Chapter XXIV. to increase the present Military Establishment of the United States. July 29, 1861.1861, ch. 47.Post, p. 314. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there shall be added to the regular army, as now authorized by law

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Chap. XXIV.— An Act *to increase the present Military Establishment of the United States.* July 29, 1861.1861, ch. 47.*Post*, p. 314. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That there shall be added to the regular army, as now authorized by law, nine regiments of infantry,Increase of military establishment.Organization of infantry regiments.Battalions.Companies. one regiment of cavalry, and one regiment of artillery; each regiment of infantry to consist of not less than two nor more than three battalions, as the exigencies of the public service may, in the opinion of the President of the United States, demand; each battalion to consist of eight companies; each company to consist of one captain, one first and one second lieutenant, one first sergeant, four sergeants, eight corporals, two musicians, and as many privates, not exceeding eighty-two, as the President of the United States may, according to the requirements of military service, direct.

The regiment of cavalry hereby authorized shall consist of notCavalry regiment.Squadrons. more than three battalions of not more than two squadrons each; and each squadron shall consist of two companies, each company to be composed of one captain, one first and one second lieutenant, one first ser-280THIRTY-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 regiment Artillery regiment.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 Batteries.sergeants, eight corporals, two musicians, two artificers, 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 may be 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 sergeants, and four corporals. Sec. 2. Field and staff commissioned and non-commissioned officers.Infantry regiments. *And be it further enacted,* That the field and staff commissioned and non-commissioned officers of the regiments hereinbefore authorized shall be as follows: To each regiment of infantry, one colonel, one lieutenant-colonel, one regimental adjutant, one regimental quartermaster and 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 commissary, one sergeant-major, one quartermaster-sergeant, one commissary-sergeant, and one hospital-steward; the regimental and battalion adjutants, and quartermasters and commissaries, to be taken from the lieutenants of the regiments and battalions, Cavalry regiments.respectively:

To the regiment of cavalry, one colonel, one lieutenant-colonel, one regimental adjutant, one regimental quartermaster and commissary, and two chief buglers; and to each battalion of cavalry, one major, one battalion adjutant, one battalion quartermaster and commissary, one sergeant-major, 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 be taken from the lieutenants of the regiments and Artillery regiments.battalions, respectively:

To the regiment of artillery, one colonel, one lieutenant-colonel, one major to every four batteries, one adjutant, 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.

Sec. 3. Four major-generals and six brigadier-generals to be added to army.*Post*, pp. 314, 509. *And be it further enacted,* That there shall be added to the army of the United States the following general officers, namely: Four major-generals, with three aides-de-camp each, to be taken from captains or lieutenants of the army, and six brigadier-generals, with two aides-de-camp each, to be taken from the lieutenants of the army. Sec. 4. Pay of officers and men. *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.

Regimental bands.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-half, those of engineer soldiers of the first class. The drum-major, or leader of the band, the pay and emoluments Saddler, &c., sergeants.of a second lieutenant of infantry. The saddler sergeants, veterinary sergeants, company quartermaster-sergeants, and drum-majors, will receive the pay and allowances of sergeants of cavalry.

The battalion Quartermasters and commissaries.adjutant and battalion quartermasters and commissaries will receive the emoluments now provided by law for regimental adjutants. Sec. 5. Term of enlistments. *And be it further enacted,* That the term of enlistments made THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 24, 25. 1861.281and to be made in the years eighteen hundred and sixty-one and eighteen hundred and sixty-two, in the regular army, including the force authorized by this act, shall be for the period of three years, and those to be made after January one, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, shall he for the term of five years, as at present authorized, and that the men enlisted in the regular forces, after the first day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, shall be entitled to the same bounties, in every respect, as those allowed or to be allowed to the men of the volunteer forces.

Sec. 6. *And be it further enacted,* That the increase of the militaryIncrease of military establishment to last during rebellion; when to be reduced to 25,000 men. establishment created or authorized by this act is declared to be for service during the existing insurrection and rebellion; and within one year after the constitutional authority of the Government of the United States shall be reestablished, and organized resistance to such authority shall no longer exist, the military establishment may be reduced to a number not exceeding twenty-five thousand men, unless otherwise ordered by Congress.

Sec. 7. *And be it further enacted,* That the President of the UnitedProvision for disbandment States shall cause regiments, battalions, and companies to be disbanded, and officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates to be discharged, so as to reduce the military establishment as is provided by the preceding section: *Provided,* That all of the officers of the regularOfficers of regular army in other corps to retain rank, &c. army who have been or may be detached or assigned to duty for service in any Other regiment or corps shall resume their positions in the regular army, and shall be entitled to the same rank, promotion, and emoluments as if they had continued to serve in their own regiments or corps.

Sec. 8. *And be it further enacted,* That the enlistments for the regimentsEnlistments to be in charge of officers appointed from civil life. authorized by this act shall be in charge of the officers detailed for that purpose who are appointed to said regiments from civil life; and that in the mean time the officers appointed to the same from the regular armyOther officers to be on duty in the field. shall be detailed by the commanding general to such service in the volunteer regiments now in the field as will, in his judgment, give them the greatest military instruction and efficiency; and that the commanding general may, in his discretion, employ said officers with any part of the regular forces now in the field until the regiments authorized by this act shall have been fully recruited, and detail any of the officers now in the regular army to service with the volunteer regiments now in the field, or which may hereafter be called out, with such rank as may be offered them in said volunteer regiments, for the purpose of imparting to them military instruction and efficiency.

Approved, July 29, 1861. Chapter XXV: to provide for the Suppression of Rebellion against and Resistance to the Laws of the United States, and to amend the Act entitled “An Act to provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union,” &c., passed February twenty-eight, seventeen hundred and ninety-five. 11 Stat. 281 1861-07-29 Chapter XXV 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.

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Chapter XXIV

*to increase the present Military Establishment of the United States.* July 29, 1861.1861, ch. 47.*Post*, p. 314. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That there shall be added to the regular army, as now authorized by law

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