Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-01-22
MISCELLANEOUS.
General Orders, No. 2.

WAR DEPARTMENT, Adjuiam Generals Office,
Washington, January s, 1871
l. The following &C, Of Congress, changing the
term Of enlistment, and providing bounty Tor re-
cruils, is published Tor the information and gui-
dance OF the officers OF the Amy:
GAN Act 10 encourage enlslmenls in the Regu-
lar Army:
F." Be IL cnaclcd bytae Scnate and House ~ Repre-
sealalirss If The United States Of America in Con-
grcss assembled, That, during the continuance Of
The war with Mexico The term Of enlistment Of
the men TO be recruited Tor The regiments Of dra-
goons, artillery, infantry, and rfemen, OF The pre-
sent military establishment, shall be during the
war or five years, al The option oi The recruit,
unless sooner discharged.
"Ssc. 3 And be il further enacted, Thatlherc
shall be allowed ana paid 10 every abe. boiled
man who shall be duly enlisted 10 serve in the ar
tllery or infantry, Tor the term OF five years or
during the war, a bounty oil twelve dollars; but
the payment OF six dollars Of The said bounty shall
be deferred until the recruit shall have Joined for
duty he regiment in which he is 10 serve"
ii. The general superinendenls oil The recruit
ing service will give prompt and all necessary n-
strucions 10 he recruiting officers, who will m-
media,ely publish this general order, with The Ia
BILE oil esa 5ished rates Of pay agreeably 10 exist
ing laws annexed, three times in Two newspapers
in The vicinity OF their respective rendezvous
III. The term Of service will hereafter be, "du-
ring the war" 1ciM Merico, or tor five years, As
the recruit may prefer. The blanks now in use
will answer Tor five years men, by writing on
the back OF The enlistment, in due form, the re-
ouired receip; for the advanced bounty; and they
will also suffice for The new term until new
blanks can be printed by substituting The words
"during war" in the handwriting OF the recruit
ting officer, for the words "hve years, as printed
in The prescribed oath Of allegiance.
~. Company commanders will add Two col
umbs 10 The muster rolls, and muster and pay
rolls now in use, 10 show the payments on ac-
count of "bounly" In The frs, column will be
charged the advanced bounty paid to The soldier
al The time OF his enlistment; in The second he
retained bounty due him, and which is 10 be paid
after Joining for duty The regiment in which he is
10 serve Recruiting officers will add similar
coumnsl 10 the blank muster rolls. muster and
pay rolls, and muster and descriptive rolls, &C.,
respectively, furnished Tor The recruiting service
v. The term Of service having been changed
from five years To during The lcaf tcih Mcrico and
a bounty of ireirc dollars allowed, il IS expedlrnl
that The rank and file OF the army will be hlled
in sbor, time, ,pah due crcrtion and cciiray on
The part Of The recruiting oHce,S whu will explain
fully TO the recruit before lie enlist, The conditions
upon which he enters the service.
vi. whenever recruiting S!dllUHS PloVc uh'
successful. they must be abandoned and new ones
established; and il any officer lail 10 gel recruits
at more than one station, he shall be relieved and
ordered BY The superintendent 10 join his regl.
ment.
VII. More than ordinary attention must be
paid TO the tactical instruction OF recruits by all
officers and commanders from The moment OF in
listmenl al The rendezvous until sent 10 join their
regiments To this point The attention OF COM
manders Of depos and pous is specially directed
Sec Nc. 739. Army Regulations.
VIII. The garrison OF For, Columbus having
been withdrawn for service in the field that posi-
has been turned over exclusively for the recruiting
service as depot ofinslruc'ion. Colonel CRANE
o! the Isl regiment OF artillery, The general SUI
perintendenI will give special attention TO This
subject and see that The recruits be comfortably
qnarlered and well instructed during he short
time they may be detained on Governors Island
By ORDER: R. JONES, Adj. Gen'l.