New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-03
Who Are Entitled to Bounty Land.

The Commissioner of Pensions will soon
issue instructions and new regulations for
procuring bounty land warrants through
that office. The following instructions will
be of interest to many:
The acts of Congress now in force grant
ing bounty land entitle each of the surviving
persons in the following classes to a certiti-
cate or warrant for such quantity of land as
shall make, in the whole, with what he may
have heretofore received, leo acres; pro-
vided he shall have served period of not
less than fourteen days TO wit:
First - Commissioned and non-commis-
stoned officers, musicians and privates,
whether of the regulars, volunteers, rangers
or militia, who were regularly mustered into
the service of the United States in any of
the wars in which this country has been en-
gagged since l770, and prior to March 3, 1855,
to wit:
Second-Commissione and non-commis-
stoned officers, seamen, ordinary steamer
fotillamen. marines, clerks and landsmen
in the navy in any of said wars.
Third-Militia, volunteers and State
troops of any State or Territory, called into
military service, and regularly mustered
| therein, and whose services have been paid
by the United States.
| FOurth-Wa gonmasters and teamsters
who have been employed under the direc-
ton of competent authority, in time of war,
| supplies.
Fifth-0fficers and soldiers of the revo.
lutlonary war, and marines, seamen and
other persons in the naval service of the
United States during that war
Sixth-Chaplains who served in the army
| in the several wars of the country
Seventh-Volunteers who served with
the armed forces of the United States in
any of the wars mentioned, subject to mill
tary orders, whether mustered into the
service Of the United States or not
Each OF the surviving persons IN the fol
lowing classes are entitled to like certif-
cate for q like quantity of land, without re.
gard to the length of service provided he
was regularly mustered into service), to-wit:
l. Officers and soldiers who have been
engaged Ii any battle in any OF the wars in
which this country has been engaged prior
to the war of the rebellion.
Z. those volunteers who served at the in
vaslon of Plattsburg, in September, 1914.
8. The volunteers who served at the bat
tie OF Kings Mountain, in the revolutionary
war.
tie OF Nlckojaek against the confederate
savages of the South.
D. The volunteers who served at the at
tack on Lewiston, in Delaware, by the Brit
ish feet in the war of 1912.
In addition to these classes, these acts
also extend to all Indians who served the
United States in any of their wars prior to
the war-of the rebellion, the provisions of
this and all the bounty land laws heretofore
passed, in the same manner and to the
same extent as if. the Indians had been
white men,
Where the service has been rendered by a
substitute, he is the person entitled to the
benefits of these acts, and not his employer
In the event of the death of any person
who, if living, would be entitled to certi-
fcate or warrant as aforesaid, leaving a
children, is entitled to q certificate or war
rant for the same quantity of land such de-
ceased person would be entitled to receive
under the provisions Of said acts, if now
living.
A subsequent marriage will not impair the