Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-24
IPuBuC-No. 6.l

[PUBuS-No. 81
An ACT making additional appropriations for the
support Of the army for the fiscal year ending June
thrtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and APP
propHatiOns OF AFrearAges for the hscAl year end
ing June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty
BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatiyes Of the United States of America in Con-
Eress assembled That the following sums be and the
same are hereby appropriated out Of any money In
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for the sup
port Of the army for the year ending the thrtieth
OF June, eighteen hundred and sixty-tWo.
For expenses Of recruiting, transportation Of re-
cruis from the different rendezvous TO general de
pots procuring Of medical attendanee and all other
sand two hundred and eighty-fTe men, to be organ
lied into nine regiments OF infantry, one regiment Of
cavalry and regiment Of artillery as per general
orders number sixteen, dated War Department, Adj
iutAnt Generals ONCE, Washington, May fourth,
eighteen hundred and siXty-one, three hundred and
6ffy-eight thousand dollars.
For purchase Of books OF tactics and Instruction
for the volunteers, my thousand dollars
For pay OF the army, three million nine hundred
and sixty-nine thousand eight hundred and forty
eight dollars and eighty-eight centS
For Communication Of officers gubSiStenee, four hun
dred and seventy thousand three hundred and
seventeen dollars aud sixty cents.
For Communication Of forage for Officers horses sew
enty.three thousand and htty-six dollars.
For payments In lieu Of clothing for officers ser
wants iifty-seyen thousand one hundred and eighty
dollars.
For pay Of the three months volunteers two mill
For pay Ofthe two and three years volunteers, If
fy!hVe million dollars. 7rt
For subsisteuee in kind for regular troops two mill
lion four hundred and Rinety-three thousand four
hundred and ninety-seVen dollars and hfty cents.
For Subsistence In kind for two and three years'
volunteers tWenty-three million eighty-tour th0uS
and two hundred and eighty-four dollars
For the regular supplies Of the quarterrnasters de-
partment consisting Of fuel for the Officers, enlisted
men, guard, hospital storehouses. and Offices; Of for
age in kind for the horses, mules, and oxen Of the
qnaTterInasteEs department at the seYerai posts and
stations and with the armies In the feldi for the
horses Of the regiments OF dragons, and II the A
thorized number OF officers horses when serving In
the field and at the Ontposts, including bedding for
the animals; of straw for soldiers bedding and Of
stationery including blank books for the quarter
masters department, certificates for discharged SOL
diers, blank forms for the pay and quartermAsters
department, and for printing Of division and depart
1lsnt orders and reports, fourteen million two hun
dref and sixty-fve thousand hty-nine dollars and
thirtysE0Ven cents.
For the incidental expenses OF the quarteTmasteTs
department, consisting Of postage on letters and
packets received and sent by officers Of the army on
pubiic service: expenses Of and courts
Of inquiry including the additional compensation Of
Judges advocate recorders, members, and witnesses,
while on thai service under the act Of eighteen hum
dred and two pay 10 soldiers employed under
the direction Of the qIartermaster's department in
the erection Of barracks, quarters, storehouses and
hospitals In the construction Of roads, and other con-
slant labor for pedodso not less than ton days, IIn-
der tile acts OF second Of March, eighteen hundred
aud nlnteen and Of fourth of August eighteen hun
dred and Including those employed Is clerks
OF expTssses TO and from the frontier posts and
miles In the field; Of escorts to paymasters and other
disbursing ofieers, and 90 trains where military
eoTts cannot be furnished expenses Of tho interent
Of Of1cera killed in action or who die when on duty
in the field at the posts the frontiers at 9TH
posts and places, when ordered by the Secretary
NJ War, aud Of officers and soldiers;
authorized ohiea furniture; hire Of laboTeTs In the
quArteTmasters department. including the hire of In
terpreteTu and guides for the army; compensation Of
eisTkstp ofccr9-Of the qnaTtermAsteEs department.;
compensationo Of torage and wagon masters, author
lied by the act Of 9Th July, eighteen hundred and
tbiItyFeght; for the apprehension Of deserters and
the expenses incident t9 their pursuit and for tho
following expenditure tequirei for the regiments Of
dragons and light artillery, viz; the purchase Of
travelling orEes blacksmith and shooting tools horse
and mules shoes and nails iron and steel for shoelng,
hire Of veterinary surgeons medicines for horses and
mules picket ropes and for shooting the horses ofthe
corps named seven million six hundred and siXtysiG
Thousand six hundred aud aiXty-slx dollATs.
