The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-30
GENERAL ORDERS-No. O.
WAR DEpARrMENr.
ADJurASr GESEeAL's Orrlos.
Washing fun Jan. a. 1877

'aoutuSihn Jan. q, 1871. J
Tho following act of Congress, changing tn.
term OF enlistment, aud proviiing a bounty for re
ctu's 's puhiiShcd for tho information aud gui-
dance of the officers Of the army;
" AN ACT to encourage enlistinc mt in the Regu.
| lar Army. 80 $50
{" BE Il enacted by the Senate and House or Repre.
sentdtves Of ne United States IF Amsrica Congres,
ds"m6ted Tha, during tic continuance Of the wa
with Mexico. the term of eni istnent shall be sdu.
ring the war; or FIVE years. at the option of the
recruit, unless sooner discharged
Sec 2, And be IL further enacted That there shall
he allowed and paid to every able bodied man who
shall be duly enlisted to serve in the artillery or
,nm .ry, Tor the term of five years or during the
war, oounty of twelve dollars but the pa yInent
OF SIX dollars OF the sand bounty shall he deferred
until the recruit sball have Joined for duty the
regiment In which he is to serve"
1.-The general super intendc t. of the recruit.
ing service viii give pro'npt and all necessary in.
slruchons to the recruiting officers, who will i'm
neoisteiy publish this general order, with the ia
PIE "i established rates OF pay agreeably To
laws annexed, three times in two n wspapers IN,
The vicinity of thei' rcspco tive rendezvous
ILL., The term of serv ce will here Utter be Z" du
ring the war" tciM Merico or for Eve We, - n, ,.
recruit NAV prefer. The bh.nks n W in use will
answer for five years. m n, by writing on the back
Tor the advanced bounty; and they will also suffice
for the new term until new blanks can be- printed
by substituting the words 90 during the war - in
the hand writing of the recruiting off, or for tne
words " hve years" as printed in the prescribed
oath OF allegiance.
W.-Company commanders will add two col
now In use, to show the payments on account of
bounty - In the first column will be cha, gcd
the advanced bounty p,id to the soldier at the time
OF his in the second the retained boun
~ due HIM, and which is to be paid alter .ining
fur duty the regiment in which he is 10 servn Re.
cruitng officers will add similar columns to The
blank muster rolls, muster an pay rolls, and mus
ter and descri tive rolls &C.. respectively lurnsh
for the recruiting service
V.-Thc term OF service having been changed
from i've years to during me Uih Merico and
bounty of ttgefue dollars allo,yed &c
that the rank and ii eof The army will be filled in
short if NTH due ereron and acfipitu on The mart
Of The recruiting officers who will ex plain fully to the
recruit before he cnsts the conditions upun which
he enters he sci vice.
VI-Whcnever recruiting stations prove unsuc.
cessiul, they must be abandoned aud New onrs es
tablshed aud il any officer fail To ge, recruits at
more than one station, he shall be relieved and or.
dered by the superintendent to join his regiment
VII More than ordinary attention m st be paid
to the tctica instruction of recruits by all offic RS
and commanders from the moment OF enlistment
Mt the rendezvous, until sent to Join their regi.
ments TO this point the attention OF comma ndo rs
of depots and pests is speedily directed sec No
73S Army Regulations
Vlll.Z-The garr.so of Fort Columbus having
oeen withdrawn tor service lin the field that post
has been turned over exclusively for the recruiting
service as a depot OF instruction. Colonel CRANE
OF the LIST regiment OF artillery, the gen eral super.
intendent will give special attention TO this sub.
Ject and see that the recruits be ortably quar-
tered and well instructed during the short time
they NAV be retained on Governor 8 island,S.
by ORDER X. JONES, Adjutant General
UNITED STATES ARMY.
REcRuITING SERVICE Wanted for the United
States Army, atl -bndied meu, be- tween the a. gas
of Is and 35 years. being above feet inches hi2h
Of good character, and OF stand NO among
their w,citizens. None need apply TO ente the
service, but those WIN determined to serve the
period of their enlistment. honestly and faithfully
:. during the tcar'' Nth Merico, or for the term OF
five years.
laoie OF established rates Of pay agreeaby 10 erisne