Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-28
Qatn 3latloG2l Qrm0trat
' Oluntecrss

ot the States and .nsp!racr h's been RED
into to overthrow the G1leruMct OF thc United
States; therefore.
BE il enacted by IA, Senate AMI House f Rep
rescutatlyes Of the United States Of America, lu
Congress assembled, That the Pres delt be, and
hc is hclebg authorized to gc ept the services oi
volunteers either as cavalry, utlnrv, or artl.c-
ry IN such numbers, not exceeding five hundrcd
thousand as hc may deem necessary tor the pul-
pose ut Icpelllug INVASION, SIpple>olhG iu>G.i,c-
,un. enforcing the laws aad preserving aud pro-
tecting the public proper v; PJOvidcd That tie
services of the volunteers shah be for such time
as the President may direct, not exceeding three
vcais nor less than six months, and they shall
be disbladed al the end Of the war and aIi pro-
visions of law applicable 20 three wears volu'-
tccrs shai! apply To- two Years volunteers, aad to
all vului-ei9 who have been or may be- accepted
into the service of the United States for period
not less than TX months iu the same mauapra-
if such volunteers wore specially named. Before
receiving into scrN ice any number oi volunteers
exceeding those now called for and accepted, the
President shaliilum time To tIW", issue laN pro-
c'amatlun stating lht uumbcr desired, either as
cavalry. infantry ~ artillery, aud the States from
which they are TO hc iutuishtG, having reference
/ in any such rcuui.tion, to the number tAtu lu
| service from the several States and % the cA-
| .,cucics ot the service at the tune, and cqUtzug,
| aS flrHs pracUcublo the number furnished by tae
! several States according to federal population.
! Section >. And be Il further enacted tH3l the
said volunteers Shall be subj ret t. tht rul,s ami
regulations governing the amy oi the Jr'ud
St.tc. and thal th,y shll be formed bY the Pres
idcut into tc4 meuta Of tiuianuE, V,'h the cNcrp-
tioa If suCh numbers for cavalry and artillery os
be may direct. not to exceed the proportion Of
one company to each OF those arms t' every r,ei-
,ncut Of milntiy, and TO be organized as ia tine
REGULAR service. Each Regiment Of uiautlN shall
have one tuluucl, one iHlHtcpau, c lpHcl, one
Major, one A0iutaut a laeuterant one Quarter
master ia Lieutenant one Surg.on and Uue vs.
Sstlut Surgeon, uCe Sergeant Major one ltorl.
ueujul Ouarteruaater SCI. ..r#ut, oue H""'Weatli
Commis-afy Sergeant one hnsIital steward, two
principal musicians, and tVcuiY.lour musicians
to "a biud and shtU composed oi ten COMPANIES,
each company to consist 1T one Captain, owe
First Leuleuaut, one Sgcl.d Lieutenant, one
FIRST Sergeant, four Sergeant, eight corpord>,
fawsmu.ciaas, one wagouor a"d from si&ty.tur
T. ci1htv-tWo privatcS.
;. S.ciiun $. Aud he 1t further enact 4, That
these forces, whom accepted as hereu authurizsd,
slull be rdnir q into divisions ot three or nute
hr-ldcs each and each division shall lH|o "a
Niur-GcuGHI, 'llce Al--d' C1up anU one AS
Si~atut AGiuauaCcu,al, with the rank li Maj q.
Each brigade shall DE composed oi !HHr ar more
regiments, and shall have ore Er@djet-Craeral
two Aids-de-C Camp, one Assistant Adiuaut Gene
r, with the rank OF Captain, one Surgeon, one
Assistant Quaitermu-jci and one COmmis>lry of
Subsistence.
Section i. And belt further enacted, That the
President shall be authorize, Il appoint hY and
with the advice aud consent Of the Senate, for
the command Of the forces provided tr iu IUs
Act. a number of Major Generals not e2c'c3Ng
six, and II number, or HU4ljlcr Generals uei eN-
eighteen, aud tine other division and Lrga@a oiil.
GERS required for tae orgalZaalon u' those ice7,
| except the Aid de Camp. Who sWll le select j
| by lhcir respective Gcu,Ills irom the officers %
/ tAc army or ya!Ueptecr corps Provided, iutj lh
! President may iyct the " liT Generals auJ
Br4,dtar GeueralS provided 1rm tii, Act tr
the line or staff Of the regular army, aUd th. oil
GERS so selected shall be permitted to retain thci
rank there'n The Governors Of the Stats furnish
ing volunteers under this hct shall cJumi>,io
the field, SiH1aud company ili'VlS requisite il
said volunteers bui in case WlUe the State an
,houtits refuse oT omit 10 furnish volunteers at
at the call or ON the proclamation oi the President
and volunteers From such States Ohyt their -cry-
eos under sach call or proclamation N.e Ifeei-
dent shall have roNvi acrs!t sVthso .c.s, and
to commission tAciFote' E,Id, s.i~Ad company
officers.
