The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-31

The Freedmen-Mustor.out Of
the Veteran Reserve Corps.

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The Tribune special says Chaplain French,
who has recently travelled extensively in the
interior of Georgia, addressing nearly fifty
thousand freedmen and many thousand plant
ers as to their relative duties, is here. He
reports great destitution among many thous-
and freedmen, especially among those sent
into the State for safe keeping, and abandoned
by their former owners on the surrender OF
the rebel army. Many citizens are glad sla-
very is done away. The excess Of freedmen
above the ability Of the planters to employ or
support will cause great embarrassment and
trouble unless relief in soma form be furnished.
1t is recommended that homesteads on the
Government lands Of Florida might relieve
many, though many here in high authority
are underseQod 70 favor the plan, the freed
men genefAliy plead for schools. Chaplain
French has been recommended by order of
the President at the joint requestsof Generals
Steadman, Saxton and Gilmore, and is Or
dered to report to Gen. Howard. be goes
North to represent the wants of the freedmen.
The receipts from internal revenue on Sat
urday amounted to 81, ,053, ,4s0 16.
The following important order relative to
mastering out Of the Veteran Reserve Corps
was issued on Saturday. The order appa-
rently contemplates the retention either IN
the military or civil service of all who desire
! it. whose disabilities entitle them to the favor
able consideration of the Government
| WAR Drr'r. ADJurANr GENERALS S OFFICE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 1865. !
| General Order No. 155.
| In view of the very numerous and pressing
applications for discharges by members OF the
Veteran Reserve Corps, Department Com
manders will cause all members of that corps
within the geographical limits Of their com
mand to be paraded before General or gen
| eral staff officer as soon after the reteipt OF
this order as practicable. Any General or
general staff officer on duty within the limits
OF the department, whose services can be
/, spared. may be detailed for the purpose. The
officer will question officers and enlisted men
so paraded as to whether he wishes to be dis
charged or to remain in service, and will make
out separate lists of those who wish a dis
charge and of those who wish to remain in
service. Each list will then be read before
| the officers and mel who will have an oppor-
| tunity to correct it, so that it viii be a true
expression on the subject. The officer will
visit all those who may be absent from the
parade, and in a similar manner obtain their
wishes and enter their names on the proper
| rolls of officers and men who wish To be dis
charged. ana will then be turned over to the
| Commssary of Muster, who will at once mus
| ter ont those whose names are on the rolls OF
such as desire discharge. He will obtain
| from regimental officers the necessary data
and complete the roll of those who desire TO
remain in service, so as to exhibit their rank
and degree of disability. These rolls, when
completed, will be forwarded to the Adjutant
General Names of officers and men belong
ing to the different companies or regiments
viii not be borne in the same roll. In any OF
the above cases the rolls of those who wish to
remain in service as well as those who wish
for discharge, will be made on the prescribed
blanks for muster and descriptive rolls, and
will contain full information according to the
form of the blank. Department commanders
| will see that this order is executed with
promptness.
By order of the Secretary Of War.
| l.. d. TOWNSEND, A. A. g.