, 1863-08-20


eommi:aiored-renderea srpe1nur1srary, wit
ttoze enumerated IN the foregoing, wilf be ma;
tered ont Of EetEicc at tho date OF consolidation
Az other officers and uou-co111issloaed once,
4 The officers to be retained viii be ss1ectsd b
the Diyls!on and Corps Commandets, under th
Instructions OF the Commanding General Of ia
!. army q Department, from among the most Ell
Gent officers OF the respective regiments.
n. After tie Capitalization. as herein disectei
ne reduced p1ope ertton Of officers will be mair
ta1ned: and no appointments to vacancies viii b
9sce. axtept W upon notification from the Adutan
Of Armies aud Departments will report, weakly. t
the A5tutant General, the vacancies to be iIled
Ihe SAID reports will be separate for each State
aT,ha aTd must embrace The name, rank ard regimen
causette1eof. Han order has issued ia he csse
11s m number: gate, and source mnst be given :
~. The following are the sections 81 the act re
| dered: ID VI
Sec. 10. And Dc ttfrrther enacted, That when
| ever ever regiment Of volunteers of the came arm
maximum number prescribed BY law, tho PreaJ
dent may direct the consolidation Of the GONNA
mes M o. such regiment: Frorided, That no compa
presc,i5ed By law, When such consoidationo 1oi1 /
made, the regimental officers ehall be rednce5 =
proportion to the reduction In the number Of com
EsEc. 90. Aad BE- Il. further enacted, That .vhcn
ever regiment is reduced below the minimum
number ai allowed By law, no officers ahau be ID
lar fhc c ~ 1nen 5eeat ~ men, beyond those necessary
U1der existing laws the organization y.
regiments and companies for the volunteer
army is as follows:
A regiment Of fnfantry-ten coInnanfes. oas M
listed msn as the maximum, and eo5 enlisted men len
a company Of infantsy-os enlisted men ma tho
maximum, and so as the minimum. "'N ~ Nu'
a regiment g G Geayal!y-1,eo7 enlisted men as tile
A company or troop OF cayalry-lCO en]1ste3 rrcn
aa the maximum, and 81 as tho minimum. '''~A
A regiment Of artillery consists of twelve battcz
nes, VIII az maximum q @ Of 54 enlisted men aud
battery OF artillery consists Of maximum Of
147 enlisted men and a minimum OF s8 enlistei
By" enlisted mcn'' is meant MI under the ran,.
Of commissioned officers. 4N~
In aecordance with the above, No. 1872, on
June 20, eays: W
L--Under the requirements Of section 20 Of the
oct " for enrolling and calling ont the national
Ieseea IeFe n1a for other appcoved March s.
govern, whenever regiment is "Yeduced heinw
tae minimum number allowed by law but ia Of !
strength above half the maximum.
INFANTRY.
]; Each regiment will be deprived Of the co,onc,
1a9 eha 9pe T. 4; Asslstant spEgeoa Each copanypro-
deprived at tts Second lieutenant
$500 CAVALRY.
2. Each regiment will be deprived of the Colonel,
DOe Major and one Assistant Surgeon. Eaeh r9m
It Is reduced below the miEinlnm
Will Do cepfiFed Of the Second Lieutenant.
ARTILLERY.
3. Each regiment will be deprived of thu f.o,o,o1
me Msjor and one Assistant Surgeon. Each cam,
,2;ny it is reduced below tie
rcf so es ndsd Ct TIE Dis
There being no minimum tor artillery fixed bv |
'xlstng orders the minimum for tho object here
nj heec 81 mar 20 H. aoA aggregate fos regiment
u: N n reaching the reduced STANDARD, herein |
l1ed, al officers In the enumerated cradea~nnW
properly IN sersice-will be retained nntll the said
!le service; After the reductions arc thus made
be reduced pFoportion will be maintained, and no
ppointments @ .E to yaeancies-in the grades enume-
IoM tho Coinmisaary OF Nusters for thc Dsnart,
Minimum 70 tits cn the comissarg lSese Of Mas tSe
tate Or 20 the Of the
y, General Of the Department or Co,ps' The
s.d report will c1abrac: the designation Of tic
,S, u t1o othe: o!eanlzatlon-thc name and
rs arg cause thereof. II an order has been is-
sed IN the case, its number, date and source must
commtasaries and Assistant Conmiasar1cs of
listers VIII b: held accountable that no uusters
9 made IN violation Of this paragraph.
It is re1y Important to officers of regiments
70 companies, that the above orders should
uofnc IN mind. In consequence Of them.
lowing: 1'"S0 'Ae
and 1se. as to Assistant Surgeons. No ,cgio
Gnl, unless Of minimum strength is now entified
ntais IN one n nss15tans but the principle
at each regiment fs entitled IN have o.tr.is,.-