Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-04-17
SOLDIERS,
A Classified Statements Regarding
the Same.

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An ex-Union soldier has requested the
publication Of the annexed statement for
for such Of the boys as may be floating
about in this country:
No bounty paid to volunteers for enlist
ments before the commencement Of the
rebellion, April u, 1861, nor after April 80,
1866, in any case nor for 100 days, or
three, six or nine months men.
1. Decision Of Supreme Court, March IA,
1870, and Act Of April "a, 1872. This ap-
plies only to enlistments for three years
| prior to July 20, 1861, and since the COM
mencement of the rebellion. ALI volun-
teers who enlisted for three years prior to
July az, 1861, and who were mustered into
the service for three years before August 6,
1861, are entitled to 500 bounty, il they
have been honorably discharged and have
not received the same for such service.
Those discharged for promotion by wa Of
favor are not entitled to this bounty.
2. Act Of July "a, 1861, C.ves 500 bounty
for two and three years. volunteers, from
April IL, 1861, to December "a, 1868 lex
cept veteran volunteers and recruits for old
organizations), and also from April 1, 1864,
to July IS, 1864, if 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.
Also, additional bounty, Act Of July %,
1866, 500 to three years. men from April
10, 1861, and $50 to two years men from
April IA, 1861, for same enlistments and
conditions Is stated in " No. q" if not en-
titled to receive q greater bounty than 500
under previous laws for all other enlist
mania ovoov,f fhaco IiochorNo1 for nra-
motion or by way Of favor and drafted men
and substitutes.
8. Act OF March 8, 1862, gives 500
bounty only to drafted men and their sub
stitutes enrolled for three years from March
g., 1868, to September S, 1854, if they served
two years or more, or were discharged on
account Of wounds received in the line OF
duty before two years service.
4. A bounty Of $500 to volunteer recruits
to !" old" organizations (that is, those that
had been completed and had left the State
to which they belonged), for three years
enlistments, from October "a, 1868, to April
/, 1864, paid in installments, as follows:
$50 in advance, and $40 after each 2, 6, IL,
Is, "a and So months respectively. Also,
to "new" organizations, from December
"a, 1862, to April 1, 1864, $500 to volun-
teer recruits, same as in mo. A."
5. -Four hundred dollars to veteran vol
unteers that is, those entlisting for three
years, and who had previously served nine
consecutive months in the army, from
January l, 1868, to April 1, 1864, payable
as follows Advance, $25 Tor $50 after
September %, 1859, and $50 after each Q,
6, IL, Is, "a inc SO months, and the bal
ance at the expiration Of service. Soldiers
who had rendered nine months consecu-
tive service in the army were permitted to
re-enlist in another organization after jan
uary l, 1862, and prior to April l, 1864,
and become veterans. If they ~re-enlisted
in the same regiment, they must have pre-
viously served two years, or have been dis
charged by reason Of wounds received in
line Of duty in order to become veterans,
but these we're probably paid all bounty
due for first service.
6. Act of July 4, 1864. Volunteers en-
listing for one, two and three years, from
July IS, 1864, to April 80, 1865, were paid
500 for one year; $500 for two years; $500
for three years, in equal installments; one
third on muster in, one-third at expiration
of one-half the term, and the balance at
the expiration of the term of service. And
the First Corps United States Veteran Vol
unteers (Hancock's corps), $500 in advance
in addition to that settled in "No. g."
z. Colored troops, Act Of June Is, 1864,
and March 8, 1878. Colored men. enlist
ing as volunteers, from April IL, 1861, to
July IS, 1864, are entitled to the same
bounty as white volunteers for the same
period.
Also, colored recruits from October II,
1868, to June Is, 1864, to same bounty as
white volunteer recruits if "enrolled and
subject to the draft at the time Of enlist
ment."
8. Acts of March 8, 1868, March 8. 1865,
and joint resolution April IL, 1866. All
soldiers discharged because Of wounds re-
ceived in battle or in line Of duty are en-
titled to receive the same bounty they
would have received If they had served
their full term Of enlistment.