Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-06-16
OF TuE ARmY
I-ORGANTzKTTON OF TROOPS-ELECTIoN, AP
nnINTMENT ANn EANE OLE nEELCERs


the election Of their officers. When the officers
have been elected, vacancies are filed by promo
ton within the same company, battalion OF regi-
ment, except in the lowest grade Of company Of
Ecers, which is filed by election.
,. When troops have been raised by the
several States for the Confederate service, all ap-
p0intments thereto, except staff appointments,
are made and commissions issued by the State
/ authorities under their own laws. Such troops
, must be organized, in ali other respects, as
herein provided, and axe considered as in the
Confederate service from the date OF their trans
fer, during the term Of their enlistment
>. 4 regiment is composed by law Of ten com
panies, neither more nor less, which must ali be
of one arm. A battalion canEOt be accepted as
such with less than FIVE companies, aud Is en-
titled TO but one field officer, unless the number
Of companies exceeds five.
(. a company must consist If infantry, Of at
least sixty-lour privates if cavalry, Of at least
sixty; if artillery (unless otherwise expressly
authOTized), of at least seventy, III addition 10
all officers. Companies now in service. whether
for twelve months or for the war, may be filed
mp under the recruiting regulatieRS; but no
company shall contain more than 49, rank and
file. The muster rolls Of companies stand as
the evidence CT the rank of their officers until
commissions are issued
). Officers hold rank from the date Of .Ae
muster or acceptance of their respective com
mands into the service Of the Confederate States,
or, when appointed by the President, from the
date of then appointment.
The officers Of the Tsgimental statf-assis'ant
QuaTteTmasier and cOmUissaTy, surgeon, assist
ant surgeon chaplain, and (when not already
li,Utengnt Of the regineni) The adJutant, and the
officers of the general slaif-are always appoint
ed by the President, through this department
The recommendation of the commanding Otncer
is respected in making these appointments.
A battalion is entitled TO no a6juiant except
from among the Eeutensnts thereof; and only
TO one assistant quart,rmasteT or commlsssTy,
and to one medical Cli5er
/ Except staff g. 10 ltm-nts, upon the recon-
| meudstion Of Il e commanding ChceT upon
whose staff the vacancy exists, 10 appointments
are now made from civil life.
H-TERsfs OF ACCEPTASCE-ARsis AND EQUIP
MENTs.
8. No troops, other than twelve months vel
uuteeIs, re-enlistiEg fsr two years, will be &C
| cepted for less than three years or the war, ex
eept for iocsl OF special service.
:. All troops viii be ara ed and equipped be-
! fore being ordered into the field or their arms
and equipments vii. be paid for, if required,
upon inspection and valuation by the proper
/ officers
8 No horses are furnished TO cavalry; but
forty cents per day is paid for the use and risk
| of horses, Gai those killed in battle are paid
for.
g. Batteries with equipments complete, inclu-
ding Eorses will be furnished to all light sTtil-
leTy companies, in the order of their acceptance,
OF win be paid for at valuation, if furnished by
/ the companies. Companies may be accepted as
heavy artillery, when required to man station
airy batteries; but no companies Te-snlistiTg
| fIom other arms Of the service viii be accepted
as light artillery unless specially recommended
| by superior officers
| 10. No troops viii be accepted for local ser
| vice, unless required by the officer commanding
! the district in question, and then only as pre-
scribed by the act Of Congress, TecsYiDg pay,
| subsistence, etc only while in actual service.
Except under this act, no troops will be ac
ccpted with any condition as to where they viii
| seIYe.
ITI.-ENLISTMENT AND MUSTER INTO SERVICE
PAY, BOUNTY, ETC.
| IL Troops thus organized and inspected are
mustered into service by officers designed for
/ that purpose, and are considered as IN service
and entitled to pay and allowances from the
I date of their muster; or WhCn previously sc-
cepted and placed under orders by authority
| of this department, from the date Of such sc-
ceptance, which should then be indicated on
/ tie muster rolls by the mastering officer.
! Where men have been sworn into service, and
accepted upon inspection prior to such organize
ton, their pay and allowances will begin from
the date thereof which should also lie noted upon
/ the muster rolls
/ After troops have been mustered, the muster
rolls should be forwarded at once to the adjutsnt
| general, and tie mastering officer is authorized
4 TO call upon quaTtermasteTs and cOmmissaTies
| for their due supplies, transportation, etc, until
! they are otherwise provided for. No commits
sions will be issued until the muster rolls are
1 received.
u Twelve months men re enlistiDg under
! the regulations for two years or the WAY may be
| nus tered into service in companies, battaEOns
or regiments, as soon as the organization thereof
| is agreed upon; and their period Of enlistment
and the rank Of their officers elected will date
/ from such muster But the reorganization can
net take effect, nor pay begin under such muster,
until the period prescribed by he regulations.
New volunteers eniisiing for three years or the
war may be received into such re-enlisted com
| panies, or may form companies with re-enlisted
Inen which may be mustered during their fur
/ lOugb, such muster and reorganization to take
! effect as above provided.
| I3 Volunteers or recruits enlisting for three
years OF the war will receive a bounty OF fifty
dollars, payable as soon as they are sworn into
service and accepted upon inspection by a medi-
cal officer, together with transportation and sub
sisteuce from the time and place Of elistment,
until inspected and mustered
Persons authorized TO receive enlistments may
pointed time and may make requisition for
their subsistence there until fully organized
but volunteers enlisted by officers commissioned
in advance by the President are not entitled to
any allowance until organized into companies
II. The right to receive recruits for three
| years or tie war, TO the number Of l25, rank
and file has been extended by acts of Congress,
to companies now in service for twelve months,
as well as 10 le-enlisted companies, and TO all
companies now in service for the war
The regulations in regard to recruiting Gen
eTal Orders, No g. and theIegUlations il regard
to re enlistment General Orders, No. J. and all
! tie blank forms necessary for recruiting and
mastering into service, may be obtained from
/ the sdiutant- general
W.-sUPPLIEs AND ALLOWANCES.
| % All equipments, transportation, clothing,
| subsistence, etc, or cOmmutatiOn therefor, are
furnished 20 troops IN service by the proper Off
GERS, in conformity with regulations, and no
| person, not expressly commissioned for the pur-
| pose, can be authorized to make any purchase
or contracts whatsoever for the government
I6. Contributions Of clothing, or other stores
/ for soldiers, hospitals, etc, viii be transmitted
/ free Of charge, if delivered properly addressed
to any officer Of the quaTtermaster's department
Agents Of States in charge of such articles will
be allowed free transportation from their homes
TO the place of their destination and back.
Communication is allowed the soldier for cloth
ing, at the rate Of twenty-five dollars for six
! months
| y.-FURLOUGHs, DISCHARGES RESlGNATIONS,
/ ETC.
| II. Applications for Through must be ad-
| dressed 10 commanding officers.
No discharge viii be granted except in case Of
physical disability, certified by medical officer,
unless substitute be furnished for the war, III
conformity with the regulations.
No resignation viii be considered unless for
/ warded by commanding officers, nor accepted
| unless for satisfactory reasons stated.
Is. All communications from persons IN the
service mus be transmitted through the Office Of
| the Acknowledgement, and all communications
from suberdinates must be duly forwarded
through their commanding officer, or they viii