Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1880 — SOLDIERS’ BOUNTIES. [ARTICLE]

SOLDIERS’ BOUNTIES.

The Classes Untitled to Bounty Under the Tarious Asts of Congress. The Second Auditor of the Treasury Department has issued a circular specifying the classes of volunteers and regulars, daring the War of the Rebellion, who are entitled to bounty under the different acts of Congress. Following is an abstract thereof: 2. A 1 volunteers who enlisted prior to July 22, 1861, for three years, and who were mustered into the servic3 before Aug. 6, 1861, are en'itled by act of April 22, 1872, to SIOO bounty if they have been honorably discharged, and have not received ibe same for such service. Thore discharged by way of favor, or to accept promot oD, are not entitled. Bounty under this act is not payable to heirs, nor to men who were enrolled for two years only. 3. Those two and three-years’ men who enlisted between April 12, 1861, and Dec. 24, 1863, or between April 1, 1864, and July "8, 1864. are entitled to SIOO bounty under act of July 22, 1801, provided they served two years or more as eulisted men, or were honorably discharged as sueb on account of wounds received iu lino of duty before two years’ serv'ce If a soldier was discharged before serving two year 3, on accouut of disease, he would not, as before shown, be entitled to any bounty; but if, after such discharge, he died before •July 28, 18(56, of a disease contracted iu the service, his heirs, iu the order named in the law,' are entitled to the additional bounty under act of July 28, 186«. 4. If a soldier died in the service his heirs became entitled to any bounty which tho soldier would have been entitled to under the terms of his contract. If the father, mother or more remote heirs of a deceased soldier were not residents of the United States at the date of soldier’s death, they are only entitled to such installments of bounty as had acciu *d and relnaintd unpaid at the time of his death. 5. Tne act of July 28, 186(5, gave an additional bounty of sllO to moti who enlisted and nerved for three years from April 19, 1861, and SSO to men who onlis'ed and seined for two years from Aoril 14, payable to the soldiers on substantially the fame terms as i i section 3 This bounty is not given to any one if the soldier was entitled to receive at any time a greater bounty than SIOO under auy other act or aets. 6. Drafted men, enrolled rrotn March 3,1863, to Sept 5,1864, for three years, or men who, from March 3, 1803, to Sept. 5, 1864, enlisted for three years as substitutes for drafted men, are only entitle 1 by act of Mtrch 3, 1863, to ’sloo bounty, if they served two years or more, or were discharged by reason of wouuds received iu line of duty before two years’ service. 7. All volunteer recruiis who eniated between Oct. 24, 1863, and April 1, 1864, for three years, in an chi organization already in the field, or who enlisted between Dec. 24, 18:53, aud April 1, 1864, for three years into a new organization, were entitled to S3OO bounty, payable in iastallm nts during the term of service, as follows: $<K) in advance, and S4O alter each two, six, twelve, twenty-four and thirty-six months, respectively. It the soldier servo" 1 his full term, or was discharged prior thereto hv reason of wounds, or under any of the general orders for the reduction of the army because of tennination of tlio war, he was enti led to the full amount. If discharged by re,s.m of diecaae, or by way of favor, or to accept promotion. he was ouf.itlel only to the aociued unpaid installments actually due him at the time of his discharge. 8. Soldiers who wore discharged after niuo mouth-*’ consecutive service in the army wi re permitted, after Jan. 1, 1863, a- d prior to April 1, 1864, to re-enlist and become veterans, atid were entitled to $4 It) bounty, payable in installments curing the teim of service, as fol--1 iws: Aiivanee, $25 (or S6O after Sept. 28, 1863), aud sso■‘after each two, six, twel. e, eighteen, twenty-four and thirty months, and tlio I alance at expiration of term of service. If they woro discharged to re-enlist into tho snnte regiment, they must have previously served two years iu order to become veterans, aud these were probably paid all bounty duo for first service. Those whose service entitled them to become veterans, but who have only received the bounty of s3oo, under section 7," because they were not borne as veterans, cannot receive any more unless they first procure a veteran musti r from tho Adjutant General, U. 8. A., War Department.

