Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-28
Dajjg elatlOnal 1rmutrat
Volunteers.

public property.
hereas, Ger ain of the forts. arsenals Gus.
tom h uses, navy yards, aud other property oi
the United States, have been selz,d, aud other
violations Of law have been committed aud are
threatened by oigdnzcd bodies Of men IN several
OF the States, and conspiracy has been {. tered
into to overthrow the GOyernmet Of the Uuited
States; therefore
Be 1t enacted bv the Senate and House # Rep
reseutatlves of the United States OF America, IN
Congress assembled, That the Pres dent be, and
he Is herebg authorized to nc ept the services OF
volunteers, either as cavalry, Iutintry, or artIle
ry in such numbers, not exceeding hive hundred
thousand, as he may deem necessary Tor the pur-
pose of repeng Invasion, suppressng insurrec
TAN enforcing the laws, and preserving aud pro-
tectng the public proper Y: PLovided, That the
services of the volunteers shall be TOR such time
as the r. esldent 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
luto 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 1t volunteers
exceeding those now called for and accepted, the
President shall from time TO time, issue h,s pro-
aniatlun, stating the number desired, either as
cavalry. naury,o or artillery, and the States from
which they are to be tutnshed. having reference
in any such rcqulSitlon, to the number then IN
service from the several States, and to the ext
geucjts IF the service at the time, and equlzlng,
Us far as pracllcablc, the number furnished by the
! several States acc riding to federal population.
! Section g Aud be il further enacted That the
said roluuteers shall be subject to the rules and
regulations governing the aImy 0f the United
Stetes aId that they shall be formed by the Pres
jdeut INTO regiments Of infantry, with the eXcep-
ton Of such numbers for cavalry and artillery rs
he may direct not to exceed the proportion #
one company to each of th sc arms to every reg
meat ut lnfntry, and TO be organized in the
regular service Each regiment OF infantry shall
have one I oluuel,' one Lieutenant Colonel, one
Major, one Adlutlnt IA Lleute"antl, one Quarter
master &. LeHtenantl one Surgeun and Que As
sistint Surgeon, nee Sergeant Major, one Regl-
mental QuarlermasUr Sergeant one keglmeutal
Commiss&ry Sergeant, one hospital steward, two
principal musicians, and twtuty-tuur musicians
to Il baud and shall composed uf ten companies,
each Ampuny to consist of one Captain, one
F rNt Lh uteuant one Second Lieutenant, one
First Sergeant, four Sergeant, eight corporal
+, Nslnusclaus, one wagoueI, and from slXty-tuLr
t rightN.two prlvatcs.
Sc ION 8. Aud be it further enacted, That
these lccs, when accepted as herein authorized
shall be org uz-d into divisions Of three or more
brig ldes each and each vision shall have
MninrGeueral, three Alds-de Camp aud one As
Slstant Aduant General, with the rank Of VI iJr.
Each brigade shall be composed Of four or more
regiments, and shall have one Brlgadri General
two Aid ds.de- Camp one Assistant Adjuant Gene
ral with the rank of Captain, one Surgeon, one
Assistant Qulrtermaster and one Commissdry ii
Subsistence
Section d. Aud BE- it further enacted, That The
Pros don't shall BE- authur;ztd appoint. by and
with the advice and consent OF the Senate, tr
the commaud Of the forces prov died tur IN this
Act, Il number OF NJ j,r G ncrais, not exc, cdng
six aud Il number ur Brj.adIcr Geleri,s not cX
eighteen, a q the other division and brigade oli-
! GERS required flr the orgaizmion of th1>c frees,
except the Ala d. Camp, who ehtll BE- selected
by their respective Gen from the oficerS of
/ TIE army or Vnluentcer corps: Provided That The
/ President Way select the VI r Generals and
! Brgad'er Geuer Il, provided torin this Act from
the line or 81 II # the regular amy, and the oil
Ger, 50 selected shall he per lmitted tn retain their
rank therein TIE Cove nurS Of the Stats furush-
lng volunteers under this Net shan commission
the field, >taifaud company fiicerS requisite for
sud volunteers ; bu in ctse where the State an
thurltIcs refuse or omit 10 furnish volunteers at
Al the call or on the procl ,matIOn Of the President
and volunteers from such States offer their Srrv-
c :, " der such c cll or proclamation. the Prc>i-
d Mt shall have power to uccadi such services, aud
t. comm ssion the proper field, stat1nd company
officers.
Section ;. And be it further enacted, That Il
Officers, non commissioned officers, and privates
oruauized us above set forth, shall in all respects,
BE- placed on footing, To pay and allowance,
of similar corps of the regular army Provided,
that the allowances Of non commissioned officers
and prIvates fnr clothing, when not fnrnish,d d in
kind shall be three dollars and fly cents pr
month. AID that each company officer, non con
ml-Sioned officer, private, musician, and artticer
o cavalry, shall furnish his own horse and horse
equipments, and sh ii receive forty cents per day
for their use and risk, except that in case the
horse shall become disabled, or shall die, and at
lownce shall cease until the disability removed
or another horse supphedl Every volunteer non
Il tff triV ar
tfCer, who enters the service Of the United States
under this Act shall be paid at the rate o! fifty
cents in lien of subsistence and if cavalry vol
unteer, twenty-five cents additional, in len for
forage, for every twen'y miles Of travel from his
place of enrolment to the place Of muster the
distance 90 be measured by the shortest usually
lraveed route and when hon0raby discharged,
an allowance at the same rate from the place Of
his d:scharg to his place enrolment, aud, in ad-
dtion thereto if he shall have served period of
two years, oi dumrg the war, f sooner ended,
the sum of one hundred dollars Provided that
such Of the companies Of cavalry herein provided
for as may require 1t, 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 thl 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 haze been
or may be Conferred on persons disabled IN the
regular service and the widow, If there be one,
snd if not the legal heirs of such as die or may be
killed in Service in addition to all arrears Of pay
and allowance, shall receive the sam Of one hun
dred dollars.
Section 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-iourth Of each shall receive the pay and al
l0wancts Of Sergeants Of engineer soldiers; one
fourth those Of Corporals Of engineer soldiers
aud the remaiug half those Of privates Of eng n
ger sold ers Of the first class; aud the leaders of
The band shall receive the same pay and emolu-
ments as Second Iieutenants of Infantry
Section s. And be it further enacted, That
the wagonerS and sidders shall receive the pay
and allowances of Corpurdls Of Cavalry. The
regimental Commissary Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances of ii regmental Sergeant
Major, and the reg mental Quartermaster Sergeant
shall receive the pay and allowances Of u Ser
geant OF Cavalry.
Section 9. And be it further enacted, That
there shall be allowed to each regiment one
Chaplain, who shsl be appointed by the regi-
mental commander on the vote Of the field officers
and company C mnanders on duty with the
regiment at the appontme I shall be made. The
Chaplain so appointed must be a regular ordained
minister OF the Chri tan deuoIninatup and shall
receive the pay aud allowances OF Captain Of
Cavalry, and 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 tun of the regiment, and such
sugges' IONS as may conduce t. the social happl-
ness and moral improvement of the troops.
Section 10. And be it further enacted, That
the General comm inding a separate department,
or a detached army, is hereby authoriz u ap'
pointa Mi lary Board or Commission ot not less