Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-25
Aallp 3latloNaI Democrat
Volunteers.

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OF the States, and conspiracy has been entered
into to overthrow the Govcrnmet Of the United
States; therefore.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
rescutatives OF the United States of America, in
Congress assembled, That the Pres dent be, and
he is herebg authorized to accept the services of
volunteers, either rs cavalry, Iutantry, artIlc-
rv in such numbers, not exceeding five hundred
thousand az he may deem necessary for the pur-
pose of repelllng invasion, Suppressmg lnsurrec-
tan, enforcing the laws and preserving and pro
tecting the public properly: PdOvlded, That the
services of the volunteers shall be for such time
as the President may direct, not exceeding three
years nor less than six months, and they shall
be dsOanded at the end of the war and all pro-
visions of law applicable to three years vuiuu-
teers shall apply to 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 shall from time to time issue his pro.
camauon, stating the number desired, either as
cavalry lntantry,or artillery, and the States from
which they are TO be furnished, having reference
in any such requisition, to the number then in
service from the several States, and to the cxi-
gencies of the service at the time, and equalzing
as far as practicable, the number furnished by the
several States according TO federal population.
Section .. And be it further enacted, That the
said volunteers shall be subject to the rules and
regulations governing the amy Of the United
Stetes and that they shall be formed by the Pres
ident into regiments Of infantry with the eXcpp-
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 10 every rcgi-
mcnt of infantry, and to be organized as in the
regular service. Each regiment of infantry shall
have one Colonel, one Lieutenant Colonel one
| Major, one Adiutant a Lleuteuaut, one Quarter
master Ia Lieutenant) Que Surgeon and one As
| sistant Surgeon, Gee Sergeant Major, one Reg
mental Quartermastcr Sergeant, one Regmeuta
Commissi,ry Sergeant, one hospital steward. two
principal musicians, and tWeuty-luur musicians
| to a 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 corporals,
iowsmusicians, one WagoueT, and from siXtytour
to eghty-two priyatcs.
Section s. And be it further enacted, That
these forces, when accepted as herein authorized,
shall be organized into divisions Of three or more
brlgades each and each division shall have a
! Muiur-General, three An,Sde Camp and one AS
sistant AdjuantG General, with the rank of Major
Each brigade shall be composed ofiour or more
regiments, and shall have one Brigadiet- General
two AdS-de Camp one Assistant Aduant Gene
ra with the rank of Captain, one Surgeon, one
| Assistant Quartcrmastcr and one Commssary Of
| Subsistence.
Section 4. And be it further enacted, That the
! IrcSldeUl SuAll De HUlluliXGu appoint, BY ana
with the advice and consent of the Senate for
the command of the forces provided for in this
! Act q number of Major Generals, not exceeding
| six, and number, or Brgadicr Generals not eX-
eighteen, aud the other division and brigade olli-
GERS required for the OrgNlzaaiun of those forces,
except the Aid de Camp, who shall be selected
by their respective Generals from the officers of
the army or volucutecr corps: Provided, That the
President may select the Major Generals and
Brigadlcr Generals provided in this Act, from
the line or staff Of the regular army and The OIL
GERS so selected shall be permitted to retain THEN
rank therein The Governors Of the Stats furnish.
ing volunteers under this Act shall commission
the field, stalland company llicers requisite for
! said volunteers bat in case where the State au.
lhoritics refuse or omit To furnish volunteers at
at the call or on the proclamation Of the President
and volunteers from such States offer their scrv-
ces, under such call or proclamation, the Prcsi-
dent shall have power to aCccdt such services and
to commission the proper field, stafand company
| officers.
Section ;. And be it further enacted. That the
officers, non commissioned officers, and rrvatcs
organized as above set FORTH shall in all respects
| be placed on a footing, as to pay aud allowances,
of similar corps of the regular army: Provided
! that the allowances OF non commissioned officers
and privates for clothing, VIXEN not furnished in
! kind, shall be three dollars and fly cents per
month, and that each company officer, non com
mssoned officer, private musician, and aTtlticcr
of cavalry, shall furnish his own horse and horse
equipments, and shall receive forty cents per day
for their use and risk, except that III case the
horse shall become disabled or shall die and al
| lowance 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 a cavalry vol
unteer, 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
travelled route; and when honOraby discharged
an allowance at the same rate from the place Of
his discharg to his place enrolment, and, in ad-
ditlon thereto, if be shall have served 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 hcreu provided
for as may require it, may be furnished with
horses and horse equipments in the SAINT 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 this Act, and who may
be wounded or otherwise disabled in the service
shall be entitled &C. 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 ofpay
and allowance shall receive the sum Of one hun
drcd 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 :
one-fuurth of each shall receive the pay and al
lowances Of Sergoants Of engineer soldiers; one
fourth those of CosporaIs of engineer soldiers ;
and the remaing half those of prvates of cngin-
eeF soldiers Of the first class aud the leaders Of
the band shall receive the same pay and emOlu-
ments as Second Iicutenauts of Infantry
Section s. And be it further enacted, That
the wagoners and saddlers shall receive the pay
and allowances of Corporals Of Cavalry. The
rcgimental Commissary Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances Of a regimentd Sergeant
Major and the rcgmental Quarermaster Sergeant
shall receive the pay and allowances Of q Ser
geant of Cavalry.
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 duty with the
regiment at the appointment shall be made. The
Chaplain so appointed must be "A regular ordained
minister of the Christi denomination, and shall
receive the pay and allowances Of Captain Of
Cavalry, and SHALL be required to report 20 the
Colonel commanding the regiment to which he IS
attached, at the end OF each quarter, the moral
and religious cond tun Of the regiment and such
suggestions as may conduce to the social happi-
ness and tcoral improvement Of the troops.
Section 10. And be IL further enacted, That
the General commanding separate department,
or a detached army, is hereby authorized ta APP
pont Il Mil tarv Board or Commission of not less
than three nor more than five officers, whose duty
it shall be to examine the capacity, qualifications,
prnpriety of conduct, aud efficiency Of any com
missioned officer OF volunteers within his depart
ment or army, who may be reported the Board or
Com1ssion, and upon such report. if adverse the
officer, and if approved by the President Of the
Unitad States the commission of such officer