Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-19
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
War DEPARTMENT.,
ADIUTANT GENERAL's 0FTtCE
WASHIHeToN, May 2, 1864.



I. To provide for certain cases Of muster, which
may arise at ne d1'sI he original ,sns Of srrfss Of
uolunisor organizations tsiH aspire, the foil g.
,uatioAa arc established AID Announoed, for the
information SD guidance Of all concerned Their
execution will Be under tho supervision and direc-
ton OF the ComuisBHgies Of MuSters for Corps and
Departments:
MvSrERs.OBr ASB DISCHARGES FROM VETERAN |
REGIMENTS WHERE THREE-ToURTHs THEREOF |
NAVE RE-ESLIsTEB.
I. In regiments where thtee.fourths (s-A) Of the
mon have re-enliHted-and which are therefore |
rcterAn-Lc organisation hey may haze al nc dGtcg
Of expiration Of term, tsee section l. General Re-
narkS,) tOiA Be maintained, but all meA who have
aot re.enlisted, Except those who have Joined
Einee date Of original orgsnizAtionj will, on said
date, he mustered out and discharged the Esrvice.
The mustors-out will be made by the Assistant
CommisBAry Of Mustert OF tLc Division TO which the
troops belong and that Ofcor will be held strictly
accountable that the must0r-out rolls are aeou-
rate, and made out IN accordance with the Mus
tering Regulations.
4 ssperate muster-out roll will be made, on the
prescribed form, for he detachment from each com
gdng.
Particular attention is invited to the Mastering
Regulations, in Sc far 40 the formal discharge
paper OF the volunteer il concerned. (See section s.
General RematksD
After the muster-Out and discharge papers Bhsll
have been fully PREPARED, the Department or corpS
Commander viii -auEn tho discharged men to be
formed into totschmeuts, under competent officers,
sud forward them to tho StAteB See section Gcn-
rral Rcmafks) to which they respectively belong,
'Here to be paid OF, promptly, under such regulA-
tons as the PaymAEter General may estAblisA.
The senior efieer Of eseh detachment will take
charge Of tie muBtsr-3ut rolls and discharge pa
eTs and 20 rcBpnnAihle for their safety until placed
N tho hands Of the PaymaHter.
OFFICERS FOR VETERAN REGIMENTS.
:. Under paragraph . Of General Orders, No. 1871,
1888, It Is announced that officers in service whose
regiments or eompauies may re-enlst (gov dpplica-
tc 10 rGgiEsHis or somPGHSs Vssrs hrsst0urhE hare
rc-fElI5tsE,l VIII have their commissions and rank
continued To this END, CHEERS will continue 70
FurvC, under existing musters uAtll the original
term Of their regiments shall have expired, when
10y viii be rcHugtcreS unScr heir sEi3ins commits.
10isI for three yedrS. TO Beeare the back rRnk-not
psy-oi the grade In which they may be remus.
tered, the Assistant ComnisIary OF NluEters will
r7akr the following remark upon the Eemustor-ln
s"i.: " 10 rank nom ..........., 1856. under par
1gIaph O. General Orders, Ne. 1877, War Depart
ncnt, 1853
no provision herein will be construed as author.
.7tng the retention In service of unit officers All
such should he reported b. the Department or
Army Comm nder TO the Adlutalt General Of the
Army, with the view Of their discharge.
), where regiments fall under the provision Of
section /, General Remarks, GHS lea han Rrc1-
fouI ReySof haze is-enIiS'6d, n, rG-sniSE and
~ recruits IdrGfteE and poluHiferJ iShs ASSs JSiae8
he regiment GH1e he date Of lie original H1aSieTiE,
section l, General RenArks,) will be formed into
one or more companies Of the legal maximum
standard, and ohaeersd ~ such sReerB as may be
selected by the Department or Army Commander.
The remainder Of the regiment will then be placed
fDtue Ia Il ha nv
and paia of in accordance with the MustoriRg
Regulations tthe Army.
