New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-05
THE INCREASE OF THE ARMY.
WAR DEPAKIAEST, ApJuTAsr GEsERAL's ORC
W.surNgTox Tulv 1871

WAR DxPAK1EzSr ApJurASr GEyERAL's oyncs.l
WASHINGTON, July 81. 1861
GESERAL ORDERS, No. 4S.-The following Act d
Congress is published for the information Of the Armys
AN ACT the present military establishment Of The
BE sSacfa By IRE Senate and House Of Of ne
10 adjod Regular Army authorized by law min:
regiments Of ufLy one resett Of cavalry ana one essos
two nor three baon as the eSgencs the Pab
s:ses demand each battalion eight cOmpAnir.S
each company TO consist Of one captain one has, an one eeoas
cutoaan first Sc geal four serSsn ,.hs ss
musicians Gnd many piiystes no. eAeeeGs eshtytwo
the President OF the VA ei st-'es nay sce 2iuns ~ n %
military service direct lhe re.inets OF eavay nos
By authorized hi consist Of Lot more ID ID &c
not each AID each squadron hs cea
st of two companies, each Pa.y 70 e ~ % ~
tain rt and second eoensLt one hrs 80
cans frers, saddler one wssoner snd ss many
Eiyaes not eAee,dls o. ne 81 , i. 1~
service direct The regiment of artillery hereby sqtnosee
shall coot Ct more than IL Give batteries ana ssn osey
shall consist captain bI and second lieutenant ons
hrst sergeant gesEt four seeans sa, cor.
yivaes not eacedirg l22 President q she United
t A. hoe ma, be sSiea 70 the Aforesaid battery orsssf
Stion AZ tho discretion Of President having due regard 70
psnt two sergesnts and ouT corporate go, -
ana ohen Of the regiments here
heiors authorized shall be e. oows; 10 each regiment OF ~
tan, one feienta quarefuaer and misaTy Que drum
major leader Of The band And two pncipa sna 70
each battalion Of infantry, Que MAJOR one battalion s vsnt one
battalion quart aud commsaIy, Que sergeant nnsor cue
srgesut ore commi..sIy sergeant. and ooe hos-
ps the tementai rud battalion adqtanti and qas
ernat % and coGis.afss be taken oa he he5 tnsn o.
the gients aud oaitsion' repeeyoy 10 ee Iss%,I -
cavalry coeue euicnsnt enlo.e enc esn az
infant one rsmentsl a,er eDd eomussr sad Two
if bners aud 20 battalion Of cavalry one major one
battalion ada battalion qusrteTrnasteT and eon ey.
on serseani ajos, quart nasteT ig.st one
yeril sy sergeant the Iegens sdgtsnt and ,se resenta
snd battalion qusternastsrs ard conlisssees 20 % % "a
b e1 ants egiuen.s aud bda0Ls respectively 10
do ,sict OF a.iery colonel hsutensn eoionei Gus
~ vr fopr baifsriss one s5 itau reg mental guar
o md eonnafy 70 the h-utensnis q
the regiment .ssn, nsr Gse ss S s
ptsl cwardsnd the bsnds o. ne sslst = ssss u
s OF not twentyon nncisn io eAss esleot
tary aud srtery and sixteen musicians for each regiment
@ SSi i, further enacted Tia, there shall be added to
che Army the United States ne following General ohce
namely: Major Generals, with three mp each 10
no ln from CAPTAINS or euteuans Of Army and ,is bngaier
Gsnea villa two aids De camp each, to be tsAsa from he
a. 1sd BE- il Jnfley enacted Th,. the cee and eueA
men rsod parsuAcs Of the foregoing sections shall receive
the same pay eoens and allowances aud Dc ou The ssme
footing severy ycct with those Ct corresponding grades d
c1rrs in the regular service ihs resments eiSi VIII s
Of engineer soldiers; those o. essPoTs,
IN s Inc drrmaor or leader OF the band thu pay ard
coiusns OF second lieutenant Of infantry Tue .addIer
ss nm ors viii receive the psy and allowance. ts
Of cavalry lie battalion sduant ana oatsoh -
and CONN saries wall receive she enounens now "
sec ad Be hJgrsas naeed That shs ierin o.
one and eighteen hundred ant dIytwo "a ne fesaM Ay
81 thee wear, and those made ser January eshteea
"a shall the Of i've years,
ntpre.en, authorized and that the men ente IN the regular
fces ser ho fr day OF Jdy eighteen hadred and sity
ona sha be entitled 10 the same bounes, 10 every rspe
"a moe allowed or 10 be allowed to the Of the volunteer
forces. ., Az.
military establishment eeael authorized by this act Il 80
Glazed 20 be for during the existing tasurrec ton ea
heon and within sitcr the constitutional altho o
resistance such authority shall no longer et
military establishment be reduced 20 nunio9 III - 90.
ing twenty five thousand men, unless 0sBer"e
gresS . =, -, III, ,hs President of tie
rned state N esue egiments, tions emo
be disbAnded AID officers Commissioners , ~ s.,.h
and ptvsies 10 discharged 50 ss 10 ro9uce e pyo,iIx
lishnent es Is provided by the pleeean{ nav
That ali of The officers OF the guar army no pave 80.
he detached or assigned TO duty iC seisee ~ ,,I., Grmy
mont or corps shall their peal ions IN sa,o.
mepts "a Al they had continued to serve IN the
ssc ad BE- further esaced IhSs ns sSras Of the
i,s;led Ear ;hst rpose who are apPeinen an
ments from civil life; and hat 10 he III he detailed BY
pointed 10 the from me IN tho
me a. S indruent give them the erest.s . NAV,
sgction and efcencyj and thas the a OF fsSe-
ia HI. discretion employ said officers WIN "a By THE
lar forces 10" n univ rec ted and detail sny %
az na ~, gsr army 70 service with the vs as with such
now In tho field Which ey ,teer regmerts sf tes
rank as iasy pe 70 them military Instruction. ~
purpose Of hnp~'Ns "
''I Approved July %, 1861. ~, have been sp-
IT. Osseers of the old army WHO nav a,sc1,;Sed for.
nointed In the additional regime' ~ Caneral Orders
y rs. of whom has been puDhsneal aascc will rePcn
no. %, ,nar sccep.sI.ce Of said appointment
ion;sn~sd as having declined thsm ,a,,a. ocnssl
~ oder