Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-02
IPuB11c-NO. 81

AN ACT making additional appropriations for the
support of the army for the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth eighteen hundred and siXty-two, and APP
preparations Of Rrrearage5 for the nscal year end
ing June thirteth, eighteen hundred and sixty
Re II enacted bv the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiyes of the United States of America in Com
ress assembled, That the following sums be and the
same are hereby appropriated out OF any money IN
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for the sup
port of the army for the year ending the thhueIh
| of June eighteen hundred and sixty-two
For expenses of recruiting, transportation OF 5e-
cruits from the different rendezvous to genera pe
pots, procuring Of medical attendance ana au otneF
expenses attending the raising OF tWenty-iouF thou-
sand two hundred and eghty-five men, to be organ.
lied into nine regiments OF infantry, one regiment Of
cavalry and one regiment of artillery as per genera
orders humber sixteen, dated War Department, Ad-
jutant Generals Once, Washington, May Io9EIh ;
eighteen hundred and sixty-one' three hunuFeu anu
6fty-eiRht thousand dollars.
For purchase of books Of tactics and instruction
for the volunteers, my thousand dollars H.,
For pay of the army, three million nine nunuEeu
and sStT-pine thousand eight hundred and forty
eigbt dollars and lightweight cents.
For communication of officers subsistence four hun
Irad nd seyenty-eight thousand three hundred and
| seventeen dollars and sixty Genus
For Communication of forage for officers horses sew
| enty-three thousand and ty-siX dollars.
| For payments in lieu of clothing for officers ser
wants, ffty-seven thousand one hundred and eighty
For paw of the three months volunteers, two mil
lion five hundred and seven thousand dollars.
For pay of the two and three years volunteers IF
For subsistence in kind for regular troops twomil-
lion four hundred and ninety-three thousand foul
hundred and ninetVseven dollars and fifty cents.
For subsistence in kind for and three years
volunteers, twenty-three million eightytour thous
| and two hundred and eghty-our dollars.
For the regular supplies Of tile quartcrmasters de
partmen consisting Of fuel for the officers, enlisted
men, guard hospital, storehouses. and offices; of for
age in kind for the horses mules, and oxen of the
quarteTmasters department at the several posts anu
stations. and with the armies in the field; for the
horses Of the regiments of dragons. and FIR the al-
thorized number OF officers horses when serving IN
the field and the outposts including bedding for
the animals; Of straw Tor soldiers bedding; and OF
stationery Including blank books for the quarter
masters department. certificates for discharged SOL
dicrs, blank forms for the pay and quarterlnasters
department. and for printing of division and depart
meut orders and reports, fourteen million two hun
red and siXtyive thousand ftty-nine dollars and
thirty-scyen cents.
For the incidental expenses Of the quartcrmasters
department, consisting OF postage on letters and
packets received and sent by officers of the army on
public service; expenses of cuurts-nartia and courts
Of inquiry. including the additional compensation OF
iudes advocate recorders. members and witnesses,
while that service. under the act of eighteen hun
dred and two extra pay TO soldiers employed under
the direction Of the quaTtermasTer department IN
the erection of barracks quarters, storehouscs aud
HOSPITALS in the Instruction OF roads and other con-
slant labor for periods of less than ten days, un
der the acts of second OF March, eighteen hundred
and nuteen and of fourth Of August, eighteen hun
dred and fty-four including those employed rs clerks
at division and department Headquarters; expenses
of expresses and from the frontier posts and
mics i'll the field Of escorts to paymasters and other
Disturbing officers and 10 trains where military
curts Ice fuTnishe expenses OF the internent
Of officers killed in action. who die when on duty
in the field. the post the frontiers at 9th
er posts and places when ordered by the Secretary
II War, and VI nuncOumissoned officers and soldiers;
authorized office furniture: hire of abo5ers i'll the
quarterinasters department including the hire of in
terPreters and guides fol the army: compensation OF
clerks officers Of the quartermIsters department;
compensation of forage and wagon masters, author
lied 10y the of nth July. eighteen hundred and
thirty.cglt: for the apprehension of deserters and
the expenses incident to their pursuit: and for the
following expenditures required for the regiments OF
. l. lffrtf It.FN. al
travelling furgcs. baCkstls and shooting tools horse
and mules shoes and nails iron and steel for shooting.
