^T.. '' '■ "'♦ * f » » » * M ■ ' « . • • .V.'.\V.,,IW.,"V. *^p "i-i Iffi W&l If S»ija{ Sj ' xjS9Hmhw '^foul ft 'k fit* 1^ \b% \HK «?^ UP«lA- ARMY MEDICAL LIBRARY FOUNDED 1836 WASHINGTON, D.C .-/ *f '«. -h^ffr x- 6 ^ £i**k>< ,, ? ^ ? rf * +* ^ ^ 6~^h %~#^ f^ V~T^iTv^ {?.■■ * ■}/ /J- J\ 0- V 1 //7^. 're#*-t<-\ XT y 1 % ■ *■■! rr "Y/; REVISED UNITED STATES ARMY REGULATIONS. OP 1861. WITH AN" APPENDIX -J CONTAINING THE CHANGES AND LAWS AFFECTING ARMY REGULATIONS AND ARTICLES OF WAR TO JUNE 25,1863. WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1863. 1663 N <•• War Department, Washington, August 10, 1861. Whereas, it has been found expedient to revise the Regulations for the Army, and the same having been approved by the President of the United States, he com- mands that they be published for the information and government of the military service, and that, from and after the date hereof, they shall be strictly observed as the sole and standing authority upon the matter therein contained. Nothing contrary to the tenor of these Regulations will be enjoined in any part of the forces of the United States by any commander whatsoever. SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War. 9 451128 CONTENTS. A FULL INDEX WILL BE FOUND AT IHE END OF THIS WORK. ARTICLE I. BAgi Military Discipline.........................,........................................... 9 ARTICLE II. Rank and Command.................................................................... 9 ARTICLE III. Succession in Command or Duty................................................... 11 ARTICLE IV. Appointment and Promotion of Commissioned Officers.................... 1] ARTICLE V. Resignations of Officers............................................................. 12 ARTICLE VI. Exchange or Transfer of Officers............................................... 12 ARTICLE VII. Appointments on the Staff.......................................................... 13 ARTICLE VIII. Distribution of the Troops......................................................... 13 ARTICLE IX. Care of Fortifications................................................................ 13 ARTICLE X. Care of Armament of Fortifications............................................ 15 A2 5 6 CONTENTS. ARTICLE XI. paob Artillery Practice.................................................................... 16 ARTICLE XII. Regiments................................................................................. 18 ARTICLE XIII. Companies................................................................................. 21 ARTICLE XIV. Ordnance Sergeants.................................................:.................. 24 ARTICLE XV. Transfer of Soldiers.................................................................. 27 ARTICLE XVI. Deceased Officers....................................................................... 28 ARTICLE XVII. Deceased Soldiers...................................................................... 28 ARTICLE XVIII. Deserters................................................................................... 29 ARTICLE XIX. Discharges................................................................................ 30 ARTICLE XX. Traveling on Duty..................................................................... 31 ARTICLE XXI. Leaves of Absence to Officers..................................................., 31 ARTICLE XXII. Furloughs to Enlisted Men........................................................ 34 ARTICLE XXIII. Councils of Administration......................................................... 34 ARTICLE XXIV. Chaplains.................................................................................. 36 ARTICLE XXV. Sutlers..................................................................................... 37 CONTENTS. 7 ARTICLE XXVI. pagi Military Discussions and Publications......................................... 38 ARTICLE XXVII. Arrests and Confinements........................................................... 38 ARTICLE XXVIII. Hours of Service and Roll-Call3............................................... 39 4 ARTICLE XXIX. Honors to be paid by the Troops................................................ 40 ARTICLE XXX. Inspections of the Troops............................................................ 46 ARTICLE XXXI. Musters..................................................................................... 49 ARTICLE XXXII. Forms of Parade........................................................................ 50 ARTICLE XXXIII. Guards....................................................................................... 61 ARTICLE XXXIV. Orders and Correspondence......................................................... 66 ARTICLE XXXV. Returns and Reports.................................................................. 69 ARTICLE XXXVI. Troops in Campaign..................................................................... 71 ARTICLE XXXVII. Troops on board of Transports.................................................... 120 ARTICLE XXXVIII. Courts-Martial........................................................................... 124 ARTICLE XXXIX. Working-Parties........................................................................ 127 ARTICLE XL.' Recruiting Service..................................................................... 128 8 CONTENTS. ARTICLE XLI. pagb Public Property, Money, and Accounts........................................ 147 ARTICLE XLII. Quartermaster's Department....................................................... 159 ARTICLE XLIII. Subsistence Department.............................................................. 241 ARTICLE XLIV. Medical Department.............................................................. .... 281 ARTICLE XLV. Pay Department........................................................................ 34] ARTICLE XLVI. Corps of Engineers................................................................Omitted. The Regulations for Engineers arc furnished to ojftctrs requiring them, by the Chief Engineer ARTICLE XLVII. Ordnance Department................................................................. 387 ARTICLE XLVIII. Proceedings in Civil Courts........................................................ 474 ARTICLE XLIX. Arms of thh United States......................................................... 474 ARTICLE L. Flags, Colors, Standards, Guidons................................................. 475 ARTICLE LI. Uniform, Dress, and Horse Equipments...................................... 476 ARTICLE LII. Volunteers and Militia in the Service of the United States...... 495 APPENDIX. A. Articles of War.................................................................... 435 Extracts from Acts of Congress from 16th March, 1802, to 25th July, 1861........................................................................... 503 B. Changes and Additions to Army Regulations up to June 95 1863..................................................................................; 510 Abstracts from Acts of Congress from 29th July, 1861, to 3d March, 1863..................................................................... 525 Army Pay Table................................................................. '* 544 REVISED REGULATIONS FOR THE ARMY. ARTICLE I. MILITARY DISCIPLINE. 1. All inferiors are required to obey strictly, and to execute with alacrity and good faith, the lawful orders of the superiors appointed over them. 2. Military authority is to be exercised with firmness, but with kind- ness and justice to inferiors. Punishments shall be strictly conformable to military law. 3. Superiors of every grade are forbidden to injure those under them by tyrannical or capricious conduct, or by abusive language. ARTICLE II. BANE AND COMMAND. 4. Rank of officers and non-commissioned officers: 1st. Lieutenant-General. 10th. Cadet. 2d. Major-General. 11th. Sergeant-Major. 3d. Brigadier-General. 12th. Quartermaster-Sergeant of a 4th. Colonel. Regiment. 5th. Lieutenant-Colonel. 13th. Ordnance Sergeant and Hos- 6th. Major. pital Steward. 7th. Captain. 14th. First Sergeant. 8th. First Lieutenant. 15th. Sergeant. 9th. Second Lieutenant. 16th. Corporal. And in each grade by date of commission or appointment. 5. When commissions are of the same date, the rank is to be decided, between officers of the same regiment or corps by the order of appoint- ment ; between officers of different regiments or corps: 1st. by rank in actual service when appointed; 2d. by former rank and service in the 10 REVISED REGULATIONS Hank.---Command. army or marine corps; 3d. by lottery among such as have not been in the military service of the United States. In case of equality of rank by virtue of a brevet commission, reference is had to commissions not brevet. 6. Officers having brevets, or commissions of a prior date to those of the regiment in which they serve, may take place in courts-martial and on detachments, when composed of dim rent corps, according to the ranks given them in their brevets or dates of their former commissions; but in the regiment, troop, or company to which such officers belong, they shall do duty and take rank both in courts-martial and on detachments whict shall be composed only of their own corps, according to the commissions by which they are mustered in the said corps.—(Gist Art. of War.') 7. If, upon marches, guards, or in quarters, different corps of the army shall happen to join, or do duty together, the officer highest in rank of the line of the army, marine corps, or militia, by commission, there on duty or in quarters, shall command the whole, and give orders for what is needful to the service, unless otherwise specially directed by the Presi- dent of the United States, according to the nature of the case.—(Q2d Art of War.) 8. An officer not having orders from competent authority cannot put himself on duty by virtue of his commission alone. 9. Officers serving by commission from any state of the Union take rank next after officers of the like grade by commission from the United States. 10. Brevet rank takes effect only in the following cases: 1st. by spe- cial assignment of the President in commands composed of different corps; 2d. on courts-martial or detachments composed of different corps. Troops are on detachment, only when sent out temporarily to perform a special service. 11. In regularly constituted commands, as garrisons, posts, depart- ments; companies, battalions, regiments; corps, brigades, divisions, army corps, or the army itself, brevet rank cannot be exercised except by spe- cial assignment. 12. The officers of Engineers are not to assume nor to be ordered on any duty beyond the line of their immediate profession, except by the special order of the President. 13. An officer of the Pay or Medical Department cannot exercise com- mand except in his own department; but, by virtue of their commissions, officers of these departments may command all enlisted men, like othei commissioned officers. 14. Officers of the corps of Engineers or Ordnance, or of the Adju- tant-General's, Inspector-General's, Quartermaster-General's, or Subsist- ence Department, though eligible to'command according te the rank they FOR THE ARMY. li Succession in Duties.---Appointments. hold in the army of the United States, shall not assume the command of troops unless put on duty under orders which specially so direct by authority of the President. ARTICLE III. SUCCESSION IN COMMAND OR DUTY. 15. The functions assigned to any officer in these regulations by title of office, devolve on the officer acting in his place, except as specially excepted. 16. During the absence of the Adjutant-General, or of the chief of any military bureau of the War Department, his duties in the bureau, prescribed by law or regulations, devolve on the officer of his department empowered by the President to perform them in his absence. 17. An officer who succeeds to any command or duty, stands in regard to his duties in the same situation as his predecessor. The officer relieved shall turn over to his successor all orders in force at the time, and all the public property and funds pertaining to his command or duty, and shall receive therefor duplicate receipts, showing the condition of each article. 18. An officer in a temporary command shall not, except in urgent cases, alter or annul the standing orders of the regular or permanent coHjimander without authority from the next higher commander. ARTICLE IV. APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION OP COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 19. All vacancies in established regiments and corps, to the rank of Colonel, shall be filled by promotion according to seniority, except in ease of disability or other incompetency. 20. Promotions to the rank of Captain shall be made regimentally; to Major and Lieutenant-Colonel and Colonel, according to the arm, as infan- try, artillery, &c, and in the Staff Departments and in the Engineers, Topographical Engineers, and Ordnance, according to corps. 21. Appointments to the rank of Brigadier-General and Major-General will be made by selection from the army. 22. The graduates of the Military Academy are appointed to vacancies of the lowest grade, or attached by brevet to regiments or corps, not to exceed one brevet to each company; and meritorious non-commissioned officers, examined by an Army Board, and found qualified for the duties 12 REVISED REGULATIONS Resignations.---Exchanges. of commissioned officers, will, in like manner, be attached to regiments fjS Brevet Second Lieutenants. 23. Whenever the public service may require the appointment of any citizen to the army, a Board of Officers will be instituted, before which the applicant will appear for an examination into his physical ability, moral character, attainments, and general fitness for the service. If the Board report in favor of the applicant, he will be deemed eligible for a commission in the army. ARTICLE V. RESIGNATIONS OF OFFICERS. 24. No officer will be considered out of service on the tender of his resignation, until it shall have been duly accepted by the proper authority. Any officer who, having tendered his resignation, shall, prior to due notice of the acceptance of the same by the proper authority, and, without leave, quit his post or proper duties with the intent to remain permanently absent therefrom, shall be registered as a deserter, and punished as such. 25. Resignations will be forwarded by the commanding officer to the Adjutant-General of the army for decision of the War Department; and with them, where leave is given, the officer's address. 26. Resignations tendered under charges, when forwarded by any com- mander, will always be accompanied by a copy of the charges; or, in.jfhe absence of written charges, by a report of the case, for the information of the Secretary of War. 27. Before presenting the resignation of any officer, the Adjutant- General will ascertain and report to the War Department the state of such officer's accounts of money, as well as of public property, for which he may have been responsible. 28. In time of war, or with an army in the field, resignations shall take effect within thirty days from the date of the order of acceptance. 29. Leaves of absence will not be granted by commanding officers to officers on tendering their resignation, unless the resignation be uncondi- tional and immediate. ARTICLE VI. EXCHANGE OR TRANSFER OF OFFICERS, 30. The transfer of officers from one regiment or corps to another will be made only by the War Department, on the mutual application of the parties desiring the exchange. FOR THE ARMY. i6 Staff Appointments.---Care of Fortifications. 31. An officer shall not be transferred from one regiment or corps to another with prejudice to the rank of any officer of the regiment or corps to which he is transferred. 32. Transfers will be seldom granted—never except for cogent reasons. ARTICLE VII. APPOINTMENTS ON THE STAFF. 33. As far as practicable, all appointments and details on the staff will be equalized among the several regiments. 34. General Officers appoint their own Aides-de-camp. 35. Brevet Brigadier and Major Generals on duty as such, may, with the special sanction of the War Department, be allowed the aides-de-camp of their brevet grades. 36. An officer shall not fill any staff appointment, or other situation, the duties of which will detach him from his company, regiment, or corps, until he has served at least three years with his regiment or corps; nor shall any officer (aides-de-camp excepted) so remain detached longer than four years. 37. An officer of a mounted corps shall not be separated from his regiment, except for duty connected with his particular arm. 38. The senior Lieutenant present, holding the appointment of Assistant Commissary of Subsistence, is entitled to perform the duties. ARTICLE VIII. DISTEIBUTION OF THE TROOPS. 39. The military geographical departments will be established by the War Department. In time of peace, brigades or divisions will not be formed, nor the stations of the troops changed, without authority from the War Department. ARTICLE IX. CARE OF FORTIFICATIONS. 40. No person shall be permitted to walk upon any of the slopes of a fortification, excepting the ramps and glacis. If, in any case, it be neces- sary to provide for crossing them, it should be done by placing wooden steps or stairs against the slopes. The occasional walking of persons on a parapet will do no harm, provided it be not allowed to cut the surface into paths. B .4 REVISED REGULATIONS Care of Fortifications. 41. No cattle, horses, sheep, goat, or other animal, shall ever be per- mitted to go upon the slopes, the ramparts, or the parapets, nor upon the glacis, except within fenced limits, which should not approach the crest nearer than 30 feet. 42. All grassed surfaces, excepting the glacis, will be carefully and frequently mowed (except in dry weather), and the oftener the better, while growing rapidly—the grass never being allowed to be more than a few inches high. In order to cut the grass even and close, upon small Blopes a light one-handed scythe should be used; and in mowing the steep elopes, the mower should stand on a light ladder resting against the elope, and not upon the grass. Crops of hay may be cut on the glacis; or, if fenced, it may be used as pasture; otherwise it should be treated as other slopes of the fortification.- On all the slopes, spots of dead grass will be cut out and replaced by fresh sods. All weeds will be eradicated. A very little labor, applied steadily and judiciously, will maintain the grassed surfaces, even of the largest of our forts, in good condition. 43. The burning of grass upon any portion of a fortification is strictly forbidden. 44. Particular attention is required to prevent the formation of gullies in the parade, terreplcin, and ramps, and especially in slopes where grass is not well established. If neglected, they soon involve heavy expense. 45. Earth, sand, or ashes must not be placed against wood-work; a free ventilation must be preserved around it; and all wooden floors, platforms bridges, &c, will be kept clean swept. 46. The machinery of draw-bridges, gates, and posterns must be kept in good working order by proper cleaning and oiling of the parts; the bridges will be raised, and the gates and posterns opened as often as once a week. 47. The terrepleins of forts, the floors of casemates, caponnicrs, store- rooms, barracks, galleries, posterns, magazines, &c, and the sidewalks in front of quarters and barracks, as well as other walks, are sometimes paved with bricks or stones, or formed of concrete. These surfaces must be pre- served from injury with great care. In transporting guns and carriages and in mounting them,'strong way-planks will be used, and neither the wheels nor any other part of the carriages, nor any machinery, such as shears, gins, &c, nor any handspike or other implements, will be allowed to touch those surfaces. Unless protected in a similar manner, no wheel- barrow or other vehicle, no barrels, hogsheads, &c, will be rolled upon these surfaces. No violent work will be suffered to be done upon them, such as cutting wood, breaking coal, &c, and no heavy weight be thrown ©r permitted to fall thereon. In using machines, as gins, &c, in case- mates, care must be taken not to injure the arch or celling, as well us the FOR THE ARMY. 15 Care of Armament of Fortifications. floor. Neglect of these precautions may cause injuries slight in appear- ance but serious in effect from the leaking of water into masonry and casemates, and expensive to repair. 48. The doors and windows of all store-rooms and unoccupied case- mates, quarters, barracks, &c, will be opened several times a week for thorough ventilation. 49. The masonry shot-furnaces will be heated only on the approach of an enemy. For ordinary practice with hot shot, iron furnaces are provided. 50. The foregoing matters involve but little expense; the labor is within the means of every garrison, and no technical knowledge is called for beyond what will be found among soldiers. Other repairs requiring "small disbursements, such as repainting exposed wood or iron work, can be also executed by the garrison; but reports, estimates, and requisitions may be necessary to obtain the materials. 51. No alteration will be made in any fortification, or in its casemates, quarters, barracks, magazines, store-houses, or any other building belong- ing to it; nor will any building of any kind, or work of earth, masonry, or timber be erected within the fortification, or on its exterior within half a mile, except under the superintendence of the Engineer Department, and by the authority of the Secretary of War. ARTICLE X. CARE OF ARMAMENT OF FORTIFICATIONS. 52. At each permanent post with a fixed battery, and garrisoned by not more than one company, there will be kept mounted, for purposes of instruction and target practice, three heavy guns, and at posts garrisoned by more than one company, at the rate of two for each of the companies composing its garrison. The other guns dismounted will be properly placed (see page 21, Ordnance Manual for 1850) within their own traverse circles, and the carriages preserved from the weather. 53. All guns should be sponged clean and their vents examined to see r, if there be no sentry-box, they will seoure arms. FORTHEARMY. ® Form of Guard Report. FORM OF GUARD REPORT. Report of a Guard mounted at —, on the —, and relieved on the —. Parole. a eS a <*> ~3 £> m c3 60 U a 02 to "3 &* o p, o O cri a .2 °5 0Q O) "S Ah "3 o fl3 "3 60 £ 60 60 < Articles in Charge. ,2 1 to 5 Countersign. ■asws •s .a < ^ o o CD 60 Detail. LIST OF THE GUARD. Reliefs, and when posted. Where posted. 1st Relief. From — to — and — to — 2d Relief. From — to — and — to — 3d Relief. From — to — and — to — Remarks No. Name. Co. Rt. Name. Co. Rt. Name. Co. Rt. Guard-House. Magazine. Quarm'r Store. 1 2 3 C. D. E. F. G. H. A B C 1st 4th 6th I. J. K. L. M.N. D E F 3d 2d 5th 0. P. Q. R. S. T. G H I |8th 9th 10th 1 2 3 Sergeant W. V., Co. A, 1st Artillery. Corporal W. X., Co. B, 1st Infantry. Corporal Y. Z., Co. C, 3d Infantry. Serg't Guard. Corp'l " LIST OF PRISONERS. No. Names. § a o O a a 'So P3 Confined. Charges. Sentences. Remarks When. By whom. 1 2 3 4 5 • A. B. C, Lieut. — Regt.-----, Commanding the Guard. 54 REVISED REGULATIONS Duties of Sentinels. ___________________ 416. No sentinel shall quit his post or hold conversation not necessary to the proper discharge of his duty. 417. All persons, of whatever rank in the service, are required to observe respect toward sentinels. 418. In case of disorder, a sentinel must call out the guard; and if a fire take place, he must cry—" Fire !" adding the number of his post. If in either case the danger be great, he must discharge his firelock before calling out. 419. It is the duty of a sentinel to repeat all calls made from posts more distant from the main body of the guard than his own, and no sen- tinel will be posted so distant as not to be heard by the guard, either directly or through other sentinels. 120. Sentinels will present arms to general and field officers, to the officer of the day, and to the commanding officer of the post. To all other officers they will carry arms. 421. When a sentinel in his sentry-box sees an officer approaching, he will stand at attention, and as the officer passes will salute him, by bringing the left hand briskly to the musket, as high as the right shoulder. 422. The sentinel at any post of the guard, when he sees any body ol troops, or an officer entitled to compliment, approach, must call—" Tun out the guard!" and announce who approaches. 423. Guards do not turn out as a matter of compliment after sunset; but sentinels will, when officers in uniform approach, pay them proper attention, by facing to the proper front, and standing steady at shouldered arms. This will be observed until the evening is so far advanced that the sentinels begin challenging. 424. After retreat (or the hour appointed by the commanding officer), until broad daylight, a sentinel challenges e^yery person who approaches him, taking, at the same time, the position of arms port. He will suffer no person to come nearer than within reach of his bayonet, until the person has given the countersign. 425. A sentinel, in challenging, will call out—" Who comes there f" If answered—" Friend, with the countersign," and he be instructed to pass persons .with the countersign, he will reply—" Advance, friend, with the countersign I" If answered—" Friends !" he will reply—" Halt, friends ! Advance one with the countersign !" If answered—" Relief," "Patrol," or " Grand rounds," he will reply—"Halt! Advance, Ser- geant (or Corporal), with the countersign!" and satisfy himself that the yarty is what it represents itself to be. If he have no authority to pass ersons with the countersign, if the wrong countersign be given, or if FOR THE ARMY. 65 Duties of Sentinels. the persons have not the countersign, he will cause them to stand, and call—" Corporal of the guard !" 426. In the daytime, when the sentinel before the guard sees the officer of the day approach, he will call—" Turn out the guard ! officer of the day." The guard will be paraded, and salute with presented arms 427. When any person approaches a post of the guard at night, the sentinel before the post, after challenging, causes him to halt until examined by a non-commissioned officer of the guard. If it be the officer of the day, or any other officer entitled to inspect the guard and to make the rounds, the non-commissioned officer will call—" Turn out the guard!" when the guard will be paraded at shouldered arms, and the officer of the guard, if he thinks necessary, may demand the countersign and parole. 428. The officer of the day, wishing to make the rounds, will take an fjscort of a non-commissioned officer and two men. When the rounds are challenged by a sentinel, the Sergeant will answer—" Grand rounds !" and the sentinel will reply—" Halt, grand rounds ! Advance, Sergeant, with the countersign !" Upon which the Sergeant advances and gives the countersign. The sentinel will then cry—" Advance, rounds !" and stand at a shoulder till they have passed. 429. When the sentinel before the guard challenges, and is answered —" Grand rounds," he will reply—" Halt, grand rounds! Turn out the guard; grand rounds!" Upon which the guard will be drawn up at shouldered arms. The officer commanding the guard will then order a Sergeant and two men to advance; when within ten paces, the Sergeant challenges. The Sergeant of the grand rounds answers—" Grand rounds!" The Sergeant of the guard replies—"Advance, Sergeant, with the countersign!" The Sergeant of the rounds advances alone, gives the countersign, and returns to his round. The Sergeant of the guard calls to his officer—" The countersign is right!" on which the officer of the guard calls—"Advance, rounds!" The officer of the rounds then advances alone, the guard standing at shouldered arms. The officer of the rounds passes along the front of the guard to the officer, who keeps his post on the right, and gives him (he parole. He then examines the guard, orders back his escort, and, taking a new one, proceeds in the same manner to other guards. 430. All material instructions given to a sentinel on post by persons entitled to make grand rounds, ought to be promptly notified to the com- mander of the guard. 431. Any General officer, or the commander of a post or garrison, may visit the guards of his command, and go the grand rounds, and be received in the same manner as prescribed
i)2. When the General can send in advance to prepa e the camp, ne FOR THE ARMY. 75 Camps. gives his instructions to the jhief of the Quartermaster's Department, whc calls on the regiments for their camping-parties, and is accompanied, if necessary, by an Engineer to propose the defenses and communications. 503. The watering-places are examined, and signals placed at those that are dangerous. Any WDrk required to make them of easier access is done by the police guard or Quartermaster's men. Sentinels, to be re- lieved by the guards of the regirrent when they come up, are placed by the camping-party over the water if it is scarce, and over the houses and stores of provisions and forage in the vicinity. 504. If the camping-party does not precede the regiment, the Quarter- master attends to these things as soon as the regiment reaches the camp. 505. On reaching the ground, the infantry form on the color front, the cavalry in rear of its camp. 506. The Generals establish the troops in camp as rapidly as possible, particularly after long, fatiguing marches. 507. The number of men to be furnished for guards, pickets, and orderlies; the fatigue parties to be sent for supplies; the work to be done, and the strength of the working parties; the time and place for issues; the hour of marching, &c, are then announced by the Brigadier- Generals to the Colonels and by them to the field officers—the Adju- tant and Captains formed in front of the regiment, the First Sergeants taking post behind their Captains. The Adjutant then makes the details, and the First Sergeants warn the men. The regimental officer of the day forms the picket, and sends the guards to their posts. The colors are then planted at the centre of the color line, and the arms are Btacked on the line; the fatigue parties to procure supplies, and the working parties, form in rear of the arms; the men not on detail pitch the tents. 508. If the camp is near the enemy, the picket remains under arms until the return of the fatigue parties, and, if necessary, is re-enforced by details from each company. 509. In the cavalry, each troop moves a little in rear of the point at which its horses are to be secured, and forms in one rank; the men then dismount; a detail is made to hold the horses; the rest stack their arms and fix the picket rope; after the horses are attended to, the tents are pitched, and each horseman places his carbine at the side from the weather, and hangs his sabre and bridle on it. 510. The standard is then carried to the tent of the Colonel. 511. The terms front, flank, right, left, file, and rank, have the same meaning when applied to camps as to the order of battle. 512. The front of the oimp is usually equal 'o the front of the troops. 76 REVISED REGULATIONS Camp of Infantry. The tents are arranged in ranks and files. The number of ranks varies with the strength of the companies and the size of the tents. 513. No officer will be allowed to occupy a house, although vacant and on the ground of his camp, except by permission of the commander of the brigade, who shall report it to the commander of the division. 514. The staff officer charged with establishing the camp will designate the place for the shambles. The offal will be buried. CAMP OF INFANTRY. 515. Each company has its tents in two files, facing on a street per- pendicular to the color line. The width of the street depends on the front of the camp, but should not be less than 5 paces. The interval between the ranks of tents is 2 paces; between the files of tents of adjacent companies, 2 paces; between regiments, 22 paces. 516. The color line is 10 paces in front of the front rank of tents. The kitchens are 20 paces behind the rear rank of company tents; the non-commissioned staff and sutler, 20 paces in rear of the kitchens; the company officers, 20 paces farther in rear; and the field and staff, 20 paces in rear of the company officers. 517. The company officers are in rear of their respective compa- nies ; the Captains on the right. 518. The Colonel and Lieutenant-Colonel are near the centre of the line of field and staff; the Adjutant, a Major and Surgeon, on the right; the Quartermaster, a Major and Assistant Surgeon, on the left. 519. The police guard is at the centre of the line of the non-com- missioned staff, the tents facing to the front, the stacks of arms on the left. 520. The advanced post of the police guard is about 200 paces in front of the color line, and opposite the centre of the regiment, or on the best ground; the prisoners' tent about 4 paces in rear. In a regiment of the second line, the advanced post of the police guard is 200 paces in rear of the line of its field and staff. 521. The horses of the staff officers and of the baggage train are 25 paces in rear of the tents of the field and staff; the wagons are parked on the same line, and the men of the train camped near them. 522. The sinks of the men are 150 paces in front of the color line— those of the officers 100 paces in rear of the train. Both are concealed by bushes. When convenient, the sinks of the men may be placed in rear or on a flank. A portion of the earth dug out for sinks to be throwD back occasionally. 523. The front of the camp of a regiment of 1000 men in two ranks vill be 400 paces, or one Ifth less paces than the number of files, if the Plate 1. damp of a Eegiment of Infantry. Cl.—Colonel. Lt. Cl.—Lievt. Colonel. M.—Major. Burg.—Surgeon. Ast. Surg.—Asst. Surgeon. AdjL—Adjutant, Q. M.—Quarter Master. tucs.—Non.-Oom.-Staff. r— — l——■* Advanced Guard. 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But the front may be reduced \o 190 paces by narrowing the company streets to 5 paces; and if it be desirable to reduce the front still more, the tents of companies may be pitched in single file—those of a division facing on the game street. CAMP OP CAVALRY. 524. In the cavalry, each company has one file of tents—the tents opening on the street facing the left of the camp. / 525. The horses of each company are placed in a single file, facing the opening of the tents, and are fastened to pickets planted firmly in the ground, from 3 to 6 paces from the tents of the troops. 526. The interval between the file of tents should be such that, the regiment being broken into column of companies [as indicated in plate], each company should be on the extension of the line on which the horses are to be picketed. 527. The streets separating the squadrons are wider than those between the companies by the interval separating squadrons in line; these intervals are kept free from any obstruction throughout the camp. 528. The horses of the rear rank are placed on the left of those of their file-leaders. 529. The horses of the Lieutenants are placed on the right of their platoons; those of the Captains on the right of the company. 530. Each horse occupies a space of about 2 paces. The number of norses in the company fixes the depth of the camp, and the distance between the files of tents; the forage is placed between the tents. 531. The kitchens are 20 paces in front of each file of tents. 532. The non-commissioned officers are in the tents of the front rank. Camp-followers, teamsters, &c, are in the rear rank. The police guard in the rear rank, near the centre of the regiment. 533. The tents of the Lieutenants are 30 paces in rear of the file of their company; the tents of the Captains 30 paces in rear of the Lieu- tenants. 534. The Colonel's tent 30 paces in rear of the Captains', near the centre of the regiment; the Lieutenant-Colonel on his right; the Adju- tant on his left; the Majors on the same line, opposite the 2d company on the right and left; the Surgeon on the left of the Adjutant. 535. The field and staff have their horses on the left of their tents, on the same line with the company horses; sick horses are placed in one line on the right or left of the camp. The men who attend them have a separate file of tents; the forges and wagons in rear of this file. The horses of the train and of camp-folloM srs are in one or more files extending 80 REVISED REGULATIONS Camp of Artillery.----Bivouacs. to the rear, behind the right or left squadron. The advanced post of the police guard is 200 paces in front, opposite the centre of the regiment; the horses in one or two files. 53G. The sinks for the men are 150 paces in front—those for officers 100 paces in rear of the camp. CAMP OF ARTILLERY. 537. The artillery is encamped near the troops to which it is attached, so as to be protected from attack, and to contribute to the defense of the camp. Sentinels for the park are furnished by the artillery, and, when necessary, by the other troops. 538. For a battery of 6 pieces the tents are in three files—one for each section; distance between the ranks of tents 15 paces; tents opening to the front. The horses of each section are picketed in one file, 10 paces to the left of the file of tents. In the horse artillery, or if the number of horses makes it necessary, the horses are in two files on the right and left of the file of tents. The kitchens are 25 paces in front of the front rank of tents. The tents of the officers are in the outside files of company tents, 25 paces in rear of the rear rank—the Captain on the right, the Lieutenants on the left. 539. The park is opposite the centre of the camp, 40 paces in rear of the officers' tents. The carriages in files 4 paces apart; distance between ranks of carriages sufficient for the horses when harnessed to them; the park guard is 25 paces in rear of the park. The sinks for the men 150 paces in front; for the officers 100 paces in rear The harness is in the tents of the men. BIVOUACS. 540. A regiment of cavalry being in order of battle, in rear of the ground to be occupied, the Colonel breaks it by platoons to the right. The horses of each platoon are placed in a single row, and fastened as prescribed for camps; near the enemy, they remain saddled all night, with slackened girths. The arms are at first stacked in rear of each row of horses; the sabres, with the bridles hung on them, are placed against the stacks. 541. The forage is placed on the right of each row of horses. Two stable-guards for each platoon watch the horses. 542. A fire for each platoon is made near the color line, 20 paces to the left of the row of horses. A shelter is made for the men around the fire, if possible, and each man then stands his arms and bridle against the shelter. FOR THE ARMY. 81 Cantonments. 543. The fires and shelter for the officers are placed in rear of the line of those for the men. 544. The interval between the squadrons must be without obstructiou throughoiit the whole depth of fche bivouac. 545. The interval between the shelters should be such that the platoons can take up a line of battle freely to the front or rear. 546. The distance from the enemy decides the manner in which the horses are to be fed and led to water. When it is permitted to unsaddle, the saddles are placed in the rear of the horses. 547. In infantry, the fires are made in rear of the color line, on the ground that would be occupied by the tents in camp. The companies are placed around them, and, if possible, construct shelters. When liable to surprise, the infantry should stand to arms at daybreak, and the cavalry mount until the return of the reconnoitring parties. If the arms are to be taken apart to clean, it must be done by detachments, successively. CANTONMENTS. 548. The cavalry should be placed under shelter whenever the distance from the enemy, and from the ground where the troops are to form for battle, permit it. Taverns and farm-houses, with large stables and free access, are selected for quartering them. 549. The Colonel indicates the place of assembling in case of alarm. It should generally be outside the cantonment; the egress from it should be free; the retreat upon the other positions secure, and roads leading to it on the side of the enemy obstructed. 550. The necessary orders being given, as in establishing a camp, the picket and grand guards are posted. A sentinel may be placed on a Bteeple or high house, and then the troops are marched to the quarters. The men sleep in the stables, if it is thought necessary. 551. The above applies in the main to infantry. Near the enemy, companies or platoons should be collected, as much as possible, in the Bame houses. If companies must be separated, they should be divided by platoons or squads. All take arms at daybreak. 552. When cavalry and infantry canton together, the latter furnish the guards by night, and the former by day. 553. Troops cantoned in presence of the enemy should be covered by advanced guards and by natural or artificial obstacles. Cantonments taken during a cessation of hostilities should be established in rear of a line of defense, and in front of the point on which the troops would concentrate to receive an attack. The G-eneral commanding-in-chief assigns the limits of their cantonments to the divisions, the commanders of divisions to 6 m REVISED REGULATIONS Military Exercises.—Watchwords. brigades, and the commanders of brigades post their regiments. The position for each corps in case of attack is carefully pointed out by the Gonerais. HEAD-QUARTERS. 554. Generals take post at the centre of their commands, on the main channels of communication. If troops bivouac in presence of the enemy, the Generals bivouac with them. MILITARY EXERCISES. 555. When troops remain in camp or cantonment many days, the Colonels require them to be exercised in the school of the battalion and squadron. Regiments and brigades encamped by division are not united for drills without the permission of the General of division. The troops must not be exercised at the firings without the authority of the General commanding-in-chief. The practice of the drums must never begin with the "general," or the "march of the regiment;" nor the trumpets with the sound " to horse." The hour for practice is always announced. ORDERS. 556. In the field, verbal orders and important sealed orders are carried by officers, and, if possible, by staff officers. When orders are carried by orderlies, the place and time of departure will be marked on them, and place and time of delivery on the receipt. DISPATCHES. 557. Dispatches, particularly for distant corps, should be intrusted only to officers to whom their contents can be confided. In a country occupied by the enemy, the bearer of dispatches should be accompanied by at least two of the best mounted men; should avoid towns and villages, and the main roads; rest as little as possible, and only at out-of- the-way places. Where there is danger, he should send one of the men in advance, and be always ready to destroy his dispatches. He should be adroit in answering questions about the army, and not to be intimidated by threats. WATCHWORDS. 558. The parole and countersign are issued daily from the principal head-quarters of the command. The countersign is given to the sentinels and non-commissioned officers of guards; the parole to the commissioned officers of guards. The parole is usually the name of a general, the countersign that of a battle. FOR THE ARMY. 88 Issues.---Roster. 559. When the parole and countersign cannot be communicated daily to a post or detachment which ought to use the same as the main body, a ieries of words may be sent for some days in advance. 560. If the countersign is lost, or one of the guard deserts with it, the Bommander on the spot will substitute another, and report the case at once to the proper superior, that immediate notice may be given to head-quarters. ISSUES. 561. At what time and for what period issues are made, must depend on circumstances, and be regulated in orders. When an army is not moving, rations are generally issued for four days at a time. Issues to the companies of a regiment, and the fatigues to receive them, are superin- tended by an officer detailed from the regiment. Issues are made from one end of the line to the other, beginning on the right and left, alter- nately. An issue commenced to one regiment will not be interrupted for another entitled to precedence if it had been in place. THE ROSTER, OR DETAILS FOR SERVICE. 562. The duties performed by detail are of three classes. Theirs* class comprises, 1st. grand guards and outposts; 2d. interior guards, as of magazine, hospital, &c.; 3d. orderlies; 4th. police guards. The second class comprises, 1st. detachments to protect laborers on militat^ vforks, as field works, communications, &c.; 2d. working parties on such works; 3d. detachments to protect fatigues. The third class are all fatigues, without arms, in or out of camp. In the cavalry, stable-guards form a separate roster, and count before fatigue. 563. The rosters are distinct for each class. Officers are named on them in the order of rank. The details are taken in succession in the order of the roster, beginning at the head. 564. Lieutenants form one roster, and first and second Lieutenants are entered on it alternately. The senior first Lieutenant is the first on the roster; the senior second Lieutenant is the second, &c. The Captains form one roster, and are exempt from fatigues, except to superintend issues. A Captain commanding a battalion temporarily is exempt from detail, and duty falling to him passes. Lieutenant-Colonels and Majors are on one roster. They may be detailed for duties of the first and second classes, when the importance of the guards and detachments requires it Their roster is kept at division and brigade head-quarters. In the com- pany, sergeants, corporals, and privates form distinct rosters. 565. Officers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers take duties of the Bret class in the order stated, viz., the first, for the detail, takes the grand 84 REVISED REGULATIONS Roster.---Police Guard. guards; the next, the interior guards; the last, the police guard; and the same rule in regard to the details and duties of the second class. In the details for the third class, the senior officer takes the largest party The party first for detail takes the service out of camp. 566. When the officer whose tour it is, is not able to take it, or is not present at the hour of marching, the next after him takes it. When a guard has passed the chain .of sentinels, or an interior guard has reached its post, the officer whose tour it was cannot then take it. He takes the tour of the officer who has taken his. When an officer is prevented by sickness from taking his tour, it passes. These rules apply equally to non-commissioned officers and soldiers. 567. Duties of the first and second classes are credited on the roster when the guards or detachments have passed the chain of sentinels, or an interior guard has reached its post; fatigue duties when the parties have passed the chain or begun the duties in camp. • 568. Every officer, non-commissioned officer, or soldier, on duty of tbo first class, or who is of the next detail for such duty, tak'es, when relieved, the duty of the second or third class that has fallen to him during that time, unless he has marched for detachment of more than twenty-four hours. 569. Soldiers march with knapsacks on all duties of the first class; and with arms and equipments complete on all working parties out of the camp, unless otherwise ordered. In the cavalry, horses are packed for all mounted service. 570. In the cavalry, dismounted men, and those whose horses are not in order, are preferred for the detail for dismounted service. Those who are mounted are never employed on those services, if the number of the other class are sufficient. 571. Every non-commissioned officer and soldier in the cavalry detailed for dismounted service must, before he marches, take to the First Sergeant of the troop, or Sergeant of his squad, his horse equipments and his valise ready packed. In case of alarm, the First Sergeant sees that the horses of these men are equipped and led to the rendezvous. 572. These rules in regard to the roster apply also to service in garrison. POLICE GUARD. 573. In each regiment a police guard is detailed every day, consisting of two sergeants, three corporals, two drummers, and men enough to furnish the required sentinels and patrols. The men are taken from all the companies, from each in proportion to its strength. The guard is commanded by a Lieutenant, under the supervision of a Captain, as regimental officer of the day. lt furnishes ten «entinels at the camp: FOR THE ARMY. 85 Police Guard. one over the arms of the guard; one at the Colonel's tent; three on the color front, one of them over the colors; three, fifty paces in rear of the field officers' tents; and one o» each flank, between it and the next regi- ment. If it is a flank regiment, one more sentinel is posted on the outer flank. 574. An advanced post is detached from the police guard, composed of a sergeant, a corporal, a drummer, and nine men to furnish sentinels and the guard over the prisoners. The men are the first of the guard roster from each company. The men of the advanced post must not leave it under any pretext. Their meals are sent to the post. The advanced post furnishes three sentinels; two a few paces in front of the post, opposite the right and left wing of the regiment, posted so as to see as far as possible to the front, and one over the arms. 575. In the cavalry, dismounted men are employed in preference on the police guard. The mounted men on guard are sent in succession, a part at a time, to groom their horses. The advanced post is always formed of mounted men. 576. In each company, a corporal has charge of th« stable-guard. His tour begins at retreat, and ends at morning stable-call. The stable-guard is large enough to relieve the men on post every two hours. They sleep in their tents, and are called by the corporal when wanted. At retreat be closes the streets of the camp with cords, or uses other precautions to prevent the escape of loose horses. 577. The officer of the day is charged with the order and cleanliness of the camp : a fatigue is furnished to him when the number of prisoners is insufficient to clean the camp. He has the calls beaten by the drummer of the guard. 578. The police guard and the advanced post pay the same honors as other guards. They take arms when an armed body approaches. 579. The sentinel over the colors has orders not to permit them to be moved except in presence of an escort; to let no one touch them but the color-bearer, or the sergeant of the police guard when he is accompanied by two armed men. 580. The sentinels on the color front permit no soldier to take arms from the stacks, except by order of some officer, or a non-commissioned officer of the guard. The sentinel at the Colonel's tent has orders to warn him, day or night, of any unusual movement in or about the camp. 581. The sentinels on the front, flanks, and rear, see that no soldier leaves camp with horse or arms unless conducted by a non-commissioned officer. They prevent non-commissioned officers and soldiers fron. passing out at night, except to go to the sinks, and mark if they return. Thej arrest, at any time, suspicious j arsons prowling about the camp, and at H 86 REVISED REGULATIONS Police Guard. night, every one who attempts to enter, even the sold"ers of other corps. Arrested persons are sent to the "Officer of the guard, who sends them, if necessary, to the officer of the day. 582. The sentinels on the front of the advanced post have orders to permit neither non-commissioned officers nor soldiers to pass the line, without reporting at the advanced post; to warn the advanced post of the approach of any armed body, and to arrest all suspicious persons. The sergeant sends persons so arrested to the officer of the guard, and warns him of the approach of any armed body. 583. The sentinel over the arms at the advanced post guards the pri- soners and keeps sight of them, and suffers no one to converse with them without permission. They are only permitted to go to the sinks one at a time, and under a sentinel. 584. If any one is to be passed out of camp at night, the officer of the guard sends him under escort to the advanced post, and the sergeant of the post has him passed over the chain. 585. At retreat, the officer of the guard has the roll of his guard called, and inspects arms, to see that they are loaded and in order; and visits the advanced post for the same purpose. The sergeant of the police guard, accompanied by two armed soldiers, folds the colors and lays them on the trestle in rear of the arms. He sees that the sutler's stores are then closed, and the men leave them, and that the kitchen fires are put out at the appointed hour. 586. The officer of the day satisfies himself frequently during the night, of the vigilance of the police guard and advanced post. He pre- scribes patrols and rounds to be made by the officer and non-commissioned officers of the guard. The officer of the guard orders them when he thinks necessary. He visits the sentinels frequently. 587. At reveille, the police guard takes arms; the officer of the guard inspects it and the advanced post. The Sergeant replants the colors in place. At retreat and reveille the advanced post takes arms; the Sergeant makes his report to the officer of the guard when he visits the post. 588. When necessary, the camp is covered at night with small out- posts, forming a double chain of sentinels. These posts are under the orders of the commander of the police guard, and are visited by his patrols and rounds. 589. The officer of the guard makes his report of his tour of service, including the advanced post, and sends it, after the guard is marched off, to the officer of the day. 590. When the regiment marches, the men of the police guard return Lo their companies, except those jf the advanced post. In the cavalry, at the sound "boot and saddle/' tre officer of the guard sends one-half the FOR THE ARMY. 8"/ The Picket. men to saddle and pack; when the regiment assembles, all the men join it. 591. When the camping-party precedes the regiment, and the new police guard marches with the camping-party, the guard, on reaching the camp, forms in line thirty paces in front of the centre of the ground marked for the regiment. The officer of the guard furnishes the sentinels required by the commander of the camping-party. The advanced post takes its station. 592. The advanced post of the old police guard takes charge of the prisoners on the march, and marches, bayonets fixed, at the centre of the regiment. On reaching camp, it turns over the prisoners to the new advanced post. THE PICKET. 593. The detail for the picket is made daily, after the details for duty of the first class, and from the next for detail on the roster of that class. It is designed to furnish detachments and guards unexpectedly called for in the twenty-four hours; it counts as a tour of the first class to those who have marched on detachment or guard, or who have passed the night in bivouac. 594. The officers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers of the picket are at all times dressed and equipped; the horses are saddled, and knap- sacks and valises ready to be put on. 595. Detachments and guards from the picket are taken from the head of the picket-roll in each company, and, if possible, equally from each company. The picket of a regiment is composed of a Lieutenant, two Sergeants, four Corporals, a drummer, and about forty privates. For a smaller force, the picket is in proportion to the strength of the detach- ment. 596. Officers and men of the picket who march on detachment or guard before retreat will be replaced. 597. The picket is assembled by the Adjutant at guard-mounting; it is posted twelve paces in rear of the guard, and is inspected by its own com- mander. When the guard has marched in review, the commandant of the picket marches it to the left of the police guard, where it stacks its arms, and is dismissed; the arms are under charge of the sentinel of the police guard. 598. The picket is only assembled by the orders of the Colonel or officer of the day. It forms on the left of the police guard. 599. The officer of the day requires the roll of the picket to be called frequently during the day; the call is sounded from the police guard. At roll-calls and inspections, infantry pickets assemble with knapsacks on, cavalry on foot. The picket is assembled at retreat; the officer has the 88 REVISED REGULATIONS Grand Guards and other Outposts. roll called, and inspects the arms. The picket sleep in their tents, bui without undressing. 600. The picket does not assemble at night except in cases of alarm, or when the whole or a part is to march; then the officer of the day calls the officers, the latter the non-commissioned officers, and these the men, for which purpose each ascertains the tents of those he is to call; thoy are assembled without beat of drum or other noise. At night, cavalry pickets assemble mounted. 601. Pickets rejoin their companies whenever the regimeut is under arms for review, drill, march, or battle. GRAND GUARDS AND OTHER OUTPOSTS. 602. Grand guards are the advanced posts of a camp or cantonment, and should cover the approaches to it. Their number, strength, and posi- tion are regulated by the commanders of brigades; in detached corps, by the commanding officer. When it can be, the grand guards of cavalry and infantry are combined, the cavalry furnishing the advanced sentinels. When the cavalry is weak, the grand guards are infantry, but furnished with a few cavalry soldiers, to get and carry intelligence of the enemy. 603. The strength of the grand guard of a brigade will depend on its object and the strength of the regiments, the nature of the country, the position of the enemy, and the disposition of the inhabitants. It is usually commanded by a Captain. 604. Under the supervision of the Generals of Division and brigade, the grand guards are specially under the direction of a field officer of the day in each brigade. In case of necessity, Captains may be added to the roster of Lieutenant-Colonels and Majors for this detail. 605. Staff officers, sent from division head-quarters to inspect the posts of grand guards, give them orders only in urgent cases, and in the ab- sence of the field officer of the day of the brigade. 606. Grand guards usually mount at the same time as the other guards, but may mount before daybreak if the General of Brigade thinks it neces- sary to double the outposts at that time. In this case they assemble and march without noise, and during their march throw out scouts; this pre- caution should always be taken in the first posting of a grand guard. The doubling of guards weakens the corps and fatigues the men, and should seldom be resorted to, and never when preparing to march or fight. 607. A grand guard is conducted to its post, in the first instance, by the field officer of the day, guided by a staff officer who accompanied the General in his reconnoissance. After the post has been established, the commander sends to the field officer of the day, when necessary, a soldier of the guard to guide the relieving guard to the post. He a1 so sends to FOR THE ARMY. 89 Grand Guards and other Outposts. him in the evening a corporal or trusty man of the guard for the note containing the parole and countersign, and sends them before dark to the detached posts. He will not suffer his guard to be relieved except by a guard of the brigade, or by special orders. 608. If there is no pass to be observed or defended, the grand guards are placed near the centre of the ground they are to observe, on sheltered, and, if possible, high ground, the better to conceal their strength and observe the enemy; they ought not to bs placed near the edge of a wood. When, during the day, they are placed very near or in sight of the enemy, they fall back at night on posts selected farther to the rear. 609. In broken or mountainous countries, and particularly if the in- habitants are ill disposed, intermediate posts must be established when it is necessary to post the grand guard distant from the camp. 610. Grand guards are chiefly to watch the enemy in front; their franks are protected by each other, and the camp must furnish posts to »rotect their rear and secure their retreat. 611. Grand guards are seldom intrenched, and never without the orders of the General, except by a barricade or ditch when exposed in a plain to attacks of cavalry. 612. The General of Division, if he thinks proper, changes the stations and orders of these guards, and establishes posts to connect the brigades or protect the exterior flanks. 613. After a grand guard is posted, the first care of the commander and of the field officer of the day is to get news of the enemy; then to reconnoitre his position, and the roads, bridges, fords, and defiles. This reconnoissance determines the force and position of the small posts and their sentinels day and night. These posts, according to their import- ance, are commanded by officers or non-commissioned officers; the cavalry posts may be relieved every four or eight hours. 614. The commander of a grand guard receives detailed instructions from the General and field officer of the day of the brigade, and instructs the commanders of the small posts as to their duties and the arrangements for defense or retreat. The commanders of grand guards may, in urgent cases, change the positions of the small posts. If the small posts are to change their positions at night, they wait until the grand guard have got into position and darkness hides their movements from the enemy; then march silently and rapidly under the charge of an officer. 615. In detached corps, small posts of picked men are at night sent forward on the roads by whioh the enemy may attack or turn the position. They watch the forks of the roads, keep silence, conceal themselves, light no fires, and often change place. They announce the approach of the H2 90 REVISED REGULATIONS Grand Guards and other Outposts. enemy by signals agreed upon, and retreat, by routes examined during the day, to places selected, and rejoin the guard at daybreak. 616. Grand guards have special orders in each case, and the following in all eases: to inform the nearest posts and the field officer of the day, or the General of Brigade, of the .march and movements of the enemy, and of the attacks they receive or fear; to examine every person passing near the post, particularly those comirg from without; to arrest suspicious persons, and all soldiers and camp-followers who try to pass out without permission, and to send to the General, unless otherwise directed, all country people who come in. 617. All out-guards stand to arms at night on the approach of patrols, rounds, or other parties; the sentinel over the arms has orders to call them out. 618. Advanced posts will not take arms for inspection or ceremony when it would expose them to the view of the enemy. 619. Grand guards are often charged with the care and working of telegraphic signals. 620. The sentinels and vedettes are placed on points from which they can see farthest, taking care not to break their connection with each other or with their posts. They are concealed from the enemy as much as possible by walls, or trees, or elevated ground. It is generally even of more advantage not to be seen than to see far. They should not be placed near covers, where the enemy may capture them. 621. A sentinel should always be ready to fire; vedettes carry their pistols or carbines in their hands. A sentinel must be sure of the presence of an enemy before he-fires; once satisfied of that, he must fire, though all defense on his part be useless, as the safety of the post may depend on it. Sentinels fire on all persons deserting to the enemy. 622. If the post must be where a sentinel on it cannot communicate with the guard, a Corporal and three men are detached for it, or the sentinels are doubled, that one may communicate with the guard. During the day the communication may be made by signals, such as raising a cap or handkerchief. At night sentinels are placed on low ground, the better to see objects against the sky. 623. To lessen the duty of rounds, and keep more men on the alert at night, sentinels are relieved every hour. To prevent sentinels from being surprised, it is sometimes well to precede the countersign by Bignals, such as striking the musket with the hand, striking the hands together, &c. 624. On the approach of any one at night, the sentinel orders— "Salt!" If the order is not obeyed after once repeated, he fires. If obeyed, he calls- " Who goes there?" If answered — "Hounds" or FOR THE ARMY 01 Grand Guards and other Outposts. "Patrol," he says—"Stand: Advance one with the countersign." If more than one advance at the same time, or the person who advances fails to give the countersign or signal agreed on, the sentinel fires, and falls back on his guard. The sentinel over the arms, as soon as his hail is answered, turns out the guard, and the Corporal goes to reconnoitre. When it is desirable to hide the position of the sentinel from the enemy, the hail is replaced by signals; the sentinel gives the signal, and those approaching the counter signal. 625. With raw troops, or when the light troops of the enemy are numerous or active, and when the country is broken or wooded, the night stormy or dark, sentinels should be 'doubled. In this case, while one watches, the other, called a flying sentinel, moves about, examining the paths and hollows. 626. The commandants of grand guards visit the sentinels often change their positions when necessary; make them repeat their orders teach them under what circumstances and at what signals to retire, ano particularly not to fall back directly on their guard if pursued, but ti lead the enemy in a circuit. 627. At night, half the men of the grand guard off post watch undei arms, while the rest lie down, arms by their side. The horses are always bridled; the horsemen hold the reins, and must not sleep. 628. When a grand guard of cavalry is so placed as not to be liable to a sudden attack from the enemy, the General may permit the horses to be fed during the night, unbridling for this purpose a few at a time— the horsemen being vigilant to prevent them from escaping. 629. An hour, before break of day, infantry grand guards stand to arms, and cavalry mount. At the advanced posts, some of the infantry are all night under arms, some of the cavalry on horseback. 630. The commander of a grand guard regulates the numbers, the hours, and the march of patrols and rounds, according to the strength of his troop and the necessity for precaution; and, accompanied by those who are to command the patrols and rounds during the night, he will reconnoitre all the routes they are to follow. 631. Patrols and rounds march slowly, in silence, and with great pre- caution; halt frequently to listen and examine the ground. The rounds consist of an officer or non-commissioned officer, and two or three men. 632. Toward break of day the patrols ought to be more frequent, and sent to greater distances. They examine the hollow-ways and ground likely to conceal an enemy, but with great caution, to avoid being cut off, or engaged in an unequal combat; if they meet the enemy, they fire and attempt to stop his march. While the patrols are out, the posts are under arms. 92 REVISED REGULATIONS Grand Guards and other Outposts. ________^^_ 633. Cavalry patrols should examine the country to a greater distance than infantry, and report to the infantry guard every thing they observe. The morning patrols and scouts do not return until broad daylight; and when they return, the night sentinels are withdrawn, and the posts for the day resumed. 634. When patrols are sent beyond the advanced posts, the posts and sentinels should be warned. 635. On their return, commanders of patrols report in regard to the ground and every thing they have observed of the movements of the enemy, or of his posts, and the commandant of the grand guard reports to the field officer of the day. 636. The fires of grand guards should be hidden by a wall, or ditch, or other screen. To deceive the enemy, fires are sometimes made on ground not occupied. Fires are not permitted at small posts liable to surprise. 637. The horses of cavalry guards are watered or fed by detachments; during which the rest are ready to mount. 638. If a body of troops attempt to enter the camp at night, unless their arrival has been announced, or the commander is known to, or is the bearer of a written order to the commander of the grand guard, he stops them, and sends the commander under escort to the field officer of the day, and warns the posts near him. 639. Bearers of flags are not permitted to pass the outer chain of sen- tinels ; their faces are turned from the post or army; if necessary, their eyes are bandaged; a non-commissioned officer stays with them to pre- vent indiscretion of the sentinels. 640. The commandant of the grand guard receipts for dispatches, and sends them to the field officer of the day or General of Brigade, and dis- misses the bearer; but if he has discovered what ought to be concealed from tne enemy, he is detained as long as necessary. 641. Deserters are disarmed at the advanced posts, and sent to the commander of the grand guard, who gets from them all the information he can concerning his post. If many come at night, they are received cautiously, a few at a time. They are sent in the morning to the field officer of the day, or to the nearest post or camp, to be conducted to the General of the brigade. All suspected persons are searched by the com- manders of the posts. 642. When an enemy advances to attack, unless he is in too great force, or the grand guard is to defend an intrenched post or a defile, it will take the positions and execute the movements to check the enemy, acting as skirmishers, or fighting in close c; open order, as may be beat FOR THE ARMY. 93 Intrenched Posts.---Detachments. The guard joins its corps when in line, or when a sufficient number of troops have reached the ground it defends. INTRENCHED POSTS. 643. Unless the army be acting on the defensive, no post should be intrenched, except to cover the weak parts of the line, or at points which the enemy cannot avoid, or in mountain warfare, or to close a defile, or cover winter quarters. 644. Posts connected with the operations of an army are intrenched only by order of the General commanding-in-chief or a General of Divi- sion. 645. Any intrenchment that requires artillery is considered as a post, and a guard or garrison and commander are assigned to it. 646. The General who establishes an intrenched post gives to its com- mander detailed instructions in regard to its defense, and the circum- stances under which the defense should cease. 647. The commander reconnoitres his post; distributes the troops; posts the officers and non-commissioned officers; forms a reserve; gives orders for all contingencies he can foresee; supposes an attack, and arranges his troops for defense, so as to prepare them for attack, day or night. 648. In dark weather he redoubles his vigilance, and changes the hours and direction of the rounds and patrols. He permits no flags of truce, deserters, or strangers to enter. If a flag ought to pass his post, he bandages his eyes. He refuses admittance to a relief or any othei party until he has carefully examined them. In case of an attack, he does not wait for orders or hold a council. Having defended his post to the last extremity, or till the purpose of the defense, according to his in- structions, is answered, he may then spike his guns and rejoin the army under cover of night, or by cutting his way through the enemy. DETACHMENTS. 649. When a detachment is to be formed from the different regiments of a brigade, the Assistant Adjutant-General of the brigade assembles it, and turns it over to the commander. 650. When a detachment is to be formed from different brigades, the Assistant Adjutant-General in each forms the contingent of the brigade, and sends it to the place of assembling. 651. Detachments are generally formed by taking battalions, squad- rons, companies, platoons in turn, according to the roster for such detail. 652. When the detachment ia to consist of men from every company or troop, the first on the roster for guard are taken. 94 REVISED REGULATIONS Reconnoissances. 653. Officers, non-cpmmissioned officers, and soldiers, whose tour it is to go on detachment, if employed otherwise at the time, are relieved from the duty they are on, if they can reach camp in time to march with the detachment. 654. When detachments meet, the command is regulated while they serve together as if they formed one detachment. But the senior officer cannot prevent the commander of any detachment from moving, when ha thinks proper, to execute the orders he has received. 655. On the return of a detachment, the commander reports to the head-quarters from which he received his orders. RECONNOISSANCES. 656. Near an enemy, daily reconnoissances are made to observe the ground in front, and to discover whether the advanced guards of the | enemy have been increased or put in motion, or any other sign of his preparation for march or action. 657. They are made by small parties of cavalry and infantry, from the brigade, under direction of the General of Division or the General of a separate brigade, and to less distance by the patrols of the grand guard, and are not repeated at the same hour or by the same route. On the plain, reconnoissances are made by cavalry; among mountains, by infan- try, with a few horsemen to carry intelligence. 658. Reconnoitring parties observe the following precautions : to leave small posts, or sentinels at intervals, to transmit intelligence to the advanced posts of the army, unless the return is to be by a different route; to march with caution, to avoid fighting; and see, if possible, without being seen; to keep an advanced guard; to send well-mounted men ahead of the advanced guard, and on the flank of the party; to in- struct the scouts that no two should enter a defile or mount a hill together, but to go one at a time, while one watches to carry the news if the other is taken. 659. Before daybreak the advanced guard and scouts are drawn closer; | the party then march slowly and silently, stop frequently to listen, and keep the horses that neigh in the rear. The party should enter no wood, defile, village, or inclosure, until it has been fully examined by the scouts. 660. Special reconnoissances are made under the instruction of the General in command, by such officers a:id with such force as he may direct. 661. Offensive or forced reconnoissances are to ascertain with certainty points in the enemy's position, or his strength. They are sometimes pre- ludes to real actions, and sometimes only demonstrations. They drive in bis outposts, and sometimes engage Bpecial corps of his line. They are FOR THE ARMY. 95 .__________________\_______________________________ Partisans and Flankers. only made by the order of the General commanding-in-chief, or the com- mander of an isolated corps. 662. In all reports of reconnoissances, the officer making them shall distinguish expressly what he has seen from the accounts he has not been able to verify personally. 663. In special and offensive reconnoissances, the report must be accompanied by a field-sketch of the localities, the dispositions and de- fenses of the enemy. PARTISANS AND ELANKERS. 664. The operations of partisan corps depend on the nature and theatre of the war; they enter into the general plan of operations, and are con- ducted under the orders of the Genera* commanding-in-chief. 665. The composition and strength of partisan corps and detachments of flankers depend on the object, the difficulties, the distance, and the probable time of the expedition. > 666. The purpose of these isolated corps is to reconnoitre at a distance on the flanks of the army, to protect its operations, to deceive the enemy, to interrupt his communications, to intercept his couriers and his corre- spondence, to threaten or destroy his magazines, to carry off his posts and his convoys, or, at all events, to retard his march by making him detach largely for their protection. 667. While these corps fatigue the enemy and embarrass his opera- tions, they endeavor to inspire confidence and secure the good will of the inhabitants in a friendly country, and to hold them in check in an enemy's country. 668. They move actively, appear unexpectedly on different points in such a manner as to make it impossible to estimate their force, or to tell whether they are irregular forces or an advanced guard. 669. These operations require vigilance, secrecy, energy, and prompt- ness. The partisan commander must frequently supply by stratagem and audacity what he wants in numbers. 670. These detachments are sometimes composed of different arms, but the service belongs more particularly to the light cavalry, which can move to a distance by rapid marches, surprise the enenr-', Attack unexpectedly, and retire as promptly. 671. Stormy weather, fogs, extreme heat, and the night above all, are favorable to the success of ambuscades; when the enemy are careless, the break of day is the best time. A partisan commander should communi- cate to his second in command his secret orders, the direction and object of the expedition, and the different points of junction with the army. 672. Guides of the country and spies are often necessary to the parti- 96 REVISED REGULATIONS Partisans and Flankers.---Marches. san. They are examined separately, and confronted if their accounts differ. When there is but one guide, he marches with the advanced guard, guarded by two men, and bound if necessary. Peddlers and smugglers are specially suitable for spies. 673. A fit time to attack a convoy is at a halt, or when they begin to park, or when they are watering, or passing a wood or a defile; at a bend of" the road, a bridge, or steep ascent. 674. The attacking party may be principally cavalry, with some in- fantry. The first object is to disperse the escort. A part of the detach- ment attacks the main body of the escort, another the wagons, and a third is in reserve; skirmishers line the road, and try to cut the traces, and to seize the front and rear wagons, and turn them across the road, to prevent the train from advancing or retreating. 675. If the convoy is parked, the cavalry surrounds it, assails the escort, and tries to draw it away from the train. The infantry then engage the troops remaining at the park, slip under the wagons, and get into the park. When the cavalry is alone and the enemy are shaken, they dismount a portion of the men to supply the want of infantry. 676. If it is a large convoy, the principal attack is made on the centre; the most valuable wagons are also selected, and additional horses are put to them if the attack is successful. Those that cannot be carried off are burned. MARCHES. 677. The object of the movement and the nature of the ground de- termine the order of march, the kind of troops in each column, and the number of columns. 678. The force is divided into as many columns as circumstances permit, without weakening any one too much. They ought to preserve their communications, and be within supporting distance of each other. The commander of each column ought to know the strength and direction of the others. 679. The advance and rear guards are usually light troops; their strength and composition depend on the nature of the ground and the position of the enemy. They serve to cover the movements of the army, and to hold the enemy in check until the General has time to make his arrangements. 680. The advance guard is not always at the head of the column; in a march to a flank, it takes such positions as cover the movement. Sappers are attached to the advanced guard if required. 681. The "general," sounded one hour before the time of marching, is the signal to strike tents, to load the wagons, and pack horses, and send them to the place of assembling. The fires are then put out, and care taken FOR THE ARMY. 97 Marches. to avoid burning straw, &c, or giving to the enemy any other indication of the movement. 682. The" march "will be beat in the infantry, and the "advance" sounded in the cavalry, in succession, as each is to take its place in the column. 683. When the army should form suddenly to meet the enemy, the "long roll" is beat, and "to horse" sounded. The troops form rapidly in front of their camp. 684. Batteries of artillery and their caissons move with the corps to which they are attached; the field train and ambulances march at the rear of the column; and the baggage with the rear guard. 685. Cavalry and infantry do not march together, unless the proximity of the enemy makes it necessary. 686. In cavalry marches, when distant from the enemy, each regiment, and, if possible, each squadron, forms a separate column, in order to keep up the same gait from front to rear, and to trot, when desirable, on good ground. In such cases, the cavalry may leave camp later, and can give more rest to the horses, and more attention to the shoeing and harness. Horses are not bridled until the time to start. 687. When necessary, the orders specify the rations the men aio to carry in their haversacks. The field officers and Captains make inspec- tions frequently during the march; at halts they examine the knapsacks, valises, and haversacks, and throw away all articles not authorized. The officers and non-commissioned officers of cavalry companies attend per- sonally to the packs and girths. 688. When it can be avoided, troops should not be assembled on high- roads or other places where they interrupt the communication. 689. Generals of Division and commanders of detached corps send a staff officer to the rendezvous, in advance, to receive the troops, who, on arriving, take their place in the order of battle, and form in close column, unless otherwise ordered. Artillery, or trains halted on the roads, form in file on one side. 690. The execution of marching orders must not be delayed. If the commander is not at the head of his troops when they are to march, the _ext in rank puts the column in motion. 