Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-29
lallp 9latlOnal tlrmutrat
Volunteers.


threatened by organized bodies Of men in severd
ot the States, and a conspiracy has been tercC
} into to overthrow the GOvernmet Of the United
States; therefore.
, BE it enacted by the Senate and House tf Rep
rescntativeS of the United States of America, il
Congress assembled, That the Pres dent be, and
he is herebg authorized to c1ept the services o.
volunteers either as cavalry, Infantry, or artile
ry in such numbers not exceeding five hundred
Thousand, as he may deem necessary for the pur
pose Of repelling invasion, suppressng nsurrec
tlHu, enforcing the laws, and preserving aud pro-
tectiug the public proper y: Provided, 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 dsbanded at the end of the war and all pro-
visions of law applicable To three years voluu-
leerS 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 10 time, issue his pro-
elamatluu, stating the number desired, either as
cavalry. mtautTy,ur artillery, and the States from
which they are to be furnished, having reference
in any such requlstOn, to the number then in
service from the several States, and to the cxi-
geucieS Of the service at the time and equaliZng.
as far as praclcable the number turni shed 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
ident INTO regiments ofmtautry, 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 reg-
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 Lieutenant), one Quarter
master "a Lieutenant) one Surgeon and one As
sstant Surgeon, oee Sergeant Major, one RcgI-
| mental Quartermaster Sergeant one RegImenta
| 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 Second Lieutenant, one
FIRST Sergeant, four Sergeant, eight corporals,
fowsmuScians, one wagoner and from sixtytour
t. 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
brlgldes each and each division shall have a
MaiorGeneraI, three Aids-de Camp and one AS
sstant Ad uant General with the rank Of Major
| Each brigade shall be composed OF four or more
regiments, and shall have one Brgadier General
two Aids Camp, one Assistant Adiuaut Gene
ral with the rank of Captain, one Surgeon, one
Assistant Quartermaster and one Commissury of
! Subsistence.
| ECClOh 4. Anu De u luTIneF enacted, mat ule
| 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, Il number of Major Generals not exceeding
six, and number, Brigadier Generals not ex-
eighteen, and the other division aud brigade off
GERS required for the orgaiZaaion of thase forces
| except the Aid de Camp, who shall be selected
by their respective Generals from the officers OF
the army or vOuenteer corps; Provided, That the
| President may lect the Major Generals and
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the line or staff of the regular army, and the ofll
GERS 50 selected shall be permitted to retain their
rank therein The Governors of the Stats furnish
| ing volunteers under this Act shall commission
the field, stafand company fficers requisite for
said volunteers but in case where the State au
thorties refuse or omit to furnish volunteers at
at the call or on the proclamation of the President
and volunteers from such States offer their serv-
ces 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 s. And be it further enacted, That the
officers, non commissioned officers, and brivatcs
organized us above set forth, shall in all respects
be placed on a footing, as to pay and allowances
of similar corps of the regular army Provided
that the allowances ofnOn commissioned officers
and prlvatcs for clothing, when not furnished in
kind, shall be three dollars and fifty cents per
month, and that each company officer non COM
nhlSsiOned officer. private, musician, and artitictr
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, shall die and al
| lOwauce shall cease until the disability removed
or another horse supphedI Every volunteer non
| commlssioned d officer, private, musician, and ar
tificer 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
| nntecr, twenty-five cents additional, in lieu for
forage, for every twenty miles Of travel tron his
| place of enrolment to the place OF rnusteT-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, aud in adj
diton thereto, if he 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 caralry herein provided
! tor as may require it, may be furnished with
horses and horse equipments III the same manner
as in the United States army.
| Section s. 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 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 die or may be
| killed in service in addition to all arrears OF pay
and allowance, shall receive the sum Of one hun
dred dollars.
Section T. And be it further enacted, That the
| fands of the regiments of infantry and Of the
regiments Of cavalry shall be paid as follows:
one-lourth of each shall receive the pay and al
| lOwances 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-
ments as Second Licutenants of Infantry.
Section g. And be it further enacted, That
the wagoners and saddlers shall receive the pay
and allowances of Corpurals of Cavalry. The
regimental Commissary Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances of regimenta Sergeant
| Major, and the reglmental Quartermaster Sergeant
shall receive the pay and allowances Of Ser
gent of Cavalry.
Section 5. And be it further enacted, That
| there shall be allowed to each regiment one
Chaplain, who shall be appointed by the regl-
mental commander on the vote of the field officers
and company commanders on duty with the
regiment at the appointment shall be made. The
Chaplain so appointed must be regular ordained
minister of the Chri ,tan denomination, 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 he is
attached at the end Of each quarter, the moral
and religious ceDd ton of the regiment, and such
suggestions as may conduce to the social happl-
| ness and moral improvement Of the troops.
Section 10. And be it further enacted, That
the General commanding a separate department,
or a detached army, is hereby authorized to APP
ponta Mil tary Board or Commission Of not less
than three nor more than five officers whose duty
il shall be to examine the capacity, qualifications,
prnpriety of conduct, and efficiency of any com
missioned officer of volunteers within his depart
ment or army, who may be reported the Board 'r
COMMISSION and upon such report II adverse the
officer and if approved by the President OF the
United States the commission of such officer
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