requires that volunteers receive a physical examination upon mustering into service to be sure they are fit and to prevent future claims of disability for pre-existing conditions, tightens up resignation procedures of volunteer officers to reduce abuse, and clarifies that non-English speaking volunteers may serve with regiments whose officers speak that language, but not with English-speaking regiments. Copyright: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain (More information) Extent: 1 sheet NLM Unique ID: 101652188 (See catalog record) OCLC no.: 904081137 Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101652188