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GENERAL ORDERS, No. 10.
WAR DEPARTMENT, ABJ'T GENERALS OFFICE.
Washington, April 22, 1847.

|. In order TO secure, without delay or incon-
venience 10 the rolunteer soldier, who shall re.
ceiyo an honorable discharge, or who shall have
"been killed or died Of wounds" Tor his heirs,
&C., as the case may be,) the bounty land or
Treasury scrip, provided by the 9Th section of the
act Of February IL, l847, it is necessary that the
following instructions be duly observed by the
officers concerned.
2. Volunteers mustered out Of Seruice on the
expiration Of their term.
The rolls for this purpose must contain all the
names which have been borne on the previous
muster-rols, from the first, or the one mustered
into service, including all who have died, been
captured, discharged, or have deserted since the
enrolment of the company, with appropriate re-
marks opposite the name Of each respectively
All abscntees must be satisfactorily accounted for
by explanations recorded in The column Of re-
marks. This roll, containing the information a.
bove required, will be prepared and completed at
the time that the company may be discharged,
and be lorwardedby the officer charged with mus
lering it out Of service, direct to the Adutant
Generals Office, War Deparmcnt-endorsed
."For the Commissioner of Pensions, Bounty
Land Bureau" The roll will only vary from
the ordinary mustor-roll used for the payment of
companies by the addition Of the names Of all
who have died, been captured, discharged, or
have deserted since the day of muster into service.
3. Indiuiduai discharges Of Volunteers before
The expiration of their term, in consequence OF
,C0undS recelred or sickness incurred in the course
Of the Serpice.
The certificates of disability and discharge in
such cases will be given in duplicate, and must,
in every instance, set forth the origin and nature
of the wound received or sickness incurred in
course of the service, agreeaby to the establish
ed printed form, dated April %, 1847. One CO.
py of this certificate will be forwarded by the Of.
lcer signing the discharge cf the volunteer sol.
der, direct TO the Adjutant General of the Army
endorsed "For the Commissioner Of Pensions,
Bounty Land Bureau"
4. The Commissioner Of Pensions, under the
direction of the Secretary Of War, being charg-
ed by law with the business of investigating
claims for Bounty Land, &C., provided by the
munifcence of the Government commanders of
volunteer regiments and companies will see the
necessity of preparing and forwarding, as here
in required, the requisite muster-roIl or certii-
Gates, as the case may be, being the necessary ev-
idenec of service and Of honorable discharge, TO
enuble the faithful volunteer or his heirs &C., 10
receive from the War Department the certificate
or warrant for the bounty of one hundred and
sixty acres, or the Treasury scrip for one hun
dred dollars, as provided by law.
5. The Surgeons Certificate of ordinary dis
abiiity," in cases of invalid soldiers Of the regu.
lar army, will hereafter be forwarded in dupH.
cate; one of which to be endorsed "lor the Com
missioner Of Pensions, Bounty Land Bureau"
BY order: R. JONES, Adjutant General.