Daily national Democrat., 1861-10-09
Da}ip 3latlonaI tlrmotrat
Volunteers.


threatened BY organized bodies Of men in several
OF the States, and 4 conspiracy has been entered
into to overthrow the GUyernmet OF the United
States; therefore.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House f Rep
resentatives Of the United States Of America, in
Congress assembled, That the Pres dent be, and
he is herehg authorized to ac tpt the services Of
volunteers either "a, cavalry, iUfintrv, or artilr-
rv, m such numbers, mt exceeding five hundred
thousaud, rs he may deem necessary Tor The par
puse ut repeug INVASION 4uppreSSihg nsi,FTcc-
tan, enforcing the laws, aud preserving and pro-
tectlng the public properly: Paovided, 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 dsbanded at the end Of the war; and all piO-
visions Of hw applicable to three wears volln-
teers shall apply to two years volunteers, and 20
all volunteers who have been or may be accepted
into the service Of the United States for period
not less than SIX months, in the s1ma manner rs
il such volunteers were specially named. Before
receiving into service any number # volunteers
exceeding those now called for and accepted, the
President shall from time 10 time, issue his pro-
camatIOn, stating the number desired, either
cavalry. mautry,o or artillery and the States from
which they are 10 bc furnished, having reference
in any such requlsition to the number then in
service from thu several States and to the eX.
geucies If the service al the time, and cqualilng,
as far as practicable, the number furnished hy the
several States according to federal population.
Section g And be it further enacted, That the
said volunteers shall be subject t. the rules and
regulations governing the Amy oi the United
Steies aud that they shall be formed by the Pres.
ideut into regiments ofmGIutty, with the cNcep-
tiun uf such numbers for cIyHlTy and artillery as
he may direct, not to exceed the proportion Of
one company to each Of those arms to every rCgi.
mcnt of lntlntry, and to be organized as in the
regular service. Each regiment of infantry shall
have one olouel, one Lieutenant Colonel, one
Major, one Adutant "a Lieuteuant, one Quarter
master Ia Licutcuunt) one Surgeon and one As.
sstant Surgeon, oee Sergeant Major one Regl-
mental Quartermastcr Sergeant, one Rcgmeutal
Commissary Sergeant, one hospital steward, two
principal musicians, and twenty-tour musicians
TO band 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 corporaI,,
tpWsmuSic'ans, one Wag1ucr, and from sixty -tuur
| t. eightv-tWO privates.
Section $. And be it further enacted, That
these forces when accepted as herein authorized
Shall be organized into divisions Of three or more
bmgadcS each aud each division shall have a
Maior-G General three Aidsdc Camp and one As
Ssiant Aduant General vita the rank Of Major
Each brigade shall be composed otiour or more
regiments, and shall have one Brgadicr- General
two AidS.de- Camp one Assistant Adiuant Gene
raj, with the rank Of Captain, one Surgeon, one
Assistant Quartermaster and one Commssary Of
| Subsistence.
Section 4. Aud be it further enacted, That the
President shall be authorized appoint, by and
| with the advice and consent Of the Senate, Tor
the command Of the forces provided for in this
Act a number Of Major Generals not exceeding
| six aud a number, or Brigadicr Generals not eN-
eighteen, and the other division and brigade oil
GERS required for the orgaiZaHion oi these forces
except the Aid de Camp, who shall be selected
by their rcspectiEe Generals from the officers of
the army or yoluenteer corps Provided, That the
President may : lect the Major Generals and
ri 10 Is led for n ri
the line or staff OF the regular army, and the OH
GERS selected shall be permitted 10 retain their
rank therein The Governors of the Stats furnish
ing volunteers under this Ace shall commission
the field, staitand company Ulcers requisite for
said volunteers bul in case where the State au
thnrites refuse or omit to furnish volunteers al
at the call or ou the proclamation of the President
, and volunteers from sucn States offer their serv
ccs, unacr such coll or proclamation the Pre--
dent shall have power to accodi such services and
to commission the proper field, stafand company
! officers.
section 3. And be it further enacted That the
officers non commissioned officers, and rrivates
organized rs above set forth, shall, in all respects,
be placed on 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, and that each company officer, non COM
mi>siuned officer. private, musician, and articer
I
equipments and sh Ill receive forty cents per dnv
for their use and risk, except that in case the
horse shall become disabled, shall die, and at
luwance shall cease uutil the disability removed
or another horse >upphedl Every volunteer non
| cummlSSionud officer, private, musician, and ar
tificer who enters the service Of the United States
under this Act, shall be paid al the rate Of fifty
cents in lieu Of subsistence, aud if cavalry vol
unteer, twenty-five cents additional in hen for
forage, for every twenty miles OF travel from his
Y,l,s f. -, ff tIt.
distance to be measured by the shortest uSuaiy
lrayeled route; and when honorably discharged
an allowance at the same rate from the place Of
his discharg TO his place enrolment aud, in adj
dihon thereto, if he shall have served period Of
two wears, on during the war, II sooner ended
the sum Of one hundred dollars; Provided that
such Of the companies Of ca"a!ry herein provided
for may require It, may be furnished with
horses and horse equipments IN the same manner
as in the United States army.
Section G. And be it further enacted, That any
volunteer who may be received into thl service Of
the United States under tins 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: aud the widow, if there be one
and if not the legal heirs Of such as die may be
killed in service in addition 10 all arrears Of pay
and allowance, shall receive the sum Of one hun
dred dollars
!.
bduds Of the regiments OF infantry and Of the
regiments of cavalry shall be paid as follows :
oneflrth Of each shtll receive the pay and al
lnwauceS Of Sergeants Of engineer soldiers one
fourth those Of Curpordls of engineer soldiers ;
and the remaing half those uf pryates Of eugn-
Ger soldiers Of the first class aud the leader, If
the band shall receive the same pay and emOu-
mentS as Second Lieutenaut- OF Infantry.
section s. And be it further enacted That
the wagoners and saddlers shall receige the pay
aud allowances Of Corpordls of Cavalry. The
regimenta Commissary Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances Of reeimcntul Sergeant
Major, and the reg;mental QuaItermaster Sergeant
shall receive the ply and allowances Of a Ser
geant OF Cavalry.
Section 9. And be it further enacted. That
there shall be allowed to each regiment one
Chaplain, who shall be appointed by the regi-
mental commander on the vote Of the field officers
and company commanders on duty with the
regiment at the appointment shall be made. Tie
Chaplain 50 appointed must be regular ordained
minister Of the Christian denominations and shall
receive the pay and allowances Of Captain Of
Cavalry, and shall be required to report to the
Colonel commanding the regiment to which be IS
attached, at the end OF each quarter, the moral
aud religious cond tion of the regiment, and such
suggestions as may conduce to the social happl-
ness and moral improvement IF the troops.
| Section 10. And be it further enacted, That
the General commanding separate department.
or a detached army, is hereby authorized to APP
point Nil tary Board or Commission of not less
than three nor than five officers, whose duty
it shall be 10 examine the capacity, qua licatous
prnpiiety Of conduct, aud efficiency Of any com
| mssoned officer of volunteers within his depart
ment or army who NAV be reported the Board or
Commission, and upon such report, if adverse the
officer, and if approved by the President Of the