The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-04-03
CHAPTER XIV.

Approved, July "a, lSOl
CHAPTER XIV.
An Act to increase the present Military Establish
mcnt of the United States.
Sc it enacted by the Senate an House OF ftePre-
sentatives OF the United States OF America III
Congress assembled, That there shall nc adueu
to Tie regular army, as now authorized py Jaw,
nine regiments of infantry, one regiment OF ca
yalrv and one regiment of artillery; each rcsSl-
ment of infantry to consist of not less Than Two
nor more than three battalions. as the eNlgencies
of the public service may, IN the OPINION OF Tue
President Of the United States, demand; each
battalion to consist of eight companies; each
company to consist OF one captain one mrs anu
second lieutenant one hlst sergeant 'oi'5
sergeants, eight cOrporaiS, two musicians, anu
us urany privateS not exceeding clGnty-t"o, as
the President of the United States may, accord
nr to the requirements OF military service, III,
rect. The regiment OF cavalry hereby authorized
shall consist OF not more Tiian three battatiohs OF
not more than two squadrons each; ana eacu
SQUADRON shall consist of two companies, eacn
company to be composed of one captain, one 1rst
and one second lieutenant, one hrSt selGesiis,
one uuarternlSt GrSUrgetnt, Jour ScrGcants, eight
curporals, two musicians, TWO iarrera, one sad
dler, one WAGNER, and rs many pflNates, not cA-
cccdiur seycnty-two, as the President OF the l.
nitcd States may, according to tne requirements
of the military service, direct The rcElinIn mt OF
artillery hereby authorized shall CONSIST OF MOI
more than twelve batteries; and each battery shall
consist of one captain one first and one second
lieutenant, first sergeant one uatGfiilastcr-
sergeant, four Sorgeants, eight corporaiS, TWO ar
IifcvrS, WAGNER, and as many PrlNa'eS, hot
exceeding one hundred and Twenty-Five, as the
President OF the United States may, according 10
the requirements of the military service direct.
And there may be added to the aforesaid battery
organization, at the discretion OF The President,
having due regard to the public necessities and
means, one first and one second lieutenant, two
serrtants and four corporalS.
Sec. =. And be it further enacted, That the
field and staff commissioned and non-commls-
stoned officers OF the regiments lierclnbei"re au
tHUriZtd snail be as follows To each regiment
OF infantry, one colonel, one lieutenant colonel,
rC9mentai adjUtant, one regImental quater-
QUO -ttpNl m
der OF the band and two principal musicians;
and to each battalion OF infantry. one llajrr, one
batt"lion adjutant, one battalion Guar,trnlaster
and cOmmlS>ary, one SERGE. nt-:nacf, one quarter
TAastyr-scrgeant, one COnlnSs:tIy and
one hOspital-stcward the regiment and h"tIa-
lion adiutants, and Iuaterriastcr5 and commits
sarics, TO be taken from The IicutenantS OF the
regiments and hattalions, respectfully: 10 tie
regiment OF CaraiTS, one colonel, one lieutenant
colonel, rcGimGntai adjutant, one regimen
mental quatcrInastcr and commissary, and two
chief buricrs; and to each battalion of cavalry,
one major, one battalion anjutant, one battalion
quaternlSter and coinliilS%dry one sei&e;nl-ilia
joF QuatCrmaSt CT-Srrgeant one cHinlnL>SilTE-
sergeant, hOspital-steWard, one Saddler ser
oeant and one veterinary sergeant; the regimen
tai adjutant and the rcginl, ntal and battalion
qnatcrmaSterS and cOmmlesar!cs 10 bt taken from
the licutenantS OF the regiments and oattailons,
respectfully: TO the regiment OF artillery, one
colonel, one lieutenant colonel, one major to ev
cry four batteries, one adj utant, one regimcItai
Guatermaster and conInlissary, TO be tsken from
the licutcnaltS OF the regiment, one sergeant
iOr one QuaterTnaster sergeant, one connssarE-
sergeant, two principal musicians, and one hos
pital-stewarti-..nd The bands of the regular rcai-
mcnts shall consist OF not more than twenty-tour
musicians for each regiment OF infantry and ar
tiery, and sixteen musicians for each regiment
OF mounted troops.
