The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-07-09
IMPORTANT WAR DEPART
HlENT OEsEER
The Enliss.ncnt 0GVcseran
Troops
WAR GAZETTE OFFICIAL

/ OFFICE WAsuISGToS June %, 1868. !
/ GENEsAL ORDERS, No,--Foa RE
| qRuIaING VErERAs VoLuSTEERs. Frs
In order to increase the armies nov
in the field, volunteer infantry, cavalry
and artillery may he enlisted at m,
time within ninety days from this date
in the respective States, under the re
gulations hereinafter ment.onsd. The
volunteers so enlisted and such Of the
three years troops now in the field as
may re enlist, in accordance with the
provisions Of this order, viii constitute
force to be designated ''Vcteran No
'unteers." The regulations for eniistin.
this force are as follows
Second, The period Of service for the
enlistment au,1 re enlistments above
mentioned shall be for three years or
during the war.
Third, All ablc-bodicd men between
tho ages Of Is and As years, who have
heretofore been enlisted, and have
served for not less than nine months.
and can pass the examination required
by the mastering regulations Of tic
United States, may be enlisted under
this order as veteran volunteers in ac-
c"raance with the provisions herein
after set forth.
Fourth. Every volunteer enlisted and
mustered into the service as Il veteran
under this order Shall be entitled to re-
ceive from the United States one
months pay III advance. ana bounty
and premium ofSto2, to be paid as fol
lows:
1st Upon being mustered into ser
vice he shall be paid one months pay
~ advance, thirteen dollars; first in
stall'nent Of bounty, twenty Eve dollars;
pension, two dollars total payment on
muster forty dollals.
"a At the regular pay day, or two
months after muster in, an additional
installmcnt Of bounty will be paid ii
fifty dollars.
81. At the frs! regular my day, after
six months service, he shall be paid an
additional n>tailment OF ffsy dollars.
4t'l. At the FIRST regular pay day
after the end Of the first years sers ice,
an additional installiacat Of bounty will
be paid--s50.
9th. At the first regular pay day
after eighteen months service, an ad
ditional installment Of bounty will be
paid-s5O.
9Th. At the first regular pay day after
two years service, an additional install
ment Of bounty will be raid--$5o.
7th. At the Gtst regular pay day
after two and half ears service, an
additional installment Of bounty will be
paid.-s5o.
sth. Al the expiration Of three years
service, the remainder of the bounty
will be paid-75.
Fifth, II the Government shall not
require these troops for the full period
OF three years, and they shall be mus
tered honorably out of the service be.
fore the expiration Of their 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.
Sirth. Veteran volunteers enlisted
under this order will be permitted, at
tfeir option, to enter old regiments now
in the field, but their service will con
tinue for the full term Of their own en-
listment, notwithstanding the expiration
ofthe term for which the regiment was
originally enlisted. New organizations
will bc officered only by persons who
have been in service. and have shown
themselves properly qualified for com
mand. As badge Of honorable dis
tinction, servire chevrons will be fur
nished by the War Department, to be
worn by the veteran volunteers.
Seventh Officers Of regiments. whose
terms have expired, will be authorized
on proper application and approva
Of their respective Governors, to raise
companies & regiments within go DAYS
ard II the company or regiments autho,
lied to be raised shall be filled up and
mustered INTO service within the saiq