691. If possible, each column is preceded by a detachment of sappers. to remove obstacles to the march, aided, when necessary, by infantry, or the people of the country. The detachment is divided into two sections. one stops to remove the first obstacle, the other moves on to the next. 692. In night marches, and at bad places, and at cross-roads, when necessary, intelligent non-commissioned officers are posted to show the way, and are relieved by the regiments as they come up. 7 98 REVISED REGULATIONS Marches. 693. On the march no one shall fire a gun, or cry "halt" or " march" without orders. 694. Soldiers are not to stop for water; the canteens should be filled before starting. 695. It is better to avoid villages; but, if the route lies through them, officers and non-commissioned officers are to be vigilant to prevent strag- gling. Halts should not take place at villages. 696. Besides the rear guard, the General sometimes takes a detach- ment from the last regiment, and adds to it non-commissioned officers from each regiment, to examine villages and all hiding-places on the route, to bring up stragglers and seize marauders. 697. In night marches, the Sergeant-Major of each regiment remains at the rear with a drummer, to give notice when darkness or difficulty stops the march. In cavalry, a trumpet is placed in rear of each squad- ron, and the signal repeated to the head of the regiment. 698. The General and field officers frequently stop, or send officers to the rear, to see that the troops march in the prescribed order, and keep their distances. To quicken the march, the General warns the Colonels, and may order a signal to be beat. It is repeated in all the regiments. 699. In approaching a defile, the Colonels are warned; they close their legiments as they come up; each regiment passes separately, at an accele- rated pace, and in as close order as possible. The leading regiment having passed, and left room enough for the whole column in close order, then halts, and moves again as soon as the last regiment is through. In the cavalry, each squadron, before quickening the pace to rejoin the column, takes its original order of march. 700. When the distance from the enemy permits, each regiment, after closing up in front and rear of the defile, stacks arms. 701. Halts to rest and re-form the troops are frequent during the day, depending on the object and length of the march. They are made in preference after the passage of defiles. 702. No honors are paid by troops on the march or at halts. 703. The sick march with the wagons. 704. Led horses of officers, and the horses of dismounted men, follow their regiment. The baggage wagons never march in the column. When the General orders the field train and ambulances to take place in the column, he designates the position they shall take. 705. If two corps meet on the same road, they pass to the right, and both continue their march, if the road is wide enough; if it is not, the first in the order of battle takes the road, the other halts. 706. A corps in march must not be cut by another. If two corps meet at cross-roads, that which arrives lasf halts if the other is in motion. FOR THE ARMY. 99 Directions for Keeping the Journal. A corps in march passes a corps at a halt, if it has precedence in the order of battle, or if the halted corps is not ready to move at once. 707. A column that halts to let another column pass resumes the march in advance of the train of this column. If a column has to pass a train, the train must halt, if necessary, till the column passes. The column which has precedence must yield it if the commander, on seeing the orders of the other, finds it for the interest of the service. JOURNAL. 708. Commanding officers of troops marching through a country little known, will keep journals of their marches according to the form and directions hereto annexed. At the end of the march a copy of the journal will be retained at the station where the troops arrive, and the original will be forwarded to the head-quarters of the Department, or corps d'armie. Thence, after a copy has been taken, it will be trans- mitted, through the head-quarters of the army, to the Adjutant-General, for the information of the War Department. 709. The object of the journal is to furnish data for maps, and inform- ation which may serve for future operations. Every point of practical importance should therefore be noted, even though not indicated in these directions. DIRECTIONS FOR KEEPING THE JOURNAL. 710. The journal should be kept in a pocket note book; or, if one cannot be obtained, in a book made of sheets of paper folded to half the letter size. 711. The record is to run from the bottom to the top of each page. 712. The horizontal divisions in the column headed "Route" represent portions of a day's march. The distance, in miles, between each of the horizontal divisions, will be noted in the column headed "Distance," which will be summed up at the top of each column, and the sum carried to the bottom of the next column. 713. The notes within each horizontal division are to show the general direction of the march, and every object of interest observed in its course. All remarkable features of the country, therefore, such as hills, streams, fords, springs, houses, villages, forests, marshes, &c, and the places of encampment, will be sketched in their relative positions, as well as noted by name. 714. The "Remarks" corresponding to each division will be upon the soil, productions, quantity and quality of timber, grass, water, fords, nature of the roads, &c, and important incidents. They should show where provisions, forage^ fuel, and water can be obtained; whether +he 100 REVISED REGULATIONS Journal. FORM OF Journal of the march of [here insert the names of the regiments from [here insert the point of departure] to [the stopping-place], Date. 1860. July 8. July 7. Hour. 5. a. m. 1 p.m. 10. 6.80. 4.30. Weather is •73 5 Distance. Total, 19 Route. High timbered Peak. WMM ^ Camp No. 1. Mt.P. Wet. FOR THjS ARMY. 101 Journal. JOURNAL. or companies composing the column], commanded by--------------, pursuant to [here give the No. and date of order for the march]. Remarks. Road rocky; but little grass; good water. Plenty of timber on sum- mit of hills, extending three miles; road to right of hills. Good shelter for camp at foot of peak; fuel plenty. Springs of sweet water, with good grass near. Road to this point rather more sandy. Road runs through a canon _■ mile long, to right of a small stream, marsh on left of stream; water sweet; grass excellent. Halted to graze two hours. No Indian signs. Companies F, G, and I, 3d----, detached at Mount P----, under command of----------(see par. 3, General Orders No.----), to take road to----. A small creek, easily forded. Road turns short to right at top of hill after crossing river; crossing good, but a little boggy on the right bank. This bottom shows signs of recent overflow, when it must have been impassable; banks low; water sweet; no wood near crossing; road hard and good up to river. 12 102 REVISED REGULATIONS Journal. JOURNA Date. Hour. Weather. Distance. Route. I860. July 9. 4.30 a. m. 4.30 p. m. 3 p. m. July 8. 6.30 a. m. tf P< .9 13 2 Total, 47 V Fork in Road 15 +Grave. > Springs. 19 FOR THE ARMY. 103 Journal. Continued. Remarks. At the point where the road forks, turn to the right. The left-hand road leads to a deep ravine, which cannot be crossed. After the road strikes the ravine, it runs one mile along its bank be- fore coming to the crossing-place. The camping-ground is at springs, half a mile beyond the ravine. Old Indian signs at the springs. Road less rocky; last three miles rather sandy; no water. Passed at the point marked f an Indian grave. Road still rocky; good springs, where casks should be filled. No more water for twenty miles after leaving springs. Occasional hills to left ol road; no wood or grass 104 REVISED REGULATIONS Posts.---Battles. Btreams to be crossed are fordable, miry, have quicksands or steep banks, and whether they overflow their banks in wet seasons; also the quality of the water; and, in brief, every thing of practical importance. 715. When a detachment leaves the main column, the point on the "Route" will be noted, and the reason given in the Remarks. The com- mander of the detachment will be furnished with a copy of the journal up to that point, and will continue it over his new line of march. POSTS. 716. Whenever a new post is established, or a camp, meant to be oc- cupied for some time, the commanding officer will forward to the Adju- tant-General's office, as well as to the head-quarters of the Department, or corps d'armSe if in the field, an accurate description of its locality, of its distance and bearings from the nearest known point, and the manner of reaching it by mail, together with a sketch of the country in its imme- diate vicinity. 717. Military posts will be named by the Secretary of War. BATTLES. 718. Dispositions for battle depend on the number, kind, and quality of the troops opposed, on the ground, and on the objects of the war; but the following rules are to be observed generally: 719. In attacking, the advanced guard endeavors to capture the enemy's outposts, or cut them off from the main body. Having done so, or driven them in, it occupies, in advancing, all the points that can cover ■>r facilitate the march of the army, or secure its retreat, such as bridges, defiles, woods, and heights; it then makes attacks, to occupy the enemy, without risking too much, and to deceive them as to the march and pro- jects of the army. 720. When the enemy is hidden by a curtain of advanced troops, the commandant of the advanced guard sends scouts, under intelligent officers, to the right and left, to ascertain his position and movements. If he does not succeed in this way, he tries to unmask the enemy by demonstrations; threatens to cut the advance from the main body; makes false attacks; partial and impetuous charges in echelon; and if all fail, he makes a real attack to accomplish the object. 721. Detachments left by the advanced guard to hold points in the rear rejoin it when other troops come up. If the army takes a position, and the advanced guard is separated from it by defiles or heights, the communication is secured by troops drawn from the main body. 722. At proper distance from the enemy, the troops are formed for the attack in several lines; if oily twc can be formed, some battalions in FOR THE ARMY. 10b Battles. column are placed behind the wings of the second line. The lines maj be formed of troops in column or in order of battle, according to the ground and plan of attack. 723. The advanced guard may be put in the line or on the wings, or other position, to aid the pursuit or cover the retreat. 724. The reserve is formed of the best troops of foot and horse, to complete a victory or make good a retreat. It is placed in the rear of the centre, or chief point of attack or defense. 725. The cavalry should be distributed in echelon on the wings and at the centre, on favorable ground. 726. It should be instructed not to take the gallop until within charg- ing distance; never to receive a charge at a halt, but to meet it, or, if not strong enough, to retire manoeuvring; and in order to be ready for the pursuit, and prepared against a reverse, or the attacks of the reserve, not to engage all its squadrons at once, but to reserve one-third, in column or in echelon, abreast of or in the rear of one of the wings; this arrange- ment is better than a second line with intervals. 727. In the attack, the artillery is employed to silence the batteries that protect the position. In the defense, it is better to direct its fire on the advancing troops. In either case, as many pieces are united as possible, the fire of artillery being formidable in proportion to its concen- tration. 728. In battles and military operations it is better to assume the offen- sive, and put the enemy on the defensive; but to be safe in doing so requires a larger force than the enemy, or better troops, and favorable ground. When obliged to act on the defensive, the advantage of posi- tion and of making the attack may sometimes be secured by forming in rear of the ground on which we are to fight, and advancing at the mo- ment of action. In mountain warfare, the assailant has always the dis- advantage; and even in offensive warfare in the open field, it may frequently be very important, when the artillery is well posted, and any advantage of ground may be secured, to await the enemy and compel him to attack. 729. The attack should be made with-a superior force on the decisive point of the enemy's position, by masking this by false attacks and demon- strations on other points, and by concealing the troops intended for it by the ground, or by other troops in their front. 730. Besides the arrangements which depend on the supposed plan of the enemy, the wings must be protected by the ground, or supported by troops in echelon; if the attack of the enemy is repulsed, the offensive must at once be taken, to inspire the troops, to disconcert the enemy, and often to decide the action In thus taking the offensive, a close column should REVISED REGULATIONS Battles. be pushed rapidly on the wing or flank of the enemy. The divisions of .his column form in line of battle successively, and each division moves to the front as soon as formed, in order, by a rapid attack in echelon, to prevent the enemy from changing front or bringing up his reserves. In all arrangements, especially in those for attack, it is most important to conceal the design until the moment of execution, and then to execute it with the greatest rapidity. The night, therefore, is preferred for the movement of troops on the flank or rear of the enemy, otherwise it is necessary to mask their march by a grand movement in front, or by taking a wide circuit. 731. In making an attack, the communications to the rear and for retreat must be secured, and the General must give beforehand all neces- Bary orders to provide for that event. 732. When a success is gained, the light troops should pursue the enemy promptly and rapidly. The other troops will restore order in their columns, then advance from position to position, always prepared for an attack or to support the troops engaged. 733. Before the action, the Generals indicate the places where they will be; if they change position, they give notice of it, or leave a staff officer to show where they have gone. 734. During the fight the officers and non-commissioned officers keep the men in the ranks, and enforce obedience if necessary. Soldiers must not be permitted to leave the ranks to strip or rob the dead,—nor even to assist the wounded unless by express permission, which is only to be given after the action is decided. The highest interest and most pressing duty is to win the victory, by winning which only can a proper care of the wounded be ensured. 735. Before the action, the Quartermaster of the division makes all the necessary arrangements for the transportation of the wounded. He esta- blishes the ambulance dep6ts in the rear, and gives his assistants the necessary instructions for the service of the ambulance wagons and other means of removing the wounded. 736. The ambulance dep6t, to which the wounded are carried or directed for immediate treatment, is generally established at the most convenient building nearest the field of battle. A red flag marks its place, or the way to it, to the conductors of the ambulances and to the wounded who can walk. 737. The active ambulances follow the troops engaged to succor the wounded and remove them to the depots; for this purpose the conductors should always have the necessary assistants, that the soldiers may have no excuse to leave the ranks for that object. 738. The medical director of the division, after consultation with the FOR THE ARMY. 107 Battles.—Prisoners of War. Quartermaster-General, distributes the medical officers and hospital attendants at his disposal, to the depots and active ambulances. He will send officers and attendants, when practicable, to the active ambulances, to relieve the wounded who require treatment before being removed from the ground. He will see that the dep6ts and ambulances are provided with the necessary apparatus, medicines, and stores. He will take post and render his professional services at the principal dep6t. 739. If the enemy endanger the depot, the Quartermaster takes the orders of the General to remove it or to strengthen its guard. 740. The wounded in the depots and the sick are removed, as soon as possible, to the hospitals that have been established by the Quartermaster- General of the army on the flanks or rear of the army. 741. After an action, the officers of ordnance collect the munitions of war left on the field, and make a return of them to the General. The Quartermaster's Department collects the rest of the public property cap- tured, and makes the returns to head-quarters. 742. Written reports for the General commanding-in-chief are made by commandants of regiments, batteries, and separate squadrons, and by all commanders of a higher grade, each in what concerns his own command, and to his immediate commander. 743. When an officer or soldier deserves mention for conduct in action, a special report shall be made in his case, and the General com- manding-in-chief decides whether to mention him in his report to the government and in his orders. But he shall not be mentioned in the report until he has been mentioned in the orders to the army. These special reports are examined with care by the intermediate commanders, to verify the facts, and secure commendation and rewards to. the merito- rious only. 744. The report of battles, which must frequently be made^ before these special reports of persons are scrutinized, is confined to general praise or blame, and an account of the operations. PRISONERS OF WAR. 745. Prisoners of war will be disarmed and sent to the rear, and reported as soon as practicable to the head-quarters. The return of pri- soners from the Head-Quarters of the Army to the War Department will specify the number, rank, and corps. 746. The private property of prisoners will be duly respected, and each shall be treated with the regard due to his rank. They are to obey the necessary orders given them. They receive for subsistence one ration each, without regard to rank; and the wounded are to be treated with 108 REVISED REGULATIONS Convoys and their Escorts. the same care as the wounded of the army. Other allowances to them will depend on conventions with the enemy. Prisoners' horses will be taken for the army. 747. Exchanges of prisoners and release of officers on parole depend on the orders of the General commanding-in-chief, under the instructions of government. CONVOYS AND THEIR ESCORTS. 748. The strength and composition of the escort of a convoy depend on the country, the nature and value of the convoy, and the dangers it may incur. A larger escort is required for a convoy of powder, that the defense may not be near the train. 749. Cavalry is employed in escorts chiefly to reconnoitre; the propor- tion is larger as the country is more open. 750. Pioneers or working-parties are attached to convoys to mend roads, remove obstacles, and erect defenses. The convoys should always be provided with spare wheels, poles, axles, &c. 751. The commandant of the escort should receive detailed instruc- tions in writing. 752. As far as the defense permits, the commander of the escort shall refer to the officer in charge of the convoy for the hours of departure, the halts, the parking and order of the train, and the precautions against accidents. 753. Officers who accompany the convoy, but do not belong to the escort, shall exercise no authority in it except by consent of the com- mander. If these officers are junior to the commander, he may assign them to duty if the defense requires it. 754. Large convoys are formed into divisions, each with a conductor. The distance between the wagons is four paces. A small party of in- fantry is attached to each division. 755. Generally, munitions of war are at the head of the convoy, sub- sistence next, and then other military stores; the sutler last. But always that part of the convoy which is most important to the army shall be where it is most secure from danger. 756. The commandant should send out reconnoitring parties, and never p^t the convoy in motion until their reports have been received. He always forms an advance and rear guard, and keeps the main body under his immediate order at the most important point, with small guards or posts at other points. 757. In an open country tha main body marches by the side of the road, opposite the centre of the convoy; in other cases at the head or rear of the column, as the one or the other is more exposed. FOR THE ARMY. 109 Convdys and their Escorts. 758. The advance guard precedes the convoy far enough to remove all obstacles to its advance. It examines the woods, defiles, and villages. and by mounted men gives information to the commander, and receives his orders. It reconnoitres places for halts and parks. 759. If the head of the column is threatened, the advanced guard seizes the defiles and places which the enemy might occupy, and holds them until the main body advances to the front and relieves it; the main body holds the positions until the head of the convoy arrives, and then leaves detachments which are relieved by the parties marching with the divisions; the posts are not abandoned until the whole convoy has passed and the position is no longer important. 760. When the rear is threatened, like measures are taken; the rear guard defends the ground and retards the enemy by breaking the bridges and blocking the road. 761. If the flanks are threatened, and the ground is broken, and many defiles are to be passed, the defense of the convoy becomes more difficult; the advance and rear guards must be reduced, the flanks strengthened, and positions which will cover the march of the convoy must be occupied by the main body of the troops before the head of the convoy reaches them, and until it has passed. 762. If the convoy is large, and has to pass places that the force and position of the enemy make dangerous, the loss of the whole convoy must not be risked; it must pass by divisions, which reunite after the passage. In this case the greater part of the troops guard the first division; they seize the important points, and cover them with light troops, or, if neces- sary, with small posts, and hold them until all the divisions have passed. 763. If there is artillery in the convoy, the commander of the escort uses it for the defense. 764. To move faster and make the defense easbr, the wagons move in double file whenever the road allows it. If a wagon breaks, it is at once removed from the road; when repaired, it takes the rear; when it cannot be repaired, its load and horses are distributed to some of the other wagons kept in the rear for that purpose. 765. Convoys by water are escorted on the same principles. Each boat has a small infantry guard; one portion of the escort precedes or follows the convoy in boats. The cavalry march opposite the convoy; the advance and rear guard move by land, and al7 are connected by flank- ers with the convoy. Where a river runs through a narrow valley, the body of the infantry moves by land to prevent the enemy from occupying the heights and disturbing the convoy. 766. Convoys halt every hour to let the horses take breath and the wagons close up. Long halts are made but seldom, and only in places E 110 REVISED REGULATIONS Convoys and their Escorts.---Baggage Trains. that have been reconnoitred and found favorable for defense. At night the park is arranged for defense, and in preference at a distance from inhabited places, if in an enemy's country. 767. The wagons are usually parked in ranks, axle against axle, the poles in the same direction, and with sufficient space between the ranks for the horses. If an attack is feared, they are parked in square, the hind-wheels outside, and the horses inside. 768. On the appearance of the enemy during the march, the com- mander closes up the wagons and continues his march in order; he avoids fighting; but if the enemy seizes a position that commands his road, he attacks vigorously with the mass of his force, but is not to continue the pursuit far from the convoy. The convoy halts, and resumes the march when the position is carried. 769. When the enemy is too strong to be attacked, the convoy is parked in square if there is room; if not, closed up in double file; at the front and rear the road is blocked by wagons across it. The drivers are dismounted at the heads of the horses. They are not permitted to make their escape. The light troops keep the enemy at a. distance as long as possible, and are supported when necessary, but prudently, as the troops must be kept in hand to resist the main attack. 770. If a wagon takes fire in the park, remove it if possible; if not, remove first the ammunition wagons, then those to leeward of the fire. 771. When a whole convoy cannot be saved, the most valuable part may sometimes be by abandoning the rest. If all efforts fail, and there is no hope of succor, the convoy must be set on fire and the horses killed that cannot be saved; the escort may then cut its way through. 772. If the convoy is of prisoners of war, every effort should be made to reach a village or strong building where they may be confined; if forced to fight in the field, the prisoners must be secured and made to lie down until the action is over. BAGGAGE TRAINS. 773. The baggage train of general head-quarters and the trains of the seve- ral divisions are each under the charge of an officer of the Quartermaster's Department. These officers command and conduct the trains under the orders they receive from their respective head-quarters. When the trains of different divisions march together, or the train of a division marches with the train of general head-quarters, the senior Quartermaster directs the whole. 774. The Regimental Quartermaster has charge of the wagons, horses equipments, and all means of transport employed in the service of the regiment. Under the orders of the Colonel, he assembles them for the FOR THE ARMY, 111 Baggage Trains. march, and maintains the order and police of the train in park and on the march. On marches, the regimental trains are under the orders of the Quartermaster of the division. When the march is by brigade, the senior Regimental Quartermaster in the brigade, or the Quartermaster of the brigade, has the direction of the whole. The necessary wagon-mas- ters, or non-commissioned officers to act as such, are employed with the several trains. 775. None but the authorized wagons are allowed to march with the train. The wagons of the several head-quarters, the regimental wagons, and the wagons of sutlers authorized by orders from head-quarters to march with the train, are all to be conspicuously marked. 776. When the train of head-quarters is to have a guard, the strength of the guard is regulated by the General. Generals of Brigade guard their trains by the men attached to the train of the first regiment of their brigades. The regimental trains are loaded, unloaded, and guarded, as far as practicable, by convalescents and men not effective in the ranks; in the cavalry, by dismounted men. When the guard of a train is the escort for its defense, the regulations in regard to convoys and escorts take effect. 777. Habitually each division is followed by its train, the regimenta trains uniting at the brigade rendezvous. When otherwise, the order foi the movement of the divisions, brigades, and regiments contains th« necessary directions in regard to the assembling and marching of the respective trains. The several trains march in an order analogous to the rank of the generals, and the order of battle of the troops to which they belong. Trains are not allowed in any case to be in the midst of the troops, or to impede the march of the troops. 778. The wagon-masters, under the orders of the officers of the Quarter- master's Department, exercise the necessary restraints over the teamstera and servants who leave their teams, or do not properly conduct them; oi who ill treat their horses, or who attempt to pillage, or run away in case of attack. 779. The General commanding the army and the Generals of Division will not permit any general or staff officer, or regiment under their orders, or any person whatsoever, attached to their command, to have more than the authorized amount or means of transportation. For this purpose they will themselves make, and cause to be made, frequent reviews and inspec- tir is of the trains. They will see that no trooper is employed to lead rivate horse, no soldier to drive a private vehicle, and that no trooper put on foot to lend his horse to an officer. They will not permit the wagons of the artillery or of the train to be loaded with any thing foreign to theii proper service, nor any public horse, for any occasion, to be harnessed to a private carriage. 112 REVISED REGULATIONS General Police.---Safeguards. 780. The officers .of the Quartermaster's Department, the wagon- masters, and all conductors of trains, are charged with watching that the regulations respecting transportation allowances are strictly observed. GENERAL POLICE. 781. When necessary, the General-in-chief or General of Division may appoint a provost marshal to take charge of prisoners, with a suitable guard, or other police force. 782. Private servants, not soldiers, will not be allowed to wear the uniform of any corps of the army, but each will be required to carry with him a certificate from the officer who employs him, verified, for regimental officers, by the signature of the Colonel; for other officers under the rank of Colonel, by the chief of their corps or department. 783. Laundresses permitted to follow the army will be furnished with certificates, signed as in the preceding paragraph, and no woman of bad character will be allowed to follow the army. Other persons with the army, not officers or soldiers, such as guides of the country, inter- preters, &c, will carry about them similar certificates from the head- quarters that employs them. 784. Deserters from the enemy, after being examined, will be secured for some days, as they may be spies in disguise; as opportunities offer, they will be sent to the rear; after which, if they are found lurking about the army, or attempting to return to the enemy, they will be treated with severity. 785. The arms and accoutrements of deserters will be turned over to the Ordnance Department, and their horses to the corps in want of them, after being branded with the letters " U. S." The compensation to be accorded to deserters, for such objects, will be according to appraisement, made under the direction of the Quartermaster's Department. The en- listment of deserters, without express permission from general head- quarters, is prohibited. 786. It is forbidden to purchase horses without ascertaining the right of the party to sell. Stolen horses shall be restored. Estrays, .in the enemy's country, when the owner is not discovered, are taken for the army. 787. Plundering and marauding, at all times disgraceful to soldiers, when committed on the persons or property of those whom it is the duty of the army to protect, become crimes of such enormity as to admit of no remission of the awful punishment which the military law awards against offenses of this nature. SAFEGUARDS. 788. Safeguards are protections granted to persons or property in FOR THE ARMY. 113 Safeguards.----Sieges. foreign parts by the commanding general, or by other commanders within the limits of their command. 789. Safeguards are usually given to protect hospitals," public esta- blishments, establishments of religion, charity, or instruction, museums, depositories of the arts, mills, post-offices, and other institutions of public benefit; also to individuals whom it may be the interest of the army to respect. 790. A safeguard may consist of one or more men of fidelity and firm- ness, generally non-effective non-commissioned officers, furnished with a paper setting out clearly the protection and exemptions it is intended to secure, signed by the commander giving it, and his staff officer; or it may consist of such paper, delivered to the party whose person, family, house, and property it is designed to protect. These safeguards must be numbered and registered. 791. The men left as safeguards by one corps may be replaced by another. They are withdrawn when the country is evacuated; but if not, they have orders to await the arrival of the enemy's troops, and apply to the commander for a safe-conduct to the outposts. 792. Form of a safeguard : By authority of--------------, A safeguard is hereby granted to [A. B-------, or the house and family 0f a. B-------, or to the college, mills, or property; stating precisely the place, nature, and description of the person, property, or buildings]. All officers and soldiers belonging to the army of the United States are therefore commanded to respect this safeguard, and to afford, if necessary, protection to [the person, family, or property of —-----, as the case may be]. Given a+ Head-Quarters, the — day of-------. A. B-------, Major-General commanding-in-chief. By command of the General. C. D------, Adjutant-General. 55th Article of the Rules and Articles of War. " Whosoev *r belonging to the armies of the United States, employed m foreign parts, shall force a safeguard, shall suffer death." SIEGES. 793. In the following regulations the besieging force is supposed to be two divisions of infantry and a brigade of cavalry. The same principles govern in other cases. 794. The Brigadier-Generals of infantry serve, in turn, as Generals of the trenches; one or more of them are detailed daily, according to the _2 8 114 REVISED REGULATIONS Sieges. front and number of attacks; they superintend the operations, anrf dispose the guards of the trenches to repulse sorties and piotect the works. Officers of the general staff are assigned to them to transmit their orders and attend to the detail? of service. 795. The Colonels and Lieutenant-Colonels of infantry alternate for duty in the trenches; one or more are detailed daily; they superintend the service of the guards and workmen in the part of the work to which the General of the trenches assigns them, being posted with troops of their own regiments in preference. The commandant of the siege may place the Colonels on the roster with the Brigadier-Generals. 796. The commandants of engineers and artillery accompany the first troops before the place to examine the works and the approaches. When the engineers have completed the reconnoissance of the works, and of each front as far as practicable, the commandant of engineers makes a plan of the works as exact and detailed as possible, and, under the instructions of the General commanding the siege, draws up the general plan of the siege, and discusses it with the commandant of artillery in regard to the best employment of that arm. These officers then submit their joint or separate opinions to the General, who decides on the plan of the siege, and gives the orders for the execution. The commandant of engineers directs the construction of all the works of siege, under the authority of the General, and lays before him every day a report of his operations, and a plan showing the progress of the attack. The com- mandant of artillery also makes daily reports to the General of all that relates to his branch of the service. 797. The Quartermaster-General establishes the hospitals, and organizes the means for transporting the wounded to them. 798. The commanding General appoints a field officer of the trenches, who is aided by one or two Captains or Lieutenants. 799. The field officer of the trenches is charged with all the details relative to the assembling of the guards and the workmen. He dis- tributes the guards on the different points of the attack agreeably to the orders of the General of the trenches, and forms the detachments of workmen for the engineers and artillery; that he may be prepared for this distribution, he receives every day from the Adjutant-General a statement of the details for the next day. 800 On the arrival of the General of the trenches, the field officer of the trenches gives him all the information necessary to enable him to station the troops, attends him in his visit to the trenches, and takes his orders on the changes to be made in the position of the troops. The execution is intrusted to the commandants of the troops. 801. The field officer of the trenches sees that men and litters are FOR THE ARMY. 115 Sieges. always ready to bring off the wounded. One or more companies of the guards of the trenches are put under his immediate orders for the pre- servation of order and police in the trenches. 802. The divisions, brigades, regiments, and battalions are encamped during the siege in the order of battle. The service of camp is conducted as heretofore prescribed. 803. The infantry has two kinds of siege service,—the guard of the trenches and the work of the trenches. 804. The guards of the trenches mount every day by battalions, in Buch order of detail that all the troops may take an equal share, and no part of the line be left too weak. If only one battalion is required, each division furnishes it alternately; if two are required, each division gives one; if three, one division furnishes two, the other one, alternately. The two battalions of the same division are not taken from the samo brigade. 805. The detail for work of the trenches is by company, from all the regiments at one time, or in turn, and continues generally twelve hours. The detail from any regiment should never be less than a company. If only half a company would be needed from all the regiments at a time, every other regiment furnishes a full company alternately. 806. The battalions for guard are detailed at least twelve hours in ad- vance ; they furnish no other details during this tour. If the whole regiment is called out, it leaves.a sufficient police guard in camp. 807. Twenty-four hours, or twelve at least, before mounting guard in the trenches, the battalions detailed for guard do not furnish workmen; and the companies of those battalions whose tour it would have been to work in the trenches, do not go there for twenty-four hours after guard, if possible, or at the least twelve. 808. The workmen who are required for other work than that of the trenches are taken from the roster for fatigue from the battalions and companies not employed in the trenches. 809. The battalions first for detail for guard of the trenches, and the companies first for detail for work in the trenches, furnish no other de- tails, and are held on picket, ready to march at the call of the field officer of the trenches. 810. Materials for the siege, such as fascines, gabions, hurdles, pickets, &c, are furnished by the different corps, in the proportion ordered by the General. 811. Guards and workmen going to the trenches march without beat of drum or music. 812. At all times, and especially on the day the trenches are opened, il6 REVISED REGULATIONS Sieges. every thing is avoided likely to attract the attention of the enemy. With this view, the General may vary the hour of relieving guards. 813. The chiefs of engineers and artillery make requisitions for work- men in advance, that the details may be made in time to prevent any delay in the work. They should exceed the number strictly required, that there may be a reserve for unforeseen wants. If this reserve is found insufficient, the General directs the field officer of the trenches to call on the picket. 814. Before the guards and workmen march, the field officer of the trenches arranges them so that each detachment can reach its ground without confusion. The troops are posted in the trenches according to the position of their regiments in the order of battle, and, as far as pos- sible, the companies of workmen in like order. The reserves of workmen are placed at the dep6t of the trenches, or the nearest suitable place to the works. 815. The workmen leave their knapsacks and swords in camp, and march with their firearms and cartridge-boxes, which they place near them while at work. They always carry their overcoats, to cover them in resting or when wounded. 816. The guards always enter the trenches with arms trailed, and the workmen also, unless they carry materials or tools, when the arms are in the sling. 817. The guards and detachments of workmen send a Corporal to the openings of the trenches to guide the relief. They march out of the trenches by the flank, with trailed arms. 818. Sand-bags, forming loop-holes, are placed at intervals on the parapet to cover the sentinels; they are more numerous than the senti- nels, so that the enemy may not know where the sentinels are placed. 819. When detachments are placed at night in advance of the trenches, to cover the workmen, the men sit or lie down, with their firearms in their hands, to hide themselves better from the enemy; the sentinels put their ears to the ground frequently, that they may hear troops coming out of the place. To prevent mistakes, the workmen are told what troops cover them. 820. No honors are paid in the trenches. When the General com- manding the siege visits them, the guards place themselves in rear of the banquette, and rest on their arms. The colors are never carried to the trenches unless the whole regiment marches to repulse a sortie or make an assault. Even in this case they are not displayed until the General commanding the siege gives a formal order. 821. The materials of the siege of all kinds, together with the tools, are collected in part at the depots of the trenches, and in part at the FOR THE ARMY. 117 Sieges. openings of the trenches, or in such other place as has been appointed for the convenience of the service by the field officer of the trenches, on the advice of the chiefs of artillery and engineers. They are in charge of officers of engineers and of artillery, with guards or non-commissioned officers of both corps. But if these corps cannot furnish them, the chiefs apply for assistance from the infantry. 822. The workmen, in going to the trenches, carry such tools and ma- terials as are required by the artillery and engineers. In this case, the field officer of the trenches has notice and superintends it. 823. The soldiers sent to the trenches go with their cartridge-boxes filled. Cartridges, when needed, are sent to the trenches on the re- quisition of commanders of battalions, approved by the General of the trenches. 824. In the case of a sortie, the guards move rapidly to the places that have been designated by the General of the trenches, and which afford the best defense for the head of the works, the batteries, the communica- tions, or the flanks, or best enable them to take the sortie itself in flank or reverse. Having lined the banquette to fire on the enemy, the troops form on the reverse of the trench to receive him. The workmen take arms, retain their positions, or retire with their tools, as ordered. The officers commanding the detachments of workmen see that their move- ments are made promptly and in good order, so as to avoid all confusion in the communications. 825. The troops that advance beyond the trenches to repulse the sortie must not follow in pursuit. The General takes care that they return to the trenches before the retreat of the sortie allows the artillery of the place to open on them. When the workmen return, the officers and non- commissioned officers of the detachments call the roll without interrupt- ing the work, which is immediately resumed. 826. When it is necessary to dismount cavalry and send them to the trenches, they should be employed as near their camp as possible, and posted between the detachments of infantry. 827. Men belonging to the cavalry may, in assaults, be employed in carrying fascines and other materials to fill ditches and make passages. 828. The general officers of cavalry are more particularly employed in the service of posts and detachments placed in observation to protect the Biege. They and the field officers of this arm are employed in the com- mand of escorts to convoys, of whatever arms the escorts may be com- posed. When these duties are not sufficient to employ them, they take their share of the duty of the trenches. 829. The officers of engineers and artillery of the trenches make to the General of the trenches a return of all losses in their troops, and such 118 REVISED REGULATIONS Sieges.---Defense of Fortified Places. other reports on the work as he requires, in addition to the reports direct to their respective chiefs on the details of the service. 830. At the end of each tour, the field officer of the trenches draws up a report for the twenty-four hours to the General of the trenches. The General of the trenches reports to the General commanding the siege. 831. The commanders of the several corps in the trenches report, when relieved, to their respective head-quarters the losses during the tour, and the conduct of the officers and men. 832. However practicable the breach may appear, or however ruined the works in rear of it, the heads of columns must always be supplied with ladders to get over unexpected obstacles. 833. The General commanding the siege designates picked companies to protect property and persons, and prevent pillage and violence, from the moment the place is carried. The officers exert themselves to re- strain the men. 834. The General designates the places requiring particular protection, such as churches, asylums, hospitals, colleges, schools, and magazines. The order for their protection should remind the soldiers, at the time, of the penalty of disobeying it. 835. Whether the place be taken by assault or by capitulation, the provisions and military stores, and the public funds, are reserved for the use of the army. 836. The commander of engineers will keep a journal of the siege, showing the operations of each day in detail, the force employed on the work, the kind and quantity of materials used in them, &c. He will also mark on a plan of the ground the daily progress of the works, and make the necessary drawings explanatory of their construction. 837. The commander of the artillery will keep a daily journal of the operations under his direction, showing—the number and kind of pieces in battery, the force employed in serving them, the kind and quantity of ammunition expended, the number of rounds fired from each piece of ordnance, the effect of the fire, and all other particulars relative to his* branch of the service. 838. These journals and drawings will be sent, after the siege, with the report of the General, to the War Department. DEFENSE OP FORTIFIED PLACES. 839. In war, every commander of a fortified place shall always hold himself prepared with his plan of defense, as if at any time liable to at- tack. He arranges this plan accord:ng to the probable mode of attack; determines the posts of the troops vi the several parts of the works, the FOR THE ARMY. 119 Defense of Fortified Places. reliefs, the reserves, and the details of service in all the corps. He draws up instructions for a case of attack, and exercises the garrison according to his plan of defense. In sea-coast works, he provides the instructions for the different batteries on the approach of ships. 840. In framing his plan, he studies the works and the exterior within the radius of attack and investment, the strength of the garrison, the artillery, the munitions of war, subsistence and supplies of all kinds, and takes immediate measures to procure whatever is deficient of troops or supplies, either by requisition on the government or from the means nut at his disposal. 841. On the approach of an enemy, he removes all houses and othe^ objects, within or without the place, that cover the approaches, or inter- rupt the fire of the guns or the movements of the troops. He assures himself personally that all posterns, outlets, embrasures, &c, are in proper state of security. 842. He shall be furnished by the Department of War with a plan of the works, showing all the details of the fortifications and of the exterior within the radius of attack; with a map of the environs within the radius of investment; with a map of the vicinity, including the neighboring works, roads, water-channels, coasts, &c.; with a memoir explaining the situation and defense of the place, and the relations and bearings of the several works on each other, and on the approaches by land and water— ali which he carefully preserves, and communicates only to the council of defense. 843. He consults his next in rank, and the senior officer of the en- gineers and of the artillery, either separately or as a council of defense. In the latter case he designates an officer to act as secretary to the coun- cil, and to record their proceedings and their joint or separate opinions, which are to be kept secret during the siege. The members may record their opinions under their own signature. In all cases, the commander decides on his own responsibility. 844. The commander of the place, and the chiefs of engineers and of artillery, shall keep journals of the defense, in which shall be entered, in order of date, without blank or interlineation, the orders given or re- ceived, the manner in which they are executed, their results, and every event and circumstance of importance in the progress of the defense. These journals and the proceedings of the council of defense shall be sent after the siege to the Department of War. 845. There shall be kept in the office of the commandant of the place to be sent after the siege to the Department of War, a map of the en virons, a plan of the fortifications, and a special plan of the front of attack, on which the chief engineer will trace, in succession, the positions 20 REVISED REGULATIONS Defense of Fortified Places.---Troops on board of Transports. occupied, and the works executed by the enemy from the investment; and also the works of counter approach or defense, and the successive positions of the artillery and other troops of the garrison during the pro- gress of the siege. 846. The commander shall defend in succession the advanced works, the covered way and 'outworks, the body of the work, and the interior intrenchments. He will not be content with clearing away the foot of the breaches, and defending them by abattis, mines, and all the means used in sieges; but he shall begin in good time, behind the bastions or front of attack, the necessary intrenchments to resist assaults on the main work. 847. He shall use his means of defense in such manner as always to have a reserve of fresh troops, chosen from his best soldiers, to resist assaults, retake the outworks, and especially to resist the assaults on the body of the place; and a reserve of provisions for the last period of the siege, and of ammunition for the last attacks. 848. He must, in every case, compel the besieging force to approach by the slow and successive works of siege, and must sustain at least one assault on a practicable breach in the body of the place. 849. When the commander thinks that the end of the defense has come, he shall still consult the council of defense on the means that may remain to prolong the siege. But in all cases he alone will decide on the time, manner, and terms of the surrender. In the capitulation, he shall not seek or accept better terms for himself than for the garrison, but shall share their fate, and exert his best endeavors for the care of the troops, and especially of the sick and wounded. 850. No commander in the field shall withdraw troops or supplies from any fortified place, or exercise any authority over its commandant, unless it has been put subject to his orders by competent authority. ARTICLE XXXVII. TROOPS ON BOARD OF TRANSPORTS. 851. Military commanders charged with the embarkation of troops, and officers of the Quartermaster's Department intrusted with the selec- tion of the transports, will take care that the vessels are entirely seaworthy and proper for such service, and that suitable arrangements are made in them for the health and comfort of the troops. 852. If, in the opinion of the officer commanding the troops to be embarked, the vessel is not proper or suitably arranged, the officer charged with the embarkation shall cause her to be inspected by competent and experienced persons. FOR THE ARMY. 121 Troops on board of Transports. 853. Immediately after embarking, the men will be assigned to quarters, equal parties on each side of the ship, and no man will be allowed to loiter or sleep on the opposite side. As far as practicable, the men of each company will be assigned to the same part of the vessel, and the squads, in the same manner, to contiguous berths. 854. Arms will be so placed, if there be no racks, as to be secure from injury, and enable the men to handle them promptly—bayonets unfixed and in scabbard. 855. Ammunition in cartridge-boxes to be so placed as to be entirely secure from fire; reserve ammunition to be reported to the master of the transport, with request that he designate a safe place of deposit. Fre- quent inspections will be made of the service ammunition, to insure its safety and good condition. 856. No officer is to sleep out of his ship, or to quit his ship, without the sanction of the officer commanding on board. 857. The guard will be proportioned to the number of sentinels required. M sea the guard will mount with side-arms only. The officer of the guard will be officer of the day. 858. Sentinels will be kept over the fires, with buckets of water at hand, promptly to extinguish fires. Smoking is prohibited between decks or in the cabins, at all times; nor shall any lights be allowed between decks, except such ship lanterns as the master of the transport may direct, or those carried by the officer of the day in the execution of his duty. 859. Regulations will be adopted to enable companies or messes to cook in turn; no others than those whose turn it is, will be allowed to loiter around or approach the galleys or other cooking places. 860. The commanding officer will make arrangements, in concert with the master of the vessel, for calling the troops to quarters, so that in case of alarm, by storm, or fire, or the approach of the enemy, every man may repair promptly to his station. But he will take care not to crowd tUo deck. The troops not wanted at the guns or to assist the sailors, and those who cannot be advantageously employed with small arms, will be formed as a reserve between decks. 861. All the troops will turn out at -------, a.m., without arms oi uniform, and (in warm weather) without shoes or stockings; when every individual will be clean, his hands, face, and feet washed, and his hair combed. The same personal inspection will be repeated thirty minutes before sunset. The cooks alone may be exempted from one of these inspections per day, if necessary. 862. Recruits or awkward men will be exercised in the morning and evening in the use of arms, an hour each time, when the weather will permit. L ]22 REVISED REGULATIONS Troops on board of Transports. 863. Officers will enforce cleanliness as indispensable to health. When the weather will permit, bedding will be brought on deck every morning for airing. Tubs may be fixed on the forecastle for bathing, or the men may be placed in the chains and have buckets of water thrown over them. 864. Between decks will not be washed oftener than once a week, and only when the weather is fine. The boards of the lower berths will be removed once or twice a week to change the straw. Under the direction of the Surgeon and the officer of the day, frequent fumigations will be performed between decks. The materials required are—common salt, four ounces; powdered oxide of manganese, one ounce; sulphuric acid, one ounce, diluted with two ounces of water. The diluted acid is poured over the other ingredients in a basin placed in a hot sand-bath. Solu- tions of chloride of lime and chloride of zinc are excellent disinfecting agents. 865. During voyages in hot weather, the master of the vessel will be desired to provide wind-sails, which will be kept constantly hung up, and frequently examined, to see that they draw well and are not ob- structed. 866. During cooking hours, the officers of companies visit the cam- boose, and see that the messes are well prepared. The coppers and other cooking utensils are to be regularly and well washed, both before and after use. 867. The bedding will be replaced in the berths at sunset, or at an earlier hour when there is a prospect of bad weather; and at tattoo every man not on duty will be in his berth. To insure the execution of this regulation, the officer of the day, with a lantern, will make a tour between decks. 868. Lights will be extinguished at tattoo, except such as are placed under sentinels. The officer of the day will see to it, and report to the commanding officer. The officers' lights will be extinguished at 10 o'clock, unless special permission be given to continue them for a longer time, as in case of sickness or other emergency. 869. For the sake of exercise, the troops will be occasionally called to quarters by the beat to arms. Those appointed to the guns will be fre- quently exercised in the use of them. The arms and accoutrements will be frequently inspected. The metallic pa^ts of the former will be often wiped and greased again. 870. The men will not be allowed to sleep on deck in hot weather or in the sun; they will be encouraged and required to take exercise on deck, in squads by succession, when neeessary. 871. At morning and evening parades, the Surgeon will examire the men, to observe whether there be any appearance of disease. FOR THE ARMY. 125 Troops on board of Transports. 872. The sick will, as far as practicable, be separated from the healthy men. On the first appearance of mal' gnant contagion, a signal will be made for the hospital vessel (if there be one in company), and the dis- eased men removed to her. 873. A good supply of hospital stores and medicines will be taken on each vessel, and used only for the sick and convalescent. 874. The Surgeon will guard the men against costiveness on approach- ing a hot climate. In passing through the West Indies, to the southern coast for instance, and for some weeks after landing in those latitudes, great care is required in the use of fruit, as strangers would not be com- petent to judge of it, and most kinds, after long voyages, are prejudi- cial. 875. In harbor, where there is no danger from sharks, the men may bathe; but not more than ten at a time, and attended by a boat. 876. In fitting up a vessel for the transportation of horses, care is to be taken that the requisite arrangements are made for conveniently feed- ing and cleaning them, and to secure them from injury in rough weather by ropes attached to breast-straps and breeching, or by other suitable means; and especially that proper ventilation is provided by openings in the upper deck, wind-sails, &c. The ventilation of steamers may be assisted by using the engine for that purpose. 877. Horses should not be put on board after severe exercise or when heated. In hoisting them on board, the slings should be made fast to a hook at the end of the fall, or the knot tied by an expert seaman, so that it may be well secured and easily loosened. The horse should be run up quickly, to prevent him from plunging, and should be steadied by guide ropes. A halter is placed on him before he is lifted from the ground. 878. On board, care is to be taken that the horses are not over-fed; bran should form part of their ration. The face, eyes, and nostrils of each horse are to be washed at the usual stable hours, and, occasionally, the mangers should be washed and the nostrils of the horses sponged with vinegar and water. 879. In loading vessels with stores for a military expedition, the cargo of each should be composed of an assortment of such stores as may be available for service in case of the non-arrival of others, and they should be placed on board in such a manner that they may be easily reached, in the order in which they are required for service. ' Each store-ship should be marked, at the bow and stern, on both sides, in large characters, with a distinctive letter and number. A list is to be made of the stores on board of each vessel, and of the place where they are to be found in it; a copy of this list to be sent to the chief officer of the proper depart- ment in the expedition, or at the place of destination. 124 REVISED REGULATIONS Courts-Martial. ARTICLE XXXVIII. COURTS-MARTIAL. 880. In appointing a general court-martial, as many members will be detailed, from five to thirteen inclusively, as can be assembled without manifest injury to the service. 881. The decision of the officer appointing the court, as to the num- ber that can be assembled without manifest injury to the service, is con- clusive. 882. A President of the court will not be appointed. The officer highest in rank present will be President. 883. Form of Order appointing a general court-martial; the last para- graph omitted when the court can be kept up with thirteen members. Head-Quarters,------, &c. A General Court-martial is hereby appointed to meet at------, on the — day of-------, or as soon thereafter as practicable, for the trial of-------and such other prisoners as may be brought before it. Detail for the Court: 1.-----------' 8. ----------- 2. ------------ 9.----------- 3. ----------- 10. ----------- 4.-----------11.----------- 5.-----------12.----------- 6. ----------- 13.----------- 7.---------------------------------, Judge Advocate. No other officers than those named can be assembled without manifest injury to the service. By order of----------, commanding----. ----------, Assistant Adjutant-General. 884. In the detail the members will be named, and they will take place in the court, in the order of their rank. A decision of the proper authority in regard to the rank of the members cannot be reversed by the court. 885. The place of holding a court is appointed by the authority con- vening it. 886. Application for delay or postponement of trial must, when prac- ticable, be made to the authority convening the court. When made to the court, it must be before plea, and will then, if in the opinion of the eourt well founded, be referred to the authority convening the court, to FOR THE ARMY. 125 Courts-Martial. decide whether the court should be adjourned or dissolved, and the charges reserved for another court. 887- Upon application by the accused for postponement on the ground of the absence of a witness, it ought distinctly to appear on his oath, 1st. that the witness is material, and how; 2d. that the accused has used due diligence to procure his attendance; and, 3d. that he has reasonable ground to believe, and does believe, that he will be able to procure such cttendance within a reasonable time stated. 888. The President of a court-martial, besides his duties and privileges is member, is the organ of the court, to keep order and conduct its busi- ness. He speaks and acts for the court in each case where the rule has been prescribed by law, regulation, or its own resolution. In all their leliberations the law secures the equality of the members. 889. The 76th Article of War does not confer on a court-martial the power to punish its own members. For disorderly conduct, a member is liable as in other offenses against military discipline; improper words are to be taken down, and any disorderly conduct of a member reported to ihe authority convening the court. 890. The Judge Advocate shall summon the necessary witnesses for the trial; but he shall not summon any witness at the expense of th& United States, nor any officer of the army, without the order of the court. unless satisfied that his testimony is material and necessary to the ends of justice. 891. Every court-martial shall keep a complete and accurate record of its proceedings, to be authenticated by the signatures of the President and Judge Advocate; who shall also certify, in like manner, the sentence pronounced by the court in each case. The record must show that the court was organized as the law requires; that the court and Judge Advo- cate were duly sworn in the presence of the prisoner; that he was pre- viously asked whether he had any objection to any member, and his answer thereto. A copy of the order appointing the court will bo entered on the record in each case. 892. Whenever the same court-martial tries more prisoners than one, ind they are arraigned on separate and distinct charges, the court is to be sworn at the commencement of each trial, and the proceedings in each case will be made up separately. 893. The record shall be clearly and legibly written; as far as prac- ticable, without erasures or interlineations. The pages to be numbered, with a margin of one inch on the left side of each page, and at the top of the odd and bottom of the even pages; through this last margin the Bheets to be stitohed together; the documents accompanying thi pro- L2 126 REVISED REGULATIONS Courts-Marti al. eeedings to be noted and marked in such manner as to afford an easy reference. 894. No recommendation will be embraced in the body of the sen- tence. Those members only who concur in the recommendation will ign it. 895. The legal punishments for soldiers by sentence of a court-martial according to the offense, and the jurisdiction of the court, are—death; confinement; confinement on bread and water diet; solitary confinement; hard labor; ball and chain; forfeiture of pay and allowances; discharges from service; and reprimands, and, when non-commissioned officers, re- duction to the ranks. Ordnance Sergeants and Hospital Stewards, how- ever, though liable to discharge, may not be reduced. Nor are they to be tried by regimental or garrison courts-martial, unless by special per- mission of the department commander. Solitary confinement, or con- finement on bread and water, shall not exceed fourteen days at a time, with intervals between the periods of such confinement not less than such periods; and not exceeding eighty-four days in any one year. 896. The Judge Advocate shall transmit the proceedings, without delay, to the officer having authority to confirm the sentence, who shall state, at the end of the proceedings in each case, his decision and orders thereon. 897. The original proceedings of all general courts-martial, after the decision on them of the reviewing authority j and all proceedings that require the decision of the President under the 65th and 89th Articles of War, and copies of all orders confirming or disapproving, or remitting, the sentences of courts-martial, and all official communications for the Judge Advocate of the army, will be addressed to " The Adjutant- Gene- ral of the Army, War Department," marked on the cover, "Judge Advocate." 898. The proceedings of garrison and regimental courts-martial will be transmitted without delay by the garrison or regimental commander to the department head-quarters for the supervision of the department com- mander. 899. The power to pardon or mitigate the punishment ordered by a court-martial is vested in the authority confirming the proceedings, and in the President of the United States. A superior military commander to the officer confirming the proceedings may suspend the execution of the sentence when, in his judgment, it is void upon the face of the pro- ceedings, or when he sees a fit case for executive clemency. In such cases, the record, with his order prohibiting the execution, shall be trans- mitted for the final orders of the President. 900. When a court-martial or court of inquiry adjourns without day, FOR THE ARMY. 127 Working-Parties. the members will return to their respective posts and duties unless other- wise ordered. 901. When a court adjourns for three days, the Judge Advocate shall report the fact to the commander of the post or troops, and the members belonging to the command will be liable to duty during the time. ARTICLE XXXIX. WORKING-PARTIES. 902. When it is necessary to employ the army at work on fortifica- tions, in surveys, in cutting roads, and other constant labor of not less than ten days, the non-commissioned officers and soldiers so employed are enrolled as extra-duty men, and are allowed twenty-five cents a day when employed as laborers and teamsters, and forty cents a day when employed as mechanics, clerks, storekeepers, &c, at all stations east of the Rocky Mountains, and thirty-five and fifty cents per day, respectively, at all Btations west of those mountains. But no man shall be rated and paid as a clerk or mechanic, who is not skilled in his particular employment; nor any man as a storekeeper, &c, whose trust is not of sufficient import- ance. Mere strikers, inferior workmen, &c. shall be rated as laborers Commanding officers will particularly see to this; nor shall any soldier be rated at the higher pay, except by their order. 903. Enlisted men of the Ordnance and Engineer Departments, and artificers of artillery, are not entitled to this allowance when employed in their appropriate w^rk. 904. Soldiers will not be employed as extra-duty men for any labor in camp or garrison which can properly be performed by fatigue parties. 905. No extra-duty men, except those required for the ordinary service of the Quartermaster, Commissary, and Medical Departments, and sad- dlers in mounted companies, will be employed without previous authority from department head-quarters, except in case of necessity, which shall be promptly reported to the department commander. 906. Extra-duty men should attend the weekly and monthly inspec- tions of their companies, and, if possible, one drill in every week. 907. Extra-duty pay of the saddler in a mounted company will be charged on the company muster-roll, to be paid by the Paymaster and refunded by the Ordnance Department. Extra-duty pay of cooks and nurses in the hospital service will be paid by the quartermaster, in th« absence of a medical disbursing officer, and refunded by the Medical Department. 908. The officer commanding a working-party will conform to the 128 REVISED REGULATIONS Recruiting Service.---Duties of Superintendents. directions and plans of the engineer or other officer directing the work, without regard to rank. 909. A day's work shall not exceed ten hours in summer, nor eight in winter. Soldiers are paid in proportion for any greater number of hours they are employed each day. Summer is considered to commence on the 1st of April, and winter on the 1st of October. 910. Although the necessities of the service may require soldiers to be ordered on working-parties as a duty, commanding officers are to bear in mind that fitness for military service by instruction and discipline is the object for which the army is kept on foot, and that they are not to employ the troops when not in the field, and especially the mounted troops, in labors that interfere with their military duties and exercises, except in case of immediate necessity, which shall be forthwith reported for the orders of the War Department. ARTICLE XL. RECRUITING SERVICE. 911. The recruiting service-will be conducted by the Adjutant-General, under the direction of the Secretary of War. 912. Field officers will be detailed to superintend the recruiting dis- tricts, and lieutenants to take charge of the recruiting parties. The Adjutant-General will select the field officers, and announce in orders the number of Captains and Lieutenants to be selected for this duty from each regiment by the Colonel. 913. A recruiting party will consist generally of one lieutenant, one non-commissioned officer, two privates, and a drummer and fifer. The parties will be sent from the principal depots, and none but suitable men selected. 914. Officers on the general recruiting service are not to be ordered on any other duty, except from the Adjutant-General's office. DUTIES OF SUPERINTENDENTS. 915. As soon as a recruiting station is designated, the superintendent sends estimates for funds to the Adjutant-General, and requisitions on the proper departments (through the Adjutant-General) for clothing, camp equipage, arms, and accoutrements. 916. Subsequent supplies for the station in his district are procured by the superintendent on consolidated estimates; these are made quar- terly for funds, and every six or twelve months for clothing, equipage, arms, and ac«outrements Estimates for funds will be in the following form: FOR THE ARMY. 129 Recruiting Service.---Superintendents. Estimate of Recruiting Funds required for the during th*. quarter ending , 18 Names. a s •a CD 33 Amount ex-pended last quarter. Amount on band. Amount required. Remarki. $ Cte. $ ,ct«. $ Ct8. -^ ------- -------, Superintendent. 917. Funds and supplies of clothing, camp and garrison equipage, arms and accoutrements, when ordered, will be sent direct to each station. 918. For subsistence to recruiting stations, see regulations of the Sub- sistence Department. When army rations are issued for recruits, savings on the rations shall be applied for their benefit, as in companies. 919. The superintendents will transmit to the Adjutant-General conso- lidated monthly returns of the recruiting parties under their super- intendence, according to directions on the printed blanks, accompanied by one copy of the enlistment of each recruit enlisted within the month. 920. When recruits should be sent to regiments, a superintendent will report to the Adjutant-General for instructions in reference thereto. 921. When recruits are sent from a depot or rendezvous to a regiment or post, a muster and descriptive roll, and an account of clothing of the detachment, will be given to the officer assigned to the command of it. And a duplicate of the muster and descriptive roll will be forwarded to the Adjutant-General by the superintendent, who will note on it the names of all the officers on duty with the detachment, and the day of its departure from the depot or rendezvous. 922. The superintendent will report all commissioned or non-commis- sioned officers who may be incapable or negligent in the discharge of their functions. Where a recruiting party fails to get recruits from any cause other than the fault of the officer, the superintendent will recom- mend another station for the party. 923. When a rendezvous is closed, the superintendent will give the necessary instructions for the safe-keeping or disposal of the public pro- perty, so as not to involve any expense for storage. 924. Tours of inspection by superintendents will be made only on infltructions from the Adjutant-General's Off. :e. Officers on the recruit- 190 REVISED REGULATIONS Duties of Recruiting Officers. ing service will not be sent from place to place without orders from the same source. DUTIES OF RECRUITING OFFICERS. 925. Success in obtaining recruits depends much on the activity and personal attention of recruiting officers, and they will not entrust to en- listed men the duties for which themselves only are responsible. They will in no case absent the.nselves from their stations without authority from the superintendent. 926. They will not allow any man to be deceived or inveigled into the service by false representations, but will in person explain the nature of the service, the length of the term, the pay, clothing, rations, and other allowances to which a soldier is entitled by law, to every man before ho signs the enlistment. 927. If minors present themselves, they are to be treated with great candor; the names and residences of their parents or guardians, if they have any, must be ascertained, and these will be informed of the minor's wish to enlist, that they may make their objections or give their consent. 928. With the sanction of superintendents, recruiting officers may insert, in not exceeding two newspapers, brief notices directing attention to the rendezvous for further information. 929. Any free white male person above the age of eighteen and under thirty-five years, being at least five feet three inches high, effective, able- bodied, sober, free from disease, of good character and habits, and with a competent knowledge of the English language, may be enlisted. This regulation, so far as respects the height and age of the recruit, shall not extend to musicians or to soldiers who may "re-enlist," or have served honestly and faithfully a previous enlistment in the army. 930. No man having a wife or child shall be enlisted in time of peace without special authority obtained from the Adjutant-General's Office, through the superintendent. This rule is not to apply to soldiers who "re-enlist." 931. No person under the age of twenty-one years is to be enlisted or re-enlisted without the written consent of his parent, guardian, or master. The recruiting officers must be very particular in ascertaining the true age of the recruit. 932. After the nature of the service and terms of enlistment have been fairly explained to the recruit, the officer, before the enlistments are filled up, will read to him, and offer for his signature, the annexed declaration, to be appended to each copy of his enlistment: I,-------, desiring to enlist in the Army of the United States for the period of five years, do declare that I am-------years and ------- months of age; that I have neither wife nor child; that I have never FOR THE ARMY. 151 Duties of Recruiting Officers. been discharged from the United States service on account of disability, or by sentence of a court-martial, or by order before the expiration of a term of enlistment; and I know of no impediment to my serving honestly and faithfully as a soldier for five years. ---------- Witness: 933. If the recruit be a minor, his parent, guardian, or master must sign a consent to his enlisting, which will be added to the preceding de- claration, in the following form: I,----, do certify that I am the (father, only surviving parent, legal master, or guardian, as the case may be) of-----; that the said-----is ----years of age; and I do hereby freely give my consent to his en- listing as a soldier in the Army of the United States for the period of five years. ---------- Witness: 934. The forms of declaration, and of consent in case of a minor, having been signed and witnessed, the recruit will then be duly examinod by the recruiting officer, and surgeon if one be present, and, if accepted, the 20th and 87th Articles of War will be read to him; after which he will be allowed time to consider the subject until his mind appears to be fully made up before the oath is administered to him. 935. As soon as practicable, and at least within six days after his en- listment, the following oath will be administered to the recruit: "I, A— B—, do solemnly swear or affirm (as the case may be) that 1 will bear true allegiance to the United States of America, and that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies or opposers whatsoever, and observe and obey the orders of the President of the United States, and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the rules and articles for the government of the armies of the United States." (See 10th Art. of War.) 936. Under the 11th section of the act of 3d August, 1861, chap. 42, the oath of enlistment and re-enlistment may be administered by any com- missioned officer of the army. 937. It is the duty of the recruiting officer to be present at the exami- nation of the recruit by the medical officer. (See par. 1261.) 938. Recruiting officers will not employ private physicians without authority from the Adjutant-General's Office, for the special purpose of examining the recruits prior to their enlisting. 939. If it be necessary, as in case of sickness, to employ a physician, the recruiting officer may engage his services by contract on reasonable terms, "by the visit," or by the mon*h. If by the month, the examina- 132 REVISED REGULATIONS Duties of Recruiting Officers._____________________ tion of the recruits must be stated in the contract as part of his duty. In vouchers for medical attendance and medicines, the name of each patient, date of, and charge for, each visit, and for medicine furnished, must be given, and the certificate of the physician added, that the rates charged are the usual rates of the place. The physician will be paid from the recruiting funds. 940. Enlistments must, in all cases, be taken in triplicate. The re- cruiting officer will send one copy to the Adjutant-General with his quar- terly accounts, a second to the superintendent with his monthly return, and a third to the depot at the time the recruits are sent there. In cases of soldiers re-enlisted in a regiment, or of regimental recruits, the third copy of the enlistment will be sent at its date to regimental head-quarters for file. 941. When ordnance sergeants re-enlist, the recruiting officer will immediately send the second copy of the enlistment direct to the Ad- jutant-General, and the third copy to the station of the ordnance sergeant for file. 942. Enlistments must, in no case, be ante-dated so as to entitle a sol- dier who applies after the period for "re-enlisting" has expired, to any additional pay therefor. 943. The recruiting officer will see that the men under his command are neat in their personal appearance, and will require the permanent party to wear their military dress in a becoming manner, especially when permitted to go abroad. 944. Only such articles of clothing as are indispensable for immediate use will be issued to recruits at the rendezvous. Their equipment will not be made complete till after they have passed the inspection subsequent to their arrival at the dep6t. 945. The instruction of the recruits will commence at the rendezvous from the moment of enlistment. The general superintendent will see that all recruiting officers give particular attention to this subject. 946. Recruits will be sent from rendezvous to depots every ten days, or oftener if practicable, provided the number disposable exceeds three The detachments of recruits will be sent from rendezvous to dep6ts under charge of a non-commissioned officer. 