The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-02-02
GENERAL oRDERs-No. 3.
- WAR DEPARTMENT, }
ADJurAST GENERALS OFFICE,
Wdshin ptun Ian y 1Sf7

1 Washington Jan. 8, 1S41.
- nc following act of Congress cbau cling the
otuits. is publ he'd for The Information and pui
dance of the officers OF the army:
an ACT to encourage enlistment in tn. Regu-
.. BE Il enacted by Lte Senate and Hous. of Reprs.
senfdhres The United States Of Amsrica in Congress
assembled, That during the continuance of the war
with Mexico. the term of enlistment shall be sdu.
ring the war;, or five years, at the option of the
recruit, unless sooner discharged. ~ 49,,
SEC. 2, And be u further enacted That there shall
he allowed and paid TO every able bodied man who
shall be duly enlisted serve in tho artillery or
infantry, Tor the term of fvo years or during the
war. bounty Of twelve dollars; but the payment
OF six dollars of the sand bounty shall be deferred
until the recruit shall have Joined for duty the
regiment In which he is to serve"
1.-THE general superinlcude. is of the recruit
ing service viii give prompt and all necessary in
strucuons to the recruiting officers, who will i'm.
,peoately publish this general order, with the Ia.
Die OF established rates of pay agreeably TO existing
| Jaws annexed three times in two newspapers il,
nI~The term of service Will I harno f,N s.
ring the war; tciM Merico, for five years as the
recruit may prefer. The blanks NV in use will
answer for five years. men, by writing on the hack
OF the enlistment, in due form the reoure cd RECENT
Tor the advanced bounty and they viii also suffice
Tor the new term until new blanks can be printed
py substituting the words &c during the war in
the nand writing of the recruiting officer for the
wor''s " nve years" as printed in the prescribed
oath oil allegiance.
| iV.--Company commanders will add two col
ufnns TO the muster rolls and muster nd pay rolls
now IN use. to show the payments on account of
the advanced bounty paid the soldier at the time
oil his enlistment in the second the retained boun
~ due him, and which is to be paid after iuining
ior DUTY The regiment in which he is to serve Re.
cru'tng officers will add similar columns to the
blank muster rolls, muster and pa rolls and mus.
and descriptive rolls &c. respectively furnished
for the recruiting service. 80 -.
L. F.-The term of service haYing been changed
from hive years TO d,ring The car toih DTerico and
bounty of t,oeire dollars allowed il is expected
mat the rank and file of the army will be filled In
short tIr with due ererfio,, and ncfipit ON te ,
OF me recruiting officers who will ex plain fully to the
recruit before he enlists, the conditions upon which
he enters the service. ~,
VI whenever recruiting stations prove unsuc.
cessiui' they must be abandoned and New ones es-
taolished and if any officer fail to get recruits M
more than one station, he shall be relieved and or
"creu by the superintendent to Join bis regiment
fH-Morc than ordinary attention must be paid
to the tactical instruction of recruits NV all of,r
and commanders from the moment Of enlistment
Il. tne rendezvous, until sent to Join their regi-
ments. To this point the attention of comma nders
OF depots and posts is speedily directed See No
73o, Army Regulations.
| NHl.-The garrison Of Fort Columns having
pecn Withdrawn for service in the field that post
mas becn turned over exclusively for the recrutino
| service as depot of instruction. Colonel CRANE
OF the LIST regiment of artillery the geu era suncr
intendent' will give special attention 10 this sub.
| tered and we'll instructed during the short time
| they may be retained on Governors Island. 80
by oapEs X. JONES, Adjutant General
UNITED STATES ARMY
RECRUITING SERVICE Wanted for Tho United
States Army, able bodied men, between the acre,
OF is and 80 years being above feet inches bish
OF Sooa CHARACTER and Of respectable standing among
.neii ic'iow-ctizens None need apply TO enter the
service, but those who determined to serve the
period OF their enlistment. honestly and faithfully
during the ,par'' toih Merico or for the term Of
| five years.
Ihble Of established rates Of pay agreeab 10 enisting
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