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II UNITED STATES.
.irst Session of the mirty&eventh
Congress

1880 Congress
lpuBnc-No. 1871
the Grto authorize the eaploynen OF yolnnteefs
IL ala In enforcing the laws and protecting public
wbeTeSs certain of the forts, arsenals, custom
bonsrs navy yards, aud other property Of the
iT,;ted states have been seized, and other viola
lions of law have been committed and are threat
encJ nv organized bodies of men IN several of the
states and a conspiracy has been entered into to
overthrow the government of the United States
Therefore,
tires Of the United States Of america, Congress
,snJl5d That The president be and he is hereby
thoIzed TO accept the services of volunteers. either
as cavalry. infantry, or artillery in such numbers,
not exceeding FIVE hundred thousand, MS he may
deem necessary, Tor Tie purpose of repehng inNa-
sion. suppreSsng ins4rrec,ion, enforcing the laws
and preserving and protecting the public property;
Pyoiidd, That the services OF the volunteers shall
be for such time the president may direct, not
exceeding three years nor less than six months, and
they shall be disbanded at The end of the And
all provisions of law applicable 10 three yeais vol
unteers 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
less than six months, in the same manner us ii such
volunteels were specially named Before receiving
into service amy number of volunteers exceeding
those now called for and accepted, the president
shall, from time TO time, issue his proclamation,
stating the number desired, either cavalry, inian
try, or artillery, and the states from which they
to be furnished having reference in any such iequi-
son, the number then in service from the several
states, and TO the eNgencies of the service al the
time and equalizing. far practicable, the num-
Der furnished by the several states according to fed
Sec g. And Be it further enacted That the said vol
unteers shall be subject 10 the rules and regulations
governing the army of the United States and that
they shall be formed, by the president, into Tegi
ments of infantry with the exception of such num-
bers for cavalry and artillery he may direct, not
TO exceed the proportion of one company of each
of those arms to every regiment of infantry and TO
be organized as in the regular service. Each regi-
ment of infantry shall have colonel, lieu
tenant colonel, one major adjutaut, Ia lieuten-
anti one quaItermaster, IA eutenant) one surgeon
and one assistant surgeon, one sergcantmajor, one
regimental quarteimasicr-sergeant, one regimental
commissary sergeant, one hospital steward, two
principal musicians and twenty -four musicians for
band; and shall be composed OF ten companies
each company TO consist of one captain one first
lieutenant, second lieutenant, first sergeant
four sergeants, eight corporals, two musicians,
WAGNER, and from slNty-four to eighty-two phi
Yates.
Sec. 8. and be al further enacted That these forces
when accepted as herein authorized, shall be organ
lied into divisions of three more brigades each
and each division shall have major general, three
aides-de-calnp, and one assistant adjutant general
with the rank of major. Each brigade shall be
composed of four or more regiments and shall have
one brigadier general, two aides-decamp, assist
ant adjutant general with the rank of captain,
surgeon, one assistant quartermaster, and one COM
missary of subsistence.
Sec 4. And be At further enacted That the president
shall be authorized to appoint, by and with the adj
vice and consent OF the senate, Tor the command of
the forces provided for i'll this act, number of
lor generals, not exceeding six, and number of
brigadier generals not exceeding eighteen, and the
other division and brigade officers required for the
organization of these forces except aides-de camp
who shall be selected bv their respective generals
from the officers of the army or volunteer corps:
PrOuidtd, That the president may select the major
generals and brgadier generals provided for in this
act from the line or staff of the regular army, and
the officers SO selected shall be permitted TO retain
their rank therein The governors OF the states fur
nishing volunteers under this act shall commission
the field staff, and company officers requisite for The
said volunteers but i'll where the state author
tiles refuse or omit to furnish volunteers at the call
or on the proclamation of the president, and vou,-
Such states offer their under Suc
call or proclamation the president shall have power
to accept such services and TO commission the prou-
er field, staff, and company officers
Sec. And be It further enacted, That the officers
non,commissioned officers, and priyates, organized
as above set 10th, shall, in all respects, be placed
on the footing, as to pay and allowances, OF similar
corps of the reguar amy Prorided, That the al
lowances of non-cominssioned officers and private,
for clothing, when hot furnished in kind Shall b,
three dollars ana nifty cents per month, and tina
each company officer, non-commissOned officer
private, musician, and areer Of cavalry shall fur
nish his own horse and horse equipments, and shall
receive forty cents per day for their and risk
except that in the horse shall become disabled
or shall die, the allowance shall cease until the dsa
bility be removed or another horse be supplied Eve
ny volunteer, non commissioned officer, private. mu
stefan, and artifcer, who enters the service of tn
United States under this act, shall be paid at tn
rate of fifty cents in lieu of subsistence, and il cav
airy volunteer, twenty-five cents additional, in het
of forage for every twenty miles of travel from hi
place OF enrolment 10 the place OF muster; The dis
lance to be measured by the shortest usually travel
ed route and when honoraby discharged an allow
ance at the same rate, from the place of his dis
charge TO his place of enrolment and in addition
thereto if he shall have served for period of Nv
years, or during the war, if ended, the sum
of one hundred dollars Preceded, That such of the
companies of cavalry herein provided for may
quire it may be furnished with horses and horse
equipments in the same manner as i'll the United
States army.
