Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-30
ADJ'T 4 INsP'R GENERALS OFFICE, !
RICHMOND, May 22, 1868.
GENERAL ORDERS, |
No. G6.

The Act OF Congress "to provide organize engineer
serve during the var" approved March 2O 1903
ganaOn Of the same are published for the Information
sso l. The Congress Of the Confederate tass Of America
enact That there shall be selected such the
ary OF War may direct from each division Of infantry in service
with view to their mechanical skin physics htness
serve only during balance Of their term OF service
p That each company shall consis. OF eight serpe.n
corpoas forty ardcers and foyge abore and thai
two musicians may be added
Sec g. That commissioned officers Of each COMPANY ,han
consist Of oapsin, fs lieutenant second lieu
tenants and the onsl vaesnces Ia theIe companies shall
by transfer of officers Of corresponding grade from the
eneneer corps practicable not then r tbs other
corps the line ad Of the army reference being al
no one selected who serving in or with the
army, unless he is military or civil engineer
a. That the companies shall be organized regiments
companies EACH and that the field and officers shall
consist Of one colonel one lieutenant colonel MAJOR ad
utant with the rank Of first lieutenant
geant and sergeant major and that the original
the regiments shall be filed In the provided for filling
the the companies by the third section OF this act and
that the sergeant major and quartemaser sergeant shall
elected from the enlisted men Of the army
"sec That each regiment two OF the companies be
assigned to duty as pontoners, and each be furnished with
bridge train complete.
sec G. That charge Of the engineer bureau
subject the approval Of the Secretary Of War; shall prescribe
ties TOOLS implements arms and other neceaes for all the
troops organised by this act
GLIDING the rank Of colonel shall be Allied regimen
tally according Seniority except In case OF disability In
sec s. That the monthly pay of the engineer troops shall be
follows or colonel two hundred and ten doars of lieu
colonel hundred and elghyey dollars Of major
hundred and sxytwO dollars Of captain hundred
forty dollars Of frat lieutenant hundred dollars Of
second lieutenant ninety dollars and the adutant shall re-
dollars per month In addition pay Of lieutenant
sec Thst the pay enlisted per shall he
follows The sergeant major and quarerm sergeant
twenyone dol sergeant thirty four doa corpora twenty
dollars arhcers seventeen dollars abOrers and THU
se TO- That mounted engineer troops may be selected from
the cavalry and be organized according the provisions Of this
act, for engineer troops, hsrelnbefOre specified"
IL The method Of selection and organization under the FORE
going act, shall be as follows
l. The senior engineer officer serving with Gen.
OF department. will be authorized by him organize the
engineer companies Of the command.
Persons the Engineer Bureau be appointed
company officers 10 the respective companies when organized
Will be directed to report the senior ocer engineers the
department. who aided by them and subject TO the approval
the 0ommandnS General shall select from specified in
consultation with their COMMANDERS the required number Of men
10 form the companies.
g. The selections shall be distributed equally as practicable
among all the companies OF division regard being had the s
hciency the engineer given
volunteers for this special service provided they possess the
The non commissioned officers Of each company shan be
selected and the pvaes classified into arcers
by The selected to organize It, subject TO the approval
the senior officer OF engineer troops appointed
o. The Chief Of the Engineer Bureau, alter naming COM
pants and designating which regiment they shall be
will recommend 70 the War Department the appointment OF
Two companies regiment shall be selected by
the senior field officer Of engineer troops subject approval
Chief OF the Engineer Of
unless provided with bridge trains the other companies
Whenever the number Of noncommoned officers and pri-
yates Us below six In company, shall be its
maalmlm number, as herein before specified.
In lieu OF the usual Of officers hired men REQUIRED
Of engineer officers returns officers and enrolled men, Showing
the present absent and Sick shall be forwarded monthly by
Bureau, who will furnish blank forms for the purpose.
b. order, s. COOPER.
ny@-lW Adj and Insp'r General