In regiments falling under the provisions OF zee.
lion :, General Remarks, sHd irhsre less than three.
y,its hGus rr-snltIsd At the dates the periods Of
SeTyrce Of the respective conpsEies expire, The
mru thereof entitled 10 discharge, and ne eompan
'F."r-. fpr8aEi and nbt.RiD will be mustered out
rr 'he Assistant ConuissAry Of NustGrs Of the
!.vlsion, IN accordance with the rules enunciAted
N section OF paragraph /. The remainder IRE,
OEllEted men and recruits who have Joined since
,.a'e OF oHgiasI orgSnlzstioA) vii! be temporarily
assigned 10 me ~ company to Ls Eusisyc4 ota
When the mes otFyl the eSmpaAieB entitled e
discharge have thU9sO disposed Of, the remain
der will bs formed INTO one or mere companies o.
he legs! maximum standard, aAd otlcered BY such
Officers 81 may be EClected sy the Army or Depart
nCut Commander.
II. Nothi1y herein will be considered as inter.
ln-..r With The requirements Of GeBsral Orders
40 I"-r -.-4-H OF 1905 Hom thM ONCE,
GENERAL REMARKS.
III. /. TAese all the companies Of 4 regiment
were mustered IN within tive (2j months OF IA,
.iN'e At whicL the organization eSnAsBesd, tn,
lle N Fsusisr0li Of he organization vE BE- Seisrg
get BY TscSoRtHg The Issd Of service from ne GGie
uak'rr-iH Of tis last GOElBdEg In accordance with
this, Il the last company Of a regiment was mus
terpG into serVCe on the 10th OF May, 1851, (thAi
date ia considered rs the date OF original organi
zRu on and muBter-In Of the reginost,) the period
OF rCrVics Of the regiment will expire May TO-
ls5. lerPrGiiSH Of OrtgiDG! tsyJ aad at that aate
all tae members OF ths regiment, except reeHisieG
Ona' and those irhS have Joined 5Eee dSe Of origina
6'c7rtsGit0n, should be discharged.
Where there Is \ difference Of two months o.
5l0rr between the dates Of muster.in of the frs
and Last companies, he sSapoHieS 5iH Be mustered
at lrDaratsiy, and the field and star reduced pro
PDriunsily, and In the Inverse order Ia which they
were mustered in, undsr paragraph 50, Mastering
kee.iAJi0ns. The Gcid officers, however, ts b
Mustered out a. each stage Of the reduction, will
. Eest with the Commander 81 the Army or Depart
meEt The muItGrt- rut will be made by the Assist
ant Com nissaTy OF HustSrB fer the Division.
}. When tEoOpB are mustered oGt Of service, al
officers and m n, present and absent, tOhO ore en-
hhGd 10 be diJeharged, will DO considered as mus
tered out At one time sAd place, croepi PrsHsrs o.
"IT, who will be considered as IN service unit
their arrival 10 a loyal State, with a. allowance
OF time necessary for them 70 be returned to thelI
respective places Of earSlaeHt VITA oRcsrs aad
men 0f tL!s class, commanding oncerE Of regi.
meutE and companies will eXerSise great care in
stating, In the remarks the nuster-oEt rolls
the dates and places Of capture, thEs:
Pr1Ion II tSar. Captured al -, Dec. -, 1856
I. Cficers an men abseat from their oomma ndI
on detached EerVics, alex IN hospital, or paroled
(Gticr the CicT under whose command pry MAY b. hG
SGlLyfCG htqIfy nat heir icrmI Of gsrvies hspe a.
PtSsdJ will be urniahed with transportation BY N,
QusrteTmRGter'S Department to tAs place wher,
the regiment 10 to DO mustered cut, ia time 10 b,
present At the LSid muster. The transportation
Will be furnished upon the TequisitioA OF the CEN
mAniing officer under whom the officer or solLle
may he serving, or Of the surgeon Ia charge Of th
hospital where lie may be sick The Ss.oytynv
l.,ig gt he ViR accompany h!sH, and be turne
over 10 the officer whS may be charged with mus
tcrag out the force, By whom (AftsT the dat
tLvrefrOm has been entered On the muBter-ou
''llsJ they viii be forwarded to the AdJutant Gen
r.,l Of the Army. II from sickness, or otho
ylppsF Cause, eHligisE ElsH eAHnOtbe seat in time
hs above directed, they viii be discharged at tn
1''pital, and their final papers there made out