Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-31
The Mastering Out Of the Volun-
teer Troops and Grant
ing of FurlOughs.
PROMULGATED BY ADJT. GEN. C0RPIN
officers and Men Having Served Be.
yond Limits of United States
Sixty Days FurlCugh.
Those Not Having Served Outside of the
United States, the Leave of Ab'ence
and Burroughs viii BE Limit
ed to Thirty Days.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-At 1880 o'clock
Monday night the appended general
orders relating to the mastering out
of the volunteers and granting of fur
loughs were promulgated by Adjt.
Gen. Corbin. To those officers and
men who have served beyond the
limits of the United States leaves OF
absence and furloughs for 80 days will
be granted respectively, while to those
who have not served outside of the
count try, the leaves of absence and fur
loughs will be limited to so days.
Following is the text of the orders:
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 20, lS9S. !
General Orders No. -:
First-The following additional instructions
ders No. l24, current series from this Office,
are published for the information and guidance
CT all concerned:
Seco ond-EXcept for the necessary guard de-
tails and etc. of officers and men required by
paragraph six. leaves of absence for ~ days
and furloughs for the same period will be
izations which have served beyond the limits
of the United States, ard 30 days to officers and
men of organizations which have not served
beyond the limits Of the United States. when
such organizations are ordered to be mustered
out OF service.
Thrd-Such leaves of absence and furloughs
will be granted by the commanding officers
after organizations have arrived at state rem
ali, ,,l,a N
days, or 90 days. as the case may be and all Of
ticers and men must without fail report at the
rendezvous on the thrtieth or sixtieth day
thereafter ny officer or man failing to so re-
port will be considered and reported as de-
serter unless prevented from doing so by sick
ness. which must be satisfactorily explained
by the certificate OF q reputable physician.
Fourth-Before organizations are gran. Ell
furloughs the preparations for muster out, as
required by general orders No. ia, curren,
series, from this office will. in view o: the
fores oing, e carried out only so far as relates
to the inspection and correction of records. in
spection and transfer of such public property
as may no longer tie required he preparation
and comparison Of property ietsrns; the steps
necessary to secure certificates OF nom indebt-
edness. and for the return of all atsenteeS. etc.
Fitth-When possible all returns and papers
relating to muster out of organizations will be
prepared during the period OF furlough,
Sixth-Each commanding officer. prior to the
departure of his officers and men will make
arrangements necessary to verify and protect
all public property pertaining to his command
during the period of absence and place the
same under proper guard, detailed from hi,
command for the purpose He will notify the
adjutant general OF the army OF his arrival at
rendezvous and at the earliest possible mo-
ment the date Of expirations OF leaves and fur
loughs
Seventh-In preparing muster out rolls the
number of days while on furlough will be
stated under the heading on the roll 'Suosist-
ence No. of day." and the paymaster in his
pay account on the roll" will cha nge the head
"for horses and equipments" to Communication
for furlough rations, and credit each man
at the rate OF % cents per day for the num-
Der OF days due and pay the same. The amount
so paid for communication OF ration, for the
pay department will be refunded from the ap-
preparation made for the subsistence DEPART
ment
Eighth-Mustering officers are empowered
to administer oaths in all matters pertaining
to the music. out o. volunteers
Ninth-As soon as practicable the usual
monthly pay rolls will be made out fer August
and sent to the chic; paymaster Of the mill
tary department in which the organiza ions
rendezvous is situated. CIon these rolls alone
can the officers and enlisted men be paid prior
to departure en- leaYe or furlough.
BY order OF the secretary OF war
H. c. CoRBTH,
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