Section >. And be it further coac,cd That the
officers, non commissioned officers. aud Fritute-.
organized above set tu th, shall, in all respects
hr placed on iootiug as 10 lay aud allowances,
Of similar corps of tine regular army: Provided,
that the allowances 81 non commissioned officers
and pliyatcs for clothing, when NOT turuI I,h q in
l,iud, Shall be thlee dollars and Giy cents per
muuth, and thlt each company uGc.r, aon COM
lillNNlNittt thCtit INltif I'f@Ni ''i4A 'i itii'l
OF cavalry, shall furnish hls own horse and horse
equipments, and ,hlil receive forty cents per day
I for their use and risk, except that tu Case Jnc
/ horse shall hcCaue disabled, or .lall die and a.-
/ luW.lucc sNaii cease until the disability lUuIu1e ID
/ ur another horse supplied E}Dry volunteer NON
( commissioned officer private, uus'c"", and ar
tiiicor who enter, the service ot the United $ttcs
under this Act, Shall be PAID at The rate of h;l
ccuts in lieu ut Subsistence, and II a cavalry vuE
uutclr, twenty-five cents additluual in !IcH ior
forage, fer every twenty miles Of travel from is
place Of enrolment TO the plsce Of muster the
distance to be measured by the shortest u-uly
lraNc'ed route; and when huuorblr discharged,
an allowance at the same rate from tha phc. ot
his d'sclArJ to his place enrolment, and, 10 adj
Giton thereto, If be shall have served "a period Of
two years, o. duun- 'te var, e. sooner ended,
the sum Of one hundred dollars Provided NJ &
such Of the c.mpauie, Of cavalry herein provided
for as may require it, may hr 0In~b.d with
horses and horse equipments IN the same manner
as ia the Unit, q States army.
Section Z. Aud be it further enacted That any
volunteer who Gay baIo"t'Yed into lii r}ica ot
the United States under ths Act and who may
be- wounded or otlcrV ise sL.cj jH The service,
shall be entitled TO the benefits WlGe. aa:a been
or may be conferred ON persons disabled u 'h"
regular service; and the widow, If there be one,
and If not the lcgu heirs Of sUch a- die on may bc
killed In service in aidtnn TO all arrears % pay
and allowance, shall receive tie sym ot cna mum
dred dollars.
Section :. Aud be It further enacted, Tint shr
bands OF th. Regiments ui Wtui.r gu! % tHe
regiments Of cavalry Shall lc p.id as follows
oue-iourih Of each shall receive the pay and AL
loWaucCs Of ,-crstauts Of engineer soldiers; one
fourth those Of Corpords Of engineer soldiers;
and tie rrualN- GtIi those ri pilt.ies OF eN G.n-
eer soldiers Of lhc first class and Ae leaders II
the baud shall receive the same pay and emnlu-
mcuts as Second Leuteuauts of Infantry,
Section S. And De it further enacted, That
the wagouers and sidller- shall receive the pay
and allowances of Corportls Of Cavalry. The
rcgimeu'H C0mmi5saiy Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances Of q rcrimcutM Sergeant
Major, and the regimental Quartermastcr Sergeant
shall receive the pay aud allowances of a S r.
gcanto Of Cavalry.
Section o. And be It further enacted, That
there Shall be allowed to each regiment one
Chaplain, who shah be appointed 10y the regl-
mental commander ON ihe vote Of 'he field officers
and company mnlrd,rs ou duty with the
regiment at the appointment shall be made. Tie
Chapi in So appointed liu-t b. regular ordained
minister of The Christian denomination, and -hul
receive the pay aud allowances uI a Captain oi
Cavalry, and slaIl he required tp report u the
Colonel commanding the regiment TO which !- Is
attached, at the end of eacA quarter the moral
and religious coud tion of the regiment, and such
suggestions as may c3uduc- to the social happ,-
ness aud u,0rai imprpremD nj If the troops.
Section TO- And be it further enacted, That
the Gtneral Commanding separate department,
or detached army, is hereby authorized to ap.
uoiuta Nil taIy Board or Commission If not less
than three nor more than five u.liccrs, whose duty
it shall be to examine the capacity, yua'jictaus,
N. prety Of conduct, aud efficiency Of amy COM
miss,Uued officer OF volunteers within bis depart
meut or army, who may be reported the Board or
Coml,sion and upon such report, it adverse the
officer, aud ii approved by tae IT side"t "I thi