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| General Orders, No. 1853.
The following act Of Congress 10 published for
the information Of all concerned;
PUBLIC, No. a.
An act TO amend section nine Of the act approved
July II, 1850, entitled IAN act to define the pay
and smoluments Of certain ofncsrs Of the Army
and for other purposes"
Be enacted BY he Senate and House Of RspTeseAta-
tipes ofe United States Of America IN Congress
ser0Isd, That the rank OF Chaplain, without com.
mand, in the regular and volunteer service Of the
Baited States, Is hereby cogniEed. 'sChaplaInH
shall DO borne on the held and stan rolls next after
the Surgeons, and shall wear such uniform IL or
may be prescribed by the ATmS Regulations, and
shall DO subject 10 the same rules and regulA
other Officers OF the Army. They shall DO en-
titled TO draw forage for two horses, and when
assigned 10 hospitals, potts. and forts thoy shall
be entitled to quarters and fuel within the hos
pitfalls, posts forts, while they are 30 assigned,
without tAs privilege Of Communication, subject 70
the same condition. and limitations as are now by
law provided In the case OF Surgeons. When alb
sent from duty vita leave, or on account Of sick
ness or Other disability, when held BY the enemy
as prisoners, they shall be subject to no other
diminution or loss OF pay and allowances than
other officers In the military service are under
like circumstances. And ChAplAins who have been
absent from duty by reason Of wounds or sickness,
| or when held az pFiBones In the hands Of the
enemy, shall be entitled to receive full pay, with
out rAtions, during such absence. In all other re-.
SpectS the pay Of ChaplAins shall be the same a.
| W provided by law.
sec. 2. AID be u further enacted That the act APP
proved July IA 1884, entitled An act to Grant pen
sions 10 hereby so amended as to include Chap
lalnS In the regular and volunteer fOrees OF the
Army: Provided That the pension to which a
chaplain shall be entitled for a total disability
hhAu be twenty dollars per month"; and all the pro.
visions Of the act to which this section N an
amendment shall apply 10 and embrace ths
widows, shildren, mothers, and sisters Of Chap.
lAina OF the land forces who have died sinse tbs
9Th day OF March, 1861, or shall die Of wounds OF
disease contracted In the service of the UIted
States, and while such ChSplaiuS are, or shall be-
in the line Of their duty,
Sec. .. And b d further enacted That 1t shall b,
the duty OF ChAplAinH In the military servi.e Al
the United States TO make monthly repoTta n IN,
Adjutant General OF the Army, through the u.uAl
military channels, Of the moral condition and re,
eFAl history Of the regiments, hoSpitAlI or post,
70 which they may be AttAohedj and It shall be III,
duty Of all commanders OF regiments, hospitals
and posts; to render such facilities as will aid Ii
the discharge Of the duties assigned to them b,
the Government.
See Z. And be u further enacted, That all Chap
lainS in the military service OF the United state
shall hold appropriate religious services at tn
burial OF soldiers who may die In the command \
which they are assigned to duty, and II ShAll
duty to hold public religious services At
once each Sabbath, when practicable,
Approved, April Q, 1854.
BY order ofthe Secretary Of War;
\ 4. d. TOWNSEND
AP2e Assistant Aajutant General