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With the proper omcors. rs the extgen-
4 aa4g of the seEvice may require
rRss milssrS uni9s i s shs
{ tiOnal guard shall be composed and Or
{ 0Anissd ID tho same and under the same
ne sane anits iT r
I army of The United States as nearly
- possibls or - may be prescribed
Wsr ana subject t. os the provisions Of
4 this act shall be as follows:
a company shall consist Of one cap
tain, one hrst lieutenant. one second
lieutenant. one drst sergeant, one qrar-
tWo Cooks 9uf tive muaieians
one. artiAcer and forty-two privates.
The minimum strength of company
IA batt. ih shaii consist ss' u n one ma
1or. one battalion adjutant (frst lieu
tsnanG one battalion quartermaster
one battalion ssrgesnt major and four
companies 81 oS Infantry; total enlisted.
mel, ono lieutenant colonel one adju-
tant (captain) one quartermaster
(captain). one ..commissary (captain1.
loaptain). enc chaplain. one sergeant
major, ono quartermaster sergeant, one
eommtssary sereeant, two color SER
- band consisting of the following: One
chief musician, one principal musician,
one drum major, four sergeants eight
Yates; total enlisted, minimum, 1872.
regiment of infantry may. have, In
addition to the commissioned officers
and enlisted men enumerated above,
assistant surgeons Captains or first
!ieutenants9, as prescribed in Section
the act of Congress approved April
IL 1895 or one surgeon and three as
distant surgeons detailed from the med
tcal department..
w hen It IL impracticable to assign
three battalions to a regiment it may
BE composed of O smaller number, not
less than two, each of which should
5penstst OF four e npanies; but where
the four companies cannot be assigned
TO o battalion 1t may be composed of
sthre1 companies. with the fourth com
pany skelstonized. Similarly when four
companies cannot be assigned to a sep-
Sra SSha ttai!ois hi y be composed of
three companies Other companies,
which for sufficient reasons it Is i'm
4 practicable to assign to battalions. shall
s EXIST as separate companies; and bat
4 talions Of incomplete hattalions which
cxHTIot bs combine with reg iments OF
at least eight companies shall exist as
separate battalions.
"a brigade shall ordinarily consist of
Two or more flll regiments OF infantry,
three being the normal organizations;
but separate battalions and separate
companies may be assigned thereto and
provisional brigades consisting of two
or more regiments of not less than
elgh computes each may be organized
Tor the purpose of instruction or ma
neuyers
brigadier general is the proper
commander for brigade. but in case
Of the absence or disability of the brig
adler general the command will de-
volve upon the senior officer Of the line
gade.
The stan of q brigade shall consist
$Of OMcers detailed from the several
gtaf corps and departments, as fol-
lows.
One adjutant general, major adju-
tAnt generals department.
Ono auAEtermaster.aAm ma ior. quarter
master's department.
One. commissary. major, subsistence
one surgeon, major, medical depart
ment.
Two aids. lieutenants, from the lire.
In addition to the staff officers emu emu,
other star ofiicers as are considered ne-
scsssary may be designated for duty on
the star of-a brigade. but officers SO
designated must belong to some staff,
.aaE5ak=aIiiHn aItInant oIAtost he lins.saill
& q detailed for duty on the brigade
camps Of instruction, or when
deemed necessary. the governor may
attach to q brigade such troops of cav
airy batteries Of artillery, and ofga-
snizAtfons Of special troops as may APP
pear to him to be advisable.
The medical department. of the orga-
sslized militia shall consist Of the Off
GERS necessary to, perform the duties
81 81 the stafts q brigades and divisions
an Ct camps dsepots and other ,n similar
sGeons@ and assistant surgeons attached
\ TO- regiments, separate squadrons and
battal lions, troops, batteries and COM
panies for the purpose of furnishing
! medical attendance; Of the medical of
acers requisite for the organization OF
luch am bulance companies and deld
hospitals az may be authorized, and Of
the hospital CORPS When necessary
professional nurses may be provided.
The hospital corps shall consist of
Sserg eants hrst class sergeants corpo-
j rels prtvates FIRST class, and privates of
4 the corps assigned for duty to the diff
terent regiments, squadrons. battalions
troops, ha tteries and companies and to
SeempB, depots, and other similar militia
nv establishments, or belonging to such
Ambulance companies and field hospit-
sAls a. MAJ be organized.
s In iiilunI en- ed trengti1 an
Afn hMlance company shall: be as fol-
! esantss ii privates 1irst class, total en-
surgeon icaptaiiil). and two assistant
surgeons (first lieutenants), may be as
ssigned TO duty with an ambulance com
pAny
$dAld hospital shall be as follows: first
SoexGeRnts flrst class, e. sergeants, %
aaa pf1y ya s,,r aosa1
JmaJpr I. ana four assistant surgeons
{0apfaina On first lfeutanants), may be
assigned 70 duty with q Held hospital
u Kns! corps shall he stan e !; corps OF
4144l&eHa Mece4eary for the performance