The National tribune., 1904-06-16
! B0UNrIEs.
: cOLORED TROOPS.

COLOhED IHOOpS.
The act of March 3, 1863. provided:
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted,
That the President of the United States
to be enlisted, for each cook, two under
cooks OF African descent. who shall re-
ceiye for their full compensation $40 per
month. and one ration per day: three dol
lars of said monthly pay may be in cloth
ing
Under cooks (colored). whose enlistment
was authorized, as above, are not entitled
to bounty unless transferred to the ranks,
in which case they are entitled to the pay,
bounty and other allowances of soldiers
from and after the date of such transfer.
The period during which they served as
nnder-cooks is not considered in comput-
ing the two years service necessary to en-
title them to bounty if discharged for dis
ease. If transferred at time when in
stallment bOunties were payable, they
were not under any circumstances entitled
to installments which would have accrued
during the period antecedent to their trans
fer. had they been originally enlisted as
soldiers
The act of June Is, 1864, provided:
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted
That all persons of color who have been
or may be mustered into the military SER
vice of the United States shall receive the
same uniform. clothing. arms, equipments.
pay and emoluments, other than bounty
as other soldiers or the regular or volun-
teer forces of the United States of like
arm of the service. from and after the 1st
day Of January, 1864: aud that every
person of color who shall hereafter be
sums in bounty as the President shall
order in the different States and parts of
the United States. not exceeding $1OO
"Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. That
all persons enlisted and mustered into SER
vice as volunteers under the call. dated
October II. 1868, for 300, 900 volunteers.
who were at the time of enlistment ac-
tually enrolled and subject to draft in the
State in which they volunteered, shall re-
ceive from the United States the same
amount of bounty, without regard to color.
"Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That
all persons of color who were free on
April 10. 1861. and who have been en-
service of the United States. shall. from
the time of their enlistment. be entitled
to receive pay, bounty. and clothing al
lowed TO such persons by the laws exist
ing at the time of their enlistment
The Joint resolution cf June 10, 1866,
provided:
"That the omission in the muster-rolls
Of the words free on or before April 10.
1861 shall not deprive any colOred soldier
Of the bounty to which he Is entitled, and
which is now or may hereafter be with
held by reason of such omission: but
where nothing appears on the muster..roll
or Of record to show that colored soldier
wns not a free man at the date aforesaid.
under the provision of the fourth section
of the 'adt making appropriation for the
support Ofat the army for the year ending
the Both day oe June. 1866 the presump-
ton shall he that the person was free at
the time OF his enlistment"
e ahoIs saI
in section 4723, Revised Statutes, pro-
vides: - - -.
"Sec. 4723. All colored persons who en-
listed in the army during the war Of the
rebellion and who are now prohibited
from receiving bounty and pension on ac-
count Of being borne on the rolls. of their
regiments ns slaves. shall be placed on
the same feoting. as to bounty and pen
sion. as though they had not been slaves
at the date Of their enlistment"
DRAFTED MEN AND SUBSTITUTES.
The act of March 3. 1868. For enrolling
and calling out the National forces. and
for other purposes" provided:
''Sec II. That all persons thus enrolled
(as subject to draft shall be subject. for
two years after the 1st day of July sue
ceeding the enrolment. to be called into
the military service of the United States,
and to continue in service during the pres
ent rebellion, not. however. exceeding the
term OF three years; and when called into
service shall be placed on the same foot
ing. in all respects. as volunteers for three
years. or during the war. including ad-
law
Under the above enactment. persons
drafted or their substitutes enlisted for
three years or during the war. after
March 3. 1863. and before September 6.
1864. are entitled TO n bounty of $lOOs if
they served the full term Of enlistment. or
served two years. or were discharged be-
fore two years. service. because Of wound
or injury incurred in service and line of
duty. Substitutes enlisted after July II.
1864. and before September 6. 1864. as
representative recruits for persons not IL
able to draft. are entitled to the same
bounty as volunteers enlisted during the
same period: hut if enlisted as representa-
tive recruits for persons who We're liable
to the draft of September 3. 1864. for the
nurpOse Of exempting sucl persons from
that draft. no bounty is due.
1t is held that persons who enlisted into
the naval service for three years. or dur
ing the war. after March 3. 1863. and be-
fore September 6, 1864. ms substitute for
drafted men. are entitled to bounty Of
800. If they served the full term of enlist
ment. or served two years. or were dis
charged before two years service because
Of wound or injury incurred in service and
line of duty.
VETERAN RESERVE CORPS.
General Order No. GO, dated March 20,
1862. provided for the organization of In
valid Detachments' at the several United
States general hospitals. These were dis
continued by General Order No. 173,
dated June II, 1863.
General Order 1O5, dated April %. 1863,
provided for the organization of an In
valid Corps. to consist of companies. and
il it shall hereafter be thought best, of
battalions." (Formation of regiments au-
thorized September 5. 1859 General
Order No. 13O, dated May 10, 1868, pro-
vided:
1T is further announced that no off,
Ger or enlisted man shall be entitled to or
receive any premium, or boun-
ty, for enlistment reenlstment, or service
in the Invalid Corps. Claims
for bounties which may be due
for previous service will not be sinvali-
dated by enlistment in the Invalid Corps" !"
General Order No. III, dated March IS,
1864. provided
'The name of the organization author
ized by General Orders. No. 1O5, War
Department, 1863 as an invalid Corps is
hereby changed to that of Veteran Re-
serve Corps All orders relating to the
Invalid Corps will remain in force, as at
present. with,respect to the Veteran Re-