Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-22
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSA-
~ CHUSETTS.

G. NERAL ORDER, NO. a.
In reoly to many inquiries the following Order is pro-
mugated being condensed from previous PrOcamatiOns
and Orders.
l. Veteran soldiers (hst is discharged soldiers who
have served at least nine months will receive from the
United States Government the veteran bounty OF s4O2
whether they enlist in anv regiment company in
the field, in either Of the following anzations viz
The 2d Regt. of Heavy Artillery, colonel Frankie; the
56h Regt of Infantry list VeteansJ colonel Griwod
the 5Itn I'D Veterans colonel Bart tt the 5sth g /
Veterans, colonel Richmond the 59th 4th Veterans)
colonel Gould or in the new Battalion of Cavalry
forming at keadve, to he atac ed to the LIST Regt of
Mass cav N5s. colonel Sqrgentj or in the other new
on now recTu ting at Readvle form part Of the
4th Mass Cav Vols lieutenant colonel ARNOLD A. Rand.
United tates and the ul state bounty of Massachu-
set in the manner set forth m the Proclamation the
Governor, OF November 18th ut.
II. All raw ecruits Chat is those not veterans) will
receive the full state bounty who eulst in either of the
organizations ne or old, now in the field, being
raised, such recruits will receive $500 from the
nited states, but instead thereof 500 only the
companies in the field; or one Of tie CaoaIrv Bat
tatOnS named ADORE, they will receive $780, rom the
United states by special order Of the Secretary of
War; these two Cavalry Batalions parts Of old regi
meuts now in the field.
New recruits have however the riy ht to ion apv
iment or company not already full whether old
II they choose to do So and 10 accept the smaller United
States bounty instead of the larger
III To recapitulae The United States does not pay
recruits who not veterans OF nine this
bounty exceeding sO unless they join one Of the
old organizations already in the field incu ing in the
term 'Fold organizations &C. the two Cavalry tai
1t pays nine months Veterans Joining any organizes
ton, new or old, siO2 bounty.
1t pays raw recru 1902 who go into old organiza
tom ncludi & the two Cavalry Battaons aforesaid.
The Commonwealth Jays her 1ul bounty all classes
of recruits, allowing them 20 Join any regiment
pany they please, il there is no receive them.
". The United states Officers do offer any boun-
y to of color, do they pay them the full wages
of soldier They pay $40 per month, of which 50 may
be in clothing
This Commonwealth pays the full bounty Of 1925 in
hand on being mustered into the United states
as Massachusetts, Volunteer to soldiers irrespect
i've OF color or extraction; the 81 ldicr NAV he pre-
ers it, receive $50 in advance and monthly state pay
By way of bounty, $40 per month.
v BY Act OF November IL, 1868, this Commonwealth
out OF IT'S own Treasury, makes the 5ith and 55t
Massachusetts, Volunteers The de6cisncy in their pay
ana DaYmaster IS already gone to those regiments for
the purpose ct their payment.
vi. Volunteers now the field authorized under or
dcrsirom the W ar Department to re-enst as Veteran
Volunteers and who do enlist in Massachusetts Vol
nnteer e General Orders Nos 80 and a. from these
lie ado larters, receive the full bounty offered by the
United states, and also the tul bounty Of Massachu-
sets, Of 1925 in advance, of $50 advance and
per month"; at Their election (see Governors Proc
amation of Nov Is, 1868 and General 0rd,rs, Nos 80
80 and 34.)
VII such Volunteers re-enlisting will be credited to
their towns against present quotas under the last call
BY order OF His Excellence JOHN A. ANDREW, Gov
einor and Commander in-ChieE
WILLIAM SCH0CLER,
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