New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-07-02
STATE -
LAWS

fOTty-tlve regiments OF infantry,
corps OF cadets Of the United States Military Aeade
my and such other forces as shall be PROVIDED toI oS
this act, to be known as the Army OF 'he olii'1u
SEC q And be it further enacted, That the nv. hve
roneist Of The five regiments now organized; and
the first second, third ana fourth reg Va a.
prescribed by law for the fifth regiment of artillery
but the reglmena Hdnafnts sFtra Iieutenants
selected from the rst or second heutehantS Oh the
SEC And be it further enacted, That to the, six
regiments of cavalry now in service there shall De
ossd Of colored men having the same organization
As is now provided by w for cavalry regiments with
the addition of veterinary surgeon TO eae r g
.nent whose compensation shall be one hundred dol
lars per month; but the grace OF company c9hnls
sary serge ant Of cavalry is hereby abolished. Tue
second lieutenant shall be filled by selection from
among the officers and soldiers of volunteer cavalry,
and twothirds Of the original vacancies in
each of the grades above tnat Of first heu-
the officers OF volunteer cavalry and one-third
from officers of the regular army al OF whom shall
and have been DISTINGUISHED for capacity and good
conduct. Any portion OF the cavalry 4rce may De
at the discretion of the President, and each cavalry
regiment snail hereafter nave pu1 one
and commissaries shall hereafter be extra Ieutent
ants selected from the first or second heutenans oil
SEC 4. And be it further enacted, That the
fortytve regiments OF infantry provided for by tins
act shall consist OF the rst ten reg nents OF Yen
oompauies each, now IN service; OF tNenly-seSeh
raplmpQtS.
adm TWO companies to each battalion of the re-
manning nine regiments; ana OF elsht
shall be composed Of colored men; and four reg!-
ments OF ten companies c CHI, to be raised and ON
etran reserve corps and all the original ancies
IN me grades of hrst and second lieutenant shall be
ders ~ volunteers and one half of the original
cancies in each the grades above that OF hrst Leu
Tenant shall be Tiled by selection ire IN among me
oficers of volunteers, and the remainder from ON
Gers of the regul ar army. all OF WHOM shall nave
tinRuished for cauacity and good conduct IN the
field The veteran reserve corps shal pc onceren py
teers or of the regular army who have been wernded
ne iPnted States in the late war and who may yet
he competent garrison other duty to which that
corns has heretofore been assigned.
Sc s. And be it further enacted, That the ap
Monuments be made from among vo unteer ON
Gers and soldiers under the provisions of this act
sSaIl he d stfiSuted among the States Territories,
and District OF Columbia IN proportion to the mum
her Of troops furnished by Them respectively to the
ssrvire of The United States during the late war,
reduced to an average Of three years term OF service
Provided That the regulation PROVIDED IN TINS sec
zion Governing the proportion OF officers to be Sc
iected from each state shall not be appied to the
States of California Oregon and Nevada.
SIC g. And be It further enacted, That each regi-
inent of infantry provided Tor by thls act sil nave
one colonel, one lieutenant colonel, one MAJOR one
adiutant, one regimental quartermdster, one ser
geant major one quartermaster sergeant, one CON
missary sergeant, one hospital steward, TWO nrine
pal musicians, and ten companies; ana the adJutant
and Guartermaster shali hereafter pe eAv l.euteh
ants select ed from the first second leutenants of
the regiment. Each company shail nave one cap
tain one first lieutenant and one seeoAd ieulehaht
one first sergeant, one quarterhasGT seIReanu ior
serpearts eight corporas two artlhcers two mus
clans WAGNER ana MY az IA ans dse g n
the President not to exceed one hundred, whenever
me t President is hereby authorized enlist and
employ in the Territories and Indian country force
az indians not 10 exceed one tnOusanu, TO act as
co,ts VINO shall receive the pay and allowances of
cavalry soldiers and be discharged whenever the ne
cessty for their further employ neht Is aoatea OF at
Nc discretIon of the department commander.
SEC Z And be it further enacsdi mat h,eeen
NAN H. retainea OF enis ed in the army, with sncl
oreanization as provided by law TO be assigned
to breades in time of war and IN time OF peace 70
ssserp6led brgades forts or posts at which the
largest number of troops shaiL De oru,harS III
he niaoed on the same footing as other bands, one
ordnance sergeant and one hospital Ior each
,niIitarv most and the same number OF post cnap-
iains as AZ present authorized, who sha, be ,ap.
pointed as provided By law ana se !,
for each national cemetery now estaolshed OF that
may be WILL nj ia h
selected from among the ol1uers
of the regular army and vouh.eer Ioree WIZ az
received certlncates Vi iAe'i' Avn ''''S 'A
war. ,,..s u.bor anocted That all enlist
Of five years for calvary and three years Tor artillery
and infantry; and recruits may at an teS 9e ep b
number required to fill the minimum all the req;
ments Of the army, provided that II
snail be competent TO enlist for the service VINO
havebeen wounded in the line o. aneir uuSy
a ~ onnS ON medical inspection that by such
wounds they not united Sr IN
shall be assigned TO service exclusively IN the regi-
ments OF the Veteran Reserve Corps, nh .,oro shall
SFC 81 And be it further enacted, 1hat there snaIl
he one general one lieutenant general, hye MAJOR
generals and ten brgsdisr era he to ne
same staff officers IN number ana graue' as Ho" P'o
Sc 10 And be it further enacted, That the adju-
4ant eeuerals department Of the army snal mere
after consist Of the oeess W nhh the rank pay and
emohomsnts Of brigadier general; two assistant ad
1uants general WIN .ne o1a asstant adjutants gen
erai with rank pay and emonnsnG; M aSintants
General with the rank, pay, and nsnts oil ma
sosS r 81 IN Ana be it further enacted, That there
shall he four inspectors general OF the army win the
rank. bay, and emoluments OF oolones OF eavalry'
nav and emoumenis of lieutenant colonies OF cav
airy: and two assistant inspectors gensr 'ne
SIC. III And be it farther enacted, Ihat tne ba t
reau of Military Justice shall hereaitel, Ds end
na indge advocate general. with the rank, pay thu
smonments of brigadier general. and one assstani
Judge advocate general with Ine raa ma te saId
nudge advocate general shall receive, revise and
nave recorded the proceedings OF al ana
Fl such other duties have etofore
been performed by the judge advocate general Q, se
army And of the Judge advocates now IN once
to be selected BY the Secretary II war VINO n Sds
perform their duties under the direction q tne
advocate general until otherwise provdeu ~ iaw, =
until the Secretary of War snA d'eiue 'Hs' 'iieif
NE la And be it further enacted, That the
quartermasters department OF sne s ar with the
rank pay and emoluments OF a brigaoier eeneiaH'
assistant quartermassers geneIA 81 nayslry ten
deputy quartermasters general, with the rams, pay:
and enoluments Of lieutenant Soiones OF eS a1d
emolumenis Of majors Of cavalry anu ior'y ou %
I D " cavalry and the
css hereby created in the grade Of ass,stan. a