947. Before recruits are sent from recruiting depots to regiments or companies, the amounts due by them to the laundress and sutler, having been verified and audited, will be entered on a roll made for the purpose, and will be paid by the paymaster on his next visit at the post, the receipts of the laundress and sutler to the amounts paid being the voucher: Provided the recruits have a clear amount of pay due them, over and above their dues to the government, equal to the claims of the laundress FOR THE ARMY. 13S Rendezvous.---Blanks. and sutler. The same amounts will be entered on the muster and de- scriptive roll of the recruits as "amount paid laundress, or sutler," (naming them,) to be deducted from the pay of the soldiers at their first subsequent payment. 948. Every officer commanding a recruiting party will procure the accessary transportation, forage, fuel, straw, and stationery, taking the requisite vouchers. 949. The transportation of recruits to depSts, and from one recruiting station to another, will be paid from the recruiting funds; transportation of officers and enlisted men on the recruiting service will be paid in the same manner, except when first proceeding to join that service, or return- ing to their regiments after having been relieved. 950. No expenses of transportation of officers will be admitted that do oot arise from orders emanating from the Adjutant-General's office, ex- cept they be required to visit branch or auxiliary rendezvous under their charge, when they will be allowed the stage, steamboat, or railroad fare, porterage included. 951. Whenever an officer is relieved or withdrawn from the recruiting service, he will pay over the balance of any unexpended recruiting funds in his possession to the officer appointed to succeed him, or to the pay- master, if no officer be so designated; and if there be no paymaster or other proper officer convenient to receive such balance, the amount will be deposited to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States, with the most convenient Assistant Treasurer, or other depositary of public moneys. In either case the officer will forward to the Adjutant-General the evidence of the disposition he may make of the funds, and report the fact to the superintendent, or to his Colonel, if on regimental recruiting service. RENDEZVOUS, QUARTERING AND SUBSISTING RECRUITS. 952. Written contracts will be made by recruiting officers for the rent of a rendezvous upon the most reasonable terms possible. The rent will be paid from the recruiting funds. The terms of the contract will be immediately reported to the Adjutant-General. 953. For the manner of subsisting recruits, see regulations of the Subsistence Department. BLANKS. 954. Officers on recruiting service will make timely requisitions for printed blanks, direct, as follows : To the Adjutant-General.—For enlistments; re-enlistments; forms for medical inspection of recruits; muster-rolls; muster and descriptive rolls; M 1W REyiSED REGULATIONS Furniture and Stationery.---Accounts, Returns, Ac. monthly returns; tri-monthly reports; recruiting accounts current; accounts of clothing issued; posters or handbills. To the Quartermaster-General.—For estimates of clothing, camp and garrison equipage; clothing receipt rolls; quarterly returns of clothing, camp and garrison equipage. 955. Of the blanks above named, none but the printed forms furnished will be used. Other blanks, when required, must be ruled. 956. Blanks for the regimental recruiting service are furnished to the company commanders. FURNITURE AND STATIONERY. 957. The articles of furniture and police utensils which may be abso- lutely necessary at a recruiting station may be procured by the officer in charge of the rendezvous, on the special authority of the superintendent. 958. Necessary stationery will be purchased monthly or quarterly, not to exceed, per quarter at each station, six quires of paper, twenty-four quills, or twenty-four steel pens and two holders, half an ounce of wafers, one paper of ink-powder, one bottle of red ink, four ounces of sealing- wax, one quire of cartridge paper, or one hundred envelopes, one-fourth quire of blotting-paper, and one piece of tape. If necessary, an additional supply of one-fourth of these rates will be allowed to the re- cruiting officer having charge of one or more auxiliary rendezvous distant from his permanent station. At the principal dep6ts the allowance must be fixed by the wants of the public service. 959. To each office table is allowed one inkstand, one wafer stamp, one Wafer box, one paper-folder, one ruler, and as many lead-pencils as may be required, not exceeding four per annum. 960. Such blank books as may be necessary are allowed to the general superintendent and at permanent recruiting depots; also, one descriptive book for the register of recruits at each permanent station. Blank books will be purchased by recruiting officers, under instructions from the superintendent. 961. When a recruiting officer is relieved, the blanks, books, and un- expended stationery, with all the other public property at the station, will be transferred to his successor, who will receipt for the same. ACCOUNTS, RETURNS, ETC. 962. The following are the accounts, returns, &c. to be rendered by officers on recruiting service : To the Adjutant-General. 1 Recruiting accounts current, quarterly, with abstract, (FormC,) vouchers, (Form D,) and one set of enlistments. An account will FOR THE ARMY. 13t Accounts, Returns, &c. be rendered by every officer who may receive funds, whether he makes expenditures or not during the quarter. 2. A quarterly return of stationery, books, fuel, straw, and such other property as may have been purchased with the recruiting funds. 3. A monthly summary statement of money received, expended, and remaining on hand, (Form E,) to be transmitted on the last day of each month. 4. A muster-roll of all enlisted men at the rendezvous, including the names of all who may have joined, died, deserted, been transferred or discharged, during the period embraced in the muster-roll. b. Tri-monthly reports of the state of the recruiting service, accord- ing to the prescribed form. To the Superintendent. 6. A monthly return of recruits and of the recruiting party, accom- panied with one copy of the enlistment of every recruit enlisted within the month. 7. Duplicate muster-rolls for pay of the permanent recruiting party, which may be sent direct to the nearest paymaster, when authorized by the superintendent. A triplicate of this roll will be retained at the station. 8 Muster and descriptive rolls and an account of clothing of every detachment of recruits ordered to the principal depot. If the re- cruits be ordered to proceed from the rendezvouB direct, to join any regiment or post, these rolls and accounts of clothing will be delivered to the officer in command of the detachment, a duplicate of each muster and descriptive roll only being then made and sent to the superintendent. ^ 9. Copy of the quarterly abstract of contingent expenses; to be forwarded within three days after the expiration of each quarter. 10. Quarterly estimates for funds. 11. Estimates for clothing, and camp and garrison equipage, and for arms and accoutrements, for six or twelve months, or for such times as may be directed by the superintendent. 12. Copy of the return No. 13. To the Quartermaster-General. 13 A quarterly return of clothing and camp and garrison equipage, and of all quartermaster's property in his possession, not including such as is purchased with the recruiting funds. 136 REVISED REGULATIONS Accounts, Returns, &c. To the Ordnance Department. 14. A quarterly return of arms, accoutrements, ammunition, and of all ordnance stores. RULES FOR MAKING ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS. 963. The following rules must be observed in making out and for- warding accounts and papers: 1. Letters addressed to the Adjutant-General "on recruiting service," will be so endorsed on the envelopes, under the words " official business." 2. Each voucher must be separately entered on the abstract of contingent expenses, (Form C,) and only the gross amount of the abstract must be entered on the account current. 3. No expenditure must be charged without a proper voucher to support it. (See Form D.) 4. The receipt to the voucher must be signed, when practicable, by a principal. When this is not practicable, the recruiting officer will add to his own certificate a statement that the agent is duly authorized to sign the receipt. 5. When an individual makes "his mark" instead of signing his name to the receipt, it must be witnessed by a third person. 6. Expenditures must be confined to items stated in the Regulations. In an unforeseen emergency, requiring a deviation from this rule, a full explanation must be appended to the voucher for the ex- penditure ; and, if this be not satisfactory, the account will be charged in the Treasury against the recruiting officer. 7. In all vouchers, the different items, with dates, and cost of each, must be given. To vouchers for transportation of officers, a copy of the order under which the journey was performed, must be appended. 8. In vouchers for medical attendance and medicines, the name of each patient, date of, and charge for, each visit, and for medicine furnished, must be given, and the certificate of the physiciarj added, that the rates charged are the usual rates of the place. 9. To each voucher for notices inserted in newspapers a copy of the notice will be appended. 10. Quarterly accounts current must exhibit the numbers of Treasury drafts and dates of their receipt; and when funds are transferred, the names of officers from whom they are received, or to whom they are turned over, with the dates of transfer. 11. Fractions of cents are not to be taken up on accounts current. 12. Enlistments must be filled up in a fair and legible hand. The FOR THE ARMY. 137 Depots for Collecting Recruits. real name of the recruit must be ascertained, correctly spelled, and written in the same way wherever it occurs; the Christian name must not be abbreviated. Numbers must be written, and not ex- pressed by figures. Each enlistment must be endorsed as follows:— No.—. A----- B----- enlisted at January —, 186-, By Lt. C-------D- — Regiment of----. The number in each month to correspond with the names alpha- betically arranged. 13. Whenever a soldier re-enters the service, the officer who enlisted him will endorse on the enlistment, next below his own name and regiment, "second (or third) enlistment," as the case may be, to- gether with the name of the regiment and the letter of the com- pany in which the soldier last served, and date of discharge from former enlistment. This information the recruiting officer must obtain, if possible, from the soldier's discharge, which he should in all cases be required to exhibit. (See 22d Art. of War.) 14. Re-enlistments must be forwarded with recruiting accounts, al- though the bounty due on them may not be paid. When the bounty is subsequently paid, the soldier's receipt is to be taken on a voucher showing date and place of re-enlistment, company and regiment, and by whom re-enlisted. 15. The filling up of, and endorsement on, the enlistment, will be in the handwriting of the recruiting officer, or done under his imme- diate inspection. 16. To facilitate the final settlement of accounts of discharged soldiers, the name of the State, as well as the town, where each recruit is en- listed, will be recorded on all muster, pay, and descriptive rolls. DEP6TS FOR COLLECTING AND INSTRUCTING RECRUITS. 9C4. The dep6ts for recruits are established by orders from the Adju- 6tftt-General's Office. 965. To each depot there will be assigned a suitable number of officers to command and instruct the recruits; and, when necessary, such number of enlisted men as may be designated at the Adjutant-General's Office, will be selected for the permanent party, to do garrison duty and for drill-masters. 966. The number of recruits at depots to be assigned to each arm and regiment is directed from the Adjutant-General's Office. M2 138 REVISED REGULATIONS Depots for Collecting Recruits. 967. The recruits are to be dressed in uniform according to their respective arms, and will be regularly mustered and inspected. They are to be well drilled in the Infantry Tactics, through the school of the soldier to that of the battalion, and in the exercise of field and garrison pieces. Duty is to be done according to the strict rules of service. 968. The general superintendent will cause such of the recruits as are found to possess a natural talent for music, to be instructed (besides the drill of the soldier) on the fife, bugle, and drum, and other military in- struments ; and boys of twelve years of age, and upward, may, under his direction, be enlisted for this purpose. But as recruits under eighteen years of age and under size must be discharged, if they are not capable of learning music, care should be taken to enlist those only who have a natural talent for music, and, if practicable, they should be taken on trial for some time before being enlisted. 969. Regiments will be furnished with field music on the requisitions of their commanders, made, from time to time, direct on the general super- intendent; and, when requested by regimental commanders, the super- intendents will endeavor to have suitable men selected from the recruits, or enlisted, for the regimental bands. 970. At every depot pains will be taken to form from the permanent party a body of competent cooks, some of whom will be sent with every large draft of recruits ordered to regiments. 971. To give encouragement to the recruits, and hold out inducements to good conduct, the commanding officer of the dep6t may promote such of them as exhibit the requisite qualifications to be lance corporals and lance sergeants, not exceeding the proper proportion to the number of recruits at the depot. These appointments will be announced in orders in the usual way, and will be continued in force until they join their regiments, unless sooner revoked. No allowance of pay or emoluments is to be assigned to these appointments: they are only to be considered as recommendations to the captains of companies and colonels of regi- ments for the places in which the recruits may have acted; but such non-commissioned officers are to be treated with all the respect and to have all the authority which may belong to the stations of sergeant and corporal. 972. Permanent parties at dep6ts, and recruiting parties and recruits, will be mustered, inspected, and paid in the same manner as other soldiers. Recruits will be mustered for pay only at dep6ts, and, when paid there, one-half of their monthly pay will be retained until they join their regiments. 973. When recruits are received at a garrisoned post, the eommanding officer will place thorn under the charge of a commissioned officer. FOR THE ARMY. 189 Inspection of Recruits at Depots and Posts.---Rejected Recruits. 974. Recruits are not to be put to any labor or work which would in- terfere with their instruction, nor are they to be employed otherwise than as soldiers, in the regular duties of garrison and camp. 975. The Rules and Artioles of War are to be read to the recruits •very month, after the inspeotion; and so much thereof as relates to the duties of non-commissioned officers and soldiers will be read to them every week. INSPECTION OF RECRUITS AT DEPOTS AND POSTS. 976. The superintendent or commanding officer will cause a minute and critical inspection to be made of every recruit received at a depot, two days after his arrival; and should any recruit be found unfit for service, or to have been enlisted contrary to law or regulations, he shall assemble a Board of Inspectors, to examine into the case. A board may also be assembled in a special case, when a concealed defect may become manifest in a recruit, at any time during his detention at the depot. 977. Every draft of recruits ordered from a dep6t to any regiment or post, shall, immediately preceding its departure, be critically inspected by the superintendent or commanding officer, and surgeon; and, when neces- sary, a Board of Inspectors will be convened. 978. Recruits received at a military post or station shall be carefully inspected by the commanding officer and surgeon, on the third day after their arrival; and if, on such inspection, any recruit, in their opinion, be unsound or otherwise defective, in such degree as to disqualify him for the duties of a soldier, then a Board of Inspectors will be assembled to examine into and report on the case. (See paragraphs 979, 980, 981.) 979. Boards for the inspection of recruits will be composed of the com- manding officer, the senior medical officer of the army present, and, if possible, the three senior regimental officers present on duty with the troops. REJECTED RECRUITS. 980. In all cases of rejection, the reasons therefor will be stated at large in a special report, to be made by the board; which, together with the surgeon's certificate of disability for service, will be forwarded by the superintendent or commandant of the post direct to the Adjutant-General. In all such cases the commanding officer will cause the articles of clothing, which may have been issued to the recruit, with the price of each article, to be endorsed on the certificates of disability. If the recommendation of the board for the discharge of the recruit be approved, the authority therefor will be endorsed on the certificate, which will be sent back to be filled up and signed by the commanding officer, who will return the same to the Adjutant- general's Office. 140 REVISED REGULATIONS Recruits sent to Regiments. 981. The board will state in the report whether the disability, or other cause of rejection, existed before his enlistment; and whether with proper care and examination it might not have been discovered. RECRUITS SENT TO REGIMENTS. 982. An officer intrusted with the command of recruits ordered to regiments, will, on arriving at the place of destination, forward the follow- ing papers: 1. To the Adjutant- General and the Superintendent, each, a descrip- tive roll and an account of clothing of such men as may have deserted, died, or been left on the route from any cause whatever, with date and place; also, a special report of the date of his arrival at the post, the strength and condition of the party when turned over to the commanding officer, and all circumstances worthy of remark which may have occurred on the march. 2. To the Commanding Officer of the regiment, or post, the muster and descriptive roll furnished him at the time of setting out, properly signed and completed by recording the names of the re- cruits present, and by noting in the column for remarks, opposite the appropriate spaces, the time and place of death, desertion, ap- prehension, or other casualty that may have occurred on the route. 983. Should an officer be relieved in charge of a party of recruits en route, before it reaches its destination, the date and place, and name of the officer by whom he is relieved, must be recorded on the roll of the party. Without the evidence of such record, no charge for extra pay on account of clothing accountability of the party, where equal to a company will be allowed. 984. The " original muster and descriptive roll" of every draft, with remarks showing the final disposition of each recruit, and the regiment and letter of the company to which he may be assigned, will be signed and forwarded to the Adjutant-General by the commanding officer who makes the assignment. If the recruits embraced in one roll happen to be assigned to different posts, the original roll is to continue with the last party to its destination, each commander completing it so far as con- cerns the recruits left at his post. When this is not practicable, extracts from the original roll are to be made by the authority which distributes the recruits, to accompany the several parties, and to be forwarded to the Adjutant-General as in case of the original roll. REGIMENTAL RECRUITING SERVICE. 985. The regimental recruiting will be conducted in the manner pre- scribed for the general service. FORTHBARMY. Ml Regimental Recruiting Service. 986. Every commander of a regiment is the superintendent of the recruiting service for his regiment, and will endeavor to keep it up to its establishment; for which purpose he will obtain the necessary funds, clothing, &c, by requisition on the Adjutant-General. 987. At every station occupied by his regiment, or any part of it, the colonel will designate a suitable officer to attend to the recruiting duties; which selection will not relieve such officer from his company or other ordinary duties. The officer thus designated will be kept constantly fur- nished with funds, and, when necessary, with clothing and camp equip- age. 988. The regimental recruiting officer will, with the approbation of the commanding officer of the station, enlist all suitable men. He will be governed, in rendering his accounts and returns, by the rules prescribed for the general service; and, when leaving a post, will turn over the funds in his hands to the senior company officer of his regiment present, unless some other be appointed to receive them. FORM A. Dr. THE UNITED STATES, To For rations issued to recruits under the command of ■ panying abstract: ----complete rations, at----cents - ----lbs. extra soap, at-----cents - ----lbs. extra candles, at----cents —, Special Contractor. -, at-----■ -■ , from - to Due contractor Received from the United States dollars and----cents, in full of the above account. as per accom- Special Contractor. ft. Abstract of rations issued to recruits stationed at by----- POEM B. ----, under commana of - ----, Special Contractor. -, from to Date. No. of return. No. of men. No. of women. Commencing. Ending. No. of days drawn for. No. of complete rations. RlMABKS. ■ Total number of oomi I certify that I have oarefuliy compared the above abstraot with the original returns now in my possession, and they amount to ---complete rations. H4 REVISED REGULATIONS Recruiting Service.----Forms. FORM C. Abstract of disbursements on account of contingencies of the recruiting service, by---------------, in the quarter ending -------, 18—, at-------. No. of voucher Date of pay- ment. To whom paid. On what account. Amount. Dolls. Cts Recruiting OffUnr. FOR THE ARMY. Recruiting Service.----Forms. 145 The United States, FORM D. To Da. Date. For Dolls. Cts. r certify that the above account is correct. Received this ---- day of Recruiting Officer. 18—, of--------------, recruiting officer,------dollars and cents, in full of the above account (DUPI.ICAT3.) 10 FORM E. MONTHLY SUMMARY STATEMENT. The United States in account with------------, at--------, m the month of ■ -, 18-. Da. Cr. To amount of expenditures within the month........................................... To amount of advance made to............. Balance due the United States, carried to next statement............................ By balance per last statement. By cash received from----;— By cash received from Treasurer of the United States, being amount of war- rant No. —.................................... ►>d I certify that the above is a true statement of all the moneys which have come into my hands, on account of the recruiting service, during the month of------, 18—, and that the disbursements have been faithfully made. The balance due the United States is deposited in---------. Recruiting Officer. f on.—No vouchers accompany this statement. FOR THE ZRMT. 147 Public Property, Money, and Accounts. ARTICLE XL1 PUBLIC PROPERTY, MONEY, AND ACCOUNTS. 989. All officers of the Pay, Commissary, and Quartermaster's Depart- ments, and military store-keepers, shall, previous to their entering on the duties of their respective offices, give good and sufficient bonds to the United States fully to account for all moneys and public property which they may receive, in such sums as the Secretary of War shall direct; and the officers aforesaid shall renew their bonds every four years, and oftener if the Secretary of War shall so require, and whenever they receive a new commission or appointment. 990. The sureties to the bond shall be bound jointly and severally for the whole amount of the bond, and shall satisfy the Secretary of War that they are worth jointly double the amount of the bond, by the affidavit of each surety, stating that he is worth, over and above his debts and liabilities, the amount of the bond or such other sum as he may specify; and each surety shall state his place of residence. 991. The chiefs of disbursing departments who submit requisitions for money to be remitted to disbursing officers, shall take care that no more money than actually needed is in the hands of any officer. 992. The Treasury Department having provided, by arrangement with the assistant treasurers at various points, secure depositories for funds in the hands of disbursing officers, all disbursing officers are required to avail themselves, as far as possible, of this arrangement, by depositing with the assistant treasurers such funds as are not wanted for immediate use, and drawing the same in convenient sums as wanted. 993. No public funds shall be exchanged except for gold and silver. When the funds furnished are gold and silver, all payments shall be in gold and silver. When the funds furnished are drafts, they shall be presented at the place of payment, and paid according to law; and pay ments shall be made in the funds so received for the drafts, unless said funds or said drafts can be exchanged for gold and silver at par. If any disbursing officer shall violate any of these provisions, he shall be sus- pended by the Secretary of War, and reported to the President, and promptly removed from office or restored to his tiust and duties as to the President may seem just and proper. (Act August 6, 1846.) 994. No disbursing officer shall accept, or receive, or transmit to the Treasury to be allowed in his favor, any receipt or voucher from a creditor of the United States without having paid to such creditor, in such funds as he leceivcd for disbursement, or such other funds a* he if 148 REVISED REGULATIONS Public Property, Money, and Accounts. authoiized by the preceding article to take in exchange, the full amount specified in such receipt or voucher; and every such act shall be deemed to be a conversion to his own use of the amount specified in such receipt or voucher. And no officer in the military service charged with the safe-keeping, transfer, or disbursement of public money, shall convert to his own use, or invest in any kind of merchandise or property, or loan with or without interest, or deposit in any bank, or exchange for other funds, except as allowed in the preceding article, any public money intrusted to him; and every sueh act shall be deemed to be a felony and an embezzlement of so much money as may be so taken, converted, invested, used, loaned, deposited, or exchanged. (Act August 6, 1846 ) 995. Any officer who shall directly or indirectly sell or dispose of, for a premium, any Treasury note, draft, warrant, or other public security in his hands for disbursement, or sell or dispose of the proceeds or avails thereof without making returns of such premium and accounting therefor by charging it in his accounts to the credit of the United States, will forthwith be dismissed by the President. (Act August 6, 1846.) 996. If any disbursing officer shall bet at cards or any game of hazard, his commanding officer shall suspend his functions, and require him to turn over all the public funds in his keeping, and shall immediately report the case to the proper bureau of the War Department. 997. All officers are forbid to give or take any receipt in blank for public money or property; but in all cases the voucher shall be made out in full, and the true date, place, and exact amount of money, in words, shall he written out imthe receipt before it is signed. 998. When a signature is not written by the hand of the party, it must be witnessed. 999. No advance of public money shall be made, except advances to disbursing officers, and advances by order of the War Department to officers on distant stations, where they cannot receive their pay and emoluments regularly; but in all cases of contracts for the performance of any service, or the delivery of articles of any description, payment shall not exceed the value o* the service rendered, or of the articles delivered, previously to such payment. 1000. No officer disbursing or directing the disbursement of money for the military service shall be concerned, directly or indirectly, in the purchase or sale, for commercial purposes, of any article intended for, making a part of, or appertaining to the department of the public service in which he is engaged, nor shall take, receive, or apply to his own use ■iny gain or emolument, under the guise of presents or otherwise, for nego- tiating or transacting ary public business, other than what is or may be ullowed by law. FOR THE ARMY. 149 Public Property, Money, and Accounts. 1001. No wagon-master or forage-master shall be interested or concerned, directly or indirectly, in any wagon or other means of transport employed by the United States, nor in the purchase or sale of any property pro- cured for or belonging to the United States, except as the agent of the United States. 1002. No officer or agent in the military service shall purchase from any other person in the military service, or make any contract with any such person to furnish supplies or services, or make any purchase or con- tract in which such person shall be admitted to any share or part, or to any benefit to arise therefrom. 1003. No person in the military service whose salary, pay, or emolu- ments is or are fixed by law or regulations, shall receive any additional pay, extra allowance, or compensation in any form whatever, for the dis- bursement of public money, or any other service or duty whatsoever, unless the same shall be authorized by law, and explicitly set out in the appropriation. 1004. All accounts of expenditures shall set out a sufficient explanation of the object, necessity, and propriety of the expenditure. 1005. The facts on which an account depends must be stated and vouched by the certificate of an officer, or other sufficient evidence. 1006. If any account paid on the certificate of an officer to the facts is afterward disallowed for error of fact in the certificate, it shall pass to the credit of the disbursing officer, and be charged to the officer who gave the certificate. 1007. An officer shall have credit for an expenditure of money or property made in obedience to the order of his commanding officer. If the expenditure is disallowed, it shall be charged to the officer who ordered it. 1008. Disbursing officers, when they have the money, shall pay cash, and not open an account. Heads of bureaus shall take care, by timely remittances, to obviate the necessity of any purchases on credit. 1009. When a disbursing officer is relieved, he shall certify the out- standing debts to his successor, and transmit an account of the same to the head of the bureau, and turn over his public money and property appertaining to the service from which he is relieved to his successor, unless otherwise ordered. 1010. The chief of each military bureau of the War Department shall, under the direction of the Secretary of War, regulate, as far as prac- ticable, the employment of hired persons required for the administrative Bervice of his department. 1011. When practicable, persons hired in *he military service shall be N2 150 REVISED REGULATIONS Public Property, Money, and Accounts. paid at the end of the calendar month, and when discharged. Separate pay-rolls shall be made for each month. 1012. When a hired person is discharged and not paid, a certified statement of his account shall be given him. 1013. Property, paid for or not, must be taken up on the return, and accounted for when received. 1014. No officer has authority to insure public property or money. 1015. Disbursing officers are not authorized to settle with heirs, exe- cutors, or administrators, except by instructions from the proper bureau of the War Department upon accounts duly audited and certified by the proper accounting officers of the Treasury. 1016. Public horses, mules, oxen, tools, and implements shall be branded conspicuously U. S. before being used in service, and all other public property that it may be useful to mark; and all public property having the brand of the U. S. when sold or condemned, shall be branded with the letter C. 1017. No public property shall b'e used, nor labor hired for the public be employed, for any private use whatsoever not authorized by the regu- lations of the service. 1018. When public property becomes damaged, except by fair wear and tear, or otherwise unsuitable for use, or a deficiency is found in it, the officer accountable for the same shall report the case to the command- ing officer, who shall, if necessary, appoint a Board of Survey. 1019. Boards of Survey shall have no power to condemn public pro- perty. They are called only for the purpose of establishing data by which questions of administrative responsibility may be determined, and the adjustment of accounts facilitated; as, for example, to assess the amount and kind of damage or deficiency which public property may have sustained from any extraordinary cause, not ordinary wear, either in transit or in store, or in actual use, whether from accident, unusual wast- age, or otherwise, and to set forth the circumstances and fix the responsi- bility of such damage, whether on the carrier, or the person accountable for the property or having it immediately in charge; to make inventories of property ordered to be abandoned, when the articles have not been enumerated in the orders; to assess the prices at which damaged clothing may be issued to troops, and the proportion in which supplies shall be issued in consequence of damage that renders them at the usual rate unequal to the allowance which the Regulations contemplate; to verify the discrepancy between the invoices and the actual quantity or descrip- tion of property transferred from one officer to another, and ascertain, as fai a? possible, where and how the discrepancy has occurred, whether in the tauls of the carrier or the officer making the transfer; and to make FOR THE ARMY. 151 Public Property, Money, and Accounts. inventories and report on the condition of public property in the possession of officers at the time of their death. The action of the board for these authorized objects will be complete with the approval of the command- ing officer, provided that neither he nor any of the board are interested parties; but will be subject to revision by higher authority. In no case, however, will the report of the board supersede the depositions which the law requires with reference to deficiencies and damage. 1020. Boards of Survey will not be convened by any other than the tommanding officer present, and will be composed of as many officers, not exceeding three, as may be present for duty, exclusive always of the commanding officer and the officer responsible in the matter to be reported on; but in case the two latter only are present, then the one not responsible will perform the duties, and the responsible officer will perform them only if there be no other recourse. The proceedings of the board will be Bigned by each member, and a copy forwarded by the approving officer to the head-quarters of the department or army in the field, as the case may be, duplicates being furnished to the officer accountable for the property 1021. All surveys and reports having in view the condemnation of public property, for whatever cause, will be made by the commanding officers of posts or other separate commands, or by Inspectors-General, or inspectors specially designated by the commander of a department or an army in the field, or by higher authority Such surveys and reports having a different object from those of Boards of Survey, will be required independently of any preliminary action of a board on the same matter. 1022. When public property is received by any officer, he will make a careful examination to ascertain its quality and condition, but without breaking packages until issues are to be made, unless there should be cause to suppose the contents defective; and in any of the cases supposed in the preceding paragraph, he will apply for a Board of Survey for the purposes therein set forth. If he deem the property unfit for use and that the public interest requires it to be condemned, he will, in addition, report that fact to the commanding officer, who will make, or cause to be made, a critical inspection of it—according as he may be commander of a post only, or have-a higher command. If the inspector deem the pro- perty fit, it shall be received and used. If not, he will forward a formal inspection report to the commander empowered to give orders in the case. The same rule will be observed, according to the nature of the case, with reference to property already on hand. The person accountable for the property, or having it in charge, will submit an inventory, which will accompany or.be embodied in the inspection report, stating how long the property has been in his possession, how long in use, and from whom it was received. The inspector's report will state the exact coudition of each 152 REVISED REGULATIONS Public Property, Money, and Accounts. article, and what disposition it is expedient to make of it: as, to be de- stroyed, to be dropped as being of no value, tc be broken up, to be repacked or repaired, or to be sold. The inspector will certify on his report that he has examined each article, and that its condition is as Btated. If the commanding officer, who ordinarily would be the inspector, is himself accountable for the property, the next officer in rank present for duty will act as the inspector. The authority to inspect and condemn will not, without special instructions, be exercised by commanding officers of arsenals with reference to ordnance and ordnance stores, but only in regard to other unserviceable supplies. 1023. An officer commanding a department, or an army in the field, may give orders, on the report of the authorized inspectors, to sell, destroy, or make such other disposition of any condemned property as the case may require—ordnance and ordnance stores alone excepted, for which the orders of the War Department must always be taken. But if the property be of very considerable value, and there should be reason to suppose that it could be advantageously applied or disposed of elsewhere than within his command, he will refer the matter to the Chief of the Staff Department to which it belongs, for the orders of the War Depart- ment. No other persons than those above designated, or the General-in- chief, will order the final disposition of condemned property; saving onlj in the case of horses which should be killed at once to prevent contagion, and of provisions or other stores which are rapidly deteriorating, when the immediate commander may have to act perforce. Inventories of condemned property will be made in triplicate, one to be retained by the person accountable, one to accompany his accounts, and one to be for- warded through the department or other superior head-quarters to the Chief of the Staff Department to which the property belongs. Separate inventories must be made of the articles to be repaired, of those to be broken up, those to be sold, to be dropped, &c. 1024. Every inspector, member of a Board of Survey, and commander acting on their proceedings, shall be answerable that his action has been proper and judicious, according to the Regulations and the circumstances jf the case. 1025. As far as practicable, every officer in charge of public property, whether it be in use or in store, will endeavor by timely repairs to keep It in serviceable condition, for which purpose the necessary means will be allowed on satisfactory requisitions; and property in store so repaired will be issued for further use. Unserviceable arms will be sent to an arsenal for repair. Provisions and other perishable stores will be repacked whenever it may be necessary for their preservation and their value will justify th 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 * Mounted men may receive one pair of "boots" and two pairs of "bootees" instead of four pairs of bootees. 1151. One sash is allowed to each company for the first sergeant, and one knapsack with straps, haversack, and canteen with straps, to each enlisted man. These and the metallic scales, letters, numbers, castles, shells, and flames, and the camp and garrison equipage, will not be re- turned as issued, but borne on the return while fit for service. They will be charged to the person in whose use they are, when lost or destroyed by his fault. 1152. Commanders of companies draw the clothing of their men, and the camp and garrison equipage for the officers and men of their com- pany. The camp and garrison equipage of other officers is drawn on their own receipts. 1153. When clothing is needed for issue to the men, the company commander will procure it from the quartermaster on requisition, approved by the commanding officer. 1154. Ordinarily the company commander will procure and issue clothing to his men twice a year; at other times, when necessary in special cases. 1155. Such articles of clothing as the soldier may need will be issued to him. When the issues equal in value his allowance for the year, further issues are extra issues, to be charged to him on the next muster-roll. 1156. The talmas furnished the mounted troops will be accounted for as company property, and the men to whom they are issued will be held responsible foi their preservation. 1157. The money value of the clotHng, and of each article of it, will FOR THE ARMY. 171 Quartermaster's Department.---Allowance of Clothing. be ascertained annually, and announced in orders from the War Depart- ment. 1158. Officers receiving clothing, or camp and garrison equipage, will render quarterly returns of it to the Quartermaster-General. 1159. Commanders of companies will take the receipts of their men for the clothing issued to them, on a receipt-roll, witnessed by an officer, or, in the absence of an officer, by a non-commissioned officer; the witness to be witness to the fact of the issue and the acknowledgment and signa- ture of the soldier. The several issues to a soldier to be entered sepa- rately on the roll, and all vacant spaces on the roll to be filled with a cipher. This roll is the voucher for the issue to the quarterly return of the company commander. Extra issues will be so noted on the roll. 1160. Each soldier's clothing account is kept by the company com- mander in a company book. This account sets out only the money value of the clothing which he received at each issue, for which his receipt is entered in the book, and witnessed as in the preceding paragraph. 1161. When a soldier is transferred or detached, the amount due to or by him on account of clothing will be stated on his descriptive list. 1162. When a soldier is discharged, the amount due to or by him for clothing will be stated on the duplicate certificates given for the settle- ment of his accounts. 1163. Deserters' clothing will be turned into store. The invoice of it, and the quartermaster's receipt for it, will state its condition, and the name of the deserter. 1164. The inspection report on damaged clothing shall set out, with the amount of damage to each article, a list of such articles as are fit for issue, at a reduced price stated. 1165. Commanding officers may order necessary issues of clothing to prisoners and convicts, taking deserters' or other damaged clothing when there is such in store. 1166. Officers of the army may purchase, at the regulation price, from the quartermaster of their post, such articles of uniform clothing as they actually need—certifying that the articles so drawn are intended solely for their own personal use. 1167. But—with the exception of under-clothing and shoes, of which, when there are no other means of procuring them, a reasonable quantity may, on the officers' certificate to that effect, be purchased for them from the quartermaster—no officer's private servant, not a soldier, shall be permitted to draw or to wear the uniform clothing issued to the troops. 1168. In all cases of deficiency, or damage of any article of clothing, or camp or garrison equipage, the officer accountable for the property is required by law "to show by one or more depositions setting forth the 172 REVISED REGULATIONS Quartermaster's Department.---Returns. circumstances of the case that the deficiency was by unavoidable acci- dent or loss in actual service, without any fault on his part, and, in case of damage, that due care and attention were exerted on his part, and that the damage did not result from neglect." RETURNS IN THE QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT. 1169. All officers and agents having money and property of the De- partment to account for, are required to make the monthly and quarterly returns to the Quartermaster-General prescribed in the following articles: 1170. Monthly returns, to be ^transmitted within five days after the month to which they relate, viz. : A summary statement (Form 1); re- port of persons and things (Form 2); roll of extra-duty men (Form 3); report of stores for transportation, &c. (Form 4); return of animals, wagons, harness, &c. (Form 5); report of forage (Form 6); report of fuel and quarters commuted (Form 7); report of pay. due (Form 8); an estimate of funds for one month (Form 9) will be sent with the monthly returns. It will be for the current month, or such subsequent month as may give time to receive the remittance. Other special estimates will be transmitted when necessary. 1171. Quarterly returns, to be transmitted within twenty days after the quarter to which they relate, viz.: An account current of money (Form 10), with abstracts and vouchers, as shown in Forms Nos. 11 to 22; a return of property (Form 23), with abstracts and vouchers, as shown in Forms Nos. 24 to 45; a duplicate of the property return without abstracts or vouchers; and a quarterly statement of the allowances paid to officers (Form 46). 1172. A distinct account current will be returned of money received and disbursed under the appropriation for " contingencies of the army." (See Forms Nos. 47, 48, and 22, for the forms of the account current, abstracts, and vouchers.) Necessary expenditures by the quartermaster for the Medical Department are entered on Abstract C. (See Forms 49 and 50.) The account will, ordinarily, be transferred from " army con- tingencies" to the appropriation for the Medical and Hospital Depart- ment, in the Treasury. 1173. Forms 51 and 52 are the forms of the quarterly returns of cloth- ing, camp and garrison equipage, and the receipt-roll of issues to soldiers. 1174. When persons and articles hired in the Quartermaster's Depart- ment are transferred, a descriptive list (Form 53) will be forwarded with them to the quartermaster to whom they are sent. 1175. Officers serving in the Quartermaster's Department will report to the Quartermaster-General useful information in regard to the routes and means of transportation and of supplies. No. 1. MONTHLY SUMMARY STATEMENT. The United States in account with-------, at-------, in the month of ■ -,186 Dr. Cr. To amount of purchases within the month To amount of expenditures within the month........................................ To amount of advances made to officers, per abstract............................... Balance due the United States, carried to next statement............................ By balance.per last statement................ By cash received from.......................... By cash received from Treasurer of the United States, being amount of war- rant No. —................................. I certify that the above is a true statement of all the moneys which have come into my hands on account of the Quartermaster's Department, during the month of------, 186 , and that the disbursements have been faithfully made. The balance due the United States is deposited in------. A. B., Quartermaster. Note.—No vouchers accompany this statement; abstracts of advances or transfers only, when the number of them makes the abstract necessary. 174 REVISED REGULATIONS Quartermaster's Department.---Forms. No. 2. Report of Persons and Articles employed and hired at At Bl d O p xi d o 60 d d d o d s o « K 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 Names of persons and articles. House, 3 rooms House, 4 rooms House, 2 rooms Ship Fanny.... Schr. Heroine. Wagon &"team Chas. James*.. Isaac Lowd__ Peter Keene ... John Peters ... Thos. Cross.... United States Steamer Fashion Jas. Corwin ... Geo. Pratt...... John Paul...... Designation and occupation. Quarters... Storehouse Guard " Transport. Transport. Clerk....... Interpreter Express.... Blacksmith Laborer.... Captain... Engineer. Mate...... S ;rvice during thel month. a i>» © * , 31 31 i 3 31 29 1 31 31 1 31 31 1 31 31 1 31 31 1 31 31 7 10 4 7 12 6 22 31 7 1 31 31 1 31 31 . 1 31 31 1 31 31 Rate of hire or compensation. Amount. $40 00 31 00 10 00 22,000 00 700 00 100 00 -75 00 2 00 40 00 2 00 20 00 150 00 100 00 50 00 Day, month, or voyage. Month. Month. Month. Voyage Month. Month. Month. Day. Month. Day. Month. Month. Month. Month. Date of contract, agreement, or entry into service. July 1,1860. Dec. 3,1859. Dec. 3,1859. May 3,1860. June4,1860. Jan. 1,1860. Dec. 3,1860. Jan. 7,1861, Jan. 7,1861, Jan. 1,1861, May 3,1860, Dec. 1,1860 Dec. 1,1860 Dec. 1,1860 Amount of rent and hire during the month, I certify that the above is a true report of all the persons and articles employed the head of Remarks, and the statement of amounts due and remaining unpaid, Examined. C. D., n Commanding. FOR THE ARMY. 175 Quartermaster's Department.----Forms. during the month of- No. 2. -, 186 , by - Amount of rent or .pay in the month. Remarks showing by whom the buildings were occupied, and for what purpose, and how the vessels and men were em-ployed during the month. (Transfers and discharges will be noted under this head.) Time and amount due and remaining unpaid. By whom owned. From. To. Am't. A. Byrne... Jas. Black. Jas. Black. $40 00 29 00 10 00 Subsistence Store and Office... Companies I & K, 5'd Infantry Transporting stores to Benicia Transporting stores to Brazos. Hauling stores to San Antonio Employed by Com'ing General 1860. Dec. 1. Dec. 3. Voyage 1861. * Jan. 1. Jan. 1. 1861. Jan. 31. Jan. 31. $80 00 60 00 G Wilkins. not 1861. Jan.31. Jan. 31. T. Browne. Jas. Barry. 700 00 100 00 75 00 8 00 7 74 14 00 20 00 150 00 100 00 50 00 pleted. 700 00 100 00 >-Steamship sent to Brazos... -< July 1. July 1. July 1. July 31. July 31. July 31. 150 00 100 00 50 00 1303 74 1240 00 and hired by me during the month of----, 186 , and that the observations under are correct. E. P., Atst Qr. Master. w No. 3. RoU of Non-commissioned Officers and Privates employed on extra duty, as mechanics and laborers, at------, during the month of------, 186 , by------. Names. Rank or designation. a ea a © d so a 'So CD By whose order employed. Nature of service. Term of service. Rate of pay or compensation. How employed. No. a o HH EC l>» a d Per diem. Dolls. Cts REMARKS. Cts. $ I certify that the above is a correct roll of non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, employed on extra duty, under my direction, during the month of------, 186 , and that the remarks opposite their names are accurate and just. A. B., Quartermaster (or officer commanding detachment). Examined. C. D., Commanding. O S* M p. °° Time received. h-' 3 V M 03 pp 03 © hH eH-O o CO g O © o p B. © a' P 00 Wo >£ O 4 n T3 © O 00 a cd c+-«H- d «J U ,Q 0) .-H ■P-CD dS o o HP 00 P -^ © ^H P< and garrison equipage, and purchases for "army 00 contingencies." The United States, No. 12.—(Voucher for Purchases to Abstract A.) To Dr. Date of purchase. For— Dollars. Cents. '< 10 << « oq «« $ I certify that the aDove account is correct and just; the articles are to be (or have been) accounted for on my property return for me-----quarter ending on the-----day of-----, 186 . A. B., Quartermaster. Received at - fibove account. -, the ----ol-----, 186 , of C. D., Quartermaster U. S. Army, (Signed duplicates.) dollars and E. F. cents, in full of the Note —The certificate made by the officer who purchased the voperty. The receipt taken by the officer who paid it. No. 13.—(Abstract B.) Abstract of Expenditures on account of the Quartermaster's Department, by-----—, at------- in the quarter the------of------, 186 . Date of payment. No. of voucher. To whom. paid. On what account. AMOUNT. Dolls. Cts. ♦ $ I certify that the above abstract is correct. A. B., Quartermaster. Note.—This abstract contains all payments in the account current, except purchases (Abstract A) and transfers of funds. No. 14.—(Abstract B b.} Abstract of Advances made to officers for disbursement, on account of the Quartermaster's Department, by- ending the-------, 186 -, in the quarter Date of the advance. No. of the receipt or voucher. To what officer. By whose order, or for what purpose. AMOUNT. Dolls. Cts. No. 15.—(Voucher to Abstract B.) We, the subscribers, do hereby acknowledge to have received of-------, Assistant Quartermaster U. S. Army at-------, the sums opposite to our names respectively, being in full of our pay for the period herein expressed, having signed duplicates hereof. No. Name. Occupation. Period of service. Bate of pay. Amount of pay. Am't of Btop'ges. Amount received. Sieners' names. Witnesses. Date. a o to & a o 3 >> OS P s p o P "3 <3 2 * g-a 55 ° Ph o p a 6 1 P "o p a 6 Bemarks. I certify, that the above receipt-roll is correct and just. A. B., Quartermaster. No. 16.—(Voucher to Abstract B.) The United States, To Dr. Date. From----of to----of For mileage from mile................. to -, being miles, at cents per Dollars. Cents. I certify that the above account is correct and just; that I performed the journey, and under the order hereto annexed, and not returning from leave of absence to the station or troops I had left; that I have not been furnished with public transportation, nor received money in lieu thereof, for any part of the route. Received, -, 186 , of • dollars and------cents in full of the above account. (S:gned duplicates.) No. 17.—(Voucher to Abstract B.) The United States, To Dr. Date. For expenses incurred for transportation of self and allowance of baggage, and porterage in travel- ing from------to------, per annexed statement................................................................ Dollars. Cents. I certify that the above account is correct and just; that I have performed the journey, and on urgent public duty, without orders, for the purpose of----, and necessarily incurred the expenses as stated; that I have traveled in the customary reasonable manner, and not returning from leave of absence to the station or troops I left; that I have not been furnished with public transportation, nor inon.y in lieu thereof, for any part of the route. The approval of the journey by the proper authority is hereto annexed. Received at"------, the ------of------, 186 , of-------------, Assistant Quartermaster U. S. Army,------dollars and------ c».nts, in full of the above account. (Signed in duplicate.) Dolls. -^-3- Ccrtificate in case of journey under orders. I certify that this account is correct and just; that I performed the journey, and under the order hereto annexed, and necessarily incurred the expenses as stated; that I traveled in the customary reasonable manner; that I was not returning from leave of absence to the station or troops I had left; that I have not been furnished with public transportation, nor money in lieu thereof, for any part nt the route. The United States, No. 18.—(Voucher to Abstract B.) To Dr. Date. Dollars. For mileage from------to------'pursuant to annexed copy of Orders No. ------, convening (or annexed summons to attend) a court-martial at------, distance being------miles, at ------cents per mile................................................................................................. ------days' attendance on said court-martial, being from the------of------to the------ of------, 186 , inclusive (per annexed certificate), at $----.,......................................... ------days' traveling on the------of------, going to, and on the------of------, return- ing from, the court, at $----...................................................................................... Cents. I certify that the above account is correct and just; that I have actually performed the journeys therein charged for on the days stated, in obedience to the authority hereunto annexed; that I have not been furnished with public transportation, nor received money in lieu thereof, for any part of the route charged for. Received at -, the in full of the above account. of------, 186 , of------, Assistant Quartermaster U. S. Army, (Signed in duplicate/ dollars and cents, The United States, No. 19.—(Voucher to Abstract B.) To Dr. Date. For the actual expense of his transportation, while traveling under orders in the discharge of his duty as clerk to Major-----, Paymaster United States Army, from-----to-----, per annexed statement................................................................................................ Dollars. Cents. I certify that was, during the time above specified, employed as a clerk in the Pay Department, United States Army, and that the jourueys charged for in the above account were performed by him in the discharge of his official duties, under my orders. -------------, Paymaster U. S. Army. -----County, ss. On this — — day of -, one thousand eight hundred and sixty - justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, just, and exhibits the actual expense of his transportation for and during the journey above specified. (Subscribed in duplicate.) -, personally appeared before me, the subscriber, a -, and made oath in due form of law, that the above account is correct and -, Justice of the Peace. Received at -, the of. -, 186 , of :cnts, in full of the above account. Dollars is-* -, Assistant Quartermaster United States Army, (Signed in duplicate.) dollars and No. 20.—(Voucher to Abstract B.; The United States To--------- Dr. Date. For cash paid for postage on letters and packages on public service, received and sent by him from the------of------, 186 , to the------of------, 186 , inclusive.......... $ Dollars. Cents. • I certify that the foregoing account is correct and just; that the letters and packages on which postage has been paid, as therein Btated, were all on public service; that I have actually paid the amount charged. E. F Received at______, the------of------, 186 , of------, Assistant Quartermaster U. S. Army,------dollars and ------cents, in full of the above account. (Signed in duplicate.) E. F. No. 21.—(Voucher to Abstract B. j The United States, To Dr. Date. For commutation of quarters at------, from the ------of------, 186 , to the ------ of ------, 186 , inclusive.......................................................................................... For rooms, at------dollars each, per month................................................................. For commutation of fuel for the same period: For myself, ------cords------feet------inches, at------dollars per cord.............. For my servant,------cords------feet------inches, at------dollars per cord........ $ Dollars. Cents. I certify that there were no quarters owned or hired by the public at the above station which could be assigned to------during the above period, and that the fuel is charged at the average market price for the month. A. B., Quartermaster. I certifv tint the above account is correct and just; that I have been regularly stationed on duty at -----, by —--, during the period charged for; that I have not been furnished with quarters, rent, or fuel by the public, nor received * commutation of money in lieu thereof. q jj Received at------, the full of the above account. of- -, 186 , of Quartermaster of the U. S. Army, dollars and ——— cents, in (Signed in duplicate.) C. D. Nor«.-The certificate must show by whose order the officer was stationed, and the flrBt account to be accompanied by a copy of tho order. The United States, No. 22.—^Voucher.) To Dr. Date. Dollars. Cents. I certify that the above account is correct and just; that the services were rendered as stated, and that they were necessary for the public service. A. B., Quartermaster. Received------, 186 , of------,------dollars and----cents, in full of the above account. (Signed duplicates.) E. F. Note.—This form will be used for miscellaneous disbursements, and will be entered in Abstract B or C, according to the nature of the expenditure. » REVISED REGULATIONS. 197 Quartermaster's Department.---Forms. No. 23. QUARTERLY RETURN OP QUARTERMASTER'S STORES received, issued, and remaining on hand at-------, in the quarter ending on the-------of-------, 186 . A. B.; Quartermaster. NOTE. The property on this return (which does not include clothing, camp and garrison equipage) will be classed as follows: 1. Fuel. 2. Forage. 3. Straw. 4. Stationery. 5. Barrack, Hospital, and Office Furniture. 6. Means of Transportation, including Harness, &c. 7. Building Materials. 8. Veterinary Tools and Horse Medicines. 9. Blacksmiths' Tools. 10. Carpenters' Tools. 11. Wheelwrights' Tools. 12. Masons' and Bricklayers' Tools. 13 Miscellaneous Tools for Fatigue and Garrison Purposes. M Stores for Expenditure, such as Iron, Steel, Horse-Shoes, Ikpe, &o., &c, to be classed alj habetically. R2 198 REVISED REGULATIONS Quartermaster's Department.---Forms. No. 23. Quarterly Return of Quartermaster's Stores, received and issued at by-------. Classes. Date. Abstracts, &s. Per last return. Abstract D...... E...... « N...... On hand....................... Received by purchase..... " from officers.... Fabricated, taken up, &c. Total to be accounted for. Per Abstract F.. G.. " H.. " I... " K.. " L.. " M. Fuel..................... Forage................. Straw................... Stationery............ Special issues........ Expended, sold, &c. Transferred........... Total issued and expended. 1. Fuel. Wood. No. Total remaining on hand , Condition 1. 2, In good order................ Unfit for service, but re- pairable .................... Totally unfit for service... No. No. Coal. Lbs. Bu. FOR THE ARMY. 199 Quartermaster's Department.---Forms. No. 23. —-------, in the quarter ending on the --------- of---------, 186 Continued. 2. Forage. 3. Straw. 4. Stationery. a u © n "3 o u a> t3 •73 o .9 '•73 T3 S> PQ u o u o o. 03 Ph P< o3 o m *© o o p< 03 Pw t-l .P H Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Pounds. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. No. No. No. • -- ---- — ■ 200 REVISED REGULATIONS Quartermaster's Department.---Forms. No. 23. Quarterly Return of Quarta master's Stores, received and issued at i. Stationery. Abstracts, &c. J3 o o M a 03 0> u '3 o" u 3 o Ph a u a> o P. M a 03 M o3 If fcJO .2 "el 02 a a> P. a> -- I certify that the foregoing return exhibits a true and correct statement of all the property which has come into my hands on account of the Quarter- master's Department during the quarter ending on the------of------, 186 . A. B., Quartermaster. Abstract of Articles purchased at No. 24.—(AnsTRAcr D.) -, in the quarter ending on the of- -, 186 , by u O 6 Fr Straw. Date. From whom purchased. Amount. Wood. Coal. 50 O Q OQ 5 CD S-. o o Ph 00 p 00 ~p Articles purchased and not paid for Total purchased within the quarter I certify that the above abstract is correct. A. B., Quartermaster. Note —This abstract appertains exclusively to the Property Return, and is designed to show all the supplies purchased by (he Quartermaster, whether paid for or not. No vouchers of the purchases paid for accompany this abstract. They are in the second division of Abstract A. Purchases not paid for are vouched as in Form No. 25. No. 25.—(Voucher to Abstract D.j The United States, To Dr. Date of purchase. For------cords of wood, at------per cord...... For------pounds of hay, at------per 100 lbs. Dolls. Cts. I certify that the above account is correct and just; that I purchased the articles above enumerated of the said------, at the prices therein charged, amounting to------dollars and----cents, and that I have not paid the account. (Here state the cause of non-payment.) A. B., Quartermaster. to o CO No. 26.—(Abstract E.) Abstract of Articles received from officers at-------, in the quarter ending on the-------of-------, 186 , by Fuel. Forage. Straw. Stationery. o p o > o © From whom received. Wood. Coal. Date. CO •73 u © Ph 00 0> o a >—i 00 00 p Ph Tc 1 certify that the above abstract is correct. A. B., Quartermaster. Note.—All property received from other officers will be entered on this abstract, whether receipted for or not. For vouchers, see Form No. 27 No. 27.—(Voucher to Abstract E.) List of Quartermaster's Stores, &c, delivered by-------to-------, at-------, on the day of------, 186 Number or quantity. Articles. Cost when new. Condition when delivered. Remarks. 40 300 1,000 656 30,500 10 Forty............................................ Three hundred pounds..................... One thousand pounds...................... Six hundred and fifty-six bushels...... Thirty thousand five hundred pounds. Ten.............................................. Five.............................................. Five............................................. Felling axes.......... Bar iron, assorted. Cut nails.............. Corn.................... Hay..................... Wheelbarrows...... Wagons (4-horse).. Wagons do....... $1 00 each............... 6 per pound....... 5 per pound....... 1 00 per bushel....... 1 00 per hundred.... 4 00 each............... 150 00 each............... 150 00 each............... New........ New........ New........ Good........ Good........ Half-worn. Half-worn. New......... I certify that I have this day delivered to A. B., Quartermaster United States Army, the articles specified in the foregoing list. C. D., Quartermaster. Note.—When no invoice is received, the receiving officer will substitute for this form of voucher a list of the stores received, cer- tified by himself. When the person responsible for the property entered wiihout invoice is known, it will be entered in his name. Abstract of Fuel issued at No. 28.—(Abstract F.) in the quarter ending on the of- -,186 ,by * Date. To whom issued. For what period. Wood. Total issued. Coal. W Remarks. I certify that the above abstract is correct. Note —For vouchers, see Forms No. 29 and No to be. accounted for by them, is entered on Abstract fe 30. All fuel issued is entered on this abstract. A. B., Quartermaster. Fuel transferred to other officers, o 03 Requisition for Fuel for No. 29.—(Voucher to Abstract F.) Company,----Regiment of----, commanded by -,for the month of----, 186 i, "* , o sh p O 03 'S » p s o> 00 •73 a a . p -S c3 t. fe O O " T0TAI allowance. Wood. Coal. Station. CO a CO P t-t o CO 'co 'a 2 » p 9 2 1 ~* CO -w s * 0J 3.S Remarks. CD CD 03 P. "el .a ° 8-5 p p la ■P 03 P 00 rP 0) CD •73 p p rt p o ° " 03 02 fc 1-1 H <«S o Ph P3 Ph P I certify that the above requisition is correct and just, and that fuel has not been drawn for any part of the time abovo charged. R. S., Commanding Company. Received,------. 186 , of------, Assistant Quartermaster U. S. Army, -----of coal, in full of the above requisition. (Signed duDlicates.1 cords feet. inches of wood and R. S., Commanding Company. No. 30.—(Voucher to Abstract F.) Requisition for Fuel for-------, stationed at-------,for the month of- -,186 Wood. Coal. 00 •73 U o V Ph 00 0> o p 1—1 "a3 .p CD P P CO -p p p o Ph Remarks. 1 1 certify that the above requisition is correct and just, and that I have not drawn fuel for any part of the time above charged. -, lbb , of Received, - anj ______0f coal, in full of the above requisition , Assistant Quartermaster United States Army, cords feet inches of wood NoTE._This form will be used for individual officers, hospitals, guards. &o. Abstract of Forage issued at No. 31.—(Abstract W.j -; in the quarter ending on the oj -,186 ,by---- o p o > o u CD .a a p 55 To whom issued. For what period. CO 03 CO fc. o ,p O cu a p CD CD a O tn CD .a a p, p OJ o o a p 55 "rt o H Total allowance. Corn. Oats. Hay. Fodder. 1 S o Ph 1 o RemarkB. oo'^T' i—■ 00 a> o rP !=• >P ' P P o Ph «5L T3 P P O Ph CD •73 p o Ph CO •73 P O Ph Public Private. Tn I certify that the above abstract is correct. Note.__For vouchers, see Forms Nos. 32, 33, 34. All forage issued will be entered on this abstract. offioers, to be accounted for by them, will be entered on Abstract M. A. B., Quartermaster. Forage transferred to other No. 32.—(Voucher to Abstract G.) Requisition for Forage for Public Horses, Mules, and Oxen, in the service of ■for days, commencing the of- -, 186 , and ending on the of- -, 186 , at CO a Daily allowance to each animal. Total allowance. p 00 CD 00 DO CD P p OS Cm 00 p O a >> CD m CD Corn. Barley. Oats. Hay. Fodder. CO "3 o .p a X o M CD 03 "P o3 M u o M 03 O >> 03 ■P Remarks. to Cm o cm o o a Cm O Cm O o Cm O Cm O cm O Cm o cm' o Cm O Cm O Cm O «m O «M O t-a u x> 6 m CD X> a p "oS u CD a M CD a CD T3 a p CD -3 P CD r3 a a CD •P P P CO -p p p CD •73 a p 00 •P P P CO ■P P P CD •73 P P CO •73 P P e! P p p p p O O o O O o O O O P !5 55 55 H 55 55 Ph eu Ph Ph Ph Ph Ph Ph Ph Ph ------ On hand, to be deducte d...... iod........... I certify that the above requisition is correct and just; that I have now in service the number of animals for which forage is required; and that forage has not been received for any part of the time specified. Keceived at on the (lav of 186 , of ______pounds of barley, pounds of oats. ■ nniinds of hay, loigned duplicated.) -, Quartermaster United States Army, pounds of corn, pounds of fodder, in full of the above requisition. Requisition for Forage for No. 33.—(Voucher to Abstract Q.} Private Horses in the service of--------, U. S. Army, at -, for days, commencing the of- -, and ending the of' 186 1 Period. CO CD CO M o rP cm O M CD a p 55 Daily allowance for each. Total allowance. / Date. From. To. Corn. Oats. Hay. Corn. Oats. Hay. Fodder Remarks. CO -p p p o Ph \ •73 a 3 o Ph CO -p p p o Ph oo" -r— CO CD £) -C —i CO CO P O CO •73 p p o Ph P ™ cq 2, CO -a p p o Ph CD -P P P o Ph CO T3 C P o Ph I certify that the above requisition is correct and just, and that I have not drawn forage for any part of the time above charged. Received at _____, the_____of_______,186 , of-------, Assistant Quartermaster U. S. Army, -----z^ bushels corn, ____JJ bushels oats, -----pounds hay, -----pounds fociuer, in full of the above requisition. (Signed duplicates.) No. 34.—(Voucher to Abstract G.) Statement of Forage issued to and consumed, by the Public Animals under my direction at ---------, 186 . -, during the month of Period. Number of animals. Quantity of, consumed. a 6 EH CO t»» 03 •73 «M o © 55 CD M O w 00 CD MH to, P" CD ►4 o "c3 o EH p' M O O CO o CD 03 >> 03 w M CD •73 O Ph Remarks. Ph Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. Tota 1................. I certify that the above statement is correct; that the forage wasdssued to the Public Animals as stated, and that the issues were necessary. Approved: 4. B., Quartermaster. R. S., Commanding i-H ° ►3 o SO Date. No. of vo icher o sj P* o a to' CO p ffil p. o B 1 *4 o P-p »P «> ►!_ o" P. o 1 Non-commissioned offi-cers, musicians, and privates. Laundresses. Servants. Hospital. ►■H O P P P. 00 o M-o SI p o p Remarks. ^ £ ^ •stajoj----^uamjjBdad s.je? sBuiJ9?ii3nr} sis 'iHnv ahi ao3 No. 36.—(Voucher to Abstract H.) Requisition for Straw for — Company, — Regiment of------, commanded by------, for the month of------; 18 . Station. Non-commissioned offi-cers, musicians, and privates. 00 CD CO CO CD M •73 a p 03 Servants. Total drawn for. Monthly allowance to each. Total allowance. Remarks. Pounds. Pounds. Total...... I certify that the above return is correct and just, and that straw has not been drawn for any part of the time charged. G. H., Commanding Company. Received at------, the----of------, 18 , of------, U. S. Army,----pounds of straw, in full of the above requisition. (Signed duplicates.) G. 71., Commanding Company. Abstract of Stationery issued at No. 37.—(Abstract I.) -, in the quarter ending on the of- 186 , by■ M CD XX o p o f>-Cm o © 55 To whom issued. For what period. CO CD M *P C71 U CD Pi 03 Ph b0 .s 'u CO CD CD XI CD Ph 03 Ph CD t>0 "C M 03 o CD a p p co" 'p a CD CD O PI P o M cm 03 is CD CD P P o c3 If hfl .9 CD m CO M CD Ph 03 Ph tT CD o Ph m^ P CD a p p co* M a o X* Ja P 03 Date. From. To. Remarks. I certify that the above abstract is correct. A. B., Quartermaster. Note.__For voucher, see Form No. 38. The stationery used by the Quartermaster in the public service is entered on this abstract, and all issues by him. Transfers on Abstract M No. 38.—(Voucher to Abstract I.) Requisition for Stationery for-------, stationed a t-------, for the-------, commencing on the-------of-------, and ending on the-------of-------, 186 . 03 • M CD x\ * P CD *S <* 00 CD M '3 Ph 03 o CO o o . cm m CD Cm Q. <= 03 Ph CD ^ CD M '3 a CD bO •73 u . 03 w CD CD cm Ph O 03 Ph CO " "CD CD XX ZQ CO '3 cr Cm O M CD a p 55 CO w Cm 03 cm O 00 CD a a p O b0 _a "3 CD CD P P o CD Ph 03 Cm O CD CD CD CD PH Is o Ph M •- fH O ^3 00 M CD P. 03 Ph T certify that the above requisition is correct, and that I have not drawn stationery for any part of the time specified. Received at------, on the----of ------, 186 , of------, Assistant Quartermaster U. S. Army, ------quires of letter-paper, ______quires of foolscap paper,------quills,------ounces of wafers,------ounces of sealing-wax,------pieces of tape,------sheets of cartridge paper,------papers of ink-powder. (Signed duplicates.) No. 39.—(Abstract K.—For all issues except Fuel, .Borage, Straw, and Stationery.) Abstract of Articles issued on Special Requisitions at-----, in the quarter ending on the-----of-----, 18 , by Date. To whom issued. • i 1 -- I certify that the above abstract is correct. Notb.—For voucher, see Form No. 40. Transfers on Abstract M. A. B., Quartermaster. No 40.—(Voucher to Abstract K.) SPECIAL REQUISITION. I certify that the above requisition is correct, and that the articles specified urc absolutely requisite for the public service, remlerod bo by the following circumstances: [here the officer will insert such reasons as he may thiuk fit to give, tending to show the necessity for the supplies.] Captain J. B , Assistant Quartermaster United States Army, will issue the articles specified in the above requisition. C. D., Commanding. Received at -, the of cles] in full of the above requisition. -, 18—, of------, Assistant Quartermaster United States Army rhere insert the arti- (Signed duplicates.) ■ PJote.__Tne cost ()f nrtic-les issued on special requisitions, and oraers of commanding officers, will be entered on the requisition and on the list or invoice furnished ihe receiving officer. Wo. 41.—(Abstract L.) Abstract of Articles Erpcnded, Lost, Desfrm/e<71 in the public service, sold,,(v., at---- in the quarter ending on the ------- of-------, 18l) -, under the direction nf ■ Date. si "5 CD US X. 0) O o © By whom made. --- --- Total....................... I certify thai the above abstract is correct. A. B., Quarterv:,/>itr. No. 42.—(Voucher to Abstract L.) Listof Quartermaster's Stores expended in public service at-------under the direction of- -, in the month of- -,186 No. or quantity. Artioles. Application. I certifv thaWhe several articles of Quartermaster's stores above enumerated have been necessarily expended in the public service, at^Ms station, as indicated by the marginal remarks annexed to them respectively. ^ ^^ } A. B., Quartermaster. Approved: R. S., Commanding. Note.-TMs list should be made out monthly, to enable the Quartermaster to know the exact state of his supplies. Wo. 43.—(Voucher to Abstract L.) List of Articles Lost or Destroyed hi the public service at-------, while in the possession and charge of-------, in the month of-------, 186 . ' No. or quantity. Articles. Circumstances and cause. I certify that the several articles of Quartermaster's stoves, nbove enumerated, have been unavoidably lost or destroyed while in the public service, as indicated by the remarks annexed to them respectively. A. B., Quartermaster, Approved: C. D., Commanding Wo. 44.—(Voucher to Abstract L.) Account Sales of articles of public property sold at public auction at-------, under the direction of-------, on the of-----,186 . Number or quantity. Articles. Purchaser. Amount. I certify that the above account sales is accurate and just. A- B-> Auctioneer. I certify that the above enumerated articles we're sold at public auction as above stated, pursuant to-rstate the orders or authority.] C. D., Quartermaster, Abstract of Articles transferred to No. 45.—(Abstract M.) at-------, in the quarter ending on the of- -,18 ,ty Date. u CD X\ u p o l> «M o d To whom transferred. ^ • -- -- T I certify that the above abstract is correct. A. B., Quartermaster. Note.—This abstract contains all transfers of stores to other officers, to be accounted for by them; the vouchers will be their receipts. When these are noi received in time, the Quartermaster will substitute his own certified list of the stores sent, and the bill. of lading. The receipts he will afterward transmit when he receives them. No. 45.—(Abstract N.) Abstract of Articles received from various sources at-------, during the quarter ending the day of- -,18 FiipI Forage. Straw. Stof — jr. o 'o > o 6 55 From whence received. Wood. Coal. d M O CO "5 O ci CO •73 d d o Ch Date, CO r3 o U en CB "cj C CO T CO a 3 o Ch • Heretofore issued, hut not cousumed. rv Tc tal....................................................... I certify that the above abstract is correct. A. B., Quartermaster. Notk.—This nhstract contains all Quartermaster's property found at the post, not borne on the previous return ; all that may comi to the Quartermaster's possession without his knowing who may be accountable for it; articles manufactured in the quartet-; materia or parts of articles thai have been condemnoil or broken up: fuel and forage issued but not consumed, &c, &c, &c. each class, with the necessary explanation, will be tiled with the abstract, 1 Separate lists of 226 REVISED INSULATIONS Quartermaster's Department.---Forms. No. 46. Quarterly Statement of Allowances pa id U. Officers nf the Army in Munii^ the quarter end. Rank and Corps. (Rank being that for which they were paid, or allowances furnished.) For Fuel. Quarters. Officers' Period. Am't. In money. In kind. Period. $ c. Period. 1 $ c. £ W. S.... J.T..... Mtij. Genl lirig. ISfil. Julv, Aug., Sep.. .lul'v................. 96 00 HO (Ml Julv .rut v 1861. Aug., Sep.. Aug., Sep.. Aug., Sep.. Aug., Sep.. , Sep.......... 120 00 SO 00 1861. K. J.... Autrusl.............. :•.(! OOJ.hily 30 00 Aiic. 90 00 :............... 80 00 T M T. L....JMaj. Pay I>t. L. 15.... Col. Enirrs... •Tuly, Aug., Sep.. .July, Aug., Sep.. 80 00 July......... 1 ■M) 00 20 00 12 00 80 00 July, Aug.. July. Aug.. July, Aug.. B. L.... B.I5. M. J. c..... Mj. T. Kng* Col. Art. Maj. Infty.... 4 F. E.... 4 FOR THE ARMY. 237 Quartermaster's Department.----Forms. No. 46. or furnished in kind, with the money value thereof, by ing------, 180 -, at- Rent. $ c 30 00 30 00 35 00 S3 £ ■73 S 3 3 c 5 ° O .2 > j O 3 c to £ IP §3 -d cd ca c?3 u a M <2 6 a 3 o a c: _a £a -m (.h * o _ !. o M M "rt -M o o bH Ch tH W CO H $ C. S c. $ c. $ c. $ c. $ c. 120 00 40 00 20 00 396 00 90 00 15 00 215 00 120 00 110 00 60 0C 30 00 230 OO 130 00 100 00 110 00 HO 00 40 00 37 50 2 00 139 50 70 00 1 50 60 126 50 12 50 - Abstract and voucher. B 1, 7, 9—19.. 15 2, II, 14—14. B 17.............. B 21.............. B 4, 20—G 13. 15 19............... B 26, 27 ........ 15 27,30—0 14. 1! 28. 32—11 2. F 4—11 6........ Remarks. Public quarters I certify that the above is correct A. B., Quartermaster. Note.— When officers occupy quarters owned by he public, the number of rooms onlj fill be reported. No. 47. The United States in account current with Dr. —,for expenditures on account of Contingencies of the Army, and of other Departments, in the quarter ending on the-------of-------186 . Cr. Date. To amount of expenditures, per Abstract C. To balance due the United States, carried Dolls. Cts. Date. By balance on hand, as per last account.. Dolls. Cts. Sept. 30. July 1. July 8. Aug. 4. Sept. 30. By cash received from the Treasurer of the United States, being amount of War- • $ I certify that the above exhibits a true account of all moneys which have come into my hands on account of contingencies of the ■►rmy, daring the quarter ending on the------of------. 18—. and that the disbursements have been faithfully made. A. B.t Quartermaster. Wo. 48.—(Abstract C.) ^Abstract of Disbursements on account of Contingencies of the Army, and of other departments, by-------, in the quarter ending on the-------of-------, 186 , at-------. Date of payment. No. of voucher. To whom paid. On what account. Amount. Dollars. Cents. $ A. B., Quartermaster. Note.—For vouchers, see Forms 49, 50 All payments for apprehending deserters must also be entered in this Abstract. No. 49.—(Voucher ro Abstract C.) Requisition on the Quartermaster's Department for extra Supplies of Medicines and Hospital Stores. I certify that the medicines and hospital stores above required are necessary for the use of the sick at this post, in consequence [here insert whether from loss, damage, &c], and that the requisition is agreeable to the supply table. -s A. B., Assistant Surgeon. Approved. Received of -, on the of -. 186—. the articles above enumerated. signed duplicates.) C. D., Commanding Officer. A. B., Assistant Surgeon. No. 50.—(Voucher to Abstract C.) Bill of Medicine, &c, when purchased by an officer of the Quartermaster's Department The United States, To------------• Dr. Date of purchase. For Q Dollars. Cents I certify that the prices of the articles above charged, for the use of the sick at------, agreeable to the foregoing requisition, are reasonable and just. A- B- Surgeon. Received, -, 186 , of • dollars and----cents, in full of the above account. (Signed duplicates.) E. F. Note —The above certificate may be signed by the surgeon making the requisition, or by any surgeon or assistant surgeon belong ing to the army. The requisition on which the purchase may be made must be attached to the bill of purchase, which will be entered j ^Abstract C, and the articles not noticed in the property returns, i 232 REVISED REGULATIONS Quartermaster's Department.