The National tribune., 1880-03-01


at the date of the soldiers death.
This class entitled TO the additional bounty act
of July 2S 1866
Promotion to the grade Of commissioned officer cuts off
the unaccrued instaments.
Those of this class discharged by of disease
not entitled to the unaccrued nstallments but if dis
charged account of Mound injury IN the nature of
oound By Of services being longer required
come entitled to the full $500 bounty Those discharged
account of disability which existed at time Of enlist
ment by way of favor by of minority, or
dishonorably have no title to the bounty
CLASS 8. Those who after having rendered full nine 9
months continuous service in the army after April IL
1861 received honorable discharge and afterwards
enlisted in another organization for three gears between
January 1863, and April l. 1864, (enlistments in the
Veteran Reserve Corps exceped) are, if not already
mustered veteran volunteers entitled to be placed
the rolls of the regiment in which they enlisted the
time VOLUNTEERS Such change of record
would entite them a further bounty of 500 $780,
css according to the date of their secead enlistment
and the period Of actual service.
Heirs of this class effect veteran muster and
cover the further bounty.
This class entitled to the additional bounty
act of July %, 1866.
CLASS 6. Drafted men, and substitutes for men who
had actually been drafted who enter ed the service for
term of between March 1862 and Septem-
Der 1854 became entitled to 800 bounty provided they
served two full years enlisted discharged
account of wound injury by of close of
expiration of term of service.
This class have title to the additional bounty of
July %, 1866.
CLASS T. Those embraced in CLASS 2, became entitled
to $50 or SO0 ADDITIONAL bounty Act of July 2S 1866
according to whether term of enlistment for two
hres years. and the length of service they have
not received entitled TO receive greater bounty
than 800 for all service The receipt of United States
bounty of 800 excludes from the benefits of the
ADDITIONAL BoUNTY ACT OF july %, 1866.
Those who enlisted in 'Class 2, and who
transferred to the Navy Marine Corps entitled
to The additional bounty Notwithstanding the fact that
they entitled to the original bounty.
A soldier who accepted commission forfeited this
bounty.
Heirs of soldiers of this class who died in the service
entitled to this bounty.
C1ENER RE,TA ARLS An 1ad cha ofda
ton the muser-rols is bar to the payment of any
bounty The charge must be removed, modified to
DIsHoNoRABLE DISCHARGE carries with it forfeiture of
bounty, well as pay and other allowance.
Those who enlisted for HUNDRED DAYS, for
THREE SIX or NINE MONTHS are not entitled to bounty
for such enlistments, those who enlisted for
PRIOR to july 1S 1864
Those who drafted for year, and their subsi-
tutes, are entitled to bounty.
No bounty has been provided for those who enlisted
into the Navy Marine Corps prior to July IS, 1864
Enlistment after that date brings them in Glass 8.
Confederate prisoners of who enlisted into the Fed
eral service in either of the six regiments of United
States Volunteers, not entitled to any bounty, but
deseters and prisoners from the Confederate Army who
enlisted into any Federal State organization entitled
Any person by careful peruSa of the foregoing
remarks (nless there is popularity connected with
his case determine whether he entitled any further
bounty.
The Equalization Bounty Bill now before Congress pur-
poses grant to late enlisted eight and third dol
lars bounty month for each month Of service deductn
all United States bounty heretofore paid Eight and
third dollars bounty amonth equal 800 bounty year.
Any readers who desire to learn bounty
to which they will be entitled should the Equalization
Bill become law should multiply the number of months
of actual service by eight and one-thrd dollars and from
the product substract the OF bounty already
ceived from the United States The remainder f any)
will show the amount they will be entitled to receive if
the bill becomes law.
We trust that this bill viii pass in such shape as to
grant to those who discharged ofdsabi
ity incurred in the service, by of the Govern
longer requiring their services the
of bounty though they had served their full term
Since the Equalization of Bounty Bill introduced may
be very materially amended before enacted law
idle speculate what classes will be embraced
in its benefits.
N b. Our readers viii observe that the foregoing ar
tioe appears in this number in somewhat modified form
In spite of every and precauton part typo
graphical have crept into previous numbers and
in a very few instances, persons have found their
cases exactly covered The foregoing article should be
substituted for the article in previous issues
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