Daily national Democrat., 1861-10-26
QalDp elat(ONal Democrat
' olunteers.

the United states, have Decu StlLSu, anu OthNl
violations of law have been committed and are
threatened bv organized bodies of men in several
ot the States, and {. conspiracy has been el tered
into to overthrow the Goyernmet OF the Uuted
States; therefore
BE it enacted by the Senate and House cf Rep
reseutatives of the United States of America, IN
CONGRESS assembled, That the Pres dent be, and
he is herebr authorized to nc ept the services Of
volunteers either as cavalry, lutlntry, or artie-
rv in such'numbers. not exceeding hve hundred
thousand as he may deem necessary Tor the pul-
pose of repelling invasion, suppressng nNuirec-
tlau enforcing the laws, and preserving aud pro-
tecting the public properly: PaOvded, That the
services of the volunteers shall be for such time
as the President may direct, not exceeding three
wears nor less than six months, and they shalt
be disbanded at the end Of the war; and all pro-
visions of law applicable to three years volun-
teers shall appylt 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 Ut volunteers
exceeding those now called for and accepted, the
President shall from time to tlme Issue hlS pro-
camaton, stating the number desired, either as
cavalry infantry or artillery and the States from
which they are to be furnished, having reference
in any such requistion, to the number then in
service from the several States and to the eXl-
gences Of the service at the time, and equai2ing,
as far as practicable the number furnished 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
Stetes and that they shall be formed by the Pres.
ident into regiments of infantry, with the eXccp-
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 rcgl-
ment of infantry and to be organized as IN the
rntrtlnr service Elpl regiment of infantry shall
have one Colonel, one Lieutenant Colonel, one
Major, one Adjutant "a Lieutenant), one Quarter
master Ia Lieutenant) one Surgeon and one AS
sstant Surgeon, oce Sergeant Major, one Reg-
mental QuartermaSter Sergeant one Rcglmeutal
Commissary Sergeant, one hospital steward, two
principal musicians, and twenty-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, eight corporals,
fowsmuscians, one WAGNER, and from siXty-tuur
to eighty-twO prvateS
Section s. And be it further enacted, That
these forces, when accepted as herein authorized,
shall be organized into divisions Of three or more
brigudcs each and each division shall have
Major General, three AidS-de Camp and one AS
sistant Acknowledgement, with the rank Of Major
Each brigade shall be composed four or more
regiments, and shall have one Brigadicr-General
two Aids-de Camp one Assistant Adjuant Gene
raj, with the rank of Captain, one Surgeon, one
Assistant Quartcrmaster and one COmmissary Of
Subsistence.
Section 4. And be il 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 a number Of Major Generals, not exceeding
sX and number, or Brgadier Generals not cX-
eighteen, and the other division and brigade O-
GERS required for the organization of those forces.
except the Aid de Camp, who shall be selected
It Ysl Of
the army or volucntecr corps: Provided That the
President may : lect the Major Generals and
Brigidler Generals provided form this Act from
the line or stall Of the regular army, and the cii-
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 stafaud company hccrS requisite for
said volunteers but in case where the State au-
thorieS 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 PreSi-
dent shall have power to uccedt such services, and
to commission the proper field, stataud company
officers.
Section 5. And be it further enacted, That the
officers, non commissioned officers, and rrivateS,
organized as above set forth, shall in all respects,
be placed ON Il 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
miSsioned officer private, musician, and arthccr
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 at
lowance shall cease until the disability removed
or another horse supplied Every volunteer non
commissioned officer, private, musician, and ar
tifccr who enters the service of the United States
l1nIpr tbis Act shall bn maid at tlo ia #
cents in lieu of subsistence, and if cavalry vol
uuteCr, 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
lraveled route and when houurab" discharged
an allowance at the same rate from the place Of
his dscharg to his place enrolment, and, in ad-
ditIon thereto, if he shall have served period Of
two years, or during the war, Il sooner ended,
the sum of one hundred dollars: Provided, that
such of the companies of cavalry herein 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 g. 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 entitled to the benefits which have been
or may be conferred on persons disabled in the
regular service; and the widow, ifthcre be one,
and if not the legal heirs of such as die may be
killed in service, in addition to all arrears Of pay
and allowance, shall receive the sum Of one hun
dred 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-iourh of each shall receive the pay and all
lowances Of Sergeants Of engineer soldiers one
fourth those of Corporals Of engineer soldiers
and the remaing half those of privates Of eugin-
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the band shall receive the same pay and emOlu-
ments as Second Leuteuants of Infantry.
Section s. And be it further enacted, That
the wag0ners and saddlers shall receive the pay
and allowances of Corporals Of Cavalry The
regmental Commissary Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances Of a regmental Sergeant
Major, and the rcg;menta Quartcrmaster Sergeant
shall receive the pay and allowances Of Ser
geant of Cavalry.
Section 8. And be it further enacted, That
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 on duty with the
regiment at the appointment shall be made. Tie
Chaplain 50 appointed must be a regular ordained
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 cOnd ton Of the regiment aud such
suggestions as may conduce to the social happi-
ness and moral improvement Of the troops.
Section 10. And be it further enacted, That
the General commandmga separate department.
or detached army, is hereby authorized 10 ap.
pointa Mil ary Board or Commission Of not less
than three nor more than five Ulcers, whose duty
it shall be to examine the capacity qualifications
propriety Of conduct, and efficiency Of amy COM
mssioned officer of volunteers within his depart
ment or army, who NAV be repOrted the Board or