The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-08-21
TIL f. GALE DOM A n
State Cf Vermont.


ApJ'T AND INSPECTOR GENERAL S OFFICE, !
Woodstock, August 3, 1868.
GENERAL ORDER NO. 2.
|. Two regiments of Veteran Volunteer
infantry and one battery Veteran Volunteer
Artillery are authorized to be raised in this
State, under General Order No. 19l OF the
War Department, dated June 25' 1868.
9. All abe-bodied men, between the ages
of eighteen and forty-fve, who have hereto
fore been enlisted, and have served for not
less then nine months, who produce an honor
able discharge from the service, of the usual
form, and can pass the examination required
by the mastering regulations Of the United
States, may be enlisted under this order as
Veteran Volunteers.
3. Every volunteer, enlisted and mustered
into service as veteran, under this order,
will be entitled to receive from the United
States one months pay in advance, and
bounty and premium OF four hundred and
two dollars, to be paid as follows
tpon being mustered into service lie will be paid
mouths pay in advance $500
First instament OF bounty, $500
Premium, 200
Total payment muster 5000
AZ The first regular pay day, or two months after
muster ill., 4 additional nstalment and boun-
ty will be paid, 5000
Al the first regular pay day. after six month"; SER
vice additional instament of bounty will
he paid 300
" the first regular pay day after the end of the
fr-t years service, additional instalment
of bounty will be pad 5000
At the fir-tgegular pay day after cighteel. months
service, IN additional inrtalment OF bounty
VIII be paid, 5000
At the fist regular pay day after two years
vice. additional instaInent of bounty will
BE- paid 5000
At the first regular pay day after TWO and a half
years service, additional nstalment of
bounty will he paid, >" 10
At the expiration ct three years service the re-
mair 'er of the bOu"ty will he paid, 1850
And each enlisted man will be entitled to
the State pay of seven dollars per month.
If the government shall not require these
troops for the full period of three years, anG
they shall be mustere3 honorably out Fl SER
:lce before the expiration Of their term o:
enlistment, they will receive, upon being..mus
tered out, the Who'll. amount Of bounty IT
manning unpaid. the stn,e as 9 the fill term
mad been se"Ved. Tt ,egal heirs of yolun !
teers who die in service will be entitled to
fece'', tie whole bornty rm":"'ng unpaid
at the time of the soldie cath, (
=. Officers Of .tgiments Shose terms have .
expired, will be authorized, on proper appli-
eatcn, 20 raise companies within the period
Of sixty days from the da:e of the music;
out OF Their resrect.., CO .nmands, and if the
company authorizes, to he raised shall be
filed up and mustered service within ths
said period of sixty day lie officers will -
recommiss;oned of the date of their original
commissions, and for the time engaged in re-
cr,t nc ,ney will be entitled t, receive me
nav beIonsinc to their rank If the comnan,
authorized shall not g filed up and muster
ed within the sad period Of sixty DAYS. the
men enlisted may be transferred to some
other company, ar the recruiting officer dis
charged unless ,he Governor shall think
proper to give him position in the consoli-
dated company to rhich his men have been
transferred.
5. If applications for nermission to raise
companies under the fourth section of this !:
order are not made BY a sufficient number Of
officers to raise the whole number of COM