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. And be it further enacted, That when any officer, shall be detached from a regiment to serve as an aid to a general officer, or as assistant or other inspector, or as an assistant to the quartermaster-general, by whatsoever name, or as an assistant to the adjutant-general, by whatsoever name, the place of such officer in his regiment shall be supplied by promotion or new appointment, or both, as may be requisite; but the officer detached shall nevertheless retain his station in his regiment, and shall rank and rise therein, in the same manner as if he had not been detached.

. And be it further enacted, That no officer shall be appointed as the inspector of a division, who when appointed shall be of a rank higher than that of major, or as the inspector of a brigade, who when appointed shall be of a rank higher than that of captain, or as the aid of a major-general, who when appointed shall be of a rank higher than that of captain, or as the aid of a brigadier-general, who when appointed shall be of a rank higher than that of first lieutenant, or as the quartermaster of a division, who when appointed shall be of a rank higher than that of captain, or as the quartermaster of a brigade, who when appointed shall be of a rank higher than that of first lieutenant, or as an assistant to the adjutant-general, who when appointed shall be of a rank higher than that of captain.

. And be it further enacted, That in the ordinary arrangement of the army, two regiments of infantry or cavalry shall constitute a brigade, and shall be commanded by a brigadier-general; two brigades, a division, and shall be commanded by a major-general. Provided always, that it shall be in the discretion of the commanding general, to vary this disposition, whenever he shall judge it proper; and provided also, that this act shall not render it necessary to appoint any greater number of general officers than have been heretofore authorized by law, sooner than, in the opinion of the President, the military service of the United States shall require it.

. And be it further enacted, That a commander of the army of the United States shall be appointed and commissioned by the style of “General of the Armies of the United States,” and the present office and title of Lieutenant-General shall thereafter be abolished.

. And be it further enacted, That there shall be a Quartermaster-General of the army of the United States, who shall be entitled to the rank, pay, emoluments and privileges of a major-general.

. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the President of the United States, at his discretion, to organize, officer, and raise a battalion of riflemen, to consist of the same number of officers and men, and to be entitled to the same pay and emoluments whatsoever as a battalion of infantry of the line.

. And be it further enacted, That to any army of the United States, other than that in which the quartermaster-general shall serve, there shall be a deputy quartermaster-general, who shall be a field officer, and who, in addition to his other emoluments, shall be entitled to fifty dollars per month, which shall be in full compensation for his extra services and travelling expenses, but the provisions of this act are not to affect the present quartermaster-general of the army of the United States, who in case a quartermaster-general shall be appointed by virtue of this act, is to act as deputy quartermaster-general, and shall hereafter have the rank of lieutenant-colonel; and that to every division of an army, there shall be a division quartermaster, who, in addition to his other emoluments, shall be entitled to thirty dollars per month, which shall be in full compensation for his extra services and travelling expenses; and that to every brigade there shall be a brigade quartermaster, who, in addition to his other emoluments, shall be entitled to twenty-four dollars