The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-03
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Hitherto II las been held ,hatnn officer acccat
ing fSomotlon was bound 10 service for on addi-
uoual thrcc years from the new muster. Tai,
FAC D s. b,,n found 10 have operate prciuIic.5Iy
tu tu, interest Of the army, aud the feeling of th,
Dinrrs was becoming s1 stsou- IN upp, tio1 To-
tf tiHt the War Department, with the fan con.
cuun'gc of J.. .urnusut.G.ul.aI Grant, ln,i issued
th' olywiuE circular upon the .upiec.. which
ha. already produced its hru,thrll cH ct through.
ou' all Tie armies operating upntust Richmond.
Ilisis the dr,t transmission OF tho order to the
Irh.r for general pcrnsa.-
CIRCULAR so. -.
h3EfTA>r.GrSrE'r's OlIIDr. W,.ur~gr1N.
-. G. September 22, lSYl Circulars ~ 80
hru ~. Cuu,ut srrt. irHm tai, OH 'e, ate
huly revoked, and the following rcsuttous
!. UDpat..T. ,bcH e commissioned officer or q
three years volunteer Orguuzitou see i've, a
new c.uu. uu, Ur 40 enlisted man Is up
loiftrN 'u 90 uW S>i %. hr may, Ht hls pptnu
bc mustered iuto the Uuit.d States service f,r
three years, Or tie unrN prcd term uithc org miJ-
n1up Of which Ice may ut the time bA q mumber /;
Provided, lbHt no ulit cr or Cuii.tcl "a "a s., re-
CCiyiug commission sha hU mustered in for a
Ices period than l rec years, y at the date he
presents himself for muster under lt hc has less
than siN months a. s,rye.
II. An pEimtutHl OFF OF volunteers nov
in the service of the United States, who htvc been
In said service three cars aud ali vino hall here-
after have served three wears, NAV, il thev So
desire, nc mustered out and huuOrlhly disch Irg 1
the service. on satisfactory proof byiug iurui>hed
tie Con mis- aTy of Musfrrs Of their comugnd
that they have so served: Provided, thtt sad
,iliCCrs have not, meanwhile, vOluu,arily hren
rtuustCred for three year.; o. it belonging to
veteran organizations, slgnif'd their willingness
10 serve for the new term of the organization to
which they belong.
III. Regulations similar 10 the foregoing will
apply to organizations mustered into service for
a less period than three ears.
", If officers Of veteran organizations do uOt
desire 20 secure tho advantages Of their former
commissions and rank" as contemplated by
section two of paragraph one, circular NJ. 3G,
current series from this office, they can decline To
be Temustered as therein directed, and take ul-
vantage of the provisions of paragraphs one and
two Of this circular in 30 far as they may be
applicable.
V. When the regiment, company, or o.her
command OF regmentdl officer is mustered out,
II must be distinctly understood that the officer
will lie considered as mustered out there Sth,
and at the same "time and place" as the com
mgnd. An tihCer will be held TO service for tue
full term Of his muster only when the regulation
command is returned in service for him. OcCl-
sion l. taken TO r. mind officers absent from heir
commands on detached service, sick, Or other
wise, that il is their duty TO keep themselves ful
advised us to the dates at which their commands
90 out of service, so that they may be mustered
out and discharged herewith. (Scc circular 36.
current series from this oificc) Officers neglect
ing this precauti1n will he held TO a s,rct aud
rigid accountability. In case of doubt, timely
application should be made to the Adiutant-
General of the a my for Information.
BY order of the SECRETARY or WAR.
E. ID. Townsend, Assi- ant Adiutaut-Ci General.