Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-04-14
GPuBIIC--No. %.


AN ACT to establish a uniform sys.
TEN of ambnlances in the armies oi
the United States.
BE Il enacted by the Senate and Houst
Of Representatives. Of the United States
Of america in Congress assembled, That
the medical director, or chief medical
officer, of each army corps shall, un-
der the control of the medical director
of the army to which such army corps
belongs, have the direction and super.
vision Of all ambulances, medicine,
and other wagons, horses, mules, har-
ness, and other fixtures appertaining
thereto, and of all officers and men
who may be detailed or employed to
assist him in the management thereof,
in the army corps in which he may be
serving.
Sec. 2. And be It further enacted,
That the commanding officer of each
army corps shall detail officers and en-.
listed men for service in the ambu-
lance corps Of such army corps, upon
the following basis, viz one captain,
who shall be commandant of said am
bulance corps one first lieutenant for
each division in such army corps ;
one second lieutenant for each brigade
in such army corps one sergeant tor
each regiment in such army corps ;
three privates for each ambulance. and
one private for each wagon and the
officers and non-commissioned officers
of the ambulance corps shall be noun
ted Prorided, That the officers, non
commissioned officers, and privates so
detailed for each army corps shall be
examined by board Of medical off
GERS of such army corps as to their
fitness for such duty and that such
as are found to be not qualified shall
be rejected, and others detailed in
their stead.
Sec. 3. And be Il further enacted
That there shall be allowed and furn.
ished to each army corps two horse
ambu,ances, upon the following basis,
to wit three to each regiment of in
fantry Of five hundred men or more
two to each regiment Of infantry ol
more than two hundred and less than
FIVE hundred men or more and one tC
each regiment of infantry of less than
two hundred men ; two to each regi
ment of cavalry of FIVE hundred mer
or more and one to each regimen,
of cavalry Of less than five hundred
men I; one to each battery of artillery
to which battery Of artillery it shal
be permanently attached to til,
headquarters of each army corps tw,
such ambulances and to each divi
sion train Of ambulances two arm,
wagons and ambulances shall be al
lowed and furnished to division brig
ades and commands not attached I,
any army corps upon the same basis
and each ambulance shall be provide,
with such number of stretchers ant
other appliances as shall be prescribed
by the Surgeon General Prorided
That the ambulances and wagon.
herein mentioned shall be furnished
so far as practicable, from the ambu
lsnces and wagons now in the service
Sec. 4. And be 1t further enacted
That horse and male litters may b,
adopted or authorized by the Secreta
ry Of War, in lieu Of ambulances
when judged necessary, under sucl
rules and regulations as may be pre-
scribed by the medical director of eacl
army corps.
Sec. S. And be IL further enacted
That the captain shall be the comman
der of all the ambulances, medicine
and other wagons in the corps, unde
the immediate direction Of the medic
al director, or chief medical officer, Q
the army corps to which the ambr
lance corps belongs. He shall pa,
special attention to the condition G
the ambulances, wagons, horses
mules. harness, and other fixtures az
pertaining thereto. and see that the
are at all times in readiness for Sci