New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-15
synopsis OF the Military Bill.

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The Montgomery Mail furnishes the the follow
ing synopsis of the act passed by the Southern
Congress- for the establishment and organization OF
the army Of the Confederate States:
5BcrIoN l. Enaets that from and after the pas
sage of the act, the military esta abshment of the
Confederate States shall be composed of one
corps of engineega, one corps of artillery, six
regiments OF infantry, one regiment Of cavalry
and of the staff department already established by
law.
SEC. 2. The corps of engineers shall consist Of
one Colonel, four Majors, five Captains, one COM
pany of sappers, miners and pioneers, consisting
Of ten Sergeans or master workRen, ten Corpo-
rails overseers, two musicians and thirty-nine
prvates of the first class articsrPs and thirty
nine privates of second class laborers; making
in all one hundred.
SEC. 3. Said company ssall be offcered by one
Captain and as many Lieutsnants, taken from the
line of the army, as the President may deem ne
cessary.
SEC. i. Duties Of the Colonel of the Engineer
| corps prescribed.
| Sec. S. The artillery corps shall consist of one
Colonel, one Lieutenant Colonel, ten Majors and
| forty companies of artlersts and artificers; and
| each company shall consist of one Captain, two
| First Lieutenants one Second Lieutenant, four
| Sergeants, four Corporals, two musicians and
seventy privates also, one Adjutantt to be selected
by the Colonel from the First Lientenants and one
Sergeant Major to be selected from enlisted men
of the corps.
| SEC. g. Each regiment of infantry shall consist
of one Colonel, one Lieutenant-Colonel, one Major
| and ten companies. Each company shall consist
| of one Captain, one Pirst Lieutenant. two Second
| Lieutenants, four Sergeants four companies, two
musicians and ninety privates, Adjutant and one
| Sergeant-Major.
| SEC I. The cavalry regiment shall consist of
| one Colonel one Leutenant-Co Colonel, one Major
and ten companies, each of which shall consist Of
one Captain, one First Lieutenant, two Second
Lieutenants, four Sergeants, four Corporals, one
| farrer, one blacksmith two musicians and sixty
privases also of one Adjutant and one Sergeant
Major.
| SEC g. There shall be four Brigader.G Generals,
| entitled to one aid-de-camp each.
SEC 8. All officers of the army shall be appoint
| ed by the President, by and wite the advice and
consent of the Congress, and the rank and file
shall be enlisted tor not less than three nor more
than five years.
SEC. 10. All officers are required to stand a cred
table military examination.
Sec. II and -. Promotions in the army shall DO
made according to seniority and ability.
l3. The pay Of the Brigadier General is s36l2p per
year, and Of his Aidde-camp Gn addition to his pay
as LieutenanD the sum of s35 per month.
| SEC. Il. Monthly pay of the officers of the corps
of. engineers: Colonel, s2lo; Majors, 162; Cap.
tains, sl40 Lieutenants serving with sappers and
miners will receive the same pay of cavalry Off
, GERS of the same grade.
SEC. Is. The monthly pay of the Colonel Of the
artillery corps is $2i0; Lieutenant-Colonel, Si85
Majors, sl5O and when serving on ordnance duty
$lG2; of Captains, $3.50; Leutenants, 500; Secon'
pay as Lieutenant, the sum of SO per month. Off
GERS serving in the light artillery, or performing
ordnance duty, shall receive the same pay off
GERS Of cavalry in the same grade.
fantry regiment: Colonels $l95; Lieutenant
Colonies, sl70 Majors $3.50; Captains, $3.50
First Lieutenants, $50; Second Leutenants, $50
and the Adjutant, in addition to his pay as Lieu
tenant, SO per month.
Sec. II. The monthly pay of officers of the cav
airy: Colonel $2l0; Lieutenant Colonel, $l85,
: Major Sl62; Captains, sl4o; First Leutenants
$l00: Second Lieutenants $90 and the Adjutan
$40 per month in addition 10 his pay as Lieutenant
SEC. Is. The pay of officers of the general stai
Except those of the medical Department. will b.
the same as officers of cavalry of the same grade
The annual salary of the Surgeon General is $4,000
with fuel and quarters; monthly pay of Surgeons
of ten years. service in that grade, $500; Surgeo
of less time service, Sl62; Assistant Surgeons, (
| ten years. service, sl50; Assistant Surgeons,
five years. service, $780, and for Assistant, of le
; | than five years. service, $ll0.
" SEC. Is. There shall be allowed in addition
r the pay heretofore provided, to every commi
90 stoned officer, except the Surgeon-General, 50 p
. month for every five years services; and to tt
"a officers of the army OF the United States who ha'
. | resigned, or may resign to be received into t!
A. | service of the Confederate States, this addition
s pay shall be allowed from the date of their entran
NJ, | into the former service. There shall also be
" additional monthly allowance to every gener
:. officer commanding in chief separate army a
tually in the field, the sum of one hundred dollar
II SEC. 20. The pay aforesaid shall be in full of {
n allowances, except forage, fuel, quarters al
A. travelling expenses while travelling under order
etc, etc.
-. SEC. 81. Allows forage to officers, etc.
II SEC. %. Monthly pay of enlisted men, Sc
s. geants or masterwOrknen Of engineer corps, 50.
corpOrals or overseers, $40; prvates of first ella
= or artfCers, Sl7; privates of seeond-class,
Il laborers and musicians, SIS; Sergeant.Maor
e. cavalry SCI; First Sergeants $40; Sergeants 81
n, Corporas, farrers and baeksmiths, $l3 mu
clans, S3; privates Sl2; First Sergeants, $40; Sc
T. geants, SIT Corporals and artifcers, Sl3 mu
Il, clans $l2, and privates Sll. Non, commission
officers, artfcers, musicians and prvates servl
II, in light batteries, shall receive the same pay
t those of cavalry.
IS, SIC. %. The President is authorized to enl
ce ali master workmen necessary to the ordnan
W service, not exceeding one hundred men, and
y, salaries ranging from Sl3 to s34 per month.
T Sec. "a. Each enlisted man shall receive one
al, ton per day and clothing.
d. SEC. 25. Refers to communications of rations.
NJ SEC &c. The Secretary of War is directed to pl
scribe the duties of every department of service
,r- SEC q. Requires Quarter-Masters and Comm
er, saries to give bonds.
NJ SEC. rs. Prohibits any officer from being int
te. ested in purchases made for the army.
Sec. 20. The rules and articles of war of
United States with slight exceptions, adopted
5a Congress Confederate States.
SEC 80. The President directed to call into 8
vice only so many of the troops herein proyit
for as he may deem necessary.
SEC. 81. Repeats all conf citing laws.
The law is quite long, and hence the reason of
analysis, which will doubtless be more satist
axe tory to readers generally than the peru5al Of
the entire law.
Nty Below is tabular statement of the number
wv grade of officers and men