The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-10-05

=, n.vmaster and the quartermaster,
3 'l' rell as many other officers of the
separtmcnt, is job of enormous
v. .or,;ons. involving arithmetical
FI s,oms of considerable intricacy.
I,.s;ls the officers and the enlisted
~ are enjoying 30 days vacation on
M n,v the regular army officers are
,s over the books of every COM
w nv inspecting the monthly muster
a M III: and reviewing the regimental
u.rtermastcrs' accounts.
With an army of 100000 men, half
volunteer service to be mustered
~ -, ,t one time, the war department
saJs itself in an anomalous situation.
yarer before in history has the prob
lam presented itself quite in the pres
~, form. The regiments Of '98 were
II new to the service; at the most
,hev had served but four months, when
$ s. ,be time to disband had come, and the
s. hools Of many regiments where the
# ,olpnteer officers were just beginning
81 thoroughly to understand the system,
must be cotton into shape to the salts
s f,ctiop Of the mustering-out officer.
Il was the original intention of the
s. s r,r department to keep the men in
,ber camps until this work had been
81 ,ompeted, but the clamor of those
vho wanted to be sent home was SO
II sreat that the government consented
$to system Of giving all officers and
s. s. men Of the regiments 70 be mustered
\ out leave of absence with an agree
IA ueut to call them together at the ex-
piration of that period for final in
q spet Ion and muster out.
STILL IN SERVICE.
81 In this way the regiments are still
kent in the service and directly under
1.-The military authority, while at the
\ same time, they may enjoy all the
]privleges of civilians.
IA Regiments which have been outside
\ 1.-The United States are given 60 day
Ssiuloughs Gn the case of officers the
expression is "leave Of absence, and
ether regiments get 80 days. Full pay
Es allowed for either period. General
sCorbin explained emphatically that all
50 .he men SO furloughed are as fully un-
der the military authority as ever, and
That if they do not report on the thir-
S#stieth or sixtieth day, as the case may
be, except for duly proven sickness,
hey will be considered deserters.
Ioreoyer, while the officers are prac-
4icall" on leave Of absence, they haze
psen technically put on waiting or
Hers" which makes it incumbent upon
hem to report for service at any time
3 during the period of furlough, if their
rs presence should be deemed necessary.
s The musterout is all done by regu-
Far army officers, except in the case Of
army surgeons who may be Of the
MI 0lunteer service in case regular army
"a RuTgeons cannot be secured; but in
such case it is ordered that the sur
eon shall not be membeg of the
ganization to which he is detailed.
The musterout is similar to the month
2 y muster at the time Of payday; but
includes also the granting Of certifi-
Of discharge. 1t is this one
- document which necessitates all the
1tra care. AS at regular monthly
puser, there is general accounting
\ property, and secondly an inspec-
ion Of the men.
M SOUP LADIES AND SPOONS.
Ohcers who at any time were re-
.zlponslble for public property, Of any
escrlption, are obliged to give an ac-
0unt for every spoon and every soup
lale IN their care. A table Of articles
# na'ged in case Of loss or damage has
een prepared by the paymaster, and
1cludes among other items, one of FL
ents Tor soup ladle, and another of
s. cent for mustard spoon. AS q
que the only officers accountable for
0lerty are the company and the
g'mental commanders !, that is. the
lp'alns and the colonels. There are
|%ses' however, in which others are in
asrse Of property. Thus in the
i'.'y'ffth New York one Of the cap
Plns and the first lieutenant both re-
sned just before the order for the
us'erout of the regiment had come,
lpus leaving the second lieutenant in
sH Hmnand n, of the company.
SIS his government pursues the fol-
2slns system in regard to military
,pefty. Commissioned officers get
y their regular pay, and infcase
'ey are mounted, an additional allow
aee for the care Of their horses.
v0o' clothing, etc., they must pay
IA {' out OF their own. pocket, though