Daily national Republican., 1864-08-16
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RE EEFLIsTMENTs OF oNE-HUEDRED-pAY
TROOPS.

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I ,y 40 WAsHISGTOs, July "a, 1854. y
Z J. On and after this date, mea Of the one-hun-
dred-day force,, who may have at the date of re-
enlistment less hdn siry (eo) days TO serve, will be
permitted to Ie-eulist for one, "a two, t2J or
three [3) years, as they may In each caae elect.
Tho new term will commence from the date Of
re-enlistment. .F.7 H.
The Establishments for the increased term will
be made under the following regulations
I. Where seven hundred men re-enlist IN the
regient 10 hieh hey belong, the regtmental organ
izaion will be maintained AID the officers thereof
allowed to retain the rank held by them under the
one-hundred-day term.
.. Should less than seven hundred men re-enlist
IN fhe same regiment, said force will be organized
into one or more companies OF the legal strength,
and offioered by such officers 40 may be selected
from the original command by the Commanding
General OF the Army or repattment. Men ,s-
eHhafng, should hey so desive, icl be permitted 10
ieet di6seni rcgimsH and company from he STATE
10 uhieh he organisation Is from. In such cases
they will be sent to Join the regiment or company
30 selected. The remainder will be continued,
under their officers, until the expiration OF the
| e-hurdred-dAy term, and then discharged the
service.
MusrERouT OF sEhyIcE.
o. lne huhtoE-Out OF ulschhfBe ot al men VINO
may re-euli,, and their re-enlistments and conse-
quent femustsrs, will be under the immediate su.
pervision and direction Of the Commissaries and
Assistant Commissaries OF Musters for the re-.
spective Armies aud Departments. Ths said Oh.
trH make all nuSiers-ou Of and renusiers into Tie
Sei rice.
4. All men who desire to take advantage OF tho
benefits resulting from re-enlistment, under the
provisions OF this order, will be regularly mus.
tered out Of service on the prescribed muster-out
rolls. The discharges prescribed by Paragraph
70, mastering Regulations, will be furnished in
all cases. remark will be made on the muster.
out rolls, over the signature OF the Commisssry or
Assistant Comuisssry Of Musters, as follows:
Discharged from the one-hundred.dsy serVice
by virtue Of fre-enlistment for ono year. Tor two or
three years, rs case may be-, under authority from
the War Department, 1864" r ..r
RE-EsLisIMENTs AND REMusTERs.
Q. simultaneously ith the muster-out and cis-
charge, but Of the date next following IT, the one
hundred-day troops will be formally remuster.d
into the United States service for oue year Tor
two, or three years, as case may bel This will
be done on the prescribed muster-in rolls (muster
and descriptive roll Of reeIuitsl These rolls viii
be made out from the re-eniistments and descrip-
tive lists OF the men (See Section Is of this
Paragraph. The following remark will be made
on the muiter-in rolls, over the signature Of the
Commi'aary or AsblstAnt Commissary OF Mus-
tersi "Remustered from one-hundred-day service
for one year, Tor two, or three yeats As case may
bel under authority from the War Department
1854" -
Q. RegImental commanders, under the direction
Of their immediate superior commanders, will ST.
leot and appoint recruiting officer for their re-
spective commands, and charge him with the re.
enlistment OF the men thereof. The re-eniiatments
will be made In duplicate, and on the blank for
"NolunIeer Enlistment."- A descriptive roll Of
the men will be made out at the same time The
dupicste re-enlistments and descriptive roll will
be forwarded, or taken, by the recruiting officer
to the Commissary or Assistant Commis,ary Of
Multers who may be In charge of the nusters for
the organization to which the men belong. The
mastering officer will oountersign the re-enlist-
ment papers, and he the descriptive roll with the
records OF his office. One copy of the re. enlist
ment will be delivered by the Mastering ofieer to
the PaJ master, to AsAlst him In the examination
and verifcation OF the accounts this copy will he
forwarded with the sad accounts to the proper
accounting officer OF the Treasurer. The second
COPY Of there enlistment W III be returned by the
musterlns officer TO tho Regimcntsl Commander,
| and by him forwarded to the AdjutAnt General Of
| the Army WITH the Monthly Recruiting Return re.
quired by Paragraph si9, Army Regulations, from
| superintendents of Regim entail Recruiting Ser
vice.
AND fhhmENTS
l. The bounty provided by law is as followsa
For one Sesr.....'....,.... 100
For two years. ....................... 200
For three ........................ SEQ
The h,st installments oil bounty will be paid
when the recruit IL mustered In, as follsws:
To recruit who enllsts in the Army for one
year, S3s3s.
To recruit who enliItS In the Army for two
years, see.6S.
70 recruit who enllSts In the Army for three
year,, 800.
g. The Pay Department OF the Army il hereby
charged with all payments (dnal dues under orlgi.
nal enlistments and bounties) OF the troops dis
charged, and remustertd, directed in this order
| The hGAl payments under the Original enlistments
will be made on She muster-out rollI.
The amount Of the total payment on remuIter
Will be made In accordance with the general prin-
ciplcs act forth In General orde Q, No. I6s series
OF lSb3 Consolidated receipt rolls referred 10 IN said
order, DH be certified 10 by he ComniSsdry or ASsist-
ant COmmi'sdrv Of Musi'rs charged Vlh the remuser
ofhe rouHtecrS into sCrVioe. The payments on diE-
| charge, and thoAo due on remubteF, will be n ade
at the same lime, and In full, Immediately after
the men are req ustsred into the service.
ii. Commanders Of Armies and Departments are
hereby charged with the faithful execution of this
order, and will issue such Instructions under II az
In their opinion will best secure the object In
view. Troops to be discharged and remustered
will be reported by the proper commanders,
through Army or Department Headquarters, 10
| the PAymAster General The reports will bo m ade
being made.
By order Of the Secretary Of War:
y, D. TOWNSEND,
aulb Assistant AdJutAut General.
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