Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-22
lallp slatlOnal Demufrat
Volunteers.


,Jm houses, navy yards, and other property OF
the United States have been se,ztd, an' other
violations Of law have been committed and are
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 bv the Senate and House of Rep
rcsentatives of the United States of America, in
Congress assembled, That the Pres dent be, and
he is herebg authorized to ac7ept the services of
volunteers, either as cavalry, lutantry OF artile-
rv, in such numbers, not exceeding hve hundred
thousand, as he may deem necessary Tor the pur
pose of reperg invasion, suppressng insufrec-
t,an enforcing the laws, and preserving and pro-
tcctng the public properly: PaOvlded, 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, d 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
f. such volunteers were specially named. Before
receiving into service any number Of volunteers
exceeding those now called for and accepted, the
President slall from time TO time, issue his pro-
clamatiOn etatng the number desired, either as
cavalry. infantry, or artillery and the States from
which they are to be furnished, having reference
in any such requisiton, to the number then IN
eencics of the service al the time, and equallzng
as far as practicable the number furnished by the
| several States according to federal population.
Section 9 And be it further enacted That the
said volunteers shall be subject to the rules and
regulations governing the Amy of the United
Stetes, and that they shall be formed by the Pres
deut into regiments ofinfantry, with the eXcep-
ton Of such numbers for cavalry and artillery its
he may direct, not to exceed the proportion of
one company to each of those arms to every regl-
mcnt 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 "a Lieutenant) one Surgeon and one As
sistint Surgeon, 0ee Sergeant Major, one RegI-
mental QuarermaSter Sergeant, one Regmental
Commissary Sergeant, one hospital steward, two
principal musicians, and twcnty-four musicians
to band and shall composed Of ten companies,
each company to consist of one Captain, one
First Lieutenant, one Second Lieutenant, one
First Sergeant, four Sergeant, eight corporals,
fowSmusicans, one WAGNER, and from siXty-four
to ejghtytwo privatcs.
Section s. And be ii further enacted That
these forces, when accepted as herein authorized
shall be organized into divisions of three or more
brigades each and each division shall have
Maior.Gcn cneral, three Aidsde Camp and one As
sistant Adjuant. General, with the rank OF Major.
Each brigade shall be composed Of four or more
regiments, and shall have one Brigadier General
AllS-bc-NtIlI,
ral with the rank Of Captain, one Surgeon one
Assistant Quartcrmastcr and one COmnssary Of
Subsistence.
Section 4. And be il 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, aud a number or Brigadier erals not ex-
eighteen, and the other division and brigade Off
GERS required for the organization of thase forces,
except the Aid de Camp, who shall be selected
by their respective Generals from the officers of
the army or voluenteer corps: Provided, That the
President may select the Major Generals and
Brigader Generals provided for in this Act, from
the line staff OF the regular army, and the oltl
GERS selected shall be permitted to retain their
rank therein The Governors of the Stats furnish
ing volunteers under this Act shall commission
the field, stafand company ficers requisite for
said vOiun GERS but III case where the State au-
thOities refuse omit TO furnish volunteers at
at the call or on the proclamation of the President
and volunteers from such States Oller their serY-
crs, 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 s. And be it further enacted That the
officers, non commissioned officers, and privates,
organized 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 allowances of non commissioned officers
and prlvates for clothing, when not furnished in
kind, shall be three dollars and fifty cents per
month, and that each company officer, non COM
missioned officer, private, musician, and artiiictr
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 al
lowance shal cease until the, disability removed
or another horse supplied Every volunteer non
commissioned officer, private musician, and ar
,hff fhn Init
under this Act, shall be paid at the rate of fifty
cents in lieu Of subsistence, and if a cavalry vol
unteer, twenty-five cents additional, i'll lieu for
forage, for every twenty miles OF travel from his
place Of enrolment to the place Of TnUstlr-the
distance to be measured by the shortest usually
lraveled route; and when honorably discharged,
an allowanc at the same rate from the place Of
his discharg to his place enrolment, and in adj
dtion thereto, if be shall Lave served period of
two years. or durng 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 aud horse equipments IN the same manner
as III the United States army
Section 6. And be it further enacted, That any
volunteer who may be received into thl service OF
the United States under thus 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 hers of such as die may be
killed in service, in addition TO all arrears of pay
and allowance, shall receive the sum Of one hun
dred dollars.
, Cection T. 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-fourth of each shall receive the pay and al
owances Of Sergeants Of engineer soldiers one
fourth those Of Corporas Of engineer soldiers
and the remaing half those of privates OF engin-
eer soldiers OF the first class and the leaders OF
the band shall receive the same pay and emolu-
mems as Second Licutenants 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
regimental Commissary Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances Of regimentai Sergeant
Major, and the regimental Quartermaster 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 commanders on duty with the
regiment at the appointment shall be made. Tie
Chaplain 50 appointed must be 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 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 a separate department, !
or a detached army, is hereby authorized TO APP
point Nil tary Board or Commission Of not less |
than three nor more than five officers, whose duty