The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-03-11
GENERAL ORDERS, NO. >.
WAR DEPARTMENT..
ADJurANT GENERALS 0fficI,
LluShfu0foo D., : IS4-

buSHHgtUH, Jan. ,, lc41.
1.-The following Act OF Congress, changing the
term Of cnlistmenls, and providing bounty for
recruits, is publshed for the information aud GUT
dance of the officers Of the army.
Az Acr 10 encourage enlistmcnts in the Regular
Army.
BE II enacted bg the Senate aud House u Rep
reseRiaiipss Of the United Si4iss Of tmencs an
Congress assent ed, That during the continuance
of the war with Mexico. the term OF the enlist
mcnl Of the men to be recruited for the re- iments
Of dragons, artillery, infantry, and rliienen OF
the present military establishment, shall he dur
ing the war, or five years, al the option OF the
recruit, unless sooner discharged.
sac ,. AAd be Il farfh6f enacted. That there
shall be allowed aud paid every abie.boded man
h0 shall be duly enlisted 10 IN the artillery
or infantry, for the term oil five years or during
the war, bounty of Twelve Dollars but the
payment OF six dollars Of The said bounty shall be
doerfcd until the recruit shall have loiued Tor du-
ty the regiment in which he is to setye.n
1.-the general supcrintendcnts of the recruit.
ing service will give prompt and all necessary in
structons TO the recruiting officers, who VIII In
metlately publish this general order, with the Ia.
bic of established rates Of pay agreeably to exis-
ting laws annexed. three times in two newspapers
in the vicinity Of their respective rendezvous.
IlI~.Ihe term ofserYice will hereafter be- dur.
in- the war Nth Nexioo, or for five years, as the
recruit may prefer. The blanks now IN Will
answer for five years men, by writing ca the back
of the enlistment, in due iorn, the required re-
ceIpt for the advanced bounty and they will also
suffice for the new term until new blanks can he
printed, by substituting the words "dItiug the
war;" in the handwriting Of lie recruiting oifi-
Ger, FOR the words hyc years." as printed ~ the
prescribed oath Of allegiance.
Company commanders will add two col
urnns 10 the muster rolls, aud muster and pay
rolls now in use, 10 show the payments on account
of "a bounty" Ia the lrst CO umn will be chatg-
ed the advanced bounty paid to the soldier at The
time Of his enlistment IN the second, the retain.
ed bounty due him, aud which is to be paid after
Joining ior duly the regiment in which lie is TO
serve. Recruiting ofiisers viii add similar col
umns to the blank muster rolls, muster aud pay
rolls, and muster and descriptive rolls, &e, res
pectiyely. furnished Tor the recruiting service.
vine term Of service having been changed
from five years 10 daripg tle icIr eiA MtricO, and
a bounty OF fioelrs dolisIs allowed il is expected
that the rank and file OF Inc army will be Allied IN
4 short time, rih das erertioa and aetiritg on the
PIT Of me recruiting eGieers who will explain fully
to the recruit before he cp,ists the conditions up
on which be enters The scfYice.
NL.Nhenever recruiting stations prove unsuc-
ccssful, tley must be abandoned and new ones cs-
tabshedi and ii any officer fail get recruits al
more than one station, he shall be relieved and or.
dcred BY the superintendent To join his regiment
VII-.More than ordinary attention must ba paid
to the tactical instruction OF recruits BY all officers
and commanders rom the moment OF enlistment
al the rendezvous, until seut 10 join their regi-
meut. To THIS point the attention Vi commanders
Of dcpots and posis IS specially directed No.
1913, Army Regulations.
NIll~The garrison Of Fort Columbus having
been withdraw f17 service in the field, that post
has beoa turned over exclusively for the recruit.
ing service as depot Of instrucl,ou. Col Crane,
Of the Is, regiment Of artillery, the general super.
inlendent viii give special attention 10 this sub
Jet, and that the recruits be comfortably quar-.
tered and well instructed during the short lime
thcy mag he retained on Governors Island.
BY ORDER
II HOMES Ma Er,Fruf