Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-06-26
BY MCLANAHAN & DILL.
OF THE ARMY.
L-ORGANIzATIOE OF TROOPS-ELECTON, AP
P0LNTAIENT AND RANK OF OFFICERs.

I
POINTBiENT AND RANK OF OFFICERS.
!. Volunteers rendering themselves directly to
the Confederate government for three years OF
the war may be accepted, either singly or in
companies, battalions or regiments, organized by
the election Of their officers. When the officers
have been elected, vacancies are filed by promo
tiOn within the same company, battalion or regi
meut except in the lowest grade Of company Of
/ icers, 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
au uhorities under their own laws Such troops
must be organized, in sll other respects, as
/ herein provided, and are considered as in the
Confederate service from the date of their trans
! fer. during the term Of their enlistment
| 3 A regiment Is composed by law Of ten CON-
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 field officer, unless the number
/ Of companies exceeds five.
T. A company must consist, if infantry, Of at
least sixty-four privatss; if cavalry, of at least
sixty; if artillery (unless otherwise expressly
authorized), 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
fc6mpany shall contain more than I25, rank and
/ Gle The muster rolls Of companies stand as
! the evidence Of the rank Of their officers until
commissions are issued.
! s. Officers hold rank from the date Of the
muster or acceptance of their respective com
msuds into The service of the Confederate States,
OF. when appointed by the President, nom the
date of their appointment
The officers of the Tegimentsl staf-assistant
! quarteTmaster and cOmmissary, surgeon, assist
| ant surgeon, chaplain, and when not already a
/ lieutenant of the Tegiment) the adJutant and the
officers of the general stat.-sIe always appoint
/ ed by the President, through this department.
| The recommendation of the commanding officer
] is respected in making these appointments.
battalion is entitled to no adJutant except
from among the lieutenants thereof and only
| to one assistant qUa-ternaster or commlssaTy,
and to one medical officer.
Except staff 81 pc ntments, upon the recon-
mendatiOn of tie commanding othcer upon
whose staff the vacancy exists, 10 appointments
are now made ffOm civil life.
H-TERAis OF ACCEPTANCE-ARAiS AND EQUIP
MENTS.
6 No trcops, other than twelve months vol
unteers. re-enlisting for two years, viii be &C
cepted for less than three years OF the war, ex-
cept for local or special service.
:. All troops viii be ara ed and equipped be-
DrllE Ol0EIcA llatD kAE AEAA VI tAAclA al
and equipments will be paid for, if required,
upon inspection and valuation by the proper
officers.
{. No horses are furnished to cavalry; but
forty cents per day is paid for the use and risk
of horses and those killed in battle are paid
for.
9. Batteries with equipments complete, inclu-
ding horses, viii be furnished to all light aTtil-
leTy companies, in the order Of their acceptance,
or viii be paid for at valuation, if furnished by
the companies. Companies may be accepted as
heavy artillery, when required to man station
ary batteries; but no companies re-enisting
flom other arms Of the service will be accepted
as light artillery unless specially recommended
by superior officers.
10. No troops will 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, receiving pay,
subsistence, etc only while in sctual service.
Except under this act no troops viii be sc-
cepted with any condition as TO where they will
serve.
m-ENLIsTsiENT AND MUSTER INTO SERVICE
PAY, BOUNTY, ETC.
II. 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
date Of their muster; or when previously ac-
cepted and placed under orders by authority
of this department from the date of such ac-
ceptance, which should then be indicated on
the muster rolls by the mastering officer.
Where men have been sworn into service, and
accepted upon inspection prior to such Organlza-
ton, their pay and allowances viii begin from
the date thereof, which should also be noted upon
! the muster rolls.
After troops have been mustered, the muster
ha e. 7aH 81 tho Mt
| general, and the mastering officer is authorized
/ to call upon quartermasters and commissaTies
for their due supplies, transportation, etc, until
they are otherwise provided for. No commits
sions viii be issued until the muster rolls are
received.
u Twelve months men re enlisting under
| the regulations for two years or the war may be
| mustered into service in companies, battalOns
or regiments, as soon as the organization thereof
| is agreed upon; and their period Of enlistment
4 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 the regulations.
! New volunteers enlisting forthree years or the
war may be received into such re-enlisted COM
panies, or may form companies with Te-enlisted
/ men which may be mustered during their fur
| l0ugh, such muster and reorganization to take
/ effect as above provided.
I3. Volunteers or recruits enlisting for three
| years or the war viii receive a bounty OF fifty
/ dollars, payable as soon as they are sworn into
| service and accepted upon inspection by medi-
cal officer, together with transportation and sub
/ sistence from the time and place of elstment,
until inspected and mustered.
/ Persons authorized to receive enlistments may
order the men enlisted to rendezvous at an sp-
pointed time and may make Tequisition 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.
a. The right to receive recruits for three
years OF the 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 SIS to le-enlisted companies, and to al
companies now IN service for the war.
The regulations in regard to recruiting Gen
eral Orders, No O., and the regulations in regard
to reenlistrlent General Orders, No. ] }, and al
the blank forms necessary for recruiting anc
mastering into service, may be obtained iToE
the Acknowledgement
W-sUPPLIEs AND ALLOWANCES.
Is. All equipments, transportation, clothing
subsistence, etc, or commutaton therefor, ar
furnished to troops IN service by the proper Off
GERS, IN conformity with regulations, and III
person, not expressly commissioned for the pur
pose, can De auIuOIl1eu 10 uittb any puAOudso
or contracts whatsoever for the government.
I6 Contributions of clothing, or other store
for soldiers, hospitals, etc, will be trznsmittet
free of charge, if delivered properly addresse
TO any officer Of the guartermaster's department
Agents of States in charge Of such articles wi
be allowed free transportation from their home
to the place Of their destination and back.
Communication is allowed the soldier for cloth
ing. at the rate Of twenty-five dOllas for 81
months.
v.-FURLOUGHs, DISCHARGES, RESERVATIONS
ETC.
Il. Applications for furlough must be &C
dressed to commanding officers.
No discharge viii be granted except in case
physical disability, certified by medical oflce
unless a substitute be furnished for the war,
conformity with the regulations.
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