Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-01-25
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sergeant. orc conirnIS>Iry sergeant. two
rrineir.a! musicians. and one hospital
s,ewar,l-aud the bands Of the regular
regiments shall consist of not more
than ,wenty-f,ur musicians for each
regiment oi infantry AID artillery. and
sixteen musicians for each regiment Of
mounted troops.
SEc. 8. Ard b. :, fsrfi.r saac'sd.
Tia; there shall he added To- the army
of the United States the following gen
eral officers, nanlely: -Four major-g.n-
erals. with three aides de-camp each.
to h. taken from captains ar lie,enan;s
of the army. and * hrigsdicr- generals
wNh two aid--.le camp each. 10 lie taken
from liz. licuienant> uf the army.
SO. 1. Ard ID Il further enacted,
That the officers and enlisted men
raised in pursuance of the foregoing
sections shall recive the same pay. emol-
uinenis, and allowances. ant be On the
same footing. in every respect. with
those of corresponding grades and corps
now ia the regular service. The rcgi-
mental ban.s " II bel aid Is follows: one
fourth a. each. the l.ay and allowances
of sergcants at engineer soldiers aud
oue-fourth. those ut corpor.'l- OF e:..in-
Ger soldiers: and one-half, those of en-
ginecr soldier. of the first class. The
drum. major or leader OF the band. the
paw and emolnments of second licu-
tenant of infantry The saddler ser
geants, veterinary sergcan,s. company
rtcrmastcr-sergeants. and drilm-m ma
iors, receive tho pay and allowances OF
scrgcants of cavalry. The battalion
adintant and battalion quartcrmastcrs
and commissaries will receive the emol-
uments now provided by law for rcgi-
mental adjutants.
SEC. 5. And be It FURTHER enacted,
That the term of enlistmcnts made and
to be made in the years eighteen hun-
drcd aud sixty-one and eighteen hum
dred and sixty-two, in the regular army.
including the force authorized by this
act, shall be for the period of three
years, and those to be made after Jan"
uary one, eighteen hundred and sixty
three, shall be Cor the term of five
years, as at present authorized, and
that the men enlisted in the regular
forces, after the first day of July, eight
cen hundred and sixty.one, shall be en-
titled to the same bountics, in every
respect, as those allowed or to be al
lowed to the men of the volunteer
forces.
SEC. 3. Am be 1t further enacted,
That the increase of the military cstab-
lishmcnt created or authorized by this
act is declared to be for service during
the existing instruction and rebellion ;
and within one year after the constitu-
tional authority of the Government of
the United States shall be rc-cstablish-
ed, and organized resistance to such
authority shall no longer exist, the
military establishment may be reduced
to number not exceeding twenty-five
thousand men, unless otherwise Or
dered by Congress.
Sec. 7. Aud be 1t further enacted,
That the President of tic United States
shall cause regiments, battalions, and
companies to be disbandcd, and officers,
non. commissioned officers, musicians,
and privates to be discharged, so as to
reduce the military establishment as is
provided by the preceding section
Prorided, That all of the officers of the
regular army who have been or may
be detached or assigned to duty for
service in any other regiment or corps
shall resume their positions in the reg
ular army, and shall be entitled to the
same rank promotion, and emoluments
as if they had continued to serve in
their own regiments or corps.
|, SEC. 8. And be ii further enacted,
That the cnlistments for the regiments
authorized by this act shall be in charge
of the officers detailed for that purpose
who are appointed to said regiments
from civil life; and that in the mean
time the officers appointed to the same
from tic regular army shall he detailed
by the commanding general to such
service in the volunteer regiments now
in the field As will, in his judgement,
give them the greatest military instruc.
ton and efficiency; and that the com.
handing general may. in his discretion,
employ said officers with any part Of the
regular forces now in the field until
the regiments authorized nv this act
shall have been fully recruited, aud de-
tail any Of the officers now in the reg.
ular army to service with the vo!un-
teer regiments now in the field. os
which may hereafter be called out,
with such rank a. may le offered them
!. in said volunteer regiments. for the