---Forms. No. 51. Quarterly Return of Clothing, Camp, and Garrison Equipage of------, 180 , T0MP0NI •73 a o Color. -a WHEN RECEIVED. OP WHOM RECEIVED. CB C5 cu o 03 •73 a ■= s o « x> CO a x\ •73 ct> t. *-* >% a ■JH (► o o > CO p. i. a. eS a cj cj S5 O U o o 1 On hand per last return WHEN ISSUED. o t~ cm O 6 TO WHOM ISSUED. FOR THE ARMY. 23J. Quartermaster's Department.----Forms. received and issued at by-------• No. 51. -, in the quarter ending on the day CLOTHING. 3 >• 3 o CO u a a 3 a u O d .2 '3 'oQ 3 a co '2, "co 3 3 CO 60 Ph CO OQ Sh "co C 3 0) bD Sh a> OQ "co Is Sh o P. Sh o U "co a 3 CO 'co 3 "is 3 CO 0) 3 o *CQ CO a a o o 3 "co a 3 co bJO s-co OQ "co CO C3 (» &. a 3 "co '3 Sh O Ch Sh O O "co Sh O 'e? a 3 3 CO bO u to 02 "3 3 CO bO CO CO SH CO CO 3 a ft CO SH ce & "co 3 3 CO bfl (h co CO CO u \% . ": P -- = = -- -- __ ! i ! i i RE7ISED REGULATIONS Qnartermaster'r Department.---Forms. No. 51. Quarterly Return of Clothing, Camp and Garrison UNIFORM JACKETS. co s-co si o s-£- to .5 ■5 13 o -3 s. 3 CO la "co 3 3 _3 CM o co (. p. X (-0) & 3 m Q o CO s-'3 p. s^ t. "3 > 3 CO CO o o a Cm1 o s-P. s-3 Cm _c CO o o P3 <«H O CO "5 p. CO to 3 15 CO o 03 CO ^a co c "co s-co _= 3 co m3 CO 3 c CO 3 CO s- Cm O t. CO c CO P. c: :-CO 3 C CO CO i. a CO 3 c CO p. M -3 C 3 MC c> CO a cc E "to C 3 CO be s-eo CO "at "3 i-o P. m o U "co co 3 .£ "E P. -- -- — -- -- — _ j 1 ' 1 ! i | | j i 1 Canteens and straps. i Single. CO > w ft n W O CO I Double. Axes. Axe-helves. Spades. Camp kettles. Mess pans. Camp haichets. Hatchet handles. Garrison flag. Garrison flag halliards, Storm flag. Recruiting flags. Recruiting flag halliards. 1 Camp colors. i i Guidons K a «C5 236 REVISED REGULA1 IONS Quartermaster's Department.---Forms. No. 51. Quarterly Return of Clothing, Camp and Gar I ____________________________[ I I Pickaxe-bandies. Clothing account-book. Descriptive book. Order-book. Clothine returns. Receipt-rolls. Final statements. i^ £. O to 3 SO >i •-« B ^ CO o e-f CD td CO H w >3 H >H 3 > CD rt w 238 REVISED REGULATIONS Quartermaster's Department.----Forms. No. 52. We, the undersigned Non-commissioned Officers, Artificers, Musicians, and several articles of Clothing set Name and designation of the soldier. CO p. 3 CO Sh CO S» O O P, 3 O 3 o p. a CO be .s "u •73 a a CO CO "to a W UNIFORM COATS. UNIFORM JACKETS. Date of the issue. OQ d "co p 3 CO hD M CO "co "3 M o p, o O "co 0 3 'co 3 "co CO 3 > "co 3 3 CO bO M CO "co *3 u o p. s-o o "co 3 _3 '5 3 CO 3 s» "S Notes.—Erasures and alterations of entries are prohibited. Regular and extra issues will be distinguished on the receipt-roll. Each signature, whether written by the soldier or acknowledged by mark, must be witnessed. Vacant space will be filled by a cipher. Mounted men may receive one pair of "boots" and two pairs of "boot- ees," instead of four pairs of bootees. FOR THE ARMY. 239 Quartermaster's Department.---Forms. Privates of ■ No. 52.—Continued. -, do hereby acknowledge to have received of- the opposite our respective names. CO u 3 P. CO* u co CO s* O Sh H 1 CO Sh x\ CO CO 3 3 3 E CO u '5 p. Sh V 3 Sh 3 P< M "3 > 3 CO CO c o CO Sh 3 P. Sh 3 3 =M B co" CO CO o o « Sh '3 P, bfi 3 13 o o OQ CO o o CO Sh CO Xi 3 CO 3D 3 O CO 3 CO Sh 3 Sh CO t> o CO 3 be 3 CO M* o o =7 CO 13 3 02 CO CO M 3 3 3 Signatures. Witness. As the metallic shoulder-scales, letters, numbers, castles, and shells and flames will last for many years, they will be borne on the returns aa company property, in the same manner as are sashes, knapsacks and straps, haversacks, canteens and straps, and other articles of camp and garrison equipage, and will be charged to the soldier only when lost or destroyed through neglect. No. 53. Descriptive List of Persons and Articles employed and hired in the Quartermaster's Department, and transferred by ------- al------ (0------} Quartermaster at------, on the-------day of------, 186-. Articles and names of persons. Designation and occu-pation. Period for which pay is due. Rate of hire or compensation. Amount due. a CO a » co w S'P tc « -m" O §3 M —' c h o 3 u 3 «m « « M -£ 0 "3 a By whom owned, and where. CO « o X) o 3 a> Cm © hi 00 ■g 3 1 3 p 1 o H -3 s o CO >> a CO M _3 "o a CO 3 CO >> o s* Eh O t-» co « bO •73 e3 a o CO Sh 3 a CO d CO Remarks. ' I certifv that the above is a true list of persons and articles transferred by me to------at------, on the----— da 1 oeruiy ^^ ^ ^at ^ peri0d8 of service, rates of hire or compensation, and amounts due, are correctly stated. day of FOR THE ARMY. 241 Subsistence Department.---Contracts. AETICLE XLITL SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT. 1176. The Commissary-General of Subsistence will designate, as far as practicable, the places where contracts and purchases for subsistence supplies shall be made, and, under the direction of the Secretary of War, assign to stations and duties the officers and agents of his Department. SUBSISTENCE SUPPLIES. 1177. These supplies comprise: 1st, articles composing the ration, such as pork, flour, coffee, candles, &c, called Subsistence Stores ; 2d, the necessary means of issuing and preserving these stores, such as stationery, scales, measures, tools, &c, called Commissary Property. Subsistence supplies shall not be transferred gratuitously to another staff- department, nor obtained, issued, sold, or otherwise disposed of, except as herein prescribed. contracts* 1178. Subsistence stores for the army, when time and circumstances permit, shall be procured under written contracts with suitable bonds, made by the Commissary-General or other authorized officer of the Sub- sistence Department. The Commissary at the place of delivery, if not provided with funds for payment, shall receipt for the articles accepted, on duplicate inspection certificates (Form 18), one of which he shall give to the contractor, and the other forward to the Commissary-General or officer authorized to pay for the stores, with a report on the quality of the articles and the condition of the packages. The inspector shall be one holding his appointment by law, if at the place of delivery there be such an officer, for the articles to be inspected. 1179. Contracts for subsistence stores shall be made after due public notice, and on the lowest proposal received from a responsible person who produces the required article. These agreements shall expressly provide for their termination at such time as the Commissary-General may direct, and for the exclusion of any interest in them on the part of mem- bers of Congress, officers or agents of the Government, and all persons employed in the public service. (Forms 36 and 37.) 1180. A contract shall be executed in quintuplicate: one copy to be kept by the contractor, and one by the contracting officer or agent \ two copies to be sent to the Commissary-General (with the bond), and the remaining one to the Returns-Office, at Washington, D.C. (See Act, *See Act, approved July 17, 1862. V 242 REVISED REGULATIONS Subsistence Department.---Purchases. approved June 2, 1862.) The copies of the contract for the Commissary- General and the Returns-Office will be sent by the officer making and signing them, as soon as possible after completion, accompanied by the advertisement and one copy of every bid received. 1181. Under the provisions of the excise law, each copy of every con- tract for subsistence supplies is liable to a stamp duty of five cents for every sheet or piece of paper upon which it is written, and each copy of the bond to these contracts is likewise liable to a stamp duty of twenty-five cents.* The adhesive stamp for each copy of a contract, and for each copy of the accompanying bond, must be furnished, affixed, and cancelled by the contractor. The stamp is cancelled by the contractor writing on its face his initials and the date. 1182. When bids to furnish subsistence are solicited, the advertise- ment or notice shall call for sealed proposals, in duplicate. If the bids received be deemed unreasonable, or if there be other sufficient cause for not accepting them, they will be rejected, and others again invited. The time and place of opening proposals shall be stated in the advertisement, and bidders allowed to be present at the opening. purchases. 1183. Subsistence stores for such corps or posts as, by reason of their position, the climate, or other cause, the Secretary of War may authorize to be so supplied, will be procured in open market, on due public notice, and from the lowest bidder who produces the required article. The advertisement, and all the bids received, will be sent to the Commissary- General as soon as the purchasing-officer has accepted the proposals. 1184. When a deficiency of subsistence stores makes an additional supply necessary, the Commissary where they are needed will make a requisition for them on the proper purchasing or issuing Commissary. (Form 15.) If the stores can be obtained in his vicinity, of good quality, and on terms advantageous to the Subsistence Department, the Commis- sary requiring them shall represent such facts by a detailed statement to the officer charged with the duty of providing him with subsistence, and, when authorized, will himself procure the stores in the manner prescribed in preceding paragraphs. 1185. A disbursing officer, or agent of the Subsistence Department, when provided with sufficient public funds, shall pay for supplies purchased by him. (Form 23.) When not in funds he shall furnish the seller with a certified account of the purchase, in duplicate, stating thereon the * A bond for the performance of duties pertaining to an office (a Commissary's bond, for example) is liable to a stamp duty of fifty cents. The officer executing this bond furnishes, affixes, and oancola the stamp required. FOR THE ARMY. • 243 Subsistence Department.---Storage. cause of its non-payment, and on what Return he has taken up the articles. (Form 24.) 1186. Subsistence supplies purchased by a Commissary, or agent, whether paid for or not, must be accounted for by him on the proper Return. (Forms 1 and 8.) The name of each person from whom stores have been purchased during a month, date of purchase, articles and quantities procured, must be entered on the Return of Provisions for that month (Form 1), or, when the purchase bills are many, on the Abstract which accompanies the Return. (Form 6.) When stores are purchased but not paid for, a note to that effect will be entered by the purchasing officer or agent, in the column of " Remarks" to his Return of Provisions, or its accompanying Abstract. 1187. Salt meats and flour, whether procured under contract or other- wise, must be inspected before acceptance, and by a legal inspector for these articles when the services of such an officer can be obtained. A certificate of inspection, in duplicate (Form 18), will be taken and attached to the voucher for payment. 1188. The Subsistence Department will purchase at cost-prices, with- out including cost of transportation, all sound articles of subsistence saved by troops or employees by an economical use or management of the ration, —molasses, green or desiccated vegetables, and articles furnished as anti- scorbutics, excepted. This is intended to embrace savings of companies, of bakeries, and all savings from the ration made by an organized command. The purchase-bill (Form 26) will be made out in the letter or name of the company to which the savings belong, and in quadruplicate ; two copies for the Commissary who takes up the stores (one to accompany his Return of Provisi6ns to the Commissary-General), and two copies for the Commissary who pays the bill. Payment for these savings will be made to the actual commanders of companies, to officers in charge of bakeries, &c, by any officer of the Subsistence Department having funds for the purpose, and on proof that the Commissary certifying to the bill has made a Return to the Commissary-General satisfactorily accounting for the stores. storage. 1189. Good and sufficient storehouses, sheds, paulins, or other proper and adequate means of covering and protecting subsistence supplies, will be provided by the Quartermaster's Department. Care must be taken to keep the store-rooms dry and .well ventilated. (For information on storing, see " Miscellaneous Items/' page 301.) 244 * REVISED REGULATIONS Subsistence Department.---The Ration. THE RATION * 1190. A ration is the established daily allowance of food for one person. For the United States army it is composed as follows : twelve ounces of pork or bacon, or, one pound and four ounces of salt or fresh beef; one pound and six ounces of soft bread or flour, or, one pound of hard bread, or, one pound and four ounces of corn meal; and to every one hundred rations, fifteen pounds of beans or peas,f and ten pounds of rice or hominy; ten pounds of green coffee, or, eight pounds of roasted (or roasted and ground) coffee, or, one pound and eight ounces of tea; fifteen pounds of sugar; four quarts of vinegar ; one pound and four ounces of adamantine or star candles; four pounds of soap; three pounds and twelve ounces of salt j"j" four ounces of pepper; thirty pounds of potatoes,! when practicable, and one quart of molasses. The Subsistence Depart- ment, as may be most convenient or least expensive to it, and according to the condition and amount of its supplies, shall determine whether soft bread or flour, and what other component parts of the ration, as equi- valents, shall be issued. 1191. Desiccated compressed potatoes, or desiccated compressed mixed vegetables, at the rate of one ounce and a half of the former, and one ounce of the latter, to the ration, may be substituted for beans, peas, rice, hominy, or fresh potatoes. 1192. Sergeants and corporals of the Ordnance Department (heretofore classed as armorers, carriage-makers, and blacksmiths) are entitled, each, to one and a half rations .per day; all other enlisted men, to one ration a day. 1193. Officers in charge of principal depots and purchasing stations will render to the Commissary-General monthly statements of the cost and quality of the ration, in all its parts, at their stations. The annexed table (pp. 306,307.) shows the quantity in bulk of each part of the ration, in any number of rations, from one to one hundred thousand. issues in bulk. 1194. Stores longest on hand shall be issued first, whether the issue be in bulk or on ration returns. * " After the present insurrection shall cease, the ration shall be as provided by law and regulations on the first day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-one." (Section 13, Act approved August 3, 1861.) f Beans, peas, salt, and potatoes (fresh) shall be' purchased, issued, and sold by weight, and the bushel of each shall be estimated at sixty pounds. Thus, 100 rations of beans or peas will be fifteen pounds, the equivalent of eight quarts; 100 rations of salt will be three pounds and twelve ounces, the equivalent of two quarts; and 100 rations of potatoes (fresh) will be thirty pounds, the equivalent of half a bushel. FOR THE ARMY. 245 Subsistence Department.---Issues. 1195. A Commissary required to send off subsistence supplies will turn them over to the Quartermaster for transportation, each package directed and its contents marked thereon. He will give the Quartermaster dupli- cate transportation invoices of the packages and their contents, as marked (Form 29), and take from him like receipts* (Form 30). The Commis- sary who transfers the supplies shall also transmit duplicate invoices of them to the Commissary for whom they are intended, who shall return receipts for the supplies received (Form 32), and account as wastage on his next Return of Provisions for any ordinary loss of stores accruing in transportation. 1196. Any deficiency of supplies not attributable to ordinary loss in transportation, any damage, or discrepancy between the invoices and the actual quantity or description of supplies received, shall be investigated by a board of survey. (See paragraph 1019.) The officer revising the action of'the board shall immediately transmit a copy of its proceedings to the Commissary-General of Subsistence, and a copy to the issuing Commis- sary. A copy of the proceedings of the board shall also accompany the receiving Commissary's Return of Provisions to the Commissary-General of Subsistence. Where the carrier is liable, the issuing Commissary shall report the amount of loss or damage to the Quartermaster authorized to pay the transportation account, in order that this amount may be recovered for the Subsistence Department. 1197. Invoices shall express the prices of articles named thereon. ISSUES TO TROOPS. 1198. Subsistence shall be issued to troops on ration returns signed by their immediate commander, and approved by the commanding officer of the post or station. (Form 13.) These returns, ordinarily to be made for a few days'at a time, shall, when practicable, be consolidated for the post or regiment (Form 14), and shall embrace only the strength of the command actually present. At the end of the calendar month, the Com- missary shall enter on separate Abstracts, for each class of troops (see paragraph 1224), every return upon which he has issued provisions in that month; which Abstracts the commanding officer shall compare with the original ration returns, and if correct, so certify. (Form 2.) 1199. When men leave their company, the rations they have drawn and left with it shall be deducted from the next ration return for the com- pany ; a like rule, when men are discharged from hospital, shall govern the hospital return. * When subsistence supplies are transferred from one Commissary to another, at the Bame post or station, they may be invoioed and reoeipted for acoording to Forms 31 and 32. V2 246 REVISED REGULATIONS Subsistence Department.---Issues. 1200. Four women, as laundresses, are allowed to a company, and one ration per day to each when present with the company. In order that an authorized woman (laundress) of a company may draw rations while temporarily separated from it, the officer commanding the company must designate her by name and in writing to the commanding officer of the post or station where she may be living, as attached to his company, and entitled to rations. The rations of company women are not to be com- muted, and they can only be drawn at a military post or station where subsistence is on hand for issue. ISSUES TO CITIZENS. 1201. One ration a day may be issued to each person employed with the army, when such are the terms of his engagement, on returns similar to Form 13. These returns will be entered on a separate Abstract (Form 3), compared, certified to, &c, as prescribed in paragraph 1198. No hired person shall draw more than one ration per day. ISSUES TO INDIANS. 1202. When subsistence can be spared from the military supplies, the commanding officer is authorized to allow its issue, in small quantities, to Indians visiting military posts on the frontiers or in their respective nations. The return for this issue shall be signed by the Indian agent (when there is one present), and approved by the commanding officer of the post or station. 1203. Regular daily or periodical issues of subsistence to Indians, or issues of subsistence in bulk to Indian agents for the use of Indians, are forbidden. ISSUES EXTRA. 1204. The issues authorized under this head shall be made on returns signed by the officer in charge of the guard, by the Assistant Adjutant- General or Adjutant of the head-quarters, by the Quartermaster or other officer accountable for the animals, by the officer in charge of the working party, &c, as the case may be, and approved by the commanding officer of the post or station. At the end of the calendar month these returns shall be entered on an Abstract (Form 4), compared and certified to, as prescribed in paragraph 1198. 1205. Extra issues will be allowed as follows, viz. : ADAMANTINE CANDLES. To the principal guard of each camp or garrison, per month And when serving in the field, not exceeding the follow- ing rates per month, viz.: To the head-quarters of a regiment or brigade................. 12 pounds. 10 pounds. FOR THE ARMY. 247 Subsistence Department.---Issues. To the head-quarters of a division................................ 20 pounds. To the head-quarters of a corps................................... 30 pounds. To the head-quarters of each separate army, when composed of more than one corps.......................................... 40 pounds. SALT. Two ounces a week to each public animal. The number of animals to be supplied, and the period drawn for, will be stated on each return for extra issues, and so entered on the Abstract. (Form 4.) WHISKY. One gill per man daily, in cases of excessive fatigue, or severe exposure. The number of men issued to will be stated on each •return for extra issues, and so entered on the Abstract. (Form 4.) Under " Remarks," on the return and on the Abstract, the letters of companies to which the men belong, number and designation of regiment, &c, will be given. 120G. Oil, candles, or gas, with which to 1 ght a fort, barrack, or stable, are not allowed from the Subsistence Department. Extra issues of sub- sistence, except as prescribed in preceding paragraph, are forbidden. (See Notes, page 265.) ISSUES TO HOSPITAL. 1207. Subsistence shall be issued to a hospital on ration returns signed by the medical officer in charge, and approved by the commanding officer of the post or station. These returns (Form 13) will be made for a few days at a time. 1208. Medical cadets and female nurses employed in permanent or general hospitals are entitled, each, to one ration per day, either in kind, or by commutation at the cost of the ration at their station. 1209. The Abstract of issues to a hospital shall be made by the Com- missary, and certified to by the Surgeon and the commanding officer. (Form 5.) The Surgeon's certificate to this Abstract shall include the provisions issued to hospital from the subsistence storehouse, and the amount of purchases for it in the month. 1210. Medical officers will not be allowed to sell or exchange any portion of the ration saved in hospital. HOSPITAL FUND. 1211. The sick in hospital, not needing full rations for their subsistence, only such parts thereof are issued as are actually required for the support of themselves and authorized attendants. The difference between the number of rations due a hospital, at cost price of a complete ration at the station, and the value of the stores issued to it, during the same period 248 REVISED REGULATIONS Subsistence Department.---Hospital Fund. and at the same prices, constitutes a credit with the Subsistence Depart- ment in favor of the hospital. This credit is called " Hospital Fund." 1212. The Commissary who issues to a hospital (post, regimental, field, general, or any military hospital) is authorized, on the requisition of the medical officer in charge, to expend its Hospital Fund in purchasing the following articles, or in paying for the same, when procured by the medical officer, on accounts duly made out and certified to by him (Form 25), viz.: 1st. Food, solid or fluid, to be used for the diet of the sick, and not furnished by the Subsistence Department or Medical Department. 2d. Articles to be used in either the preparation or serving of the food, embracing principally cooking utensils and table furniture, and not furnished by the Quartermaster's Department or Medical Department. 3d. Gas, oil, and other means of illumination, to be used instead of candles, which are part of the soldier's ration. 1213. The Hospital Fund being thus a means for supplying the suffering sick with food and convenier. ces needful for their health and more com- fortable condition, not otherwise to be obtained, its management should be held as a sacred trust, and its expenditure confined strictly to the purposes which this fund is designed to accomplish. Medical and hospital sup- plies, quartermasters' supplies, and all objects of expenditure from the appropriations of the different departments of the military service, are not proper charges against the hospital credit. (For articles furnished by the Medical Department, see Subsistence Regulations of 1863, pamphlet edition, pages 69 and 70.) 1214. An expenditure of money by the Commissary for the subsistence or convenience of the sick in hospital is accounted for in the manner prescribed for other disbursements of the Subsistence Department. At large depots or general hospitals, this fund may be partly expended for the benefit of the sick at dependent posts or in detachments, on requisi- tions approved by the Medical Director or senior Surgeon of the district. 1215. A "Statement of the Hospital Fund" is made out at the end of each calendar month, and appears as a part of the Commissary's "Ab- stract of Issues to Hospital" for that month* On it are entered the balance of credit (if any) to hospital at the end of the preceding month, and the number of rations due it in the month, at cost price; also, the stores which have been issued by the Commissary to the hospital, and articles purchased by him for the sick, during this period, with the cost of each set opposite. The difference between these two amounts (credit and debit) leaves an ascertained balance of credit (if the hospital fund for the month has not been entirely used up), applicable to authorized expenditures for the subsistence or convenience of the sick in hospital FOR THE ARMY. 249 Subsistence Department.---Hospital Fund. during the following month. This statement may be prepared in the same manner, at any day, should there be occasion for ascertaining the exact state of the credit of a hospital at any particular date. An " Ab- stract of Issues to Hospital," and a " Statement of the Hospital Fund," sliall be made .out monthly for each separate hospital. 1216. At the request of the Surgeon-General, and on instructions from the Commissary-General of Subsistence, Hospital Fund may be transferred as follows: The Commissary directed to transfer any portion of this credit from a hospital he supplies to another one, drops the amount specified from his next statement of its Hospital Fund as transferred to the hospital designated in the instructions, giving (when informed) the name, rank, regiment or corps, and station of the Commissary who issues it. The Commissary directed to receive a stated amount of this credit, takes up the same in favor of the designated hospital supplied by him, on his next statement of its Hospital Fund, and as received from the one men- tioned in the instructions, giving (when informed) the name, rank, regiment or corps, and station of the Commissary who issues to such hospital. When an officer is relieved from subsistence duty, he shall give his successor a certified statement of the hospital credit of each separate hospital supplied by him, and shall note such action on the hospital Ab- stract. His successor shall take up these credits in favor of each separate hospital he issues to, in maimer as above explained. Hospital Fund, being a credit only, cannot be transferred from one officer's papers to another's as money. 1217. Mode of ascertaining the cost at which the ration shall be credited the hospital, and commuted to soldiers while on furlough, cost of transporting stores not included : 100 complete rations consist of, say— 100 rations of pork or bacon are 75 pounds, at 6 cents per pound... -> 100 rations of fresh beef are 125 pounds, at 4 cents per pound......}^ is $4 75 100 rations of flour are 137J pounds, at 4 cents per pound........... 5 50 100 rations of beans or peas are 15 pounds, at 4 cents per pound... 60 100 rations of rice are 10 pounds, at 5 cents per pound................-> 100 rations of hominy are 10 pounds, at 3 cents per pound.........*. /* ls 100 rations of coffee are lOffounds, at 15 cents per pound...........■> 100 rations of tea are 1£ pounds, at 48 cents per pound.............. }£ *8 * ^ 100 rations of sugar are 15 pounds, at 8 cents per pound............. 1 20 100 rations of vinegar are 4 quarts, at 4 cents per quart.............. 16 100 rations of adamantine candles are 1\ pounds, at 20 cents per pound.................................................... ...................... 25 100 rations of soap are 4 pounds, at 5 cents per pound................ 20 100 rations of salt are 3| pounds, at 1 cent per pound................. 4 Carried forward.*, $14 21 290 REVISED REGULATIONS Subsistence Department.---Wastage. Brought forward....................................... $14 21 100 rations of pepper are 4 ounces, at 1| cents per ounce............ 7 100 rations of potatoes are 30 pounds, at 2 cents per pound.......... 60 100 rations of molasses are 1 quart, at 12 cents per quart............ 12 Cost of 100 rations.............................................. $15 00 or one ration costs 15 cents. The proportions here given are fixed, but the prices of the component parts of the ration are variable. The Commissary's invoices of stores received in the month will give the prices from which to calculate the cost of the ration for that month. WASTAGE. 1218. Wastage on issues from evaporation, leakage, &c, will be ascer- tained monthly, or when most convenient. The actual deficiency thus found will be reported on the Return of Provisions. Ordinary waste on issues to troops, &c. should not exceed, say three per cent, on salt meats, flour, hard bread, corn-meal, sugar, vinegar, soap, and salt; and one per cent, on beans, peas, rice, hominy, coffee, tea, candles, and pepper. No wastage is allowed on stores turned over in bulk from one officer to another, or on issues of fresh beef furnished directly from the butcher. Surplus stores shall be taken up on the Return of Provisions (Form 1) as " gained in issuing." 1219. Loss on issues exceeding ordinary waste, errors in the estimated weight of beef on the hoof, and loss on cattle strayed, stolen, or died, must be accounted for by affidavit, board of survey, certificate of a com- missioned officer, or other satisfactory evidence, according to the magni- tude of the loss and the circumstances of the case. BEEF CATTLE. 1220. When practicable, beef cattle presented for acceptance, whether procured under contract or purchased in open market, must be weighed on the scales. From the live weight of a steer thus ascertained, his net weight shall be determined by deducting forty-five per cent, when hia gross weight exceeds thirteen hundred (1300)pounds, and fifty per cent. when less than that, and not under eight hundred (800) pounds. When it is impracticable to weigh on the scales, one or more average steers must be selected, killed, and dressed in the usual manner. The average net weight of these (necks, shanks, and kidney tallow excluded) shall be accepted as the average net weight of the herd. 1221. In all written instruments for the delivery of beef cattle, the manner prescribed above for determining net weight must be inserted; in verbal agreements (which will be allowed only when time doos not admit FOR T-HE ARMY. 251 Subsistence Department.---Abstracts of Issues. of reducing to writing the terms agreed upon) this mode must be under- stood and accepted by the party delivering the cattle. 1222. Hay, corn, and other forage will be procured for beef cattle when the pasture is insufficient. 1223. Beef received on the hoof, whether under contract, by open purchase, or otherwise, shall be accounted for on the Return of Provisions by the number of cattle, and by their net weight in pounds. When beef cattle are transferred, they should be appraised, if possible, and their loss or gain in weight since previous appraisement reported by the officer delivering the cattle. ABSTRACTS OF ISSUES. 1224. Issues to troops (regulars), to volunteers and militia, to sailors, to marines, to prisoners of war or State, to citizens employed with the army, to Indians, to " contrabands," to hospitals, and extra issues, shall be entered on separate Abstracts, each certified to by the commanding officer of the- post or station. The " original ration returns" will be retained by the officer who certifies to the Abstract—the latter, after completion, being the Commissary's voucher for the issues, 1225. Abstracts of issues shall show, in column of " Remarks," the corps or detachment issued to on each ration return; and if to citizens, the particular department in which they are employed. When they require more than one sheet, the sheets will be numbered in series—the total at the foot of each carried to the head of the next, &c. DAMAGED SUPPLIES.* 1226. When supplies on hand become damaged, the Commissary accountable for them shall report it to the commanding officer, who will make, or cause to be made, a critical inspection of them. (See paragraphs 1018 to include 1025; also Form 17.) Under orders from the proper authority (paragraph 1023), the supplies examined shall be disposed of as advised by the inspector. Prior to inspection, the Commissary shall examine damaged parcels and separate and repack sound parts. SALES. 1227. Sales of subsistence supplies by the Government, except sales * When public property is presented to an inspector for condemnation, the officer responsible will certify on the inventory that the property had not been previously con- demned. The inspector will mark the letters I. C. (Inspected—Condemned) upon all property condemned and ordered to be dropped from the returns, with a brand, stencil, cold chisel, steel-cutter, or punch, depending upon the material to be marked. Should it happen, when final action is had, that the Inspector's recommendation is disapproved, the marks will be cancelled, and a certificate of the fact will be given to the oiScor aooountable. 252 REVISED REGULATIONS Subsistence Department.----Sales. of stores to officers for their personal use, and in like cases, shall be on due public notice, and in such market as the interests of the service may require. The order for the sale, the auctioneer's bill of sale exhibiting the names of purchasers, articles, and quantities sold, prices obtained, &c, and a copy of the inspection report, shall accompany the Return of Provisions to the Commissary-General. 1228. Subsistence supplies, in good condition, but not required for use, will be disposed of by orders from the Commissary-General. In urgent cases, and on the advice of an inspecting officer, they may be sold as pre- scribed in preceding paragraph. 1229. An officer may purchase subsistence from the Commissariat, paying cash for it on delivery, at cost prices, without including cost of transportation, on his certificate that it is for the use of himself and family. These certified lists the commanding officer shall compare with the Commissary's monthly Abstract of Sales to Officers, and if correct, so certify. (Form 7.) Commanding officers of companies may, in the same way, when authorized by the post commander, purchase subsistence for their company mess. 1230. When provisions can be safely spared from the public supplies, the commanding officer is authorized to allow their sale, in small quanti- ties, to persons employed with the army, when they cannot otherwise pro- cure food, and to Indian agents for issue to Indians in their respective nations, or when visiting military posts. Such sales shall be for cash, at cost, including all expenses. 1231. Subsistence supplies may be sold to any department of the military service for public use, when the amount on hand will admit of it. Such sales shall be for cash, at cost, without including cost of trans- portation. 1232. The articles and quantities of stores sold during any month shall be reported on the Commissary's Return of Provisions for that month; and the net proceeds of all sales of subsistence supplies shall be credited to the United States in his Summary Statement and Account Current, for the month. (Forms 9 and 10.) 1233. Empty barrels, boxes, hides, &c, shall be sold, and the net pro- ceeds of sale accounted for as indicated in preceding paragraph. 1234. Savings from the ration, when the articles are sound, shall only be sold to the Subsistence Department. (See paragraph 1188.) ABSTRACTS OF SALES 1235. Sales to officers, to citizens employed with the army, to Indian agents, at auction, to departments of the military service, &c, shall be FOR THE ARMY. 253 Subsistence Department.---Recruiting Service. entered on separate Abstracts. One copy of each shall accompany the Return of Provisions, and one copy the Account Current. RECRUITING SERVICE. 1236. When subsistence cannot be advantageously issued by the Com- missariat to recruiting parties, it will be procured by the officer in charge, on written contracts for complete rations. When a contract is for board and lodging, the amount to be paid for each must be separately mentioned therein (Form 36); board only will be paid by the Subsistence Depart- ment. (See articles " Contracts" and "Purchases," pages 241 and 242.) 1237. Under circumstances rendering it impossible to make a contract, the recruiting officer may pay from subsistence funds the actual necessary expenses of subsisting his party. 1238. When the recruiting officer does not disburse subsistence funds, the contractor will send to the Commissary-General for payment, monthly, his accounts for rations issued (Form 20), accompanied by the Abstract of Issues, certified to by the recruiting officer. (Form 19.) In that case, the expense of subsistence at branch rendezvous, and of advertising for proposals, &c, will be paid for by the contractor at the principal station, and included in his accounts. 1239. Issues of subsistence will be made on the usual ration returns (Form 13), and board will be furnished on a return showing the number of men and of days, dates, &c. SPECIAL SERVICE. 1240. The commanding officer will detail a suitable non-commissioned officer or private soldier for special service in the Subsistence Depart- ment, when such service is needed. The soldier so detailed will be under the orders of the Commissary, and will be exempt from company or garrison duty. No extra pay for this service is allowed. COMMUTATION OF RATIONS* 1241. No persons, except those who are by law entitled to rations, will be allowed commutation therefor. * The commutation of rations allowed by the Secretary of War in exceptional cases, since April 24, 1862, is not affected by these regulations. Notes.—When the care of sick and wounded soldiers is assumed by the States from which they come, the Subsistence Department will commute their rations at twenty-five cents. The rations of prisoners held in the rebel States shall be commuted for and during the period of their imprisonment, on rolls or accounts prepared and certified to by the Com- missary-General of Prisoners; the commutation to be rated at cost price of the ration. The settlement of accounts for the board of soldiers in [mvate hospitals is assigned to the Surgeon-General's Department. 254 REVISED REGULATIONS Subsistence Department.---Expenditures. 1242. Commutation, in lieu of subsistence in kind, will not be allowed to recruiting parties while at their stations, nor to soldiers serving where subsistence is provided by the Government. When practicable, persons entitled to rations must draw them at the place and time they are due, or forfeit their claim to them. 1243. Commutation will be allowed to soldiers while on furlough by competent authority, to medical cadets, to female nurses employed in per- manent or general hospitals, and to persons entitled to rations when stationed where the Government has not provided subsistence for them, on satisfactory evidence that they have not received rations, or an equi- valent therefor, during the. time for which commutation is claimed. (Form 22.) The rate of commutation in these cases shall be the cost of the ration at the station where it is due. The authority competent to give a furlough is indicated in the General Regulations of the Army, or is announced from time to time in orders from the War Department. Payment of commutation to a soldier while on furlough shall not be made until he has returned to duty, or until he is discharged from the military service, when furloughed to that date; and when the voucher for pay- ment is not accompanied by the furlough, the fact of payment, fully and officially attested, shall be entered on the furlough. (Form 35.) 1244. When a soldier is travelling on detached command, and it is impracticable to carry rations with him, his subsistence may be commuted at a rate not exceeding seventy-five cents a day, to be paid by the Com- missary when due, or in advance on the order of the commanding officer. The voucher shall show on its face the nature and extent of the duty the soldier was directed to perform, and be certified by the officer under whose order the journey was made, that it was impracticable for the soldier to carry rations with him. (Form 21.) EXPENDITURES. 1245. Subsistence funds shall not be used in payment of supplies or services pertaining to another staff department, nor applied to purposes other than those for which these funds have been appropriated by Congress. 1246. Vouchers for disbursement of public funds shall specify the quantity and price of each article bought, date of purchase, name of person from whom procured, &c. (Forms 23, 25, and 26.) When the vouchers are for services rendered, and like cases, they shall state the nature of duty, period of service, rate of pay per day or month, &c. They shall also set out a sufficient explanation of the object, necessity, and propriety of the expenditure, attested by the certificate of an officer or other satisfactory evidence. ('j'orms 21, 22, 27. and 28.) 1247. Receipts for subsistence funds disbursed or transferred shall FOR THE ARMY. 266 Subsistence Department.---Returns and Accounts. state place and date of payment or transfer, name, rank, and regiment or corps, of officer from whom the money is received; and the amount shall be expressed in words. (Forms 21 and 33.) 1248. As soldiers are expected to preserve, distribute, and cook their own subsistence, the hire of citizens for any of these duties is not allowed. When bakeries are not managed by the Subsistence Department, their expenses for hops, yeast, furniture, sieves, cloths, the hire of bakers, &c, are paid from the post fund, to which the profits then accrue by army regulations. (See paragraph 198.) Ovens may be built or paid for by the Subsistence Department, but not bake-houses. 1249. When a claim for authorized supplies is presented to a Commis- sary for articles delivered to his predecessor or other officer of the Sub- sistence Department, he shall require a certified voucher in duplicate from the officer to whom the articles were delivered (Form 24), and the affidavit of claimant that he has not been paid, directly or indirectly, for the supplies, nor has authorized any person to receive payment for him. Such voucher, before being paid, will be forwarded to the Commissary- General of Subsistence for approval or instruction in the case. 1250. No officer or agent of the Subsistence Department, disbursing public money, will pay any claim or account presented through agents or collectors, except on regular power of attorney, executed after the account or claim is due and payable, and unless such agent or collector is con- sidered by the disbursing officer amply able to reimburse the United States, or the disbursing officer, in case such claim or account shall, sub- sequent to payment, prove to be unjust or fraudulent; and when an account is presented in person by an individual who is not known to the disbursing officer, the latter will require such evidence of identity as will secure the Government against fraud. RETURNS AND ACCOUNTS. 1251. Every officer and agent of the Subsistence Department intrusted with its supplies or funds shall render monthly to the Commissary-General of Subsistence, and to the Third Auditor of the Treasury, all Returns and Accounts, with the vouchers thereto belonging, which they may require. 1252. The following are the usual Returns, Abstracts, &c, to be rendered to the Commissary-General of Subsistence monthly, viz. :— Return of provisions and forage for beef cattle received, issued, &c, in the month, with the invoices and receipts thereto belonging... Form 1 Abstract of issues to troops........................................................ " 2 Abstract of issues to citizens...................................................... " 3 Abstract of issues extra............................................................ " 4 Abstract of issues to hospital...................................................... " 5 256 REVISED REGULATIONS Subsistence Department.---Returns and Accounts. Abstract of provisions and forage purchased (see paragraph 1186)... Form 6 Abstract of sales to officers......................................................... " 7 Return of all property in the Department, except provisions and forage, with the invoices and receipts thereto belonging............ " 8 Summary statement of funds received, expended, &c, in the month " 9 1253. The following are the usual Accounts, Abstracts, &c, to be rendered to the Third Auditor of the Treasury monthly, or forthwith, when a disbursing officer, for whatever cause, ceases to be- such, viz.:— Account current....................................................................... «« 10 Abstract of provisions and forage purchased and paid for in the month, with vouchers..................................................................... " 11 Abstract of all expenditures in the month, except for provisions and forage, with vouchers........................................................... " 12 Abstract of sales to officers......................................................... " 7 Receipts for funds transferred................................................... " 33 1254. In transmitting official papers to the Commissary-General and Third Auditor for examination or other action, the following rules will be observed, viz.:— I. Invoices and receipts for subsistence stores, bills of company savings, abstracts of issues, abstracts of sales, boards of survey, inspection reports, summary statements, Return of Commissary Property (with its invoices and receipts), &c, will be officially signed, properly endorsed, carefully assorted, and put up (by a wrapper of strong paper, for example) with the Return of Provisions for the same month. II. Receipts for funds, abstract of purchases, and abstract of contin- gencies (each with its appropriate vouchers), abstract of sales to officers, &c, will be officially signed, properly endorsed, carefully assorted, and put up in like manner, with the Account Current for the same month. III. In all cases, official papers will be accompanied by a letter of advice, enumerating them, and briefly giving necessary explanations. (See paragraphs 1263, 1264, 1265, and Form 34.) 1255. When an officer or agent- of the Subsistence Department is relieved, he shall certify the outstanding debts to his successor, and turn over to him the public funds and supplies for which he is accountable, unless otherwise ordered. His Return of Provisions and Return of Commissary Property will be closed, but his money accounts kept open until the end of the month, unless he has ceased to disburse. (See paragraph 1253.) 1256. A book will be kept by the Commissary at each permanent post, in which shall be entered the Return of Provisions received, issued, &c, in the month. (Form 1.) It shall show from whom the purchases have FOR THE ARMY. 257 Subsistence Department.---Remarks. been made, and whether paid for. It is called the Commissary's Book, and will not be* removed from the post. REMARKS. 1257. Disbursing officers and agents of the Subsistence Department are required to retain one complete set of official papers (see paragraphs 1252 and 1253) for reference or other use. 1258. No charge for printing blank forms will be allowed. When practicable to provide them, these forms will be furnished officers by the Subsistence Bureau. When officers are not thus furnished, they must rule out forms for use from the public stationery to correspond with those prescribed. The want of printed blanks will furnish no excuse to an officer for delay or failure in the rendition of his Returns and Accounts. 1259. The envelops of all official communications to the Commissary- General of Subsistence will be marked "Official," with the signature thereto of the officer writing the communication. 1260. Under existing laws, packages to the Commissary-General of Subsistence on official business are carried in the United States mail free of postage, and should be intrusted to the Post Office Department for delivery whenever practicable. Packages for the Commissary-General of Subsistence, on official business, will not be committed to express agencies for delivery unless all charges for the service are prepaid. 1261. Postage and despatches by telegraph on public business, paid by an officer, will be refunded to him by the Quartermaster's Department. These expenses are not to be paid for with subsistence funds. 1202. Officers doing duty in the Subsistence Department should be particular to forward with their Returns and Accounts, in addition to the required vouchers, all orders of commanding officers, and other papers, upon which they may rely io relieve themselves from responsibility. 1263. An official letter addressed to the Commissary-General of Sub- sistence, whenever its length will permit, shall be written on a half-sheet of letter-paper, and shall refer to one matter only. 1264. The post-office address of an officer's station shall be given in his official letters. "In the field," "Head-Quarters------," "Camp -----," and other similar indefinite expressions of locality, do not of themselves indicate the place at or near which an officer is stationed, 1265. Persons in the military service, when signing official letters, Returns, Accounts, &c, should write their names plainly. Underneath the name, their rank, company, and regiment, corps, or other official designation, should be written legibly. Official papers shall be signed by the officer to whom they belong, and not by his clerk or any deputy. A regimental officer on staff duty (a Commissary to a brigade or divisiou, W2 258 REVISED REGULATIONS Subsistence Department.---Remarks. for example) should not omit to write under his signature the number of his regiment, and the State, District, or Territory to which it belongs. 1266. On the first day of each month, the officers of the Subsistence Department will report by letter to the Commissary-General their stations and duties during the preceding month. This letter is required from Commissaries of Subsistence only, and not from officers acting as such. FOR THE ARMY. 259 Subsistence Department.----List of Forms. LIST OF FORMS. No. ' Return of Provisions received, issued, &c.............................................. 1 Abstract of issues to Troops (regulars), volunteers, &c.............................. 2 " " Citizens................................................................ 3 " " Extra................................................................... 4 " " Hospital............................................................... 5 " provisions and forage purchased............................................ 6 " sales to officers................................................................... 7 Return of Commissary Property.....................,...................................... 8 Summary Statement........................................................................ g Account Current........................................................................ 10 Abstract of Purchases paid for.............................................................. n " Contingencies..................................................................... 12 Ration return for a company, or for sick in hospital................................... 13 " " regiment, or for part of a regiment.............................. 14 Requisition for subsistence stores........................................................... 15 Estimate of funds required.................................................................... 16 Inventory and Inspection Report............................................................ 17 Inspection certificate and receipt to a contractor....................................... 18 Abstract of complete rations issued........................................................ 19 Voucher for payment of complete rations issued...................................... 20 commutation of rations while travelling on detached command... 21 " " on furlough...........,.................. 22 purchase of subsistence supplies paid for............................... 23 " " not paid for.......................... 24 " articles for use in hospital.................................. 25 " savings from the ration....................................... 26 " services rendered............................................................... 27 (Pay-Roll)................................................. 28 Invoice of stores transferred to a Quartermaster for transportation............. 29 Receipt for " " << << 30 Invoice of stores transferred by one officer to another at the same station.... 81 Receipt for " " «< << « 32 Receipt for funds transferred................................................................ 33 Letter of advice, enclosing accounts, &c, to Commissary General............... 34 Furlough............................................................................................ 35 Contract for complete rations................................................................. 86 " fresh beef.......................................................................... 37 Bond to a contract............................................................................... 38 Note.—The following blank forms, viz., numbers 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9,10, 11,12,13,14, 23, 25, 26, 27, 81, 82, and 33, will be supplied by the Subsistence Bureau to principal Commissaries, for -distribution to officers acting under their orders. The other numbers are not printed for distribnt.ia» 260 REVISED REGULATIONS Subsistence Department.---Forms. Return of Provisions received, issued, &c, and remaining on hand at POBM Regiment of 180 . 1 i 3 ,; g SS S 1 i 1 B a s B * Ho REMARKS. & i :§ § g h£|o I* i 4 ijj op i & |o | 1 £ o ,£ o 1 | | £ Jo 1 6 c5|5 £ 3 o 1 o o 3 a (S Cm 1 ill! i 1 i - - i Not paid ft* (a) For trans-portation to Lieut. II— R—, — RfRt. of —, A.C.S., at----. I certify that the above " Return" is correct. A--------B- Lintt.---- Refft. nf ■----, A. C.S 262 REVISED REGULATIONS Subsistence Department.---Forms. Abstract of provisions issued to* FORM -, in the service of the United B-------,-----Regiment RATIONS a u a u 0 a a I o is cs lo 1S6 . o o o o X a 3 X 3 3 a 3 3 o .a a 3 a a o ■S B W 44 o Ph a o m X u HH 3 o n tt 3 i w 5 1 80 2 82 5 Jan'y 1 Jan'y 5 2 36 1 37 2 " 6 « 7 3 3 3 5 " 5 " 9 4 570 570 3 " 10 " 12 k 5 565 2 567 5 " 13 " 17 6 10 10 3 " 16 " 18 7 3 3 2 " 20 " 21 Number of ration ■3 « s % s 3? •n T) s ■o cj ■o § a I 2 a 3 Ph o Ph O Ph o o Ph O Ph o Ph O Ph 3 - " | I certify that I have carefully compared the above "Abstra t" with the original ration returns ------rations of Salt Beef,----—rations of Fresh Beef,------rations of Flour,------rations of Hominy,------rations of Coffee,------rations of Tea,------rations of Sugar,------rations of rations of Pepper,------rations of Potatoes,------rations of Molasses. * Issues to Troops (Regulars), to Volunteers and Militia, to Sailors Ac, will be entered provisions will be drawn for a few days at a time. f Bbans, peas, salt, and potatoes (fresh) shall be purchased, issued and sold by weight, Notes.—All ration returns issued upon must be entered, and on the prr,{,er Abstract; under tion of Regiment, &c, will be given. Subsistence stores will not be issued to Officers, or to their sen ants unless they are count or Pay-Roll. An Officer may purchase subsistence from the Commissari.il, iiayi ig cash for it en deli- of himself and family. Whnn an Abstract requires more than ono cheer, on account of the number of ration ru- in series, and not pasted together; the total nt the foot of each carried to the head i ■a2 ii Remarks. < Company A, 2d Ohio Volunteers. Detachment Co. A, 2d Ohio Vols. Laundress Co. B, 5th Penn. Vols. Cos. A, B, C, D, E, &F, 4th N.Y. Vols. Cos. A, B, C, D, E, &F,4th N.Y. Vols. Detachment of Ro-1 cruits3dMo. Vols. Three men of Co. A, 2d Ohio. Vols. a s o ft c 5 •a S Ph c O ■8 C 5 Ph 5 a 3 5 a Ls "S 'J, a 5 Ph a 5 a S Ph a © ■a a 5 Ph c a 3 O •a « §la 0h|O "O si a ' o s-£1 'c '5 ■a o Ph 3 3 O ■a a 3 O Ph 3 o i 1 1 | now in my possession, and find that, they amount to------rations of Pork,------rations of Bacon, Hard Bread,------rations of Beans,------rations of Peas,------rations of Rice,------rations of Vinegar,------rations of Adamantine Candles,------rations of Soap,------rations of Salt,------ Col.----Reg't of------Comd'g Post. on separate Abstracts, in form like this one. Ordinarily, and the bushel of each shall be estimated at sixty pounds. "Remarks," the letters of Companies, number anddesigna- enlisted men and are so reported on the Officer's Pay Ac- wry, at cost prices, on his certificate that it is for the use turns to be entered upon it, the sheets will be numbered the next, ic. To be endorsed as follows: Abstract of Issues to------, In the month of------, 186 , By Lieut. A------B------, ----Regiment of------. FORM 3. Abstract of Provisions issued to citizens employed with the Army at--- ■ by Lieut. A------B-------,----Regiment of ■ -, in the month of- --, A. C. S. 186 © i. o 6 a I o 6 i •a <~ o d ii a a © a a a to a ■■3 a H Rations of— 186 . u 0 Ph X ■s 0 s *. a 0 s © O O Ih 03 to 3 i to a 0 a . 3,2 sl ■a u O 03 "3 GO P. P. Ph Remarks. 1 2 3 5 i 2 5 5 3 January 1.... 3.... 10.... January 5.... 12! I -- Teamsters in Q. M. Department. Laborers in Q. M. Department. Laborers in Subsistence Department. No. of ratio .O O jO O X 0 £ 0 X O .0. 0 - 2; c< .O O X SI 0 .O O .Q s 0 I certify that I have carefully compared the above " Abstract" with the original ration returns now in my possession, and find that they amount to----rations of Pork,----rations of Fresh Beef,----rations of Flour,----rations of Beans,----rations of Rice,----rations of Coffee,----rations of Sugar,----rations of Vinegar,----rations of Adamantine Candles,----rations of Soap,----rations of Salt,----rations of Pepper. * Beans, peas, salt, and potatoes (fresh) shall be purchased, issued, and sold by weight, and the bushel of each shall be estimated at sixty pounds. NOTES.__One ration a day may be issued to each person employed with the Army„when such are the terms of his engagement. No hired person shall draw more than one ration per day. All ration returns issued upon must be entered, and on the proper Abstract; under " Re- marks," the Department in which the citizens are employed will be specified. — D----------, Col. — Reg't of- -, Comd'g Post. To be endorsed as follows: Abstract of Issues to Citizens In the month of------, 186 , By Lieut. A----B——, — Regiment of ——. Abstract of Extra Issues at----, in the month of- FORM 4. —, 186 , by Lieut. A- B----, — Regiment of----, A. C. S. 186 . a t-3 CD U Ti.$.—Salt, not exceeding two ounces a week, may be issued to public animals. The number of animals, and the period drawn for, will be stated on each return. One gill of whisky per man is allowed daily, in cases of excessive fatigue or severe exposure. The number of men issued to will be stated on each return; and under " Remarks," the letters of Companies designation of Regiment, Ac, will be specified. To be endorsed as follows: Abstract of Extra Issues In the month of----, 186 By Lieut. A----B----, — Regiment of----. 266 REVISED REGULATIONS Subsistence Department.---Forms. POEM Abstract of Provisions issued to the Sick and Authorized Attendants in IIos- in the month of-------, 186 , by Lieut. A------ a a a RATIONS 3 a © a d o a) io £«' 1 186 Cm O © (M o — o © o '© a L ■s'l © X © S * ^ X a 3 fc 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 3 fc 5 10 20 5 15 25 50 X a 3 fc 2 1 2 3 2 X a 3 fc 3 2 5 4 5 5 2 a a a a '•3 a H 3-3 fc ii u 0 Ph Ph "3 02 X © a 0 5 V 3 a © 3 © 0 0 © u 3 02 tc Jan. 1 " 4 " 6 " 15 " 20 " 25 " SO Jan. 3 " 5 " 10 " 18 " 24 « 29 " 31 21 20 105 28 90 125 104 5 5 5 5 70 9 10 5 20 21 100 15 10 90 21 50 10 10 20 80 100 26 20 10 90 80 10 50 60 60 30 40 60 40 20 30 25 15 30 25 30 Num )er of rai ior s dueh ospital 493 • Number of rations issu< d............... 50 75 175 170 75 160 100 181 50 205 171 •3 •n ■3 "3 TJ % Hi n a a 3 a 3 a a a d 0 0 O 0 3 0 3 Ph 37 © 8 Ph 93 O 12 Ph 218 O 12 Ph 233 © 12 a, 75 O Ph 24 O P. 10 O Ph 18 O 1 Ph O 12 Ph 30 © 12 a 6 7 I certify that I have carefully compared the above " Abstract" with the original ration returns now in in hospital, and find that they amount to fifty rations of "Pork, seventy-five rations of Salt Beef, one one hundred and seventy rations of Flour, seventy-five rations of Hard Bread, one hundred and sixty one hundred and eighty-one rations of Coffee, fifty rations of Tea, two hundred and five rations of Sugar, gar, two hundred and forty-six rations of Adamantine Candles, one hundred and thirty rations of Soap, that the purchases of articles for the subsistence and convenience of the sick, amounting to three dollars were issued to, the sick under my charge. Compared with the Morning Report of the Sick in Hospital, and found correct. C-------D-------, Col.-------Reg't of----------, Comd'g Post. * Beans, peas, salt, and potatoes (fresh) shall be purchased, issued, and sold by weight, and the pounds. t Hospital Fund may be expended for the following objects: 1st. Food, solid or fluid, to be used for Subsistence Department or Medical Department. 2d. Articles to be used in either the preparation or Subsistence Department or Medical Department. 3d. Gas, oil, and other means of illumination. Medical and all supplies of the different Departments of the Army, are not to be purchased out of Hospital Fund. Notes.—Issues to a hospital will be on returns signed by the medical officer in charge, approved by the such subsistence only as is actually required therein for the sick and their authorized few days at a time. An Abstract of Issues to Hospital, and a Statement of the Hospital Fund, will be made out No portion of the rations saved in hospital will be sold or exchanged by medical officers. FOR THE ARMY. 267 Subsistence Department.---Forms. 5. vital at •------, under Charge of E-----— F------, Surgeon B-----,------Regiment of------, A. C. S. OF- 165 my possession, for subsistence actually required hundred and seventy-five rations of Fresh Beef, rations of Beans, one hundred rations of Rice, one hundred and seventy-one rations of Vine- one hundred and sixty-five rations of Salt; and and thirty-nine cents, were required for, and Surgeon-------. bushel of each shall be estimated at sixty the diet of the sick, and not furnished by the serving of the food, and not furnished by the and hospital supplies, quartermaster's supplies, commanding oflBcer of the post or station, for attendants. These returns will be made for a monthly for each separate hospital. Cr. f STATEMENT OF THE HOSPITAL FUND. $10 By balance of credit last month................... 493 rations, being the number due this month, at 15 cents per ration............................... From Captain J. K., issuing Commissary to Douglas Hospital, at St. Louis, Mo., for in- structions from the Commissary-General of Subsistence............................................. Dr. To 37i 934 21SJ 233* 75 2-21 10 18£ 30* 6J 3A PURCHASED. 4 chickens, at 25 cts. each......... 2 dozen eggs, at 18 cts. per dozen 2 lbs. of butter, at 25 cts. per lb... 12 common cups and saucers....... 4 quarts of milk, at 7 cts. per qt. 3 dozen oranges, at 25 cts. per doz. Issued and purchased.................... Transferred to Lieut. J. C, 1st Infantry, A. C. S., issuing Commissary to the Lin- coln Hospital of Washington, D.C, per instructions from the Commissary- General of Subsistence..................... ISSUED. the following provisions, at contract prices: lbs. of Pork..........at 6cts.perlb. lbs. of Salt Beef....at 8cts.perlb. lbs. of Fresh Beef...at 4 cts. per lb. lbs. of Flour.........at 4 cts. per lb. lbs.ofHardBread..at 5cts.perlb. lbs. of Beans.........at 4cts. per lb. lbs. of Rice..........at 5cts.perlb. lbs. of Coffee.........at 15 cts. per lb. lb. of Tea............at 48 cts. per lb. lbs. of Sugar........at 8 cts. per lb. quarts of Vinegar, .at 4 cts. per qt. lbs. of Adamantine Candles............at 20 cts. per lb. lbs. of Soap.........at 5 cts. per lb. lbs. of Salt..........at 1 ct. per lb. lbs. of Pepper......at — cts. per lb. gall, of Molasses...at — cts. per gal lbs. Dried Apples...at — cts. per lb. Balance of credit, this — day of- -,186 73 ' To be endorsed as follows: Abstract of Issues to Hospital, In the month of ■ By Lieut. A • -,186 — Regiment of ■ Abstract of Purchases on account of Am B \y Subsist J? FORM 6. ence, in the month of---------, 186 , by Lieut. A--------- egiment of--------, A. C. S. , n 186 . From whom pur-chased. u o Ph X X C3 O SI Ph u 3 o 5 a M © 5 © in o bo 3 02 u to © a © a a O & o D2 02 u Q. B. Ph If a Amount. Remarks. Bbls. Lbs. No. Lbs., net. Bbls. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Galls. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Tons. Dolls. Cts. Jan. 1 Leonard Wallace.... James Parker, jr.... 10 5 2,500 100 20 5 21 33 32 20 Not paid for. Not paid for. 100 2 4 100 10 500 50 20 15 Richard Doe & Co.... 30 1,000 5,000 100 5 20 15 31 3 1,850 200 Quanti ty............................ I certify that the purchases were mode agreoably to the above " Abstract," and at the lowest markc the " Remarks" opposite to each are correct. t-price; also, that I was wholly nnii A------] Lieut.----Reg't ; been numerous, f To be en 1 Abs < In the (_ RyL itereste d in them, and that Notes.—This Abstract accompanies the Return of Provisions only when the purchases in the month hav and there is not room on the Return to enter them conveniently. When purchases are not paid for, it must be so stated in the column of "Remarks." Vouchers for purchases made do not accompany this Abstract. (See Notes, Form 11.) of-----, A. C. S. lorscd as follows: tract of Purchases month of----, 186 , Retriiiiunt of----. FORM 7. Abstract of provisions sold to officers at----, in the mon& of----, 186 , by Lieut. A---- B----, Regiment of—, a. a s. Articles and quantity. pounds of pork.....................at - pounds of fresh beef...............at - pounds of flour.....................at - pounds of beans,*..................at ■ pounds of coffee............../......at ■ pounds of sugar....................at - gallons of vinegar..................at • pounds of adamantine candles, at pounds of salt,*.....................at gallons of molasses.................at cents per pound.. cents per pound. cents per pound. cents per pound . cents per pound. cents per pound. cents per gallon . • cents per pound . ■ cents per pound. - cents per gallon. Amount. Dolls. Cts. I certify that the above "Abstract" is a correct statement of all sales of Subsistence Stores made by me to officers at this post in flio month of —-, 186 . Lieut.----Reg't of----', A. C. S. I certify that I have carefully compared the above " Abstract" with the officers' certified lists of purchases for their own use and the use of their fam.hes, and find the Abstract correct. * Beans, peas, salt, and potatoes (fresh) shall be purchased, issued, and sold by weight, and the bushel of each shall be estimated at sixty pounds. votes__Government supplies are always sold for cash. ,0E8-f^e" Amount" of this Abstract must be credited on Summary Statement (Form 9) and on Ac- T^sUAbstr^tIshou0ldnbe in quadruplicate; one copy to accompany the Account Current, one the Return of Provisions, and two to be filed with the corresponding retained papers. C------D- Col.----Reg't of----, Oom'g Post. f To be endorsed as follows: I Sales to Officers < In the month of------, 186 , | By Lieut. A------B------, v ----Regiment of------. FORM 8. Return of Commissary Property received, issued, &c, and remaining on hand at------, in the month of- by Lieut. A----B----,---Regiment of----, A. C. S. 186 © X 3 o o d fc 1 2 From whom received and to whom issued, &c. Stationery. Office Furniture. Scales, Weights, Ac. 186 . Jan. 1 FROM WHOM RECEIVED. Balance on hand, per last Return 15 Tot -- Jan. 7 14 3 4 TO WHOM ISSUED, ETC. Lieut. H. R. M., 10th Inf'y....... Capt. W. T. D., C. S.................. Tot 1 1 I certify that the above " Return " is correct, and that the articles specified were actually and necessarily expended in the public service. A------ B------, -With this Return will be enclosed to the Commissary-General of Subsistence one copy of each invoice and receipt for Commissary Property received and transferred in the month. Date* of purchase, na men of persons from whom procured, and all articles and quantities of Commissary Property bought in the month, must be entered on this Return, in order that the property may be Vouchers for purchases of Commissary Property accompany " Abstract of Contingencies" (Form 12). Lieut. — Reg't of- -, a. a s. 'To be endorsed as follows: Return of Commissary Property In the month of----. 1*6 , By Lieut. A----B----, — Regiment of------. Dr. FORM 9. Summary Statement of funds received, disbursed, and transferred at by Lieut. A----B----,---Regiment of--- —, in the month of- A. C. S. 186 Cr. January 31 10 15 To amount disbursed this month..................., To transfer to Lieut. A----B----, — Reg't of To transfer to Capt. W----N----, C. S. Vols... To balance due United States........................ January 31 31 10 15 20 23 By balance, per last Summary Statement....... By sales to officers....................................... By sales to --------..................................... By sales of stores at auction......................... By sales of barrels, boxes, hides, &c............... By cash from Lieut. G----H----, — Reg't of By cash from Capt. T----D----,C. S.............. Cts. I certify that the above is a true statement of all moneys received, expended, and transferred by me in the month of----, 186 , on account of Army Subsistence; and that the balance of----dollars and----cents is due the United States by nie, and is in my hands in United States Treasury Notes, and in----, except the sum of----dollars and----cents, which is with the United States Assistant Treasurer at----. A------B------, Lieut. — Reg't of----, A. C. S. Notes.—The money value of subsistence supplies sold must be entered on the Summary Statement for the month in which the sales are made. Vouchers for funds disbursed or transferred do not accompany the Summary Statement. (See Notes, Form 10.) To be endorsed as follows: Summary Statement In the month of----, 186 By Lieut. A----B----, — Regiment of----. Due the United States, $--- FORM 10. The United States on account of Army Subsistence, in the month of----, 186 Lieut. A------B------,----Regiment of------, A C. S. in account with Dr. Cr. January 31 31 5 g 31 To Abstract of Purchases.................................. To Abstract of Contingencies............................ To transfer to Captain B-----Q------, C. S....... To transfer to Lieut. M-----S-----, — Reg't of To balance due United States............................ Cts. 186 . January 31 10 15 20 7 11 By balance, per last Account Current................. By sales to officers, per Abstract........................ By sales to------, per Abstract........................ By sales of stores at auction............................. By sales of barrels, boxes, hides, &c................... By cash from Lieut. E-----H------, — Reg't of By cash from Capt. D------R------, C. S. Vols.. Dolls. Cts. I certify that the above Account Current exhibits a true statement of all moneys received, expended, and transferred by me on account of Army Subsistence not heretofore accounted for; and that the balance of------dollars and — cents is due the United States by me, and is in ray hands in United States Treasury notes, and in----, except the sum of------dollars and — cents, which is with the United States Assistant Treasurer at----- A------B------, Lieut. — Reg't of-----, A. C. S. Notes.— Vmu-ln-rs for funds disbursed or transferred accompany the Account Current, each voucher filed with its appropriate Abstract. Government supplies are sold for cash. The Abstract exhibiting the articles and quantities sold in a month must accompany the Account Current for that month. (See paragraph 59.) / To be endorsed as follows: Account Current In the month of------, 186 By Lieut. A------B------, — Regiment of- Due the United States $- FORM 11. Abstract of Purchases on account of Army Subsistence, in the month of--- ----Regiment of------, A. C. S. 186 , by Lieut. A- B- 186 . X 3 o > o d From whom purchased. o Ph cm © P3 X © © 1 © 3 o s a © Ph © © © la 6 i be 3 GO © a © a O & o IK "3 02 Eh © P. ft © Ph >> w Amount. Bbls. Lbs. No. Lbs. net. Bbls. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Galls. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Tons. Dolls. Cts. January 1 10 15 31 1 2 3 10 10 5 2,500 100 20 5 307 23 588 90 nn 600 50 20 50 30 1,000 5,000 100 nn 3 1,850 200 nn ......... I certify that the purchases were made agreeably to the above "Abstract," and at the lowest market price; also, that I was wholly uninterested in them, and that the sums were actually paid as charged. Lieut. — Reg't of-----, A. C. S. Notes.—This Abstract is always accompanied by its proper vouchers. Vouchers to this Abstract embrace stores purchased by an officer or agent, and paid for by Mm. Vouchers for the payment, on a certificate, of articles purchased by another officer, should be entered on " Abstract of Contingencies " (Form 12). The articles and quantities of subsistence purchased by an officer or agent during a month, whether paid for or not, must be accounted for on his Return of Provisions for that month. To be endorsed as follows: Abstract of Purchases In the month of-----, 186 By Lieut. A-----B-----, — Regiment of---. FORM 12. Abstract of disbursements on account of Contingencies, in the month of----- B------,----Regiment of------, A. C. S. -, 186 , by Lieut. A- NOTES.- 186 . No. of voucher. To whom paid. On what account. AMOUNT. Dolls. Cts. Jan. 5 10 1 2 Private Jas. Welch, Company F, 6th Infantry.. Commissary Property (stationery, scales, 31 B- Lieut. Reg't of A. C. S. -This Abstract is always accompanied by its proper vouchers. Vouchers to this Abstract, such as for commutation of rations, hire of clerk, hire of laborers, purchase of articles for hospital, &c, *nust be certified to according to the nature of each case. To be endorsed as follows: Abstract of Contingencies In the month of ------, 18C By Lieut. A--- - B— Regiment of FORM 13. Ration return of- Company, Regiment of----, for and ending the - days, commencing the---- day of----, 186 , day of ----, 186 Rations of— Remarks. The A. C. S. will issue on the above return. C-----D-----, Col.-----Reg't of-----, ComcPg Post. Capt. A-----B-----, ■ Reg't of-----, Comd'g Company. (foxes.__This return must embrace only the actual strength of the Company present, including the authorized Company women present. The sick in Hospital and authorized attendants therein will be returned for by tho medical officer in chargo, on a separate return. Subsistence stores for the use of officers, their families, and authorized servants, may be purchased from the Commissariat. Provisions should ordinarily be drawn for a few days at a time. / Consolidated ration return for FORM 14 Regiment of-------, for 186 , and ending the -------days, commencing the-------day of- lay of-------, 186 Station. Non-commissioned staff and band.................... Company A................t... Company B.................... Company C.................... Company M................... Total....................... Rations of— Remarks. The A. C. S. will issue on the above return. C-----D-----, Col. -----Reg't of-----, ComtTg Post. Major Reg't of- -, Comd'g Regiment. Notes.—This return must embrace only the strength of the Regiment actually present,—not those in Hospital, nor those provisioned elsewhere. Rations must not be issued to officers' servants unless they are enlisted men. In this case, the names, companies &c. of servants will be stated in the column of "Remarks." Every return upon which provisions have been issued must be entered on the proper Abstract. FORM 15. Requisition for Subsistence Stores for the use of Troops, &c, at--- ; -------, 186 , and ending the------ ---,for day of- days, commencing the , 186 . day of * •a "E. Ph CO d) X> o 6 S3 co rt •a «n O © S3 o -O d S3 Rations of— Station. -i o &H a o o c3 -3 H-. CD X> do o rt n M co a a o> C3 Ph d a o a a 0> o> be d o ■a a CO jj o rt H d Is o u Xi s-T =e be P C/2 d w" bfi P u a bo .9 r* 3 o> Ph CO c/f -a a rt o d .9 "2 at E es CJ CO m 'P C c* o Ph C3 O "3 02 o es o Ph rt o d P CO cu % a a> bD >> CO X, ^ Remarks. For issue to troops.. " citizens " extra... Sales to officers... Fresh beef is obtained at the post by contract. No. of rations needed for use No. of rations to be furnished Examined and approved. C-----D---- Col. * This number to be given with such approximation to accuracy Reg't of----, Comd'g Post. M may be practicable. A--------B- Lieut. ----Reg't of - A. C. S. FORM 16. Estimate of funds required for purchasing fresh beef, and for contingencies, at -, in the month of - -,186 Troops. S Ph Cts. Amount. Dolls. Cts Dolls. Dolls. Amount re- quired. Dollars. Cts Remarks. Company H, 2d Artillery...... 40th Reg't Pa. Vol. Infantry 3d Reg't Ohio Cavalry.......... Stationery.......................... Hospital contingencies......... Amount required for use...................................... Probable amount that will be on hand month ending -, 186 Amount to be furnished B- Examined and approved. C------D------, Col. ----Reg't of----, Commandg Post. Lieut. Reg't of----, A. C. S. * Salt meat is to be issued a certain number of days in the month. FORM 17. Inventory and Insj>cction Report of Subsistence Stores* for which Lieut. A- A. C. S., is responsible, and which have been inspected by Col. G---- B- Regimcnt of II- -, Inspector-General. Inventory. Inspection Report. Number or quantity. Articles. How long in possession. How long in use. From whom re-ceived. Condition of articles. How to be disposed of. r I certify that the above is a correct Inventory of Subsistence Stores for which I am responsible, and which in my opinion require the action of an Inspector; also, that the stores have not been heretofore condemned. A------ B------, Lieut.----Reg't of----, A. C. S. I certify that I have, this day of -, 186 , examined each of the above-named articles of Subsistence Stores, and that under "Inspection Report" I have stated its present condition, and what disposition should be made of it. ri___ __ rr________ (Signed in triplicate.) CoL and Inspector-General. \ > * Commissary Properly presented for the action of an Inspector must be entered on a separate Inventory and Inspection Report. Note.—Paragraph 1023 indicates the officer authorized to order the disposition of condemned supplies. (See, in this connection, paragraph 1019Ho 1040.) FORM 18. \. Inspection Certificate and Commissary's Receipt to a Contractor. County op State of- -,} Personally appeared before me, M------N------, inspector for------, in the county of---—, and made oath that at the request of the parties concerned, he inspected the provisions below enumerated, delivered as supplies for the troops at Fort------, Va., on the contract of P----;— R------, commencing the------day of------, 186 , and found them to be in quantity and quality as undermentioned: ____barrels of corn-fed pork, in quality, &c. as stipulated in the contract. ----barrels of superfine flour. ----pounds of good, sound beans. ____gallons of good cider (whisky or wine) vinegar. ----pounds of good hard soap. ----pounds of clean, dry, fine salt. Sworn to and subscribed before me j this----day of------, 186 . ) S-----T-----, Justice of the Peace. Received at Fort------, Va.3 this----day of------, 186 , the provisions above enumerated. M------N- Insj>ector. (Signed in duplicate.) ^----A ^. B____± ^ ^ FORM 19. Abstract of complete rations issued to recruits at-------, under command of Lieut. A-------B-------,-----Regiment h. of-------, by James Gordon, Contractor. 186 . No. of return. [No. of men. No. of days. Commencing. Ending. No. of complete rations. Remarks. * I certify that I have carefully compared the above "Abstract" with the original ration returns now in my possession, and find that thev amount to----complete rations. J • A-----B-----, • Lieut.----Reg't of-----, A. C. S. Note.—This abstract must accompany the voucher (Form 20) for the payment of complete rations supplied by a contractor. THE UNITED STATES FORM 20. To James Gordon,. Contractor, Dr. 186 For rations issued in the month of---- A------B------,----Regiment of- -, 186 , to recruits at -, under command of Lieut. , Recruiting Officer, as per accompanying Abstract: complete rations, at----cents per ration. Due contractor. Dolls. Cts. , 186 , from the United States (or Lieut. A- cents, in full of the above account. Received at------, this----day of — Recruiting Officer*),------dollars and - (Signed in duplicate.) * When recruiting officers are supplied with funds for the purpose, they will pay the accounts of their contractors. To be endorsed as follows : Voucher No.