Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-21
W1I. SCHOULER,
Adutant General
GENERAL oRDERs-No. lm.
For Recrnlting Yeternn Volunteers.

In order to increase the armies in the field volun-
teer Infantry, cavalry and artillery ay be enlisted
spectve States under the regulations hereinafter men
toned The volunteers enlisted, and OF the
three years troops in the field may recnlst in
accordance with the provisions Of this order will cons
tute force to be designated Veteran Volunteers The
regulations for enlisting this force follows:
The period of service for the enlistmens and rc-en
lsments above mentioned shall be for three years or
during the
H. An abeboied men, between the ages of eighteen
ana forty five years who have heretofore been enlise
and have served for not less than nine months and can
pas the examination required by the mastering regula
der as Veteran Volunteers in accordance with the pre-
visions hereinafter set forth.
III. Every volunteer enlisted and mustered into SER
wee as Veteran under this order shall b. entitled TO
receive from the United States months pay IN al
vance and bounty and premium of four hundred and
Nv" TWO ISi0zl dollars, to be paid as follows:
paid one months pay in advance, sl8 90
First lnstallent of bounty, s25 90
Premium, 81 w
o Total payment on muster, $40 90
2 At the first regular pay day, or two months af
temqster-in, an additional instalment Of boun-
g. At the first regular pay day after six months
service he shall be paid an additional install
a. At rst regular pay day after the end Of the W
bounty i@s yin Si!i be 4s Paid nov, . $50 90
bounty mt a viii be , PAID $50 90
vice. an additional instalment ofbounty viii be
paid, $50 90
years service, an additional instanent of
. bounty will be paid, $50 90
mainder of the bounty viii be paid s75 60
" the government shall not require these troops
for the full period OF three years, and they shall be mus
tered honoTaby out Of service before expiration Of
lhelI term OF enlistment they shall receive upon being
mustered out, the whole of bounty REMAINING
unpaid the same as ii the full term had served The
legal heirs OF volunteers who die shall be enti.
tied TO receive the whole bounty remaining unpaid at the
tine tine q y. t4e soldiers 2lN3,i,! death.
pc Permte3 az 4er option to enter old regiments
term OF tlleu own
alton Of the term for which regiment was ofirinaIv
enlisted New organizations will he oicercd only BY
persons who have been in service and have shown them
serves propeTiy 9eae1 dOr command As badge Of
honOraDe ulstiHcton, service cneNrons Will be fur.
nished by the War Department. to be by the Veter.
vi. Oficers of regiments whose terms have expired
will be authorized on proper application. and approval
regiments within the period OF sixty days; the
filed up and mustered into service within the peri
cd of sixty days the officers may be recommissOned
the date Of their original commissions and for the time
engaged in recruiting they will be entitled eceive the
paw belonging TO their rank.
VII 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
vded they reenst before the expiration Of their present
term for three years or the and said bounty and
premium shall be paid in the manner herein provided
LOT other troops re-enerng the service The new term
Will commence from date of re-enlistment.
VII. after the expiration Of ninety days from This
dqte volunteers serving in three years organizations,
entitled 70 the aforesaid bounty and premium Of s402 to
DC pai1 IN The manner herein provided for other troops
Ie-enterng the service The new term will Commence
with date of reenlistmeut ~ ~ va 0S
TX Officers i'm Service whose co;,,.,.. - -. 90 t.
may IStiol IN accordance with the provisions az This
@ peode me expiration Of their present term shall
nave ulei omissions continued so m to
States service, 'e'''Ni muster INTO united
X As soon after the expiration OF their ori,,;, .
OF enlistment as The eXigenees Of the seryic i 'e
INIT, THROUGH OF thirty days will he r,no WI per
order. $40 f'''ASois OF this
XI. Volunteers enlisted under this orlcr ,.,,, 49,
ed three years men in the quotas of their
states Instructions for the appointment Of
officers and for enlisting Veteran Volunteers VIII ~
atelS issued to the Governors Of states VII DC
BY Orler of the Secretary of War:
=: +. ID. TOWNSEND, Assist Adj Con