The National tribune., 1885-05-07
THE BOUNTY LAWS.


| Bounty Laws, showing who are entitled. By
carefully examining the provisions of the diff
ferent sections any soldier or his heirs can as
| certain the class to which he belongs, and, If
entitled, can collect his dues.
l. If the claimant is an heir the relationship to the
| soldier should be given. Care should be taken to
| give the full name of the soldier the company and
number of his regiment, and State to which lie be-
| longed the date and period of each enlistment; the
date and cause of discharged for disability state
when, where, and how contracted; what bounty is
| claimed and how much bounty has been paid In
ALL In all cases when the soldier did not die while
in service the DISCHARGE certificate should be sent or
claimant must be given in eli cases.
BoUNrIEs TO VOLUNTEERS.
| 2. All rolunteers who enlisted prior to July D.
1861, for three years, and who were mustered into
the service before August 6, 1861, entitled by
Act of pril 90 1872 SlU0 bounty if they have been
| honorlbly discharged and have not received the
same for such service Those discharged, to accept
| promotions are not entitled. If the soldier died
after April % 1872 before receiving said bounty his
heirs entitled, viz: widow children, father
mother brothers, and sisters. in order named.
between April II, 1861, and December a. 1868,
between April 1, 1864, and July IL, 1864, are en-
titled to 500 bounty under Act of July o. 1861 pro-
| vided they served two years more enlisted
men, were honorably discharged as such on
account Of wounds received in line of duty before
two years service Ii soldier discharged
before serving two years. account of disease, he
would not, rs before shown, be entitled to any
| bounty.
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| entitled to any bounty which the soldier would
have been entitled to under the terms of his con-
! tract The order of heirship and payment is-frst
to the widow; second to the children third, to the
fnther if he has not abandoned the support of his
family; fourth, to the mother. In the absence of
the above named, the brothers and sisters of the
whole and hafbood inherit equally. If the father
mother more remote heirs of Il deceased soldier
not residents of the United States at the date
of soldiers DEATH they only entitled to such in
stallments of bounty as had accrued and remained
| unpaid at the time of his death.
s. The time for filing claims under the Act of
July %, 1866 known rs the Additional Bounty
| Act" expired July /. 1880.
| 8. Drafted men. enrolled from March 8, 1862 to
| September 5, 1864. for three years, men who,
from March g. 1868, to September 5, 1904 enlisted
! for three years substitutes for drafted men, arc
entitled by Act of March 3, 1865, to 500 bounty,
they served two years more or were discharged
by reason of wounds received in line of duty before
! two years service.
October "a, 1868, and December "a, 1868. for three
! years, in an old organization already in the field
| or who enlisted between December "a 1863, and
April ], 1854 for three years, were entitled to 500
bounty, payable in insta!lment5 during the term of
service, follows: SGD in advance, and $40 after
each two, six, twelve, twenty -four, and thirty-sx
months respectively. If the soldier served his full
term, was discharged prior thereto by reason of
wounds or under any of the General Orders for the
reduction of the Army because of termination of
the war, he entitled to the full amount If dis
| charged by reason of disease, or by way of favor
or to accept promotion, he entitled only to the
| accrued unpaid installments actually due him at
the time of his discharge.
NorE-General Order, No. n. War Department,
Adju,ant-Generafs Office April %, 1865, was the
first order issued by the War Department discharg
ing men by reason OF close of the war.
8. Soldiers who discharged after nine
months consecutive service in the Army prior to
April l. 1864, were permitted to re-enlist and be-
come veterans, and were entitled to 500 bounty,
As follows: Advance, SIS, tor $50 after September
%, 1861 and $50 after each two six, twelve eigh
teen, twenty -four, and thirty months, and the bal
ance at the expiration Of term of service. If they
were discharged to reenlist into the regiment
they must have previously served two years in or
der to become veterans, and these were probably
paid all bounty due for rstservice.
8. All non-commissonetf officers mustered out
after April %, 1855 by reason of being rendered
pernumerary on cOnsoiitiatiCn, are regarded AS
mustered out because their services were longer
required, and are entitled TO full bounty.
