Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-06
lalIp 3latloNaI 4rm0trat
oiunteers.

threatened by organized bodies Of men IN several
ot the States, and u conspiracy has been entered
into to overthrow the Goyernmet Of the United
States; therefore.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House e Rep
rescutatvcs Of the United States ot America, IN
Congress assembled, That tha Pres dent be, and
he is herehg authorized to accept the services Of
volunteers, either as cavalry, utiutrv, or arl'r-
ry, in such numbers, not exceeding hVe hundred
/ thousaud, "a he may deem necessary for the pur-
pose of repeihpg invasion, suppressrr insurrec
I tan enforcing the laws, and preserving and pr0.
| tecting the public proper =: Pdoyided, That the
services uf the volunteers shall be tor 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; aud all pro
visions Of law applicable to three years vouN-
tcers Shall apply to two years volunteers, and to
all volunteers who have been or may be accepted
into the service OF the United States Tor period
not less than SIX months, iu.the same manner as
if such volunteers were specially named. Before
I receiving into service any numb Der &C volunteers
exceeding those now called Tor and accepted The
| President shalltlom time 10 time, issue his pro-
| c'amahon, stating the number desired, either as
cavalry. lntaury,o or artillery, and the states from
! which they are to be idlulshCd, having reference
! in any such reQVsltion, tu the number then in
service from ia, several States and to the cxi-
CeuCcs IF the service az the time. and CcuuZ.rr,
as tara as pracl cable, the number furnished by the
several States according 80 federal population.
section :" Anu ne u luIlIlti clAtItu, ltt i.lt'
sald volunteers shall be subject to the rules and
regulations governing the amy Of the United
Stctos, and that they shall be formed by the Pro-
/ ldent INTO regiments Of infantry, with the eEcer-
/ tiou Of such numbers for cavalry and ortiierl us
/ he may direct not t. exceed The proportion Of
one company to each OF those arms to every rcci.
| mcut Of infantry, md TO be organized rs In tie
/ regular service Each regiment ot infantry shan
/ have one oouel, one Lieutenant Colonel, one
/ MAJOR, oce Adiutant "a hcuteoant, one Quarter
| master q, Leutcnaut) one Surgeon and one AS
! sistJut Surgeon, Oec Sergeant Major one Rev-
| mental QuaItermaster Sergeant, ono Feg.WautN
| COmmis-ary Sergeant, one hospital steward, two
! prlucp musicians, and tweuty-iHur musicians
! to a baud and shall composed ~ ten companies,
! each company to consist Of one Captain, one
/ First Lieutenant, one Second l.euteuaut, one
/ FIRST Sergeant, four Sergeant eight corporal,
| tdWsmuslcaus, one wagouer, and from siXty-iJur
/ t cghty-two pryaicS
Section 8. And be ii further enacted, Tint
/ these forces, when accepted as herein authorz.d,
shall be org lnized into divisions of three or move
brgtdcs each and each division shall have .
Major.Gencal, three Ads-de Camp and one As
sisnnt hdinant General with the rank ofMajor
Each brigade shall be composed Of four or more
regiments, and shall have one BriEadier General
| two Aids-Gc-CUup. ONE Assistant Adiunnt Gene
| ral with the rank of Captain, one Surgeon, one
! Assistant Quarcrmaster and one Commissayy If
| Subsistence.
Section 4. Aud Be 1t further enacted, That tlr
| President shall be authorized appoint. by aud
with the advice and consent Of the Senate for
| the command Of the forces pr1vuded for 10 this
/ Act a number ut Maior Generals. not c2c Clng
/ six, and a number, or Rrga3lcr Generals not ex
/ eighteen and the other division and brigade oil
GERS required for the oryaizaa'on ot tha-r forces.
