Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-07
lallp 3latloNal Democrat
' olunteers.

/ threatened by organized bodies OF men in several
/ ot the States, aud -puucv has been entered
/ into to overthrow the Guverumet Of the United
States; therefore.
/ BE it enacted by the Senate and House e r D.
reseutaijyos Of the United States Of America. in
/ Congress assembled, That the Pres dent be, and
/ he Is herebL authorized to nc gpt the services ct
volunteers, either as cavalry, iufutry, or art lee
! ry, in such numbers, not tNceedug five hundred
/ thpusa d, as Ae may deem nee, ssary for the pur-
/ pose Of repeI,lug invasion, suuprsasior msufrtc-
tan, euiarcug the laws, aud Ires, rylug and pro-
tectng The public proper y: Paovidpd That the
services Of the volunteers shall BE- for such time
as the President may direct, not exceeding thre,
years nor less than six months, and they shall
be disbaudcd al tha end Of the war and AL pro-
visions of law applicable to three years vulun-
teerS shall apply to two years volunteers and -
all volunteers who have been or may be accepted
into the service OF the United States for Yeriud
not less than SIX months, in the same manner as
1t such volunteers were specially named Before
RECEIVING INTO serN ice any number ot volunteer,
exceeding those now called for and accepted, The
President shall from time TO time, issue his pro.
| clamau0n stating the number desired either as
cavalry. infantry" artillery, and tie States from
/ which they are to be furnished. having Ell renee
! in any such requjstiun TO the number then IN
/ service from The several States. and to the ezl-
ge' c,s Il tue service at The time and cqutliz pg
as ia" as elcable, the number furnished lv the
/ several Sutes ace riding to federal population.
! Section 2. And be 1t further enacted, That ,he
said volunteers siull be subject {, the rules and
regulations governing the aLmy OF the United
Stctcs uud lhit they shall be formed by the Pres
dent INTO reg fuGuts OF infantry, wi p the cXcnU-
ton OF such numbers for cIvarv aud artillery as
he may direct, not u exceed the proportion If
one company to- .Ch Of tn sc arms To- every re1j-
mcut of mtlutrl, and to be organized as bon the
regular service. Etch regiment OF infantry shah
have one olonyl Que Lieutenant Colonel, one
Major, one AjJutJut "a L'eule anti. one QIur'cr-
master "a l. euteuaut one Surgeon and one As
slstmt Surgeon, oee Sergeant Major, one Reg
mental QWrtcrmnstcr Sergeant, one Rrgmc4ti
Cumm,>tY Sergeant, one hnali,l' ~icNu4, t@u
priucpll music jtus, aud twcuty-iuur mus clans
to Il blud aud shah composed 1T ten compIaic~,
each mpluv to C .us.,t 81 one Captain, one
First Lieutenant one S.cud Lieutenant, one
FIRST Sergeant, fur Sergeant, ci-ht clrp,rt...
iOWsnuSlGGus. one WaguuuG, and from 9iXty-i.ur
t eirhty-tw0 priyate8.
Section s. And be it further enacted That
these frces when accepted as herein uuthur.1ud,
shall be organized into divisions OF three or more
brig tdoS each and each division shall have a
Ntfar.C General three Alls.de Cunn and orc As
sistaul Adjuant General, with the rank Of Mriur.
Each brigade shall br composed oft4ur or more
regiments, aud shall have one BwcadirI Gcucral
two Aids-de-Camp, one Assistant Adiuaut Gone
raj, with the rank OF Captain, one Surgeon, one
Assistant QuaItermaster and one Cummis,ary Of
Subsistence.
Section 4. Aod oc It further enacted, That The
President shall be authorized appoint, by aud
with the advice and consent Of th. Scnlte for
the command Of the forces provided tir ia Jhis
Act, uUmber of Major Generals. NOS e7c.t ding
six, and a uuuler, or Brieadl.r Grrrt Is not tV
eighteen. ard the other division and brigade oill-
GERS required for the ur-a'zwiou of those fuups.
except the Aid de Camp who shall be- selected
by their respective Generals from the officers OF
the army or volurGleer corps; Provided That the
President may lect the NJ r Generals and
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the line or staff at the regular aiWy and the fl
GERS selected shall be permitted to retain their
rank therein The Governors Of the stats iurui -h-
ing volunteers under this Act shall commission
the field. slaHand company flccrs rcqujsire for
sud volunteers bat Ia clse where the S.Ita Uu
thprtiCs refuse or oui! TO furnish volunteer, AT
at the call orou the proclamation Of the President
and volunteers from such States cltr their surv-
COS, under such ell or proclamation, the Pre- (.
dent shall have power to accedl such services and
to commission the proper beld, stAfaud company
officers.
