The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-08-27
THE NEW VOLUNTEER ACT PASSED
RY CONGRESS.

hN ACI 10 authorize the employment Of tOtnnfefr
T. 10 aid in enforcing the hrs and protecting publ
property.
WHEREAS, Certain of TIE forts, arsena
\ custom houses, navy yards, and other proper
u ly of the United States, have been seized, an
other violations of law have been committee
= and are threatened by organized bodies G
;, men IN several of the States, and cOnspira
= cy has been entered into to overthrow tn
e government of th" United States, therefore
he IL eaoc Ell 6y the Senate and House o
, Representatives OfMe Uaiea States of inner
'ca an Congress assembled, That the Prcsi
dent he, and he is hereby authorized to &C
J cept the services ot volunteers, either rs cav
Q airy ln'aniry or artillery, IN ch numbers
not exceeding five hualrcl thousanl, as h'
Z may deem neccs ary for TIA" purpose Of r"Pcl
,, lIug invasion, suppre,sinc iu>urrecton, entrc
ing the laws, aud preserving ani protecting
the pubic property; Providr3, Th th" ser
vices OF the volunteers shall l., for such time
As the President may direct, not exceeding
three years nor less than six months, and they
shall be disbaulcd Il, the end Of the war
: and all provisions of law applicable to three
years volunteers who may have been or may
be accepted into the service of the United
in the same mauncr as if such volunteers were
specially named. Before receiving into service
any number of volunteers exceeding those
now call t,r and accepted, th" President shall,
from time TO time, issue his proclamation
stating the number desired, either as cavalry,
Infantry or arullery, and the States from
which they are to be furnished, having refer.
ence, in any such requ>iton, to the number
/ then in service from the. several States and to
the cXlgcucies of the service at the time, and
/ equalIzlng, as far as practicable, the number
furnished by the several States, according TO
federal population.
See >. And he II furiLer cn1ct d, That
the said volunteers shall bc subject to the
rules and regulations governing the army Of
the United States, AMI that they shall be
for.ued by the President into regiments Of in.
tsntry, with the exception Of such numbers
'or cavalry ~ d artillery as he may direct, not
TO exceed the proportion of one company Of
each Of tho arus to every regiment ot in
fau,ry, and to he orgauizrd AZ in the regular
service. Each regiment OF infantry shall have
one Colonel, one Lieutenant Colonel, one
Major, one Adjutant Ga Lieuteuaut), one
Qusrtcrnaster (a Ljeutcnant). one Surgeon
and one Assistant Surgeon, one Sergeant.
Major one Regimental Qnartcrmastcr Ser
geaut, one Hospital Steward, two principal
Musicians, and tweny.lour musicians for a
band; and shall be compos Il of ten compl.
MES, each company 90 consist of one Captain,
one lst Lieutenant, Que 81 Iiout,nant, one
lst Sergeant, -four Sergeauts, eight Corporal,
two Musicians, Que WAGNER aud from sixty
four to eighty two prvarcs
Sec. g. Apd he II Jurhrr eRoctci That
these forces, whcr accepted AS herein author.
zed shall be orraniz, II into divisions Of three
or more b,igadcs each; aud each division shall
have a Major-Gencal, thee Ail,s.dc. Camp,
aud one Assistant Adjulant General, with
the rank of Major. Each brigade shall to"
composed of four or NOR" regiments, and
stall have one Brigalicr General, two Aides.
dc c. mp, Que Assistant .iiju'aut General,
y ith the rank of Captain, one > rgoon, one
Assistant Quartermaster, and one Comnissary
Of Subsi>telcI.
Sec. 4. 1yd he i turtier enacted That
the President shall be authorized to appoint
by aud with tie advice aud consent of the
Senate, for the command of the forces pro.
vidcd for in this act, number oi ma iDr Gen
erals, not exceeding six, aud "a num' cr OF
brigadicr generals, not exceeding eighteen,
and the other division and brigade officers re-.
quitcd for the organization Of tn So forces.
except the aides dc.camp. who shall he SCI ct
ed 10y their respective gone AIS from the o!ii
GERS Of the army OF volunteer corp: pc0rm
ed, ! bat the President may soec. the maior
generals and brlgaIier generals pr,yi.cd Tor
in this act, from the line or stati Of Db' 'ogu
lar army, and tn" officers So selected shall br
permitted To- retain their rank therein. The
Governors oi the S'atcS furnishing .o'uutcrrs
under this act shall commission tee Il Ut.
staff, aud company officers requisite for the
said vo untecrs, but in cases where th, STATE
authorities refuse or omit to furnish vu'Cn'eors
at the call on the pr clamstiou OF tie Pre,i'
dent and volunteers from such States offer
their services under such call or proclamation,
the President shall have power to accept
such services, and To- commission the prone:
fed. staff and company officers.
Sec. 5. iHd be It tirfter eoacted That
the officers, non commi.,l3ne officers and
pryatcs, organized as above sat forth. shall,
in all respects, he placed on the footing, rs to
pay and allowance Of similar corps Of the reg
ular army: PrordcR, That the allowances of
'h-COnthINHlphcd Officers ana l'NHttS lot
clothing, when not furnished in kind, shall be
three dollars and fifty cents per month, al Il
that each con psuy officer, non cnmm. stoned
officer, private, musician, aul srtIiser Of cav
alIv shall furnish his own horse and horse
equimcnl.. and shall receive forty cents per
day for their use aud risk, except that, in case
the horse shalt become disabled or shall die,
the allowance shall cease until the disability
I've removed, or another horse be supplied. -
Every volunteer non commissioned officer,
private, musician, aui arlificcr, who enter,
the service OF the United States under this
act, shall be paid at tl,e rate of fifty cents in
lieu Of subsistence ard if cavalry volunteer
twenty five cents additional in lieu of forage
for every twenty miles Of t'svel from his place
Of enrolment to the place Of mustor-thc dis.
tancc to he measured 10y the shortest usually
travclcd route; aud when honorably Ascharg
ed an allowance at the same rate, from the
place Of his discharge to the place of his On.
roIlmon, and in addition thereto. if he shall
have served for period Of two years, or du.
ring tn, war, if sooner ended. the sum Of one
hundred ollars: Propiicd, That such Of The
companies Of cavalry herein provided for as