Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-15
REORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY
DENOMINATION OF TRooPs-ELEcTIoN, AP

the election Of their officers. When the officers
have been elected, vacancies are filed by promo
tion within the same company, battalion Or regi-
ment, except in the lowest grade Of company Of
fcerS, which is filed by election.
,. When troops have been raised by the
several States for the Confederate service all ap-
pointments thereto, except staff appointments
are made and commissions issued by the State
authorities under their own laws. Such troops
must be organized, in all other respects, as
herein provided, and are considered as in the
Confederate service rom the date OF their trans
fer, during the term Of their enlistment.
> A regiment is composed by law Of ten com
panies, neither more nor less, which must all be
of one arm. a battalion cannot be accepted as
such with less than five companies, and is en-
titled to but one Geld officer, unless the number
Of companies exceeds five.
! 4. A company must consist, if infantry. Of st
least Sixty-tOuT pryates if cavalry, Of at least
! sixty if artillery lunless otherwise expressly
| authogized) of at least seventy, IN addition TO
| all officers. Companies now in service, whether
/ for twelve months or for the war. may be filed
up under the recruiting regulations; but no
| company shall contain more than l25, rank and
| file. The muster rolls of companies stand as
/ the evidence Of the rank Of their officers until
commissions are issued.
D. Officers hold rank from the date of the
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 their appointment
The officers Of the regimental staff-aSsistant I
qusrseTmasier and eommissary, surgeon, assist !
ant surgeon chaplain, and (when not already l
lieutenant Of the regiment) the RdlUtant and the 4
officers Of the general stati-aTe always appoint |
q by the President, through this department. /
The accommodation of the commanding officer
is respected in making these appointments.
A battalion is entitled 10 no adjutant except !
from among the lieutenants thereof; and only
to one assistant qusrtermaster or cOmmissary, /
and to one medical officer
Except staff aTpo ntmsnts, upon the recon-
mendation Of tie commanding officer upon
" hose staff tie vacancy exists, no appointments /
arg now made from civil life.
U--TERMS OF ACCEPTANCE-ARsIS AND EQUIP
MENTs. II
6. No troops, other than twelve months vol
unteeTs, re-eulistng for two years, will be &C
cepted for less than three years or the war, eK-
cept for locsl or special service.
:. All troops Will be arm ed and equipped be- ( !
fore being ordered into the field; or their arms
and equipments wilt be paid for, if required s
upon inspection and valuation by the proper
officers I
5. No horses are furnished to cavalry; but &
forty cents per day is paid for the use and risk {
Of horses aad those killed IN battle are paid $
lof.
.. Batteries with equipments complete, inclu- 0
ding horses, viii be furnished to all light artil r
cry companies, in the order Of their acceptance, ?
1r viii be paid for st valuation, if furnished By
he companies Companies may be accepted as is
heavy artillery, when required to man station
ary batteries; Eut no companies Te-enlistiug
rom other arms Of the service will he accepted y
As Light artillery unless specially recommended q
BY superior officers. =
10. No troops will be accepted for local ser :,
7ice, unless required by the officer commanding =
he district in question, and then only as pre- =
cribed by the act Of Congress, receiving pay, =
etc only while in actual service. -
Except under this act, no troops viii be ac- a
eptod with any condition as to where they viii h,
erYe. "
H.-E6lISTAIENr AND MUSTER INTO SERVICE -,
PAY, BOUNTY, ETC. =,
IL Troops thus organized and inspected are =,
mustered into service by officers designed for -
hat purpose, and are considered as in service -
nd entitled to pay and allowances from the
ate OF their muster or when previously aC- |
epted and placed under orders by authority
t this department, from the date of such &C yt
eptance, which should then be indicated on Gu
he muster rolls by the mastering officer. co
Where men have been sworn into service. and ! al
ccepted upon inspection prior to such oTganlza- GO
ion, their pay and allowances viii begin from n
he date thereof which should also be noted upon 81
be muster rolls. "a
oils should be for rwarded at once to the Gdiutant
-eneTal, and the mastering officer is authorized to
0 cali upon ouartermaSters and CommissaTies VI
Jr their due supplies, transportation etc, until ne
hey are otherwise provided for. No commits sIl
ions will be issued until the muster rolls are th
sceiYed Or
- Twelve months men re enlisting under wi
he regulations for two years or the war may be in
mustered into service in companies, bsttalions 60
regiments, as soon as the organization thereof vi
agreed upon; and their period Of enlistment co
nd the rank Of their officers elected will date wi
-Om sHch muster. But the reorganization can
si take effect, nor pay begin under such muster,
ntil the period prescribed by the regulations. IN,
New volunteers enlisting for three years or the u
ar may be received into such re-enlisted com Ias
anies, or may form companies with re-enlsted -
len which may be mustered during their fur 10
Jugh, such muster and reOrgaT cation to take ce+
feet as above provided. cIa
l3. Volunteers or recruits enhl ing for three 81
ears or the war will receive a bounty OF fifty H.
ollars, payable as sOon as they are sworn into NJ
ervice and accepted upon inspection by medi- IN,
81 officer, together with transportation and sub ,oS
isteEce from the time and place of elistment a.
ntl inspected and mustered. o.,
Persons authorized to receive enhstments msy ---
rder the men enlisted 10 rendezvous at an sp-
ointed time and may make requisition for r.,
leir subsistence there until fully organized; H.
ut volunteers enlisted by officers commissioned G.
advance by the President are not entitled 70 -
ny allowance until organized into companies. -
il. The right TO receive recruits for three &c
ears or the wsr, to the number Of l25 rank '0-
nd file. has been extended, by acts of Congress-,
companies now in service for twelve months,
well as to le-enliSted companies, and to all IN
now in service for the war. lul
The regulations in regard 70 recruiting Gen ire Ic
-sl Orders, No g. and the regulations IL regard lhe
4 4 ~ III
le blank forms necessary for recruiting and va
lustering into service, may be obtained from iu'
be adiutsnt- general.
W.-sUPPLIEs AND ALLOWANCES.
-. All equipments, transportation, clothing, IS
lbsistence, etc. OF commutation therefor, are Jou
finished to troops in service by the proper Off hn
eTs, ia conformity with regulations, and no Fn
erson, not expressly commissioned for the pur en'
ose, can be authorized 10 make any purchase
contracts whatsoever for the government
l6 Contributions Of clothing, or other stores ces
T soldiers, hospitals, etc, viii be transmitted ins
ee Of charge, If delivered properly addressed ms
any officer Of the qusrtermaster's department Fr
gents of States ia charge Of such articles viii ito
allowed free transportation from their homes tor
the place of their destination and back. spi
Communication is allowed tn soldier for cloth car
Q. at the rate of twenty-five dollars for six ali
onths ma
DISCHARGES, DESIGNATIONS, pal
II. Applications for furlough must be ad- ID
essed to commanding officers. ore
Ne discharge win be granted except in case OF "l
lyseal disability, certified by medical officer, 70
lless substitute be furnished for the war, in
,nfoTmty with the regulations.
No resignation viii be considered Unless for Of
srded by commanding officers, nor accepted ha'
Hess for satisfactory reasons stated vii
l5. All communications from persons IN the an,
ryice must be transmitted through the Office OF hu
e adjutant- general, and all communications
ON subordinates must be duly forwarded
rough their commanding officer OF they viii
It be considered. Sal