----. Abstract of Contingencies In the month of -----, 186 JAMES GORDON. Regiment of JAMES GORDON, Contractor. THE UNITED STATES FORM 21. To Sergeant Thomas Jones, Company A, £th Regiment of Infantry. Dr. 186 January 3. For commutation of rations while travelling on detached command from St. Louis, Missouri, to Baltimore, Maryland, from the 1st to the 3d of January, 1863, inclusive, three days, at seventy-five cents* per day......................................................................................... * Commutation, at a rate exceeding the cost of the ration, is not allowed except to soldiers while travelling on detached command, and in cases of sick and wounded soldiers the care of whom is assumed by the States from which they come. Dolls. Cts. 25 25 I certify that the above account is correct and just; that it was impracticable for Sergeant Thomas Jones to carry rations with him, and that he was detached by my orders for the following duty: -----. A-----B-----, Col. 4.th Inf'y, Com'd'g Post. Received, at Fort McHenry, Maryland, this 4th day of January, 1863, from Lieutenant C —, A. C. S., two dollars and twenty-five cents, in full of the above account. (Signed in duplicate.) D- Regiment of Witness to signature— William Jenkins. | When a signature is not written by the hand of a party, it must be witnessed by a disinterested third person. his •(-THOMAS -f JONES, mark. Sergeant Company A, 4/A Infantry. To be endorsed as follows : Voucher No. -----. Abstract of Contingencies In the month of Jan'ry, 1863. Serg't Thos. Jones, 4th Infantry. $2 25. FORM 22 * THE UNITED STATES To Private James Welch, of Company F, Qth infantry, Dr. 1863. For commutation of rations while on furlough, from January 27 to February 5, 1863, inclusive, Dolls. Cts. February 5...... 1 50 (Note.—The soldier's furlough should be attached to the'voucher for payment of commutation. When this is not practicable, the Commissary who pays the commutation will endorse on the furlough, over his official signature, the date and amount of payment.) 1 50 I certify that the above account is correct and just; that Private James Welch has not received rations in kind, or an equiva- lent in money therefor, during the time above specified, and that he was on furlough for the period mentioned, by authority of ------------. A------B------, Captain Company F, tith Infantry. Received, at----, this — day of----, 186 , from Lieutenant C----D----,----Regiment of----, A. C. S., — dollars and — •ents, in full of the above account. (Signed in duplicate.) JAMES WELCH, Private Company F, 6th Infantry. * A similar form, with the necessary variations, will be used for the commutation of rations of medical cadets, and of soldiers sta- tioned where subsistence is not provided by the Government. (For endorsement, see Form 21.■) 1THE UNITED STATES FORM 23. To Leonard Wallace, Dr. 1863. January 1. For ten barrels pork, at twelve dollars per barrel............................................... five beef cattle, aggregate net weight 2,500 pounds, at four cents per pound, net one hundred pounds of sugar, at eight cents per pound................................. twenty pounds of adamantine candles, at twenty cents per pound.................... five tons of hay, at fifteen dollars per ton..................................................... Dolls. 120 100 4 75 307 Cts. 00 00 00 00 00 00 Received, at Baltimore, Md., January 1, 1863, of Capt. B- above account. (Signed in duplicate.) -, C. S., three hundred and seven dollars, in full of the LEONARD WALLACE. Notes.—Commissary Property purchased is entered on vouchers separate from those for the purchase of Subsistence Stores. Subsistence supplies purchased by a Commissary or agent, whether paid for or not, must be accounted for by him" on the proper Returns.— (Forms 1 and 8.) Receipts for money paid must be signed by a principal, and not by his clerk or any deputy. To be endorsed as follows: Voucher No. —. Abstract of Purchases In the month of January, 1863. LEONARD WALLACE. $307. THE UNITED STATES FORM 24. To James Parker, Jr. Dr. 1863. January 3. Dolls. For one hundred pounds of fresh beef, at four cents per pound................ two barrels of flour, at seven dollars and eighty-four cents per barrel. four gallons of vinegar, at sixteen cents per gallon........................... one hundred pounds of salt, at one cent per pound........................... 4 15 Cts. 21 32 I certify that the above account for twenty-one dollars and thirty-two cents is correct and just, and has not been paid by mo for want of funds • that the articles specified were purchased at the lowest market price, and will be accounted for on my Return ot Pro- visions for the'month of January, 1863. The purchase was necessary for the following reasons :----— Lieut. 4th Reg't of Infantry. A. C. S. Approved: Col. 4th Reg't of Infantry, Com'd'g Post. Received, at----, this — day of (Signed in duplicate.) ____ 186 ? from Capt.________, C. S.,----dollars and----cents, in full of the above account. Notes —In this voucher, the certificate will be signed by the officer making the purchase, and the receipt taken in the name of the officer who pays for the stores. This voucher accompanies "Abstract of Contingencies" (Form 12). (For endorsement, see Form 20.) \ \ FORM 25. THE UNITED STATES To Dr. 186 . Dolls. Cts. 1 00 36 two pounds of butter, at twenty-five cents per pound............................ 50 50 28 75 3 39 I certify that the above-specified articles were purchased, on my requisition, for the use of the sick in hospital, under my charge, and that the expenditure was warranted by the amount of hospital credit due at the time. E--------F--------. Received at----, this — day of----, 186 , from Lieut. A----B----,---Regiment of___ in full of the above account. (Signed in duplicate.) Notes.—Purchases for a hospital may be paid for by a Commissary to the extent of its hospital credit, and must be confined to the objects indicated in paragraph 1212. No officer or agent in the military service shall purchase from any other person in the military service. Surgeon---■-----. A. C. S.,----dollars and cents, (For endorsement, see Form 20.) THE UNITED STATES To FORM 26. Company,-------Regiment of ■ Dr. 186 For (NoTES.-Sales of company savings, except to the Subsistence Department, are prohibited. { Molasses, green or desiccated vegetables, and all articles furnished as a cure for, or preventive of, scurvy, are not to be purchased as company savings.) Dolls. Cts. I certify that the articles above specified are the actual savings of my company for the month of , 186 . Examined. C-----D- Capt.----Reg't of Comd'g Company. Col.----Reg't of-----, Comd'g Post. I certify that the above account is correct and just; that the articles and quantities specified have been taken up on my Return Of Provisions for the month of-----, 186 , and that I have not paid the account m_____N -, C. S., Capt. and C. S. Vols. dollars and------cents, in full (Signed in quadruplicate.) Received, at-----, this----day of -----, 186 , from Capt. R-----T- of the above account. Lieut. ----Reg't of------, Comd'g Company. (Signed in duplicate.) . The amount of a biU for c^any saving is paid to tne o^r co.nmandins the company al *e date of payment, and by a Commissary bavin, *„* M thai purpose,. *E- THE UNITED STATES FORM 27.* To Dr. 1863. May 6. For services in the Subsistence Department, as Clerk to Capt. H- -, C. S. Vols., from May 1 to include June 6, 1863, one month and six days, at seventy-five dollars a month., Deduct direct tax (see* Form 28).................................................................................... Dolls. 90 89 Cts. 00 90 10 I certify that the above account is correct and just; that the services were rendered as stated, were necessary for the public service, and have been paid for by me as charged. Capt. and C. S. Vols. - N------, C. S. Vols.,----dollars and----cents, in full Received, at -, this day of -,186 , from Capt. H- of the above account. (Signed in duplicate.) * When several persons (citizens) are employed by an officer during a month, the number of vouchers for payment of ser- vices rendered by them may be diminished by using Form 28. ( For endorsement, Note.—Period of service, rate of pay per day or month, nature of duty, &c, should be stated \ see Form 20. in this voucher. -, from Lieut. A- B- •Regiment of FORM 28. We, the subscribers, do hereby acknowledge to have received at---- ------, A. C. S., the amounts set opposite to our names, respectively, in full of our pay for services in the Sub- sistence Department during the period herein expressed, having signed duplicates hereof. No. Names. Occupation. Compensation. Amount. Signers' names. 186 . Per day. Per month. Stoppagos.* Received. Witnesses.t Month. From— To— Days. Months. Dolls. Cts. Dolls. Cts. Dolls. Cts. Dolls. Cts. I certify that the above is a correct Pay-Roll of citizens employed in the Subsistence Department, under my direction, in the month of- ss were rendered as stated, were necessary for the public service, and that the "amount" was actually paid by me to each, as charged. -, 186 ; that their ser- Examined and approved. C-----D- Col.------Reg't of--- -, Commd'g Post. (Signed in duplicate.) B- ■ Reg't of- -, a. a s. * A tax of three per cent, on sums exceeding $50 a month must be deducted from the salaries of employees, and paid to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. ,.,,.-..,_ ^ * i. ., ... t "When a receipt on a Pay-Roll or account is not signed by the hand of the party, the payment must be witnessed—the witness to be a commissioned officer, when practicable. Notes —'When a hired person is discharged and not paid, a certified statement of his account, in duplicate, shall be given to bun. AVbeu practicable, persons hired in the military service shall be paid at the end of the calendar month, and when dis- charged. Separate ray-Rolls shall be made for each month. ' To be endorsed as follows: Voucher No.----, Abstract of Contingencies In the month of------, 186 . Pay-Roll of citizens employed. Invoice of Subsistettoe Stores* transferred at--- A. Q. M.,for transportation and delivery to Lieut. A- PORM 29. —, this-------day of- 186 , to Capt. E- B- Regiment of - A. C. S., at Mark. No. of Pack- 100 barrels 50 sacks 50 barrels 75 sacks 25 boxea 10 kegs Articles and Quantities. pork.................................................................................... per barrel Bacon...................................... 5,000 pounds , Flour........................................................... Beans...................................... 9,000 pounds. Soap....................................... 1,000 pounds. Molasses.................................. 80 gallonB. pound. barrel. pound, pound. gallon , Note.—When Supplies are to be conveyed to a distance by water, the name of the vessel carrying them should be stated on the Invoice. When the transportation is by land, it should be so stated on the Invoice, and the route designated. Cost. Dollars. Cents Gross Weight in lbs. (Signed in quadruplicate.) * Commissary property must be separately invoiced. To be endorsed as follows: Invoice No. Capt. and C. S. Subsistence Stores. In the month of------, 186 C------D------, Capt. and C. S. FORM 80. Received at -, this----day of----, 186 , from Capt. C- D------, C. S., in good order and condition, the under-mentioned packages of Subsistence Stores,* for transportation and delivery to Lieut. A------B------, ----Regiment of------, A. C. S., at------. Mark. No. of packages. 100 barrels 50 sacks 50 barrels 75 sacks 25 boxes 10 kegs Articles and quantities. Pork. Bacon..................................................................................................................... 5,000 pounds. Flour. Beans...................................................................................................................... 9,000 " Soap....................................................................................................................... 1,000 " Molasses.................................................................................................................. 80 gallons. (Signed in duplicate.) * Commissary Property must be separately receipted for. Note.—When the receipt of an officer to whom supplies have been sent is not received in time to accompany the issuing Commissary's Return of Provisions (or Return of Commissary Property), the Quartermas- ter's receipt for the packages shall accompany the Return, and the Commissary's receipt be forwarded to the Commissary-General as soon as received. E- Capt. and A. Q. M. To be endorsed as follows: Receipt No. —. Subsistence Stores. In the month of----, 186 E-----F-----, Captain and A. Q. M. FORM 31.* Invoice of Subsistence Stores f transferred at-----, this-----day of-----, 186 , by Lieut. A-------B— Regiment of------, A. C. S., to Lieut. C------D------,----Regiment of------, A. C. S. No. of paokages. Articles and quantities. Cost. Pork..................................................................................................... per barrel- Bacon....... Ham......... Salt Beef... Flour ....... Corn Meal. pounds pounds pounds pound. barrel. pound.. Dollars. Cents (Signed in duplicate.) * This form of Invoice is used when supplies are transferred from one Commissary to another, at the same post or station. | Commissary Property must be separately invoiced. Notes.—Prices of stores must be expressed on the Invoice. One copy of each Invoice must accompany the "Return of Provisions." B- Lieut. ---Reg't of---, A. C. S. (For endorsement, see Form 29.) FORM 32. Received at-------, this-----day of-------, 186 , from Lieut. A-------B- the following Subsistence Stores:* Regiment of------, A. C. S., No. of packages. Articles and quantities. Pork. Bacon......, Ham........ Salt beef... Flour....... Corn meal. Note.—One copy of each receipt must accompany the " Return of Provisions." (Signed in duplicate.) D- Lieut. pounds. do..... pounds. Reg't of-----, A. C. S. * Commissary Property must be separately receipted for. (For endorsement, see Form 30.) FORM 33. Received at------, this----day of------, 186 ,from Lieut. A------B------,----Regiment of------, A. C S., the following Subsistence Funds, for which I am accountable at the Treasury of the United States, viz.: $2,900/^. Twenty-nine hundred dollars and sixty-one cents. C------D------, (Signed in duplicate.) Lieut.----Reg't of------, A. C. S. Notes.—The amount of Funds received should always be expressed in words. Receipts for Subsistence Funds transferred (one receipt in each case of transfer) will be enclosed with the Account Current. When there is a large number of receipts for funds transferred during a month, they may be entered on an Abstract, and the total amount of Abstract entered in Account Current, instead of the separate vouchers. The receipts accompany the Abstract and Account Current. To be endorsed as follows: Receipt No. Subsistence Funds. In the month of------, 186 Lieut. C------D------, ------Regiment of — &2,900TVo-. FORM 34. Letter enclosing Returns, &c, to the Commissary-General of Subsistence. Hagerstown, Washington County, Md. February 10, 1863. I have the honor to transmit herewith the following papers pertaining to duty in the Subsistence Department for the month of January, 1863. Return of Provisions received, issued, &c. Abstract of Purchases. Abstract of Issues to Volunteers. Abstract of Issues to Hospital. Abstract of Sales to Officers. Summary Statement of Funds. Return of Commissary Property. Very respectfully, sir, Your obedient servant, JOHN W. SMITH, Lieut, and R. Q. M. 31st Reg't Ohio Vols. A. C. S. To------------, Commissary- General of Subsistence, Washington City, D. C. Notes —An officer's post-office address shall be indicated in his official letters. «In the field "" Head-quarters —-," « Camp ——," and similar expressions of locality, are too indefinite. Underneath the officer s signature should always be legibly written, his rank, regiment, corps, or other official designation. Letters on letter-paper will be folded in three folds, parallel with the writing. FOR THE ARMY. 297 Subsistence Department.----Forms. FORM 35. To all whom it may concern: The bearer hereof,------------, a-------of Captain----,_______ company,---- regiment of-------; aged---- years; ----feet,---- inches high; ----complexion,----eyes, —1— hair, and by profession a------; born in the----of-------, and enlisted at-------, in the ------of------; on the ----day of------, eighteen hundred and ------, to serve for the period of------------, is hereby permitted to go to ------, in the county of-------, State of-------, he having received a furlough from the----day of-------, to the----day of ------, at which period he will rejoin his company or regiment at------- or wherever it then may be, OR be considered a deserter. Subsistence has been furnished to said------------to the----day of ----, and pay to the----day of-------, both inclusive. Given under my hand, at-------, this----day of-------, 18—. Note.—When practicable, the soldier's furlough should accompany the voucher for payment of commutation. *FORM 36. Articles op Agreement entered into this ---- day of-------, eighteen hundred and----, between------------, an officer in the ser- vice of the United States of America, of the one part, andf------------ of the county of-------, in the State of-------, of the other part. This agreement witnesseth, that the said------------, for and on be- half of the United States of America, and the said------------, for him- self, his heirs, executors, and administrators (or for themselves, their heirs, executors, and administrators, as the case may be), have mutually agreed, and by these presents do mutually covenant and agree, to and with each other, as follows, viz.: First. The said------------, his (or their) heirs, executors, and ad- ministrators, shall supply, or cause to be supplied and issued, at-------, all the rations, to consist of the articles hereinafter specified, that shall be required for the use of the United States recruits stationed at the place aforesaid, commencing on the----day of----, eighteen hundred and------, and ending on the----of-------, eighteen hundred and ------, or such earlier day as the Commissary-General of Subsistence * Forms 36 and 37 wilH>e observed in all contracts for subsistence supplies, with tho variations which circumstances may make necessary. f When a firm is contracting, the full names of the individuals composing it will be stated in the contract, together with the business name or style of the copartnership. 298 REVISED REGULATIONS Subsistence Department.---Forms. may direct, at the price of-----cents and-----mills for each complete ration, in the funds furnished by the United States for public disburse- ment. Second. The ration to be furnished by virtue of this contract shall consist of the following articles, at the following prices for each article, viz.: [Here insert the component parts of the ration and the price per pound, quart, &c, for which the articles shall be furnished. The com- ponent parts of the ration are prescribed in paragraph 1190, page 244.] Third. Fresh beef shall be issued at least twice in each week, and oftener, if required by the commanding officer. Fourth. The provisions stipulated to be furnished under this contract shall be of the first quality. Should any difficulty arise respecting their quality, then the commanding officer shall appoint a disinterested person to meet one of the same description to be appointed by the contractor. These two thus appointed will have power to decide on the quality of the provisions; but should they disagree, then a third person is to be chosen by the two already appointed, the whole to act under oath, and the opinion of the majority to be final in the case. Fifth. No member of Congress, officer or agent of the Government, or any person employed in the public service, shall be admitted to any share herein, or to any benefit which may arise herefrom. In witness whereof, the undersigned have hereunto placed their hands and seals, the day and date first above written. Witnesses:— -------------- --------------.[L.S.] -------------- --------------. [L. S.] FORM 37. Articles op Agreement entered into this-------day of------, eighteen hundred and-------, between------------, an officer in the service of the United States of America, of the one part, and*---- -------, of the county of-------, in the State of-------, of the other part. This agreement witnesseth, that the said------------, for and on behalf of the United States of America, and the said------------, for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators (or for themselves, their heirs, executors, and administrators, as the case may be), have mutually agreed, * When a firm is contracting, the full names of the individuals composing it will be stated in the contract, together with the business name or style of the copartnership. FOR THE ARMY. 299 Subsistence Department.---Forms. and by these presents do mutually covenant and agree, to and with each other, as follows, viz.:— First. That the said------------shall deliver at-------, fresh beef of a good and marketable quality, in equal proportion of fore and hind quarter meat (necks, shanks, and kidney tallow to be excluded), in such quantities as may be from time to time required, and on such days as shall be designated by the commanding officer. This contract to be in force for-------months, or such less time as the Commissary-General of Subsistence may direct, commencing on the---- day of-------, eighteen hundred and------- Second. The necks of the cattle slaughtered for beef to be delivered under this agreement shall be cut off at the fourth vertebral joint, and the breast trimmed down. The shanks of fore-quarters shall be cut off from three to four inches above the knee-joint, and of hind-quarters from six to eight inches above the gambrel or hock joint. Third. The said------------shall receive-------cents and------- mills, per pound, for the fresh beef accepted under this contract. Fourth. Payment shall be made monthly for the quantity of fresh beef accepted and in the funds furnished by the United States for public dis- bursement ; but in the event of the Commissary who receives the beef being without funds to pay for it, then payment to be made as soon after as funds may be received for that purpose. Fifth. Whenever the beef to be issued by this contract shall, in the opinion of the commanding officer, be unfit for issue, or of a quality inferior to that required by the contract, a survey shall be held thereon by two officers, to be designated by the commanding officer; and in case of disagreement, a third person shall be chosen by those two officers; the three thus appointed and chosen shall have power to reject such parts (or the whole) of the fresh beef as to them appear unfit for issue, or of a quality inferior to that contracted for. Sixth. In case of failure or deficiency in the quality or quantity of the fresh beef stipulated to be delivered, then the Commissary at------- shall have power to supply the deficiency by purchase, and the said---- ■------will be charged with the difference of cost. Seventh. No member of Congress, officer or agent of the Government, or any person employed in the public service, shall be admitted to any share herein, or to any benefit which may arise herefrom. In witness whereof, the undersigned have hereunto placed their hands and seals, the day and date first above written. Witnesses:— -------------- -------------.[L.S.] ------------- --------------. [L. S.] 300 REVISED REGULATIONS Subsistence Department.---Forms. POEM 38. Know all men by these presents, That we,*---------, of the county of-------, State of-------;------------, of the county of------, State of-------; and,------------, of the county of-------, State of ------, are held and firmly bound to the United States of America in the sum of-----------dollars lawful money of the United States; for which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, and each of us, our and each of our heirs, executors, and administrators, for and in the whole, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals, dated the-------day of-------, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and-------. The nature of this obligation is such, That if [here insert name of contractor, or names of contractors, as the case may be] his (or their) heirs, executors, and administrators, or any of them, shall and do in all things well and truly observe, perform, fulfil, accomplish, and keep, all and singular, the covenants, conditions, and agreements whatsoever, which, on the part of the said------------, his (or their) heirs, executors, or administrators, are or ought to be observed, performed, fulfilled, accom- plished, and kept, comprised, or mentioned, in certain articles of agree- ment bearing date the-------day of-------, eighteen hundred and -------, between-------------and the said------------, concerning the supply of rations at-------(or of fresh beef at-------), according to the true intent and meaning of said articles of agreement, then the above obligation to be void; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Witnesses :— ---------------. f--------------. [L. 8.] --------------. --------------. [L. B.] ---------------. --------------. [L. 8.] Note.—Bonds to contracts for subsistence supplies shall be executed in duplicate; one copy to be retained by the contracting officer or agent, and the other to be sent to the Commissary-General of Subsistence with the copies of the contraot required to be fur- nished him. (See paragraph 1180.) * The name of the contractor (or names of contractors, as the case may be) will be inserted in the bond, in addition to the names of at least two sureties thereto. f The signature of contractor (or signatures of contractors) will be affixed to the bond. FOR THE ARMY. 3Q1 Subsistence Department.---Miscellaneous Items. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. 1. When practicable, each kind of subsistence stores shall be placed by itself,—the packages stored so as to allow circulation among them, and to permit the quantity and age (date of purchase) of each lot being easily ascertained. At short intervals of time the stores and packages shall be carefully examined, and, when necessary, separated for inspection, early issue, repacking, rebrining, &c, as circumstances may require. 2. When there is no flooring under stores, they must be placed on skids, or be otherwise properly dunnaged. 3. Salt meats in barrels should be piled in tiers only when limited store-room makes such storage necessary, and then never more than three tiers high, each tier resting on skids placed near the ends of the barrels. 4. Salt meats in pickle are not safe from injury unless there is undis- solved salt in the barrel. The barrels should be rolled over monthly, and never be exposed to a hot sun. 5. Most subsistence stores being readily perishable, unremitting care is indispensable to their preservation. 6. The second chime-hoop on all barrels of pickled meats should be of iron. Two iron hoops on a barrel (one on each end) will generally be sufficient. 7. Vinegar-kegs should be painted, and the bungs capped with tin. 8. Liquid measures and scoops should be made of treble X tin. 9. The size, form, strength, &c. of packages designed to hold subsist- ence stores' will be determined by the purchasing Commissary, who will be governed in these particulars by the kind of transportation offered, by the size of the wagons used, by the convenience of handling the packages, &c. 10. When hard bread is put in boxes (the best packages for field trans- portation), they should be made of fully-seasoned wood, of a kind to impart no taste or odor to the bread, and as far as practicable of single pieces. When two pieces are used in making the same surface, they should be tongued and grooved together. 11. A box 26 x 17 x 11 inches, exterior measure, is an average box for pilot bread, under the usual circumstances of land transportation. The ends of a box of this size should be made of inch, and the remainder of five-eighths, stuff, the package well strapped with green hickory or other suitable wood. 12. Hard bread, after thorough cooling and drying, should be pressed closely in its packages, each package containing a uniform weight of bread, for the convenience of calculation. It can be re-dried in boxes 2A 302 REVISED REGULATIONS Subsistence Department.----Miscellaneous Items. without removal therefrom, by being exposed for about forty hours to a temperature of 140 degrees Fahrenheit. 13. The army wagon being 22 x 42 x 114 inches, inside measurement, boxes for bacon, made 20 x 20 x 28 inches outside measurement (which will contain 225 pounds of bacon) are convenient fox field transportation. The boxes should be strapped, and the material be one and one-fourth inch thick, tongued and grooved. 14. A box, 4x4 inches square, and 3.6 inches deep, will contain one quart, or 57.75 cubic inches. 15. A box, 5x5 inches square, and 4.6 inches deep, will contain a half-gallon, or 115.5 cubic inches. 16. A box, 24 x 16 inches square, and 28 inches deep, will contain one barrel (large whisky barrel), or 10,752 cubic inches. 17. A box, 8 x 8.4 inches square, and 8 inches deep, will contain one peck, or 537.6 cubic inches. 18. A box, 16 x 16.8 inches square, and 8 inches deep, will contain one bushel, or 2,150 cubic inches. Rate per bushel at which certain cereals, esculent roots, &c. shall be estimated. One bushel of corn (on the cob) at .............................. 70 pounds. " « corn (shelled) « .............................. 56 " " « corn-meal " .............................. 50 " " « hominy " .............................. 45 " « « rye " .............................. 56 " " " buckwheat " .............................. 52 " " barley " .............................. 48 " " " wheat " u beans " " peas u " onions " " beets ) « .............................. 60 " " carrots " " turnips " " potatoes " " x fine salt » « bran " .............................. 20 « « malt «.............................. 38 " " " dried apples " .............................. 24 " " " dried peaches) (i oo « " " oats j FOR THE ARMY. 303 Subsistence Department. Schedule of tares prescribed by the Treasury Department for the govern- ment of the collectors of customs and others interested. Cheese, 10 per cent, for casks or tubs. Coffee, Rio, 1 per cent., single bags; 2 per cent., double bags. All other coffee, actual tare. Cocoa, 2 per cent., bags; 8 per cent., ceroons. Chicory, 2 per cent., bags. Melado, 11 per cent. Pepper, 2 per cent., bags; 4 per cent., double bags. Pimento, 2 per cent., bags. Rice, 2 per cent., bags. Sugar, 12$ per cent, for hogsheads; 12 per cent, for tierces; 10 per cent., barrels; 14 per cent., boxes; 2 per cent., bags; 2J per cent., mats. Salt, fine, in sacks, 3 pounds for each sack. Coarse or ground alum, 2 pounds each. Teas, duty to be levied on the net number of pounds, as per invoice, when from China or Japan. All others, actual tare by weight. 301 REVISED REGULATIONS Subsistence Department. TABLE SHOWING THE WEIGHT AND BULK OF 1,000 RATIONS.* 1,000 Rations. Net weight. Gross weight. Bulk in barrels. Remarks. Pounds Pounds. Pork........................................ Bacon sides, shoulders, and hams Salt beef................................... Flour....................................... Hard bread, in barrels..............., Hard bread, in boxes................., Beans and peas.......................... Rice and hominy........................ Coffee, green.............................. Coffee, roasted........................... Coffoo, roasted and ground.......... Tea........................................... Sugar......................................., Vinegar...................................., Candles, adamantine................. Soap......................................... Salt.......................................... Pepper....................................., Potatoes, fresh........................... Molasses................................... Desiccated potatoes.................... Desiccated mixed vegetables....... Whisky...................................... 750 1,253 4.6 750 883 4.5333 1,250 2,239 7.6666 1,375 1,507 7.0153 1,000 1,211 11.1111 1,000 1,262 9.6 150 162 .6666 100 108 .5188 100 122 .6453 80 108 .8326 80 102 .7592 15 19 .16 150 161 .6 80 97 .4121 32* 16* .0888 40 41 .14 37* 40* .1402 2* 4 .3466 300 345 1.8285 32* 341 116| .1133 93? .7708 62* 75* .4342 77* 91* .4033 In calculating the bulk of Sub- sistence Stores for purposed of storage or transportation, six and one-fourth (6£J cubic feet are considered a barrel. 1,000 complete rations., 3,031.09 3,885.6 1 completo ration. Consisting of * pork, \ salt beef, 5r""bacon; * flour, * bread, in boxes; beans or peas; rice or hominy; froasted and ground coffee, * tea; sugar; vinegar; adamantine candles; soap; salt; pepper; molasses; pota- toes. 1,000 complete rations. 2,543.58 1 complete ration., 2.54 3.41 Consisting of * pork,} salt beef, i bacon; bread, in boxes; beans or peas; rice or hominy; } roasted and ground coffee, i tea; sugar; vinegar; ada- mantine candles; soap; salt; pepper; molasses. 1,000 complete rations.. 2,918.58 3,663.08 1 complete ration.. 3.66 Consisting of * pork,} salt beef, J bacon; flour; beans or peas; rice or hominy; i roasted and ground coffee, $ tea; sugar; vinegar; adamantine candles; soap; salt; pepper; molasses. * This table is constructed upon the basis of a ration constituted as laid down in paragraph 1190, and as ordinarily put up for transportation. The weight (not and gross) and bulk of 1,000 rations will, of course, vary with the component parte put up, and with the kind of package used. 306 REVISED REGULATIONS Subsistence Department. 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NOTES.—Fresh onions, beets, carrots, and turnips, whon on hand, may be issued in lieu of beans, peas, rice, or Dried npples, dried peaches, pickles, &c, when on hand, may be issued in lieu of any component part FOR THE ARMY. 307 Subsistence Department. Number of Rations, from 1 to 100,000. 8 o a £ EH (5 < u W J 0 < p. Eh' P5 W 0. p. B 0. *. H O H -1 Eh O P. < ►P O 8 CO W O EH «t EH O ex s EH «! 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ARTICLE XLIV. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 1266. The medical supplies for the army are prescribed in the standard supply tables. 1267. The medical purveyors and the senior medical officer of each hospital, post, or command, will make the necessary requisitions foi medical and hospital supplies, in duplicate (Form 1). If the supplies are to be obtained from the principal purveying depots, the requisitions will be made upon the Surgeon-General on the 31st day of December annually; if from department or field depSts, they will be made upon the medical director at such times and for such periods as he may direct. Good vaccine matter will be kept on hand by timely requisition on the Surgeon-General. 1268. The medical purveyors at the principal depSts will issue medical and hospital supplies only on the order of the Surgeon-Greneral; those at department or field depots will issue on the order of a medical director. In particular and urgent cases, issues may be made on a special requisi- tion (Form 2), approved by a commanding officer; a like authority wil1 be required in transfers of medical supplies. 1269. When it is necessary to purchase medical supplies, and recourse cannot be had to a medical disbursing officer, they may be procured by the quartermaster on a special requisition (Form 2) and account (Form 3). 1270. When any requisition for medical supplies is not according to the supply table, the reason therefor must be set out. 1271. In every case of special requisition, a duplicate of the requisi- tion shall, at the same time, be transmitted to the Surgeon-General, for his information, giving the name and station of the officer upon whom it is made. 1272. Medical purveyors will make to the Surgeon-General, at the end of each fiscal quarter, returns in duplicate (Form 4) of medical supplies received, issued, and remaining on hand, stating to whom, or from whom, and where and when issued or received; other medical officers in charge of medical supplies make similar returns of them annually, on the 31st December; and all officers, when relieved from the duty to which their returns relate. The returns will show the condition of the stores, and particularly of the instruments, bedding, and furniture. Medical pur- veyors will furnish abstracts of receipts and issues, with their returns (Form 5), giving the name of the person from whom received and to whom issued. 1273. An officer transferring medical supplies will furnish a certified 310 REVISED REGULATIONS Medical Department. invoice to the officer who is to receive them, and transmit a duplicate of it to the Surgeon-General. The receiving officer will furnish a receipt to the officer making the issue, with a report of the quality and condition of the articles, and transmit a duplicate of the receipt and report to the Surgeon-General. A medical officer who turns over medical supplies to a quartermaster for storage or transportation will forward to the Surgeon- General; with the invoice, the quartermaster's receipt for the packages. 1274. Medical officers will take up and account for all medical supplies of the army that come into their possession, and report, when they know it, to whose account they are to be credited. 1275. In all official lists of medical supplies the articles will be entered in the order of the supply table. 1276. Medical disbursing officers will, at the end of each fiscal quar- ter, render to the Surgeon-General, in duplicate, a quarterly account current of moneys received and expended, with the proper vouchers for the payments, and certificates that the services have been rendered, and the supplies purchased and received for the medical service, and transmit to him an estimate of the funds required for the next quarter. 1277. The senior medical officer of a hospital will distribute the patients, according to convenience and the nature of their complaints, into wards or divisions, under the particular charge of the several assistant sur- geons, and will visit them himself each day, as frequently as the state of the sick may require, accompanied by the assistant, steward, and nurse. 1278. His prescriptions of medicine and diet are written down at once in the proper register, with the name of the patient and the number of his bed; the assistants fill up the diet table for the day, and direct the administration of the prescribed medicines. He will detail an assistant surgeon to remain at the hospital day and night, when the state of the Bick requires it. 1279. In distributing the duties of his assistants, he will ordinarily require the aid of one in the care and preparation of the hospital reports, registers, and records, the rolls, and descriptive lists; and of another in the charge of the dispensary, instruments, medicines, hospital expendi- tures, and the preparation of the requisitions and annual returns. 1280. He will enforce the proper hospital regulations to promote health »nd prevent contagion, by ventilated and not crowded rooms, scrupulous cleanliness, frequent changes of bedding, linen, &c. 1281. He will require the steward to take due care of the hospital stores and supplies; to enter in a book, daily (Form 6), the issues to the ward-masters, cooks, and nurses; to prepare the provision returns, and receive and distribute the rations. 1282. Ho will require the ward-master to take charge of the effoota FOR THE ARMY. 811 Medical Department. of the patients; to register them in a book (Form 7); to have them numbered and labeled with the patient's name, rank, and company; to receive from the steward the furniture, bedding, cooking-utensils, &c, for use, and keep a record of them '(Form 8), and how distributed to the wards and kitchens; and once a week to take an inventory of the articles in use, and report to him any loss or damage to them, and to return to the steward such as are not required for use. 1283. The cooks and nurses are under the orders of the steward; he is responsible for the cleanliness of the wards and kitchens, patients and attendants, and all articles in use. He will ascertain who are present at sunrise, and sunset, and tattoo, and report absentees. 1284. At surgeon's call the sick then in the companies will be con- ducted to the hospital by the first sergeants, who will each hand to the surgeon, in his company book, a list of all the sick of the company, on which the surgeon shall state who are to remain or go into hospital; who are to return to qaarters as sick or convalescent; what duties the convalescents in quarters are capable of; what cases are feigned; and any other information in regard to the sick of the company he may have to communicate to the company commander. 1285. Soldiers in hospital, patients, or attendants, except stewards, shall be mustered on the rolls of their company, if it be present at the post. 1286. When a soldier in hospital is detached from his company so as not to be mustered with it for pay, his company commander shall certify and send to the hospital his descriptive list, and account of pay and clothing, containing all necessary information relating to his accounts with the United States, on which the surgeon shall enter all payments, stoppages, and issues of clothing to him in hospital. When he leaves the hospital, the medical officer shall certify and remit his descriptive list, allowing the state of his accounts. If he is discharged from the service in hospital, the surgeon shall make out his final statements for pay and clothing. If he dies in hospital, the surgeon shall take charge of his effects, and make the reports required in the general regulations concern- ing soldiers who die absent from their companies. 1287. Patients in hospital are, if possible, to leave their arms and accoutrements with their companies, and in no case to take ammunition into the hospital. 1288. When a patient is transferred from one hospital to another, the medical officer shall send with him an account of his case, and the treat- ment. 1289. The regulations for the service of hospitals apply, as fur as prac- ticable, to the medical seivice in the field. 18 312 REVISED REGULATIONS Medical Department, 1290. The senior medical officer of each hospital, post, regiment, or detachment, will keep the following records, and deliver them to his suc- cessor: a register of patients (Form 9); a prescription book (Form 10); a diet book (Form 10) ; a case book; a meteorological register (Form 11); copies of his requisitions, annual returns, and quarterly reports of sick and wounded; and an order and letter book, in which will be transcribed all orders and letters relating to his duties. 1291. He will make up the muster and pay rolls of the medical cadets, hospital steward, female nurses, and matrons, and of all soldiers in hos- pital, sick or on duty, detached from their companies, on the forms fur- nished from the Adjutant-General's office, and according to the directions expressed on them. 1292. He will make the rolls of the cooks and nurses for extra-duty pay, which will be paid by the paymaster, in the absence of a medical disbursing officer, as in other cases of expenditures for the medical de- partment (Form 12). 1293. The senior medical officer will select the cooks, nurses, and matrons (and, at posts where there is no hospital steward appointed by the Secretary of War, a soldier to act as steward), with the approval of the commanding officer. Cooks and nurses will be taken from the privates, and will be exempt from other duty, but shall attend the parades for muster and weekly inspections of their companies at the post, unless specially excused by the commanding officer. 1294. Ordinarily, hospital attendants are allowed as follows: to a general hospital, one steward, one nurse as ward-master, one nurse to ten patients, one matron to twenty, and one cook to thirty; to a hospital where the command exceeds five companies, one steward and ward-master, one cook, two matrons, and four nurses; to a post or garrison of one com- pany, one steward and ward-master, one nurse, one cook, and one matron; and for every two companies more, one nurse; at arsenals where the num- ber of enlisted men is not less than fourteen, one matron is allowed. The allowance of hospital attendants for troops in the field will be, for one com- pany, one steward, one nurse, and one cook; for each additional company, one nurse; and for commands of over five companies, one additional cook. 1295. Medical officers, where on duty, will attend the officers and en- listed men, and the servants and laundresses authorized by law; and at sta- tions where other medical attendance cannot be procured, and on marches, the hired men of the army, and the families of officers and soldiers. Medicines will be dispensed to the families of officers and soldiers, and to all persons entitled to medical attendance; hospital stores to enlisted men. 1296. Medical officers, in giving certificates of disability (Form 13), are to take particular care in all cases that have not been under their FOR THE ARMY. 313 Medical Department. charge; and especially in epilepsy, convulsions, chronic rheumatism, de- rangement of the urinary organs, ophthalmia, ulcer.s, or any obscure disease liable to be feigned or purposely produced; and in no case shall such cer- tificate be given until after sufficient time and examination to detect any attempt at deception. 1297. In passing a recruit the medical officer is to examine nim stripped; to see that he has free use of all his limbs; that his chest is ample; that his hearing, vision, and speech are perfect; that he has no tumors, or ulcerated or extensively cicatrized legs; no rupture or chronic cuta- neous affection; that he has not received any contusion, or wound of the head, that may impair his faculties; that he is not a drunkard; is not subject to convulsions; and has no infectious disorder, nor any other that may unfit him for military service. 1298. Medical officers attending recruiting rendezvous will keep a re- cord (Form 14) of all the recruits examined by them. Books for this purpose will be procured by application to the Surgeon-General, to whom they will be returned when filled. 1299. As soon as a recruit joins any regiment or station, he shall be examined by the medical officer, and vaccinated when it is required. 1300. The senior medical officer of each hospital, post, regiment, or detachment, will make monthly to the medical director, and quarterly to the Surgeon-General, a report of sick and wounded, and of deaths, and of certificates for discharge for disability (Form 15), and transmit to him monthly a copy of the meteorological register (Form 11), and a copy of the " statement of the hospital fund" (Form 19). 1301. After surgeon's call, he will make a morning report of the sick to the commanding officer (Form 16). 1302. Every medical officer will report to the Surgeon-General and to the medical director the date when he arrives at a station, or when he leaves it, and his orders in the case, and at the end of each month when- ever not at his station, whether on service or on leave of absence, and when on leave of absence his post-office address for the next month. 1303. The medical director will make to the Surgeon-General a monthly return of the medical officers of the command (Form 17), and a consolidated monthly report of the sick and wounded (Form 15) from the several reports made to him. 1304. .When it is necessary to employ a private physician as medical officer, the commanding officer may do it by written contract, conditioned as in Form 18, at a stated compensation not to exceed $50 a month when the number of officers and men, with authorized servants and laundresses, is 100 or more; $40 when it is from 50 to 100, and $30 when it is under 50, 314 REVISED REGULATIONS Medical Department. 1305. But when he is required to abandon his own business, and givo his whole time to the public service, the contract may be not to exceed $80 a month; and not to exceed $100, besides transportation in kind, to be furnished by the Quartermaster's Department, where he is required to accompany troops on marches or transports. But a private physician will not be employed to accompany troops on marches or transports, except by orders from the War Department, or in particular and urgent cases by the order of the officer directing the movement, when a particular state- ment of the circumstances which make it necessary will be appended to the contract. 1306. And when a private physician is required to furnish medicines, he will be allowed, besides the stipulated pay, from 25 to 50 per cent, on it, to be determined by the Surgeon-General. 1307. In all cases, a duplicate of the contract will be-transmitted forth- with by the commanding officer to the Surgeon-General, and the com- manding officer for the time being will at once discontinue it, whenever the necessity for it ceases, or the Surgeon-General may so direct. 1308. The physician's account of pay due must be sent to the Surgeon- General for payment, vouched by the certificate of the commanding officer that it is correct and agreeable to contract, and that the services have been duly rendered. But when it cannot conveniently be submitted to the Surgeon-General from the frontier or the field, it may be paid on the order of the commanding officer, not to exceed the regulated amount, by a medical disbursing officer, or a quartermaster. 1309. When medical attendance is required by officers or enlisted men on service, or for the authorized servants of such officers, and the attendance of a medical officer cannot be had, the officer, or, if there be no officer, then the enlisted man, may employ a private physician, and a just account therefor will be paid by the medical bureau. 1310. The account will set out the name of the patient, the date of and charge for each visit and for medicines. The physician will make a certificate to the account in case of an officer, or affidavit in the case of an enlisted man, that the account is correct, and the charges are the customary charges of the place. 1311. The officer will make his certificate, or the enlisted man hia affidavit, to the correctness of the account, that he was on service at the place, and stating the circumstances preventing him from receiving the services of a medical officer. 1312. When the charge is against an officer, he will pay the account if practicable, and transmit it to the medical bureau for reimbursement; in all otiier cases the account will be transmitted to the medical bureau for s'ettfelnent. FOR THE ARMY. 315 Medical Department. 1313. If the charge is against a deceased officer or enlisted man, the physician will make the affidavit, before required, to the account, and that he has been paid no part of it. 1314. No charges for consultation fees will be paid by the medical bureau, nor will any account for medical attendance or medicine* be paid, if the officer or enlisted man be not on service. 1315. A board of not less than three medical officers will be appointed from time to time by the Secretary of War, to examine applicants foT appointment of assistant surgeons, and assistant surgeons for promotion. And no one shall be so appointed or promoted until so examined and$ found qualified. 1316. The board will scrutinize rigidly the moral habits, professional acquirements, and physical qualifications of the candidates, and report favorably, either for appointment or promotion, in no case admitting of a reasonable doubt. 1317. The Secretary of War will designate the applicants to be examined for appointment of assistant surgeon. They must be between 21 and 28 years of age. The board will report their respective merits in the several branches of the examination, and their relative merit from the whole; agreeably whereto, if vacancies happen within two years thereafter, they will receive appointments and take rank in the medical corps. 1318. When an assistant surgeon has served five years, he is subject to be examined for promotion. If he decline the examination, or be found not qualified by moral habits or professional acquirements, he ceases to be a medical officer of the army. 1319. An applicant for appointment failing at one examination, may be allowed a second, after two years; but never a third. 1320. Medical Cadets will be selected, from among the applicants who have been examined and approved by a Medical Board, by the Surgeon- General, who will assign them to duty at such places and in such num- bers as the service may require. These candidates will be enlisted for the full term, by the Surgeon-General, or by a medical officer of the army authorized by him, who will at once cause to be administered to the Cadet the following oath: I--------; appointed a------in the army of the United States, do solemnly swear, or affirm, that I will bear true allegiance to the United States of America, and that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies or opposers whatsoever; and observe and obey the orders of the President of the United States, and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the rules and articles for the government of the armies of ^the United States. Sworn to and subscribed before me, at----, this----day of----, 186 --------, Justice of the Peace. 316 REVISED REGULATIONS Medical Department. 1321. Medical Cadets will have the rank and pay of the Cadets at the Military Academy, and be under the direction and control of medical officers alone. They will be entitled each to one room as quarters, and fuel therefor, as allowed a Sergeant-Major, and will take choice next after Brevet Second Lieutenants in the selection of quarters. Transportation will be allowed them as in cases of paymaster's clerks. 1322. On the fifteenth day of the last month of his term of service, ea^h Medical Cadet will report the fact to the medical officer in charge whose duty it is to report the same to the Surgeon-General, together with ^a report of the general character and competency of the Cadet. 1323. The Secretary of War will appoint from the enlisted men of the army, or cause to be enlisted, as many competent hospital stewards as the service may require, not to exceed one for each post. 1324. The senior medical officer of a hospital requiring a steward may recommend a competent non-commissioned officer or soldier to be appointed, which recommendation the commanding officer shall forward to the Ad- jutant-General of the army, with his remarks thereon, and with the re- marks of the company commander. And, as the object of these more per- manent appointments is to procure the services of a more competent body of hospital stewards, no soldier, nor citizen, must henceforth be recommended for appointment who is not known to be temperate, honest, and in every way reliable, as well as sufficiently intelligent, and skilled in pharmacy, for the proper discharge of the responsible duties likely to be devolved upon him. 1325. When no competent enlisted man can be procured, the medical officer will report the fact to the Surgeon-General.* Applications and testimonials of competency, from persons seeking to be enlisted for hos- pital stewards, may be addressed to the Surgeon-General. 1326. The commanding officer may re-enlist a hospital steward at the expiration of his term of service, on the recommendation of the medical officer. 1327. Hospital stewards, whenever stationed in places whence no post return is made to the Adjutant-General's office, or when on furlough, will, at the end of every month, report themselves by letter to the Adju- tant-General and Surgeon-General, as well as to the medical director of the military department in which they may be serving; to each of whom * The current wants of the service may, however, be supplied by a detail from the com- mand, on the recommendation of tho medical officer, of a soldier to act as temporary steward, thu3 affording the means of a careful probation of all soldiers so detailed, who are ambitious of one day deserving a permanent appointment. Stewards thus detailed at posts, or with a body of troops of more than four companies, will receive the pay and allowances of a sergeant of ordnance; and at all other posts, or with smaller bodies of troops, the pay and allowances of a sergeant of infantry. (See Act July 5,1838, sec. 12.) FOR THE ARMY. 317 Medical Department. they will also report each new assignment to duty, or change of station, ordered in their case, noting carefully the number, date, and source of the order directing the same. They will likewise report monthly, when 'On furlough, to the medical officer in charge of the hospital to which they are attached. 1328. The accounts of pay, clothing, &c, of hospital stewards must be kept by the medical officers under whose immediate direction they are serving, who are, also, responsible for certified statements of such accounts, and correct descriptive lists of such stewards, to accompany them in case of transfer—as, also, that their final statements and certificates of dis- charge are accurately made out, when they are, at length, discharged from service. AMBULANCES. 1329. The following amount and kind of transportation for the sick and wounded may be provided for troops on marches and in campaigns against Indians : 1. For commands of less than five companies, to each company, one two-wheeled ambulance. 2. For a battalion, of five companies, one four-wheeled and five two- wheeled ambulances. 3. For a regiment, two four-wheeled and ten two-wheeled ambu- lances. 1330. The following schedule of transports for the sick and wounded and for hospital supplies will be adopted for a state of war with a civil- ized enemy: 1. For commands of less than three companies, one two-wheeled transport cart for hospital supplies, and to each company one two-wheeled ambulance. ' 2. For commands of more than three and less than five companies, two two-wheeled transport carts, and to each company one two- wheeled ambulance. 3. For a battalion of five companies, one four-wheeled ambulance, five two-wheeled ambulances, and two two-wheeled transport carts. For each additional company less than ten, one two- wheeled transport cart. 4. For a regiment of ten companies, two four-wheeled ambulances, ten two-wheeled ambulances, and four two-wheeled transport carts; and for greater commands in proportion. 1331. Ambulances will not be used for any other than the specific purpose for which they are designed, viz.: the transportation of the sick and wounded; and those hereafter provided for the army, will be made 2B2 318 REVISED REGULATIONS Medical Department.---Ambulances. according to a pattern to be furnished the Quartermaster's Department by the Surgeon-General. 1332. The transport carts must be made after the models of the two- wheeled ambulances (their interior arrangement for the sick excepted), and to have solid board flooring to the body. 1333. Horse-litters may be prepared and furnished to posts whence they may be required for service on ground not admitting the employ- ment of two-wheeled carriages; said litters to be composed of a canvas bed similar to the present stretcher, and of two poles each sixteen feet long, to be made in sections, with head and foot pieces constructed to act as stretchers to keep the poles apart. 1334. The allowance of hospital attendants in the field will be, for one company, one steward, one nurse, and one cook; for each additional company, one nurse; and for commands of over five companies, one additional cook. HOSPITAL TENTS. 1335. Hospital tents must in future be made according to the pattern of the present tent and of the same material, but smaller, and having on one end a lapel so as to admit of two or more tente being joined and thrown into one with a continuous covering or roof. The dimensions to be these: In length, 14 feet; in width, 15 feet; in height (centre), 11 feet, with a wall 4$ feet, and a "fly" of appropriate size. The ridge- pole to be made in two sections after the present pattern; and to measure 14 feet when joined. Such a tent will accommodate from 8 to 10 patients comfortably. 1336. The following will be the allowance of tents for the sick, their attendants and hospital supplies: Commands. Hospital tents. Sibley tents. Common tents. i 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 For three companies....................... For five companies......................... For seven companies...................... For ten companies......................... 1337. Upon the march or in battle, medical officers will habitually be attended by an orderly, carrying a hospital knapsack. This knapsack to be made of light wood and of the ordinary size; to be divided into four FOR THE ARMY. 319 Medical Department.---Hospital Allowance. compartments or drawers, and to be covered with canvas or other suitable material: the object being to carry in an accessible shape such instru- ments, dressings, and medicines as may be needed in an emergency on the march or in the field. Command: Officers, FORM 1. Requisition for Medical and Hospital Supplies. Station:------. Period:------. From -; Enlisted Men, — to ■; All others entitled to Medicines,----; Total, Articles, and characters or quantities. Articles, and characters or quantities. Acacise.......................................................lb. Acidi acetici.................................................lb. " arseniosi..............................................oz. 7 Date: Surgeon U. S. Army. N.B.__Requisitions will exhibit the quantity of each and every article " on hand," whether more be wanted or not. transmitted in duplicate, and by different mails. They will be FORM 2. SPECIAL REQUISITION POR SUPPLIES OP MEDICINES, ETC. Requisition for Medicines (hospital stores, <&c.) required at-------,for Acet. plumbi, lb. i. Pulv. cinchona, lbs. x. &c, &o. &c, &o. I certify that the medicines above required are necessary for the sick at damage, &c, &c], and that the requisition is agreeable to the supply table. -, in consequence of [here state whether from loss, ------------, Surgeon. Approved: -, Commanding Officer. Received, -, 18—, of -, the articles above enumerated. -, Surgeon. FORM S, Account for Medicines, dec, purchased by a Surgeon or an Officer of the Quartermaster's Department. The United States, To A. B.f Dr Acet. plumbi, lb. i., at 50 cts...................................................................................................................$ 0 50 Pulv. cinchonse, lbs. x., at $2............................................................................................................... 20 00 &c, &c, &c. I certify that the articles above charged, for the use of the sick at------, are agreeable to the foregoing requisition, and that the eharges are reasonable and just. -----------, Surgeon. Received,------, 18—, of------,------dollars and------cents, in full of the above account. A. B. Note.—The above certificate may be signed by the Surgeon making the requisition, or by any Surgeon or Assistant Surgeon belong- ing to the army. FORM 4. Return of Medical and Hospital Property. '1. i H-_________________________i____:__:____—-______ Articles, and characters or quantities. a c3 d eS O a u rt n> m ci 0) o .9 "55 "3 4> .fc 'a> a rt a> Ph M w ■rt u s CO hH 12 '3 k oS a rt 'rt ..-» a; o ^2 o « ■rt rH o -*» a) O Hi SO rt (-1 <2 at) -9 -°N 'n0A (•^Wlt^A/) (■sw/paj) •g -oil -noA ■Z 'OR uoa {'dlUPfi) l 'ON -noA » > 3 o H rt "FPX (-dwvfl) "9 'ON 'll0A - (-diuvjg) ■f 'OR "noA (•»w»Ar) •8 'ON 'noA {•dWVfi) •Z '°N "no a (•9tU0A/) "l -°N -n°A Articles, and cha-racters or quan-tities. J 'Z c t '3 s> 0 0 < FORM 6. Account of Hospital Stores, Furniture, doc, issued Date. o s u rt 60 3 W Eh o3 rt rt rt (4 Ph o <3 Lbs. Lbs. Oz. Qts. Qts. Lbs. &c. &c. &c. > ■ Remarks. B n> ►n ft o a &S «> >o H H rt- m 0 w m rt > 1 &d v *l «! CO to FORM 7. Account of Clothing, Arms, Equipments, &c, of Patients in Hospital. to C5 Date. ,0 a s fc Names. Rank. Regiment or corps. rt rt Pn B © CO OS o CO M o a 1-5 CO ? 5 d CO 5 -a CO 3 3 rt CO p. rt a W d <3 d =3 d =3 When delivered. Remarks. ^ The remarks will note to whom the articles were delivered; what money, &c, were left by those who die; and to whom they were given. FORM 8. Account of Furniture, Cooking Utensils, Bedding, &c, in Use. P3 M =53 Remarks. The remarks will state how articles have been lost, and by whom destroyed, or the persons sus- pected, &c. M 7* H p i-» rt « rt > •.' # FORM 9. Register. co to 00 Names. Complaint. Remarks. Sri g H © n hH ft Ui W a O ►1 w PI w (B Q rt a 1 t-< | > *L H o 1 hH 2 O CO « OQ N.B.__Both Christian and sur-name will be registered. i I FORM 10. Prescription Book, Diet Book, and Diet Table. Names. Sunday. Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. Friday. Saturday. The spaces in the Prescription Book are to be filled up with the prescriptions at length, the times of administering the medicines, and the quantities to be given at each time. The diet of the patients will be divided into full, half, and low, to be designated in the Diet Book by the letters F., H., and L.; and in order that the steward may have precise instructions for delivering the hospital stores, &c, the surgeon will, from time to time, insert in the Diet Book written directions of the quantity of each article in his store- room, which he may think necessary to each degree of diet. To each ten patients, for example, om low diet, a certain quantity of tea, sugar, &c. To each ten on half diet, a certain quantity of rice, milk, &c. These proportions will soon become familiar to the steward, who has only to refer to the letters in the Diet Book to ascertain the whole quantity of any article to be delivered for the day, as well as the quantity for each ward. When any liquor is directed, or any other article not contained i* these general instructions of the surgeon, the precise quantity directed for each patient will De noted in the Diet Book. The Diet Tables are to be filled up daily from the Diet Book, and hung up in each wara of a general hospital. 330 REVISED REGULATIONS Medical Department.---Forms. FORM 11. METEOROLOGICAL Station________________, Lat.________, Long. 186 . Barometer. Therm, attd. Thermometer. Hygrometer. Month. 7 AJf. 2 9 P.M. 7 AJf. 2 P.M. 9 P.M. 7 AJd. 2 P.M. 9 P.M. Daily mean. 7 A.M. 2 P.M. 9 pjt. Daily mean. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 , 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 Monthly mean. FOR THE ARMY. 831 Medical Department.---Forms. FORM 11. REGISTER Alt. of Bar. above feet. Winds. Weather. Rain. 7 A.M. 2 p.m. 9 p.m. 7 A.M. 2 P.M. 9 P.M. Be-gan. End-ed. Quan-tity. Remarks. D. F. D. F. D. F. e 33a REVISED REGULATIONS Medical Department.----Forms. FORM 11.—(Meteorological SUMMARY OP WINDS AND WEATHER. N. N.E. E. S.E. s. s.w. w. N.W. a 3 fc to rt .a a fc CO rt a rt fc CO rt .a a 3 fc CO rt u 0> a 3 fc CO ft u a fc CO rt P u a> .a a fc CO rt P a rt fc rt ft No. of days \ FAIR. J No. of days 1 ow>UDr. / No. of days \ Of RAIN. j* No. of days \ of SNOW. j" / I FOR THE ARMY. 833 Medical Department.---Forms. Register.)—Continued. REMARKS. This register is to be mailed to the Surgeon-General monthly without a letter of transmittal. All fractions are to be expressed in decimals carried out two points. The thermometer and hygrometer, if not connected, will be suspended Bide by side. One-third of the sum of the three daily observations will be regis- tered as the daily mean. The direction (D.) and force (F.) of the winds will be expressed in accordance with existing regulations. The whole number of times any point of the compass is recorded during the month gives the "number of observations;" and that numDer divided by 8 gives the number of days from that point. The results thus obtained are to be recorded under " Summary of winds and weather." Observations on the weather will be recorded as fair or cloudy ; and the number of fair and cloudy days during the month will be ascertained by dividing the sum total of each record by 3. The number of days on which it rains or snows will be noted separately. Surgeon-General's Office, March, 1860. Surgeon U. S. Army. (Endorsement.) Station: METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER FOR THE Month of_______________> 18—. Transmitted by Surgeon U. S. Army. Reed S. G. Office,-----------, 18—. FORM 12. RoU of Soldiers employed on extra duty as Cooks and Nurses in the Hospital at 186 , by------------, Surgeon. during the month of- Names. Rank or designation. 0 e$ a o U a> a 'So Ph By whose order employed. Nature of service. Term of service. Rate of pay or compensation. How employed. No. 1 a o ft P>H 1 O H CO -rt 5»H o 6 fc Per diem. Dolls. Cts. Remarks. Cts. I certify that the above is a correct roll of the enlisted men employed on extra duty, under my direction, during the month of — 186 , and that the remarks opposite their names are accurate and just- Examined : ____________ ft CO 1 W 1 3 O «1 FORM 15.—Continued. Classes of Diseases. Diseases of the urinary and genital organs, and venereal affections....... Diseases of the serous exha- lent vessels..... Diseases of the fibrous and muscular structures.... TAKEN SICK OR RECEIVED INTO HOSPITAL DURING THE QUARTER. Month. Specific Diseases. Brought forward......... Bubo Syphiliticum................ Calculus............................. Cystitis.............................., Diabetes.............................. Enuresis............................. Gonorrhoea.......................... Ischuria et Dysuria.............. Nephritis..........................., Orchitis.............................. Sarcocele............................ Striotura Urethras................, Syphilis Primitiva................ Syphilis Consecutiva.............. Ulcus Penis non Syphiliticum. All other diseases of this class Anasarca............................ Ascites..............................., Hydrarthrus....................... Hydrocele........................... Hydrothorax........................ All other diseases of this class, Lumbago............................ Podagra............................. Rheumatismus Acutus........... Rheumatismus Chronicus......, All other diseases of this class First. Second. w Third. u Total by each disease. Total by each class. ✓ ^Abscesses and k> ulcers.......... Wounds and in- juries.......... Diseases of the eye...........v-. Diseases of the ear.............. Abscessus................................ Anthrax.................................. Fistula................................... Paronychia............................. Phlegmon............................... Ulcus..................................... All other diseases of this class.... Ambnstio................................ Concussio Cerebri..................... Compressio Cerebri................... Contusio................................. Fractura................................. Gelatio................................... Hernia................................... Luxatio ................................. Morsus Serpentis...................... Punitio................................... Sub-luxatio............................. Vulnus Incisum......................, Vulnus contusum vel Laceratum. Vulnus Punctum....................., Vulnus Sclopeticum................., All other diseases of this class..... Amaurosis............................. Cataracta..............................., Hemeralopia........................... Iritis....................................., Nyctalopia.............................. Ophthalmia............................ Retinitis................................ All other diseases of this class.... Otalgia.................................. Otitis.................................... Otorrhoea..............................., Surditas................................. All other diseases of this class.... Carry forward. <■»' *a p o a Pi o >& H rt- a B w re rt rt > 1 Pi ^ hd "1 H B FORM 15.—Continued. Classes of Diseases. TAKEN SICK OR RECEIVED INTO HOSPITAL DURING THE QUARTER. Month. Specific Diseases. All other dis- eases........... Brought forward. Anchylosis.................. Atrophia..................... Bubo simplex............... Cachexia..................... Debilitas..................... Ebrietas...................... Epistaxis.................... Exostosis.................... Haemorrhois................ Hematocele................. Morbi Cutis................ Necrosis..................... Nostalgia.................... Odontalgia.................., Prolapsus ani............... Scirrhus..................... Scorbutus................... Scrofula....................., Suicidium................... Toxicum....................., Tumores...................... Vermes....................... Morbi Varii................. Total................ First. Second. CD CO A CO a e3 CD O ft Third. CO CO A CO d ■ rt "rt o rt CD oi rt to CD fc. to to CD rt CD to o d O T) CD rt ;-. rt CD A to 7t o ^ a CD h£ S-. A o CO T3 CD U CD co CD T3 CD o rt CD OQ rt "c8 O Total- M OQ U H H -»} oc PS o ft P hH OQ O SH Ratio per qr. Directions.—In regard to this Report, the utmost punctuality and exactness will be required, and its nomenclature will be strictly observed. It will be accompanied with a general Sanitary Report, to be written on alternate pages of foolscap paper,with a margin of one inch on the left side of each page, and to be folded in four equal folds; in which the medical officer will furnish information respecting all those agencies which may have influenced the sickness and mortality of the troops—such as the medical topography of the station; the climate; prevalent diseases in the vicinity; the duty and employment of the troops; the nature of their barrack and hospital accommodations ; diet, water, clothing, and general habits of the men as to cleanliness, temperance, &c. Cases of unusual interest will be reported in detail. Diseases of women and children, if given, must be reported separately. No duplicate of this report is required. In consolidated and other monthly reports of sick and wounded, the general arrangement and the nomenclature of this form will be followed. 344 REVISED REGULATIONS Medical Department.---Forms. FORM 15.—Continued. Discharges on Surgeon's Certificate and Deaths. Name. Rank. Regiment. a rt © Disease. Date of discharge from service. Date of death. Surname. Christian name. ' . REMARKS. Notes.—Discharges on Surgeon's certificate, and deaths occurring among those of the command not on sick report, will also be reported, but separated from the others by a double line drawn across the page. The remarks will in each case specify the manner in which the disease originated, when it is known. In every case of the death of an officer, whether on duty or not, a special report is to be made to the Surgeon-General. FOR THE ARMY. 845 Medical Department.---Forms. FORM 15.—Continued. {Endorsement.) REPORT OF SICK AND WOUNDED FOR THE Quarter ending . , 186 . Station: Surgeon U. S. Armt. COMMAND. Regiments. Companies. FORM 16. Morning Report of the Surgeon of a Regiment, Post, or Garrison. Company. Remaining at last report. A4 o 'co rt CD M ei EH Total. rt O -*> -rt CD rt u a CD Ph -rt CD to f* rt ■rt CJ CO ft ■3 CO 0 .rt "3 u CD rt CD to 0 -^> rt CD GO O ft Remaining. Date. "3 CO o A rt hH CO (-. CD "S a rt cr rt hH "3 '&H CO o A rt hH i rt cr1 rt hH *3 CO O .rt rt hH CO u CD u rt hH Remarks. • FORM 17. Return of the Medical Officers of the Regular Army, Volunteer Corps, and Militia, including Physicians employed under contract, serving in the Department of-------, for the month of-------, 186 . Number. Names. Rank. Post or station. With what troops serving. Remarks • ■, Surgeon. Note.__The names will be arranged in the following order: 1st. Medical Officers of the Regular Army; 2d. Those of Volunteer Corps and Militia; 3d. Private Physicians. In the column of "Remarks" will be noted all changes in the position of Medical Officers and Private Physicians, whether on duty or on leave of absence; giving the number, date, and source of the order directing or authorizing such change, the time of the departure of the officers from their posts, and the date of their return to duty. If to a new post, its position must be indicated by reference to some known point, as----miles north from-----river, town, or post-office. The remarks opposite the names of Private Physicians will state, in addition to the above, the name and rank of the party making the contract, the .date thereof, the monthly compensation, and the date of their discharge from service. The Medical Directors wiL require from the Medical Officers and Private Physicians in their respective Departments, monthly reports to enable them to make out and transmit this Return to the Surgeon-General. 348 REVISED REGULATIONS Medical Department.---Forms. FORM 18. Contract with a Private Physician. This contract, entered into this-----day of-------, 18—, at State of-------, between--------------, of the United States Army, and Dr.--------------, of-------, in the State of-------, witnesseth, that for the consideration hereafter mentioned, the said Dr.-------promises and agrees to perform the duties of a medical officer, agreeably to the Army Regulations, at-------(and to furnish the necessary medicines). And the said-------promises and agrees, on behalf of the United States, to pay, or cause to be paid, to the said Dr.-------the sum of----dollars for each and every month he shall continue to perform the services above stated, which shall be his full compensation, and in lieu of all allowances and emoluments whatsoever (except that for medicines furnished, which shall be at the rate of— per cent, on his monthly pay, to be determined by the Surgeon-General). This contract to continue till determined by the said doctor, or the commanding officer for the time being, or the Surgeon-General. [Seal.] Signed, sealed, and delivered ) in presence of j [Seal.] I certify that the number of persons entitled to medical attendance, igreeably to regulations, at-------, is-----, and that no competent physician can be obtained at a lower rate. --------------, Commanding Officer. FOR THE ARMY. 349 Medical Department.---Forms. FORM 19. 4. Monthly Statement of the Hospital Fund at of----,186 . -, for the month Dr. To balance due hospital last month......................................... 1532 rations, being whole amount due this month, at 9J cents per ration................................................................... Cr. By the following provisions, at contract prices: 283$ lbs. of pork, at 6 cents per pound............ 690 lbs. of fresh beef, at 4 cents per pound .... 1612^ lbs. of flour, at 2 cents per pound............ 10 H>s. of hard bread, at 3$ cents per pound.. 70 lbs. of rice, at 6 cents per pound............. 66 lbs. of coffee, at 9 cents per pound........... 193i| lbs. of sugar, at 8 cents per pound........... \1\ quarts of vinegar, at 5 cents per quart..... 15T\ lbs. of candles, at 12 cents per pound...... 61J lbs. of soap, at 6 cents per pound............ 16£ quarts of salt, at 3 cents per quart......... 12 gallons of molasses, at 28 cents per gallon PURCHASED. 2 pairs of chickens, at 87 J cents per pair 4 quarts of milk, at 7 cents per quart.... 3 dozen oranges, at 25 cents per dozen... Total expended................ Balance due this month., $1 $17 01 27 60 32 24$ 35 4 20 6 04 15 51 85* 1 83$ 3 67* 50* 3 36 112 18| 78 -, Snrgeon U. S. [Date.] (No letter of transmittal required.) 2B 350 REVISED REGULATIONS Medical Department.---Forms. FORM 20. Form of a Medical Certificate. ---------------, of the-----regiment of-------, having applied for a certificate on which to ground an application for leave of absence, I do hereby certify that I have carefully examined this officer, and find that -------. [Here the nature of the disease, wound, or disability, is to be fully stated, and the period during which the officer has suffered under its effects.! And that, in consequence thereof, he is, in my opinion, unfit for duty. I further declare my belief that he will not be able to resume his duties in a less period than-------. [Here state candidly and expli- citly the opinion as to the period which will probably elapse before the officer will be able to resume his duties. When there is no reason to expect a recovery, or when the prospect of recovery is distant and uncer- tain, it must be so stated.] Dated at-------, this-----d»y of-------. Signature of ihe ~\ Medical Officer, j " FOR THE ARMY. 351 Pay Department. ARTICLE XLV. PAY DEPARTMENT. 1338. The troops will be paid in such manner that the arrears shall at no time exceed two months, unless the circumstances of the case render it unavoidable, which the paymaster charged with the payment shall promptly report to the Paymaster-General. 1339. The Paymaster-General shall take care, by timely remittances, that the paymasters have the necessary funds to pay the troops, and shall notify the remittances to the paymasters and commanding officers of the respective pay districts. 1340. The payments, except to officers and discharged soldiers, shall be made on muster and pay rolls; those of companies and detachments, signed by the company or detachment commander; of the hospital, signed by the surgeon; and all muster and pay rolls, signed by the mustering and inspecting officer. 1341. When a company is paraded for payment, the officer in com- mand of it shall attend at the pay-table. 1342. When a receipt on a pay-roll or account is not signed by the hand of the party, the payment must be witnessed. The witness to be a commissioned officer when practicable. 1343. Officers are paid on certified accounts, as in Form 3; discharged soldiers, on accounts according to Form 5, and certificates, Form 4. An officer retiring from service must make affidavit to his pay account, and to the certificate annexed to it, and state his place of residence, and the date when his resignation or removal takes effect. Pay accounts of post chaplains are to be certified by the commanding officer of the post. 1344. When an officer is dismissed from the service, he shall not bo entitled to pay beyond the day-on which the order announcing his dis- missal is received at the post where he may be stationed, unless a par- ticular day beyond the time is mentioned in the order. 1345. No officer shall receive pay for two staff appointments for the Bame time. 1346. Officers are entitled to pay from the date of the acceptance of their appointments, and from the date of promotion. 1347. No account of a restored officer for time he was out of service can be paid, without order of the War Department. 