The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-20
OFFICIAL.
Adiutant CenesaPs Office
No Washnptop Ami 100

Adiutant GeGeiaPs Office
No. IL. y Washington, April 10, 1917
Marchs 1871, the President 'authozed accept 6e
services OF Individual volunteers 10 NIL vacancies which may
by death, discharge other in the volunteer
regiments corps in the service OF the United States
beings ns SaaS the sf Ss T
volunteer regiments, the respective colonies requested to
take prompt measures and give the instructions
to recruit their companies the full standard one hun
dred privaes each 1t supposed that many individuals
service and who may be legally enrolled the spot
but to insure the requisite number to fill vacancies, il
suggested TO the commanders OF that other
may be taken by sending such company officers not
to exceed three in number, may be out OF healthier
unwilling engage the important duties Of recruiting
for their respective regiments the districts in which they
raised with all the and proper instructions
The President, duly appreciang the ardor and patriotism
the volunteer officers that sufficient number may
be found who will cheerfy leave the camp for tempo
ary absence 50 Indispensable servcelhe espe
cally swell known that the duties in campaign often
impair the health OF valuable officers upon which
class such details usually fall The names of the officers Sc
ected, and the places which they may be ordered win
be reported the Adutant General who will forward the
rolls and supply such other instructions as may be found
necessary None but effective, able-bodied men will be
ceived.
The recruiting officers for the volunteer service, who
may be detached by their coonels will be furnished with
muster rolls, in which they will Immediately enrol the
tor the period oe and the persons enrolled
fill up companies will be entitled days pay
allowances for every twenty miles they travel from the
place OF enrolment to the general rendezvous by the
est mairoute being at the rate of ~ cents for private of
infantry and 81 40 cents Tor private OF mounted corps
The regular monthly pay and allowances commence from
the day the volunteer the place OF rendezvous
he be received as an effective, abe-bodied recruit
g. Volunteers will be sent in convenient deachmens to
places OF general rendezvous depots, where they will be
immediately inspected by the commanding or other proper
officer and surgeon; and any found defective or unsound
will be rejected unfit for service As soon as one hun
dred recruits assembled for regmen they will
Immediately be put in route for the army in the field
L. For the and better accommodation of the
volunteers raised in the United States, the following mill
tay posts designated rendezvous OF receiving de
pots. where rations and quarters will be furnshedo
Volunteers recruited i'm
The eastern States Fort Adams, h. l.
New York and New Jersey Fort Columbus.
Pennsylvania and Delaware and Fo n MlG
Maryland and Virginia Fort Monroe,
North and South Carolina and Geor- Fort M0ots
Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Ken {Newpor Bar
Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri and Hi SJetiersoa Bar
npis racks, Mo.
Arkansas Tennessee, Mississippi, New Orleans Bar
Louisiana, and Alabama racks, La
g. BY the 9th section of the to raise for limited time
additional military force, Nc., approved February H.
1917, leach noncomInissioned officer, musician, phi
vate, enlisted be enlisted in the regular army,
ulary mustered in any volunteer company Tor perlodo
during the with Mexico and who shall receive
honorable discharge &c., will be entitled to warrant
for HUNDRED ACRES or LAND, which he VIII
be liberty in body, upon any of the public
lands that may be subject private entry; he may
his option, when honoraby discharged receive treasury
scrip TO the amount Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, bearing SIX
per interest, payable seni-annualy and redeem
able at the pleasure of the government.
Lest this provision of the law may not be fully understood
by the soldiers of the regular and volunteer corps
who may have received the land bounty the expiration
Of their first of service, they informed that in case
individual volunteers for second term, for the period OF
the war, they WILL receiving honorable discharge
the expiration thereof be entitled to second tamd bounty
equal amount the treasury scrip for one hundred dollars
% 10y 10y BIZ ORDER R. JONES,
April 2c--it Adiutant General