supernumeraries (non-commissioned officers) mustered out prior to April 28,. 1865, if veterans or veteiau recruits, are entitled to accrued installments of veteran bounty only; if musterid out after April 28, 1865, they are entitled to the full bouuty under whatever law they w< re carolled. !>. Volunteers who enlisted between July 18, 1801, and April 80, 1805, for one, two and three years, were, under act of July 4, 1804, promised *IOO for one year’s service, $2 )0 for two years’ service, and S3OO for three years’ service, if the soldier was discharged “because of wounds received in the line of duty,” he thereby became entitled to the full amount of bounty; but if he was discharged “because of servico.-* no liDger required,” or by “close of the war,” he has no claim for the balince of this bounty. Nearly all those enlisting under this act (J uly 4, 1804) were paid all due them at the time of discharge. If the soldier is dead, this bounty goes only to his widow, minor children or his motner, if she was a widow at the time of her son’s death. 10. Colored soldiers, nnder act of Mlrch 3, 1878, are enti.led to the same bounty as white sokliei s. 11. Ail soldiers discharged by reason of wounds received in battle, or in line of duty, are entitled, by acts of March 3, 1803, March 3, 1865, and joint resolution of April 12, iB6O, to receive the same bounty they siould nave received if they had served tht'ir full term of enlistment. The word wound as used in the foregoing is j held to mean any injury fiom violence received \ in line of duty. Tne bounty does not depend j upon the wound, but upon being discharged by I reason of the wound. 12. Tho loss of a soldiei’s discharge certificate does not prevent the collection of bounty, provided its loss or destruction is j roven. A duplicate discharge is not accepted as evidence to establish a claim against the Government. If a certificate of service is desired, application must be made to the Adjutant Geneial, United States Army, and not to this office. 15. No bounty is paid for enlistments or reenlistments in the Veteran Reserve Corps, but men transferred thereto from other regiments are entitled to the bounty they would have received in their old regiments, when discharged after two years’ lervice, or by reason of wounds. 16. No bounty will be paid upon a dishonorable discharge, or in any case where the soldier is borne on the rolls as a deserter, unless the charge of desertion shall have bean first removed by the War Department. 17. Soldiers who enlisted into the regulararmy between July 1,1861, and June 25, 18013, were enti led to sloooriginal bounty, under the same conditions as volunteers; but if they enlisted between April 14, 1801, and Apiilli), 1861, they would be entitled oniv >o $5 ', tne aduitioEal bounty of July 28, 1866; if after April 19. 1801, *IOO. " ’ 18.. Alt men en’isting into the regular army for five years, within nintly days from June 25, 1808 (ihe da'e of general order, No. 190, A. G. O.), were entitled to a bounty of s4oo| payable ini .Bailments as cited in Sec. 8. 19. All soldiers who enlisted or re-enlisted into the regular army for three years, under joint resolution of Jan. 13, 1804, aud general order No. 25, are entitled to S4OO boAmy. By act of June 20, 1804, regulars serving under enlistments made prior to July 22, 1801, and reenlisting between June 20,1804, and Aug. 1, 1804, under this act, into their old regiments for three years, are also entitled to S4OO bounty, payable in installments. Blank fotms of application will only bo furniahel at claimant’s request. Applications for blanks should bo made separately for each case. If tde claimant is an neir, the relationshij) to the soldier ehould be given. In filling out the blank care should be taken to give the full name of the soldier, the company and number of his regiment, and State to which it belonged ; the date aud period of each enlistment; the date and cause of discharge—if "for disab 1ity, state when, where, ar.d how contracted; what bounty is claimed, and how much bounty has been paid in all. In all caee3 when the soldier did not die while in service, the discharge certificate should be sent or accounted for. The lull postoffice address of the claimant must be given in ail cases.