Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-02
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Wa 14fd~taest, Adjs<a~< Gc~ersrs oAo>,
/ WAsHIhaToS, Nov. 8, 1855
<9e~sras Orders. No. $50. To csrrY ont ~.
rroTisions OF paragraphs and Q, General Or.
defs, NO. lsl. current series, from this ofics IN
referrnce % volunteers who may come within
ths limit for re.enlistment Is Veteran yoIua.
teefs, es fixed BY General Orders, No. 3os. cur.
ress seHes' 'ne Following regulations arc ss-
AHsfers.o.< Of Seyr.es.
I. The muster-out or discharse Of All nss
who may fe-enIlst, ana their establishments
and consequent re.musters, will be under tia
immediate supervision and direction ee ths
.OommissaIies and Assistant Commits ssrt,s Of
MustFrs for the respective armies and denar,
ments. Ths said lgesTs .sSll moke OIL ,.astsr,n.k
of aad n. musters in:o the seruiee.
2. All men who desire to take advantare Of
the benefits Of the Veteran Volunteer order bY
rr.sr listment under it, will b regularly mus.
tired ont Of service on the prescribed IN US er.
ont rolls. The discharges prescribed by para
graph -. Mastering Regulations. will b. fur
plshed In all cAses remark will b- N sds on
the muster out rolls, over the signature OF tbs
Commissary or Assistant Comni ,eary OF II as.
ters a. follows: "Dischar4ed by virtue OF 10.
eplist mcnt rs a Veteran Volunteer, under tbs
provisions Of General Orders, No. 1911, series OF
.lea5, from the War Department"
Re-enlistments and Re mnsters
3. simultaneously with the muster-out and
discharge, but OF the date next following 1t, tho
Veteran Volunteers will be formally Fem us-
sered into the United States service "for A-ee
tho proposed m uster- in rolls, I'm ster and de-
scYipnve rolls Of recruits These rolls Will be
made ont from the Establishments and desSrip-
tive lists of the men, (See section of this par
agraph.) The folio wing remark viii be mata
on the muster-in rolls, over the signature OF the
Conmiesary or Assistant Comm ssary Of Mus.
ters Re n ustered as Veteran Volunteers
under General Orders, No. 1sI, War Depart
mept. series Of 1883"
d. Rsgiuental Commanders, under the dirse -.
ticn OF Commanders OF BriGadee, will select
to- ,,.Ir m
tive commands, and charge him with thu r.
enlistment Of the Veterans thereof Ths pe-
enlistments " Ill be made in duplic Ate, sad on
the blank for "Eolunteer Enlistment" A d.
sc-ipiiva roll Of the men will be made out 1T
the same time. The duplicate re .enlistments
and descriptive roll will be forwarded or takcu
by the recruiting officer to the Commlssary or
Assis' ant Commissary of musters who may bs
IN charge OF the mu sters for the organization TO
which the men belong. The mustering Officer
will countsrsi9n the re enlistment papers and
file the descriptive roll with the records Of bis
Office. One copy OF the rr- en- listm.nt will bs
delivered by the mastering officer TO the Pay.
master, TO assist him in the OK animation AMI
veTi6catiou OF tie accounts; this copy will he
forW axded with the said accoun - 10 the proper
accounting officer OF the Treasury. The second
copy OF the re.enlistment will be returned by
the must ring officer to the Resmenta Com :.
marder, and by him forwarded to the Adiut.ot
General of the Army with the Monthly b.
cruiting Return required ny paragraph 9ls,
Army Regulations, from Superint.ndents Of
Re imental Recruiting Serviss.
Payments.
S. The Pay Department OF tn. Army Is
hsIehy charged with all paym2nts ffinai dues
under original euiistmeuts, advanced pay,
bouniies, and prem iuIns OF the volunteers dus-
charged ard lie mus erred as directed In this
oroer. IT, final pay mt nts under the origin 81
epIistmss Ne will be made on the muster Qut
rolls,
The amount of the "totai payment on mus
ter IRE musttr,l paragraph =, General Order
:32i. a. q. O., current series, " iii be m AIDE q
der the rules set forth In General Orders No.
iSS. Tie consolidated receipt rolls REFEREES 10 -
the Scid order tciH be certified to BY the Commits
so7y or Assistant Conmisxdry Of MustcrS chargeJ
rih the r'-nuster Of Tetcrnn Volunteer int
sesrice. The payments on discharge, and IN D..
due on re- muster, Will be m tde 1T the same
TINA and in full, Immediately after the men are
Fem stered into the service
II. Commanders OF Armies and Departments
are hereby charged with the faithful * .cu,ioa
Of this order, and will issue such instructions
under 1t as, in their opinion, will best securs
the object In view. Troops to be discharx d
and re-mustered as Veterans will be yep 0rted
by the proper commanders through ARMY or
department Headquarters, to the Payma ter
General. The reports will be made at q dala
such as will avoid delay In the payments beixg
made.
By order OF the Secretary of War
E. ID. TOWNSEND,
de 2.tf Assistant Adjutant General.