Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-02-27
Army Rules and Regulations.

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Army Rules and Regulations.
For general information we publish the
following order from the War Department
I.-RULEs OF ORGANIZATION.
I, Troops rendered directly TO this De-
partment may be accepted either in Regi-
ments or Battalions, organized by the elec-
tion Of Field Officers, or in single Compa-
MES, to be afterwards organized into Regi-
meuts or Battalions, at the discretion of the
President, who then appoints the Field
Officers but in no other form Of organi-
zation.
2. Where Troops have been raised by
the several States for the Confederate ser:
vice, all appointments thereto, except Staff
appointments, are made and commissions
issued by the State authorities nnder their
own laws Such Troops must be organized
in all other respects, as herein provided,
and are considered as in the Confederate
service 'front.' the date of their transfer, du-
ring the term of their enlistment.
8. A Regiment is composed BY law of
ten Companies, neither more nor less, which
must all be of one arm. A Battalion can
not be accepted as such with less than five
Companies and is entitled to but one Field
Officer, unless the number of Companies
exceeds FIVE. rs-a. ..-...sz . -.z
a. A Company must consist, if Infantry,
of from "a to 100 privates if Cavalry, Of
from 60 to 100; if Artillery (unless 9th,
erwise expressly authorized), of at least 70
privates--iu addition to all Officers. Com
panies elect their own Officers, aud the
muster-rolls stand, until the commissions
are issued, as the evidence of their rank.
5 The Officers of the Regimeutal Staff
Assistant Quartermaster and Commissary,
Surgeon, Assistant Surgeon, Chaplain, and
(when not already a Lieutenant Of the Reg
imeut) the Adjutant, and the Officers of
the General Staff-are always appointed by
the President. through this Department.
The recommendation OF the Commanding
Officer is respected in making these ap-
pointments.
A Battalion is entitled to 10 Adjutaut,
except from among the Lieutenants thereof,
and only to one Assistant Quartermaster or
Commissary, and to one Medical Officer.
Except Staff appointments, upon the
recommendation of the Commanding Off,
Ger upon whose staff the vacancy exists,
no appointments are noa0 made from ciuil
life.
u.-TERMs OF ACCEPTANCE.
6. No Troops will be accepted for a less
period than three years or the aoor, unless
fully armed and equipped.
T. Ali Troops accepted for the war will
be armed and equipped before being or
dered into the field; or, their arms and
equipments will be paid for, if required,
upon inspection and valuation by the pro-
per Officer; but no arms will be paid for to
Troops enlisted for II months only.
s. No horses are furnished to Cavalry !;
but 40 cents per day are paid for the use
and risk of horses, and those killed in bat
tie are paid for.
9. Batteries with equipments complete
including horses, will be furnished to all
Light Artillery Companies accepted for the
war, in the order of their acceptance, or
will be paid for at valuation, if furnished
by the Companies. Companies may be &C.
cepted as Heavy Artillery, when required
to man stationary batteries.
10. No Troops will be accepted for local
service, unless required by the Officer COM
mandiug the district in question, and then
only as prescribed by the Act Of Congress,
receiving pay, subsistence, &C., only while
in actual service;
Except under this Act, no Troops 'oiU be
accepted u n any condition as to aohere they
aciH serre.
III.-AccEpTANCE AND MUSTER INTO
SERVICE.
II. Troops thus organized and accepted
are inspected and mustered into service by
Officers designated for that purpose, and
are considered as in service and entitled to
pay and allowances from the date Of their
muster; or when previously accepted and
placed under orders by authority Of this
Department, from the date of such accep-
lance, which should then be indicated on
the muster rolls, by the mastering Officer,
After Troops have been mustered, the
muster rolls should be forwarded at once to
the Adjutant General, and the mustering
Officer is authorized to call upon Quarter
masters and Comnissa-ies for their due
supplies, transportation, &c., until they are
otherwise provided for. No commissions
will be issued until the muster rolls are re-
ceived.
II. Volunteers or Recruits enlisted are
entitled to receive transportation and sub
sistence, or Communication therefor, from
their place of enlistment to the place of
rendezvous or muster; and when enlisted
for the war, to bounty of fifty dollars,
payable upon their inspection and muster.
But no Recruit eoiN be accepted for less
period than the aoar.
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