Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-18
QalIp 9(atlOnal QGmDtrat
Volunteers.

into to overthrow the Governmet Of the United
/ States; therefore,
BE It enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
rescnluuyes.oi the United States of America, IN
Congress assembled, That the Pres dent be, and
be j. herehg authorized to acrept the services Of
volunteers, either as cavalry iuf,ntry. or artle-
, rv m such numbers, not exceeding i've hundred
! Thousand, as be may deem necessary for the pur-
pose Of repellng invasion, suppresslng inSurrec-
! tlau enforcing the laws and prest rviug and pro.
tecting the public proper y: Paovided That the
/ services of the volunteers shall be for such time
as the = esIdent may direct, not exceeding three
/ years nor less than six months, aud they shall
/ be dshauded at the end IF the war; and all pro-
visions Of law applicable to three wears volun-
! teers shall apply ~ two years volunteers, and 10
( 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
! il such volunteers were specially named. Before
| receiving into service any number Ct volunteers
| exceeding those now called for and accepted, the
! President shall irOm time 30 time, lsSUc his pro-
| camatlou, stating the number desired either as
| cavalry. lnduuy,ur artillery, aud the States from
! which they are to be furnished. having reference
! in any such reqni>tion, Ia The number then in
| service from the several States and to the ext
geuces Of the service at the ttne. and eQunliz zng
as far as pracUoahle, the number furnished by the
several States according to federal population.
Section 9. And be II further enacted, That the
said volunteers shall be SuJt to the rules and
| regulations governing the amy oi the Uuitcd
Stete2 aad TINT they shall be formed by the Pres
! ldent into regiments ofinGtutry, with the excep-
ton Of suoh numbers for cavalry and artillery rs
| he may direct, not to exceed he proportion Of
! one company 10 each of th arms tJ every regj-
mcut Of infantry, and to be organized as in the
regular service Each regiment OF infantry shall
| have one oOuel, one Lieutenant Culuntl one
Major ono Adjumnt "a Lieucnunt, one Quarter
master e, LeGteuant} one Surgeon and one As
sistunt Surgeon, oee SerEcau. Maior one Regl-
/ mental Qmrtrrmastpr Sergeant, one Rcgmcuul
| Commiss&ry Sergeant, one hospital steward two
| principal musicians. and tweuty-t -tur musicians
| to a baud and shall composed of ten companies,
each company to cpns'st of one Captain one
/ First Lieutenant, one Second Lieutenant one
FIRST Sergeant, four Sergeant, eight corpuglS.
1 toWsmuelc'aus, one wagouer, and from SiXty.tour
| I eighty-twO pryateS
Section s. And be il further enacted, That
/ these forces when accepted rs herein authur.zgd
shall be- organized into divisions Of three ur more
brigade, each and each division shall have a
" N,iur.GeuCiHl, three aIdsde Camp and one AS
sisjaut Adjuant General with the rank Of Major
Each brigade shall be composed otlour or more
regiments and sh,,ll have one Brgadict General
two Aids de Camp, one Assistant Adiulut Gene
ra with the rank of Captain one Surgeon one
Assistant Quartermaster and enc Cummssary Of
Subsistence.
section 4. And be it further enacted, That The
President shall be authorized appoint, by and
!
the command OF the forces provided fir IN This
Act, a number Of Msjor Generals, not ezc, edng
six, and a numuer, or Brgadirr GeEerl IS not eX
eighteen q d the other division and brigade Off
GERS required for the or-aizaaion Of tha-p forces
! except the Aid de Camp, who shall be selected
! by their respective Generals from the uicers Of
| the army or voluenteer corps: Provided. The. he
| President may ect the Major Generals and
| BriCAd'vr Generals provided for in this Act from
the line or statf the regular array, and the offl
Ger, SO selected shall be permitted TO retain their
! rank therein The Govern of the Stats furnish
| ing volunteers under this Act shall commission
! the field, >'aAand cimpJny hcers requisite for
said volunteers bat in case whore the State ~
hnrlLlcs refuse or omit to furnish volunteers mt
at the call or on tGc proclamation Of the President
and volunteers from such States offer their sorv-
ces, under such ell or proclamation, the Presi-
dent Shall have power to accpdt such services. and
to commission the proper held, stafaud company
officers.
Section s. And be It further enacted, That the
officers, non commissioned officers, and privates
org anized us above set forth shall in all respects
be placed on footing, az 10 pay md allowances,
Of similar corps Of the regular army: Provided
that the allowances Of non cummissone officers
and privates Tor clothing, when not furnished in
kind, shall be three dollars and fifty cents per
month, aud that each cUInpany officer, non com
mI-siOnod officer, private, mus clan, and art licer
OF cavalry, shall furnish his own horse and horse
equipments and Sh Ill receive forty cents per day
for their use and risk, except that in case the
horse shall become disabled, or shall die and at
lowauce shall cease until the disability removed
or another horse supplied Every volunteer non
| commission, officer, private, musician, and nr-
! tHcer who enters the service of the United States
under this Act. shall be paid at tie rate Of btty
cents in lieu Of subsistence and If a cavalry vol
unteor, Twenty-Five cents additional, in 'Ieu for
forage, for every twenty miles Of travel from his
place Oi enrolment 20 tns place Of muster the
al T., hp ssg
lrayeied ruuie; and when hOnorahy DISCHARGED
AN allowance at the same rate from the place f
his dSclHrg to his place enrolment, and. in az
diuon thereto, if he shall have served period f
two years, OF durug the war, # sooner ended,
the sum Of one hundred dollars Provided, that
such Of the companies Of cavalry herein provided
tor as may require it, may be furnished with
horses and horse equipments ia the same manner
AZ in the United States army.
Section 6. And be it fui ther enacted. That any
volunteer who may be received into TIL service C
the United States under tins 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 as die or may be
killc in service in addition 10 all arrears OF pay
and allowance, shall receive the sum Of one hun
dred dollars.
Section :, And be it further enacted, That the
bands OF the regiments OF infantry and Of the
regiments Of cavalry shall be paid as follows
ouc-iourth It each Shall receive the pay and al
luwauces Of S,rgeuutS Of engineer soldiers; one
fourth those Of Corporals Of engineer soldiers
and the rcmang half those Of prjyates Of engju-
eer soldiers Of the first class; and the leaders f
the band shall receive the same pay and cnolu-
ments 0s Second Lieutenants Of Infantry
Section :. And be it further enacted That
the wagoners and saddlers shall receive the pay
and allowances of Corpordis Of Cavalry. The
regimeutal COmmssary Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances Of u regimental Sergeant
Major and the regimental Quartermaser Sergeant
shall receive the pay and allowances Of Ser |
geant OF Cavalry.
Section 9. 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 officers |
and company c"mmanders on duty with the |
regiment at the appointmel I shall be made. The /
Chaplain 50 appointed must be regular ordained |
minister Of the Chr tiin denomination, and shall /
receive the pay and allowances Of a Captain Of
Cavalry, and shall be required to report 20 the
Colonel commanding the regiment to which he is
attached, at the end of each quarter, the moral
and religious cond ton of the regiment and such
suggestions as may condnce to the social happl-
ness and rord Improvement Of the troups.
Section 10. And be it further enacted, That
the General commanding a separate department,
or a detached army. is hereby authorized u sp.
point Nil ary Board or Commission If not less |
than three nor more than five officers, whose duty
it shall be 10 examine the capacity, qualifications, /
propiiety Of conduct and efficiency Of ant com.
Inissioned officer of volunteers within his DEPART
ment or army, who NAV be reported the B1afd or .
Commission, and upon such report, il adverse the /
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