Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-24
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' Olunteers.


| threatened by organized bodies of men in several
ot the States and conspiracy has been entered
into to overthrow the GOvernmet OF the United
States; therefore.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America, in
Congress assembled, That the President be, and
he is herebg authorized to accept the services of
volunteers, either cavalry, lutantry, or artlle-
ry, in such numbers, not exceeding five hundred
thousand as he may deem necessary for the pur-
pose of repelling invasion, suppressng nsurrec-
tian, enforcing the laws, and preserving and pro-
tectng the public properly: Paovided, That the
services of the volunteers shall be for such time
as the President may direct not exceeding three
years nor less than six months, and they shall
be dsbanded at the end of the war; and all pro-
visions of law applicable to three years volun-
teers 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
not less than six months, in the same manner as
if such volunteers were specially named. Before
receiving into service any number of volunteers
exceeding those now called for and accepted, the
President shall from time to time issue his pro-
claInation, 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 requisition, to the number then in
service from the several States, and to the ext
gencies of the service at the time, and cquali2ng
as far as practicable, the number furnished by the
several States according to federal population.
Section g And be 1t fun her enacted, That the
said volunteers shall be subject to the rules and
regulations governing the amy OF the United
Stees, and that they shall be formed by the Pres
dcnt into regiments ofintautry, with the eXcep-
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 regi-
nent of infantry, and to be organized as in the
regular service. Each regiment of infantry shall
have one Colonel, one lieutenant Colonel, one
| Major, one Adjutant "a Leutenant, one Quarter
master Ga Leutenantl one Surgeon ana AS
sistant Surgeon, Gee Sergeant Major one Regl-
mental QuartermasterS Sergeant, one Rogimental
| COmmissLry Sergeant, one hospital steward, two
principal musicians, and tweuty-tour musicians
| to band and shall composed Of ten companies,
each company to consist of one Captail one
First Lieutenant, one Second Lieutenant one
FIRST Sergeant, four Sergeant, eight corporals,
| 1OwsmuSiclaus, one wagner, and from slXty-tpur
| t. eighty-two privates
Section 5. Aud be it further enacted, That
these Forces when accepted as herein authorized
shall be organized into divisions Of three or more
brgadcs each nd each division shall have a
Major General, three Aids-de Camp and one AS
Sistant Adjnant.Gcnera, with the rank of Major
Each brigade shall be composed off four or more
regiments, and shall have one Brgadier- General
two Aids-de- Camp, one Assistant Adjuant Gene
raj, with the rank of Captain, one Surgeon, one
| Assistant Quartermaster and one Commlssary Of
| Subsistence.
Section T. And be it 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
| six, and Il number, OF Bngadlcr Generals not OK
eighteen, aud the other division and brigade Off
GERS required for the orgaizaalon of those forces
| except the Aid de Camp, who shall be selected
by their respective Generals from the officers of
| the army or vOluentcer corps: Provided, That the
| President NAV select the Major Generals and
nri 6iar dad f,rD Act from
the line staff of the regular army, and the Oiil
GERS selected shall be permitted to retain their
rank therein The Governors Of the Stats furnish
| ing volunteer under this Act shall commission
| the field, staifand company flicers requisite for
! said volunteers but in case where the State au-
thorties refuse or omit 10 furnish volunteers at
at the call or on the proclamation of the President
and volunteers from such States offer their serv
ces under such call or proclamation, the Presi-
dent shall have power to accedt such services, and
to commission the proper field stafand company
officers.
Section ). And be it further enacted, That the
officers, non commissioned officers, ana privateS,
organized as above set forth, SHALL in all respects,
be placed on a footing, as to pay and allowances,
| Of similar corps of the regular army Provided,
| that the allowances ofnon commissioned officers
and privates for clothing, when not furnished in
! kind shall be three dollars and City cents per
month, aud that each company officer non COM
missioned officer, private, musician, and artlficer
/
| 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
commission officer, private, musician, and ar
tificer who enters the service Of the United States
under this Act, shall be paid at the rate of fifty
| cents in lieu of sn bsstence, and if cavalry vol
uuteer, 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
travelled route and when honOrably discharged,
| an allowance at the same rate from the place of
his discharg to his place enrolment, and, in ad-
ditlon thereto, if he shall have served period of
two years, or during the war, If 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 6. And be it further enacted, That any
| volunteer who may be received into TIL service of
the United States under this 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, if there be one,
and if not the legal heirs of such die or may be
killed in service, in addition to all arrears of pay
and allowance, shall receive the sum OF one hun
dred dollars.
Section Z AMI be ii further enacted, That the
bands of the regiments of infantry and OF the
regiments of cavalry shall be paid as follows:
onefourth Of each shall receive the pay and al
! lowances of Sergeants of engineer soldiers one
fourth those Of COrpOras of engineer soldiers
and the remaing half those Of priyates OF engln-
eer soldiers OF the first class and the leaders OF
| the baud shall receive the same pay and erlOlu-
ments as Second Iieutenants of Infantry.
Section g. And be it further enacted, That
the wagoners and saddIers shall receive the pay
and allowances of COrporas of Cavalry. The
| regimental COmmissary Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances of a regimental Sergeant
| Major, and the regimenta Quartermaster Sergeant
shall receive the pay and allowances of Ser
| geant of Cavalry.
Section g. 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 JicLrs
and company commanders duty with the
regiment at the appointment shall be made. The
| Chaplain So appointed must be regular ordained
minister of the Chr denomination, and shall
receive the pay and allowances OF Captain OF
! Cavalry, and shall be required to report to the
Colonel commanding the regiment tn which he is
attached, at the end of each quarter the moral
and religious cOnd ton of the regiment, and such
suggestions as may conduce to the social happ-
ness and moral improvement Of the troops.
Section 10. And be it further enacted, That
the General commanding separate department,
or detached army, is hereby authorized 10 ap-
! point Mil tary Board or Commission Of not less
than three nor more than five officers, whose duty
il shall be to examine the capacity, qualifications,
proprety of conduct, and efficiency Of any COM
missioned officer of volunteers within his depart
ment or army who may be reported the Board or
Comlssion, and upon such report, if adverse the
officer and if approved by the President of the