Daily national Democrat., 1861-10-25
lajID slatlOnal Drmutrat
Volunteers.

teeIs to aid in enforcing the laws and protecting
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, and conspiracy has been entered.
into to overthrow the GOvernmet of the United
States therefore.
! Re il enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America, in
Congress assembled, That the President be, and
he is herebg authorized to accept the services of
volunteers either cavalry, Iuflntry, or artile-
rv in suchNnumbers. not exceeding five hundred
thousand, as he may deem necessary tor the pur-
nose of repelling invasion, SuppreSSlng lnSufrcc-
! tan, enforcing the laws, and preserving and pro-
tectinr the public properly: Paovided, That the
services of the volunteers shall be for such time
as the President may direct, not exceeding three
wears nor less than six months, and they shall
| be disbandeG at the end Of the war; and all pro-
visions of law applicable to three years volun-
tcers shall applytto two years volunteers, and TO
! 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 same manner as
! if such volunteers were specially named Before
receiving into service any number of volunteers
| exceeding those now called for and accepted, the
| President sha Il from time to time issue his pro-
| clamaton, stating the number desired, either as
cavalry infantry, artillery, ana the States from
which they are to be furnished, having reference
| in anv such requSitiOn, to the number then in
service from the several States aud to the ext
rences of the service nj the time, and equalizinT,
as far as practicable, the number furnished BY the
several States according to federal population.
| Section 2. And be it further enacted, That the
said volunteers shall be subject to the rules and
| regulations governing the amy OF the United
Setes and that they shall be formed by the Pres
| idcnt into regiments ofinantry, with the eXcep
ton 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
| ment of infantry, and to be organized in the
regular service. Each regiment of infantry shall
have one Colonel, one Lieutenant Colonel, one
| Major one Adjutant "a Lieutenant), one Quarter
master "a Lieutenant) one Surgeon and one As
sistant Surgeon, oee Sergeant Major, one Regl-
mental Quartermaster Sergeant one Regimcntal
| Commiss&ry Sergeant, one hospital steward, two
principal musicians and tweuty-iour musicians
| TO a band e 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 corporals,
| fjwsmuscians, one WAGNER and from sixty -four
to cighty-two privates.
Section s. And be it further enacted, That
these forces, when accepted herein authorized,
shall be organized into divisions Of three or more
brgades each and each division shall have
Mujor-General, three Alds-de Camp and one AS
sistant Adiuaut-G General, with the rank of Major.
Each brigade shall be composed four or more
regiments and shall have one Brigadier-General.
two Aids-de- Camp, one Assistant Adjuant Gene
raj, with the rank of Captain, one Surgeon, one
Assistant Quartcrmaster 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, number of Major Generals, not exceeding
sin and a number or Brieadier Generals not eX-
Il f,tli
GERS required for the orgazaaion of those forces,
| except the Aid de Camp, who shall be selected
by their respective Generals from the officers OF
the army or voluenteer corps Provided, That the
| President may select the Major Generals and
Brgadler Generals provided fori in this Act, from
| the line or staff Of the regular army, and the oh-
GERS so selected shall be permitted to retain their
rank therein The Governors Of the Stats furnish
ing volunteers under this Act shall commission
the field stalfand company tccrs requisite for
said volunteers but in case where the State au-
th0rtieS refuse omit to furnish volunteers at
at the call or on the proclamation Of the President
and volunteers from such States offer their serv-
cCs under such call or proclamation, the Presi-
dent shall have power to accedt such services and
to commission the proper field, statand company
officers.
Section g. And be it further enacted, That the
officers, non commissioned officers, and prvaes,
organized as above set forth, SHALL in all respects,
be placed on footing, as to pay and allowances,
|
that the allowances Of non commissioned officers
and privates for clothing, when not furnished in
kind shall he three dollars and fifty cents per
month, and that each company officer non COM
mlssioned officer, private, musician, and artiicer
OF cavalry shall furnish his own horse and horse
equipments, and shall receive forty cents per day
for their use and risk, except that in case the
horse shall become disabled, or shall die and at
owance shall cease until the disability removed
or another horse supplied Every volunteer non
| commissioned officer private, musician, and ar
tcer, 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 cavalry vol
untecr, twenty-five cents additional, in lieu for
forage for every twenty miles Of travel from his
place of enrolment to the place of muster-the
distance to be measured by the shortest usually
lraVeled route; and when honOraby discharged,
an allowance at the same rate from the place of
his discharg to his place enrolment, and, in ad-
diuon thereto, if he shall have served a period of
! two years, OF during the war, If sooner ended,
! the sum of one hundred dollars: Provided, that
such Of the companies Of cavalry herein provided
! tor as may require it, may be furnished with
| horses and horse equipments in the same manner
as in the United States army.
| Section &. And be it further enacted, That any
volunteer who may be received into TIL 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, ii there be one,
and if not the legal heirs Of such as die may be
| killed in service, in addition to all arrears pay
and allowance, shall receive the sum Of one hun
| drcd dollars.
Section T. And be it further enacted, That the
! bands Of the regiments of infantry and of the
regiments of cavalry shall be paid as follows:
| one-iUurlh of each shall receive the pay and al
| owances of Sergeants Of engineer soldiers; one
fourth those Of COrporas of engineer soldiers
and the remaing half those Of privates of engin-
soldiers Of the first class aud the leaders Of
! the band shall receive the same pay and emolu-
ments as Second Licutenants of Infantry.
Section s. And be it further enacted, That
the wagonevs and saddlers shall receive the pay
and allowances Of Corporals of Cavalry. The
regmental Commissary Sergeant snail receive
| the pay and allowances of regimental Sergeant
4 Major, and the reg!menta Quartermaster Sergeant
/ shall receive the pay and allowances Of Ser
geant Of Cavalry.
Section o And be it further enacted, That
| there shall be allowed to each regiment one
! Chaplain, who shall be appointed by the reg-
mental commander on the vote Of the field officers
and company commanders on duty with the
regiment at the appointment shsllbe made. The
! Chaplain SO appointed mast be a regular ordained
minister of the Christian denominations and shall
receive the pay and allowances Of a Captain of
! Cavalry, aud 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 cond ton of the.regment, and such
suggestions may cOnduce to the social happi-
ness and H,Ora improvement Of the troops.
Section 10. And be it further enacted, That
! the General commanding separate department,
or a detached army, is hereby authorized to APP
pointa Mil tary Board or Commission of not less