Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-08-06
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~ marc regiments. and shall have
one brigader genelal two ~ ~ i,ao,oi, SINE
t o,ii,,tsnt General with the rank OF captap', se
S,IrcSoG one assistant quareimas'er' ana oNe '0A'
mssary OF subsistence. 49,, THAT tho nrosident
~ ,nthoIi2cd 10 appoint, by ana win inc au
Wee and consent Of The senate lor ie eI 1 "a
,hc torccs provided for in this act humber OF ma
ior generals, not exceeding IN, anu I ~ V
Grigader generals not exceeding elsheeh, anu the
other division and brigade ohces iequiIeu ioi tle
"r,ro,antion OF these FORCES, except understanding
Via sIalI be selected by their respective generals
rom the officers of The army or volunteer corps
prori,3ed That the president may sciect me MAYOR
o,,er,Is and biigader generals provided for in this
sct from the line or stalf OF the regular army, and
o nt crts SO selected shall be permitted to retain
their rank therein. The governors OF the states fur
nishing volunteers under this act shall commission
the field, sta and company officers requisite for the
said volunteers; but in where the state author
tiles refuse or omit TO furnish volunteers al the call
or on the proclamation of the president, and volun-
from such states offer their services under such
call or proclamation, the president shall have power
to accept such services and 10 commission the prop
err tiela staff. and company officers
Sec And be 1t further enacted, That the of GERS,
non-commissioned officers, and priVates, organised
above set iolth, shall, i'll all respects, be placed
the footing, as TO pay and allowances, OF similar
corps OF tie regular amy Pr0cided, That the al
lowances OF hoh-commisslohed oil Gers and pliyates
Tor clothing when not furnished i'll kind, shall be
thee dollars and fifty cents per month, and that
each company officer, non-conmlssloned officer
miN ate musician and arfiiiccr OF cavalry shall fl
niSl his own horse and horse equipments, and shall
receive forty cents per day Tor their use and risk,
shall die the allowance shall cease until the disa
bilitv be removed or another horse be supplied. Eve
ry volunteer, noncommissioned ilcer, private, mu-
sician and articer, who enters tile service of the
United States under this act, shall be paid AT the
rate of fifty in lieu OF subsistence, and il cav
airy volunteer, twenty five cents additional, in lieu
of forage, Tor every twenty miles of travel from his
place of enrolment to the place of muster; the dis
lance to be measured by the shortest usually travel
ed route; and when honorably discharged an allow
ance at the rate, from the place of his dis
charge to his place OF enrolment and, in addition
thereto if he shall have served tor period OF two
years, or duling the war, II sooner ended, the sum
of one hund Gu dollars: PrOrided That such OF the
companies of cavalry herein provided Tor as may re-
quire it may be furnished with horses and horse
euuipments i'll the same manner as i'll the United
States army.
Sec s. And be it further enacted, That any volunteer
who may be received into the service OF the United
States under this act and who may be wounded
otherwise disabled i'll the service, shall be entitled
to the benefits which have been or may be confer
red on persons disabled i'll the regular service; and
the widow if there be one and if not, the legal
heirs of such die, may be killed in SERVICE in
addition to all arrears of pay and allowances. shall
receive the sum of one hundred dollars.
Sec. Z. And be it further enacted, That the bands of
the regiments of infantry and of the regiments of
cavalry shall be paid as follows: oneiourth of each
shall receive the pay and allowances oil seigeants of
engineer soldiers; one-tourh those Of corporals of
engineer soldiers; and the remaining halt those of
privates of engineer soldiers of the first class; and
The leaders of the band shall receive the same pay
and emoluments second lieuenants OF infantry.
Sec s. And be it further enacted, That the wagoners
corporals of cavalry. The regimental commssary
sergeant shall receive the pay and allowances Of
regimental sergeant major, and the regimenta quar-
termaster sergeant shall receive the pay and allow
ances OF a sergeant of cavalry.
Ssc. g. And be it further enacted, That there shall
be allowed TO each regiment one chaplain, who shall
be appointed by the regimental commander on the
vote OF the field officers and company commanders
on duty with the regiment at the time the appoint.
ment shall be made. The chaplain appointed
must be regular ordained minister OF christian
denomination. and shall receive the pay and allow
anees OF captain of cavalry, and shall be required
to report 10 the colonel commanding the regiment
TO which he is attached AT the end OF each quarter,
the moral and religious condition of the regiment,
and such suggestions as may conduce to the social
happiness ard MOI al imp oNement OF the troops.
Sec. 10. And be IL further enactcd That the general
commanding separate department or detached
army is hereby authorized TO appoint military
board commission OF not less than three more
than five officers whose duty it shall be to examine
the capacity, qualifications, pfopliety of conduct,
and efficiency OF any commissioned officer of Yolun-
teeIs within his department amy, who may be
reported to the board or commission, and upon
such report if adverse to such officer and ifapproyed
| by the PRECEDENT of the United States, the commits
sion OF such officer shall be vacated: Prorded Arrays,
that no Oh Ger shall be eligible to sit such board
| or commission whose rank or promotion would in
any way be Affected by lis proceedings, and two
members at least, if practicable shall be OF equal
| rank of the officer being examined. And when
cancits i'll any OF the companies OF volunteers
election shall be called by the colonel Of the reg
iment to ill such vacancies and the men OF each
company shall vote ill their respective companies for
az cheers as high as captain, and vacancies above
captain shall be filled by the votes OF the commits
stoned officers of the regiment and all officers so
elected shall be commissioned by the respective gov
ernors OF the states, or by the president OF the Uni
| ted States.
Sec. IL, And be ii further enacted That all letters
written by soldiers i'll the service ofthe United States
may be transmitted through the mails without pre-
post off ee dearfment NAV nrescrbe the nosta noe
thereon TO be paid by the recipients.
Sec r. Ana be At further enacted That the secretary
of war be and he is hereby authorized and directed
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