Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-19
Na(Ip Natlonal NemOtrat
Volunteers.

into to overthrow the GUyernmet Of the United
States; therefore.
Be ii enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatlves Of the United States of America, IN
Congress assembled, That the Pres dent be, and
be is herebg authorized to accept the services of
volunteers either as cavalry, lutantry, or artlle-
| ry, in such numbers not exceeding five hundred
! thousand, as he may deem necessary for the pur-
| pose of repellmg invasion, suppressing msurrec-
tan, enforcing the laws and preserving aud pro-
tectng the public properly: Paovided, That the
services of the volunteers shall be for sreh time
as the President may direct, not exceeding three
years nor less than six months, and they shall
be disbanded 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 called for and accepted, the
President shall from time, to time, issue his pro-
clamatlOn, stating the number desired, either as
cavalry. miautry,ur artillery, and the States from
VIII ich they are to be furnished having reference
! in any such requsition. to the number then in
service from the several States, and to the exi-
geucies Of the service at the time and cQualiziug
as far us practicable, the number furnished by the
! several States according to federal population.
! Section 2. And be it further enacted, That the
said volunteers shall be subject 10 the rules and
regulations governing the amy OF the United
Stetes, and that they shall be formed by the Pres
ideut into regiments ofintantry, with the eXccp-
ton Of such numbers for cavalry and artillery as
he may direct not % exceed the proportion of
one company to each Of those arms to every regi-
ment 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 Adutaut IA Lieutcnant), one Quarter
master IA Lieutenant one Surgeon and one As
sistant Surgeon, oee Sergeant Major, one Regl-
mental QuartermaSter Sergeant, one Regjmuutal
Commssary Sergeant, one hospital steward, two
principal musicians, and twcuty-tour musicians
to band and shall composed Of ten companies,
each company to consist Of one Captain, one
First Lieutenant, one Second Lieutcnaut one
First Sergeant, four Sergeant, eight corporais,
fowsmuslcans, one WAGNER, and from sixty four
t0 cghytwo privates.
Section $. And be it further enacted, That
these forces, when accepted as herein authorized
shall be organized into divisions of three or more
brigadcs each and each division shall have a
Maiur-General, three AidS-dc Camp and one AS
sistant Adiuant- General, with the rank Of Major
Each brigade shall be composed of four or more
regiments, and shall have one Brigadier General
two AidS-de Camp, one Assistant Adjuaut Gene
raj with the rank of Captain, one Surgeon, one
Assistant Quartcrmaster and ono Commissary Of
Subsistence.
Section 4. And be it further enacted That the
President shall be authorized appoint, by and
the command OF the forces provided for in this
Act, number Of Major Generals, not czceeding
six, and number, or Brigadicr Generals not eN
eighteen, aud the other division and brigade off
GERS required for the orgaizaaiOu Of those forces
except the Aid de Camp, who shall be elected
by their respective Generals from the officers of
the army voluenteer corps; Provided, That the
President may select the Major Generals and
| Brigadcr Generals provided form this Act from
the line or staff Of the regular army and the OIL
| GERS so selected shall be permitted 60 retain their
rank therein The Governors of the Stats furnish
ing volunteers under this Act shall commission
the field, staAand company fiicers requisite for
said volunteers but in case where the State au.
thorties refuse or omit TO furnish volunteers at
at the call or on the proclamation Of the President
and volunteers irun slfch States offer their scrv-
ccs, 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 5. And be it further enacted That the
officers, non commissioned officers. and prvatcs.
organized rs above set forth shall. in all respects
be placed on footing, to pay and allowances
of similar corps OF the regular army Provided
that the allowances Of non commissioned officers
and privatcs for clothing, when not furnished in
kind, Shall be three dollars and fifty cents per
MONTH and chat each company officer, non com
mssioncd officer, private, musician, and art!Ccr
of cavalry, shall furnish his own horse and horse
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 supplcd Every volunteer non
commissioned officer, private, musician, and ar
thcer, who enters the service Of the United States
under this Act, shall be paid at the rate Of fifty
cents in lieu of subsistence and if a cavalry vol
unteeT, twenty-five cents additional, in lien for
forage, for every twenty miles of travel from his
place of enrolment to the place Of muster-the
distance tu be measured bv the shortest usually
lraveled route; and when honorably discharged
an allowance at the same rate from the place Of
his dscharg to his place enrolment and in ad-
dtIon thereto, if he shall have served a period Of
two years, OF during the war, # sooner ended,
the sum of one hundred dollars: Provided, that
such Of the companies of cavalry hcreia provided
for as may require it, may be furnished with
horses and horse equipments in the same manner
as in tie United States army
Section g. And be it further enacted, That any
volunteer who may be received into thl service uf
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 ofpay
and allowance, shall receive the sum Of one hun
dred dollars
Section 7. And be it further enacted That the
bands of the regiments Of infantry and Of the
regiments of cavalry shall be paid as follows
one-iuurth Of each shall receive the pay and al
lUwanCes Of SerCeants Of engineer soldiers one
fourth those Of Corporals of engineer soldiers
and the remang half those Of pryates Of engin-
eer soldiers ot the first class and the leaders Of
the band Shall receive the same pay and cmolu-
meuts as Second Lieuteuants of Infantry
Section s. And be it further enacted, That
the wagoners and Saddlers shall receive the pay
and allowances of Corporals of Cavalry. The
regimenial Commissary Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances of Tegimental Sergeant |
Major, and the regmental Quarermaster Sergeant
shall receive the pay and allowances OF "A Ser /
geant of Cavalry.
Section o. And be it further enacted, That /
there shall be allowed to each regiment one |
Chaplain, who shall be appointed by the reg /
mental commander on the vote of the field officers |
and company commanders on duty with the |
regiment at the appointment shall be made. The |
Chaplain so appointed must be regular ordained |
minister Of the Christian denomination, and shall |
receive the pay and allowances of Captain Of
Cavalry, aud shall be required to report 10 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 conduce To the social happi-
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 to APP
pointa Mil tary Board or Commission Of not less
than three nor more than five officers whose duty
it shall be to examine the capacity, qualifications,
propriety Of conduct, and efficiency Of any com
missoned officer of volunteers within his depart
ment or army, who may be reported the Board or
Comsson, and upon such report, if adverse the |
nd Al al hv 1,, Il.