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 THIRTY~SEV`Ef*l'TH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 9. 1861. 269 mvslry, infantry, or artillery, and the States from which they are to be md ln P*°P°¤'*·i¢¤ furnished, having reference, in any such requisition, to the number then g’ml’;°£"1°°°° °f in service from the several States, and to the exigencies of the service at 1g61,d,_;.;4,rg_ the time, and equalizing, as far as practicable, the number furnished by Pv¤¢.1>-285- the several States, according to Federal population. Src. 2. And be it further emu-tea', That the said volunteers shall be To be ssl5m subject to the rules and regulations governing the army of the United *°°’l"g',’“l°“ 'md Slales, and that they shall be formed, by the President, into regiments of mgil-iswoglbs infantry, with the exception of such numbers for cavalry and artillery, as formedhe may direct, not to exceed the proportion of one company of each of those arms to every regiment of infantry, and to be organized as in the regular service. Each regiment of infantry shall have one colonel, one Infantry regilieutenanbcolonel, one major, one adjutant, (a lieutenant,) one quarter- m°¤”= h°“’ m"" master, (a lieutenant,) one surgeon and one assistant surgeon, one ser- uP` geanvmajor, one regimemal quartermaster-sergeant, one regimental commissary-sergeant, one hospital steward, two principal musicians, and 1862·<=h·127»§ twenty-four musicians for a band, and shall be composed of ten compa- 3' P""'?' m' nies, each company to consist of one captain, one first lieutenant, one sec- p£,6%_°§,500' ond lieutenant, one first sergeant, four sergeants, eight corporals, two l musicians, one wagoner, and from sixty-four to eighty-two privates. Sec. 3. And be it jiertbcr enacted, That these forces, when accepted as Divisions md herein authorized, shall be organizeddnto divisions of three or more brig- b"g“d°“· ades each; and each division shall have a major·general, three aides-de- how wmcamp, and one assistant adjutanbgeneral with the rank of major. Each gg5g_ md °E" brigade shall be composed of four or more regiments and shall have one hrigadier-general, two aides·de-camp, one assistant adjutant-general with the rank of captain, one surgeon, one assistant quartermaster, and one commissary of subsistence. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the President shall be autho- M¤l)°¥·$°’¤l¤ rized to appoint, hy and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for ggmggw Q: the command of the forces provided for in this act, a number of major- appointed. generals, not exceeding sir, and a number of brigadier-generals, not exceeding eighteen, and the other division and brigade officers required for the organization of these forces, except the aides-de-camp, who shall be selected by their respective generals from the officers of the army or volunteer corps: Provided, That the President may select the major·gen· maybe selecterals and brigaxliengenerals provided for in this act, from the line or staH' ed from dT5S:/*139* of the regular army, and the officers so selected shall be permitted to §;‘Q¥’,;;k EEE; retain their rank therein. The governors of the States furnishing volun- sn. teers under this act, shall commission the field, stall, and company omcers Field, staff and requisite for the said volunteers; but, in cases where the State author}- ;°¤¤P;;¤l5;1:1*;‘;_“”» ties refuse or omit to furnish volunteers at the call or on the proclamation s,%:ed_ of the President, and volunteers from such States olfer their services under such call or proclamation, the President shall have power to accept such services, and to commission the proper field, st:-id, and company ohicers. Src. 5. And be it further enacted, That the officers, non-commissioned Payto be that officers, and privates, organized as above set forth, shall, in all respects, be °*`¤’·ul¤;*:;¤r*':d“m placed on the footing, as to pay and allowances, of similar corps of the reg- me y` ular army: Provided, That the allowances of non-commissioned officers and mm privates for clothing, when not furnished in kind, shall be three dollars [Repealed in and fifty cents per month, and that each company officer, non-commissioned gage, 1862, eh. cieer, private, musician, and artilicer of cavalry shall furnish his own P g9%l0· PM horse and horse equipments, and shall receive forty cents per day for their ` use and risk, except that in case the horse shall become disabled, or shall die, the allowance shall cease until the disability be removed or another horse be supplied. Every volunteer non-commissioned officer, private, Cominutation musician, and artiiieer, who enters the service of the United Qtates under g£&¤tl;¤:;;•il*<=¤ this act, shall be paid at the rate of Elly cents in lieu of subsistence, and if a cavalry volunteer, twenty-Eve cents additional, in lieu of forage, for