1348. As far as practicable, officers are to draw their pay from the pay- master of the district where they may be on duty. 1349. No officer shall pass away or transfer his pay account not actually due at the time; and when an officer transfers his pay account, he shall 352 REVISED REGULATIONS Pay Department. report the fact to the Paymaster-General, and to the paymaster expected to pay it. 1350. No person in the military service, while in arrears to the United States, shall draw pay. When the Secretary of War shall find by report of the Comptroller of the Treasury, of otherwise, that an officer of the army is in arrears to the United States, the Paymaster-General shall be directed to stop his pay to the amount of such arrears, by giving notice thereof to the paymasters of the army, and to the officer, who may pay over the amount to any paymaster. And no paymaster shall make to him any payment on account of pay until he exhibits evidence of having refunded the amount of the arrears, or that his pay accrued and stopped is equal to it, or until the stoppage is removed by the Paymaster-General. 1351. Officers having brevet commissions are entitled to their brevet pay and emoluments when on duty and having a command according to their brevet rank, and at no other time. (Act April 16, 1818.) 1352. Officers are on duty and have a command according to their brevet rank only when assigned to their brevet rank by the President with the appropriate actual command composed of different corps, or, when serving on detachments composed of different corps, with such appropriate command. But in the regiment, troop, or company to which officers belong, they do duty and draw pay according to the commissions by which they are mustered in their own corps. 1353. The following are the appropriate commands to each grade: 1. For a captain, at least a company. 2. For a major, at least 2 companies. 3. For a lieutenant-colonel, at least 4 companies. 4. For a colonel, at least 1 regiment, or 10 companies. 5. For a brigadier-general, 2 regiments, or 20 companies. 6. For a major-general, 4 regiments, or 40 companies. 7. For a lieutenant-general, 8 regiments, or 80 companies. 1354. Officers charging brevet pay will state on their pay accounts tho regiments and companies composing their commands. 1355. Double rations are allowed to the major-general commanding the army, and to every officer commanding in chief a separate army actually in the field; to the generals commanding the eastern and western geo- graphical divisions; to the Quartermaster-General and the Adjutant-Gene- ral; to the colonels or other officers commanding military geographical departments. 1356. Commanding officers of companies will not forfeit the allow- ances to which they are entitled by reason of such command when temporarily absenc on duty, provided the absence is less than one month. FOR THE ARMY. 353 Pay Department. 1357. No officer or soldier shall receive pay or allowances for any time during which he was absent without leave, unless a satisfactory excuse for such absence be rendered to his commanding officer, evidence of which, in case of an officer, shall be annexed to his pay account. 1358. Every deserter shall forfeit all pay and allowances due at the time of desertion. Stoppages and fines shall be paid from his future earnings, if he is apprehended and continued in service and if they are adjudged by a court-martial; otherwise, from his arrears of pay. 1359. No deserter shall receive pay before trial, or till restored to duty without trial by the authority competent to order the trial. 1360. In case of a soldier's death, desertion, or discharge without pay, or the forfeiture of his pay by sentence of court-martial, the amount due the laundress and sutler will be noted on the muster-roll. 1361. The extra pay allowed to soldiers acting as cooks and nurses in hospitals will be paid by the Pay Department. Such extra services will be noted on the hospital muster-rolls,-and for the sums thus expended, the Pay Department will be reimbursed by the Medical Department. 1362. When an improper payment has been made to any enlisted soldier, and disallowed" in the settlement of the paymaster's accounts, the paymaster may report the fact to the commander of the company in which the soldier is mustered, who will note on the muster-rolls the amount to be stopped from the pay of the soldier, that it may be re- funded to the paymaster in whose accounts the improper payment has been disallowed. 1363. Authorized stoppages to reimburse the United States, as for loss or damage to arms, equipments, or other public property; for extra issues of clothing; for the expense of apprehending deserters, or to reimburse individuals (as the paymaster, laundress, &c); forfeitures for desertion, and fines by sentence of court-martial, will be entered on the roll and paid in the order stated. 1364. The paymaster will deduct from the pay of all enlisted men twelve and a half cents per month for the support of the " Soldiers' Home," and also the amount of the authorized stoppages entered on the muster-roll, descriptive list, or certificate of discharge. 1365. The additional pay of two dollars a month to a private soldier in virtue of a certificate of merit (Act March 3, 1847), commences at the date of the service for which the certificate is given, and continues while he remains a private soldier, if he has been continuously in service, or has a certificate of merit given for service in the war with Mexico f Act August 4, 1854.) 1366. Non-commissioned officers who were recommended by the com- manding officer of their regiment for promotion by brevet for distinguished 2 E2 354 RE VISED REGULATIONS Pay Department. service in the war with Mexico, and not promoted, receive two dollars a month additional pay, while in service as non-commissioned officers. (Act August 4, 1854.) 1367. The muster-rolls are to embrace all the data necessary to in&ure justice to the soldier, and to guide the paymaster in making his pay- ments. Thus, when a man is entitled to the benefits of the 2d section of the Act of August 4, 1854, the following remark should be placed opposite his name : " $2 pr. mo. for 1st re-enlistment." If he be entitled to $1 additional for re-enlisting subsequent to its date, the remark will then be, " $3 pr. mo. for 2d re-enlistment;" for a third re-enlistment, u $4 pr. mo. for 3d re-enlistment," &c. For soldiers coming under the provisions of the 3d and 4th sections of the act, note as follows: " $2 pr. mo. for cert, merit;" " $2 pr. mo. for 1st re-enlistment, $2 for cert, merit," &c, according to the facts of the case 1368. The retained pay is due to a discharged soldier unless forfeited by sentence of a court-martial, or as provided in paragraph 1340. 1369. The traveling pay is due to a discharged officer or soldier unless forfeited by sentence of a court-martial, or as provided in paragraph 1340, or the discharge is by way of punishment for an offense. 1370. In reckoning the traveling allowance to discharged officers or soldiers, the distance is to be estimated by the shortest mail route; if there is no mail route, by the shortest practicable route. Rations of soldiers, if not drawn in kind, are estimated at the contract price at the place of discharge. The price of the ration shall be stated on the certi- ficate. 1371. Every enlisted man discharged as a minor, or for other cause involving fraud on his part in the enlistment, or discharged by the civil autharity, shall forfeit all pay and allowances due at the time of the dis- charge, and shall not receive any final statements. 1372. Paymasters or other officers to whom a discharged soldier maj apply, shall transmit to the Paymaster-General, with their remarks, any evidence the soldier may furnish relating to his not having received or having lost his certificates of pay due. The Paymaster-General will transmit the evidence to the Second Comptroller for the settlement of the account. 1373. No paymaster or other officer shall be interested in the purchase of any soldier's certificate of pay due, or other claim against the United States. 1374. The Paymaster-General will report to the Adjutant-General any case of neglect of company officers to furnish the proper certificates to oldiers entitled to discharge. 1375. Whenever the garrison is withdrawn from any post at which a FOR THE ARMY. 355 Pay Department. chaplain is authorized to be employed, his pay and emoluments shall cease on the last day of the month next ensuing after the withdrawal of the troops. The Paymaster-General will be duly informed from the Adju- tant^General's office whenever the appointment and pay of the post chaplain will cease under this regulation. 1376. Funds turned over to other paymasters, or refunded to the Trea- sury, are to be entered in accounts current, but not in the abstracts of payments. 1377. Whenever money is refunded to the Treasury, the name of thu person refunding, and the purpose for which it is done, should be stated, in order that the officers of that Department may give the proper credits. 1378. When an officer of the army receives a temporary appointment from the proper authority to a grade in the militia then in actual service of the United States higher in rank than that held by him in the army, he shall be entitled to the pay and emoluments of the grade in which he serves. But in no case can an officer receive the compensation of two military commissions or appointments at the same time. 1379. Whenever the Paymaster-General shall discover that an officer has drawn pay twice for the same time, he shall report it to the Adjutant General. 1380. The Paymaster-General shall transmit to the Second Auditor, in the month of May, a statement exhibiting the total amount during the year up to the 31st December preceding, of stoppages against officers and soldiers on account of ordnance and ordnance stores, that the amount may be refunded to the proper appropriations. These stoppages will be regulated by the tables of cost published by the chief of the Ordnance Department, and shall have precedence of all other claims on the pay of officers or soldiers. 1381. The following returns are to be transmitted to the Paymaster General after each payment: 1st. Estimate for succeeding months (Form 1). 2d. Abstracts of payments (Form 6), accompanied by the vouchers ) 3d. General account current (Form 7). 4th. Monthly statement of funds, disbursements, &c. (Form 9). 1382. The accounts and vouchers for the expenditures to the regular army must be kept separate and distinct from those to volunteers and militia. 1383. Pay-roll of militia will be according to Form 8, the certificate at the foot to be signed by all the company officers present. 1384. No militia or volunteers shall be paid till regularly mustered into service, as provided in the General Regulations.* * But gee chap. 16, July 24, 1861, vol. xii. p. 274. 356 REVISED REGULATIONS Pay Department. 1385. In order to afford enlisted men of the army a secure deposit for the amounts from their pay, and to relieve the muster and pay rolls from accumulated credits of pay, the following provisions are made : 1. All enlisted men present with their companies or detachments at the time of payment shall hereafter sign the receipt for their monthly pay. 2. Soldiers may deposit with the paymaster any portion of their pay, not less than $5 at one time, provided that no amount so deposited shall be withdrawn until the expiration of the soldier's enlistment. 8. At the time of first deposit, a check-book will be given to the soldier, and a certificate of every deposit made, signed by the paymaster and company commander, shall be entered therein at the time of making the same. 4. The company commander shall keep an account of every deposit made by a soldier on the company book, and shall transmit to the Paymaster-General, after each payment, a list of the depositors and the amounts deposited by them respectively. b. In case of the transfer of a soldier, his descriptive roll shall exhibit the several amounts deposited by him. 6. On the discharge of a soldier, the amount of his deposits shall be entered on his final statements, and paid on settlement of the same. 7. On the death of a soldier, his deposits shall be accounted for in the inventory of his effects and on the accompanying final state- ments. 8. The money deposited by any soldier shall not be liable to forfeit- ure by sentence of court-martial. 9. Paymasters will receive the deposits of the soldiers in their respective districts, credit the same in their accounts current, and furnish a list of the depositors, with the several sums deposited by each, to accompany their accounts and vouchers of disburse- ments. The sums thus received by the paymasters may be again used by them in the payment of troops. 10. The Paymaster-General shall keep in his office such record aa may be necessary to show the deposits made by the enlisted men of each company. 1386. Paymasters will afford Sutlers every facility in the collection of the amounts due them in accordance with regulations 217 and 218. 1387. Officers absent from their appropriate duties, either with or without leave, for six months, will thereby forfeit all the emoluments and allowances to which thev would otherwise be entitled. TABLE OF PAY, SUBSISTENCE, FORAGE, &c. OF THE U. S. ARMY. Gba.de. Pay. PM Subsist- ence. ' 58 '•a Forage. e.s . *.§ to "-G » O ea ^ .3 « ° § «M £ ft Lieutenant-General................................................................... Major General.......................................................................... Senior Aide-de-Camp to General-in-Chief..................................... Aide de-Camp, in addition to pay, &c, of Lieutenant..................... Brigadier-General.................................................................... Aide-de-Camp to Brigadier, in addition to pay, &c, of Lieutenant*. Adjutant-General..................................................................... Assistant Adjutant-General, with the rank of Colonel..................., Assistant Adjutant-General, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel..... Assistant Adjutant-General, with the rank of Major....................., Assistant Adjutant-General, with the rank of Captain................... Judge Advocate......................................................................, Inspector-General................................................................... Assistant Inspector-General, with the rank of Major...................... Signal Officer, with the rank of Major........................................ (.Viartermaster-General............................................................. Assistant Quartermaster-General............................................... Deputy Quartermaster-General.................................................. Quartermaster...................................................................... Assistant Quartermasier............................................................ Pnymaster-General, $2740 per annum. Deputy Psya.*ster-General.................. .................................... $270 00 220 00 80 00 24 00 124 00 20 00 124 00 110 00 95 00 80 00 70 00 80 00 110 00 80 00 80 00 124 00 110 00 95 00 80 00 70 00 ' 95 00 40 15 4 $50 a mo. for forage. 7 4 2 12 12 6 5 4 4 4 6 4 4 12 6 5 4 4 Paymaster................................................. Commissary-General of Subsistence................................................^'..........!.! Assistant Commissary-General of Subsistence..............................................".". Commissary of Subsistence, with the rank of Major.......................................... Commissary of Subsistence, with the rank of Captain....................................... Assistant Commissary of Subsistence, in addition to pay, &c, of Lieutenant*........ Surgeon-General, $2740 per annum. Surgeon often years' service in that grade......................................................■ Surgeon, less than ten years' service.............................................................. Assistant Surgeon of ten years' service........................................................... Assistant Surgeon of five years' service........................................................... Assistant Surgeon, less than five years' service................................................ MILITARY ACADEMY. Superintendent, not less than the Professor of Natural and Experimental Philo- sophy. The Commander of Corps of Cadets, not less than the Professor of Ma- thematics. Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy, $2240 per annum. Assistant Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy............................. Professor of Mathematics, $2240 per annum. Assistant Professor of Mathematics............................................................... Professor of Engineering, $2240 per annum. Assistant Professor of Engineering, and Instructor of Practical Engineering, each...................................................................................................... Professor of Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Geology, $2240 per annum. Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Geology, and Assistant Pro- fessor of Ethics, each............................................................................... Chaplain and Professor of Ethics, $2240 per annum. Professor of French, and Professor of Drawing, each $2240 per annum. Assistant Professor of French, and Assistant Professor of Drawing, each.............. Professor of Spanish, $2240 per annum. Instructor of Cavalry and Artillery Tactics...................................................... Adjutant of the Military Academy.................................................................. Master of the Sword, $1500 per annum. Teacher of Music....................................................................................... Cadet........................................................................................................ 80 00 110 00 95 00 80 00 70 00 20 00 80 00 80 00 70 00 70 00 ■ 63 33J 70 00 70 00 70 00 70 00 70 00 70 00 63 33£ 60 00 30 00 4 4 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 8 8 4 4 4 8 8 4 3 4 2 4 8 4 3 4 8 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 2 "3 o 1-3 a 3! Grade. ENGINEERS AND TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEERS. Colonel......................................................................... Lieutenant-Colonel.............................................................. Major............................................................................... Captain............................................................................. Lieutenants, 1st and 2d, and Brevet 2d.................................. Enlisted men, same as Sappers and Miners. ORDNANCE. Chief of Ordnance............................................................... Colonel............................................................................. Lieutenant-Colonel............................................................. Major............................................................................... Captain............................................................................ Lieutenants, 1st and 2d, and Brevet 2d.................................. Master Armorer, Master Carriage-Maker, 01 Master Blacksmith Armorer, Carriage-Maker, or Blacksmith............................... Artificer.......................................................................... Laborer......................................................................... ), &c,—Continued. w o Pay. Subsist-ence. Forage. i—* 03 0> a a cs B OQ 0Q +-> CO -*> A CD OS A o co a U A . £ fl « t* +* *3 t>» O (-, ° _ 3 a S eS A'* S m *n o o. of lowe of w o. of lowe of p o d ft <1 p* fc fc fc fc * GQ ft S o u w $110 00 6 6 3 2 •a ft 95 00 5 4 3 2 S UJ 80 00 4 4 3 2 0 a 70 00 4 3 1 1 53 33 4 1 1 t—i O » 00 124 00 12 6 3 3 110 00 6 6 3 2 96 00 6 4 3 2 80 00 4 4 3 2 70 00 4 3 1 63 33£ 4 2 1 34 00 20 00 ... xl 00 18 00 ... CAVALRY. Colonel..................................................................................................... ^Lieutenant-Colonel...................................................................................... ^Major................................&...................................................................... Captain.........................................i.......................................................... Lieutenants, 1st and 2d, and Brevet 2d.......................................................... Adjutant, in addition to pay, &c, of Lieutenant............................................, Regimental Quartermaster, " " " .............................................. Sergeant-Major......................................................................................... Quartermaster-Sergeant............................................................................... Chief Bugler............................................................................................. First Sergeant............................................................................................ Sergeant and Saddle Sergeant, Veterinary Sergeant, and Company Quartermaster- Sergeant................................................................................................. Corporal................................................................................................... Bugler...................................................................................................... Farrier and Blacksmith............................................................................... Private...................................................................................................... ARTILLERY AND INFANTRY. Colonel................................................................................. Lieutenant-Colonel................................................................. Major.................................................................................. Adjutant, in addition to pay, &c, of Lieutenant..............•.......... Regimental Quartermaster, in addition to pajy, &c, of Lieutenant, Captain................................................................................ First Lieutenant.................................................................... Second Lieutenant.......................................................... ...... Sergeant-Major..................................................................... Quartermaster-Sergeant........................................................... Principal Musician of Infantry............................................... First Sergeant...................................................................... Ordnance Sergeant, in addition to pay of Sergeant..................... Sergeant, and Company Quartermaster-Sergeant........................ Corporal. $110 00 95 00 80 00 70 00 53 S3 10 00 10 00 21 00 21 00 21 00 20 00 17 00 14 00 13 00 15 00 13 00 95 00 80 00 70 00 10 00 10 00 60 00 50 00 45 00 21 00 21 00 21 00 20 00 6 00 17 00 13 00 6 6 8 5 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 2 4 1 2 6 4 3 6 3 3 4 3 3 2 1 2 2 4 4 4 ...... TABLE OF PAY, SUBSISTENCE, FORAGE, &o.,—Continued. Grade. Artificer of Artillery.................................................................................... Private..................................................................................................... Musician................................................................................................... SAPPERS, MINERS, AND PONTONIERS. Sergeant ................................................................................................... Corporal .................................................................................................. Private of the 1st class................................................................................ Private of the 2d class................................................................................. Musician................................................................................................... MILITARY STOREKEEPERS, AC. Military Store-keepers attached to the Quartermaster's Department; at armories, and at arsenals of construction; the store-keeper at Watertown arsenal, and store- keepers of ordnance serving in Oregon, California, and New Mexico, $14tf0 per annum. At all other arsenals, $1040 per annum. Post Chaplain, to be determined by the Council of Administration, not to exceed... Medical Cadet.......................................................................................... Hospital Steward, appointed by the Secretary of War, and at posts of more than four companies, pay of Ordnance Sergeant................................................... Other Hospital Stewards....................................................... ..................... Pay. Ph $15 00 13 00 12 00 34 00 20 00 17 00 13 00 12 00 60 00 30 00 22 00 20 00 Subsist- ence. Forage. «s a S° Cl I 9) cs a A 'O Matron..................................................•.................................................. Female Nurses, 40 cents per day and one ration. Master Wagoners (by Act 3d August, 1861).................................................... Wagoners (by Act 3d August, 1861).............................................................. BAND3. Leader...................................................................................................... One-fourth of the Musicians.......................................................................... One-fourth of " " .......................................................................... One-halfof " " .......................................................................... The^ommanding officer of a company is entitled to $10 per month for responsi- bility of arms and clothing. _ • Officers' subsistence is commuted at, thirty cents per ration; forage, $8 per month for each horse actually owned and kept in service. Officers are entitled to the pay of private soldier, $2 50 per month, clothing, and one ration per day for each private servant actually employed. Every commissioned officer below the rank of Brigadier-General is entitled to one additional ration per day for every five years' service. _ Two dollars per month is to be retained from the pay of each private soldier until the expiration of his term of enlistment, and 12J cents per month from all en- listed men,for the support of the " Soldier's Home." All enlisted men are entitled to $2 per month additional pay for re-enlisting, and $1 per month for each subsequent period of five years' service, provided they re-enlist within one month. Paymaster's clerks, $700 per annum, and 75 cents per day when actually on duty. The Adjutants, Quartermasters, and Commissaries of Battalions will receive the emoluments now provided by law for Regimental Adjutants. $6 00 17 00 14 00 45 00 34 00 20 00 17 00 17 00 * Entitled to only three rations per day as Lieutenant. .,,..■,.•,. *• ii. Note —Chaplains, $40 per month and 4 rations. Upon the recommendation of the Council of Administration, the Chaplains $20 per month in addition. Chaplains in volunteers, by Act of July, 1861, are paid as Captains of Cavalry. For Army Pay Li«t, see Appendix, pages 524-526. 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FORM 1.—(ESTIMATS FOR FCNDS.J Estimate of Funds required for the pay, subsistence, forage, and, clothing of the troops of the United States, of which -------is Paymaster, from the 1st of-------, 18—, to the 1st of-------, 18—, two months, founded on the actual number of said troops. Description and enumeration of troops. Commence-ment. Expiration. Pay. Subsistence. Forage. Clothing for officers' ser-vants, or money in lieu thereof. Amount. Dolls. Cts. Dolls. Cts. Dolls. Cts. Dolls. Cts. Dolls. Cts. Dead and discharged men.... Arrears due prior to com-mencement of this esti- I certify that the above estimate is founded on the best data, as to the actual number of troops, to be obtained. 1 ------. Paymaster U. S. A. FORM 2. Receipts to be rendered by Paymasters for remittances. Received of-------, this-------day of- day of------, 18—, the sum of------ United States, as follows: -, 18—, at -, in the State of on -, dated the dollars and------cents, on account of the pay, &c, of the Army of the Pay.......... Subsistence. Forage....... Clothing..... Amount. For which amount I am accountable (Signed triplicates.) -, Paymaster. Note.__One receipt for the Paymaster-General, one for the Second Auditor, and one for the Treasurer. FORM 3.—(Officers' Pat Account.) The United States to Dr. On what account. Commencement and expiration. Term of service charged. Pay per month. Amount. Remarks. From — To — Months. Days. Dolls. Cts. Dolls. Cts. Pay- Forage— Clothing— Vi O d fc 00 a o ■■§ p 'S ~ CU 6 * fc i-. o <=> EH Post or place where due. «tH . o a Cts. Subsistence— I hereby certify that the foregoing accoant is accurate and just; that I have not been absent without leave during any part of the time charged for; that I have not received pay, nor drawn rations, forage, or clothing in kind, or received money in lieu of any part thereof, for any part of the time therein charged; that I actually owned and kept in service, the horses, and employed the private servants for which I charge, for the whole of the time charged; and that I did not, during the term so charged, or any part thereof, keep or employ a soldier as a waiter or servant; that the annexed is an accurate description of my servant; that, for the whole period charged for my staff appointment, I actually and legally held the appointment and did duty in the department; that I was the actual and only commanding officer at the double- ration post charged for; and that no officer, within my knowledge, has a right to claim, or does claim, for said services, for any part of the period charged; that for the whole time brevet pay is claimed, I had the command stated; that I was actually in the command of a company for the whole time additional pay is charged; that I have not been in the per- formance of any staff duty for which I claim, or have received, extra compensation during the time an additional ration is charged for; that I have been in the United States Army as a commissioned officer for the number of years stated in the charge for extra rations; that I am not in arrears with the United States on any account whatsoever; and that the last payment I received was from Paymaster---------, and to the----day of----, 18—. I at the same time acknowledge that I have received of---------, Paymaster, this----day of----, 18— the Bum 0f----_0TJ dollars, being the amount in full of said account. (Signed duplicates.) DESCRIPTION OP SERVANTS. Name. Complexion. Height. Eyes. Hair. Feet. Inches. Pay.......... Subsistence, Forage....... Clothing.. Amount. 370 REVISED REGULATIONS Pay Department.---Forms. 3 CO P *- z> § ^ ^ 1 i a & s ,2. o o .g £ .§ £ 855a o *; ,_ C -S ~ *l 2 ►..s » t g <2 >5 ^ •« _ o <« "= O C) w p. p. fj S J* - o q „ a .- o w —. a H k. co i/j ai h ,-; « ri « is c FORM 4. Certificate to be given a soldier at the time of his discharge. I certift that the within named--------, a-----of Captain —-------company (—) of the-----regiment of born in ---feet - in the State of ■ - complexion,----eyes, -, was enlisted by--- day of----, eighteen hundred years,----teet----inches high, ■ ---hair, and by profession a — ----, at-----, on the --- and----, to serve for----years, and is now entitled to a discharge by reason of-----. The said--------was last paid by Paymaster--------, to include the----day of----, eighteen hundred and---, and has pay due from that time to the present date. There is due to him----dollars retained pay. There is due to him----dollars on account of clothing not drawn in kind. He is indebted to the United States----dollars on account of extra clothing, &c. He is indebted to--------, laundress at-----,--- dollars. The contract price of the ration at-----is —— cents. Given in duplicate at this day of----, 18—. Commanding Company. Note.—When a soldier transfers his certificates, the transfer must be made on them, witnessed by a commissioned officer, when practicable, or bj some other reputable person known to the Paymaster. FOR THE ARMY. 371 Pay Department.---Forms. FORM 6. The United States, To- ------Regiment of -, discharged from Company, Dr. For pay from----of - being ---- months, month..................., For retained pay due... -, 18—, to----of —-, 18—, — days, at ---- dollars per For pay for traveling from------, the place of my dis- charge, to ------, the place of my residence, ---- miles, at twenty miles per day, equal to----days, at dollars per month. For subsistence for traveling as above, ----cents per ration or day............... For clothing not drawn........................ days, at Amount. Deduct for Army Asylum...........................$ Deduct for clothing overdrawn................... Balance due. Dolls. Cents. Received of ----, 18-, - ----, Paymaster United States Army, this ---- day of dollars and - ---cents, in full of the above account. Pav........................ (Signed in duplicate.) 372 REVISED REGULATIONS Pay Department.--Forms. FORM 6 Abstract of Payments made by CE u CD A o 3 o > CD a P. O o> "el Q •a p. o A If o EH CD 03 (4 M «H o M a P3 CO p. O Commencement and expiration. Pay. I Subsistence. © fc From — . To — Dolls. Cts. Dolls. Cts. I do hereby certify that the foregoing Abstract contains an acourate state- FOR THE iRMY. 873 Pay Department.---Forms. FORM 6. Paymaster, for the—-----months of---- Forage. Clothing of servants. Clothing of soldiers. Amount. CO Dolls. Cts. Dolls* Cts. Dolls. Cts. Dolls. Cts. Dolls. Cts. Dolls. Cts. a CD P3 ment of the payments made by me, as therein expressed. Paymaster. FORM 7.—(Account Current.) Dr. The. United States, in account current with--------------, Paymaster United States Army. Cr. 03 Ph CD CD 0. CD CO 'oo A 0 xn CD bfi e3 u o Em 0 'a o 6 0 0 o a < CD "o3 ft 03 Pm a? o a CD CO "co A 0 w CO •o ft CO 'o ft CO 6 CO ft CO 6 ft to 5 186 For amount expend-ed, as per abstract and vouchers here-with, in paying the troops since the ---- of----, 186 , the date of the last account For amount turned Due the U. States, to be accounted for in next ac- A 186 186 By balance to be ac-counted for, as stated in last ac- By cash received of ---------, as per my receipt dated the ---- of ----, 186 ................. By amount received of for------ ......... i 1 Amount...............$ Amount..........$ By balance brought down.................. I certify that the above is a true account of all public money received by me, not heretofore accounted for, and that the disburse- ments have been faithfully made. Stated at----, this----of----, 186 . 'Duplicate.) Paymaster. B76 REVISED REGULATIONS Pay Department.---Forms. FORM 8.- We, the subscribers, do hereby acknowledge to have received of the full of our pay and allowances for the period Period of service. $A *rl cy c o « *** ^i m CO » o S We certify that we actually employed the servants, and owned and kept in charged,, and did not, during any part of the time, employ a soldier as a scrrant. non-commissioned officers and privates of the company to which we belong, who them in service for the time paid for, although, in some cases, they may not have company. FOR THE A.RMY. 377 Pay Department.---Forms. (Pat Roll of Militia.) , Paymaster, the sums annexed to our names respectively, being herein expressed, having signed duplicates thereof. Traveling allowances. Remarks. service the horses, for which we have received payment, for the whole of the time The names and description of our servants are below. We also certify that the are made up for pay, &c, as having horses and arms, actually owned and had been valued. We also certify that we witnessed the payment of the whole -, Captain, servant named -, 1st Lieut., do. -, 2d Lieut., do. -, Ensign, do. 2G2 FORM 0. Statement of moneys received and expended, and on hand, for the month ending Date. 5 to T* CD Eh u PI £ ti) Eh c Remarks. Amount on hand from last month Received from the Treasurer..... Received from Paymaster......... Received from ------- ............ Total received...............$ Expended in paying the troops Turned over to Paymaster........ Total expended..............§ Balance to be accounted for.....$ Accountable for iron safe. -------j------ Paymaster- Missing Page Missing Page Missing Page Missing Page Missing Page Missing Page Missing Page Missing Page Missing Page Missing Page Missing Page Missing Page Missing Page Missing Page Missing Page Missing Page \ Article XLVI. (pages 379 to 395, par. 1388 to 1405) contains the Kegulations of the Corps of Engineers, which is published in pamphlet form, and distributed to those officers who require it, by the Chief Engineer. 396 REVISED REGULATIONS Ordnance Department. ARTICLE XLVII. ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT. 1406. The Ordnance Department has charge of the arsenals and armo- ries, and furnishes all ordnance and ordnance stores for the military service. 1407. The general denomination, " Ordnance and Ordnance Stores," comprehends all cannon and artillery carriages and equipments; all appa- ratus and machines for the service and manoeuvres of artillery; all small arms and accoutrements and horse equipments; all ammunition; all tools and materials for the ordnance service; horse medicines, materials for shoeing, and all horse equipments whatever for the light artillery. 1408. Models or patterns proposed by the Ordnance Board and approved by the Secretary of War, of all ordnance and ordnance stores for the land service of the United States, with the standard gauges, weights, and measures, shall be deposited in the model office at the Washington arsenal; and no change or variation from them shall be allowed, except on the recommendation of the board, approved by the Secretary of War. The ordnance board is composed of such officers of that department as the Secretary of War may designate. 1409. Directions in detail for the inspection and proof of all ordnance and ordnance stores shall be issued by the chief of ordnance, with the approbation of the Secretary of War. Ordnance and ordnance stores procured by contract or open purchase are required to pass the same inspection and proof as if fabricated at the arsenals. (See Ordnance Manual.) 1410. The purchases and contracts for cannon, projectiles, powder, small arms, and accoutrements are made, or specially ordered by the chief of ordnance, under the direction of the Secretary of War. 1411. In each case the inspector shall give to the contractor triplicate inspection certificates (Forms 30, 34, 38), and transmit to the ordnance bureau an inspection report (Forms 31, 32, 39). 1412. The inspecting officers shall transmit to the ordnance bureau a consolidated report, in July (Form 33), of their inspections of ordnance and projectiles during the year ending 30th June, and quarterly and annual reports (Forms 35, 36, 37) of their inspections of small arms, barrels, &c. Inspectors shall retain copies of their inspection reports, to be turned over to their successors; at an armory, the quarterly and annual inspection reports (35, 36, 37) are signed by the superintendent and master armorer. 1413. Reports of defects in the quality or condition of ordnance sup- plies will, in all oases, besides naming the articles, describe the particular FOR THE ARMY. 397 Ordnance Department. pattern or model, when and where made, and whence, when, and from whom received, with such other information as will aid the Ordnance Department in taking the proper measures for correcting the defect. 1414. The inspectors of small arms will procure necessary assistants from the national armories. No assistant shall inspect oftener than twice in succession the arms made at the same private establishment. The in- spector will have the accepted arms boxed and sealed in his presence. 1415. In time of peace, ordnance and ordnance stores are to be issued from the arsenals and armories only by authority from the ordnance bureau of the War Department; in war, to supply troops in service, on the order of any general or field officer commanding an army, garrison, or detach- ment; provided, in issues to the militia, that they shall have been regularly mustered into the service, and the requisition (Form 23) be approved by the mustering and inspecting officer of the United States, or a general or field officer commanding in the regular service. In case of an issue not specially directed from the ordnance bureau, the order for the issue will be promptly transmitted to the bureau by the issuing officer. 1416. The arms, accoutrements, and horse equipments required by an officer for his own use in the public service may be issued to him on payment of the regulated price (Form 19), to be passed to the credit of the proper appropriation at the ordnance bureau. 1417. Requisitions (Form 22) for ordnance and ordnance stores for companies or posts may, in urgent cases, be sent direct to the Adjutant- General's office, a duplicate being forwarded at the same time to Depart- ment head-quarters. Requisitions for the military academy are to be transmitted to the chief engineer. Requisitions for supplies for arsenals and armories are sent direct to the ordnance bureau. 1418. Requisitions for horse equipments will be made according to the form prescribed for ordnance requisitions, the various articles being classi- fied in the requisitions and returns under heads, as follows: Under the head of Saddle will be included every thing embraced there- under in the published statement of equipments, until further orders, (see "General Orders," No. 23, of 1859,) excepting stirrups, saddle-bagsj girths, and surcingles, which will be entered separately. CURB BRIDLES. The various kinds of curb bits, as— Bits No. 1. 1 Bits JSo. Z. . ^rass scutcheons and curb-chains included. Bits No. 3. j Bits No. 4. J Leather fittings complete. 398 REVISED REGUL ITIONS Ordnance Department. WATERING BRIDLES. Snaffie-bits, chains and toggles included. Watering reins. Halters. Spurs/ straps included. Curry-combs. Horse-brushes. Picket-pins. Lariat-ropes. Cavalry blankets. Artillery blankets. Nose-bags. Hitching-snaps. The minor parts of any article may be called for separately when neces- sary, and in that case will be borne on the return until expended to per- fect articles that are deficient. The injury or destruction of the minor parts of any article, particularly of leather, will not be a sufficient reason for condemning it, but, on the contrary, the necessary repairs will be made in the company by means of extra-duty men, or artificers, or at the depots. (See " General Orders," No. 22, of 1859, paragraph 7.) 1419. When arms, accoutrements, and equipments need repairs that cannot be made by the troops, the commanding officer may sena them to be repaired to the most convenient arsenal. 1420. The commander of each company or detachment will be account- able for all ordnance and ordnance stores issued to his command. The commander of each post will be accountable for all ordnance and ordnance Btores at the post, not issued to the company or detachment commanders, or not in charge of an officer of ordnance or a store-keeper. Ordnance sergeants will account for ordnance property only where there is no com- missioned officer of the army or store-keeper. 1421. Commanding officers of the militia in service of the United States shall return and account for ordnance and ordnance stores in the use of troops as required in the regular service. And all arms and equipments issued to such militia shall be charged against the person to whom the issue.is made on the muster-roll or pay account, to be accounted for to the mustering and inspecting officer, before receiving pay during service and on his discharge. 1422. Enlisted men who lose, or dispose of, the Colt's revolver pistols intrusted to their care, will hereafter be charged forty dollars in each case; that oeing the amount of pecuniary damage sustained by the United States, as estimated by the Ordnance Department. 1423. When a mustering and inspecting officer relieves such person from charge for loss or damage to his arms or equipments, satisfactory evidence, by affidavit or otherwise, setting out the facts of the loss or J FOR THE ARMY. 399 Ordnance Department, damage, and showing that it was not by his fault, shall be annexed to the pay-roll or account. 1424. When charges on account of ordnance stores are made against a soldier, the property return shall give his name and the pay-roll or account in which the charge is made. 1425. Arm-chests are to be preserved and accounted for as other ordnance stores. 1426. Every officer commanding a regiment, corps, garrison, or detach- ment shall make, at the end of February, April, June, August, October, and December, a report to the chief of ordnance, stating all damages to arms, equipments, and implements belonging to his command, noting those occasioned by negligence or abuse, and naming the officer or soldier by whose negligence or abuse the said damages were occasioned (Act of February 8, 1815), from which reports the necessary instructions shall be issued to the armories and the ordnance inspectors to correct defects in the manufacture. 1427. Inspections shall be made of the armories and arsenals of con- struction annually, and of other arsenals every two years, by such officers of the department as the Secretary of War shall designate, and a report of each inspection made to the ordnance bureau. 1428. The charge of an armory in the absence of the superintendent devolves on the master 'armorer, unless the chief of ordnance shall other- wise direct; of an arsenal, on the military store-keeper in the absence of an officer of ordnance. 1429. The officer in charge of an arsenal or armory shall, under the direction of the chief of ordnance, make and publish the rules for its internal government; procure the necessary materials and tools; engage the workmen, assign their grade, and appoint the necessary foremen. The cause for discharging or displacing a foreman shall be reported to the ordnance bureau. 1430. The military store-keeper shall disburse the funds on the certi- ficate of the officer in charge upon each pay-roll or other account, stating the sum total in words, and, under the direction of the officer in charge, have the care and custody and make the returns of the ordnance and ordnance stores, except those in the current service, for which, including draft animals, the officer in charge is accountable. 1431. Where there is no store-keeper, the commanding officer is account- able for all the ordnance property, unless authorized by the ordnance bureau to devolve the accountability on another officer. 1432. Orders for the issue of supplies from an arsenal or armory aro directed to th.3 officer in charge, who shall transmit them to the store- keeper, and see to their execution. For transportation, the stores will b« 400 REVISED REGULATIONS Ordnance Department. turned over to the Quartermaster's Department, with duplicate invoices (Form 2); a third shall be transmitted to the officer who is to receive the stores 1433. Materials to be consumed or expended are issued on the written Drders of the officer in charge to the store-keeper, who shall make quar- terly abstracts of such issues (Form 9) as his voucher, to be certified by the officer in charge. 1434. The officer in charge shall turn over to the store-keeper the invoices (Form 2) of stores received, to be receipted for by him (Form 7), and shall furnish to him invoices of articles fabricated, purchased, repaired, &c, from which the store-keeper shall make the quarterly abstracts to be certified by the officer in charge (Forms 3, 4, 5, 6). At an armory, all articles purchased, fabricated, or repaired are to be in- spected by the master armorer before being paid for, or turned into store 1435. The date when orders for supplies are received, or stores received at or issued from an arsenal or armory, shall be reported on the report of work done (Form 27). 1436. Hired men in the ordnance service (except slaves) shall be en- gaged on daily wages, except men on piece-work, and paid only for such days or parts of days as they actually work. Working time, by daylight only, shall average ten hours throughout the year. When men are paid for extra time or night-work, the necessity shall be explained on the pay-roll. 1437. Workmen in an armory shall be paid, as far as practicable, by pifcce-work. The price of piece-work shall be fixed, according to the skill and labor it requires, by the superintendent, under the direction of the chief of ordnance. 1438. Any increase of wages shall be promptly reported to the ordnance bureau, with the necessary explanations. 1439. The money value of any piece of work spoiled by the fault or incompetency of a workman shall be charged to him on the pay-roll. 1440. A fair rent shall be charged monthly on the pay-roll to the hired men who occupy public quarters, except the master armorer and clerks at an armory. The rent-roll (Form 12) shall be returned quarterly to the ordnance bureau. 1441. Armory officers and hired men in the ordnance service will receive ten cents mileage for travel on duty under orders. 1442. No buildings or other permanent works or improvements will be undertaken without the sanction of the Secretary of War. The plans and estimates for them are to be sent to the ordnance bureau by the month of August. 1443. No trees on the public grounds will be removed or destroyed without authority from the ordnance bureau. FOR THE A.RMY. 401 Ordnance Department. 1444. None but strong draft horses are to be purchased for the ord- aance service, nor without authority from the chief of ordnance. 1445. The enlisted men of ordnance shall be enlisted in the grade of laborer. They may be mustered, at the discretion of the officer in com- mand, in any grade for which they are competent, except the grade of waster workman. Promotions to that grade require the sanction of the chief of ordnance. Enlistments (Form 24) are to be in duplicate; one filed at the post, the other forwarded to the ordnance bureau. The num- ber of enlisted men at each arsenal will be directed by the chief of ordnance. 1446. Expenses of the issue and delivery of ordnance and ordnance stores to the States, at any point within the State designated by the governor, if on navigable water or otherwise easily accessible, are paid by the United States from the appropriation for arming and equipping the militia. The officers of the Ordnance Department provide for the trans- portation and the payment of the expenses. 1447. The accounts with the several States and Territories are kept in terms of muskets; but other small arms, accoutrements, field artillery, and equipments of equal value and of the patterns adopted for the troops of the United States, may be issued at the request of the State or Territory, if the government supplies will permit. 1448.. Receipts (Form 8) will be prepared in triplicate by the issuing officer, and transmitted for the signature of the governor, or officer or agent appointed by him to receive the stores; one of which, w^en returned, shall be forwarded by the. issuing officer to the ordnance bureau. 1449. The returns and reports prescribed in the following articles are required to be sent to the ordnance bureau. 1450. Monthly returns, within five days after the quarter to which they relate, viz. : by the officer in charge of an arsenal: 1st, of the officers and men of ordnance (Form 25); 2d, of hired men (Form 26); 3d, of work done (Form 27); and by the officer in charge of an armory, a return of armory officers and men, and small arms and appendages manufactured (Form 28); and by the officer in charge of an arsenal or armory, a sum- mary statement by the disbursing officer of money received and expended (Form 20). 1451. An estimate by the officer in charge of an arsenal cr armory, at the beginning of the quarter, of the funds required during the quarter (Form 21). 1452. Quarterly returns, within twenty days after the quarter, viz.: 1st, by every disbursing officer, a money account current (Form 18), witb abstract of disbursements (Form 17), and vouchers (Forms 13,14,15, 16), and a duplicate of the abstract and of the account current, with endorsed statement (Form 20); 2d, a property return (Form 1), with vouchers 211 402 REVISED REGULATIONS Ordnance Department. (Forms 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 19), by every person accountable foi ordnance and ordnance stores, except those in current service at arsenals and armories. The return for a post will be distinct from that for a com- pany or detachment. 1453. An annual return, in July, by the officer in charge of an arsenal or armory, of all ordnance stores, tools, and draft animals in current service (Form 1). 1454. An annual inventory, in August, by the officer in charge of au arsenal or armory (Form 29), with a report, in a condensed form, of the principal operations of the post during the year ending 30th June, includ- ing an account of experiments, of the construction and repairs of build- ings, machinery, &c. 1455. Letters of transmittal are to accompany reports and returns to the ordnance bureau, 1456. Every officer required to make a return of ordnance and ordnance stores ^hall take an inventory of them (Form 11) in the month of June, and certify on his return for the second quarter that the inventory has been taken and his return made in conformity with it. The same form of inventory is to be used at inspections. 1457. In all official lists, ordnance and ordnance stores are to be Arranged according to the classification furnished by the Ordnance Department.* 1458. The following records of their reports and returns are- required to be kept by ordnance officers and turned over to their successors: * 1. A company return book, consisting of the retained duplicates, bound together; 2. A monthly return book, containing the other monthly returns and statements; 3. An account book, containing copies of the quarterly accounts current and their endorsed statements, of abstracts of money dis- bursed, and of estimates for funds; 4. A letter book of copies of all letters sent; 5. Files of letters received; 6. Files of orders received; 7. An annual inventory book, by binding together the retained inventories; 8. At armories and arsenals of construction, such other books may be kept as may be necessary to show the details of the operations. 1459. All books and files are to be submitted to inspecting officers, when called for. 1460. Printed blanks allowed will be furnished from the ordnance office, unless otherwise dirscted, on requisitions in May for a year's supply. * Information concerning the prices of small arnis and accottfremente, and tho classification oi ordnance and ordnance stores, can b"e obtained of the Chtef of Ordnance. REVISED REGULATIONS FOR THE ARMY. 403 Ordnance Department.---Forms. FORM L RETURN 01 Ordnance and Ordnance Stores received, issued, and remain- ing ON HAND, AT ----- ARSENAL. COMMANDED BY Major A. B., during the quarter ENDING ---, lb—. } PART FIRST. ARTILLERY, SMALL ARMS, AMMUNITION, AND OTHER ORDNANCE STORES. 2H2 405 % 406 REVISED REGULATIONS Ordnance Department.— —Forms. - FORM 1.- CLASS I.—ORD u 1 > c o , Sbcond Quarter, 18—. BRASS GUNS. English trophies. Mexi-can. U.S. Dam. 18—. 2 •* to * u ■o p. CO Jo u ■o c OS 00 is p. o *. u ■a ft oo £ o o 00 p u B ft "o u ft to £ o 8* ao a u a ft •o ft M a a & p. u ■a ft CO 1 15 10 22 30 « 1 2 3 4 6 6 Received from C. D., Military Storekeeper.. Do. do. E. F., contractor at------ Do. do. Capt. G. II., ---- regiment Fabricated at the post during the quarter, N u Purchased during the quarter, per ab- u 15 30 u u 7 8 9 10 6 Condemned and dropped from the return by order of the President of the United Issued to sundry persons, per abstract , Issued for current service, per abstract - -— --- — --- Remaining on hand to be accounted for FOR THE ARMY. 407 Ordnance Department.----Forra3 (Property Return.) NAN( 3E. CLASS II.-- ARTILLERY BRASS HOWITZERS. BRASS MORTARS. IRON GUNS. IRON HOW'RS. UNSERVICEABLE. FIELD ARTILLERY. BAR-BETTE. U. States. French. ro o ■a o a a. GO o 1 a ■3 d o ■o a s ■3 d. ■N co o ■a o a OS CO 00 o -3 i a" o ■g S>0 ■O ft 05 l-f d c*. o T3 O a is O 1 © a o d o 5 S !S O & .a a 00 Brass guns. Iron guns. a Ph be « o§ 2 00 'cS J* 8 ■o ft 0 00 a fc-eS ft a 0 '3 u ft CO 0 Td 00 a « p. ex fc. c2 to a > eg L. d s rH a CD ft a 0 SP >> fc. « to .2 s 0 a 3 M ■3 a. 4 fc. ■3 ft ! CO u •a ft eo CO C ft CM rH i © o IH a a £ 00 fc-. .a a o ft 3 £ i CO £ c "3 U •a £ rH a o ■a ft CO £> CO CO o" 2 O ■a ft -* CM 1 t P ft 2 ■3 ■a ft £ 5 X a" i (h ft 2 0 & CO • REVISED REGULATIONS Ordnance Department.---Forms. FORM 1.- CLA83 III.—ARTILLERY EQUIPMENTS AND IMPLEMENTS. FOR THE ARMY. 409 Ordnance Department.---Forms. (Property Return.)—Continued. CL.V.--FIXED AMMUNITION, j CLASS IV.--CANNON BALLS. 40. | CLASS VI.--SMALL BHOT. SHELLS. SPHERICAL S CASE. F HOT, [ IXED. ( SPHERICAL ASK, FIXED. STRA PPED Bnt/r. MUSKETS. RIFLES. PISTOLS. 13 ft ex ft :< CO 4 A o 0 o a 00 i en -c . ! is 1 CO 1 ! 1 £ 3 3 ft o ^ "° 2 1 S' "5 S 8 £.: S. •i cA O T3 a p tc ■a ft d 1 o fc^ ■3 ft rH fc. o d ■3 a g. fc^ ■o a. o a ■3 fc. O fc. I o ■3 a _o a a c V a o <5 ni M © be r-9 t». (-p •£ 0 J fc-a a 5 ce .a a 1 i. OS -S "© no I. 03 ,o t; s •a cd sa o ■2 ~ a o £l o CD OQ rC3 3 X: fc. .2 CD E -I SPARE PARTS FOR FIELD CARRIAGES. P to fc-0S a o bo P •a p s "E OS O 1 o •a a a a 3 0 fc-hS I I a ■a a o *n fc. 05 SO <2 3 Ph 1 M 8 I U a rO u i ® to a 3 p-S s a CD 4 § XI CD P-03 K i M o ►■» CD "o Ph 8 ft a O 3 8 2 2 a o • 1 | PART SECOND. TOOLS AND MATERIALS. 31 413 414 REVISED REQOLATIONS Ordnance Department.----Forms. FORM 1.- CLOTH, ROPE, THREAD, 40. FORAGE. IRONMONGERY, 40. 13 0 0 O Ph O 0 fcH 8 d T3 Ph a 0) .rt aT p. o <& 6 •73 0 u A H d c£ a t3 a 3 A to a 'S fcrl T3 t-03 r-> fc 3 CO T3 cp CO r. o en a 3 o P. pf o o u rt" u c8 CD "S o — on" 00 fcH o IRON. NAILS. tn *a Sh eS p*. A o « a o o T3 rt 3 o P. «-" cS 6 -a O -q CG d fcH~ a> P. P. o U d 3 o rt" o u l-H « © fcH C3 s 0 o d pT CU Pr 'co a '3 a d T3 a 'co o FOR FIELD CAR-RIAGES. FOR 24-PDR. BARBETTE CARRIAGES. CO 12-pdr. gun car-riages. Caissons. Gun carriages. Chassis. a 3 o Ph "o A o o < CO M a o QQ CO o oi fcH W CO o> '•3 o A a> 13 CO '3 P3 CO 9> 3 60 a o H DO a o 00 a 03 r. a O r. En I O CO rt cd u •» (O fc-A O CO a o "3 fcfi T3~ D so .5 o d T3 a" p. CO © CO T3 0 0 o Ph of p-o fl '3 m OJ fc-'3 cr rT V pT CU p. 03 CO "33 CD rrt CO rt 'S eS Ph Tj u p. 03 CO Ph 03 3 cr M a A M 0 00 rt o Hi C3 "3 tc O) Ph ^3 T3 aS CO ao" t-0) s a 03 K rrt o rt fl V Ph fc-03 o «T CD "3 P5 00 O A fc. 03 o CO a o m 0 © rt a 3 A "3 © CO a> fcH fcH eS r= af a rJ CO T3 03 o -3* a 32 » I certify that the foregoing Return exhibits 4 correct statement of the public property in my charge during the---quartei, 18—. A. B., Captain Commanding. D. S. Arsenal (Armory or Post), -----, 18—. Note.—For the quarter ending 30th June add a certificate that an accurate Inventory of property baa been made, and tho return corrected accordingly. Abstracts of the receipts and issues will be mad* when their number mak w it mors convenient. FORM 2. Invoice of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores turned over by A. B., Captain or Military Storekeeper, to Lieutenant CD., Assistant Quartermaster, for transportation to ■-------Arsenal, in obedience to order for Supplies, No. —. HO. OF BOXES OR PACKAGES. MARES. TOTAL CONTENTS. WEIdHT OR MEASUREMENT. Captain A. B., commanding ---- arsenal, near P., Pennsylvania. Lieutenant A. B., commanding---- arsenal, near R., Virginia. 140 muskets, complete, N. A., new, brown.. 300 cartridge boxes, infantry; 300 cart. box belts; 300 gun slings. 2100 lbs. From 8 to 10.................. 1000 " I certify that the above is a correct invoice of ordnance and ordnance stores turned over by me, this Lieutenant C. D., Assistant Quartermaster, for transportation to------Arsenal. day of ■ -, 18—, to (Signed duplicates.) A. B., Captain Commanding, or Military Storekeeper. Endorsement to be as follows: No.------. Invoice of stores turned over to Quarter- master for transportation, — quarter,----, 18—. Abstract of Articles fabricated at FORM 3. ----Arsenal during the quarter of 18 Appropriation. «rt . CO 'tf .s 3 fH M CO » « OJ £h 'S 03 o ea 8a r. -r oj Jh rt & 3 W 5 e» th a < CQ 03 . o oo O "53 J. v 83 o a> T CO fc-A* 2 *-• rt o •i a o Ph 03 t- , "S -§ JS C» 83 V A bQ ni "^ rS3 00 3 irH CO CD fcH «rt t-o Ph rrt" o 83 OQ rt t» p 3 ^ © O Ph '3 a 35 8 210 100 60 2 1 4 Ordnance and ordnance stores... 2 200 10,000 250 Total............................. 10 2 1 4 200 210 100 60 10,000 250 35 I certify that the above is correct. A. B., Captain Commanding. Note.—This abstract is designed to include such articles only as are completed, and are in a suitable condition to be issued for service. (To be made in triplicate. Two to be forwarded with the return.) Endorsement to be as follows: No.-----. Articles fabricated at-----Arsenal, ---quarter, 18—. FORM 4. jkostract of Articles p' irchased at---- — Arsei lal dur mg the - quaru r oj u 5 Appropriation. Ph © fc-Ph a CD w © 03 w © t3 a" © .a t-c3 6 !*h y" 'oo OQ 03 OQ ► CD fc-o to oo A «T A 83 fc-03 a 3 o 4 m T3 M 03 O -o CD rt "p< CD CO A U CD A "3 CD m CO CD rt (-. eS W o -O T3~ cj r= oo" 13 r-03 O r= CD .J rt 0 3500 In repair and preservation of buildings...arsenals. 100 50 230 20 270 350 20 In making field and siege gins....ordnance stores. 1000 39 150 1500 2 3500 620 38 4 20 360 100 2 300 20 I certify that the above abstract is correct, and that the stores were issued for the purposes stated. (Two with the return.) (To be signed in triplicate by the commanding officer of the Arsenal or Post.) Endorsement to be as follows: No.----. Abstract of articles expended or consumed at------, ----quarter,----, 18—. FORM 10. List of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores condemned at-------, by-------, Inspector-------, at an inspection made on the ------of------,18 . Articles condemned. In what manner disposed of. Broken up. Sold. Dropped. Total. 12-pounder brass guns, French................................. 2 3 2 170 85 Recast, o 1 2 170 26 54 5 I certify that the above-enumerated articles have been inspected by me, in conformity to the regulations, and are hereby recom- mended to be disposed of as above. (Duplicates.) Approved: M. F., President United States. R. L. B., Inspector. Note.—The stores embraced in the above are to be retained on the property return until the purposes of the condemnation, as ap- proved by the President, shall have been finally executed. Endorsement to be as follows No.----. Condemned Stoics, ---- Arsenal, ----Quarter----, 18 FORM 1L Inventory of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores on hand at----- -, commanded by -, inspected -,18 Number or quantity. 6 2 1 8 6 2 8 2 15 galls. Articles. 12-pounder brass cannon..l770 pounds. 4-pounder......do............350....do.... 3-pounder......do............216....do.... 18-pounder iron cannon...3800. ...do.... 18-pounder......do..........3200....do.... 12-pounder brass cannon 1800....do.... 6-pounder........do...........670....do.... 6-pounder field carriages, stocktrail.. 6-pounder......do............................ Linseed-oil..................................... Location. Arsenal yard. ...........do...... ...........do...... .do.. .do.. .do.. ..do.. Gun-house.......... ......do................ Store-house cellar. Commanding Officer's Remarks. Serviceable, model of 1840................ .......do.......French.......................... .......do.......English, trophy, captured at Yorktown. Heavy, old pattern........................... Light......do.................................... Unserviceable, French, worn out........ .........do.........English, trophy, cap- tured at Saratoga. New, serviceable.............................. Unserviceable, irreparable.................. (To be signed by the commanding officer.) Inspector's Recom- mendations. To be sold. Tc be exchanged for new guns To be broken up. (To be signed by the Inspector- General or other author- ized inspector.) Note.__The stores will be entered on the inventory in the order of the classification, which order should be observed as nearly as practicable in the arrangement of the articles in store. The commanding officer will describe, in the column of remarks, the kind, quality, and condition of the several articles, more in detail than it is practicable to do in the quarterly returns. He will also express his opinion, in the column of remarks, as to the manner in which the unserviceable stores should be disposed of. Endorsement to be as follows: No.----. Inventory for inspection, or for the correction of second quarter's return of property 426 REVISED REGULATIONS Ordnance Department---Forms. FORM 12. RENT-ROLL. Statement of Dwelling-Houses belonging to the United States at Armory (or Arsenal), and of the rents due thereon, on----■ 186 . No. Of what kind. BY WHOM OCCUPIED. TIME OC- CUPIED. Months. rt aj S « fh rt rt 9 10 Brick, two story Wood......do...... Do.........do...... Do.....one story Brick......do...... Do.........do...... Do.....two story Do...... one story Stone......do...... Do.........do...... Do.........do...... A.B., Com'ding officer's clerk C. D., Master Armorer. E. F., Store-keeper. G. H............................... J.K................................ L. M............................... N. 0............................... P.Q................................ R. S............................... T. U., Paymaster's clerk..... V.W............................... X. z............................... Unoccupied. 3 2 3 1J 3 1J 3 2 D. C. 3 25 2 67 3 50 1 50 3 00 1 50 2 75 1 83 I certify that the foregoing roll exhibits a correct account of the dwelling- bouses at this armory, and of their occupation, and of the amount of rent nojr due for each. A. B., Commanding Officer. ----Abmoby, \ -----, 186 . } Endorsement to be as follows: No. ----. Rent-roll. ----Armory,----quarter Tlie United States, FORM 13.—(To be printed.) To 186 . September... November.... Do......... 10th. 8th. 15th. Date NATIONAL armories. For 100 bushels charcoal, at 5 cents per bushel....... " 75 cords oak wood, at $3 50 per cord............. " 5560 feet of pine boards, at $10 50 per thousand. ARMING THE MILITIA. For 2000 feet oak timber, at $40 per thousand. Dr. 262 58 $325 80 00 $325 80 $405 00 Remarks. Smith's shop. Fuel for workshops. For arm-chests. Gun-carriages. I certify that the above account is correct and just, amounting to four hundred and five dollars and eighty-eight cents. ^ A. M., Commanding Officer. ----Arsenal or Armory, i -----, 186 . | Received from----------, Paymaster, (Signed in duplicates.) dollars cents, in full of the above account. Endorsement to be as follows: No.---, A. B. November---, 186 . National Armories..........$325 88 Arming the militia......... 80 00 $405 88 FORM 14.—(To be printed.) We, the subscribers, hereby acknowledge to have received of full for our services at------Arsenal during the month of---- the sums set opposite our names, respectively, being in -, 18—, having signed duplicate receipts. No. Names. Occupation. 00 «w O 0,Ph 6 a PAY PER DAY. AMOUNT. Signatures. Dollars. Cents. Dollars. Cents. Witnesses. 1 A. B............... 26 24 20 2 1 1 50 50 20 65 36 24 00 00 00 ?, C. D............... 3 E. F............... &c. 325 .00 I certify that the foregoing pay-roll is correct and just, amounting to three hundred and twenty-five dollars — cents, to be charged as follows: [Date.] Endorsement to be as follows: No.----, hired men for October —, 18—. Ordnance........................... $105 00 Arming militia.................... 64 10 Arsenals............................ 39 90 Armament of fortifications..... 116 00 Ordnance...........,........................ $105 00 Arming militia............................. 64 10 Arsenals..................................... 39 90 Armament of fortifications............. 116 00 $325 00 (Signed by commanding officer.) $325 00 FORM 15.—(To be printed.) Pay-RoU of Clerks, Armorers, and others employed at the U. S. Armory,-------, during the month of • ^ We, the subscribers, acknowledge to have received from — —, Paymaster, the sums set opposite our respective names in -, 18— the last column of figures, in full for our services during the month of 18—. £ Names. A a 3 53 1 A. B...... >i C. D...... 3 E. F...... 4 G. H...J Clerk, Com'g Officer's office, Foreman, Armorer..........., Machinist....................... Forging barrels.............. Dr. for bursted barrels..... Time or number. 1 month., 25 days. 20 do... 248........ 16........ Wages or prices. Amount. $55 00 2 00 1 50 20 30 $55 00 50 00 30 00 49 60 4 80 NATIONAL ARMORIES. Arms and appendages. Musket. Rifle $50 00 $44 80 Special work. $55 00 Amount. $55 00 60 00 30 00 44 80 $179 80 SIGNED IN DUPLICATE. Signatures. A. B. C. D. E. F. G.H. Witnesses. I certify that the foregoing pay-roll is correct and just, amounting to Endorsement to be as follows: No.------. Hired men for------, 18—. Armories.............................. $00 00 Arming militia....................... 00 00 Repairs and improvements....... 00 00 $00 00 dollars and----cents, to be charged as follows : National armories.................. $00 00 Aiming militia...................... 00 00 Repairs and improvements....... 00 00 $00 00 A. B., Superintendent. Note.__The printed forms will contain the requisite heads for disbursements under various appropriations. The amount on each page of the roll will be footed up separately, and these several amounts will be recapitulated on the last page. FORM 16.—(To be printed.) We, the subscribers, hereby acknowledge to have received of-------- full for the services of our slaves at-----Arsenal during the month of • the sums set opposite our names, respectively, being in —, 18—, having signed duplicate receipts. From whom hired. Name and occu-pation. Time employed. Wages per month. Amount for each slave. Amount received. Signatures A. B......................... A. Laborer ........... 22-26 do. 20-26 do. . 19-26 do..... 25-26 do. 1 do. ., $12 00 15 00 18 50 14 00 16 00 14 50 14 60 $12 00 12 69 14 23 10 23 $49 43 $92 15 44 59 C. do............ E. Laborer ........... A. B. C. D........................ 16 00 13 94 14 50 G. do............ H. do............ C. D. Note.—In cases where it may be difficult to obtain the proper signatures on the roll, because of the distant residence of the owners of the slaves, separate receipts may be taken and ap-pended to the roll. I certify that the above pay-roll is correct and just, amounting to Endorsement to be as follows: No. ------. Slave-roll for----, 18—. Arsenals......................................$71 40 Armament of fortifications.............. 21 19 92 59 dollars----cents, to be charged as follows: Arsenals...................................... $71 40 Armament of fortifications.............. 21 19 92 59 [Date.] (Signed duplicates.) A. B., Commanding Officer. FORM 17.—(To be printed.) Abstract of Disbursements at-------Arsenal, by--------------, in the quarter ending -, 186 Date of payment. u CD A o 3 © r> 0 'Eh "S 03 0Q © -a ►1 0 A h0 13 'S "S 03 OQ 13 u 03 r© r© 03 O OQ HH M «rt 0 r=t OQ Ph CO OQ © faD 1° 'C S-t cS © "03 ,© © 3 1 Remarks. „ 2 2 49 9 49 49 49 61 49 120 2500 Company of infantry of 58 non-com-missioned officers and privates. Same form for Artillery, Riflemen, and Cavalry. Total... 2 2 49 9 49 49 49 51 49 120 2500 I certify that there are-----non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates under my command, called into the service of the United States, and that the above requisition is made in conformity thereto. (Signed) A. B., Captain of 5th Eegiment of Militia of the State of Tennessee. Nashville, June 1, 18—. The above requisition has been examined in conformity to the Ordnance Regulations, and is approved. Nashville, June 6, 18—. (Signed) C. D., Major United States Army. Endorsement to be as follows: Requisition for Ordnance and Ordnance Stores, -.18-. 438 REVISED REGULATIONS Ordnance Department.----Forms. FORM 24. State of----: I------------, born in------, aged------years, and by occupation a------, do hereby acknowledge to have voluntarily enlisted this----day of------, 18 , as a------of ordnance, in the army of the United States of America, for the period of five years, unless sooner discharged by proper authority; do also agree to accept such bounty, pay, rations, and clothing, as is or may be established by law. And I,-------------, do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America, and that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies and opposers whomsoever; and that I will observe and obey the orders of the President of the United States, and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the Rules and Articles of War, and the regulations which govern enlisted men of the Ordnance Department. J. G., Recruit. Sworn and subscribed to, at------, this----day of------, 18 . S. M., Magistrate. I certify that I have carefully examined the above-named recruit, and that, in my opinion, he is free" from all bodily defects and mental infirmity which would in any way disqualify him from performing the duties of a------of ord- nance. A. B., Examining Surgeon. I certify that I have minutely inspected the recruit,-------------, previously to his enlistment, who was entirely sober when enlisted; and that, to the best of my judgment and belief, he is of lawful age, and a competent mechanic (carriage- maker, or otherwise, as the case may be). This recruit has----eyes,----hair, — complexion; is----feet----inches high. (Duplicates.) C. D., Recruiting (or Enlisting) Officer. Endorsement to be as follows: Jonas Gould,------Arsenal, February----, 18 . Note.—In making up and endorsing enlistments, see General Regulations for the Army. FORM 25. Return of a CorKpany of Ordnance at the - -(To be printed.) -----Arsenal, for the month of' ____________________*------------ 18 Present. Absent. For duty. Sick. In arrest or confinement. © a © 0 o "o n CO rt c3 rt rt o3 a © 0 © © tc hi u a © tc o3 rrt a to to !h © 03 DQ © a T3 © 0 03 0 © 3 © hi in o 'o? 'o3 Ph o3 O 3 © 00 s- © 0 O © © 02 "3 *co Ph © © r* © hi o fH 03 © Sh © (A A u © 00 03 3 a © bJO 03 'hi hi 03 u rrt a CO -M o 03 3 CO u © hi o a h, < to © O OQ hi © hi O A 03 hH. OQ M u o3 3 Sh © « «rt < Sh © Sh O A 03 hH. A a OQ © 03 3 DQ h. © vrt I OQ hi © o r= 03 1-3 CQ 'rt © O © ~o3 bo © Sh bO bD 13 © D9 © © T3 9 o a o © o A CO © o © M 09 3 a 09 © 3 k* © Sh © CQ Sh © P. 09 'S-l p. OQ CO © rt o o © 3 a a < © r* 3 3 A © 3 - Manufactured at rifle factory.............. Delivered to store-keeper.................. .' FOR THE ARMY. .443 Ordnance Department.---Forms. (To be printed.) Armory; and also the arms and appendages manufactured during of-----, 186 . JOBBERS. D9 CO U © © £3. rt Sh © bO Sh T3 r3 09 Sh 09 CO rrt 09 Sh <2 T3 rt bD '3 «o A D9 hi © .a DQ hi © rt © Ph Sh 03 HH 0 c3 CO "to D9 hH © © rt rt 09 Sh © s3 to U © rt u 3 OQ Sh © -73 .s CQ "© u Sh © la M © o bD .s rt 3 o 09 Sh © r=l CO CO hi © © o rt «o i-h © hH Sh 03 "rt tfl M u o OQ 'rt (rt a Sh CO rrt 'a CO Sh © to Sh © hi O A 03 "3 O < < w &H o « r-1 Ph OQ w i-h; < cu U> u h-l H .-- — — - — Armory, Office of Superintendent, 186 A. B., Superintendent. Note.__This return will be limited to such operations as are carried on under the appropriation for armories. Persons employed, or work done, at armories, under other appropriations, will be separately reported. Endorsement to be as follows: Monthly Return. ----Armory, Octol er---, 180 444 REVISED REGULATIONS Ordnance Department.---Forms. FORM 29.- Inventory of Stores at-------Arsenal, 30th June, 186 , and report inventory was Articles. Description, condition, and explanations. Number or quantity on hand per last inventory. OQ 09 o Ph Sh © A © a o © © 0 n3 © © © Ph Ph 3 rt © M o Sh A 09 © © U 03 a o a T3 © s» 03 02 u © 09 © © A 03 © o "> © co d 0 0> rt.S a > o T3 © bO rt 03 HH T3 © -h> o3 © °Sh A 03 &H n3 © CO 03 rrt © Sh 3 P«. r< .2 n3 © rt rt o u © 03 © u •s © r2 o rt Ph 3 rt © M o3 H U «2 n3 © rt 3 o © o S3 a> A o "oS o H Class No. Prices which are not established by the regulations, or by instructions from the Ordnance Office, or the Inspector of Arsenals and Armories, will be determined by reference to the first cost of the property, when it can be ascertained, allowing for such alterations as may have affected the original value. In estimating the cost of the labor of enlisted men, their time will be charged at the following rates: Master workmen..................$1 50 per day "} Mechanics.......................... 90 " I For the whole year, Sundays Artificers........................... 70 " j included. Laborers.......................... 60 " J FOR THE ARMY. 445 Ordnance Department.---Forms. (To be printed.) of operations causing an increase or decrease at any time since the last rendered. rt o "e3 © 'C A at . <*H OQ • " 03 rH ^ © U 09 " S| rrj «M S^ e3 d © a 09 09 © Ph U © A hh O O HH n3 © 3 09 09 h-1 n3 GO n3 © Ph Ph O Sh T3 H3 rt 03 Pi S rt © M o u pa rt © n3 'o u 03 © 03 •73 "o r-o3 rt rt r= HH DQ O 0 o bo rt '0 . Is £^ -G co 03 m 0A rHHH ©^ A a rt r5 Value per Valuation of stores remaining. piece, per lb., &c. Total value of each description. Total value of each class. 3 09 rt © Dollars. Cts. Dollars. Cts. Dollars. Cts. • Amount carried forward..... Note.—In printing the inventories for the national armories, the necessary alterations are made in the headings of the several columns to adapt them to the circumstances of th) case. (Signed by the commanding officer.) 446 REVISED REGULATIONS Ordnance Department.---Forms. FORM 30. I hereby certify that I have, this----day of-----, 18—, inspected and proved twenty twenty-four pounder iron cannon (or other ordnance, or shot, or shells, as the case may be) manufactured by J. M., of C. D. O, under his contract (agreement, or open purchase, as the case may be) with the United Stated, dated----. And I do further certify that the said cannon (or other ordnance, or shot, or shells, as the case may be) have been inspected and proved by me in exact accord- ance with the regulations established in the Ordnance Department for the proof and inspection of ordnance before its reception for the service of the United States ; that the said cannon have been numbered and weighed, and that their numbers and corresponding weights are as follows, viz.: No. 20...............................................................5660 lbs. 21................................................................5652 « 22................................................................5640 « &c, &c, &0. Total weight.................. lbs. The total weight of the cannon being equivalent to----pounds. I further certify that the total weight of the shot (or shells, as the case may be) used in the proof of said guns amounts to----pounds. Given under my hand, at the--------, this----day of----, 18—. (Signed) # W. J. W., Major of Ordnance, Inspector of Ordnance at the foundries. RECAPITULATION. 20 24-pounder cannon (or other ordnance, or shot, or shells, as the case may be). C. F.,-----, 18—. The United States, To J. M., Dr. For 20 24-pounder cannon, weight----lbs., at $----per 100 lbs...... $000 00 For 24-pounder shot used in proving the same, weighing----lbs., at ---per----lb........................................................................ 000 00 FOR THE ARMY. 447 Ordnance Department.---Forms. FORM 30.—Continued. Received,----, 18—, on the ground of the C. F., the above 20 24-pounder cannon. (Signed) A. M., Captain of Ordnance, or Military Store-keeper. (To be given in triplicate.) Note.—Two of the triplicates are to be forwarded by the contractor to the Ordnance Office—one being intended for the Treasury, and one for the Ordnance Office; the third is retained by the contractor. Endorsement to be as follows: Certificate of Inspection of----pdr. cannon (or shot, or shells), at----Foundry,----, 18—. 448 REVISED REGULATIONS Ordnance Department.---Forms. FORM 31.— Inspection and Proof of-------- NUMBERS. i DIAMETERS--OF Sh* © '5b © rt Cascable. bb 0 © CO 03 rt First re-enforce. © © s-=2 . fl -s © rt i 2 Sh «S n3 rt o © © 02 Chase. Muzzle. 1-a rt o &H A o © © r? hj © 3 hi 03 © PCI -^9 rt © SH P>H (H 03 © rt o hH &H r* © © © © o] Ph. Prescribed dimensions. PROOF CHARGES OF Order of firing. Powder. Balls. Shells. Number of Lbs. Proof range. No. Lbs. No. Lbs. Wads. Sa bots. First........................ Third........................ Preponderance taken at the plane of the muzzle lbs. FOR THE ARMY. 419 Ordnance Department.---Forms. (To be printed.) at the------Foundryt 18—. DIAMETERS--OF CO © 09 03 A a 'C rt © © © A © u rt o3 09 3 WIDTHS— OF V Trunnions. Rimbases. Cylinder of Bore. Chamber. fl © > bb _fl 'C © CO 03 PP bb .2 'Eh © 03 rrt o a 3 0 Sh © 'So © Ph Right. Sh © A bo 3 © h3 CO 03 © CO © © s-© CO o3 © rj to © © 2M I FORM 31.—(Inspection, &c.)—Continued. LHNGTH FROM REAR 07 BASE RING—TO REAR OF TRUNNIONS. FIRST RE- ENFORCE. MUZ- ZLE. LENGTH OF TRUNNIONS. AXIS OF TRUNNIONS. LENGTH OF BORE FROM FACE OF MUZZLE—TO hs e GREATEST ENLARGE- MENT AFTER PROOF. I certify that the inspection and proof, as herein recorded, have been made in accordance with the regulations, and that this report ib in aU respects correct. ----Foundry,------, 18—. -------- (Signed by the inspecting officer.) Endorsement to be as follows : Inspection report of ----pounder cannon, at----Foundry, ----, 18—. FOR THE ARMY. 451 Ordnance Department.----Forms. FORM 32. Proof and Inspection of — inch shells, Foundry,---, 18—. — pounder shot, &c. 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Annual Consolidated Report of the Inspection of Ordnance and Projectiles at the Foundries for the year ended June 30,18- — pounder guns (or other ordnance). — POUNDER ROUND SHOT. — INCH SHELLS. Names of Foundries. 13 © rt a 03 © u © A a 3 25 g 9 A a rt 13 © © '"3 H "— hH V 09 hi u © A a s Zh HH OQ Sh 3 ■Q rH © a s Zi © '© © © Sh © r© a 3 fc Sh <2 13 ~6 oj © > 0 © -3 s- S P. 03 P. 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Rejected. do............. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 do............. do............. Rejected. do............. Rejected. Rejected. Rejected. Total number of barrels rejected, 7 j ag per certificate of inspection of this date. Total number of barrels received, 8 / I certify that the proof and inspection above referred to have been carefully made, and that this report is in all respects correct. (To be signed, in duplicate, by the proving officer.) Notes.—1st. Quick match will be used in priming the eprouvette. 2d. When government powder is inspected at the arsenals, the first four columns only are used. Endorsement to be as follows: Inspection Report of----barrels of Cannon (or Mugket) Powder, &c, at the Powder Works of A. B., (or at the-----Arsenal), -----. 18— 460 REVISED REGULATIONS Proceedings in Civil Courts.