Section 5. And he it further enacted, That the
officers, non Commissioned officers, and privulcs,
organized as above set forth, shall, ia all respects
br placed on footing, as To- pay and allowances,
Of similar corps Of the regular army Provided,
that the allowances of non commissioned officers
and prvales for clothing when not furnish d in
kind, shall be three dollars and tt cents per
month, and that each company officer, non cone
mI~sioned ohcef private, musician, and art icer
oil ctVd'TN, shall IurulSh ll1 own morse ana horse
equipments, and ~h Ill receive forty cents per day
for their use and risk, except that ia case the
horse shall become disabled, or shall die aud ai-
loWauce shall cease until the disability removed
or another horse .upphedl Every volunteer non
commission officer, private, musician, and ar
ttcer, who enters the service Of the United States
under this Act, shall be paid az the rate Of htfy
cents in lieu Of subsistence, and if cavalry vol
unteer twenty-five cents additional, in len for
forage, for every twenty miles Of travel from his
place OF enrolment to tie pace of rlr>ter-the
distance t. be measured by the shortest usuuiv
lrayeled route; and when hoaorlby discharged |
an allowance at the same rate from the place of
his dlscharg to his place enrolment, and, in adj /
diuon thereto if he shall have served period Of |
two years. OF duuug the war; + sooner ended, |
the sum Of one hundred dollars Provided that |
such Of the companies q cavalry herel provided (
for as may require it, may BE- furnished with /
horses aud 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 TIL service OF
the United States under tins Act aud who may |
be wounded or otherwise disabled in the service, |
shall be entitled 10 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 or may be |
killed in service, in addition to all arrears OF pay
and allowance, shall receive the sum If one hun |
drcd dollars.
Section 7. And be it further enacted, That the 4
bands Of the regiments OF infantry and Of the |
regiments Of cavalry shall be paid follows: |
one-fourh Of each sh al receive the pay and all /
luwanceS OF Sergeauts Of engineer soldiers; ono /
fourth those Of Corpordls Of engineer soldiers 4
and the remain2 halt those Of prIvatrs Of engin- /
eer sold ers oi the first class and the leaders If
the band shall receive tha same pay and emOlu- /
meuts aa Second Lleuteuants OF Infantry.
Section s. And be It further enacted That |
the wagoners and sgddler~ shll receive the pay /
and allowances Of Corpords Of Cavalry. The
ragmenta Commis>ary Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances Of regimental Sergeant
Major and The heregmeutal Quartermaster Sergeant
shall receive the pay aud allowances OF IA S-r-
geaut OF Cavalry.
Section g. And be it further enacted, That
there shall be allowed to each regiment one
Chaplain, who shlB be appointed by the rggi-
mental commander on the vote If the field officers
and company C mmauders on duty with the
at the appoiutne shall be made. The
Chaplain 50 appointed must be a regular Ordained
minister OF the Chri tian denomination, and shat
receive the pay and allowances of a Captain Of
Cavalry, and shall be required TO report to the {
Colonel commanding the regiment to which he Is
attached, at the end of each quarter, the moral {
and religious coud ton of the regiment, and such
as may conduce 10 the social happ!-
ness aud moral improvement uf the troops.
Section 10. Aud be it further enacted, That
the General commtndlug a separate department,
DR. a detached army, is hereby authorz. to APP
point a NJ il ary Board or Commission If not less
Than three nor more than five officers whose duty
i shall be to examine the capacity. qualifications,
or. pricty Of cauduct, aud efficiency Of ans COM
nissoned officer OF volunteers within his depart
neut or army, who may be II, ,ported the B ard or
'oinission, aud upon such report, II adverse the
,fficer and If aDbrOytl by tne President Of the