Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-04-24
8ill TO be Entitltd s. An Aes to Furthsr Provide
for the Public Defence"

for the Public Defence"
In view of the exgencies of the country, and the aoso
Lutte necessity of keeping in the service gallant
end Of placing in the field large additional force to meet
the advancing columns of the enemy invading sell
| therefore,
SECTION J. The Congress of the Confederate States of
america do eGc That the President be- and he is hereby
authorized to call out and place in the military service of
Confederate States for three years unless the
have been snded all white residents of
the states between the ages OF and
who not legally exempted from military service All of
Confedeacy and whose term of service will expire before
the end of the shall be continued in the service for
less the shall have been ended Provided how
That all such companies, battalons and regiments
whose of original enlistment twelve months
shall have The ght within forty days. on day to be fixed
by the commander of the brigade organize said
which they had right heretofore to eIect who shat
be commissioned by the President Provided further That
home ba OK, granted retained the
service by the provisions OF this act beyond the period of
ceived urloughs under the provisions of entitled IAN
providing for the granting of buny and nroughs to
privates and noncommissoned officers in the Provisional
Army" approved llth December, eighteen hundred and
said tuoughs 10 be granted such times and in
such numbers the Secretary of War deem most COM
pable with the public interest," and Provided further That
in lieu of urlough the Communication value in monsy the
transportation granted shall be paid oeach
private musician, commissioned officer who may
elect to at such time the urough would other
wise be granted Provided iuthr That all persons under
the age Of eighteen the age of thirty five
years who enrolled in the military service of the
mics hereae to be organized shall be eQured to remain
their respective companies, battaons and regiments for
ninety days. unless their places ran sooner be supplied by
other recruits the SERVICE who between the
ages of eighteen and hryVe years. and all laws and
the organization thereof into companies, squadrons batta
ions regiments, shall be, ana the hereby.
pealed
2. Be it further enacted, Thas such companies,
squdrons citations, regiments organized or in
may be Wthg thirty days from the passage of this
far completed have the number requisite
nI7f attU aloH
organic tions any in service, shall be
ed the service the onfederate States part the
land forces Of the be received Of the
which they authorized to organize and shall
elect their company, battalion and regmeGtal officers.
Sec. 3. Ie IL further enacted That
Tail persons within the provisions of This
who not already in the armies OF the Confede
rate States shall be la wQl for the President the
of the Governors of the respective states, to employ
ae officers and on faiGFe to obtain such on he
making such enrolment in accordance with and Iegu
laons to be prescribed by him.
SEC 4. Be 1t further enacted, that persons enrolled
under the provisions OF the pr cedlng sec shall he
sgnea oy Inc secretary OF war 10 ne OH rent companies
now in service, until each company led its
number, and he enrolled shall be assigned
companies from the States from which they respectively
come.
5. Be further enacted That all and ord
nary n the land forces of tie Confederate States
enrolled under the provisions of this may appca
on of the cretary of the Navy, be transferred the
and forces to the naval service.
SEC 6. Be further enactd That in al cases where
State may not have III the army nmber of ments bat
aions, uadrons or companies, s0 ent 10 absorb the
number Of subject military under this
act belonging to such state then the resi- due or excess
thereof shall be kept reserve, under such equations
may be established by the Secretary of War, and that
periods Of not greater han three months detas de-
termued by lot shall b. made from said reserve thai
each company shall as nearly as practicable be kept full
Provided, That he persons he'd reserve
home until called into service by the President. Provided
aso That during their stay at home they shall not receive
pay Provided iurther hat the persons compreheIded
ia this shall not be subject the rules and articles OF
until tered tito the actual service of the Coneder-
States except that said persons when enrolled ard
liable to duty, it hey shall wiuly refuse obey said call,
each Of them shall be held to be deserter and punished
under said articles Prov ded fuher That whenever
in the opinion Of he Prsdeat the exgencie5 the public
may require it, h shall be authorized to Call into
service the reserve or SO much as may be
cessay not previouy assigned to different companies in
under the provision o section four of this said
shall he organized under such rules ss the eece
of War adopt Provided The company battalion, and
regimeatal officers shall be elected by the troops compo
sing the same Provided The troops raised in one
state shall Dot be combined n regmenal battalion squad
company organization with troops raised il any
:, other States.
SEC Be further enacted That ali soldiers now ser.
wing il the army mustered il the tary service of
Confederate States or enrolled in said service under the
authorizations heretofore by the Secretary of war
ard who are continued in the service by virtue Of this
by existing laws Shall be entitled to receive said bounty
SEC. s. Be ii further enacted, That each who may
hereafter be mustered into tie service and who shall
him elf with muske shotgun, rife carbine. accepted
efficient weapon, sh al be paid the value thereof be
may be prescribed by the Secretary of War; if he is
Il ling sell and he ID then he shall elti-
tied to receive one dollar month for the use Of SAID re
ceiyed ard approved musket, rife shotgun or carbna
SEC g. Be tttar enacted That persons not liable fol
duty NAV be received as substitutes for those who
der such regulations may be prescribed by the Secretary
e of War.
SEC To- Be it further enacted That all vacancies shall
be flied by the President from the company, battalion
- squadron regiment in which such vacancies 81 all
j. by promotion according seniority except in
disability other incompetency: Provided however
That the President may when, in his opinion may bt
proper fiji such vacancy vacancies by the promotion
officer officers, private privates from sucI
s company BATTALION squadron regiment who shall hay,
been in the service by exhibition of vaor
SKILL and that whenever vacancy shall the
a grade of the commissioned officers of company,
pontments made by the President stall be b. with
advice and consent Of the Senate
SEC H. Be it further enacted That the provisions of th
first section OF This act relating to the election of officer
Il shall ply to those regiments btaIions aud squadon
- which composed Of twelve months companies
combined in the orraDzalon regard to th
manner in which the officers thereof originally ap
a pointed.
0 SEC II. Be further enacted, That each company
infantry shall consist of hundred and twenty-five rank
and file; each company OF field artery
fifty rank and e and each of cavalry OF eighty rank au
!, file.
t Sec 49, Re 1t further enacted That all persons subiec
to enrolment who in the service the
visions of this act sha be permitted previous to eHch
roment to volunteer in companies in the service.
% Death of Gen. Buell..
q The Atlanta Connaon,os alb says
IS We have aud conversed with gentleman who ef
Corinh Wednesday night company with four housan
and sanguuay lighting sunday and Monday bu
had been since at least up the time of the depar
he killed ana wolndeo to that time, between four
FIVE thousand and that Of Fedras was estim tied
about twenty thousan4. AS graphically expressed By
informant - There was perfect Of dead Yankees
Is the field he entire loss of the enemy, in killed drowned
ID wounded aud prisoners learn from another source,
"a estimated thirty thousand Upto Monda
= night too busy attending wounde
= = to give any atten ion to hose of the enemy.
Up to the time informant eft and prison
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