Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-02-05
GENERAL ORDERS.-No. 2.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
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WAX DEL AN .hCN
ApJurANr GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, January g. l94I.
|. The following act OF congress, cnhneing ,lie
term OF enlistment and providing a bounty loL re-
cruits is published for the information ana guidance
OF the officers OF the Army -
" Az Acr 10 encourage culismcnis in the Rugular
Army.
" BE il epacfed Jy the Senate and House Of he
pr,scutafjrcs of the Uniicd suites Of Amercd IN
LDuuress assenbicd That, during the continuance OF
the war with Mexico, Inc e''h o, ci',lSI'c'' -, uc
men TO be recruited for the regiments OF dingoolS ar
tiilerv infantry and rtlsnen OF the present military
establishment shall be % during the war, or tor i've
years at the option of the recruit, unless sooner us
charged. , mi, =,
SIC. 9 And Jc il further enacted, limit there
shall be- allowed and paid to every able bodicd man
who shall be duly enlisted to serve IN the af'eY or
nutrv for the term of five years or daring the war
n hnuniv of twelve dollars but the payment Of SIX
dollars Of the said bounty shall be deferred until the
recruit shall have joined Tor duty the regiment IN
which he is to serve
service will rive prompt and all necessary instructions
to the recruiting officers, who VIII lnhc1iaicly pub,
lsh this general order. with the table o established
rates of nav a rrccably to existing laws annexed,
three times in TWO newspapers IN the victy OF their
respective rcndcz vous ~
the war with Mexico or Tor I'VE years as t1r re
crut NAV prefer The blanks now IN use vii! an
swcr for five years men, by writing on the back OF
the enlistment, in due form the required receipt Tor
the advanced bounty and they VIII also suffice Tor
/ the new term until new blanks eau De printed by
substituting the words during the war. IN the hand
writing Of the recruiting officer, Tor tile words i've
years" as printed IN the prescribed oath o allegiance
! " Company commanders VIII add two columns
! to the muster rolls and muster and pay rolls now i'll
J use, To show the payments on account OF bounty
In the first column will h. charged the advanced buun-
rs paid TO the soldier at the time oi ms enlistment IN
the second the retained bounty due him. and which is
To be paid after joining for duty the regiment III which
he is TO serve Recruiting oiccis viii add similar
columns to the blank muster rolls, muster and pay
rolls and muster and descriptive rolls. &c, respect
ycly furnished for the recruiting service.
/ v The term OF service having been changed iron
five years to during the war with Mexico. and boun
~ of twelve dollars allowed. it is expected that tn,
rank and file OF the army will be filled IN short time
with due eXer,un and activity on the pant OF the re-
cruitinr officers who will explain fully to the rccrui
before he ensts, the conditions upon which he enlcr
the service.
VI Whenever recruiting stations prove unsucccss
iu they must be abandoned, and new ones establish
ed and it any officer fail to get recruits at more than
one station he shall be relieved ana ordered by h
superintendent to lun his regiment.
VI, More than ordinary attention must be paid Il
the tactical instruction OF recruits by all officers AM
commanders from the moment ni enlistment nj tn
rcndcI vous until sent 10 JON their regiments. Il
this point the attention OF commanders OF depots am
posts is specially dlrccted-Src No 13S, Army Re
pulatlons
VIII The garrison of Fort Columbus having bee
Withdrawn for service in the field, that post has bee
tlrne over cxcus ycly for the recruiting service
depot Of instruction. Colonel Crane, OF the Isl re-
niluent of artillery, the general superintendent, wi
ecruits be comfortably quartered and well lnsructc
during the short time they may be retained on Gov
criofs Island.