Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-26
nallp NatlOnal QrMutrat
' olunteers.


into to overthrow the Goyernmet Of the United
States; therefore.
! BE it enacted bv the Senate and House Cf Rep
resentativcs of the United States of America, i'm
Congress assembled, That the Pres dent be, and
he is herehg authorized to ac ept the services Of
volunteers, either as cavalry, lutAutry, or artjle-
nv, in such numbers, not exceeding five hundred
thousand, as he may deem necessary for the pur-
pose Of repclng invasion, sUpprcSslug in>urrCc.
tan enforcing the laws, and preserving and pro-
| tectng the public properly: Pdovlded, Ihat the
services of the volunteers shall be Tor such time
as the President may direct, not exceeding three
years nor less than SIX months, aud they shall
| be disbanded at the end of the war; and all pro-
visions of law applicable to three years youn-
teelS 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 IA 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 ard accepted, the
| President shall from time To timc issue his pro-
clamation, stating the number desired, either as
cavalry. infantry, artillery, and the States from
which they are to be furnished, having reference
in any such rcquisition to the number then in
| service from the several States, and to the CXI-
geucies Of the service at the time, and equaliZing
as far as practicable, the number furnished by tho
several States according to federal population.
Section . And be it further enacted That the
regulations governing the amy OF the United
Stetes and that they shall be formed by the Pres
ident into regiments ofintlutry, with the cNccp-
ton Of such numbers for cavalry and artillery as
! he may direct not to exceed the proportion Ct
one company to each of those arms to every rcgi-
mcnt of inrlntry, and TO be organized as in the
regular service. Each regiment Of infantry shall
| have one Cooncl, one Lieutenant Colonel one
! Major, one Adjutant IA L'eutcnant one Quarter
master "a Lieutenant one Surgeon and one As
sistant Surgeon, oec Sergeant Major one Rcgl-
| mental Quartermaster Sergeant one Regimeutal
Commsstry Sergeant one hospital steward, two
principal musicians, and twcuty-iour 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, cight corporas,
| iowsmusicans, one WAGNER, and from siXty-iour
| t. cghty.tWo privatcs
Section 8. And be it further enacted, That
these forces, when accepted as herein authorized,
| shall be organized into divisions Of three or more
! b1gadcS each and each division shall have a
| Maiur-GcuCral three Alds-de Camp and one As
| Sistant AdiuantGeneral with the rank Of Major.
| Each brigade shall be composed Of four or more
! regiments and shall have one Brgadict- General
! two Ads-dc- Camp, one Assistant Adjuant Gene
raj with the rank Of Captain, one Surgeon, one
| Assistant QuaItcrmastcr and one Commssary Of
| Subsistence.
Section 4. And be it further enacted, That the
President shall be authorized appoint by aud
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
six, and Il number, or Briaadier Generals not cX-
eighteen, and the other division and brigade oili-
GERS required for the uTgailaaiun of those forces,
| except tie Aid de Camp, WHO shall be selected
! by their respective Generals from the officers ui
| the army or vuluCnteer corps: Provided, That thC
| President may select the Major Generals and
Brigadler Generals provided form this Act, from
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GERS 50 selected shall be permitted to retain then
rank therein The Governors Of the Stats furnish
| ing volunteers under this Act shall commission
the field, stalfamd company Ulcers requisite for
! said volunteers bat in case whore the State au-
horltics refuse or omit 10 furnish volunteers al
at the call or on the proclamation of the President
and volunteers from such States offer their scrv-
ceS, under such c' or proclamation, the Prcsi-
dent shall have power to accedt such services and
to commission the proper field, otaTand company
! officers.
Section >. And be it further enacted, That The
officers, non commissioned officers, and rrirates,
organized as 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 ofnou commissioned officers
| and pryatcs for clothing, when not furnish. d in
! kind, shall be three dollars and fifty cents per
month, and that each company officer, non COM
! ml4Soned officer, private musician and artIliCer
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 al
| luWance shall cease until the disability removed
or another horse supphcdl Every volunteer non
commissioned officer private, musician, and ar.
tlcer, who enters the service Of the United States
under this Act, Shall be paid at the rate OF GGy
cents i'll lieu Of subsistence, and if a cavalry vol
untetr, twenty-five cents additional, in lieu iuI
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
lraveed route; and when hOuorably discharged,
an allowance at the same rate from the place ot
! his dscharg to his place enrolment and, in adj
ditlon thereto, if he shall haVc served period Of
two wears, or during the war, Il sooner ended,
the sum of one hundred dollars Provided, that
such Of the companies Of cavalry hcrcin provided
/ for as may require it, may be furnished with
horses and 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 thl service Of
the United States under tins Act, and who may
be wounded or otherwise disabled in the service,
shall be eultled 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 as die or may be
killed in service in addition TO all arrears ofpay
and allowance, shall receive the sum Of one hun
| dred dollars.
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bands Of the regiments OF infantry and Of the
regiments Of cavalry Shall be paid as follows &:
One-iourth Of each shall receive the pay ana al
| lOWanceS Of Scrgeants Of engineer soldiers one
| fourth those of Corporals Of engineer soldiers /;
and the remaing half those Of priyates Of cngiu-
eer soldiers OF the first class aud the leaders Of
the band Shall receive the same pay and emolu-
meuts as Second Lieuteuauts OF Infantry
Section s. And be it further enacted, That
the wagoners and saddlers shall receive the pay
and allowances Of Corporas Of Cavalry. The
regimental Commssary Sergeant shall receive
! the pay and allowances Of a reglmcntal Sergeant
! Major and the regmental Quartcrmaster Sergeant
shall receive the pay and allowances OF Scr
! gcant Of Cavalry.
Section g. 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 50 appointed must be aregular ordained
minister of the Chli -tian deuOmluatlon and shall
receive the pay and allowances Of a Captain Of
| Cavalry and shall be required to report 10 the
Colonel commanding the regiment to which he is
attached, at the end Of each quarter, the moral
and religious Cond ton Of the regiment and such
suggestions as may cOnduce tn the social happ-
ness and moral improvement Of the troops.
Section 10. And be it further enacted, That
the General commanding separate department,
or a detached armv is hereby authorized u APP
pointa Nil tary Board or Commission Of not less
than three nor more than five officers whose duty
it shall be to examine the capacity, qualifications,
propIiety Of conduct and efficiency Of any COM
! missoned officer Of volunteers within his depart
ment or army, who may be reported the Board or
| Commission, and upon such report II adverse the
! officer and if approved by the President OF tha
! limited States the commission Of such officer
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