Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-27
An Act 90 Provide for the Public Defense
OF tAe Cenfederate states.


SECTION l. The Congress of tie Confsderas States
AHasfsca DO enact That in order to provide speed
ny iOrces 70 repel invasion, maintain the riqhtful
Possesson Of the Confederate States of America In
= ot territory belonging to each State,
ana 70 secure the public tranquility and ipds.,-
dence against threatened aesanit the 5-sefssst ha
ana Is nerepy au hoFtzed 70 employ the militia mil
itary and naval forces of the Confsdara,a s-o,ss -
America, anu 70 ask Tor and accept the services of
any number of volunteers not ereeefl;ny n,s -
dred thousand who may offer their serv;Sss ;t,-
as cavalry, mounted rlfemen, artillery or nsantv
In such proportion Of these several arfns ss he
deem expedient to serve for twelve months ara.
they shall be mustered into SERVICE unless sooner
discharged. t
SEC Z. And Be it further enacted, That the militia
when called ilto service by virtue of this act or
sny other act if in the opinion of the President the
public interest requires may be compelled to serve
for term not exceeding six months, after they
shall be mustered into service unless sooner dis
charged.
SEC. 8. A1d bet f.utbs eaactsd, That said volun-
teers shall furnish their clothes, and If mount
ed men their own horses and horse equipments, and
when mustered into service, shall be armed by the
states from which they come, or by the Confed-
crate States of America.
SEC l. And be Il further enacted, That said volun-
teers shall, when called into actual service, and
while remaining therein, be subject to the rules and
articles of war, and instead of clothing, every non
commissioned officer and private in any company
shall be entitled, when called into actual service,
IN money TO sum equal 70 the cost Of clothing of
noneommissioned officer or private in the regular
army of ''The Confederate States of America
SEC. 5. And be L further enacted That the said vol
unteers 50 offering their services may be accepted
by the President in companies, squadrons battal-
ions and regiments, whose officers shall be appointed
in the manner prescribed By law in the several
States to which they shall respectively belong; but
when inspected, mustered, and received into the
service Of the Confederate States said troops shall
be regarded in all respects part of the army of
said Confederate States according to the terms of
their respective enlstments.
SEC 8. ATd be It further enacted, That the Presi.
dent is hereby authorized to organize companies so
rendering their services, into battalOns or sauad-
rons; battaons or squadrons into regiments; regl-
ments into brgades; and brigsdes into divisions,
whenever, in his Judgment, such organizations may
be expedient, and whenever brigades or divisions
shall be organized, the President shall appoint the
commanding officers, for such brigades and divis-
ions, subject to the confirmation of Congress who
shall hold their Offices only while such brigades and
divisions are in service; land the President shall,
If necessary, apportlon the staff and general ofh-
GERS among the respective States from which the
volunteers shall tender their services, as he may
deem proper.]
SEC. Z. And be It further enacted, That whenever
the militia or volunteers are called and received
into the service of the Confederate States under the
provisions of this act they shall have the same or
gRnization, and shall have the same pay and allow
Ances as may be provided for the regular aamy,
and all mounted non-commissloned officers pri-
Yates, musicians and art6cers shall be allowed for
ty cents per day for the and risk of their
horses and if any mounted volunteer shall net
keep himself provided with servicable horse such
volunteer shall serve on foot For horses killed in
action volunteers shall be allowed compensation ac
cordng to their appraised value at the date of
Ger into service.
SEC. 8. And be further enacted That the field and
staff officers of separate battalion of volunteers
shall be one Colonel, or Major one Adju-
tant with the rank of Lieutenant, Sergeant Ma
jor one Quartermaster Sergeant, and Chief BugleR
or principal musician according to corps, and that
each company shall be entitled 10 an ad iitional
Second Lieutenant and that the President may limit
the privates in any volunteer company, according
to his discretion at from sixty>four to hundred
SEC. 8. And be Il further enacted That when volun
teers or militia are called into the service of the
Confederate States in such numbers that the officers
of the Quartermaster, Commissary, and Aedica
Departments, which may be author Eed by law foE
the regular service, not sufficient to provide for
the supplying quartering transI Ortng, and funIsh
ing them with the requisite medical attendance, it
shall be lowfu for tie President to appoint, with
the advice and consent of tie Congress, as many
additional officers of said department as the
service may require, not exceeding one Com
missary and one Quartermaster for each bri-
gade, with the rank of Major, and Assist
ant Quartermaster with the rank of Captain, one
Assistant Commissarys with the rank OF Captain
one Surgeon and one Assistant Surgeon for each
regiment; the said Quartermasters and COmmissa-
to give bonds with good suretes, for the faithful
performance of their duties the said officers 10 be
allowed the same pay and smoluments shall be al
lowed to officers Of the grade in the regular
service and to be subject to the rules and articles
of war, and to continue il service only so long
their services may be required in connection with
the militia or volunteers
SEC. 10. And be Il further e1acted That the Presi-
dent be and he is hereby authorized to purchase
charter arm, equip and man such merchant vessels
and steamships or boats may be found fit
lily converted into armed vessels, and in such num-
Der he may deem necessary for the protection of
the seahoard and the general defense of the country
(Signed) HOWELL CoBB,
President Of the Congress.
Approved March G. 1861.
JEErERSoN D1vIz