The National tribune., 1880-01-01
Who are and Who not Entitled to Bounty
Under Existing Laws

AS constantly in receipt of inquiries concerning
Bounes publish the suoned remarks for the infor
nation of our readers who advised paste the
in their scrapbooks for ready reference provided they
do not keep regular file of the paper
CLASS l. Those who enlisted in the Army for THREE
years between May 4, 1861 and July % 1851 and who
actually mustered into the United States service
prior August g. 1861 and who discharged on ac
count of disease contracted in the line of duty and
musicians enlisted and mustered above and discharged
by of discontnuance of bands before service
two years. entitled to 500 bounty provided they
not received the same. (See Act April %, 1879
Remarks This class entitled to the ADDITIONAL
1866
Heirs are not entitled to this Bounty nor are soldiers
who discharged Of disability chich er-
Isted at time Of enlistment
Glass 3 Those who enlisted i'll the Army either two
three years between April l2 1861 and October a.
1863 i'll regiments CHOSE which had already left the
State and those who enlisted for of two three
years between April II, 1861 and December "a 1863 in
regiments those which had not left the State and
those who nlsted between April J. 1864 and July is,
1864 became entitled 500 bounty provided they served
two full years as ENLISTED discharged by
WOUNDS, incurred while an the line Of duty account
OF Government no longer requiring their services or y
reason of expiration of term OF enlistment.
Remarks Men of this class discharged before full two
years service to accept commissions forfeit the bounty
also those who discharged by of disability
which existed at time of enlistment by of mi
nority, by way of favor or dishonorably
HeS of soldiers of this class who die in the service
entitled to this bounty provided they have not received
the
This class, and this class only entitled to the add
tional bounty, act of July sS, 1866.
Glass 8, Those who enlisted after July Is 1864 were
promised bounty OF 500 for ID year. 5000 for
2 years. and $500 for three () years This bounty
due and payable follows Onethird ut the muster-in
onethrd at the first regular day after serving oneha
the term of enlistment and the remaining onehird the
expiration of term of enlistment
4 Remarks: soldier who did not serve one-haf of hi
term of enlistment did not become entitled 20 the
nsallment of this bounty and the third nstallmen die
not become due unless he served out MS u term
discharged accountof woHnd injury an the
tufe Of a Scouad II discharged by of DISEASE
the unaccrued nSallments forfeited This class ar
not entitled TO the additional bounty provided by the
of July 80 1866
Promotion to the grade of commissioned officers cut of
the unaccrued installments of bounty.
CLASS A. Those who enlisted for period of three O.
years between October "a 1863 and April 1864 in
regiments, (hose already in the field and those who
listed ia regiments those which had not left for th
feld) between December 24 1863 and April /, 1854, b..
came entitled TO bounty follows $50 advance at time
of muserin $40 when two (9) months had been served
$40 after six (6l months service $4O after twelve az
months service $40 after eighteen 49, months $4
after twentyour (24l months service and $40 at thu
expiration of term of enlistment - making bounty o
$500
Remarks Heirs of soldiers of this class who die in th