Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-06-29
Pubic No 81.

AN ACT to es1aolsh uniform s77 EN- OF embu-
lBncts in the arm es ofthe United States.
Be IL enucte By the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatiUes Of the United States Of Anerica in Con-
greSs assembled.
That the medic Il direc' or, or chief medical
Officer, OF each army corps shall, under the CON
troll of the medical director of the army rps be-
longs. have the direction and supervis on of all
ambulance medic ne. and o her wa ens, horses,
mules, harnesses, and other fixtures appertan
ing thereto and of all officers AND men who
may be detailed or employed to assist him n
the management thereof, in the army O0rps in
whiuh he may be serving.
See. % And be itftsrthsT enacted That the com
manding ofic n of each army corps hall detail
Off and enlis' ed men tor CO in the ambu-
lances corps, upon the following basis. w: one
cap ain, VI o shall be commandment OF said am
blu ance Corps; one list lieutenant for each dl-
vision in each army CO ps; one second lieutenant
for each brigade in UGH army corps; one SER
geant for h regiment in ouch army corps {;
three p'iyates r each ombulanCa. and one pri-
Yate for each on; and the officers and non
comm sslOned officers of the am Dulaace corps
shall be mounted Provided, THAI TIE officers
non-commssIoued officers, aEd pr Yates so detail
cd r each army corps ha be examined by a
board of m di1aI ofHc rs of such army corps as to
their fine for suGn du y; ard that such are
found to be quail fed shall be rejected, and
! Others detailed 10 theit stead.
| SEC. 8. And be ii further enacted, That there
| shall be allowed and furnished to each army
| co ps two horse ambulauces, on the following
| basis. to wit: three 10 each regiment of infantry
offiye hundred men more; two to each regi-
| ment ofintantry of more than two hundred and
less than five hundred men or more; and one to
| each regiment of infantry of less than two HUI
dred men; two to each regiment of cavalry OF five
| un1red men one to each battery OF artillery
| to which battery of artillery it shall be perma-
| nently a ia he'd! to the headquarterters of each
| army corps to such ambulanees; and TO each
| division train of ambula 1ces two army wagons
| and ambu auces shall be allowed and furnished
| to divlson brlgades and commands not attached
| to any army corps up the same basis; and each
| ambulance shall be provided with such mum ber
| of staetchers and other appliances as shall be
| prescrbsd by the Surgeon General: PrOrided
| That the ambulances and wagons herein men
toned shall be furnished, as far as practi: ible
| from the ambulances and wagons ow IN the ser
| vice.
SEC 4. And be it further enacted, That horse
| and mue hters may adopted or anthoriZ d
| bv the secretary of War, in lieu of ambulances
when judged necessary, under such rue and
regulations as m4y be prescribed by the msdica
dice or of each army corps.
! sEo 5. And be IL further enacted, That tn,
captain shah be tn. commander of all ambu
la css medi inc, ard other wagons in the corps
| under The immedIa' e direction Of the medical di
rec or or chef m ical officer, of the army corp.
to which the ambulance cor 8 belong. He shall
| pay SPECIAL attention TO the ambulanees, wagons
horses, aud mules horses, mules, harness, ant
they are at ali times IN rtadiness for service
| that the Off ers and men of the ambulance corp
| are properly insfrac Ell in theiT tiles and tina
ihir du les, are performed, and that the regla
| tons which may be prescribed by the Secretary
| OF War or the ambulance corp are strictly OBJ
served BY thos under nj command. 1t shall D
his duty to insti ute dril III his corps, instruc
ting his m IN in the most easy and expeuditi u
| manner e. moving h sick and wounded, and t
require in all cases, tina, thssiok and w0uude'