Daily national Democrat., 1861-10-11
Da)ln 3latl0naI Democrat
Volunteers.


threatened hv organized bodies Of men in several
| OF the States, and a conspiracy has been entered
into t. overthrow the Govcrnmct Of the United
States therefore.
BE I enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the Pres dent be- and
he is hereL- authorized to ac cpt the services of
volunteers, either as cavalry, lufntrv, or artie-
nv, in such numbers, not exceeding five hundred
| thousand, as he may deem necessary for the pur-
pose of repeIling invasion, supprcsslnr in>ufrec.
tan, enforcing the laws, and preserving and pro-
tecting the public properly; Paovided, 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, and they shall
| be diSbanded at the end Of the war; and all pro-
! visions of law applicable to three years vulun-
| teers shall apply lo two years volunteers, and to
! all volunteer who have been or may be accented
into the service OF the United States for a period
not less than SIX M".ths, in the same manner as
! il such volunteers were specially named. Before
receiving into service any number Of volunteers
exceeding those now called for and accepted, the
President shall from time to time, issue his pro-
clamatIon, stating the number Desired either as
cavalry nflutiy,or artillery, and the States from
which they are to be- furnished, having reference
| IN any such rCquisiti0n, To the number then in
service from the several States, and to the exi-
| oeucies of the service at the time and cQuazinr,
| as far as practicable the number furnished by the
Section =. And be it further enacted, That the
said volunteers shall be subject to the rules and
regulations governing the amy Of the United
Stetcs, and that they shall be formed bv the Pres
idtnt into regiments ofnantrv, with the cxcap-
tion Of such numbers for cavalry aud artillery as
he may direct, not to exceed the proportion Of
one company to each of those arms 10 every ragi-
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 Adiutlut "a Leuteuaut, one Quarter
master "a L'eutenaut) one Surgeon and one As
Sistant Surgeon oee Sergeant Major, one Regi-
mental QuartcrmaStcr Sergeant, one Rcgjmeuta
Vommis~jry Sergeant, bne hospital steward, two
principal musicians and twcuty-iour 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.
toWsmuslcians one wagoucr, and from siXty-tuur
to cghty-two privatcs.
Section 5. And be it further enacted, That
these forces, when accepted as herein authorized
shall be organized into division, Of three or more
brgades each and each division shall nave q
Maior-General, three Aids.de Camp and one As
sistaut Aduant-GenerIl, with the rank of Major
Each brigade shall be composed Of four or more
regiments, and shall have one Brigadict-G General
two Ads-de- Camp, one Assistant Adiuant Gene
raj, with the rank Of Captain, one Surgeon, one
Assistant Quartermascr and one Coumssury Of
Subsistence.
Section 4. And be it 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 and number, or Brjeader Generals NOT cN-
eighteen, and the other division and brigade oni-
GERS required for the orgaizaaun Of those forces
except the Aid de Camp, who shall be selected
by their respective Generals FROM the officers OF
| the army or vuluentcer corps: Provided, That the
! President may lect the Major Generals and
! Brgadlcr Generals provided fJriu this Act, from
| the line or staff Of the regular army, and the OIL
GERS so selected shall be permitted to retain then
rank therein The Governors Of the Stats furnish
ing volunteers under this Act shall commission
the field, stafaud company Ulcers requisite for
said volunteers but in case where the State au-
thorltics refuse or omit to furnish volunteers at
at the call or on the proclamation Of the President
and volunteers from such States offer their Serv-
ceS, under such Coll or proclamation, the prcsi-
dent shall have power tp accpdt 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 priyates.
organized as 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 privates for clothing, when not furnished in
kind Shall be three dollars and fifty cents per
mlsSioncd officer, private, musician, and artlcer
OF cavalry, shall furnish his own horse and horse
equipments, aud shall receive forty cents per day
for their use and risk, except that in case the
horse shull become disabled, or shall die, and at
| luWancc shall cease until the disability removed
or another horse supplied Every volunteer non
| commissioned officer, private musician, and ar
fcer, who enters the service OF the United States
under this Act, shall be paid at the rate Of fifty
cents in lien of Subsistence, and if cavalry vol
nnteer, twenty-five cents additional, in lieu for
, forage, for every twenty mile, of travel from his
place of enrolment to the place Of muster-the
distance to be measured by the shortest usually
1raveled route; and when hOnoraby discharged.
an allowance at the same rate from the place of
his discharg to his place enrolment, aud, in adj
diuon thereto, if he shall have served period Of
two years, or during 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 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 TIL service Of
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 il there be one,
and if not the legal heirs of such as die may be
killed in service, in addition to all arrears ofpay
and allowance, Shall receive the sum Of one hun
dred dollars.
Section Z. 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-fJurh of each shall receive the pay and al
luwances Of Sergcauts Of engineer soldiers; one
fourth those Of Corporas Of engineer soldiers );
and the remaing halt those Of priy1tes OF eugn-
ecr soldiers OF the first class and the leaders Of
the band shall receive the same pay and cmOla-
s.,-G ,te ,,tI
Section S. And be it further enacted That
the wagoners aud saddlers shall receive the pay
and allowances of Corporls Of Cavalry. The
regimena Commissary Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances Of regimcntal Sergeant
Major and the rcgmental Quartcrmaster Sergeant
shall receive the pay and allowances of Ser
geant Of Cavalry.
Section .. 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. The
Chaplain so appointed must be a regular ordained
minister of the Chr tan denomination, and shall
receive the pay and allowances of Il Captain OF
Cavalry, and shall be required to report TO 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 happ-
ness and noorai Improvement of the troups.
Section 10. And be il further enacted, That
! the General commanding a separate department,
or a detached army, is hereby authorized to ap.
pointa Nil tary Board or Commission Of not less
than three nor more thaa five officers, whose duty
it shall be to examine the capacity qua iiicauons,
proplietv of conduct, and efficiency Of any com
inssoned officer OF volunteers within his depart
/ meut or army, who may be reported the Board or
| Comlssion, and upon such report, if adverse the
officer, and il approved by the President Of the
| United States, the commission Of such officer
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