----Arms of the United States. ARTICLE XLVIII. PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL COURTS. 1461. When an officer is made a party to any action or proceeding in a civil court which may involve the interest of the United States; or when, by the performance of his public duty, he is involved in any action or proceeding in which he claims protection or indemnity from the United States, he shall promptly report the case to the Adjutant-General, to be laid before the Secretary of War. 1462. In ordinary cases, when an officer is called upon to show by what authority he holds a soldier in service, he can himself set forth the facts, and need not employ counsel. In important cases, if counsel be neces« sary, and there is not time to obtain the previous authority of the War Department, he will forthwith report the facts to the Adjutant-General. ARTICLE XLIX. ARMS OF THE UNITED STATES. 1463. Arms—Paleways of thirteen pieces, argent and gules; a chief, azure; the escutcheon on the breast of the American eagle displayed, proper, holding in his dexter talon an olive-branch, and in his sinister a bundle of thirteen arrows, all proper; and in his beak a scroll, inscribed with this motto: " E pluribus unum." For the crest: over the head of the eagle, which appears above the escutcheon, a glory breaking through a cloud, proper, and surrounding thirteen stars, forming a constellation, argent, and on an azure field. FOR THE ARMY. 461 Flags.---Colors. ARTICLE L. FLAGS, COLORS, STANDARDS, GUIDONS. GARRISON FLAG. 1464. The garrison flag is the national flag. It is made of bunting, thirty-six feet fly, and twenty feet hoist, in thirteen horizontal stripes oi equal breadth, alternately red and white, beginning with the red. In the upper quarter, next the staff, is the Union, composed of a number of white stars, equal to the number of States, on a blue field, one-third the length of the flag, extending to the lower edge of the fourth red stripe from the top. The storm flag is twenty feet by ten feet; the recruiting flag, nine feet nine inches by four feet four incheo. COLORS OF ARTILLERY REGIMENTS. 1465. Each regiment of Artillery shall have two silken colors. The first, or the national color, of stars and stripes, as described for the garri- son flag. The number and name of the regiment to be embroidered with gold on the centre stripe. The second, or regimental color, to be yellow, of the same dimensions as the first, bearing in the centre two cannon crossing, with the letters U. S. above, and the number of the regiment below; fringe, yellow. Each color to be six feet six inches fly, and six feet deep on the pike. The pike, including the spear and ferrule, to be nine feet ton inches in length. Cords and tassels, red and yellow silk intermixed COLORS OF INFANTRY REGIMENTS. 1466. Each regiment of Infantry shall have two silken colors. The first, or the national color, of stars and stripes, as described for the garri- son flag; the number and name of the regiment to be embroidered with silver on the centre stripe. The second, or regimental color, to be blue, with the arms of the United States embroidered in silk on the centre. The name of the regiment in a scroll, underneath the eagle. The size of each color to be six feet six inches fly, and six feet deep on the pike. The length of the pike, including the spear and ferrule, to be nine feet ten inches. The fringe yellow; cords and tassels, blue and white silk inter- mixed. CAMP COLORS. 1467. The camp colors are of bunting, eighteen inches square; white for infantry, and red for artillery, with the number of the regiment on them The pole eight feet long. 2 N 462 R-E VISED REGULATIONS Uniform, Dress, and Horse Equipments. STANDARDS AND GUIDONS OF MOUNTED REGIMENTS. 1468. Each regiment will have a silken standard, and each company a silken guidon. The standard to bear the arms of the United States, em- broidered in silk, on a blue ground, with the number and name of the regiment, in a scroll underneath the eagle. The flag of the standard to be two feet five inches wide, and two feet three inches on the lance, and to be edged with yellow silk fringe. 1469. The flag of the guidon is swallow-tailed, three feet five inches from the lance to the end of the swallow-tail; fifteen inches to the fork of the swallow-tail, and two feet three inches on the lance. To be half red and half white, dividing at the fork, the red above. On the red, the letters U. S. in white; and on the white, the letter of the company in red. The lance of the standards and guidons to be nine feet long, includ- ing spear and ferrule. ARTICLE LI. UNIFORM, DRESS, AND HORSE EQUIPMENTS. COAT. For Commissioned Officers. 1470. All officers shall wear a frock-coat of dark blue cloth, the skirt to extend from two-thirds to three-fourths of the distance from the top of the hip to the bend of the knee; single-breasted for Captains and Lieutenants; double-breasted for all other grades. 1471. For a Major-General—two rows of buttons on the breast, nine in each row, placed by threes; the distance between each row, five and one-half inches at top, and three and one-half inches at bottom; stand- up collar, to rise no higher than to permit the chin to turn freely over it, to hook in front at the bottom, and slope thence up and backward at an angle of thirty degrees on each side; cuffs two and one-hall' inches deep to go around the sleeves parallel with the lower edge, and to button with three small buttons at the under seam; pockets in the folds of the skirts, with one button at the hip, and one at the end of each pocket, making four buttons on the back and skirt of the coat, the hip button to range with the lowest buttons on the breast; collar and cuffs to be of dark blue velvet; lining of the coat black. 1472. For a Brigadier-General—the same as for a Major-General, except that there will be only eight buttons in each row on the breast, placed in pairs. 1473. For a Colonel—the same as for a Major-General, except that there will be only seven buttons in each row on the breast, placed at FOR THE ARMY. 463 Uniform for Enlisted Men. equal distances; collar and cuffs of the same color and material as the coat. 1474. For a Lieutenant- Colonel—the same as for a Colonel. 1475. For a Major—the same as for a Colonel. 1476. For a Captain—the same as for a Colonel, except that there will be only one row of nine buttons on the breast, placed at equal dis- tances. 1477. For a First Lieutenant—the same as for a Captain. 1478- For a Second Lieutenant—the same as for a Captain. 1479. For a Brevet Second Lieutenant—the same as for a Captain. 1480. For a Medical Oadet—the same as for a Brevet Second Lieutenant. 1481. A round jacket, according to pattern, of dark blue cloth, trimmed with scarlet, with the Russian shoulder-knot, the prescribed insignia of rank to be worked in silver in the centre of the knot, may be worn on undress duty by officers of Light Artillery. For Enlisted Men. 1482. The uniform coat for all enlisted foot men, shall be a single- breasted frock of dark .blue cloth, made without plaits, with a skirt ex- tending one-half the distance from the top of the hip to the bend of the knee; one row of nine buttons on the breast, placed at equal distances; Btand-up collar to rise no higher than to permit the chin to turn freely over it, to hook in front at the bottom and then to slope up and back- ward at an angle of thirty degrees on each side; cuffs pointed according to pattern, and to button with two small buttons at the under seam; collar and cuffs edged with a cord or welt of cloth as follows, to wit: Scarlet for Artillery; sky-blue for Infantry; yellow for Engineers; crimson for Ordnance and Hospital stewards. On each shoulder a metal- lic scale according to pattern; narrow lining for skirt of the coat of the same color and material as the coat; pockets in the folds of the skirts with one button at each hip to range with the lowest buttons on the breast; no buttons at the ends of the pockets. 1483. All Enlisted Men of the Cavalry and Light Artillery shall wear a uniform jacket of dark blue cloth, with one row of twelve small buttons on the breast placed at equal distances; stand-up eollar to rise no higher than to permit the chin to turn freely over it, to hook in front at the bottom, and to slope the same as the coat-collar; on the collar, on each side, two blind button-holes of lace, three-eighths of an inch wide, one small button on the button-hole, lower button-hole extending back four inches upper button-hole three and a half inches; top button and front ends of collar bound with lace three-eighths of an inch wide, and a strip of the same extending down the front and around the whole lower edge 464 REVISED REGULATIONS Uniform.---Buttons. of the jacket; the back seam laced with the same, and on the cuff a point of the same shape as that on the coat, but formed of the lace; jacket to extend to the waist, and to be lined with white flannel; two small buttons at the under seam of the cuff, as on the coat cuff; one hook and eye at the bottom of the collar; color of lace (worsted), yellow for Cavalry, and scarlet for Light Artillery. 1484. For all Musicians—the same as for other enlisted men of their respective corps, with the addition of a facing of lace three-eighths of an inch wide on the front of the coat or jacket, made in the following manner: bars of three-eighths of an inch worsted lace placed on a line with each button six and one-half inches wide at the bottom, and thence gradually expanding upward to the last button, counting from the waist up, and contracting from thence to the bottom of the collar, where it will be six and one-half inches wide, with a strip of the same lace following the bars at their outer extremity—the whole presenting something of what is called the herring-bone form; the color of the lace facing to cor- respond with the color of the trimming of the corps. 1485. For Fatigue Purposes—a sack coat of dark blue flannel extend- ing half-way down the thigh, and made loose, without sleeve or body lining, falling collar, inside pocket on the left side, four coat buttons down the front. 1486. For Recruits—the sack coat will be made with sleeve and body lining, the latter of flannel. 1487. On all occasions of duty, except fatigue, and when out of quar- ters, the coat or jacket shall be buttoned and hopked at the collar. BUTTONS. 1488. For General Officers and Officers of the General Staff— gilt, convex, with spread eagle and stars, and plain border; large size, seven- eighths of an inch in exterior diameter; small size, one-half inch. 1489. For Officers of the Corps of Engineers—gilt, nine-tenths of an inch in exterior diameter, slightly convex; a raised bright rim, one- thirtieth of an inch wide; device, an eagle holding in his beak a scroll, with the word u Essayons," a bastion with embrasures in the distance surrounded by water, with a rising sun—the figures to be of dead gold upon a bright field. Small buttons of the same form and device, and fifty-five hundredths of an inch in exterior diameter. 1490. For Officers of the Corps of Topographical Engineers—gilt. seven-eighths of an inch exterior diameter, convex and solid; device, the shield of the United States, occupying one-half the diameter, and the letters £T. JJ. in old English characters the other half; small buttons, one-half inch diameter, device and form the same. FOR THE ARMY. 465 Uniform.---Trowsers.---Hat. 1491. For Officers of the Ordnance Department—gilt, convex, plain border, cross cannon and bombshell, with a circular scroll over and across the cannon, containing the words " Ordnance Corps;" large size, seven- eighths of an inch in exterior diameter; small size, one-half inch. 1492. For Officers of Artillery, Infantry, and Cavalry—gilt, convex; device, a spread eagle with the letter A, for Artillery—I, for Infantry— C, for Cavalry, on the shield; large size, seven-eighths of an inch in exterior diameter; small size, one-half inch. 1493. Aides-de-camp may wear the button of the General Staff, or of their regiment or corps, at their option. 1494. For Medical Cadets—same as for Officers of the General Staff. 1495. For all Enlisted Men—yellow, the same as is used by the Artil- lery, &c, omitting the letter in the shield. TROWSERS. 1496. For General Officers and Officers of the Ordnance Department —of dark blue cloth, plain, without stripe, welt, or cord down the outer seam. • 1497. For Officers of the General Staff and Staff Corps, except the Ordnance—dark blue cloth, with a gold cord, one-eighth of an inch in diameter, along the outer seam. 1498. For all Regimental Officers—dark blue cloth, with a welt let into the outer seam, one-eighth of an inch in diameter, of colors corre- sponding to the facings of the respective regiments, viz.: Cavalry, yellow; Artillery, scarlet; Infantry, sky-blue. 1499. For Medical Cadets—same as for Officers of the General Staff, except a welt of buff cloth, instead of a gold cord. 1500. For Enlisted Men, except companies of Light Artillery—dark blue cloth; sergeants with a stripe one and one-half inch wide; corporals with a stripe one-half inch wide, of worsted lace, down and over the outer seam, of the color of the facings of the respective corps. 1501. Ordnance Sergeants and Hospital Stewards—stripe of crimson lace one and one-half inch wide. 1502. Privates—plain, without stripe4 or welt. 1503. For Companies of Artillery equipped as Light Artillery—sky- blue cloth. All trowsers to be made loose, without plaits, and to spread well over the boot; to be re-enforced for all enlisted mounted men. HAT. 1504. For Officers—of best black felt. The dimensions of medium nize to be as follows : 2 N 2 466 REVISED REGULATIONS Uniform..---Trimmings. Width of brim, 3£ inches. Height of crown, 6i inches. Oval of tip, J inch. Taper of crown, f inch. Curve of head, f inch. The binding to be i inch deep, of best black ribbed silk. 1505. For Enlisted Men—of black felt, same shape and size as for officers, with double row of stitching, instead of binding, around the edge. To agree in quality with the pattern deposited in the clothing arsenal. 1506. Medical Cadets will wear a forage cap according to pattern. Trimmings. 1507. For General Officers—gold cord, with acorn-shaped ends. The brim of the hat looped up on the- right side, and fastened with an eagle attached to the side of the hat; three black ostrich-feathers on the left side; a gold-embroidered wreath in front, on black velvet ground, en- circling the letters JJJ. Ss. m silver, old English characters. 1508. For Officers of the Adjutant-General's, Inspector-General's, Quartermaster's, Subsistence, Medical and Pay Departments, and the Judge Advocate, above the rank of Captain—the same as for General Officers, except the cord, which will be of black silk and gold. 1509. For the same Departments, below the rank of Field Officers —the same as for Field Officers, except that there will be but two feathers. 1510. For Officers of the Corps of Engineers—the same as for the General Staff, except the ornament in front, which will be a gold-embroid- ered wreath of laurel and palm, encircling a silver turreted castle on black velvet ground. 1511. For Officers of the Topographical Engineers—the same as for the General Staff, except the ornament in front, which will be a gold-em- broidered wreath of oak leaves, encircling a gold-embroidered shield, on black velvet ground. 1512. For Officers of the Ordnance Department—the same as for the General Staff, except the ornament in front, which will be a gold-embroid- ered shell and flame, on black velvet ground. 1513. For Officers of Cavalry—the same as for the General Staff, except the ornament in front, which will be two gold-embroidered sabres crossed, edges upward, on black velvet ground, with the number of the regiment in silver in the upper angle. 1514. For Officers of Artillery—the same as for the General Staff, except the ornament in front, which will be gold-embroidered cross-can- FOR THE ARMY. 467 Uniform.---Forage Caps.---Cravat. non, on black velvet ground, with the number of the regiment in silver at the intersection of the cross-cannon. 1515. For* Officers of Infantry—the same as for Artillery, except the ornament in front, which will be a gold-embroidered bugle, on black velvet ground, with the number of the regiment in silver within the bend. 1516. For Enlisted Men, except companies of Light Artillery—the same as for officers of the respective corps, except that there will be but one feather, the cord will be of worsted, of the same color as that of the facing of the corps, three-sixteenths of an inch in diameter, running three times through a slide of the same material, and terminating with two tassels, not less than two inches long, on the side of the hat opposite the feather. The insignia of corps, in brass, in front of the hat, correspond- ing with those prescribed for officers, with the number of regiment, five- eighths of an inch long, in brass, and letter of company, one inch, in brass, arranged over insignia. 1517. For Hospital Stewards the cord will be of buff and green mixed. The wreath in front of brass, with the letters U. S. in Roman, of white metal. Brim to be looped up to side of hat with a brass eagle, having a hook attached to the bottom to secure the brim—on the right side for mounted men and left side for foot men. The feather to be worn on the side opposite the loop. 1518. All the trimmings of the hat are to be made so that they can be detached; but the eagle, badge of corps, and letter of company, are to be always worn. 1519. For companies of Artillery equipped as Light Artillery, the old pattern uniform cap, with red horsehair plume, cord and tassel. 1520. Officers of the General Staff, and Staff Corps, may wear, at their optiin, a light French chapeau, either stiff crown or flat, according to t:ie pattern deposited in the Adjutant-General's office. Officers below the rank of field officers to wear but two feathers. FORAGE CAPS. 1521. For fatigue purposes, forage caps, of pattern in the Quarter- master-General's office : dark blue cloth, with a welt of the same around the crown, and yellow metal letters in front to designate companies. 1522. Commissioned officers may wear forage caps of the same pattern, with the distinctive ornament of the corps and regiment in front. CRAVAT OR STOCK. 1523. For all Officers—black; when a cravat is worn, the tie not to ' be visible at the opening of the collar. 468 REVISED REGULATIONS Uniform.---Boots.---Sash.---Sword-Belt. 1524. F07 all Enlisted Men—black leather, according to pattern. BOOTS. 1525. For all Officers—ankle or Jefferson. 1526. For Enlisted Men of Cavalry and Light Artillery—ankle and Jeffenon, rights and lefts, according to pattern. 1527. For Enlisted Men of Artillery, Infantry, Engineers, and Ordnance—Jefferson, rights and lefts, according to pattern. SPURS. 1528. For all Mounted Officers—yellow metal, or gilt. 152!J. For all Enlisted Mounted Men—yellow metal, according to pat- tern. (See par. 1648.) GLOVES. 1530. For General Officers and Officers of the General Staff and Staff Corps—buff or white. 1531. For Officers of Artillery, Infantry, Cavalry, Dragoons, and Riflemen—white. SASH. 1532. For General Officers—buff, silk net, with silk bullion fringe ends; sash to go twioe around the waist, and to tie behind the left hip, pendent part not to extend more than eighteen inches below the tie. 1533. For Officers of the Adjutant-General's, Inspector-General's, Quartermaster''s, and Subsistence Departments, Corps of Engineers, Topographical Engineers, Ordnance, Artillery, Infantry, Cavalry, and the Judge Advocate of the Army—crimson silk net; for Officers of the Mrdical Department—medium or emerald green silk net, with silk bul- lion fringe ends; to go around the waist and tie as for General Officers. 1534. For all Sergeant Majors, Quartermaster Sergeants, Ordnance Sergeants, Hospital Stewards, First Sergeants, Principal or Chief Mu- sicians and Chief Buglers—red worsted sash, with worsted bullion fringe ends; to go twice around the waist, and to tie behind the left hip, pendent part not to extend more than eighteen inches below the tie. 1535. The sash will be worn (over the coat) on all occasions of duty of every description, except stable and fatigue. 1536. The sash will be worn by " Officers of the Day" across the body, scarf fashion, from the right shoulder to the left side, instead of around the waist, tying behind the left hip as prescribed. SWORD-BELT. 1537. For all Officers—a waist-belt not less than one and one-hall inch nor more than two inches wide; to be worn over the sash; the FOR THE ARMY. 469 Uniform.---Sword and Scahhard. sword to be suspended from it by slings of the same material as the belt, with a hook attach 3d to the belt upon which the sword may be hung. 1538. For General Officers — Russia leather, with three stripes of gold embroidery; the slings embroidered on both sides. 1539. For all other Officers—black leather, plain. 1540. For all Non-commissioned Officers—black leather, plain. SWORD-BELT PLATE. 1541. For all Officers and Enlisted Men—gilt, rectangular, two inches wide, with a raised bright rim; a silver wreath of laurel encircling the " Arms of the United States;" eagle, shield, scroll, edge of cloud and rays bright. The motto, " E Pluribus Unum," in silver letters, upon the scroll; stars also of silver; according to pattern. SWORD AND SCABBARD. 1542. For General Officers—straight sword, gilt hilt, silver grip, brass or steel scabbard. 1543. For Officers of the Adjutant-General's, Inspector-General's, Quartermaster's, and Subsistence Departments, Corps of Engineers, Topographical Engineers, Ordnance, the Judge Advocate of the Armyy Aides-de- Camp, Field Officers of Artillery, Infantry, and Foot Riflemen, and for the Light Artillery—the sword of the pattern adopted by the War Department, April 9, 1850; or the one described in General Orders No. 21, of August 28, 1860, for officers therein designated. 1544. For the Medical and Pay Departments—small sword and scab- bard, according to pattern in the Surgeon-General's office. 1545. For Medical Cadets, the sword and belt and plate will be the same as for non-commissioned officers. 1546. For Officers of Cavalry—sabre and scabbard now in use, according to pattern in the Ordnance Department. 1547. For the Artillery, Infantry, and Foot Riflemen, except the field officers—the sword of the pattern adopted by the War Department, April 9, 1850. 1548. The sword and sword-belt will be worn upon all occasions of duty, without exception. 1549. When on foot, the sabre will be suspended from the hook attached to the belt. 1550. When not on military duty, officers may wear swords of honor, or the prescribed sword, with a scabbard, gilt, or of leather with gilt mountings. 470 REVISED REGULATIONS Uniform.---Badges to distinguish Rank. SWORD-KNOT. 1551. For General Officers—gold cord with acorn end. 1552. For all other officers—gold lace strap with gold bullion tassel. BADGES TO DISTINGUISH RANK. Epaulettes. 1553. For the Major-General Commanding the Army—gold, with solid crescent; device, three silver-embroidered stars, one, one and a half inches in diameter, one, one and one-fourth inches in diameter, and one, one and one-eighth inches in diameter, placed on the strap in a row, longitudinally, and equidistant, the largest star in the centre of the crescent, the smallest at the top; dead and bright gold bullion, one-half inch in diameter and three and one-half inches long. 1554. For all other Major-Generals—the same as for the Major-Gene- ral Commanding the Army, except that there will be two stars on the strap instead of three, omitting the smallest. 1555. For a Brigadier-General—the same as for a Major-General, except that, instead of two, there shall be one star (omitting the smallest) placed upon the strap, and not within the crescent. 1556. For a Colonel—the same as for a Brigadier-General, substituting a silver-embroidered spread eagle for the star upon the strap ; and within the crescent for the Medical Department—a laurel wreath embroidered in gold, and the letters ^^. General of the Army, Washington; and he will also immediately forward a consolidated return, by regiments and corps, of the force received into service, for the in formation of the War Department. 1668. Mustering in.—Reference will be made to the particular act ox acts of Congress under which the militia are called into service. If there be no such act, then to the act May 8, 1792, amended by the acts April 18, 1814, and April 20, 1816. Mustering officers will not muster into service a greater number of officers, or of higher rank, than the law pre- scribes. No officers of the general staff will be mustered or received into service, except such general officers, with their aides-de-camp, as may be required to complete the organization of brigades or divisions. 1669. Mustering out.—The rolls for this purpose will be compared with those of the first muster. All persons on the first rolls, and absent at the final muster, must be accounted for—whether dead, captured, dis- charged, or otherwise absent; and if the mustering officer, in any par- ticular case, shall have cause to doubt the report made to be entered on the rolls, he shall demand the oath of one or more persons to prove the fact to his satisfaction; further, he shall take care that not more persons of the several ranks be mustered out of service than were mustered in, if there be au excess over the requisition or beyond the law, nor recognize additions or substitutes, without full satisfaction that the additions or sub- stitutions were regularly made, and at the time reported on the rolls. 1670. Officers mustering in troops will be careful that men from one company or detachment are not borrowed for the occasion, to swell the ranks of others about to be mustered. No volunteer will be mustered into the service who is unable to speak the English language. 1671. Officers charged with the duty of mustering militia will take care that the muster-rolls contain all the information that may in any way affect their pay; the distance from the places of residence to the place of rendezvous or organization, and the date of arrival, must be stated in each case; the date and place of discharge, and the distance thence to the place of residence; all stoppages for articles furnished by the Government must be noted on the rolls; and in cases of absence at the time of discharge of the company, the cause of absence must be stated. When the necessary information cannot be obtained, the mustering officer will state the reason. 1672. If, as has sometimes happened, militia, at the end of a term ol service, shall, from the want of a mustering officer, disperse or return home without being regularly mustered out; and if, with a view to a pay- ment, a muster shall afterward be ordered by competent authority, the FOR THE ARMY. 483 Volunteers and Militia. officer sent for the purpose shall carefully verify all the facts affecting pay, by the oath of one or more of the officers belonging to such militia, in order that full justice may be done. 1673. In all cases of muster for payment, whether final or otherwise, the mustering officer will give his particular attention to the state and condition of the public property: such as quarters, camp-equipage, means of transportation, arms, accoutrements, ammunition, &c, which have been in the use or possession of the militia to be paid; and if any such public property shall appear to be damaged, or lost, beyond ordinary wear or un- avoidable accident, such loss or damage shall be noted on the muster-rolls, in order that the injury or loss sustained by the United States may be stopped from the pay that would otherwise be due to the individual or detachment mustered for payment. See regulations of the Ordnance De- partment. This provision shall be read to all detachments of militia on being mustered into service, and as much oftener as may be deemed necessary. 1674. Payments will, in all cases, be made by the paymasters of the regular army. 1675. Officers of the volunteer service tendering their resignations, will forward them through the intermediate commanders to the officer commanding the department or corps Varmie in which they may be serving, who is authorized to grant them honorable discharges. This commander will immediately report his action to the Adjutant-General of the Army, who will communicate the same to the Governor of the State to which the officer belongs. A clear statement of the cause will accompany every resignation. 1676. Vacancies occurring among the commissioned officers in volun- teer regiments will be filled by the Governors of the respective States by which the regiments were furnished. Information of such appointments will, in all cases, be furnished to the Adjutant-General of the Army. APPENDIX. ARTICLES OF WAR. AN ACT FOR ESTABLISHING RULES AND ARTICLES FOR THE GOVEUN- MENT OF THE ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES* Section 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That, from and after the passing of this act, the following shall be the rules and articles by which the armies of the United States shall be governed: Article 1. Every officer now in the army of the United States shall, in six months from the passing of this act, and every officer who shall hereafter be appointed shall, before he enters on the duties of his office, subscribe these rules and regulations. Art. 2. It is earnestly recommended to all officers and soldiers dili- gently to attend divine service; and all officers who shall behave in- decently or irreverently at any place of divine worship shall, if commis- sioned officers, be brought before a general court-martial, there to be publicly and severely reprimanded by the president; if non-commissioned officers or soldiers, every person so offending shall, for his first offense, forfeit one-sixth of a dollar, to be deducted out of his next pay; for the second offense, he shall not only forfeit a like sum, but be confined twenty-four hours; and for every like offense, shall suffer and pay in like manner; which money, so forfeited, shall be applied, by the captain or senior officer of the troop or company, to the use of the sick soldiers of the company or troop to which the offender belongs. Art. 3. Any non-commissioned officer or soldier who shall use any pro- fane oath or execration, shall incur the penalties expressed in the fore- going article; and a commissioned officer shall forfeit and pay, for each and every such offense, one dollar, to be applied as in the preceding article. Art. 4. Every chaplain commissioned in the army or arm>es of the United States, who shall absent himself from the duties assigned him (excepting in cases of sickness or leave of absence), shall, on conviction thereof before a court-martial, be fined not exceeding one month's pay, * These rules and articles, with the exceptions indicated by the notes annexed to articles 10, 20, 65, and 87, remain unaltered and ir force at present. 2 p 4g5 486 REVISED REGULATIONS Articles of War. besides the loss of his pay during his absence; or be discharged, as the said court-martial shall judge proper. Art. 5. Any officer or soldier who shall use contemptuous or disre- spectful words against the President of the United States, against the Vice-President thereof, against the Congress of the United States, or against the Chief Magistrate or Legislature of any of the United States, in which he may be quartered, if a commissioned officer, shall be cashiered, or otherwise punished, as a court-martial shall direct; if a non-commis- sioned officer or soldier, he shall suffer such punishment as shall be in- flicted on him by the sentence of a court-martial. , Art. 6. Any officer or soldier who shall behave himself with contempt or disrespect toward his commanding officer, shall be punished, accord- ing to the nature of his offense, by the judgment of a court-martial. Art. 7. Any officer or soldier who shall begin, excite, cause, or join in, any mutiny or sedition, in any troop or company in the service of the United States, or in any party, post, detachment, or guard, shall suffer death, or such other punishment as by a court-martial shall be inflicted. Art. 8. Any officer, non-commissioned officer, or soldier, who, being present at any mutiny or sedition, does not use his utmost endeavor to suppress the same, or, coming to the knowledge of any intended mutiny, does not, without delay, give information thereof to his commanding officer, shall be punished by the sentence of a court-martial with death, or otherwise, according to the nature of his offense. Art. 9. Any officer or soldier who shall strike his superior officer, or draw or lift up any weapon, or offer any violence against him, being in the execution of his office, on any pretense whatsoever, or shall disobey any lawful command of his superior officer, shall suffer death, or such other punishment as shall, according to the nature of his offense, be in- flicted upon him by the sentence of a court-martial. Art. 10. Every non-commissioned officer or soldier, who shall enlist himself in the service of the United States, shall, at the time of his so enlisting, or within six days afterward, have the Articles for Jhe govern- ment of the armies of the United States read to him, and shall, by the officer who enlisted him, or by the commanding officer of the troop or company into which he was enlisted, be taken before the next justice of the peace, or chief magistrate of any city or town corporate, not being an officer of the army,* or where recourse cannot be had to the civil magis- trate, before the judge advocate, and in his presence shall take the followin0 oath or affirmation: "I, A. B., do solemnly swear, or affirm (as *By Sect. 11 of Chap. 42 August 3, 1861, the oath of enlistment and re-onlistment may be administered by any emraiasioned wfiaoer of the army. FOR THE All MY Articles of War. the case may be), that I will bear true allegiance to the United States of America, and that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies or opposers whatsoever; and observe and obey the orders of the President of the. United States, and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the Rules and Articles'for the government of the armies of the United States." Which justice, magistrate, or judge advo- cate is to give to the officer a certificate, signifying that the man enlisted did take the said oath or affirmation. Art. 11. After a non-commissioned officer or soldier shall have been duly enlisted and sworn, he shall not be dismissed the service without a discharge in writing; and no discharge granted to him shall be sufficient which is not signed by a field officer of the regiment to which he belongs, or commanding officer, where no field officer of the regiment is present; and no discharge shall be given to a non-commis- sioned officer or soldier before his term of service has' expired, but by order of the President, the Secretary of War, the commanding officer of a department, or the sentence of a general court-martial; nor shall a commissioned officer be discharged the service but by order of the Pre- sident of the United States, or by sentence of a general court-martial Art, 12. Every colonel, or other officer commanding a regiment, troop, or company, and actually quartered with it, may give furloughs to non-commissioned officers or soldiers, in such numbers, and for so long a time, as he shall judge to be most consistent with the good of the service; and a captain, or other inferior officer, commanding a troop or company, or in any garrison, fort, or barrack of the United States (his field officer being absent), may give furloughs to non-commissioned officers or soldiers, for a time not exceeding twenty days in six months, but not to more than two persons to be absent at the same time, excepting some extraor- dinary occasion should require it. Art. 13. At every muster, the commanding officer of each regiment, troop, or company, there present, shall give to the commissary of musters, or other officer who musters the said regiment, troop, or company, certifi- cates signed by himself, signifying how long such officers, as shall not appear at the said muster, have been absent, and the reason of their absence. In like manner, the commanding officer of every troop or company shall give certificates, signifying the reasons of the absence of the non-commissioned officers and private soldiers; which reasons ana time of absence shall be inserted in the muster-rolls, opposite the names of the respective absent officers and soldiers. The certificates shall, together with the muster-rolls, be remitted by the commissary of musters, or other officer mustering, to the Department of War, as speedily as the li stance of the place will admit. 488 REVISED REGULATIONS Articles of War. Art. 14. Every officer who shall be convicted before a general court- martial of having signed a false certificate relating to the absence of either officer or private soldier, or relative to his or their pay, shall be cashiered. Art. 15. Every officer who shall knowingly make a false muster of man or horse, and every officer or commissary of musters who shall willingly sign, direct, or allow the signing of muster-rolls wherein such false muster is contained, shall, upon proof made thereof, by two wit- nesses, before a general court-martial, be cashiered, and shall be thereby utterly disabled to have or hold any office or employment in the service of the United States. Art. 16. Any commissary of musters, or other officer, who shall be convicted of having taken money, or other thing, by way of gratification, on mustering any regiment, troop, or company, or on signing muster-rolls, shall be displaced from his office, and shall be thereby utterly disabled to have or hold any office or employment in the service of the United States. Art. 17. Any officer who shall presume to muster a person as a soldier who is not a soldier, shall be deemed guilty of having made a false muster, and shall suffer accordingly. Art. 18. Every officer who shall knowingly make a false return to the Department of War, or to any of his superior officers, authorized to call for such returns, of the state of the regiment, troop, or company, or garrison, under his command; or of the arms, ammunition, clothing, or other stores thereunto belonging, shall, on conviction thereof before a court-martial, be cashiered. Art. 19. The commanding officer of every regiment, troop, or inde- pendent company, or garrison, of the United States, shall, in the begin ning of every month, remit, through the proper channels, to the Depart- ment of War, an exact return of the regiment, troop, independent com- pany, or garrison, under his command, specifying the names of the officers then absent from their posts, with the reasons for and the time of their absence. And any officer who shall be convicted of having, through neglect or design, omitted sending such returns, shall be punished, according to the nature of his crime, by the judgment of a general court-martial. Art. 20. All officers and soldiers who have received pay, or have been duly enlisted in the service of the United States, and shall be con- victed of having deserted the same, shall suffer death, or such other punishment as, by sentence of a court-martial, shall be inflicted.* * No officer or soldier in the army of the United States shall be subject to the punish- ment of death, for desertion in time rf peace.—Act 29/A May, 1830. FOR THE ARMY. 489 Articles of War. Art. 21. Any non-commissioned officer or soldier who shall, without leave from his commanding officer, absent himself from his troop, com- pany, or detachment, shall, upon being convicted thereof, be punished according to the nature of his offense, at the discretion of a court-martial. Art. 22. No non-commissioned officer or soldier shall enlist himself in any other regiment, troop, or company, without a regular discharge from the regiment, troop, or company in which he last served, on the penalty of being reputed a deserter, and suffering accordingly. And in case any officer shall knowingly receive and entertain such non-com- missioned officer or soldier, or shall not, after his being discovered to be a deserter, immediately confine him, and give notice thereof to the corps in which he last served, the said officer shall, by a court-martial, be cashiered. Art. 23. Any officer or soldier who shall be convicted of having advised or persuaded any other officer or soldier to desert the service of the United States, shall suffer death, or such other punishment as shall be inflicted upon him by the sentence of a court-martial.* Art. 24. No officer or soldier shall use any reproachful or provoking speeches or gestures to another, upon pain, if an officer, of being put in arrest; if a soldier, confined, and of asking pardon of the party offended, in the presence of his commanding officer. Art. 25. No officer or soldier shall send a challenge to another officer or soldier, to fight a duel, or accept a challenge if sent, upon pain, if a commissioned officer, of being cashiered; if a non-commissioned officer or soldier, of suffering corporeal punishment, at the discretion of a court- martial. Art. 26. If any commissioned or non-commissioned officer command ing a guard shall knowingly or willingly suffer any person whatsoever to go forth to fight a duel, he shall be punished as a challenger; and all seconds, promoters, and carriers of challenges, in order to duels, shall be deemed principals, and be punished accordingly. And it shall be the duty of every officer commanding an army, regiment, company, post, or detachment, who is knowing to a challenge being given or accepted by any officer, non-commissioned officer, or soldier, under his command, or has reason to believe the same to be the case, immediately to arrest and bring to trial such offenders. Art. 27. All officers, of what condition soever, have power to part and quell all quarrels, frays, and disorders, though the persons concerned should belong to another regiment, troop, or company; and either to order officers into arrest, or non-commissioned officers or soldiers into confinement, until their proper superior officers shall be acquainted thero- 2 1' 2 * See note on page 602. 490 REVISED REGULATIONS Articles of War, with; and whosoever shall refuse to obey such officer (though of an inferior rank), or shall draw his sword upon him, shall be punished at the discretion of a general court-martial. Art. 28. Any officer or soldier who shall upbraid another for refusing a challenge, shall himself be punished as a challenger; and all officers and soldiers are hereby discharged from any disgrace or opinion of dis- advantage which might arise from their having refused to accept of challenges, as they will only have acted in obedience to the laws, and done their duty as good soldiers who subject themselves to discipline. Art. 29. No sutler shall be permitted to sell any kind of liquors or victuals, or to keep their houses or shops open for the entertainment of soldiers, after nine at night, or before the beating of the reveille, or upon Sundays, during divine service or sermon, on the penalty of being dis- missed from all future sutling. Art. 30. All officers commanding in the field, forts, barracks, or gar- risons of the United States, are hereby required to see that the persons permitted to suttle shall supply the soldiers with good and wholesome provisions, or other articles, at a reasonable price, as they shall be an- swerable for their neglect. Art. 31. No officer commanding in any of the garrisons, forts, or barracks of the United States, shall exact exorbitaift prices for houses or stalls, let out to sutlers, or connive at the like exactions in others; nor by his own authority, and for his private advantage, lay any duty or imposition upon, or be interested in, the sale of any victuals, liquors, or other necessaries of life brought into the garrison, fort, or barracks, for the use of the soldiers, on the penalty of being discharged from the service. Art. 32. Every officer commanding in quarters, garrisons, or on the march, shall keep good order, and, to the utmost of his power, redress all abuses or disorders which may be committed by any officer or soldier under his command; if, upon complaint made to him of officers or sol- diers beating or otherwise ill-treating any person, or disturbing fairs or markets, or of committing any kind of riots, to the disquieting of the citizens of the United States, he, the said commander, who shall refuse or omit to see justice done to the offender or offenders, and reparation made to the party or parties injured, as far as part of the offender's pay shall enable him or them, shall, upon proof thereof, be cashiered, or otherwise punished, as a general court-martial shall direct. Art. 33. When any commissioned officer or soldier shall be accused of a capital crime, or of having used violence, or committed any offense against the person or property of any citizen of any of the United States, euch as is punishable by the known laws of the land, the commanding FOR THE ARMY. Articles of War. officer and officers of every regiment, troop, or company, to which the person or persons so accused shall belong, are hereby required, upon application duly made by, or in bshalf of, the party or parties injured, to use their utmost endeavors to deliver over such accused person or persons to the civil magistrate, and likewise to be aiding and assisting to the officers of justice in apprehending and securing the person or persons so accused, in order to bring him or them to trial. If any commanding officer or officers shall wilfully neglect, or shall refuse, upon the applica- tion aforesaid, to deliver over such accused person or persons to the civil magistrates, or to be aiding and assisting to the officers of justice in apprehending such person or persons, the officer or officers so offending shall be cashiered. Art. 34. If any officer shall think himself wronged by his Colonel, or the commanding officer of the regiment, and shall, upon due appli- cation being made to him, be refused redress, he may complain to the General commanding in the State or Territory where such regiment shall be stationed, in order to obtain justice; who is hereby required ',o examine into said complaint, and take proper measures for redressing the wrong complained of, and transmit, as soon as possible, to the Depart- ment of War, a true state of such complaint, with the proceedings had thereon. Art. 35. If any inferior officer or soldier shall think himself wronged by his Captain or other officer, he is to complain thereof to the command- ing officer of the regiment, who is hereby required to summon a regi- mental court-martial, for the doing justice to the complainant; from which regimental court-martial either party may, if he thinks himself still aggrieved, appeal to a general court-martial. But if, upon a second hearing, the appeal shall appear vexatious and groundless, the person so appealing shall be punished at the discretion of the said court-martial. Art. 36. Any commissioned officer, store-keeper, or commissary, who Bhall be convicted at a general court-martial of having sold, without a proper order for that purpose, embezzled, misapplied, or wilfully, or through neglect, suffered any of the provisions, forage, arms, clothing, ammunition, or other military stores belonging to the United States te be spoiled or damaged, shall, at his own expense, make good the loss or damage, and shall, moreover, forfeit all his pay, and be dismissed from the service. Art. 37. Any non-commissioned officer or soldier who shall be con- victed at a regimental court-martial of having sold, or designedly, or through neglect, wasted the ammunition delivered out to him, to be employed* in the service of the United States, shall be punished at the discretion of such court. 492 REVISED REGULATIONS Articles of War. Art 38. Every non-commissioned officer or soldier who shall be con- victed before a court-martial of having sold, lost, or spoiled, througk neglect, his horse, arms, clothes, or accoutrements, shall undergo such weekly stoppages (not exceeding the half of his pay) as such court- martial shall judge sufficient, for repairing the loss or damage; and shall uffer confinement, or such other corporeal punishment as his crime shall deserve. Art. 39. Every officer who shall be convicted before a court-martial of having embezzled or misapplied any money with which he may have been intrusted, for the payment of the men under his command, or for enlisting men into the service, or for other purposes, if a commissioned officer, shall be cashiered, and compelled to refund the money; if a non- commissioned officer, shall be reduced to the ranks,-be put under stop- pages until the money be made good, and suffer such corporeal punish- ment as such court-martial shall direct. Art. 40. Every captain of a troop or company is charged with the arms, accoutrements, ammunition, clothing, or other warlike stores belong- ing to the troop or company under his command, which he is to be account- able for to his Colonel in case of their being lost, spoiled, or damaged, not by unavoidable accidents, or on actual service. Art. 41. All non-commissioned officers and soldiers who shall be found one mile from the camp without leave, in writing, from their com- manding officer, shall suffer such punishment as shall be inflicted upon them by the sentence of a court-martial. Art. 42. No officer or soldier shall lie out of his quarters, garrison, or camp without leave from his superior officer, upon penalty of being punished according to the nature of his offense, by the sentence of a court-martial. Art. 43. Every non-commissioned officer and soldier shall retire to his quarters or tent at the beating of the retreat; in default of which he whall be punished according to the nature of his offense. Art. 44. No officer, non-commissioned officer, or soldier shall fail in repairing, at the time fixed, to the place of parade, of exercise, or other rendezvous appointed by his commanding officer, if not prevented by sickness or some other evident necessity, or shall go from the said place of rendezvous without leave from his commanding officer, before he shall be regularly dismissed or relieved, on the penalty of being punished, according to the nature of his offense, by the sentence of a court-martial. Art. 45. Any commissioned officer who shall be found drunk on his iruard, party, or other duty, shall be cashiered. Any non-commissioned officer or soldier so offending shall suffer such corporeal punishment as shall be inflicted by th« sentence of a court-martial. FOR THE ARMY. 493 Articles of War. Art. 46. Any sentinel who shall be found sleeping upon his post, or shall leave it before he shall be regularly relieved, shall suffer death, or such other punishment as shall be inflicted by the sentence of a court- martial. Art. 47. No soldier belonging to any regiment, troop, or company shall hire another to do his duty for him, or be excused from duty but in cases of sickness, disability, or leave of absence; and every such soldier found guilty of hiring his duty, as also the party so hired to do another's duty, shall be punished at the discretion of a regimental court-martial. Art. 48. And every non-commissioned officer conniving at such hiring of duty aforesaid, shall be reduced; and every commissioned officer know- ing and allowing such ill practices in the service, shall be punished by the judgment of a general court-martial. Art. 49. Any officer belonging to the service of the United States, who, by discharging of firearms, drawing of swords, beating of drums, or by any other means whatsoever, shall occasion false alarms in camp, garrison, or quarters, shall suffer death, or such .other punishment as shall be ordered by the sentence of a general court-martial. Art. 50. Any officer or soldier who shall, without urgent necessity, or without the leave of his superior officer, quit his guard, platoon, or division, shall be punished, according to the nature of his offense, by the sentence of a court-martial. Art. 51. No officer or soldier shall do violence to any person who brings provisions or other necessaries to the camp, garrison, or quarters of the forces of the United States, employed in any parts out of the said States, upon pain of death, or such other punishment as a court-martial shall direct. Art. 52. Any officer or soldier who shall misbehave himself before the enemy, run away, or shamefully abandon any fort, post, or guard which he or they may be commanded to defend, or speak words inducing others to do the like, or shall cast away his arms and ammunition, or who shall quit his post or colors to plunder and pillage, every such offender, being duly convicted thereof, shall suffer death, or such other punish- ment as shall be ordered by the sentence of a general court-martial. Art. 53. Any person belonging to the armies of the United States who shall make known the watchword to any person who is not entitled to receive it according to the rules and discipline of war, or shall pre- sume to give a parole or watchword different from what he received, shall suffer death, or such other punishment as shall be ordered by the sentence of a general court-martial. Art. 54. All officers and soldiers are to behave themselves orderly in quarters and on their march; and whoever shall commit any waste or 4'cKt REVISED REGULATIONS Articles of War. ________________ spoil, either in walks of trees, parks, warrens, fish-ponds, houses, or gar- dens, corn-fields, inclosures of meadows, or shall maliciously destroy any property whatsoever belonging to the inhabitants of the United States, unless by order of the then commander-in-chief of the armies of the said States, shall (besides such penalties as they are liable to by law) be punished according to the nature and degree of the offense, by the judg- ment of a regimental or general court-martial. Art. 55. Whosoever, belonging to the armies of the United States in foreign parts, shall force a safeguard, shall suffer death. Art. 56. Whosoever shall relieve the enemy with money, victuals, or ammunition, or shall knowingly harbor or protect an enemy, shall suffer death, or such other punishment as shall be ordered by the sentence or a court-martial. > Art. 57. Whosoever shall be convicted of holding correspondence with, or giving intelligence to, the enemy, either directly or indirectly, shall suffer death, or such other punishment as shall be ordered by the sentence of a court-martial. Art. 58. All public stores taken in the enemy's camp, towns, forts, or magazines, whether of artillery, ammunition, clothing, forage or pro- visions, shall be secured for the service of the United States; for the neglect of which the commanding officer is to be answerable. Art. 59. If any commander of any garrison, fortress, or post shall be compelled, by the officers and soldiers under his command, to give up to the enemy, or to abandon it, the commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, or soldiers who shall be convicted of having so offended, shall suffer death, or such other punishment as shall be inflicted upon them by the sentence of a court-martial. Art. 60. All sutlers and retainers to the camp, and all persons what- soever, serving with the armies of the United States in the field, though not enlisted soldiers, are to be subject to orders, according to the rules and discipline of war. Art. 61. Officers having brevets or commissions of a prior date to those of the regiment in which they serve, may take place in courts- martial and on detachments, when composed of different corps, according to the ranks given them in their brevets or dates of their former com- missions; but in the regiment, troop, or company to which such officers belong, they shall do duty and take rank both in courts-martial and on detachments which shall be composed of their own corps, according to the commissions by which they are mustered in the said corps. Art. 62. If, upon marches, guards, or in quarters, different corps of the army shall happen to join, or do duty together, the officer highest in rank of the line of the army, marine corps, or militia, by commission. FORTHEARMY. 496 Articles of War. there on duty or in quarters, shall command the whole, and give orders for what is needful to the service, unless otherwise specially directed by the President of the United States, according to the nature of the case. Art. 63. The functions of the engineers being generally confined to the most elevated branch of military science, they are not to assume, nor are they subject to be ordered on any duty beyond the line of their im- mediate profession, except by the special order of the President of the United States; but they are to receive every mark of respect to which their rank in the army may entitle them respectively, and are liable to be transferred, at the discretion of the President, from one corps to another, regard being paid to rank. Art. 64. General courts-martial may consist of any number of com- missioned officers, from five to thirteen, inclusively; but they shall not consist of less than thirteen where that number can be convened without manifest injury to the service. Art. 65.* Any general officer commanding an army, or Colonel com- manding a separate department, may appoint general courts-martial when- ever necessary. But no sentence of a court-martial shall be carried into execution until after the whole proceedings shall have been laid before the officer ordering the same; or the officer commanding the troops for the time being; neither shall any sentence of a general court-martial, in the time of peace, extending to the loss of life, or the dismission of a.com- missioned officer, or which shall, either in time of peace or war, respect a general officer, be carried into execution, until after the whole proceed- ings shall have been transmitted to the Secretary of War, to be laid before the President of the United States for his confirmation or dis- approval, and orders in the case. All other sentences may be confirmed and executed by the officer ordering the court to assemble, or the com manding officer for the time being, as the case may be. Art. 66. Every officer commanding a regiment or corps may appoint, for his own regiment or corps, courts-martial, to consist of three commis- sioned officers, for the trial and punishment of offenses not capital, and * Whenever a general officer commanding an army, or a colonel commanding a sepa rate department, shall be the accuser or prosecutor of any officer in the army of the United States, under his command, the general court-martial for the trial of such officer 6hall be appointed by the President of the United Slates. The proceedings and sentence of the said court shall be sent directly to the Secretary of War, to be by him laid before the President, for his confirmation or approval, or orders' in the case. So much of the sixty-fifth article of the first section of "An act for establishing rules and articles for the government of the armies of the United States," passed on the tenth of April, eighteen hundred and six, as is repugnant hereto, shall be, and the same i* hereby, repealed.—Act 29th Nay, 1839, SeeU. 1, 2, 3. 496 REVISED REGULATIONS Articles of War. decide upun their sentences. For the same purpose, all officers com- manding any of the garrisons, forts, barracks, or other places where the troops consist of different corps, may assemble courts-martial, to consist of three commissioned officers, and decide upon their sentences. Art. 67. No garrison or regimental court-martial shall have the power to try capital cases or commissioned officers; neither shall they inflict a fine exceeding one month's pay, nor imprison, nor put to hard labor, any non-commissioned officer or soldier for a longer time than one month. Art. 68. Whenever it may be found convenient and necessary to the public service, the officers of the marines shall be associated with tho officers of the land forces, for the purpose of holding courts-martial, and trying offenders belonging to either; and, in such cases, the orders of the senior officer of either corps who may be present and duly authorized, shall be received and obeyed. Art 69. The judge advocate, or some person deputed by him, or by the general, or officer commanding the army, detachment, or garrison, shall prosecute in the name of the United States, but shall so far consider himself as counsel for the prisoner, after the said prisoner shall have made his plea, as to object to any leading question to any of the witnesses or any question to the prisoner, the answer to which might tend to crimi- nate himself; and administer to each member of the court, before they proceed upon any trial, the following oath, which shall also be taken by all members of the regimental and garrison courts-martial: "You, A. B., do swear that you will well and truly try and determine, according to evidence, the matter now before you, between the United States of America and the prisoner to be tried, and that you will duly ad- minister justice, according to the provisions of 'An act establishing Rules and Articles for the government of the armies of the United States/ without partiality, favor, or affection; and if any doubt should arise, not explained by said Articles, according to your conscience, the best of your under- standing, and the custom of war in like cases; and you do further sweai that you will not divulge the sentence of the court until it shall be pub- lished by the proper authority; neither will you disclose or discover the vote or opinion of any particular member of the court-martial, unless re- quired to give evidence thereof, as a witness, by a court of justice, in a due course of law. So help you God." And as soon as the said oath shall have been administered to the respective members, the president of the court shall administer to the judge advocate, or person officiatirg as such, an oath in the following words: "You, A. B., do swear, that you will not disclose or discover the vote or opinion of any particular member of the court-martial, unless required FOR THE ARMY. 497 Articles of War. to give evidence thereof, as a witness, by a court of justice, in due oourse of law; nor divulge the sentence of the court to any but the proper author- ity, until it shall be duly disclosed by the same. So help you God." Art. 70. When a prisoner, arraigned before a general court-martial- ehall, from obstinacy and deliberate design, stand mute, or answer foreign to the purpose, the court may proceed to trial and judgment as if the prisoner had regularly pleaded not guilty. Art. 71. When a member shall be challenged by a prisoner, he must state his cause of challenge, of which the court shall, after due delibera- tion, determine the relevancy or validity, and decide accordingly; and no challenge to more than one member at a time shall be received by the court Art. 72. All the members of a court-martial are to behave with de- cency and calmness; and in giving their votes are to begin with the youngest in commission. Art. 73. All persons who give evidence before a court-martial are to ba examined on oath or affirmation, in the following form: "You swear, or affirm (as the case maybe), the evidence you shall give in the cause now in hearing shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So help you God." Art. 74. On the trials of cases not capital, before courts-martial, the deposition of witnesses, not in the line or staff of the army, may be taken before some justice of the peace, and read in evidence; provided the pro- secutor and person accused are present at the taking the same, or are duly notified thereof. Art. 75. No officer shall be tried but by a general court-martial; nor by officers of an inferior rank, if it can be avoided. Nor shall any pro ceedings of trials be carried on, excepting between the hours of eight in the morning and three in the afternoon, excepting in cases which, in the opinion of the officer appointing the court-martial, require immediate example. Art. 76. No person whatsoever shall use any menacing words, signs, or gestures, in presence of a court-martial, or shall cause any disorder or riot, or disturb their proceedings, on the penalty of being punished at the discretion of the said court-martial. Art. 77. Whenever any officer shall be charged with a crime, he shall be arrested and confined in his barracks, quarters/or tent, and deprived of his sword by the commanding officer. And any officer who shall leave his confinement before he shall be set at liberty by his commanding officer, or by a superior officer, shall be cashiered. Art. 78. Non-commissioned officers and soldiers, charged with crimes3 shall be confined until tried by a court-martial, or released by proper authority. 2Q 498 REVISED REGULATIONS Articles of War. Art. 79. No officer or soldier who shall be put in arrest shall continue In confinement more than eight days, or until such time as a court-martial can be assembled. Art. 80. No officer commanding a guard, or provost marshal, shall refuse to receive or keep any prisoner committed to his charge by an officer belonging to the forces of the United States; provided the officer committing shall, at the same time, deliver an account in writing, signed by himself, of the crime with which the said prisoner is charged. Art. 81. No officer commanding a guard, or provost marshal, shall presume to release any person committed to his charge without proper authority for so doing, nor shall he suffer any person to escape, on the penalty of being punished for it by the sentence of a court-martial. Art. 82. Every officer or provost marshal, to whose charge prisoners shall be committed, shall, within twenty-four hours after such commit- ment, or as soon as he shall be relieved from his guard, make report in writing, to the commanding officer, of their names, their crimes, and the names of the officers who committed them, on the penalty of being punished for disobedience or neglect, at the discretion of a court-martial. Art. 83. Any commissioned officer convicted before a general court- martial of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, shall be dis- missed the service. Art. 84. In cases where a court-martial may think it proper to sentence a commissioned officer to be suspended from command, they shall have power also to suspend his pay and emoluments for the same time, accord- ing to the nature and heinousness of the offense. Art. 85. In all cases where a commissioned officer is cashiered for cowardice or fraud, it shall be added in the sentence, that the crime, name, and place of abode, and punishment of the delinquent, be published ' in the newspapers in and about the camp, and of the particular State from which the offender came, or where he usually resides; after which it shall be deemed scandalous for an officer to associate with him. Art. 86. The commanding officer of any post or detachment, in which there shall not be a number of officers adequate to form a general court- martial, shall, in cases which require the cognizance of such a court, report to the commanding officer of the department, who shall order a court to be assembled at the nearest post or department, and the party accused, with necessary witnesses, to be transported to the place where the said court shall be assembled. Art. 87.* No person shall be sentenced to suffer death but by the * So much of these rules and articles as authorizes the infliction of corporeal punish- ment by stripes or lashes, was specially repealed by Act of 16th May, 1812. By Act of 2d FOR THE ARMY. 499 Articles of War. concurrence of two-thirds of the members of a general court-martial, nor except in the cases herein expressly mentioned; nor shall more than fifty lashes be inflicted on any offender, at tlie discretion of a court- martial; and no officer, non-commissioned officer, soldier, or follower of the army, shall be tried a second time for the same offense. Art. 88. No person shall be liable to be tried and punished by a general court-martial for any offense which shall appear to have been committed more than two years before the issuing of the order for such trial, unless the person, by reason of having absented himself, or some other manifest impediment, shall not have been amenable to justice within that period. Art. 89. Every officer authorized to order a general court-martial shall have power to pardon or mitigate any punishment ordered by such court, except the sentence of death, or of cashiering an officer; which, in the cases where he has authority (by Article 65) to carry them into execution, he may suspend, until the pleasure of the President of the United States can be known; which suspension, together with copies of the proceedings of the court-martial, the said officer shall immediately transmit to the President for his determination. And the colonel or commanding officer of the regiment or garrison where any regimental or garrison court-martial shall be held, may pardon or mitigate any punish- ment ordered by such court to be inflicted. Art. 90. Every judge advocate, or person officiating as such, at any general court-martial, shall transmit, with as much expedition as the opportunity of time and distance of place can admit, the original pro- ceedings and sentence of such court-martial to the Secretary of War; which said original proceedings and sentence shall be carefully kept and preserved in the office of said Secretary, to the end that the persons entitled thereto may be enabled, upon application to the said office, to obtain copies thereof. The party tried by any general court-martial shall, upon demand thereof, made by himself, or by any person or persons in his behalf, be entitled to a copy of the sentence and proceedings of such court-martial. Art. 91. In cases where the general, or commanding officer may order a court of inquiry to examine into the nature of any transaction, accusa- tion, or imputation against any officer or soldier, the said court shall con- sist of one or more officers, not exceeding three, and a judge advocate, or other suitable person, as a recorder, to reduce the proceedings and March, 1833, the repealing act was repealed, so far as it applied to the crime of desertion, which of course, revived the punishment by lashes for that offense. Flogging was totally abolished by Sec. 3 of Chap. 54, 5 August, 1861. 500 REVISED REGULATIONS Articles of War. evidence to writing; all of whom shall be sworn to the faithful perform- ance of their duty. This court shall have the same power to summon witnesses as a court-martial, and to examine them on oath. But they shall not give their opinion on the merits of the case, excepting they shall be thereto specially required. The parties accused shall also be permitted to cross-examine and interrogate the witnesses, so as to investi- gate fully the circumstances in the question. Art. 92. The proceedings of a court of inquiry must be authenticated by the signature of the recorder and the president, and delivered to the commanding officer, and the said proceedings may be admitted as evidence by a court-martial, in cases not capital, or extending to the dismission of an officer, provided that the circumstances are such that oral testimony cannot be obtained. But as courts of inquiry may be perverted to dis- honorable purposes, and may be considered as engines of destruction to military merit, in the hands of weak and envious commandants, they are hereby prohibited, unless directed by the President of the United States, or demanded by the accused. Art. 93. The judge advocate or recorder shall administer to the mem- bers the following oath: " You shall well and truly examine and inquire, according to your evidence, into the matter now before you, without partiality, favor, affection, prejudice, or hope of reward. So help you God." After which the president shall administer to the judge advocate or recorder the following oath : " You, A. B., do swear that you will, according to your best abilities, accurately and impartially record the proceedings of the court, and the evidence to be given in the case in hearing. So help you God." The witnesses shall take the same oath as witnesses sworn before a court-martial. Art. 94. When any commissioned officer shall die or be killed in the service of the United States, the major of the regiment, or the officer doing the major's duty in his absence, or in any post or garrison, the second officer in command, or the assistant military agent, shall imme- diately secure all his effects or equipage, then in camp or quarters, and shall make an inventory thereof, and forthwith transmit the same to the office of the Department of War, to the end that his executors or ad- ministrators may receive the same. Art. 95. When any non-commissioned officer or soldier shall die, or be killed in the service of the United States, the then commanding officer of the troop or company shall, in the presence of two other commissioned officers, take an account of what effects he died possessed of, above his arms and accoutrements, and transmit the same to the office of the De- FOR THE ARMY. 501 Articles of War. partment of War, which said effects are to be accounted for, and paid to the representatives of such deceased non-commissioned officer or soldier. And in case any of the officers, so authorized to take care of the effects of deceased officers and soldiers, should, before they have accounted to their representatives foi the same, have occasion to leave the regiment or post, by preferment or otherwise, they shall, before they be permitted to quit the same, deposit in the hands of the commanding officer, or of the assistant military agent, all the effects of such deceased non-commissioned officers and soldiers, in order that the same may be secured for, and paid to, their respective representatives. Art. 96. All officers, conductors, gunners, matrosses, drivers, or other persons whatsoever, receiviug pay or hire in the service of the artillery, or corps of engineers of the United States, shall be governed by the aforesaid Rules and Articles, and shall be subject to be tried by courts- martial, in like manner with the officers and soldiers of the other troops in the service of the United States. Art. 97. The officers and soldiers of any troops, whether militia or others, being mustered and in pay of the United States, shall, at all times and in all places, when joined, or acting in conjunction with the regular forces of the United States, be governed by these rules and articles of war, and shall be subject to be tried by courts-martial, in like manner with the officers and soldiers in the regular forces; save only that such courts-martial shall be composed entirely of militia officers. Art. 98. All officers serving by commission from the authority of any particular State, shall, on all detachments, courts-martial, or o;her duty, wherein they may be employed in conjunction with the regular forces of the United States, take rank next after all officers of the like grade in said regular forces, notwithstanding the commissions of such militia or State officers may be elder than the commissions of the officers of the regular forces of the United States. Art. 99. All crimes not capital, and all disorders and neglects which officers and soldiers may be guilty of, to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, though not mentioned in the foregoing articles of war, are to be taken cognizance of by a general or regimental court- martial, according to the nature and degree of the offense, and be pun- ished at their discretion. Art. 100. The President of the United States shall have power to prescribe the uniform of the army. Art. 101. The foregoing articles are to be read and published, once in every six months, to every garrison, regiment, troop, or company, mustered, or to be mustered, in tl e service of the United States, and 2Q2 502 REVISED REGULATIONS Articles of War. are to be duly observed and obeyed by all officers and soldiers who are, or shall be, in said service. # Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in time of war, all persons not citizens of, or owing allegiance to, the United States of America, who shall be found lurking as spies in or about the fortifications or encamp- ments of the armies of the United States, or any of them, shall suffer death, according to the law and usage of nations, by sentence of a general court-martial. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the rules and regulations by which the armies of the United States have heretofore been governed, and the resolves of Congress thereunto annexed, and respecting the same, shall henceforth be void and of no effect, except so far as may relate to any transactions under them prior to the promulgation of this act, at the several posts and garrisons respectively, occupied by any part of the army of the United States. [Approved, April 10, 1806.] FOR THE ARMY. 503 Extracts from Acts of Congress. EXTRACTS FROM ACTS OF CONGRESS. 1. If any non-commissioned officer, musician, or private shall desert the service of the United States, he shall, in addition to the penaltiea mentioned in the Rules and Articles of War, be liable to serve for and during such a period as shall, with the time he may have served previous to his desertion, amount to the full term of his enlistment; and such soldier shall and may be tried by a court-martial, and punished, although the term of his enlistment may have elapsed previous to his being appre- hended or tried.—Act 16th March, 1802, Sec.'IS. 2. "That if any person shall sell, exchange, or give, barter or dispose of, any spirituous liquor or wine to an Indian (in the Indian country), such person shall forfeit and pay the sum of five hundred dollars; and if any person shall introduce, or attempt to introduce, any spirituous liquor or wine into the Indian country, except such supplies as shall be necessary for the officers of the United States and troops of the service, under the direction of the War Department, such person shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding three hundred dollars; and if any superin- tendent of Indian affairs, Indian agent, or sub-agent, or commanding officer of a military post, has reason to suspect, or is informed, that any white person or Indian is about to introduce, or has introduced, any spirituous liquor or wine into the Indian country, in violation of the pro- visions of this section, it shall be lawful for such superintendent, Indian agent, or sub-agent, or military officer, agreeably to such regulations as may be established by the President of the United States, to cause the boats, stores, packages, and places of deposit of such person to be searched, and if any such spirituous liquor or wine is found, the goods, boats, pack- ages, and peltries of such persons shall be seized and delivered to the proper officer, and shall be proceeded against by libel, in the proper court, and forfeited, one half to the use of the informer, and the other half to the use of the United States; and if such person is a trader, his license shall be revoked and his bond put in suit. And it shall more- over be lawful for any person in the service of the United States, or for any Indian, to take and destroy any ardent spirits or wine found in the Indian country, excepting military supplies as mentioned in this section." —Act dOth June, 1834, Sec. 20. 504 REVISED REGULATIONS Extracts from Acts of Congress. 3. "That if any person whatever shall, within the limits of the IndiaD country, set up or continue any distillery for manufacturing ardent spirits, he shall forfeit and pay a penalty of one thousand dollars, and it shall be the duty of the superintendent of Indian affairs, Indian agent, or sub- agent, within the limits of whose agency the same shall be set up or con- tinued, forthwith to destroy and break up the same; and it shall be law- ful to employ the military force of the United States in executing that duty."—Act 30th June, 1834, Sec. 21. 4. "That the twentieth section of the 'Act to regulate trade and in- tercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace on the frontiers,' approved June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, be and the same is hereby so amended, that, in addition to the fines thereby imposed, any person who shall sell, exchange, or barter, give, or dispose of, any spirituous liquor or wine to an Indian, in the Indian country, or who shall introduce, or attempt to introduce, any spirituous liquor or wine into the Indian country,-except such supplies as may be necessary for the officers of the United States and the troops of the service, under the direction of the War Department, such person, on conviction thereof, before the proper district court of the United States, shall in the former case be subject to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years, and in the latter case not exceeding one year, as shall be prescribed by the court, according to the extent and criminality of the offense. And in all prosecutions arising under this section, and under the twentieth section of the act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and preserve peace on the frontiers, approved June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, to which this is an amendment, In- dians shall be competent witnesses."—Act 3d March, 1847, Sec. 2. 5. " That no annuities, or moneys, or goods shall be paid or distributed to the Indians while they are under the influence of any description of intoxicating liquor; nor while there are good and sufficient reasons for the officers or agents, whose duty it may be to make such payments or distributions, for believing that there is any species of intoxicating liquor within convenient reach of the Indians; nor until the chiefs and head men of the tribe shall have pledged themselves to use all their influence, and to make all proper exertions to prevent the introduction and sale of such liquor in their country."