| except the Aid de Camp who shall be selected
| by their respective Geuera,s from the officers OF
the army or youeuleer corps: Provided, That the
President may s lect the Major Generals and
Bfgadler Generals provided for in this Net, from
the line or staff Of thstcgular army. and the OIL
GERS selected shall be permitted 70 retain thcii
| rank therein The Governors Of The stats furnish
| my vJluuttcr9 under TINS Act ShtU commis sion
| the field, staifand company niccrs requisite for
said volunteers but IN case where the State au-
! thorAos refuse or omit to- furnish volunteers at
at the call or on the proclamation Of the President
and volunteers from such states offer their sprv-
! ccs, under such c'l or proclamation, the Pres-
dent shall have power to accedi such services, aud
70 commission the proper teld, stafand company
officers.
Section >. Aud bc it further enacted, That the
officers non commissioned officers, and privatcs
organized as above set forth, shall in all respects
be placed on footing, as to pay and allowances,
Of similar corps Of the regular army Provided,
that the ellowaucvs ofnon commissioned officers
and prlvates fu: clothing, when not iurn shed in
| kind, shall be three dollars and tlfy cents per
month, and thlt each company officer non cou'-
misSluuei OACer, private, musician, ard HTtiicer
OF cavalry. shall furnish tis oyu horse and horse
cGninrleuta ard 81 III receive Forty cents per dpv
| for their use and risk except that IN case the
/ horse shall become disabled, or shall die and at
/ lpWauce shall cease un'll the disability removed
or another horse serphnd Every volunteer non
| commissioned officer, private, musician, and ar.
tiiicer who enters the service Of the United States
under this Act, shall be paid at The rate Of City
cents in lieu Of subsistence, and If cavalry vol
| untccr, twenty-five cents additional, in len for
| forage, for every twenty miles of travel from his
fl, pf tp 40 or
| distance to be measured b. the rhu-te~t JSualy
lraveled route; and when honornby discharged
an allowance at the same rate from the place of
his discharG TO his place enrolment, and, in ad-
di1lu thereto, if he shall have served period Of
two years, on during the war, f sooner ended,
the sum of one hundred dollars Provided, that
such Of the companies e.! 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, Tha. anT
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 baTe been
or may be conferred on persons disabled N 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
drcd dollars.
Section r. Esd be +. further enacted 1Gat the
bands Of the regiments Of infantry and &C the
regiments Of cavalry shall be paid as follows:
ouc-iuurh Of each shall receive the pay aud al
lOwances Of Serpcants OF engineer soldiers; one
fourth those Of Corporals of engineer soldiers
and the renaiug half those OF prya;es Of eng.n-
eer soldiers oi the first class and the leaders ot
the band shall receive the same ',nv and emolu-
I mcuts as Second Llcutenauts OF Infantry.
Section 3. Aud be il further enacted, That
the wagoners and saddler3 shall receive the pay
and allowances Of Corporals Of Cavalry The
regimeuta Commissary Sergeant shall receive
! the pay and allowances Of a regmcntal Sergeant
Mayor, and the reglmcutal Quartermaster Sergeant
shall receive the pay and allowances OF d Ser
gent Of Cavalry
Section o. And be it further enacted, That
there shall be allowed to each reg ment one
Chaplain, who shall be appointed by the rcg
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 So appointed must be a regular ordained
minister of the Christian denomination, and shall
receive the pay and allowances Of Captain of
Cavalry, and shall be required to report to the
Colonel commanding the regiment to which be -
attached at the end of each quarter, the moral |
and religious coud tion Of the regiment, aud such
suggestions az may conduce to the social bappi- /
ness and moral improvement of the troops.
Section 10. And be it further enacted That
the General commanding a separate department. |
or n detached army, is hereby authorized to aP- /
pointa Nil tary Board or Commission Of not less
than three nor more than five officers, whose duty
it shall be to examine the capacity qualifications,
propriev of conduct, and efficiency of any COM
mssoned officer Of volunteers within his depart
ment or army, who may be reported the Board or
Commission, aud upon such report, If adverse the
officer and if approved by tne President OF the