The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-10
Plan of Recruiting Veteran
Volunteers.
OFFICIAL WAR GAZETTE.

WAR DEPT, ADJ. GEMS OFF1CE,(
Washington, June %.
First.-In order to increase the army now in
the field, volunteer infantry, cavalry and artil-
lery may be enlisted at any time within ninety
days from this date, in the respective states,
under the regulations hereinafter mentioned.
The volunteers so enlisted and such of the
enlist in accordance with the provisions of this
order, will constitute force to be designated.
''vETERAN VOLUNTEERS.
The regulations for enlisting this force
are as follows:
Second. The period of service for the enlist
ments and re-enlistments above mentioned
shall be for three years or during the war.
Third. All able-bOdied men between the
ages of eighteen and forty-fve years, who have
heretofore been enlisted and have served for
not less than nine months, and can pass the ex-
animation required by the mastering regula-
tions of the United States, may be enlisted un-
der this order as vetern volunteers, in accOr
dance with the provisions hereinafter set forth.
Fourth. Every volunteer enlisted and mus
tered into the service as a veteran under this
order shall be entitled to receive from the Uni
ted States one months pay in advance and a
bounty and premium OF $4O2, to be paid as fol-
lows:
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shall be paid one months pay in advance. $13;
first instalment of bounty, $25; premium 81;
total pay on muster, $40.
Second. At the first regular payday, OR two
months after mustered in, an additional INSTALL
ment of bounty will be paid of $50.
And the remainder to be paid in instalments
of $40 each at the end of every six months
thereafter.
Fifth. If the government shall not require
IF
and they shall be mustered hOnorably out of
the service before the expiration Of their term
of enlistment, they shall receive, upon being
mustered out, the whole amount of bounty re-
naming unpaid, the same as if the full term
had been served. The legal heirs of volunteers
who die in service shall be entitled to receive
the whole bounty remaining unpaid at the time
of the soldiers death.
,Sirtk. Veteran volunteers enlisted under
this order, will be permitted at their option, to
enter old regiments now in the field, but their
service will continue for the full term Of their
own enlistment, notwithstanding the eXpira-
ton of the term for which the regiment was
originally enlisted. New organizations will be
offcered only by peasons who have been in
service, and have shown themselves properly
qualified for command. As band of honorable
distinction, service chevrOns will be furnished
by the War Department, to be worn by the
veteran volunteers.
Serenth. Officers of regiments whose terms
have expired, on proper application and ap-
proval of their respective Governors to raise
companies and regiments within the period of
sixty days, and if the company or regiment
authorized to be raised shall be filled up and
mustered into service within the said period of
sixty days the officers may be recommissiOned
at the date of their original commissions, and
for the time engaged in recruiting will be en-
titled to receive the pay belonging to their
rank.
EiqhM. Volunteers or militia now in service
whose term of service will expire within ninety
DAYS, and who shall then have been in service
at least nine months, shall be entitled to the
aforesaid bounty of four hundred and two dol
lars, providing they re-enlist before the expira-
ton of their present term for three years from
date of re-enlistment or tor the war, and said
bounty and premium shall be paid in the man.
ner herein provided for other troops re-enter-
ing the service.
Ninth. After the expiration of ninety days
from this date, volunteers serving in three
years organizations who mayre enlist for three
years, from the date of such re-enlistment OF
for the war, shall be entitled to the aforesaid
| bounty and premium Of four hundred and two