Sec 3 And he it further enacted, That there
shall added to tie army of the United States the
following general officers, namely: -Four major
generals with three dcsdc-camp each, 10 be
taken from captains Hcutcnants OF the army,
and six bri@ader-generals with two a.idcs-dccamp
cach to be taken from the iicutcnants of the
army.
See. 4 And be it further enacted, That the of
fccrs and enlisted men raised i'll pursuance of the
foregoing sections shall receive the pay,
elnolumcnts, and allowances, and be on the same
footing, in every respect, with those of cores
pending grades and corps now in the regular
vice The rvgmcntai bands will he paid rs fol-
lows one-fourth OF each, the pay and allowances
of scrgeantS of engineer soldiers; One-fourth,
those of cOrporais OF engineer soldiers; and one
half those Of engineer soldiers OF the first class
The drum-luajUr, or leader OF the band, tine pay
and cm0iuments of Il second lieutenant of infaIl-
try The -addler sergeants, veterinary scrEcants,
company quartcrmaatc r-seTScants, and Grun-
Iors, Will receive the pay and allowances OF SER
gcants OF cavalry. The battalion aGiUtant and
battalion quart crmastcro and cOnmissarics will |
receive the GnOluincnts now provided by Law for |
regimcnta adiufants.
Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That the term of en- |
listmcnS made and to lie made in the wears eigil-
teen hundred and sixty one and ciglltccn.hundrcd |
and siXty-twO, in the regular army including the
force authorized by this act, shall be for the pc
Rod OF tine years, and those to be made after |
January one, eighteen hundred and sixty three,
shall be for the term of five years, as at present
authorized, and that the men enlisted in the re-
guar forces, after the first day of july eighteen
hundred and sixty one, shall be emit led TO the
same bOuDtieS, in every respect, those allow
ed or 10 be allowed to the men OF the volunteer
forces.
See. g. And be it further enacted, That the in
crease Of tic military establishment created or
authorized by this act is declared to be for ser
vice during the existing in-urrcction and rebel.
lion; and within year after the constitutional
authority Of the Government of the United States
to such auilsOrity shall no longer exist, the mill
tary establishment may be reduced to number
not exceeding twenty-five thousand men, unless
otherwise ordered by COngrc:
Sec. Z. And be it further enacted That the Pre-
sidcnt of the United States shall cause regiments,
bat'a iOi s. and companies to be disbanded, and
officers, non-cOmmissiOncd officers, musicians,
and privatcS to be discharged, to reduce
the military establishment as is provided the pre-
ccding section Provided, That ali the officers of
the regular amy who have been or may be de-
tached assigned to duty for service in any other
regiment or corps shall resume their POSITION in
the regular army, and shall be entitlcd to the |
same rank, promotion, and emoluments rs if they
continued to serve in their own regiments or
corps.
Sec. s. And be it furter enacted That the en-
i>tmcnts for the regiments authorized by this act
shall be in charge of the officers detailed for that
purpose VINO arc appointed to said regiments |
from civil life and that in the time the Of
fcers appointed 10 the same from the regular az
my shall be detailed by the commanding general |
to such service in the volunteer regiments now |
in the field as WILL his judgment, give |
them the greatest military instruction and eff |
cheney; and that the Commanding general may,
in his discretion, employ said officers with any |
part of the regular forces now in the field until |
the regiments authorized by this act shall have |
been fully recruited, and detail any of the officers
now in the regular army to service with the vo |
lunteyr regiments now in the field, or which may
hereafter be called out, with such rank us may |
be offered them in said volunteer regiments, for
the purpose ofimparting to them military iEstruc-
ton and efficiency.
Approved, July 20, 1861