Sec. 81 lind be it further enacted, That any volunteer
who may be received into the service OF the United
States under this act. and who may be wounded or
otherwise disabled i'll the service, shall be entitled
to the benefits which have been or may be confer
red persons disabled in the IL sprvi ri
the widow, if there be one, and if not, the legal
heirs of such die may be killed in service in
addition to all arrears OF pay and allowances. shall
receive the sum of one hundred dollars.
Sec And be % further enacted, That the bands of
the regiments OF infantry and OF the regiments of
cavalry shall be paid as follows one-fourth of each
shall receive the pay and allowances of geants of
engineer soldiers one-1ourth those OF corporas of
engineer soldiers; and the remaining hall those of
priyates of engineer soldiers of the first class and
the leaders of the band shall receive the same pay
and emoluments as second lieutenants OF in1antry
Sec s. AHd be Il further enacted, That the wagoners
ana saddIers shall receive the pay and allowances of
corporas of cavalry. The regimental commissary
sergeant shall receive the pay and allowances Of
regimental sergeant major, and the regmental quar-
termaster sergeant shall receive the pay and allow
ances of sergeant of Cavalry.
Ssc. 8. And be IL further enacted, That there shall
be allowed to each regiment chaplain who shall
be appointed by the regimental commander the
vote of the field officers and company commanders
on duty with the regiment at the time the appoint
ment shall be made. The chaplain SO appointed
must be regular ordained minister of a christian
ances OF captain of cavalry, and shall be required
to report to the colonel commanding the regiment
70 winch he Is attached, at the end OF each quarter,
the moral and religious condition Of the regiment,
ana such suggestions may conduce TO the social
happiness and moral improvement OF the troops.
sec. 10 AID be Il further enacted, That the general
commanding separate department Il detached
army is hereby authorized appoint military
BOARD or commission OF not less than three nor mole
than i've officers, whose duty it shall be to examine
tne capacity, Qualifications propriety of conduct
ana eilclency OF any commissioned officer of yoluI-
nj aprnN ,,l,.,,
reported 10 Inc board OF commission. and upon
such report adverse 10 such officer and il approyed
by the president of the United States the commis
sion of such officer shall be vacated PTorid,d nrg,
that no officer shall be eligible to sit on such hoard
orcommission whose rank promotion would in
any way be affected by its proceedings aud two
members at least, If practicable shall be of equal
rank of the officer being examined. And when VA
cancies occur in any of the companies OF volunteers
an election shall be called by the colonel OF the reg
imeDt to I'LL such vacancies, and the men OF eacl
company shall vote i'll their respective companies fol
all ofheers as high captain, and vacancies above
captain shall be filled by the votes of the commits
stoned oiicers OF the regiment and all officers sc
elected shall be commissioned by the respective gov
eIois OF the States or by the president OF the Uni
ted States
Sec IL And be ii further enacted, That all letter.
written4y soldiers i'll the service ofthe United States
may be transmitted through the mails without Dre.
payment OF postage, under such regulations as the
post ONCE department may prescribe, the postage
thereon to be paid by the recipients.
Sec. L. Ana De HTurher enacted That the secretary
OF war be and he is hereby authorized and directed
TO introduce among the volunteer forces in the ser
vice of the United States the system of alotmen
tickets now used in the navy. or some equivalent
system, by which tile family Of the volunteer ma,
draw such portions OF his pay as he may request
lApproYed, July % 1851
lPuBLo--No. l4l
AN ACT in addition TO the ''Act to authorize th
employment of volunteers to aid in enforcing tn,
laws and protecting public property approved
July twenty second, eighteen hundred and sixty