The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-23
HOW the Volunteer Army Will Be
DiSbamded.
RETURN TO RENDEZVOUS
MAY PURCHASE GUNS AND
OTHER EQUIPMENT.
War Department Issues An Order
Governing the mastering Out of
Volunteers-Great Camp at Chick
amauga to Be Deserted-Several
Regiments Ordered Home.

Washington. Aug 22.-Adjutant General
Corbin has issued an order governing the
mastering out of volunteers. 1t goes into
duties of officers IN detail. The follow
ing are the more important features of
the order:
Only officers of the regular army will
be detailed by the war department to
muster out troops.
To avoid expense to the government
End hardships and annoyances TO In
dividuals concerned by unavoidable de-
aays that will occur in the final payment
of officers and enlisted men absent from
their commands on muster out command
ing officers will make every effort to erect
the return of ali absenteeS and detacn-
ments prior to muster out of the organl-
cation.
Officers who at any time were response
BILE for public property of any description
ness before their final payment can be
made Officers who have not at any time
been responsible for public property will
be required TO furnish the mastering Of
zicer with their affidaTts to that effect.
All officers will be held to a strict ac-
countabi!ty for the discipline of their
commands and the preservation Of public
property. Mastering officers are en-
powered to prefer charges against Of
hcers who neglect in any manner to take
the proper measures to insure the gov
ernment against loss of property or to
keep their commands together and under
proper discipline.
will continue to furnish organizations
with needfui supplies until date of hnal
payment and discharge. All persons
borne OF the muster in and on ali other
muster rolls and all who have Joined or
belonged to the organization at any time
saace its muster in, must be accounted
Tor on the muster out roll. which is re-
uqired 10 be complete record OF all the
OFFICERS and men who ever belonged TO
the organization.
Discharge certificates will be prepared
fnT off md Cnr7f a
absent, except officers and men held in
service by proper authority and deserters.
The certificates will be delivered to the
Cegimental and company commanders.
The discharge from the United States
Volunteer service in the case of all absen-
tees Except in special cases. Will take
effect on the date of the muster out OF
the organization.
In the case of enlisted men absent who
on account of sickness are unable to join
their commands, the discharge certln-
Gates, with carefully prepared descriptive
lists of account of pay and clearing, CIV
ing the address of the soldier, viii be
given to the mastering officer for trans
mission with the muster out rolls TO the
adjutant general of the army, and the
soldier will be officially notified to APP
ply by letter to the paymaster general of
the army for final payment.
officers absent from any cause viii be
furnished discharge certificates (unless
specially held TO service) and will be
notified 10 apply to the paymaster general
for certificates OF Observation-Disclosures and
settlement of their accounts.
AS a rule the muster out of organiZa-
tions and their final payment will take
place at the state or re=imental
rendezvous, except when otherwise
authorized by the war department The
preparation and completion of the muster
out rolls, returns and papers. and the
inspection and transfer of public property
to the officers of the supply departments
OF the army, except as hereinafter pro-
Vided. viii take place before the organi-
cation is ordered to its state The only
property that will be allowed to be re-
tanned until muster out. unless otherwise
ordered by the mastering officer, is the
rifles, cartridge belts. cups, canteens,
meat cans. knives; forks and spoons,
necessary medical supplies and tent
equipage. the colors and the regimental
Aand company records.
@The supply department officers Will ar
range through the chief cOmmiSSary and
chief quartermaster of the department
within which the state rendezvous is To-
Gated for meals. camp grounds, shelter.
transportation and quarteTmaSter' rs sup
plies for the time of the encam0ment of
the organization at the state re2imental
remdeZVo2s. AS soon as the muster out
rolls have been fully and satisfactorily
completed. the mastering officer at the
place or departure viii fill in the date of
the muster out as of date ten days
later. the probable time necessarily re-
Quired to transfer the organization to its
state rendezY Gus. the making of the phys1-
cal examinations of officers and men, etc.
As soon after the arrival of the organi-
cation ct its state rendezvous as possible
the physical examination of all officers
and men will be made before muster out
and payment, so as to facilitate the set
uemeHt of pension claims that may be
made on account Of disability incurred in
the United States service. and to protect
the rights of persons who may be en-
titled to the benefits of the pension laws
as well as to guard the interests of the
government
Provision is made for turning over to
proper officers records. colorS. ordnance, !
etc, belonging to the troops to be mus
tered out as TO their final payment.
The troops will be allowed to retain |
certain property. such as rifles and other |
equipment, by paying a stipulated price |
for the same.