Daily national Republican., 1864-08-15
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REEfLIsrmENTs OF oNE.HuNpRED-DAY
TRooPl
tcireular, No. 5sl %

wAsHiEoTor, July n, 1894.
l. On and sfter this date, men Of the one-hun.
dred-dsy forces, who may have at the date Of TO
enlistment less Than siriv (eo) days 10 serve, will bs
three (a) years, as they may In each case elect
The new term will commence from the date OF
re-enlistment.
The re.enlistments for the Increased term will
be made under the following regulations. d.
I. Where seven hundred mon rc-enist IN tht
regiment 10 chhh hcy belong, the reglmental organ.
ization will bo maintained and the ofeers thereof
allowed to retain the rank held BY them under the
onehundred-day term.
Should less than seven hundred men re-enlist
IN me same regiment, said force will be organized
into one or more companies Of the iegsl strength,
and offcered by such officers ~ may be selected
from the original command by the Comms sndins
General Of the Army or Department. Men 10
enfsng should hey 90 dSsiys, irn be permihed 10 se
tsd a dWosm rgineM and company from Hle sidit
10 phfch he organisation is from. In such cases
they will be sent to join the regiment or company
so selected. The remainder will be continued
under their Officers, until the expiration Of the
one-huodred-day term, and then discharged the
service.
MUsrER.ouT OF sERvIcE.
.. The muster-out or discharge OF all men who
may re-enli.t, and their re-enlistments and conse
pervision and direction OF the Commissuries and
Assistant CommIssaries OF Musters for the re.
speetiro Armies aud Departments. Tbs said of
GERS riH make all musersoW Of and rcmust1rs into u.
service.
T. All men who desire TO take advantage Of the
benefits resulting from re-enlistment, under the
provisions Of this ordo', will be regularly mus
tered out of service on the prescribed muster-ou,
rolls, The discharges prescribed by Paragraph
70, MusterlnE Regulations, will be furnished In
all eases. remark will be made on the muster.
out rolls, over tho signature Of the Cornmissary OF
Assistant Com nisssry of Musters, as follows
Discharged from the one-huudred-day service
BY virtue of re-enlistment for ono year. (or two
three years. a. case may be) under auth ority from
the War Department, 1884,"
RE-ESLIs iMEsTs AND REMUsTE ms.
o. simultaneously 18th the muster-out and dis.
chaIge, but Of the date next following It, the one.
hundred-day troops will bo formally remusterad
into the United States service for one year, Tor
two, or three yeas, as case may be.) This will
be done on the prescrb bed muster.in rolls, muster
and descriptive roll Of reoruits) These rolls will
be made out from the rc-enlistments ard deIcrip.
tive lists of the men. (see Section 16 of this
Paragraph. The following remark will be made
on the muster-in rolls, over the sgnatu re Of the
Commi sary or Assistant CommissAry OF Mus
tersi " Remustered from one-hundred.day service
for one year. Tor two, or three years, as case ay
BEL under authority from the War Departm
lS6lD
9. Regimental comm anders, under the direction
OF their immediate superior commanders, will o..
leot and appoint recruiting officer for their re-
speotive commands, and charge him with the re.
enlistment Of the thereof. The re-enlis tments
VIII be made In duplicate, AMI on the bla nix for
volunteer Enlistment" A descriptive I oil ol
the men will be made out at the same time. The
duplicate re-enlistments and descriptive roll will
be Forwarded, or taken, by the recruiting of ioer,
to tho Commissary or Assistant Commissaf Of
Musters who may be In charge OF the mustera for
the organization to which the men belong, .rhe
mastering officer will countersign the re-enlist-
ment papers, and file the descriptive roll with the
records OF his Office. One copy of the reenli,t-
ment will be delivered by the mastering ofneer to
the Pa master, to assist him in the examination
and verihostion OF the accounts this copy will be
forwarded with the said accounts to the proper
accounting officer Of the Treasurer. The second
copy Of the re'enliItment will be returned by the
Guster,ng ofiioer to the Regimental Commander
and by him forwarded to the Adjutant General of
the Army with the Monthly Recruiting Return re
quirsd by Paragraph eio, army Regulations, from
superintendentI OF Regimental Recruiting SER
vice.
BoUSTIEs AND PAYMENTS.
7. The bounty provided by law Is as follows;
FOR one year. 800
for Two years ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 200
rot thtee years. ........................ 800
Tho h.st inHtallments OF bounty will be paid
when the recruit is mustered in, as folIsws:
To a recruit who enllsts in the Army for ono
year, Sas 80.
Toa recruit who enliStS in tho Army for two
years, s6s.ss.
1oa recruit who enliHts in the Army Tor three
years, 800.
s. The Pay Department OF the Army 10 hereby
charged with all payments (nnAl dues under orgi-
nal enlistments and bounties) of the troops dis
charged, and remustered as directed In this order
The huAl payments under the original enlIstments
Will be made on the muster-out rolls.
The amount Of the total payment on remuster
Will be made in accordance with the general prin.
oplss set forth In General Orders, No. I63 series
Of es. Consolidated receipt rolls referred 10 in said
order oH be certified 10 by the CommisSdry or Asstst-
ant Commissdry Of MuIfrs charged pih The Temusitr
ofe volunteers info Ieruies. The payments on dis
charge, and those duo 90 remuster, will be made
at the same time, and In full, Immediately after
the men are rem uater red into the service.
II. Commanda.s Of Armies and Departments are
hereby charged with the faithful execution OF this
order, and ~ issue such Instructions under Il az
in their opinion will best secure the object in
view. TsooRs TO. be discharged and remustered
will bb reported by the proper comm anders,
through Army or Department Headquarters, to
the Paymsster General The reports will be Ii ade
at date such as will avoid delay In the pay ymens
being made.
BY order OF the Secretary of War;
L. d. TOWNSEND,
aui6 Assistant Adjutsnt General.