hire % yt;vTin ry Jcis, medicines for horses and
mules, picket rop and for shorng the horses OF the
corps named. million six hundred and sixtysix
sthou-aud six hundred and siXty->ix dollars
For the purchase Of drn9u"n and artillery horses,
ten million hve hundred aud fourteen thousand hve
hundred dollars.
For mileage. or the allowance made to officers of
the army fer the transportation Of themselves and
their baggage when travelling duty without troops,
escorts supplies. five hundred thousand dollars.
For transportation Of the army. including the bag
gage of tie troops, when moving either by land or
water: Of clothing, camp and garrison cquipage,
from the depot Philadelphia to the several posts
and army drpo;s and from those dcpoSto the troops
III the field and subsistence from the places OF pur-
chase and from the places of delivery. under con-
tract to -ucli pnccS n the circumstances oil the ser
vice may require them to be sent; of ordnance ord
nance stores and small from the foundrics and
armories To the arsclals Qualifications frontier posts,
and army Gepots: freghis. Wharfage. tolls and fer
riages: he purchase and hire of horses. mules and
harness, and the purchase and repair of wagons,
vessels ami boats required Tor the transportation oi
supplies and for garrison purposes: Tor drayaGe and
. carriage at the several posts; hire of transfers:
transportation Of funds for the pay and other dis
bursting 'pIrtmcnts; the expense of sailing public
transports the various river. the Gull of Next
I co, and the Atlantic. and for procuring wafer at
such posts from their situation require it to be
brought from distance and tor clearing roads and
removing distractions from roads harbors and riv-
ers. the extent which may be required for the
tual operation of the troops in the field sixteen
million two hundred and twenty thousand nine hun
/ bred and hfty-tour dollars.
For gunhOats on the western rivers, one million
dollars.
I Hire Of quarters for troops: of storehouses for
the satckeePing Of military stores; Of grounds for
summer environments and for temporary huts,
million five hundred thousand dollars.
] For clothing. camp and garrison equipa-e thir-
teen million four hundred aud sixteen thousand four
hundred and thirty .seyen dollars and two cents.
For contingencies Of the army, tvs" hundred thou
| sand dollars.
For the medical and hospital departments one
million two hundred and seventy-one thousand eight
hundred and fUrty-One dollars.
For armament Of Notifications four hundred and
] fny-seven thousand six hundred dollars.
! For the currcRt expenses of the ordnance ser
! vice. two hundred and six tn ousand two hundred
and ninety-two7dOllars.
| For ordnance, ordnance stores, and supplies, in
Guiding horse equipments for all mounted troops,
two million three hundred aud sixty thousand dol
| lars.
For the manufacture of arms. two million five
! hundred and seventy-three thousand three hundred
and ten dollars.
For increasing the manufacturing capacity of the
national RTmory- four hundred and twenty-five thou
| sandIive hundred dollars.
For the purchase of gunpowder and lead, four
hundred and ffty-One thousand seven hundred and
| eighty dollars.
For the purchase of artillery horses two hundred
and scventy-five thousand dollars.
For additions to and extensions of the shop-room.
machinery. tools. and fixtures at the different arsen-
ais, one hundred and twenty-sx thousand six hum
dred and ninety dollars.
For the following Notifications:
Fort Montgomery, Lake Champlain, New York,
twenty thousand dollars.
| Fort Knox, Penobscot river, Maine, twenty thou
sand dollars.
Fort Hog Island Ledge, Portland harbor, Maine,
! fifteen thousand dollars.
Fort Adams. Newport harbor, Rhode Island, five
Fort Richmond, Staten Island, New York, ten
thousand dollars.