Year: 1861

No. 126.

 AN ACT to increase the Military establishment of the Confederate States, and to amend the "Act for the establishment and organization of the Army of the Confederate States of America.'

 SECTION l. The Congress Of the Confederate Sa'es Of America do enact, That the President shall be authorized to raise and organize in addition to the present military establishment, one regiment of cavalry and two regiments of infantry, whenever in his judgment the public service may require such an increase, to be organized in accordance with existing laws for the organization of cavalry and infantry regiments and to be entitled to the same pay and allowances provided for the same respectively.

 SEC 9 That the five general officers provided by existing laws for the Confederate States, sSall have the rank and denomination of "General," instead of 'sBrgadier General, which shall be the highest military grade known to the Confederate States. They shall be assigned to such commands and duties as the President may especially direct, and shall be entitled to the same pay and allow ances as are provided for brigadier generals, and to two aids camp to be selected as now provi- ded by law. Appointments to the rank of gener- all after the army is organized, shall be made by selection from the army.

 SEC B. That the President he authorized when ever in his judgment the public service may require the increase, to add to the corps of engineers one lieutenant colonel, who shall receive the pay and

 

 as many captains, not exceeding five, as may be necessary.

 SEC 4. That there be added to the quartermas- ter generals department one assistant quartermas- ter general, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, and two quartermasters, with the rank of lnaJor; and to the commissary generals department, one assistant commissary, with the rank of maJor and one assistant commssary, with the rank of captain and to the medical department, six surgeons and fourteen assistant surgeons.

 SEC. ,. That the President be authorized to ap point as many military keepers with the pay and allowances of first lieutenant of infantry, as the safe keeping of the public property may require not to exceed in all six store keepers.

 SEC G. That there be added to the miltaty es tablishment one quartermaster sergeant of cavalry and infantry, and one ordnance sergeant for eacl military post, each to receive the pay and allow ances of sergeant major, according to existing laws.

 SEo !. That there may be enlisted for the med ical department of the army. for the term alread. provided by law for other enlisted men, as man, hospital stewards as the service may require, to b determined by the Secretary of War, under sucl regulations as he may prescribe, and who shal receive the pay and allowances of a sergeant ma jor.

 SEC. s. That until military school shall be es tablshed for the elementary instruction ot officer for the army, the President shall be authorized t' appoint. cadets from the several states, in numbe prOportioned to their representation in the Hous of Representatives, and ten in addition, to be SC ected by hirn at large from the Confederate States who shall be attached to companies in service Il any branch of the army, as supernumerary omcers