The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-04
1OFFICI ALL
LAWS OF THE UArTED STATES
Passed az the First Session OF the Thirty
Seventh Congress.

VI sAS SAAse- H'"'eo
BE enacted by the Seyldte and H0USs gf EeT SiUS
Of tie IHted States Of AsseTtcd, an Cosrtss css1,ld
That there shall be sldee 10 the regular army,
authorized by law, nine regiments infantry re
ment Of cavalry, and regiment OI artillery each
regiment Of infantry TO consist
than three battAloIs, the eXiEgIg.- o.. p-
lie may, the opinion OF the President
United States demand; each battailOn To CONSIST o r
companies each company TO consist captain
first and second lieutenant first sergeant four
sergeans, eight corpOras, Musicians aH,. many
privates not exceeding eighty two the PgysstDt
the United states may according To the requirements
military service, direct. The regiment 81 e@vsrs hers
by authorized shall consist three bat
talons Of more than two sasrurs each AMI each
squadron shall consist OF two companies each company
to be composed OF captain nrst and secunu
lieutenant, one first sergeant guar
geant, four sergeants eight cOrpoTals, two musicians
two ers one sadcler one WAGNER and macy pr
Yates not exceeding seventy two rs the President
the United states may according 10 the requirements
the military service direct The regiment o
hereby authorized shall consist Of than 3gy,
batteries and each battery ehail CONSIST one ca4
one mrs, and one second li.utenaut one first sergeant
one oaartermaster sergeant, tour sergg.rs elt Soro
rails two musicians TO artihccrs one wagner tno as
many priyaes not exceeding one hundred aud twaLt,
two as the President of the United States may as.1r
ding 10 the requirements Of the military service direct
Anu there NAV be added to the aforesaid battery 1ri
zation at the discretion OF the President l..n- s-
regard 10 the public necessities and means on. rtst
and one second lieutenant two sergeauts ana .1- co..
porals
Sec 2 And BE- ii further enacted That tla Ar.a al.
stsn Commissioned ana non corruis, Toned .T -- uf tn
regiments bere,nb.iore autboriz.. snail be a follows.
To each regiment OF infantry one cotouyl ole it..
ant colonel one regimentai aIiu,au; enc resinl,t..
auarternas,er and cCmnissary one ,ruIn Ii,ur % .
der of the band and two principa! nv -iri,- ar. o.
eae IA battalion OF infantry one MAJOR o rlfti.l adj
iut.nt one battalion u uar terIsttr ANA grrt. W t
sergeant major one ouartcrmaster sercpnt on com
eommssary sergeant anu one hospital stewart the reg
,mep tai ana battalion adutauts and rt,rrI-.rs .s
commssaries to be taken from the ieuiar.,.z s- Tine
reg,u.nts and battalons RS % ctiv.Iv. 10 b rrir,t
OF cavalry one colonel one Iie,,te.ut colonel on .-
mental ad,utant one and com,
mlssary and two chief buglcrs: ana Z; each hatl ,u 90,
cavalry one major on. h,taIinp ,diptg,,t ON tt5.r
onartermaster and commiss,rv one s.rsr-,pt to.t,r
one auartermast.r serrean, one confni...Ty r..it
one hospital steward onr ssdiler sergeant rt ono ~
erinary .ergeant The rrgmant,I ai,ut,ut and tf. re
mental and battai,on ouar,.rn,srrs and cntprf-..r
10 be takcp from the ,sptan,u,s or H., r..,o,s 5.
hs,taons rasn.ctiv.lv- M, tho r.5in,.,t a. ar. r,
one colonel one Iieu,enan, connaI an, T,sr A., -,,
four ha,t.rs on. ad,u,.,, ono rt.rs
Ter and commssarv Ia hr taE.n tr,, The Ii.rar,fs .
the regiment one sery.an, major one outri-,r -
s.ra.,n, on. connis.r, .ar,, ,,y, ,rt,,a,,.l ,,..
Clans and one bosni,.I ,ewa1,i,,i tif Llri- a, m