The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-22

WASHINGTON, AlafCh ~.
Editors IntellIgenccr:
The Second Auditor OF the Treasury De-
partment has issued circular giving in
formation to those whom it may concern
in regard to the classes Of volunteers and
regulars, during the war Of the Rebellion,
who are entitled to bounty under the dif-
ferent acts OF Congress. The following is
an abstract thereof:
9. All volunteers who enlisted prior to
July %, 1861, for three years, and who
were mustered into the service before Au.
gust6, 1861, are entitled=by act OF April
90, 1872, to 500 bounty il they have been
honorably discharged, and have not re-
ceiyed the same for such service Those
discharged by way OF favor, or to accept
promotion, are not entitled. Bounty un-
der this act is not payable 10 heirs, nor to men
who were enrolled for two years only.
| 8. Those two and three.years' men who
enlisted between April IL, 1861, and Dec.
"a, 1868, or between April l, 1864, and
July IS, 1854, are entitled to 500 bounty
under act OF July %, 1851, provided they
served two years or more as enlisted men,
or were honorably discharged as such on
account OF wounds received in line OF duty
before two years service. liza soldier was
discharged before serving two years, on
account OF diSedSe, he would not, as before
shown, be entitled to any bounty; but II,
after such discharge, he died 6efore July
%. 1860, OF disease contracted in the SER
vice, his heirs, in the order named in the
llaw, are entitled to the additional bounty
under act OF July %, 1865.
4. II a soldier died in the service, his
heirs became entitled to any bounty
which the soldier would have been entitled
to under the terms OF his contract. II the
father. mother, or more remote heirs OF a
deceased soldier were. not residents OF the
United States at the date Of tho soldiers
death, they are only entitled to such in;
stallments OF bounty as had accrued and
remained unpaid at the time OF his death
5. The act Of July Is, 1865, gave an adj
ditional bounty OF 500 to men who en-,
listed and %rrei for three years from April
10, 1861, aud $50 to men who enlisted and
xrred for two years from April ID, 1871
PAYABLE to the soldiers on substantially
he same terms as IN Sec. 9. This bounty
Ia not given to any one il the soldier was
entitled to receive at any time greater
bounty than 500 under any other act OIL
acts. =
1868. to September 8, 1864, for three years
or men who, from March 8, 1868, to Sep
tember 5, 1854, enlisted for three years as
subsiituteS for drafted men, are only entl
| lied by act OF March 3, 1868, to Sl00 boun
ty, II they served two years or more, Of
we're discharged by reason oil wounds re
ceiyed in line Of duty before two year
service.
7. All volunteer recruits who enlisted
between October "a, 1868, and April l.
1894. for three years, in an old organiza
lion already In the field, Or who enlisted
December "a, 1868, and April l, 1864, 10
three yeras into new organization, wer
entitled to $500 bounty, payable In install!
ments during the term oil service, ss iol
: lows: $50 in advance, and $40 alter eacl
I two, six, twelve, twenty.tour, and thirty
six months, respectively. II the soldie
!. served his full term, OF. was discharged
3 prior thereto by reason oil wounds, or I'm
/: der any Of the general orders for the, re
: duption OF the army because OF termina
4 lion Of the war, be was entitled to the iu
. amount. II discharged by reason OF dis
. ease, or by way OF favor, or TO accept pre-
!. motion. he was entitled only to the az
Z crued unpaid installments actually du
!. him at the time oihis discharge.
!; s. Soldiers who were discharged ate
!. nine months consecutive service in tn
10 army were permitted, after Januar
y i, 1858, and prior to April /, 1854, to II
y, enlist and become veterans, and were 81
/. titled to $500 bounty, payable in install
l. ments during the term Of service, as 10
m lows: Advance, SIS Tor 500 after Septen
I, Der %, 1881 and $50 after each two, 81!
y, twelve, eighteen, twenty.lour, and thirt
Sr months, and the balance at expiration
term OF service. II they were discharge
TO re.enlist into the same regiment, the
must have previously served two years
J, order to become veterans, and these we,
probably paid all bounty due for the FIR
service.
become veterans, but who have only 7
ceiyed the bounty OF $500, under Sec,
because they were not borne as veteran
~ cannot receive any more unless they I'll
d nrocmre a veteran muster from the Adj
10 t"nt General, U. S. A., War DepartmeI
Snpernumeraries non'commission
oaScersl mustered out prior to April
1866, II veterans or veteran tecr ~ ". .
- entitled 10 accrued installments OF veter
= bonnty only; II mustered out gttr Ap
q. IS, 1896, they are entitled to the Jul oou