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 280 THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 24. 1861. geant, one quartermaster-sergeant, four sergeants, eight corporals, two musicians, two farriers, one saddler, one wagoner, and as many privates, not exceeding seventy-two, as the President of the United States may, according to the requirements of the military service, direct. The regi- Artillery my. ment of artillery hereby authorized shall consist of not more than twelve ¤°¤*· batteries; and each battery shall consist of one captain, one first and one second lieutenant, one first sergeant, one quartermaster-sergeant, four B***°*i°¤· sergeants, eight corporals, two musicians, two artiiicers, one wagoner, and as many privates, not exceeding one hundred and twenty-two, as the President of the United States may, according to the requirements of the military service, direct. And there maybe added to the aforesaid battery organization, at the discretion of the President, having due regard to the public necessities and means, one first and one second lieutenant, two ser eants, and four co rals. Field and staif geo. 2. And be it _;il):ther enacted, That the field and staff commissioned ¤<>¤¤miS¤i¢>¤¤d_ and non-commissioned ctiicers of the regiments hereinbefore authorized Qgxgww shall be as follows: To each regiment of infantry, one colonel, one lieu- I,,,-,,,,,,-y mg;. tenant-colonel, one regimental adjutant, one regimental quartermaster and mats- commissary, one drum-major, or leader of the band, and two principal musicians; and to each battalion of infantry, one major, one battalion adjutant, one battalion quartermaster and ccmmissary, one sergeanomajor, one quartermaster-sergeant, one ccmmissary—sergeant, and one hospitalsteward; the regimental and battalion adjutants, and quartermasters and eommissaries, to be taken from the lieutenants of the regiments and bat- Cavalry rsgi- talions, respectively: To the regiment of cavalry, one colonel, one lieu- '°°¤*°· tenant-colonel, one regimental adjutant, one regimentalquartermaster and commissary, and two chief buglers; and toeach battalion of cavalry, one major, one battalion adjutant, one battalion quartermaster and commissary, one sergeannmajor, one quartermaster-sergeant, one commissary-sergeant, one hospital-steward, one saddler sergeant, and one veterinary sergeant; the regimental adjutant and the regimental and battalion quartermasters and commissaries to he taken from the lieutenants of the regiments and Miuw HUF battalions, respectively: To the regiment of artillery, one colonel, one ments. · ., . l1euteuant·c0l0uel, one major to every four batteries, one adgutant, one regimental quartermaster and commissary, to be taken from the lieutenants of the regiment, one sergeant-major, one quartermaster-sergeant, one commissary-sergeant,_two principal musicians, and one hospital-steward -—- and the bands of the regular regiments shall consist of not more than twenty-four musicians for each regiment of infantry and artillery, and sixteen musicians for each regiment of mounted troops. °£*{;";"E,“£;:§§;; Sec. 8. And be it "fitrtlzcr enacted, That there shall be added to the ad;,,. e,,,,,,;, to army of the United btates the following general officers, namely : Four beadtgtdtnurmy major-generals, with three aides-de-camp each, to be taken from captains p,,,,, Pp_ 814, M_ or lieutenants of the army, and six brigadier-generals, with two aides-decamp each, to be taken from the lieutenants of the army. - “1;¤g’m;i’ ¤¤i•=¤¤ ISM:. 4. And be it further enacted, That the officers and enlisted men ' raised in pursuance of the foregoing sections shall receive the same pay, emoluments, and allowances, and be on the same footing, in every respect, with those of corresponding grades and corps now in the regular service. bwwm The regimental bands will be paid as follows: one-fourth of each, the pay ' and allowances of sergeants of engineer soldiers; one·fourth, those of corporals of engineer soldiers; and one·hali, those of engineer soldiers of the first class. The drum·majcr, or leader of the band, the pay and emolu- Ssddlgr, &<=·, ments of a second lieutenant of infantry. The saddler sergeants, veteri- °"g““ nary sergeants, company quartemastersergeants, and drum-majors, will Qmmrmmm receive the pay and allowances of sergeants of cavalry. The battalion .,,4 ,,0,,,,,,;,,,,,. adjutant and battalion quartermasters and commissaries will receive the MS- _ emoluments now provided by law for regimental adjutants. m;`1°;¤°f ¤¤l¤¤*· Sec. 5. And be it _/imher enacted, That the term of enlistments made