For tue purchase OF dragon and artillery horses,
ten million 1--WE hundred and fourteen thousand five
hundred dollArs. fs
For mileage, or the allowance made 10 oaicers OF
the army for the transportation Of themselves and
esctris supplies i've hundred Thousand dollars.
For transportation Of the army, including the bag
lr1,eOt the troops, when moving either by land or
waller u clothiIg camp ami garrison equipRge,
from the depot at Philadelphia to tile several posts
and army dePOs and from those depoGto the troops
n tile field; and subsistence from the places Of pl-
chase and from the places Of delivery, under con-
tract 10 7uc places the circumstances OF the
vice may Tequitu them to be cent OF ordnance ord
name stores and small fOln the foundFies and
aInOres the arsenAls foFtiheAtonB frontier pOgis
and army depots freights, wharfage, Tolls and Ter
riAgea; the purchase and hire Of horses, mules and
harness, and tle purchase and repair Of wagons,
carta. aud dTnys; aud Of ships and other sea-gong
vessels and boats required for the tTAnsPOTtatCn Of
supplies and f"t garrison purposes; for dTAyAge aud
carriage nj the several pOstsi hire Of teamsteFsi
transportation Of funds Tor the pay and other dis
buraiug DEPARTMENTS; the expense Of sailing public
transports on the various rivers the Guilt Of Cxl.
CO. and the Atlantic and for procuring water n
such posts from their situation require II u be
T-aW al IL,
removing distractions from roads, hArbOrs, and TiT
HFa, to the extent which may be required for the
tuAl operation Of the troops In the deld, sixteen
million two hundred and twenty thousand nine hun
irSd aud hfty.four dollars.
For gunbOats on the Western rivers, one million
dollars.
Hire OF quarters for troops; OF stdrahousss br
the safe keeping Of military stores; Of grounds for
summer environments and for temporary hints, one
million I've hundred thousand dollars.
FOT ei0thng, camp and Earrieon equiPAge, thlr-
teen million four hundred and sixteen thousand four
hundred and thirty-seTen dollars and two cents.
ForcOntingeneiea Of the army, two hundred thou
sand dollars. u s1sE
For the ruedical and hospital departments, one
million two hundred and seysntyoue Thousand eight
hundred and forty-one dollarE 7-ia
For armament Of fOrtihcations, four hundred and
hfty,seyeu Thousand six hundred lollArS.
For the current expenses OF the ordnance SER
vice, two hundred and six til onsand two hunndfed
and ninety-tWo dollars.
For ordnance, ordnance stores, and supplies, In
Guiding horse equipments for all mounted troops
two million three hundred aud sixty thousand dol.
lars
For the manufacture OF arms, two million i've
hundred and seyenty-thTee Thousand three hundred
and ten dollars.
For Increasing the manufacturing capacity Of the
national Rrmury, four hundred aud thou
sandldve hdndfed dOllaFS 10 -
For the purchase OF gunpOWder and lead, four
hp9dred and hfyrone thousand seven hundred and
'R3fthe pufehRss' n artillery horses two hundred
and seyentytfivs ihqnsand dollars.
For ldditidhsdo ahdt tensions Of the shop rOOni
machinery tools and axtuTeA At the different
ads pne huudIed hnd twenty six thousand SIX hun
dTed 16 itiety.doIars. fs
Fof the foIloWing FORTH eatlons:
Fort AoAtgomeFJs Lake ChampIAin, New York,
twenty th6usaud dollars. lt5 g
Fort Knox, PenobscOt river, Maine, twenty thOu-
AaR1 dollars. ff5s .=.'e- .lYzF
lott q Ros I,l4aa Ledge, PortiapdhaSbOr, Maine
dfteen thousand dollars.
Fort Adams, NswPots harbor, Rhode leland, ave
Fort Richmond, Staten Island, New York, ten