The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-28
GENERAL ORDERS-No. Q.
WAR DEPARTMENT. d,
ADJuTANT GENEHAL's OFrIcE. I
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1.-The following act of Con ress, changing ,b
term oil enlistment, and providing bounty for TO-
G, ults' Is published for the information and gui.
dance OF the officers OF the army:
AN Acr to encourage enlistment in tho Req
lar Army. su'
BE il enacted by The Senate and Hous, or Re-.
sentdt,ues Qf the United States Of america in Uongr,,
assembled That during the continuance of the was
with Mexico, the term of enlistment shall be DIV
mig !he war, or hve years, at the option of the
SEC 2, lind be IL further endcted That there shall
he allowed and paid to every able. bodied man uh
:hail be duly enlisted to serve in the artillery Or
infantry, for the term of FIVE years or during the
war, hounty OF twelve dollars but the ayment
of six dollars of the said bounty shall he deferrsS
until the recruit shall have Joined for dutv ~
regiment in which he is to serve" WIZ
H.-The general superintende ts of the rccru;,
ing service will give prompt and all necessary in.
struc ions to the recruiting officers, who will i'm
medlately publish this general order, with the Ia
bic of established of pay agreeably TO exist
laws annexed, three times in two newspapers 10
the e, vicinity OF Their respective rendezvous
iI.-The term OF service will hereafter be- du
ring inc war; tcm Ddertco, or for five years "a the
recruit may prefer. The blanks NV in use will
answer Tor hvc years m n, by writing the back
OF the enlistment, IN due form, the required RECENT
Tor the advanced bounty; and they will also suffice
Tor the new term until new blanks can be printed
by substituting the words during the war ., IN
the hand writing of the recruiting officer for the
words " hve years." as printed in the prescribed
GA tn OF allie glance. Su
lV.-Company commanders will add two %,
utnns to the muster rolls, and muster nd p.v roll.
now In use, TO show the payments on account Of
bounty" In the first column will be CHARGED
inc advanced bounty paid to the soldier at the time
OF his enlistment; in the second, the retaipcd boun
ty due him, and which is to be paid after Joining
Tor duty The regiment In which he is to serve. Re-
cruiting oihcers will add similar columns TO the
olank muster rolls, muster and pay rolls, nd mus
ter md descriptive rolls &C.. respectively FURNISHED
for the recruiting service.
V.1The term of service having been changed
from FIVE years to during The ,oar ,oiM Merico, and
bounty OF ftcelUe dollars allowed it is expected
that the rank and file of the army will be filled in
snort tf e. cih due ererfion and actipity on epart
OF me recruiting officers who sill ex plain fully To- the
recruit before nc enlists, the conditions upon which
nc enters the service.
Wv henever recruiting stations prove unsuc.
cessful, they must be aba ndoncd and New ONES a.
tablished and if any officer fail to gei recruits at
more than one station he shall be relieved and or.
oered oy the superintendent to join his regiment.
VI More than ordi mary attention must be paid
to the tactical instruction of recruits bv Ali Officers
and commanders from the moment of enlistment
at the rendezvous, until sent to Join their rer.
ments. To this point the attention of comma nder
of dcpois and posts is speedily directed Sea No
1888. Army Regulations.
VlII.-The garrison of Fort Columbus having
peen Withdrawn for service in the field that post
mas been turned over exclusively for the Recruiting
service as n depot Of instruction. Colonel CRANE
OF the LIST regiment of artillery, the general super
iintehnent, VIII give special attention to this sub
jet, and see that the recruits be comfortably quar-
Tered and we'll instructed during the short time
ihcy may be retained on Governors Island
BY ORDEa: X. JONES, Adjutant General
UNITED STATES ARMY.
RECRUITING SERviCE- Wanted for the United
States Army, able bodied men, between the ace,
OF IL and 30 years being above feet inches high
OF gooa character and OF respectable standing among
their folow-citizens None need apply to enter the
service, but those who determined to serve the
period of their enlistment honestly and faithfully
during The 'oar" with Merico, or for the term Of
i"ofe established rates Of pay agreeaby to eristng