Daily national Democrat., 1861-10-15
Balm 3tanOnaI tlCnlutrat
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! public property.
Whereas, certain of the forts, arsenals, Gus.
tom houses navy yards, and other property OF
! the United States have been seized, and other /
violations of law have been committed and are /
threatened by organized bodies OF men in several /
ot the States, aud a conspiracy has been e. tered
into to overthrow the G0vernmet Of the United
States; therefore
Be il enacted bv the Senate and House cf Rep /
rescntatives of the United States of America, in /
Congress assembled, That the Pres dent be, and .
he is herebg authorized to nc ept the services of /
volunteers either cavalry, infmtry, or arti!e- |
rv in such numbers, not exceeding five hundred |
| thousand us he may deem necessary Tor the pur- |
pose of repelliug INVASION suppresslng inStfrec /
tmn, enforcing the laws, and preserving aud pro- |
tecting the public proper y: Paovded, That the |
services Of the volunteers shall be for such time /
as the President may direct, not exceeding three /
wears nor less than six mouths and they shall /
be disbanded at the end of the war; and all pro- /
visions Of law applicable to three years voun- /
teers shall apply To two years volunteers, and to
all volunteers who have been or rrriy be accepted
into the service of the United States for period
not less than six months, in the same manner as /
if such volunteers werespeclay named. Before /
RECEIVING into service any number Oi volunteers
exceeding those now called for and accepted, the
President shall from time to time, issue his pro-
clamation stating the number desired. either as
cavalry. infautry, or artillery and the States from
which they are to be furnished, having reference
in any such requsitiOn, to the number then IN
service from the several States and to the ext
gencies of the service at the time, and equalizng,
as far as practicable, the number furnished by the
several States according to federal population.
Section 2. And be II further enacted That the
said volunteers shall be subj lect to the rules and
regulations governing the Amy OF the United
Stetes and that they shall be formed by the Pres
ident into regiments ofinlantrv, with the eXcep-
tion Of such numbers for cavalry and artillery as
he may direct not to exceed the proportion Of
one company to each of those arms to every regi-
meut of infantry and to be organized as in the
regular service. Each regiment OF infantry shall
have one olOucl, one lieutenant Colonel one
Major, one Adluant "a Leuteuant, one Quarter
master Ia Lieutenant one Surgeon and one AS
sistiut Surgeon, oce Sergeant Major, one Regl-
mental Quartermaser Sergeant, one Regimental
Cummlsstry Sergeant, one hospital steward, two
principal musicians, and twenty tour musicians
to baud and shall composed of ten companies
each company to consist of one Captain, one
FIRST Lieutenant one Second Lieutenant, one
FIRST Sergeant four Sergeant eight corpor,ls,
OwsmuSclans, one wagouer, and from siXtyiour
to eighty-twO priVates.
Section S. And be it further enacted, That
these forces, when accepted as herein authorized,
Shall be organized into divisions Of three or more
brgades each and each division shall have
Maior-G General, three Alds-de Camp and one AS
sisInt Adiuaut.G General with the rank of Major.
Each brigade shall be composed oftour or more
regiments and shall have one BrgadicrGeneral
two Aids-de- Camp, one Assistant Adjuaut Gene
raj, with the rank of Captain, one Surgeon, one
Assistant QuEtermaster and one COmmissary Of
Subsistence.
Section t. And be it further enacted, That the
President shall be authorized appoint, by and
with the advice and consent Of the Senate, for
the command of the forces provided for IN this
Act a number Of Major Generals, not exceeding
six aud number, or Brieader Generals not eX-
eighteen, and the other division aud brigade Off
GERS required for the orgaizaaon of thaoe forces,
except the Aid de Camp, who shall be selected
2 by their respective Generals from the officers o
the army or v1luenteer corps: Provided, That The
President may lect the Major Generals anC
Brgadler Generals provided for in this Act, from
the line staff Of the regular army, and the off
GERS selected shatI be permitted To retain then
= rank therein The Governors of the Stats furnish
ing volunteers under this Act shall commission
the field, stalland company ficers requisite for
said volunteers but in case where the State au-
thorltes refuse or omit to furnish volunteers at
at the call or ON the proclamation of the President
and volunteers from such States offer their SGrv-
ceS under such Coll or proclamation the Presi-
dent shall have power to accedt such services, and
to commission the proper field, stafand company
officers.
Section ;. And be it further enacted, That the
officers, non commissioned officers, and prlvaes.
organized above set FORTH shall, in all respects
be placed on a footing, to pay and allowances,
of similar corps of the regular army Provided,
that the allowances of non commissioned officers
and privates for clothing, when not furnished in
kind, shall be three dollars and fifty cents per
month aud that each company officer, non COM
mi,sioned officer, private musician, and artlticer
of cavalry, shall furnish his own horse and horse
equipments, and shall receive forty cents per day
J, for their use and risk, except that in case the
II horse shall become disabled or shall die, and al
lowauce shall cease until the disability removed
or another horse supplied Every volunteer non
commissioned officer, private, musician, and ar
,, ticer who enters the service of the United States
under this Act, shall be paid at the rate Of fifty
cents in lieu of subsistence, and if a cavalry vol
uneer, twenty-five cents ADDITIONAL in leu for
forage, for every twenty miles Of travel from his
place of enrolment to the place Of muster-thc
distance to be measured by the shortest usually
- lraveled route; and when honorably discharged,
an allowance at the same rate from the place of
his discharg to his place enrolment and in adj
diuon thereto, if he shall have served period OF
two years, on during the war; If sooner ended,
the sum of one hundred dollars Provided, that
such Of the companies Of cavalry herein provided
for as may require it, may be furnished with
horses and horse equipments in the same manner
AS in the United States army.
Section 6. And be it further enacted, That any
volunteer who may be received into th service OF
the United States under this Act, and who may
be wounded or otherwise disabled in the service,
shall be entitled to the benefits which have been
or may be conferred ON persons disabled in the
regular service; and the widow, if there be one,
and if not the legal heirs of such as die may be
killed in service in addition to all arrears OF pay
and allowance shall receive the sum OF one hun
dred dollars.
Section :. And be it further enacted That the
bands Of the regiments OF infantry and Of the
regiments of cavalry shall be paid as follows
onefourth of each shall receive the pay and al
lowauces of Sergeants Of engineer soldiers; one
fourth those of Corporals of engineer soldiers
and the remaing half those Of privates Of engin-
eer soldiers Of the first class and the leaders Of
the band shall receive the same pay and emolu-
meuts as Second lieutenantS OF Infantry.
, Section s. And oe il further enacted, That
the waguners and saddlerS shall receive the pay
and allowances Of CurporalS of Cavalry. The
regimental Commissary Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances Of "A regmental Sergeant
Major, and the rcg.mental Quartermaster Sergeant
shall receive the pay and allowances of Ser
geant of Cavalry.
Section 9. And be it further enacted, That
there shall be allowed to each regiment one
4 Chaplain, who shall be appointed by the regi
mental commander on the vote of the field officers
and company commanders on duty with the
s regiment at the appointment shall be made. The
Chaplain SO appointed must be a regular ordaint q
. minister of the Chr >tan denomination, and shall
receive the pay and allowances Of a Captain o
Cavalry and shall be required to report to til,
Colonel commanding the regiment to which he is
attached at the end of each quarter, the mora
and religious coud ton of the regiment, and suc
suggestions MS may conduce to the social happi
ness and uoral improvement of the troops.
Section TO- And be it further enacted Tha
! the General commanding a separate department
or a detached army, is hereby authorized to ap
point Nil tary Board or Commission Of not les: