Nebraska advertiser., 1867-02-28
l%oFFI0IAL.l
OF TIE UNITED STATES
Passed at The First Session of tie Thirty
1Finth Congress-
Public No. 299.

Ae6SHOAeGS
That tee military peace establishment Of the Uni
ted States shall hereafter consist Of Eve regiment
Of artillery, ten regiments of cavalry, forty-fv,
regiments Of infantry, the professors and crops o
cadets ef the United States Military Aeadrmy,anC
such other forces as shall be priuided for by thi
act, to be known as the Army Of the United State
Sec. ?. And be it further enacted, That tn
i've regiments Of artillery provided for by this &C
shall consist Of the five regiments now organized
and the first; secondl and third, ard fourth regi
ments Of artillery shall have the same organiza-
ton as is now prescribed by Law for the fifth regi.
ment OF artillery but the sregimental adjutants,
quartermssters, and commissaries shall hereafter
be extra lieutenants selected from the first or sec
Ond lieutenants of the regiment.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That to the
six regiments Of cavalry now in service there shall
be AIDED four regiments. two Of which shall be com.
posed OF culOred zen, having the same organisa-
ton rs is tow provided by law for cavalry regi-
ments, with the addition Of one veterinary sur
TO each regiment, whose compensation shall be enc
hundred dollars per month but the grade Of com
pany conmissaTy sergeant of caYolry is hereby
abolished. The oriwinRl vacancies in the grade OF
first and second lieutenant shall be filed by selec-
ton from among the officers and soldiers Of volun-
teer cavalry, and two thirds ; Of the original va
eancies in each of the grades above that Of first
lieutenGnte shall be filled by selections FROM among
the o-cers Of volunteer cavalry, and one third
from officers Of the regular army. all Of whom shall
uoFp nGAFSN Two years IN JQ6 Qell Tue war, and
have been distinguished for capacity and good con
duct any portion Of the cavalry force map be
armed and drilled as infantry or dismluntei cav
airy at the discretion OF the President. and each
cavalry regiment shall hereafter have but one hos
pital steward and the regimental adjutants quar-
tcrmaS;ers, and cOmmiSsaries shall hereafter be ex-
ira lieutenantss selected from tbs frst or second
lieutenants Of the reOiment.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the
foTty-hVe regiments Of infantry provided for by
this act shatl consist of the first ten regimen IS, of
ten companies each, now in service of twenty
seven regiments, Of ten. companies each to be
formed by adding two companies to each battalion
Of the remaining nine regiments and Of eigha
new regiments. Of ten companies each, four regi-
ments Of which shall be composed Of colored men
and four regiments or ten companies each to be
raised and Offered as hereinafter provided for, to
be called the veteran reserve corps and all the
original vacancies in the grades Of first and second
lieutenant shall be flled-by selection from among
the officers aud soldiers Of volunteers, and one
half the original vacancies in each Of the grades
above that or first lieutenant, shall be filled by Sc
lectio ion from among the officers Of vOlUntehrs, and
the remainder from officers Of the regular army,
all Of whom shall haze served two years during the
war, and have been distinguished Jor cafaCiUy and
good conduct in the field. The vete-an reserve
corps shall be differed by appointments from any
officers and soldiers of volunteers or Of the Tegu lar
army who have been woGn led in the line Of their
duty while serving 10 the army Of the United
States in the late war, and who may yet be com
pc tent for garrison or other duty, to which that
corps has heretofore been assigned.
Sec. 5 And be Il further enacted, That the ap-
poinlments TO be made from among volunteer of
GERS and soldiers under the provisions of this act
shall be distributed among the States, Territories
and District of COLUMBIA, IN proportion to the mum
Der IF troops furnished by them respectively 10
the service of the United States during the late
war, reduced to an average o. three years term Of
service Provided That tho regulation provided
in this section governing the portion of officers to
be selected from eaeS State, shall not be applied to
the State of California, Oregon. and Neeada.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That
each regiment of infantry provided for by this Re;
shall have one colonel, one lieutenaZt-eolOnel one
major, once a%djutant, one ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ter, ono scrgeant-major, one quartermGster scar
geant, one hospital steward two principal must
eiauss and ten companies and the a~dJutant and
ouRrtermaster shall hereafter be extra lieutenauts
selected from the fTtt or second lieutenantE Of the
regiment Each company shall have one captain,
one 6rst lieutenant, and one second %lieutenat, one
arst sergeant, one quartsFnsaster sergeant four scr
geants, eight c~orprrals two a%rtidcers, two must.
clans, one WAGNER, and fifty priYate5, and tue
number Of privaJes may be increased at the discrc
ton Of the President, not to exceed one hundred
whenever the exigencie2 of the service require
yuch increase rnd the President is hereby author
lied to enlist and employ in the Territories and
Indian country a force Of Indians, Uot to exceed
one thousand, to act as scouts, Nho shall receive
the, psy and allowances Of cavalry soldiers, and be
discharged whenever the necessity for their fur
Their employment is allotted, OF at The discretion Of
the department commander.
Sec. Z. And be it further enac ed, That ef-
teen bands, including the band at the Military
academy, may be returnes or enlisted in the army
with such ITganization as is now provided by law.
to be assigned to brigades IN time Of war, and In
time Of peace TO assembled b~rigades, or to forts CT
posts at W hich the largest number Of troops shall
be ordinarils stationed. and the band at the Militia
" Academy shall be placed en- the same footing a.
other bonds, one ordinance sergeant and one hos
pital steward for each military post, and the same
nun Der Of ohaplaing 40 al present authorized, VIII,
shall DO appointed as now provided by law and
The President Of the UniteliStates is hereby au-
-horized TO appoint for each natioral cemetry nov
established. or that may be established, a super.
fhtendent, with the rank, pay, and enolumbeut
Of an ordinance sergeaRt, to be selected from
amtng the non-oommis5ionGd officers Of the regE
lar army aad volunteer J0sces who have received
certificates Of merit for services during the war.
Sen. And lie i tnrJhcr enacted; That all en-.
liSiments into the army snail hereafter be for thj
term Of i've years for cavalry, and three years FOL
artilerS and infantry, and retruits may at all time.
Be selected at the general rendezvous in addition
to the npt1ber required 10 Gi to the minimum al
the regiments OF the army, provided that such re
cruits shall not exceed IN the ag-regtto three
thousand mem 1t shall :be conpetout to enlist
men for The service who have been wounded il
the line OF their duty while serving in the army
ofEtbe United States. provided it shall be found
on medical inspection, that by sneh Wounds they
are not untitled for efficiency in garrison or other
light DUTY and such men when enlisted, shall bl
assigned to service exclusively in the regiments O.
the Veteran Reserve corps.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That there
shall be one general one lieutenant general, fv,
maj or-generals and ten brigadier-generals, WI,
shall hiva the same pay and enyluments, and b'
entitled 70 the sane staff officers IN number and
gIaSe as now provided by law.
See. 10 And be it further enacted, That tn
apjuJant-ge neral's department. Of the army shal
hereafteo consist Of the rficers now authorized b!
law, viz ode adjutsnt general, with the r~ank,pay
and emOluments Of a brigadier-fenoEai two as
sistant adjutants- general, Iith tie ronk, pay snt
emoluments Of colonies Of cavalry four assistants.
general, with the rank, pao, and e~m0iuments o.
isutenant-coloa Of cavalry and thirteen assis
iand adlutanls-general, with the rank, pay, and
emo luments Of majors Of cavalry.
Sec IL And be II further eancted. That there
shall be four inspectors gneral Of the army, will
the rank, pay, and e~IDoluments Of eolonels Of caE-
airy tnre assistant iEspeotors-general with thl
rank. pay, sud emolumsnts Of Northumberland
Of cavalry and two assistant insYectoTs-genera.
with the rank spay and eEoluments Of Elsjors 0
cavalry
Sec. II. And be it further enacted, Thot tn
bureau Of military justice shall hereafter consis
Of one Observation-Disclosures, with the rank, pay
and emoluments Of q b~rigadier general, and on'
assistant iudge-advocate-geaera with the rank
pay, and emOluments Of q colonel Of cavalry an,
the said judge observation-disclosures shall receive, 70
wise, and have reco.ded, tee proceedings Of as
courts martial, courts Of inquiry, and militsr,
commissions, and shall perform such duties as haY
been heretofore perforEsd By the Judge advocat
general Of the army And Of the judge advocates
now in otace there may retained a namber not ex
ceeding ten, to be So lected by she Secretary Of thi
War, Wko shall perform their duties under tn
direction Of the Ndge-advoeate-gensTal, unit
otherwise pro vided BY law or until the s~ecretar
Of war shall decide that their services can be 5is
pensed with.
: Sec. Is. And Be it farther enacted, Ths4 tn