The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-20
who Are Entitled to bounty
zs.. e Lands. #a5

/ The Commissioners eff Pensions will soOi
procuring bounty land warrants through tina
Office. The following instructions will be o
interest to many. @ sg.sff5.s.r5 @sS3
The acis of congress, now in force grant
! ing bounty land. entitie each OF the survi
wing persons in the following classes to /;
certificate or warrant tor such quantity q
land as sh;lll make. in the whole. with Wha
he may have ! eret0fore received I60 acres
provided he shall have served a period ofnol
less than fourteen days to-wit: ;,E4s3
/. Commissioned and non commissioned
officers, musicians. ami privates. whether Of
the regulars. volunteers. rangers or militia.
who We're regularly mustered into the service
of the United States in any of the wars i /,
which this country has been engaged since
1890 and prior to March 3. 1865. to-wit
IL. Commissioned and norl-cemmissioned
officers seamen, ordinary seanien, hotilla-
men. marines. clerks, and landslnen in the
navy in any of the said wars.
Ill. Militia. volunteers aud State troops
OF any state or Territory called Into military
service, aud regularly mustered therein, and
whose services have been paid by the United
States zeas E5ffa sys,,zH!,E9yg5ss .g
w. Wagonmasters and teansters Whe
have been employed under the direction of
competent authority in time. Of war, in the
transportation OF military stores and sup
plies.
nf fba In
tionary war. and marines, sesmrn, and other
persons in the naval service of tlle United
States during the war.
VI. Chaplains who served with the army
in the several wars of this country.
VII. Volunteers who served with the
armed forces Of the United States in any OF
the wars mentioned, subject to military or
ders, whether regularly mustered into the
service uf the United States or not.
b Each of the surviving persons in the fol-
lowing clases are entitled to a ike certificate
for like quantity o. land, without regard 10
tie length OF service provided he is regular
larly mustered into the s.ryice) to-W'it:
l. Officers aild soldiers who have been ac-
tually engaged in any battle IN any OF the
wars il which this country has been engaged
prior to the war of the rebellion.
2. Those volunteers Who served at the
invasion Of Platisburg. in September, lsl4.
3. The volunteers who served at tie bat
tie 81 Kings Mountain, in The revolutionary
war.
4. The vo ounteers who served at the bat.
tie OF Nlckojack against the confederate saw
ages OF the South.
5. The volunteers who served at the at
tack Oh, Lewiston. DeeWare. by the British
fleet i'm the war of 1872.
In addition to these classes ttirse acts also
extend to all Indians who served the United
states in any of their wars prior to the war
Of the rebellion, and provisions of this
and all the bounty land laws heretofore pass
ed. i'm the same manner aid to the same ex-
tent as if the Indians had been white men,
Where the service has been rendered by A
substitute he Is the man entitled to the bene-|
fit Of these acts. and not his employer.
In the event of the death Of any person
who, if living, would be entitled 20 q certifi-1
cate or warrant, as aforesaid. having V
widow, or. If no widow, such minor child or
children is entitled to a certificate or warrant
for the same quantity Of land such deceased
persons would be entitled to receive under
the provisions OF said acts If now living.
a subsequent marriage will not impair the
right OF any such widow to such warrant i
sh. be widow at the time Of her application.
Persons within the age Of tWenty-one years
OH the Sd day Of March. 1855. are deemed
minors with the intent and meaning Of said
acts.