Chapter XLVII. *supplementary to an Act entitled “An Act to increase the present Military Establishment of the United States,” approved July twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one.* August 5, 1861.1861, ch. 24. *Ante*, p. 279.1862. ch. 200, § 19. *Post*, p. 596. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repr
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Chap. XLVII.— An Act *supplementary to an Act entitled “An Act to increase the present Military Establishment of the United States,” approved July twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one.* August 5, 1861.1861, ch. 24. *Ante*, p. 279.1862. ch. 200, § 19. *Post*, p. 596. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That it shall be lawful for the President of the United States, during the existing insurrection and rebellion, Additional aides-de-camp authorized.upon the recommendation of the Lieutenant-General commanding the army of the United States, or of any Major-General of the regular army of the United States, commanding forces of the United 1862, ch. 133, § 7. *Post*, p. 509.States in the field, to appoint such number of aides-de-camp, in addition to those now authorized by law, as the exigencies of the service may, in the opinion of the President, require; such aides-de-camp Rank and pay.to bear respectively the rank and authority of captains, majors, lieutenant-colonels, or colonels of the regular army as the President may direct, and to receive the same pay and allowances as are provided by existing laws for officers of cavalry of corresponding rank.
The President shall When to be discharged.cause all aides-de-camp appointed under this act to be discharged whenever they shall cease to be employed in active service, and he may reduce the number so employed whenever he may deem it expedient so to Officers of regular army so appointed to retain rank, &c.do. Any officers of the regular army appointed aides-de-camp under this act, and detached or assigned to duty for service as such, shall upon their discharge resume their positions in the regular army, and shall be entitled to the same rank and promotion as if they had continued to serve in their own regiments or corps.
Approved, August 5, 1861. Chapter XLVIII: supplementary to an Act entitled “An Act to protect the Commerce of the United States, and Punish the Crime of Piracy.” 11 Stat. 314 1861-08-05 Chapter XLVIII Little, Brown and Company text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-23 37 1 public
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Chapter XLVII
*supplementary to an Act entitled “An Act to increase the present Military Establishment of the United States,” approved July twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one.* August 5, 1861.1861, ch. 24. *Ante*, p. 279.1862. ch. 200, § 19. *Post*, p. 596. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repr
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