Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-27
Volunteers.


threatened by organized bodies Of men IN several
ot the States, and conspiracy has been eu'ereG
/ into to overthrow the GOyerDmet Oi tue Oul'eu
/ States therefore.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House I Rep
| rcsentatIves Of the United States OF America, III
Congress assembled That the Pres dent be, and
he is herebg authorized to accept the services OF
volunteers, either as cavalry, Iutdntry, or artl!e
! ~, III such numbers not exceeding ilve huhdred
| thousand, as he may deem necessary Tor inc pur-
! pose Of repelng invasion, suppressing lhsufTcc'
tan, enforcing the laws, and preserving ana pro-
tectlng the public proper y: Pdovded, lhat 'Ie
services Of the volunteers shall be Tor snch tlihe
as the r. esldent may direct, not exceeding threG
| years nor less than six months and they siIal
be disbauded at the end of the war; aud all pro-
visions Of law applicable to three years voiun-
teeIs shall apply To two years volunteers, ana 10
all volunteers who have been or may be accepted
INTO the service Of the United States for period
not less thnn SIX months, in the same manner as
| IT such volunteers were specially named. Before
| receiving INTO service any number Ut volunteers
exceeding those now called for and accepted, the
! President shall from time to time, issue his pro-
chmation, stating the number desired. either as
cavalry. nfautry,or artillery, aud the States from
which they are to be furnished, having reference
IN any such requisItion, to the number then III
service from the several States and to the ext
geuces # the service at the time, and eqndlizng,
AS taras praclcable, the humber furnished by the
several States according to federal population.
Section Q. And be it further enacted, That the
said volunteers shall be subject t. the rules and
regulations governing the amy of the United
Stetcs, and that they shall be formed by the Pres
ldent into regiments Of infantry, with the excep-
tlon 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-
mcnt OF infantry, and 10 be organized aS in the
regular service. Each regiment OF infantry shall
have one Colonel, one Lieutenant Colonel, one
MAJOR, one Adiutant "a Leute"ant, one Quarter
master "a Leutenant) one Surgeon and one AS
slstant Surgeon, ooe Sergeant Major, one Req
mental Quartermaster Sergeant. one Regimeutai
CommlssGry Sergeant one hospital steward, two
principal musicians, and twenty-our 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 corporas,
towsmuSlcanS, one WaSoneT, and from sixty Tour
tc eighty-twO prlyatcs.
Section s. And be it further enacted, That
these frees, when accepted As herein authorized,
shall be- org lnized into divisions of three more
brlgadcs each ; and each division shall have II
Majur-G General three Ads-de Camp and one AS
sistin Adiuant General, with the rank OF Major.
Each brigade shall be composed off1ur or more
regiments, and shall have one Brlgadcr General
two AidSde-Camp, one Assistant Aduant Gene
raj, with the rank of Captain one Surgeon one
Assistant Quartermaster and one ComwSsapy Of
Subsistence.
Section 4. 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
six, and number, or Brigader Generals not ex
eighteen. I'd the other division and brigade oll-
GERS required for the orgazaaon of tha>e 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
Brigader Generals provided for in this Act, from
the line or staff Of the regular army, and the off.
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, staffand company tticers requisite for
said volunteers but in case where the State au
thorI4Ie6 Reuse Or omit 30 furnish volunteers at
at the call or on the proclamation of the President
and volunteers from such States offer their Serv-
ceS, rndcr such c'll or proclamation the Presi-
dent shall have power to Hccedt such services and
to commission the proper field, stafand company
officers
Section >. And be it further enacted, That the
officers, non commissioned officers, and privates,
or aulZed as above set forth, shall in all respects
be placed ON a footing, to pay and allowances,
of smar corps of the regular army Provided,
that the allowances of non commissioned officers
anu lllNaNS liT CihtlllH Nuen mol FURNISHED I'D
kind, shall be three dollars and fifty cents per
mouth, AID that each company officer, non com
ml@Sluned officer, private, musician, and articeT
OF cavalry, shall furnish his own horse and horse
equipments, and shiil receive forty cents per day
for their use and risk except FIAT in case the
horse shall become disabled, or shall die, and at
lowanra shall cease until the disability removed
or another horse supplied Every volunteer non
commission officer, private, musician, and ar
tiicer who enters the of the United States
under this Act, shall be paid at the rate of fifty
cents in lieu Of subsistence, and if cavalry vol
nnteer, twenty-five cents additional, in hen 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
lraveed route and when houorably discharged,
an allowance at the same rate from the place of
his discharg to his place enrolment, and in ad-
d!ton thereto, if he shall have served period of
two years, OI duTug the war, If sooner ended
the sum of one hundred dollars: Provided, that
such of the companies of cavalry herein provided
tor as mly require IT, may be furnished with
horses and horse equipments in the same manner
as in the umted States army.
Section 6. And be it further enacted, That any
volunteer who may be received into th1 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 AS die or NAV be
killed in service, in addition to all arrears Of pay
and allowance, shall receive the sum If one hun
drrd dollars.
Section 7. 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-iurth OF each shall receive the pay and al
l0wances of Sergeauts of engineer soldiers; one
fourth those of Corporas of engineer soldiers
and the remang half those Of privates of engin-
eer soldiers Of the first class and the leaders Of
the bned shall receive the same pay and eyn0lu-
ments as Second Lieutenants of Infantry
Section s. And be it further enacted That
the wagoners and saddlers shall receive the pav
and allowances Of Corporals of Cavalry. The
regimental Commssary Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances Of a regimental Sergeant
Major, and the reg mental Quartermaster Sergeant
shall Receive the pay and allowances of a Ser
geant Of CaHaEy.
Section g. And be it further enacted, That
there shall be allowed to each regiment one
Chaplain, who shall be appointed bv 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 The
Chaplain SO appointed must be regular ordained
minister of the Chri tinn denomination and shall
receive the pay and allowances of Captain Of
Cavalry, and shall be required to report 10 the
Colonel commanding tine regiment to which be is
attached, at the end of each quarter, the moral
and religious cond tiun of the regiment and such
suggestions as may conduce to the social bappi.
ness and moral Improvement Of the troops.
Section 10. And be it further enacted. That
the General commanding a separate department
or detached army, is hereby authorized to an.
point Mi ary Board or Commission If not less
than three nor more than five officers whose duty
it shall be to examine the capacity, qualifications,
proprey Of conduct, and efficiency of any com. |
officer volunteers with,