{"value"=>"1863 Jan 1-1866 Jan 8", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1863-01-01/1866-01-08"}
date_inclusive_start
1863
date_inclusive_end
1866
keydate
1863-01-01
unittitle
{"value"=>"Remittance register"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>Record of remittances to soldiers for monies due to them by the government, either claimed on their behalf or obtained through the additional assistance of the Special Relief Department. Claims are primarily for back pay and bounty; transportation to place of enlistment, and other reimbursements are also found. The volume was also used to record the return of soldiers’ discharge and other official papers. Entries, in chronological order, provide the date, journal volume and page number (Daily Journals), soldier’s name and regimental identification, address (or local agent’s name in the case of referrals), remarks, date of payment, to whom delivered, dates of delivery and acknowledgment of receipt, and amount. Remarks briefly identify the claim type and related circumstances, including the deduction of any amounts loaned in advance by the USSC. Later entries and those for pending cases show transfer of claims to ANCA in late January 1866. Although the Department's back pay and bounty journals were transferred to ANCA in late January 1866, those volumes are not found in the collection. The Remittance register is the most comprehensive extant record of back pay and bounty services performed by the Department.</p>"}