The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-11
THE STATE OF WEST YIRoINIA, |
ApJUTANT GEGERAn,s OFFICE
WHEELING.tJan Sth, 1866

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DR.. u c. HaPP, Itestds.st ett Board ot
Z Supervisors Of Ohio C6Itylty, ~. Hu.
DEXRS1R-In reply toyour conmuni-
cation of this date I have the honor, TO
inform you that John H. Donnelly,
Richard Higgins, William J.. Mulby,
John Muldoon, Nelson McGilton, Ren-
ben Wait and John McKfnsey, yeter-
ans of the LIST West Virginia Infantry,
were mustered into the service of the
United States on the 18th day OF Feb
ruary, 1864, to take effect from the dates
of their re-enlistments and are credited
to Wheeling, Ohio county, West yir-
Uinia, as will appear, by q copy of
their muster-in roll, which Il enclose
herewith for youriinformatior.
1 You ask me to explain the apparent
discrepancy between the dates Of mus
and the certificates of muster and credit
furnished by the mastering officer.
Inthe case of John ii! Donnelly, sub
mitted to me, tho musteging officer GER
titles that he was mus cred, into the
United States service ON the 1st day of
January, 1884. The certificate on the
mnster-in roll bears date on the 18th
day of February, 1864, which must have
been the date OF actual muster. / think
this will appear from the following ex-
tract from General Orders No. $50, War
Department., 1868, respecting re-en1st-
Inents and re-musters, viz: 'Regimental
commanders, under the direction OF
commanders of fbrigades, will select and
appoint o arecrufting officer for { heir re
spectiVe !coInmands, and charge him
with the establishment of the veterans
thereof The establishments will be
made in duplicate, and ON the blank for
volunteer Z enlistments. A descrip-'
tive roll Of the men viii be made at the
same time. The duplicate re-enl1St-
ments and descriptive roll viii be for
warded or taken by the recruiting Off
Ger to the Commissary. or Assistant
Commissary of Musters who may be
in charge OF the musters for the organi-
ration to which the men belong
1t is clear then, j think, that the mus
ter roll is made out before the muster
ing officer sees It or has anything to do
with the mastering of the men. Dom
nelly could not have been mustered in
upon this roll on the 1st day of Janu-
ary, as the names of several other veter-
ans appear on the same roll as having.
been re-enlisted at different periods
after that. one man as late as the 9thlof4
FEBRUARY. IThel roll could not there
fore have been completed on the 1st day
of january. There are other rolls on
fila in this Office of detaehmentS of the
same company mustered in at differ
emit time. The men are mustered I'M It
is true, TO take effect as of the date OF
tl6lf fIe-eLllsIIlEllts.s Slutfr VI tAtfts iftOht-
sions of General Order le1 from the
War Department, respecting tetetd1ls,
is that "the new term VIII commence at
the date of itistmeglt.o
( think, too, that the local credit Is
made at the date OF actual muster, as no
bounties are paid until q soldier has
beensmustered in, for the reason that,
although he may have been regularly
enlisted, be might not pass am exami-1
nation before the surgeon and muster
ing oficer, and atany yltimes previous to
his muster-in he might have been al
lowed to change his credit, but could
not do so afferward. ~ai'@la
SJames w. Pierson, recruit for the 18th
regiment West iYiFginfa Infantry, was
enlistedHon the 18th day of FEBRUARY
and mustered in ON the 18th day y55of
February, 1881. by Lieut.. W. W. Webb,
musteFing officer. 81
Hoping this may prove satisfaet
am, very Fespectfnify,.d ~
3 Your obedfent ssEYant, M
f. ~. PRRRoISr, fAdj.t 4fenl- s
A letter from George McGown, Capt.
q. s. A., mastering and dishursing Of