Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-01-05
GENERAL HEADo'RR STATE OF ONO,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
COLUMBUS, Dec. 20,

General Order No. 3.
6thl By virtue of authori V from
the War Department of this date, it
is hereby announced that ten new
regiments of infantry will be oreani-
zed in this State, for the term of one,
two or three years, as the recruit
may elect. The recruiting, organi-
zing and mastering of these regi-
ments will be in conformation with
existing regiments, and the recruits
will be entitled to the bounties now
provided by law. The bounty pro
vided by law is as follows for re
cruits, including representative re
cruits, white or colored: Tor one year.
500; two years, 5000; three years,
$500. The first installments of the
bounty will be paid by the muster
ing and di.bursing officer when the
recruit is mustered in, as follows: to
a recruit who enlists in the army for
cne year, S33 33; two years. 500,
three years. 500. Recruits for these
regiments will be mustered by mus
terlng officers and Provsst Marshals
as provided for the mastering of
recruits for old organizations. The
regim ent or Independent organiza
Gons must be designated on the mus
ter rolls, the four copies OF which
are disposed of as usual. but the re-
cruits will he organized into com
panies by the commanding officer of
the general rendezvous at which the
regiment may be assembled. AS soon
as organized into companies the
commanding officer of the general
will make out the muster
rolls bv companies; the field and
staff officers on separate roll Cf the
whole regiment, which will be signed
and certified by him, showing that
all the men have bsen duly mustered
in and are organized as required by
the orders and regulations, and Civ
ing the amount of bounty, advanced
pay, &C., each man has received
These rolls will be made in quadru-
plicate form and disposed of as pro
vided for. The muster-in rolls of
the regiment will contain the names
of all men recruited, died, discharged,
&c, so as to be complete and full
record of the regiment. They will
be evidence to muster,in and properly
organize. The advance bounty will
be paid by the United States mus
tering officers when the companies
are completed and their rolls proper
ly filed so that payment can be en-
tered on them. Company officers
will not be mustered in until the
companies are organized. and the
field and staff officers not until the
regiment is organized. The muster
in of each man will be from the date
Of his enlistment, and he will be dis
charged at the expiration of the Pc
riod for which he is mustered in.
One second Lieutenant for each COM
pany will be appointed at the com
mencement of the organization, and
will be instructed IN the United
States service. On completion of
the company, the additional officers
will be commissioned and mustered
Their regiments must be complete
before the seventh day of February,
1868, In order that they may be
credited on the pending call. Mill
tary COMMITTEES of counties will
please recommend recruiting officers
and have them report
here in person, to receive their com
missions aud instructions and be mus
tered into the service 1t is sugges
ted that selections for these positions
be made as far as practicable, from
the officers and soldiers who have
served faithfully in the field and been
lonorably discharged. The field
,fiicers will in all cases be selected
rom veteran oftjcsrs of known skill
Ind experience in the field, and whoI