10. Volunteers who enlisted between July Is,
1864, and May 1865 for two, and three years,
were, under Act of July 4, 1864. promised 500 for
one years service, 500 for two years service and
$500 for three years service, payable in equal i'm
atalments, as folows: One-tbrd of the amount
muster-in; one-t third at the expiration of half the
term of service and the balance the expiration of
the full term of service. lfthe soldier discharged
because of wounds received i'll the line of duty"
he thereby became entitled to the full amount of
bounty; but If he was discharged because of
services no longer required by " close of the
war" he has claim for the balance of this
bounty. Nearly all those enlisting under this act
July A. 1861 were paid all due them at time of dis
charge. III the soldier is dead, the bounty goes only
TO his widow, children, or his mother if she was
widow at the time of her SON death.
The members of the First Corps, q. 8. Veteran
Volunteers, e. Hancock's Corps were paid $500
In advance in addition 70 the above bounty. Sol
diers who enlisted subsequent to January 1, 1865,
are not entitled to this extra bounty.
II. Culored soldiers, under Ac: of March 8, 1873,
are entitled TO the same bounty white soldiers.
IL. All soldiers discharged by reason of wounds
received in battle. or i'll line of duty entitled by
Acts of March 3, 1863 March 1865 and Joint Reso-
luton of April L. 1866 TO receive the same bounty
they would have received if they had served their
full term of enlistment.
The word tronnd as used in the foregoing, IS to
he m NJ anffn dam
as contradistinguished from disease sickness.
The bounty does not depend upon the wound. but
upon being discharged by reason Of The tUOttnd.
l3. The loss of O soldiers discharge certificate
does not prevent the collection of bounty provided
its loss or destruction is accounted for A duplicate
discharge is not accepted evidence to establish
claim against the Government. If q certificate of
service is desired application must be made to the
Adjutant-General United States Army. and not to
this Office.
H. No bounty is paid for enlistments made be-
fore April IL 1861, none for 100 days. three six,
cnsting prior July is 1864. Troops enrolled for
q less term OF service were miitin, and not
entitled to bounty.
I5 No bounty il paid to volunteers who enlisted
after April 80. 1865.
l6 No bounty is paid for cnlistnents or re-enIist-
nlents in the Veteran Reserve Corps but men trans
ferred thereto from other regiments are entitled to
the bounty they would have received in their old
regiments, when discharged after two years serv-
ice or at the expiration of the full term of service
or by reason OF wounds.
II. No bounty will be paid upon dishonorabls
Jn any case WflCrc the Is borne
on the rolls as deserter. unless the charge of de-
sertion shall have been first removed by the War
Department. All evidence for the removal of the
charge OF deseron, for correction of the muster
rolls, must be submitted to the War Department,
and not to the Second Auditors Office.
BOUNTY 10 REGULARS
10. Soldiers who enlisted into the Regular Army
between July l, 1851. and June % 1868, were en-
titled to 500 bounty, under the same conditions
volunteers
10. All men enlisting into the Regular Army for
five years, within ninety days from juno 25. 1863
Uhe date of General Order No 100. A. q. o. were
entitled to bounty of $780, payable in installments
cited in section 3.
20. All soldiers who enlisted or re-enlistcd into
the Regular Army for three years, under Joint
Resolution OF January -, 1864, and General Order
No. % are entitled TO 500 bounty. By Act of June
20, 1864, Regulars serving under enlistment made
prior to July %, 1861, and reensting between June
20 1864 and August 1864 under this act into their
old regiments for three years, also entitled to
$400 bounty, payable i'm installmenis.
Fl. No bounty Is paid for enistmentsi In the Regu-
lar Army before July l, 1861
q. No bounty is paid to Regulars who enlisted
after June 80 1866.
Our Ungratefnl Nation.
To THE EDITOR: One of our poets condemns
England for allowing John Fitzpatrick, one of
the Light Brigade, to die pauper The YER
Hiptn f tha IA ;r,rx nia1 Of oto