—Act 3d March, 1847, Sec. 3. AN ACT to authorize the employment of volunteers to aid in enforcing the laws and protecting public property. ♦Vhereas, certain of the forts, arsenals, custom-houses, navy yards, aod ether property of the United States have teen seized, and other viola- FOR THE ARMY. 5C5 Extracts from Acts of Congress. tions of law have been committed and are threatened by organized bodies of men in several of the States, and a conspiracy has been entered into to overthrow the government of the United States: Therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President be and he is hereby authorized to accept the services of volunteers, either as cavalry, infantry, or artillery, in such numbers,* not exceeding five hundred thousand, as he may deem necessary, for the purpose of repelling inva- sion, suppressing insurrection, enforcing the laws, and preserving and protecting the public property : Provided, That the services of the volun- teers shall be for such time as the President may direct, not exceeding three years nor less than six months, and they shall be disbanded at the end of the war. And all provisions of law applicable to three years' volunteers shall apply to two years' volunteers, and to all volunteers who have been, or may be, accepted into the service of the United States for a period not less than six months, in the same manner as if such volun- teers were specially named. Before receiving into service any number of volunteers exceeding those now called for and accepted, the President shall, from time to time, issue his proclamation, stating the number desired, either as cavalry, infantry, or artillery, and the States from which they are to be furnished, having reference, in any such requisition, to the number then in service from the several States, and to the exigencies of the service at the time, and equalizing, as far as practicable, the number furnished by the several States, according to Federal population. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said volunteers shall be subject to the rules and regulations governing the army of the United States, and that they shall be formed, by the President, into regiments of infantry, with the exception of such numbers for cavalry and artillery, as he 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 lieutenant-colonel, one major, one adjutant (a lieutenant), one quarter- master (a lieutenant), one surgeon and one assistant surgeon, one sergeant major, one regimental quartermaster sergeant, one regimental commissary sergeant, one hospital steward, two principal musicians, and twenty four musicians for a band; and shall be composed of ten companies, each company to consist of one captain, one first lieutenant, one second lieu- tenant, one first sergeant, four sergeants, eight corporals, two musicians, one wagoner, and from sixty-four to eighty-two privates. * As the exigencies of the service may, in his opinion, demand, not exceeding 500,000, by Sec. 1 of Chap. 17, July 25, 1861. 506 REVISED REGULATIONS Extracts from Acts of Congress. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That these forces, when accepted aa herein authorized, shall be organized into divisions of three or more brigades each; and each division shall have a major-general, three aides- de-camp, and one assistant adjutant-general with the rank of major. Each brigade shall be composed of four or more regiments, and shall have one brigadier-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 author- ized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for the command of the forces provided for in this act, a number of major- generals, not exceeding six, and a, number of brigadier-generals, not ex- ceeding 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 generals and brigadier-generals provided for in this act from the line or staff of the regular army, and the officers so selected shall be permitted to retain their rank therein. The Governors of the States furnishing volunteers under this act, shall commission the field, staff, and company officers requisite for the said volunteers; but in cases where the State authorities refuse or omit to furnish volunteers at the call or on the proclamation of the President, and volunteers from such States offer their services under such call or proclamation, the President shall have power to accept such services, and to commission the proper field, staff, and company officers. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates, organized as above set forth, shall, in all respects, be placed on the footing, as to pay and allowances, of similar corps of the regular army: Provided, That the allowances of non-commissioned officers and privates for clothing, when not furnished in kind, shall be three dollars and fifty cents per month, and that each company officer, non-com- missioned officer, private, musician, and artificer of cavalry shall furnish his own 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, musician, and artificer, who enters the service of the United States under this act, shall be paid at the rate of fifty cents in lieu of subsistence, and if a cavalry volunteer, twenty-five cents additional, in * " Such number of major-generals and of brigadier-generals as may, in his judgment* bo required for their organization."—Act July 26,1861. FOR THE ARMY. 507 Extracts from Acts of Congress. lieu of forage, for every twenty miles of travel from his place of enrol- ment to the place of muster—the distance to be measured by the shortest usually traveled route; and when honorably discharged, an allowance at the same rate, from the place of his discharge to his place of enrolment, and, in addition thereto, if he shall have served for a period of two years, or during the war, if sooner ended, the sum of one hundred dollars: Pro- vided, That such of the companies of cavalry herein provided for, as may require it, may be furnished with horses and horse equipments in the same manner as in the United States Army. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That any volunteer who may be re- ceived into the service of the United States under this act, and who may be wounded or otherwise disabled in the service, shall be entitled to the benefits which have been or may be conferred on persons disabled in the regular service; and the widow, if there be one, and if not, the legal heirs of such as die, or may be killed in service, in addition to all arrears of pay and allowances, shall receive the sum of one hundred dollars. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the bands of the regiments of infantry and of the regiments of cavalry shall be paid as follows: one fourth of each shall receive the pay and allowances of sergeants of engi- neer soldiers; one-fourth, those of corporals of engineer soldiers; and the remaining half, those of privates of engineer soldiers of the first class; and the leaders of the band shall receive the same pay and emoluments as second lieutenants of infantry. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the wagoners and saddlers shall receive the pay and allowances of corporals of cavalry. The regimental commissary sergeant shall receive the pay and allowances of regimental sergeant major, and the regimental* quartermaster sergeant shall receive the pay and allowances of a sergeant of cavalry. Sec. 9. And be ft further enacted, That there shall be allowed to each regiment one chaplain, who shall be appointed by the regimental com- mander on the vote of the field officers and company commanders on duty with the regiment at the time the appointment shall be made. The chap- lain so appointed must be a regular ordained minister of a Christian de- nomination, and shall receive the pay and allowances of a captain of cavalry, and shall be required to report to the colonel commanding the regiment to which he is attached, at the end of each quarter, the moral and religious condition of the regiment, and such suggestions as may conduce to the social happiness and moral improvement of the troops. SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That the general commanding a separate department or a detached army is hereby authorized to appoint a military board or commission of not less than three nor more than five officers, whose duty it shall be to examine the capacity, qualifications, *The word <'regimental" is erroneously inserted. 508 REVISED REGULATIOxNS Extracts from Acts of Congress. propriety of conduct, and efficiency of any commissioned officer of volun- teers within his department or army, who may be reported to the board or commission, and upon such report, if adverse to such officer, and if approved by the President of the United States, the commission of such officer shall be vacated: Provided always, That no officer shall be eligible to sit on such board or commission whose rank or promotion would in any way be affected by its proceedings, and two members at least, if practicable, shall be of equal rank of the officer being examined. And when vacancies occur in any of the companies of volunteers, an election shall be called by the colonel of the regiment to fill such vacancies, and the men of each company shall vote in their respective companies for all offi- cers as high as captain, and vacancies above captain shall be filled by the votes of the commissioned officers of the regiment, and all officers so elected shall be commissioned by the respective Governors of the States, or by the President of the United States.* Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That all letters written by soldiers in the service of the United States may be transmitted through the mails without pre-payment of postage, under such regulations as the Post-Office Department may prescribe, the postage thereon to be paid by the recipients. Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to introduce among the volunteer forces in the service of the United States, the system of allotment tickets now used in the navy, or some equivalent system, by which the family of the volunteer may draw such portions of his pay as he may request. [Approved July 22, 1861.] AN ACT in addition to the "Act to authorize the employment of volunteers to aid in enforcing the laws and protecting public property," approved July twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty-one. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to accept the services of volunteers, either as cavalry, infantry, or artillery, in such numbers aa the exigencies of the public service may, in his opinion, demand, to be organized as authorized by the act of the twenty-second of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-one: Provided, That the number of troops hereby authorized shall not exceed five hundred thousand. * All in italics repealed by Sect. 3 of Chapter 52, August 6,1861. FOR THE ARMY. 509 Extracts from Acts of Congress. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the volunteers authorized by this act shall be armed as the President may direct; they shall be sub- ject to the rules and articles of war, and shall be upon the footing, in all respects, with similar corps of the United States Army, and shall be mus- tered into the service for " during the war." Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the President shall be author- ized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for the command of the volunteer forces, such number of major-generals and of brigadier-generals as may, in his judgment, be required for their organization. [Approved July 25,1861.] 2R APPENDIX B, CONTAINING CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO ARMY REGULATIONS, UP TO JUNE 25, 1863. GENERAL REGULATIONS. 1. All correspondence and communication, verbally or by writing, printing, or telegraphing, respecting operations of the army or military movements on land or water, or respecting the troops, camps, arsenals, intrenchments, or military affairs, within the several military districts, by which intelligence shall be, directly or indirectly, given to the enemy, without the authority and sanction of the General in command, be and the same are absolutely prohibited, and persons violating this Regulation will be proceeded against under the 57th Article of War. 2. Paragraph 1292 having been inadvertently introduced into the Revised Regulations of the Army, is hereby revoked ; and paragraph 895, with which it waB in partial conflict, will wholly supersede it. . 3. When certificates of disability, in the case of a volunteer, are forwarded to the Commander having authority to grant his discharge, they will be accom- panied by the blank referred to in paragraph 165, Revised Regulations, on which the discharge from service is finally made. And the said Commander will Indorse thereon the same orders that he gives upon the certificate of disability. By this means the discharge, when complete, will carry with it the evidence of its authenticity, and the necessity for investigation on the part of the Pay De- partment will be removed. 4. When soldiers are discharged within two years from the date of enlistment by reason of wounds received in battle, the medical officer granting the certifi- cate of disability will endorse such fact upon both the final statements and the • discharge. 5. The insane of the military service are entitled to treatment in the Govern- ment Hospital established in Washington. To protect, however, their own interests, as well as those of the Government, it is prescribed by the Secretary of War ; that to procure admission into the Hospital, application must be made to the Adjutant General, setting forth the name, rank, company, and regiment of the patient, with a certificate from the surgeon of the regiment as to the duration of the insanity, and whether insane before enlistment. It will likewise be accompanied by the descriptive list of the soldier, containing his pay and clathing accounts. The application should precede the arrival of the soldier in Washington by at least one day. _ 6. On the departure of the patient from his station, the Commanding Officer will give such orders to the person in charge as will provide for the transporta- tion of the necessary attendants, to the institution and back again to their post, and for their subsistence, either in kind, or by commutation, during their absence. 7. To procure the release of a patient, when cured, or for delivery to his friends, application must again be made to the Adjutant General, who will pro- cure the necessary authorization, and also cause a statement of his accounts to be made and delivered to him. 8. Guidons and camp .colors for the army will be made like the United States flag, with stars and stripes. 510 FOR THE ARMY. 511 General Regulations. 9. Paragraph 211, Revised General Regulations, is modified to read as follows: Every military post may have one Sutler, to be appointed by the Secretary of War on the recommendation of the Council of Administration, approved by the Commanding Officer. 10. Chapel tents, when purchased by Regiments, will be transported by public conveyance in the same manner as tents furnished for the use of the soldiers by the Government. Shelter tents only are allowed to company officers and men, and are transported in the latter case by the men themselves. 11. There shall be inscribed upon the colors or guidons of all regiments and batteries in the service of the United States the names of the battles in which they have borne a meritorious part. These names will also be placed on the Army Register at the head of the list of the officers of each regiment. 12. The following addition is made to paragraph 9, page 10, Revised Regula- tions for the Army : Except commissions issued by the President to officers of Volunteer Regiments, which will be considered the same as if issued by the governors of States. 13. All property captured by the Army, or seized by any Provost Marshal, or taken up estray, or taken from soldiers marching in the enemy's country, will be turned over to the Chiefs of the Staff Departments to which such property would appertain, on duty with the troops, and will be accounted for by them as captured property, and used for the public service, unless claimed by owners and ordered by the commanding officer to be returned. In such case, the receipts of the owners to whom the property is delivered will be taken therefor. Provost Marshals will make returns to the Adjutant General of all such property and of the disposition made of it, accounting on separate returns for ordnance, quarter- master, subsistence, medical stores, &c, furnishing and procuring the usual in- voices and receipts, and charging the officers to whom the property has been delivered, with the same, on the returns. 14. In time of war leaves of absence will only be granted by the Secretary of War, except when the certificate of a medical officer shall show, beyond doubt, that a change of location " is necessary to save life, or prevent permanent disability."— (Paragraph 186, General Regulations.) In such case the Commander of an Army, a Department, or District, may grant not exceeding twenty days. At the expira- tion of that time, if the officer be not able to travel, he must send a report to the Adjutant General of the Army, accompanied by the certificate of a medical officer of the army, in the usual form, and that he is not able to travel. If it be not practicable to procure such a certificate, in consequence of there being no army physician in the place where the officer resides, the certificate of a citizen phy- sician, attested by a civil magistrate, may be substituted. 15. Whenever soldiers are discharged while absent from their companies, the officers granting the discharge will furnish them with final statements for pay, and certifi- cates of discharge, and take up their descriptive lists. The same officers, including Medical Inspectors, will, in all cases, notify the Adjutant General and the commanding officer of the company to which the soldier belongs, of the date, place, and cause of such dis harge. Certificates of disability are never to be given into the hands of the soldier, but are to be forwarded to the Adjutant General, after being com- pleted.—(See paragraphs 167 and 168, General Regulations.) 16. The act of February 13, 1862, section 2, although prohibiting the discharge of minors from the service, does not authorize their enlistment or muster into service, except with the written consent of their parents, masters, or guardians. Such consent must be taken in triplicate, and filed with triplicate copies of the muster-in rolls. 17. Officers detached from their regiments for Signal duty will report im- mediately for orders to the Signal Officer of the Army ; after which they will not be relieved from such duty, except by orders from the Adjutant General of the Army. 512 REVISED REGULATIONS General Regulations. 18. All contracts, which by the present regulations are prescribed to be made iu writing, shall hereafter be made in quintuplicate, of which four shall be disposed of according to such regulations, and one shall be sent by the officer making and signing the same to the Returns Office of the Department of the In- ferior, within thirty days after the contract is made, together with all proposals, and a copy of any advertisement published by him touching the same, attached and verified in the manner required by the act approved June 2, 1862. 19. When an officer returns to his command after having overstaid his leave of absence, he may be tried by a court-martial for this as a military offence, or a commission may be appointed by the commanding officer of his division, army corps, or army, as the case may be, to investigate his case, and to determine whether or not he was absent from proper cause ; and if there should be found to be such proper cause, he will be entitled to pay during such absence. The pro- ceedings of such commission will be sent to the Adjutant-General of the Army for the approval of the Secretary of War. Such commissions will consist of not less than three nor over five commissioned officers. 20. Where officers are not serving in a division, army corps, or separate army, applications for leaves may be made to the Adjutant General of the Army ; but. except in very extraordinary cases, no leave of absence will be granted unless the application be accompanied by a certificate of the same character as that prescribed in paragraph 14. 21. The laws of the United States and the general laws of war authorize, in certain cases, the seizure and conversion of private property for the subsistence, transportation, and other uses of the army; but this must be distinguished from pillage; and the taking of property for public purposes is very different from its conversion to private uses. All property lawfully taken from the enemy, or from the inhabitants of an enemy's country, instantly becomes public property, and must be used and accounted for as such. The 52d Article of War authorizes the penalty of death for pillage or plundering, and other articles authorize severe punishments for any officer or soldier who shall sell, embezzle, misapply, or waste military stores, or who shall permit the waste or misapplication of any such public property. The penalty is the same whether the offence be committed in our own or in an enemy's territory. 22. All property, public or private, taken from alleged enemies, must be inven- toried and duly accounted for. If the property taken be claimed as private, receipts must be given to such claimants or their agents. Officers will be held strictly responsible for all property taken by them or by their authority, and it must be accounted for, the same as any other public property. 23. Where foraging parties are sent out for provisions or other stores, the com- manding officer of such party will be held accountable for the conduct of his command, and will make a true report of all property taken. 24. No officer or soldier will, without authority, leave his colors or ranks, to take private property, or to enter a private house for that purpose. All such acts are punishable with death, and an officer who permits them is equally as guilty as the actual pillager. 25. When forage in kind cannot be furnished by the proper department, officers entitled to forage may commute it for the number of horses specified in section 2 of the act approved July 17, 1862, upon the certificate of the quartermaster, when there is one, or of the commanding officer, when there is no quartermaster, that forage in kind cannot be furnished. When the officer is on detached duty, his own certificate to the fact, with the additional statement that there is no command- ing officer or quartermaster serving with him, will entitle him to the commutation. 26. Officers on leave of absence are not entitled to forage, or to commutation herefor. 27. Officers of the Army and of Volunteers detailed for duty in the Engineers or other branches of the staff, are not, as a matter of course, entitled to the pay, FORTHEARMY. 513 General Regulations. emoluments, and allowances of cavalry officers. But, when ordered by the proper authority to be mounted, and when so mounted at their own expense, they are entitled to such pay, emoluments, and allowances. 28. No officer will hereafter be relieved from his command and sent to report in Washington without the authority of the War Department. W here subordinate officers are guilty of military offences, or are negligent, or incompetent, it is the duty of the Commander to have them tried for their offences, or examined in regard to their incompetency, by a proper court or commission; and this duty cannot be evaded by sending them to Washington. 29. Iu settling the accounts of the commanding officer of a company for cloth- ing and other military supplies, the affidavit of any such officer may be received to show the loss of vouchers, or company books, or any matter or circumstance tending to prove that any apparent deficiency was occasioned by unavoidable accideut, or lost in service, without any fault on his part, or that the whole or any part of such clothing and supplies had been properly and legally used and appropriated ; and such affidavit may be considered as evidence to establish fhe facts set forth, with or without other evidence, as may seem to the Secretary of War just and proper under the circumstances of the case.—(Act of February 7, 1863.) 30. Members and Judge Advocates of Military Commissions will be entitled to the same extra pay and travelling allowances as in the case of General Courts- Martial. 31. Paragraph 1416, Army Regulations, is so amended as to authorize issues, without payment, of equipments and arms necessary to the performance of such duty to officers detailed for special duty requiring them to be mounted; and for which service they receive no additional compensation. Officers shall receipt and account for all equipments or arms so issued to them. 32. All quartermasters and commissaries will personally attend to the reception and issue of supplies for their commands; and will keep themselves informed of the condition of the depots, roads, and other communications. 33. Ail quartermasters and commissaries will report, by letter, on the first of every month, to the chiefs of their respective departments,at Washington,D.C., their station, and generally the duty on which they have been engaged during the preceding month. 34. After every battle, skirmish, or other engagement, the Commanding Officer of each Regiment, Battery, or other detached portion of a Regiment, there present, will, in addition to the lists transmitted through intermediate Command- ers, promptly forward, direct to the Adjutant General, a correct return of the killed, wounded, and missing of his command. 35. One copy of the monthly returns of Regiments will be forwarded direct to the Adjutant General's Office. , 36. The chiefs of the respective Bureaus in the War Department will designate the officers to be assigned as Adjutant General, Quartermaster, Commissary of Subsistence, and Inspector General for each Army Corps, in accordance with section 10 of the act approved July 17, 1862. These officers will, when once assigned, remain permanently attached to their respective Corps without regard to the movements of Corps Commanders, unless otherwise assigned by the Presi- 37 The Aides-de-Camp authorized for Corps Commanders by the act quoted above will be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, on the recommendation of the Corps Commanders. They may accompany the General for whom they were appointed in his change of duties or station • but when he is assigned to a command inferior to an Army Corps their appointments as Aides-de-Camp for a Corps Commander will be revoked, and they will fall back upon the commission previously held. 38. The only members of their Staff whom General Officers are authorized to 2R2 514 REVISED REGULATIONS General Regulations.—Army Trains and Baggage. take with them, when detached from, or otherwise leaving their commands, are iheir ordinary Aides-de-Camp—thoso selected in accordance with the acts of July 22 and 29, 1861, sections 3 and 4, respectively, and of July 17, 1862, section 10. 39. No officer or agent under the control of the War Department, disbursing public money, will pay any claim or account presented through .agents or col- lectors, except on regular power of attorney, executed after the account or claim is due and payable, and unless such agent or collector is considered by the (lis bursing officer amply able to reimburse the United States, or the disbursing officer, in case such claim or account shall, subsequent to payment, prove to be unjust or fraudulent; and when an account is presented in person by an individual who is not known to the disbursing officer, the latter will require such evidence of iden- tity as will secure the Government against fraud. 40. Paragraph 1372, General Regulations, and "General Orders," No. 86, of July 23, 1862, paragraph IV, are hereby modified so as to require that applications for payment in cases where certificates of discharge or final statements are lost or destroyed, shall be made to the Second Auditor of the Treasury instead of the Second Comptroller. ARMY TRAINS AND BAGGAGE. 41. There will be allowed for headquarters train of an Army Corps,/owr watrons ; of a Division or Brigade, three; a full Infantry Regiment, six; and a Light Artillery Battery or Squadron of Cavalry, three. In no case will this allowance be exceeded, but always proportionably reduced according to the number of officers and men actually present. All surplus wagons will be turned over to the Chief Quarter- master to be organized, under direction of the Commanding Generals, into supply trains, or sent to the nearest depot. The requisite supply trains, their size de- pending upon the state of the roads and character of the campaign, will be organized by the Chief Quartermaster, with the approval of the Commanding Generals, subject to the control of the War Department. 42. The wagons allowed to a regiment, battery, or squadron, must carry nothing but forage for the teams, cooking utensils, and rations for the troops, hospital stores, and officers' baggage. One wagon to each regiment will transport exclu- sively hospital supplies, under the direction of the Regimental Surgeon ; the one for regimental headquarters will carry the grain for the officers' horses ; and the three allowed for each battery or squadron will be at least half loaded with grain for their own teams. Stores in bulk and ammunition will be carried in the regu- lar or special supply trains. 43. In active campaign, troops must be prepared to bivouac on the march, the allowance of tents being limited, as follows: For the headquarters of an Army Corps, Division, or Brigade, one wall tent to the Commanding General, and one to every two officers of his staff. For the Colonel, Field, and Staff of a full regiment, three wall tents ; and for every other commissioned officer, one shelter tent each. For every two non-commissioned officers, soldiers, officers' servants, and authorized camp followers, one shelter tent. One hospital tent will be allowed for office purposes at Corps headquarters, and one wall tent at those of a Division or a Brigade. All tents beyond this allowance will be left in depot. 44. Officers' baggage will be limited to blankets, one small valise or carpet-bag, and a moderate mess-kit. The men will carry their own blankets and shelter tents, and reduce the contents of their knapsacks as much as possible. 45. The Depot Quartermaster will provide storage for a reasonable amount of officers' surplus baggage, and the extra clothing and knapsacks of the men. 46. Hospital tents are for the sick and wounded, and, except those allowed for Army Corps headquarters, must not be diverted from their proper use. 47. On all marches, quartermasters, under the orders of their commanding officers, will accompany and conduct their trains in a way not to obstruct the movement of troops. FORTHEARMY. 515 Quartermaster's Department. QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT. 48. Paragraph 156 is amended so that in addition to the reward of five dollars for the apprehension and delivery of a deserter to an officer of the army at the nearest military post or depot, the transportation and reasonable expenses of the duty will be paid in the case of each deserter arrested and delivered since the 31st day of July, 1862. 49. For the purpose of preserving accurate and permanent records of deceased soldiers, and their place of burial, the Quartermaster General of the United States Army shall cause to be printed, and to be placed in every General and Post Hos- pital of the Army, blank books and forms corresponding with the accompanying duplicate forms, for preserving said records. The Quartermaster will also provide proper means for a registered head-board, to be secured at the head of each sol- dier's grave, as follows : Whenever any soldier or officer of the United States Army dies, it shall be the duty of the commanding officer of the military corps or department in which such person dies, to cause the regulation and forms provided in the foregoing directions to the Quartermaster General to bo properly executed. Any Adjutant, or Acting Adjutant (or commander) of a military post or company, immediately upon the reception of a copy of any mortuary record from a military company, shall transmit the same to the Adjutant General at Washington. 50. Transportation by express agency being liable to abuse, and very expensive, is prohibited by the Secretary of War, on public account, except in cases of great emergency, for which the officer ordering or sending the stores shall be re- sponsible. 51. Paragraph 1068.—Military storekeepers are entitled to the same allowance of fuel as first lieutenants of the army. 52. Medical cadets and hospital stewards will be entitled each to one room as quarters, and fuel therefor. 53. Paragraph 1121, of the Revised Regulations for the Army, of 1861, is amended by adding as follows: In special cases of hard service or exposure, the Quartermaster General may authorize the ration of grain to be increased not more than three pounds, upon a report recommending it by the Chief Quartermaster serving in a Military Department, or with an Army in the field. 54. Officers serving in the Quartermaster's Department will issue to signal par- ties of the Army serving in their vicinity, such supplies as may be necessary for their proper equipment, on the requisition of the officer in charge of such parties. The Quartermaster's Department will issue, upon the requisition of the Medical Officer in charge of any hospital or depot of sick and wounded soldiers, such regulation clothing necessary to their health and comfort, as may be requisite to replace that lost by them from the casualties of war. The necessity of the issue to be certified by the Surgeon, and the requisition to be approved by the Medical Director or Medical Inspector of the station. Such issue to be gratuitous and not charged to the soldier. The Quartermaster General will cause blank requisitions to be furnished to the officers of the various hospitals upon their application. 55. With the exception of issues to patients in hospital as provided for in the pre- ceding paragraph, no gratuitous issues of clothing will be made without special order of the Secretary of War based upon official report of boards of survey in each case, setting forth the facts, with copies of the orders under which the cloth- ing was lost, showing that it was lost, not by the fault of the men, but in obedience to orders given by sufficient authority; and the issues should in no case exceed the actual necessities of the soldiers. No superfluities will be replaced at the expense of the United States. Issues thus made will be of clothing in kind, not payments of money. 516 REVISED REGULATIONS. Quartermaster's Department. 56. All officers of, or acting in, the Quartermaster's Department, and Regi- mental Quartermasters, who receive public money which they are not authorized to retain as salary, pay, or emolument, shall render their money accounts monthly, mailing or forwarding them addressed direct to the Third Auditor of the Treasury, at Washington, within ten days after the expiration of each suc- cessive month. The accounts and vouchers to be thus rendered are: Forms Nos. 10 to 22 inclusive, and Nos. 48 to 50, of the Revised Regulations of the Army. These accounts and vouchers will be made up in duplicate; one copy of each to be retained by the officer for his own protection, the other copy to be forwarded, as above required, direct to the Third Auditor, and not to the Quartermaster General. 57. Whenever an officer ceases, from any reason, to be a disbursing officer, he will immediately render his final accounts, with vouchers, to the Third Auditor. The following Regulations will take the place of paragraphs 1169, 1170, 1171, 1172, and 1173 ; 58. Property Returns, Forms Nos. 23 to 46, and Nos. 51 to 52, will be rendered monthly (not quarterly) to the Quartermaster General direct, and not to tho Au- ditors of the Treasury. They will be mailed, or otherwise forwarded, within ten days after the expiration of each successive month. Monthly Statements, Returns, &c, Forms Nos. 1 to 9, are for the Quartermaster General's Office only, and will be mailed within five to ten days after the expira- tion of each month. The Roll No. 3, and the Returns Nos. 23 and 51, will be made in triplicate ; all other papers in duplicate. One copy of Roll No. 3 will be sent with the money accounts to the Treasury. Two Returns, Forms 23 and 51, will be sent to the Quai termaster General—one with abstract and vouchers and one without them. One complete set of accounts, returns, vouchers, and of all papers pertaining thereto, should be retained by the officer for his own protection. 59. Paragraph 1142, page 168, General Regulations for tho Army, is revised so that the last sentence shall read as follows: Copies of the telegrams must accom- pany vouchers for their payment where they can be procured. If the copies cannot be procured, the account may bo paid by a Quartermaster upon the certificate of the Commanding General of the Department, or the Commanding Officer of the post, showing that the telegrams were on public business, and that the matter de- manded this mode of communication. 60 The monthly papers, Forms 1 to 9; the returns of Quartermasters' stores, Forms 23 to 51; and the returns of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage, will each be accompanied by a letter of advice enumerating the papers therein enclosed. 61. Officers who are not doing duty as Quarteim.ibters, who are not disbursing money, but who are responsible for public property received from the Quarter- master's Department, such as horses, clothing, camp and garrison equipage, &c, will only forward to the Quartermaster General the monthly returns of the prop- erty for which they are accountable, accompanied by vouchers. This includes company commanders, who should hereafter transmit their returns of clothing and other Quartermasters' property to the Quartermaster General monthly, instead of quart, rly. 62. All officers doing duty in the Quartermaster's Department are also required to make out and forward to the Quartermaster General, on the first day of each month, a personal report, giving their post office address and a statement of the duty upon which they have been employed since their last report. 63. The allowances granted to witnesses examined before General Courts Martial and Courts of Inquiry, will also be made to those summoned before Military Commissions. 64. The assistant commissary generals of subsistence, assistant surgeons general, medical inspectors general, and medical inspectors are entitled to the same num- ber of rooms as offices, and fuel and furniture therefor, as are allowed to officers of the Quartermaster's Department who have the same rank. FOR THE ARMY. 517 Quartermaster's Department. 65. The table in paragraph 1148 is replaced by the following: Allowance of camp and garrison equipage. In permanent camp. In camp, garrison, or in the field. In the field. m S >> 3 m 3 a 0) a o S S o O fc 6 c IU J3 e fc •a CD o. 02 < 1 1 1 1 2 U fc ""2 B 1 1 1 1 2 V D. E B O. V s E x: c officeI 3 2 1 1 Field or staff officer above the iank "2 '5 Subalterns of company, to every two. To every 15 foot or 13mounted men. To every 20 foot or 17 mounted men. To every 6 foot or 4 mounted men... To general commanding corps, divi- 1 2 1 1 1 1 Colonel, field and staff of a regiment. 3 1 1 1 66. The table in paragraph 1150 is replaced by the following: Allowance of clothing. Cap, with trimmings complete, light artillery . Plume, red horse hair....................... Cover lor artillery cap....................... Hat, with trimmings complete............... Forage cap................................. Coat or jacket.............................. Trowsers .................................. Shirt...................................... Drawers................................... *Bootees, pairs of........................... Stockings, pairs of......................... Leather stock.............................. Greatcoat.................................. Stable frock (for mounted men )............. Fatigue overalls (for engineers and ordnance) Blanket, woollen............................ Blanket, water-proof, for (foot troops)....... Ponchoes, water-proof, (for mounted troops). Gaiters (for foot troops)..................... Flannel sack coat........................... * Mounted men may receive one pair of " boots" and two pairs of" bootees" instead of four pairs of bootees. 518 REVISED REGULATIONS Subsistence Department.—Medical Department. 67. Paragraph 1156 is modified to read as follows: Water-proof ponchoes will be issued to mounted troops as articles of clothing, and charged to them in their respective clothing accounts. Water-proof blankets will, in like manner, be issued to foot troops, and charged to the soldiers who receive them. 68. Paragraph 1158 is modified to read as follows: Officers receiving clothing, or camp and garrison equipage, will render monthly returns of it to the QuartermasteJ General. SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT. (A revised edition of the Subsistence Regulations will be found in the body of this volume.) MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 69. Surgeons from civil life who tender their services for the sick and wounded in the field, under the invitation of the Secretary of War, will each be allowed, while so employed, the use of a public horse, a tent, the necessary servants, and the privilege of purchasing stores from the Subsistence Department. 70. The following are the regulations which will govern the appointment of medical storekeepers : 1. A board of not less than three medical officers will be assembled by the Secretary of War to examine such applicants as may by him be authorized to appear before it. 2. Candidates, to be eligible to examination, shall not be less than 25 years or more than 40 years of age ; shall possess sufficient physical ability to perform their duties satisfactorily ; and shall present with their applications satisfactory evidence of good moral character. 3. Candidates will be required to pass a satisfactory examination in the ordinary branches of a good English education, in pharmacy and materia medica, and to give proof that they possess the requisite business qualifications for the position. 4. The board will report to the Secretary of War the relative merit of the candidates examined, and they will receive appointments accordingly. 5. When appointed, each medical storekeeper will be required to give a bond before he shall be allowed to enter on the performance of his duties. 71. Paragraph 1305 Army Regulations is hereby so modified that private phy- sicians, employed as medical officers with an army in the field in time of war, may be allowed a sum not to exceed one hundred and twenty-five dollars per month, besides transportation in kind. 72. The exercise of the powers given the Medical Inspectors of the Army to discharge soldiers for disability, is suspended until their duties in this respect are defined by Regulations to be published hereafter. 73. Medical Purveyors will be required to give bond in the same amount as Quartermasters. 74. Transportation for sanitary supplies will be furnished only on the requisition of a Medical Director, and, when sent to another Department, the supplies must be assigned to the Medical Director of that Department. 75. All medical officers will make to the Surgeon General on the first of each month a personal report, giving their post office address and a statement of the duty upon which they have been employed since their last report. 76. The statement of the hospital fund required by Paragraph 1300, General Regulations, must be a true copy of the monthly statement embraced in the com- missary's abstract of provisions. Vide Form 5, Subsistence Regulations. 77. Medical disbursing officers will render direct to the Second Auditor of the Treasury, within ten days after the expiration of each month, a duly certified monthly statement of all public money, on hand from last return, received, dis- FOR THE ARMY. 519 Pay Department.—Ordnance Department.—Recruiting Service. bursed, or transferred during the month, the balance on hand, and where de- posited ; a duplicate will be sent to the Surgeon General at the same time, with an estimate of funds required for ensuing month. 78. They Will also send direct to the Second Auditor within one month after the expiration of each quarter a quarterly account current of moneys received, expended, &c., during the quarter, with an abstract of disbursements and proper vouchers. Duplicates of the account current and abstract only will be at the same time forwarded to the Surgeon General. 79. Whenever medical disbursing officers are relieved, they will render their summary statements, accounts, abstracts, and vouchers, as above directed. 80. The general hospitals are under the direction of the Surgeon General. When it is expedient and advisable, sick and wounded soldiers may, under the direction of the Surgeon General, be transferred in parties, but not in individual cases, to other hospitals. 81. Medicines, instruments, and hospital stores and supplies will be issued in conformity with instructions issued from time to time by the Surgeon General, under the direction of the Secretary of War. PAY DEPARTMENT. 82. The Paymaster General is authorized to change the stations of Paymasters within the limits of the pay districts which have been or may be arranged by him, whenever he may deem it necessary for the interests of the service. ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT. 83. Paragraph 905, General Regulations, is amended by inserting after the word "Companies," in the third line, the following: "and armorers for repairing arms of regiments serving as Infantry or Cavalry. 84. The fourth line of paragraph 1023, General Regulations, is modified to read as follows: "may require—the sale of ordnance and ordnance stores excepted,"&c. 85. All Captains of Companies are hereby required to report quarterly to the Chief of Ordnance the kind of arms in use by their companies, their opinion of the suitableness of the arm, the general extent of service, and the number requiring repairs since the previous report. (Additional instructions are published by the Ordnance Department, and may be obtaiaed by officers interested by application to the chief of ordnance.) RECRUITING SERVICE. 86. Paragraphs 924, 931, 933, 934, 1211, and 1212, Revised Regulations for the Army, of 1861, are modified to read as follows : 87. Tours of inspection by superintendents will be made only on instructions from the Adjutant General's Office ; but superintendents may order officers to visit brauch or auxiliary rendezvous under their charge, not oftener than once a week. The branch rendezvous to be established only by orders from superin- tendents, and not to be more than fifteen miles distant from the main rendezvous. 88. No peison under the age of eighteen years is to be enlisted or re-enlisted without the written consent of his parent, guardian, or master. Recruiting offi- cers must be very particular in ascertaining the true age of the recruit. 89. If the recruit be a minor under eighteen years of age, his parent, guardian, or master must sign a consent to his enlisting, which will be added to the preceding declaration in the following form, &c. 90. The forms of declaration, and of consent, in case of a minor under eighteen, having been signed and witnessed, the recruit will then be duly examined, &c. 520 REVISED REGULATIONS Recruiting Service. 91. Issues of provisions will be made on the usual ration returns, and board will be furnished on a return showing the number of the party, the days, and dates. A ration in kind may be allowed to one laundress at each principal rendezvous. 92. Lodging will be furnished on a return showing the number of men, days, and dates for each. From these returns the abstract is made up. 93. The volunteer recruiting service will be conducted according to the "Regu- lations of the Recruiting Service," for the United States Army, as far as they are applicable, except where special directions have been given by the War Depart- ment. The existing directions are given in this appendix, and such others as may be necessary, from time to time, will be published in General Orders from the Adjutant General's Office. 94. The recruiting service in the various States for the volunteer forces already in service, and for those that may be received, is placed under charge of general superintendents for those States, respectively, with general depots for the col- lection and instruction of recruits. 95. Both the superintendents and the location of the depots are announced in orders from the Adjutant General's Office. 96. The superintendents detailed will take charge of the recruiting service in the various States to which they are assigned ; they will take posts at their general depots, which will be under their immediate command. Upon the requisition of the superinteadents, a suitable number of volunteer officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates, will be detailed for duty in the staff departments, and as drill masters at the respective depots. 97. A disbursing officer of the fund for " collecting, drilling, and organizing volunteers,'' will be assigned to each depot, and will be under the direction of the superintendent. 98. Commanding officers of volunteer regiments, or independent companies, will take measuies to keep the strength of their commands up to the maximum standard of organization. 99. For this purpose two commissioned officers, with one non-commissioned officer or private from each company, will be detailed, from time to time, to report in person to the superintendents of the recruiting service for their respective States. The full number will not be detailed if a less number will suffice to fill up the regiment. 100. These officers and non-commissioned officers will be detailed for a tour of six months, and will be assigned as recruiting parties to rendezvous by the super- intendents ; if found inefficient or incompetent, they will be relieved and re- placed by others. 101. Nominations for these details will be made by the colonels, and the order for detail given by Commanders of Departments or Army Corps. 102 Parties so detailed will recruit for their respective regiments, and not for the General Volunteer Service. They will, however, be under the direction of the general superintendent. 103. Immediately upon their arrival at their stations, or, if more convenient, upon their way thither, the commissioned officers thus detailed will report in person or by letter to the nearest United States mustering officer, who will give them in- structions in the matters of recruiting, the expenses proper to be incurred there- for, and the rendition of their accounts with proper vouchers. 104. Mustering officers will muster into service and administer the oath of alle- giance to such regiments or recruits brought to them as may present conclusive evidence of their acceptance by the War Department. 105. The superintendents will establish the rendezvous, and so arrange for the rent, subsistence of recruits, and other expenses, that the charges may be reason- able, and that the bills therefor may be certified to by the recruiting officers in charge, and presented for payment to the disbursing officers at the general depots. FOR THE ARMY. 521 Recruiting Service. 106. Enlistments of volunteers will be made upon printed forms, to be furnished for the purpose, similar to those established for the regular service. They will in all cases be made in duplicate.0 107. Recruits will be sent, as often as may be necessary, in small squads, to the general depots, with a descriptive list, and both copies of the enlistment of each man. The descriptive list will be examined, and, if correct, be filed with the records of the depot. One copy of each enlistment will be delivered to the dis- bursing officer to assist him in the examination and verification of accounts, and will be sent with those accounts, at the end of each month, to the Second Auditor, at Washington. The second copy will be 6ent by the superintendent to the Adju- tant General of the Army, with a consolidated return of the recruiting parties for the month, on the first day of the succeeding month, or as 60on thereafter as practicable. 108. Recruiting officers will send to the superintendents a return of their recruit- ing parties for each month on the first day of the succeeding month. They will also make tri-monthly reports of the state of the recruiting service to the superin- tendent, and the superintendent will forward a consolidated tri-monthly report to the Adjutant General of the Army. 109. Superintendents will keep their depots supplied with sufficient clothing for issues to recruits, and with the arms necessary for their instruction. 110. Commanders of volunteer regiments, batteries, or independent companies requiring recruits, will make requisitions, approved by the commanding officers of their brigades, divisions, and departments, or corps d'armee, direct on the superintendents of the recruiting service for their respective States, who will furnish the necessary men, forwarding a descriptive list with them. Certified copies of this descriptive list will be forwarded at the same time to the Adjutant General of the Army, and to the Adjutant General of the State. 111. To facilitate the raising of volunteer regiments, officers recruiting therefor are authorized to muster their men into service as enrolled. As soon as mustered, these men will be sent, with descriptive lists, to the camps of rendezvous, at which places the oath of allegiance will be duly administered by a civil magis- trate, or an officer of the regular army, prefeiably by the latter. The cost of transportation from place of muster-in to camps of rendezvous will be paid by the quartermaster at the latter station. 112. When the organization of regiments accepted to be raised within a specified time is not completed at the expiration of that period, the companies and detach- ments thereof, already mustered into service, will be assigned to other regiments, at the pleasure of the War Department. 113. United States mustering and disbursing officers are detailed as such by orders from the Adjutant General's Office. They will disburse the fund " for collecting, drilling, and organizing volunteers." They will make requisitions for funds monthly upon the Adjutant General, United States Army. This fund is intended for the payment of all expenses that may be incurred therefor, as well as for the reimbursement to individuals of such amounts as have been already justly and actually expended by them in raising troops that have been, or may be, received into the service of the United States. Reimbursements of expenses for organizations raised, or attempted to be raised, but not actually mustered into the United States service, will not be made. Claims of States for expenditures here- tofore made by them in raising volunteers are provided for by separate and dis- tinct appropriations, and will not be paid from the one now referred to. 114. Bills must set forth the place and time of expenditure, specifying each par- ticular item and the amount, also the company and regiment for which the expense was incurred. They must also be accompanied by the receipt of the party • In the case of new regiments organized under General Orders, No. 75, of 1862, enlistment paper* will be made in triplicate, and disposed of as directed in that order. 28 522 REVISED REGULATIONS Recruiting Service. to whom payment was made, and the certificate of the officer or person incurring the expense, that the amount charged is accurate and just, and that it was neces- sary for the public service, for troops raised for the United States. 115. Among expenses properly chargeable against the fund "for collecting, drilling, and organizing volunteers" may be enumerated : 1. Rent of rendezvous or office for recruiting. 2. Commutation of fuel and quarters for officers already mustered into service, when detached on recruiting duty. 3. In organizing new Regiments of Volunteers, the subsistence of the recruits, prior to the completion of the organization, will be chargeable against the appro- priation "for collecting, drilling, and organizing volunteers." After the organ- ization of the regiments is completed, and they have been inspected by the mus- tering officer for the State, subsistence will be provided by the Subsistence De- partment. Whenever facilities for cooking can be furnished to the troops, whether in squads or larger bodies, subsistence will be issued in kind, as recog- nized in the regular service, (or if other articles are substituted, the cost of the whole must not exceed the regular supplies,) and will be paid for at rates not ex- ceeding the current prices at the place of purchase. If the rations cannot be contracted for at a reasonable rate, subsistence will be procured in bulk, and issued to the volunteers. In no case should the cost of the ration, uncooked, ex- ceed nineteen cents, and at most of the points in the Western States it should not exceed fourteen cents. When cooking facilities cannot be furnished, contracts for the rations, cooked, may be made at reasonable rates, and the necessity for the same must be clearly stated on the accounts. When board and lodging are neces- sary, the prices for each should be stated, and the aggregate cost of both must not exceed forty cents per day. 4. Necessary transportation of volunteers prior to completion of company or- ganization and muster into service as a company. After completion of such organ- ization and muster, transportation will be paid by the Quartermaster's Depart- ment. Transportation will be at the rate of two cents per mile for railroad travel, and at the current rates for stage and steamboat fare. 5. Rent of grounds and buildings for camping purposes, cost of erection of quarters, of cooking stoves when absolutely necessary, of clerk and office hire when authorized by the Adjutant General, and of all expenses incidental to camps of rendezvous. 6. Knives, forks, tin cups and tin plates for volunteers. 7. Necessary medicines and medical attendance prior to organization of reg- iments, or the mustering in of the regimental surgeons. 8. Actual railroad, stage, or steamboat fare necessarily incurred by authorized agents in raising or recruiting volunteers. 9. Advertising. The officers recruiting will be authorized to advertise for re- cruits in not more than two English and, where necessary, two German daily papers, by short notices, for each rendezvous under their charge, and likewise to have, in cities, not more than two hundred posters or handbills for each company, and one-fourth of that number for the country. 10. Fuel and straw, previous to company organization, according to the allow- ance, for the regular army. 11. All other expenses allowed for recruiting in the regular service not herein mentioned, and incurred for volunteers previous to their muster into the United States service. 116. Recruiting officers claiming reimbursement must specify in their bills the place and date of expenditure ; the items and amount; the company and regi- ment for which the expense was incurred ; the names of the recruits, accompanied by the receipt of the party to whom payment was made, and by a certificate of the officer or person incurring the expense that the amount charged is accurate and just, and that it was necessary for the public service, and that the recruits FOR THE ARMY. 528 Prisoners of War. were actually mustered into the United States service after the expenditure was incurred. (The revised edition of the Regulations for the Recruiting Service may be obtained on application to the Adjutant General.) PRISONERS OF WAR. 117. Officers and soldiers of the United States who are or may become prisoners of war shall, during their imprisonment, be entitled to and receive the same pay as if they were doing active duty. 118. The rations of prisoners held in the rebel States shall be commuted for and during the period of their imprisonment; the commutation to be rated at cost price. To entitle a soldier to this commutation he must furnish to the Commis- sary General of Prisoners such evidence of the fact of capture and time of deten- tion as he may consider necessary, to be laid before the Secretary of War, and if approved, a certificate will be issued by the Commissary General of Prisoners, on which payment will be made by the Subsistence Department. 119. A general commanding in the field, or a department, will make arrange- ments for the safe-keeping and reasonable comfort of his prisoners. For this purpose he will place them under a guard already on duty, or detach a guard for the special service. The general will give no order exchanging prisoners, or releasing them, except under instructions from the Secretary of War. 120. In emergencies admitting of no delay the general will act upon his own authority, and give any order in relation to his prisoners the public interest might require, promptly reporting his proceedings to the War Department through the Adjutant General. 121. In time of war a Commissary General of Prisoners will be announced, whose general duties will be those of an inspector, and all communications relating to prisoners will pass through him. Depots for prisoners will be designated by the Secretary of War, to which suitable and permanent guards will be assigned, the whole to be under the orders of the Commissary General of Prisoners. He will establish regulations for issuing clothing to prisoners, and will direct the manner in which all funds arising from the saving of rations at prison hospitals or stations shall be accounted for and disbursed by the proper disbursing officer, in providing such articles as he may deem absolutely necessary for the welfare of the prisoners. He is authorized to grant paroles to prisoners on the recommendation of the medical officer attending the prison in cases of extreme illness, but under no other circum- 122. The Commissary General of Prisoners has authority to call for such reports from officers in command of rr lards over prisoners as may be necessary for the proper discharge of his own a.i ties, and he will be prepared to furnish such in- formation in relation to prisoner as may be called for by the Adjutant General.^ 123. A full record of all prisoners will be kept iu the office of the Commis- sary General of Prisoners, in suitable books, giving the name, rank, regiment, and company of each military prisoner, the residence, county, and State of each civil prisoner, with the charges against him, and the time and place of capture or arrest. Any special information of importance will be added from time to time in* the column of remarks. When disposed of by exchange or otherwise, the fact and the authority for it, with the time, should be noted on the record. 124. The Commissary General of Prisoners is empowered to visit places at which prisoners may be held, and will recommend to the general whose guards are responsible for them whatever modification in their treatment may seem to him proper or necessary, and report the same to the War Department. 125 The Commissary General of Prisoners has charge of the United States officers and men on parole, and correspondence relating to them. All details concern- ing them will pass thrdugh him. 524 REVISED REGULATIONS Uniform.—Mustering Volunteers, &/C.—Drafting. 126. Generals commanding departments, or in the field, may, at their discretion, Bend their prisoners to the general depots, furnishing a proper roll with them, showing the rank, regiment, and company, and when and where captured; after which their charge of them will cease. Immediately on the arrival of prisoners at a depot, the commanding officer will forward to the Commissary General of Prisoners a copy of the roll received with them, noting such changes as may have been made by escape or otherwise. 127. The principle being recognized that medical officers and chaplains should not be held as prisoners of war, all medical officers and chaplains so held by the United States will be immediately and unconditionally discharged. 128. Whenever prisoners of war are released on parole and sent through the lines, the officers who release them will immediately send rolls to the Commissary General of Prisoners, containing an exact list of the prisoners' names, rank, regi- ment, and company, date and place of capture, and date and place of parole. These rolls are indispensable in effecting exchanges of prisoners. 129. Blanks for monthly returns anil for rolls of federal and other prisoners of war will be furnished from the office of the Commissary General of Prisoners on their being called for by commanders who require them. UNIFORM. 130. In time of actual field service, officers of Cavalry, Artillery, and Infantry are permitted to wear the light blue overcoat presciibed for enlisted men of the mounted corps. 131. The uniform for Chaplains of the Army will be plain black frock coat with standing collar, and one row of nine black buttons; plain black pantaloons; black felt hat, or army forage cap, without ornament. On occasions of ceremony, a plain chapeau de bras may be worn. 132. The following change is made in the uniform trowsers of regimental officers end enlisted men : The cloth to be sky-blue mixture. The welt for officers, and stripes for non-commissioned officers of Infantry, to be of dark blue. ■133. The following uniform has been adopted for the Invalid Corps : Jacket—Of sky-blue kersey, with dark-blue trimmings, cut like the jacket for United States cavalry, to come well down on the loins and abdomen. Trowsers—Present regulation, sky-blue. Forage Cap—Present regulation. 134. The following uniform has been adopted for officers of the Invalid Corps: Frock Coat—Oi sky-blue cloth, with dark-blue velvet collar and cuffs—in all other respects, according to the present pattern for officers of Infantry. Shoulder Straps—According to present regulations, but worked on dark-blue velvet. Pantaloons—Of sky-blue cloth, with double stripe of dark-blue cloth down the outer seam, each stripe one-half inch wide, with space between of three-eighths of an inch. MUSTERING VOLUNTEERS INTO AND OUT OF THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES. 135. The regulations governing this branch of service are published in pamphlet form, and distributed to the Army by the Adjutant General. DRAFTING. 136. The regulations governing this branch of service are published in pamphlet form, and distributed to those officers who may require them in the performance of their duties bytthe Provost Marshal Genera}. FOR THE ARMY. 525 Extracts from Acts of Congress. EXTRACTS FROM ACTS OF CONGRESS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Slates of America in Congress assembled, That whenever, by reason of unlawful obstructions, combina- tions, or assemblages of persons, or rebellion against the authority of the govern- ment of the United States, it shall become impracticable, in the judgment of the President of the United States, to enforce, by the ordinary course of judicial pro- ceedings, the laws of the United States within any State or Territory of the United States, it shall be lawful for the President of the United States to call forth the militia of any or all the States of the Union, and to employ such parts of the land and naval forces of the United States as he may deem necessary, to enforce the faithful execution of the laws of the United States, or to suppress such rebellion in whatever State or Territory thereof the laws of the United States may be forcibly opposed, or the execution thereof forcibly obstructed. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That whenever, in the judgment of the President, it may be necessary to use the military force hereby directed to be employed and called forth by him, the President shall, forthwith, by proclamation, command such insurgents to disperse and retire peaceably to their respective abodes, within a limited time. Sec 3. And be it further enacted, That the militia so called into the service of the United States shall be subject to the same Rules and Articles of War as the troops of the United States, and be continued in the service of the United States until discharged by proclamation of the President: Provided, That such continuance in service shall not extend beyond sixty days after the commencement of the next regular session of Congress, unless Congress shall expressly provide by law there- for: And provided, further, That the militia so called into the service of the United States shall, during their time of service, be entitled to the same pay, rations, and allowances for clothing as are or may be established by law for the army of the United States. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That every officer, non-commissioned officer, or private of the militia, who shall fail to obey the orders of the President of the United States in any of the cases before recited, shall forfeit a sum not exceeding one year's pay, and not less than one month's pay, to be determined and adjudged by a court-martial; and such officer shall be liable to be cashiered by a sentence of court-martial, and be incapacitated from holding a commission in the militia, for a term not exceeding twelve months, at the discretion of the court; and such non-commissioned officer and private shall be liable to imprisonment by a like sentence, on failure of payment of the fines adjudged against them for one calen- dar month, for every twenty-five dollars of such fine Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That courts-martial for the trial of militia shall be composed of militia officers only. Sec. 6. And be it further ena.ted, That all fines to be assessed as aforesaid shall be certified by the presiding officer of the court-martial, and shall be collected and paid over according to the provisions and in the manner prescribed by tho seventh and eighth sections of the act of February twenty-eight, seventeen hun- dred and ninety-five, to which this is an amendment. Approved July 29, 1861. S 2 *26 REVISED REGULATIONS Extracts from Acts of Congress. oooocoo oo Sec. 5. And be it further enacted. That there be added to the medical staff of the army a corps of medical cadets, whose duty it shall bj to act as dressers in the general hospitals and as ambulance attendants in the field, under the direction and control of the medical officers alone. They shall have the same rank and pay as the military cadets at West Point. Their number shall be regulated by the exigencies of service, at no time to exceed fifty. It shall be composed of young men of liberal education, students of medicine, between the ages of eighteen and twenty-three, who have been reading medicine for two years, and have attended at least one course of lectures in a medical college. They shall enlist for one year, and be subject to the Rules and Articles of War. On the fifteenth day of the last month of their service the near approach of their dis- charge shall be reported to the surgeon general, ia order, if desired, that they may be relieved by another detail of applicants. » a <$ a a o ooo Seo. 7. And be it further enacted, That one chaplain shall be allowed to each regiment of the army, to be selected and appointed as the President may direct: Provided, That none but regularly ordained ministers of some Christian denomi- nation shall be eligible to selection or appointment. oooscooeo Seo. 11. And be it further enacted, That in all cases of enlistment and re enlist- ment in the military service of the United States, the prescribed oath of allegiance may be administered by any commissioned officer of the army. oooooocoo Seo. 13. And be it further enacted, That the army ration shall be increased as follows, viz: Twenty-two ounces of bread or flour, or one pound of hard bread, instead of the present issue; fresh beef shall be issued a3 often as the commanding officer of any detachment or regiment shall require it, when practicable, in place of salt meat; beans and rice or hominy shall be issued in the same ration in the proportions now provided in the regulation, and one pound of potatoes per man shall be issued at least three times a week, if practicable; and when these articles cannot be issued in these proportions, an equivalent in value shall be issued in some other proper food, and a ration of tea may be substituted for a ration of coffee upon the requisition of the proper officer: Provided, That after the present insurrection shall cease, the ration shall be as provided by law and regulations on the first day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-one. Seo. 14. And be it further enacted, That there may be allowed in hospitals, to be provided under such rules as the surgeon general of the army, with the approval of the Secretary of War, may prescribe, such quantities of fresh or preserved fruits, milk or butter, and of eggs, as may be necessary for the proper diet of the sick. Sec. 15. And be it further enacted, That any commissioned officer of the army, or of the marine corps, who shall have served as such for forty consecutive years, may, upon his own application to the President of the United States, be placed upon the list of retired officers, with the pay and emoluments allowed by this act. Sec. 16. And be it further enacted, That if any commissioned officer of the army, or of the marine corf s, shall have become, or shall hereafter become, incapable of performing the duties of his office, he shall be placed upon the retired list and withdrawn from active service and command, and from the line of promotion, with the following pay and emoluments, namely: the pay proper of the highest rank held by him at the time of his retirement, whether by staff or regimental commission, and four rations pei day, and without any other pay, emoluments, or allowances; and the next officer in rank shall be promoted to the place of the retired officer, according to the established rules of the service. And the same rule of promotion shall be applied successively t© the vacancies consequent upon F 0 R T H E A R M Y . 527 Extracts from Acts of Congress. the retirement of an officer: Provided, That should the brevet lieutenant general be retired under this act, it shall be without reduction in his current pay, sub- sistence, or allowances: And provided, further, That there shall not be on the retired list at any one time more than seven per centum of the whole number of officers of the army, as fixed by law. Sec 17. And be it further enacted, That, in order to carry out the provisions of this act, the Secretary of War, or Secretary of the Navy, as the case may be, un- der the direction and approval of the President of the United States, shall, from time to time, as occasion may require, assemble a board of not more than nine nor less than five commissioned officers, two-fifths of whom shall be of the medi- cal staff, the board, except those taken from the medical staff, to be composed, as far as may be, of his seniors in rank, to determine the facts as to the nature and occasion of the disability of such officers as appear disabled to perform such mili- tary service, such board being hereby invested with the powers of a court of in- quiry and court-martial ; and their decision shall be subject to like revision as that cf such courts by the President of the United States. The board, whenever it finds an officer incapacitated for active service, will report whether, in its judg- ment, the said incapacity result from long and faithful service, from wounds or injury received in the line of duty, from sickness or exposure therein, or from any other incident of service. If to, and the President approve such judgment, the disabled officer shall thereupon be placed upon the list of retired officers, accord- ing to the provisions of this act. If otherwise, and if the President concur in opinion with the board, the officer shall be retired, as above, either with his pay proper alone, or with his service rations alone, at the discretion of the President, or he shall be wholly retired' from the service, with one year's pay and allow- ances ; and in this last case the name shall be thenceforward omitted from the Army Register or Navy Register, as the case may be : Provided, always, That the members of the board shall in every case be sworn to an honest and impartial discharge of their duties, and that no officer of the army shall be retired, either partially or wholly, from the service without having had a fair and full hearing before the board, if, urjon due summons, he shall demand it. Sec. 18. And be it further enacted, That the officers partially retired shall be en- titled to wear the uniform of their respective grades, shall continue to be borne upon the Army Register or Navy Register, as the case may be, and shall be sub- ject to the Rules and Articles of War, and to trial by general court-martial for any breach of the said articles. - Sec. 19. And be it further enacted, That so much of the sixth section of the act of August twenty-three, eighteen hundred and forty-two, as allows additional or double rations to the commandant of each permanent or fixed post garrisoned with troops, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Sec. 20. And be it further enacted, That officers of the army, when absent from their appropriate duties for a period exceeding six months, either with or without leave, shall not receive the allowances authorized by the existing laws for ser- vants' forage, transportation of baggage, fuel, and quarters, either in kind or in commutation. o o o o » « ooo Sec. 25. And be it further enacted, That retired officers of the army, navy, and marine corps, may be assigned to such duties as the President may deem them capable of performing, and such as the exigencies of the public service may require. Approved August 3, 1861. o o o ooo ooo Sec 2 And be it further enacted, That any commissioned officer of the army, aavy, or marine corps, who, having tendered his resignation, shall, prior to due 528 REVISED REGULATIONS Extracts from Acts of Congress. notice of the acceptance of the same by the proper authority, and without leave, quit his post or proper duties with the intent to remain permanently absent there- from, shall be registered as a deserter, and punished as such. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That flogging as a punishment in the army is hereby abolished. Approved August 5, 1861. o & a o « o » o o Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That so much of the first section of the act ap- proved August fifth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, as authorizes the appoint- ment of civilians to superintend the national armories be, and the same is hereby, repealed, and that the superintendents of these armories shall be appointed here- after from officers of the ordnance department. Approved August 6, 1861. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Stales of America in Congress assembled, That the pay of the privates of the regular army and volun- teers, in the service of the United States, be thirteen dollars per month for three years from and after the passage of this act, and until otherwise fixed by law. Approved August C, 1861. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Steles of America in Congress assembled, That in time of war the commander of a division or separate brigade may appoint general courts-martial, and confirm, execute, pardon, and mitigate their sentences, as allowed and restrained in the sixty-fifth and eighty- ninth articles of war to commanders of armies and departments : Provided, That sentences of such courts, extending to loss of life, or dismission of a commissioned officer, tshall require the confirmation of the general commanding the army in the field to which the division or brigade belongs: And provided, further, That when the division or brigade commander shall be the accuser or prosecutor, the court shall be appointed by the next higher commander. Approved December 24, 1861. soeooooea Sec. 3. And be itfurtlier enacted, That the fifth section of the act of twelfth June, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, giving sutlers a lien upon the so.dier's pay, be, and the same is hereby, repealed; and all regulations giving sutlers rights and privileges beyond the Rules and Articles of War be, and the same are hereby, abrogated. Approved December 24, 1861. o e o o a o o e o Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That, in time of war or rebellion against the supreme authority of the United States, all persons who shall be found lurking as spies, or acting as such, in or about the fortifications, encampments, posts, quarters, or headquarters of the armies of the United States, or any of them, within any part of the United States which has been or may be declared to be in a state of insurrection by proclamation of the President of tho United States, shall suffer death by sentence of a general court-martial. FOR THE ARMY. 529 Extracts from Acts of Congress. » © a o o e a « Seo. 5. .4nd be it further enacted, That the fifty-fifth article of the first section of act of tenth April, eighteen hundred and six, chapter twenty, be, and the same is hereby, so amended as to read as follows : (See bblh Article of War.) Article fifty-five. Whoever, belonging to the armies of the United States in for- eign parts, or at any place within the United States or their Territories, during rebellion against the supreme authority ©f the United States, shall force a safe- guard, shall suffer death. Approved February 13, 1862. ooooooooo Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That the fifth section of the act of twenty- eighth September, eighteen hundred and fifty, providing for the discharge from the service of minors enlisted without the consent of their parents or guardians, be, and the same hereby is, repealed : Provided, That hereafter no person under the age of eighteen shall be mustered into the United States service, and the oath of enlistment taken by the recruit shall be conclusive as to his age. o o a a a a a a o Sec 4. And be it further enacted, That the second section of the act of the tenth of April, eighteen hundred and 6ix, shall be, and the same is hereby, so amended as to read as follows : (Step. 516, Army Regulations.) Approved February 13, 1862. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That hereafter the following shall be promulgated as an ad- ditional Article of War for the government of the army of the United States, and shall be obeyed and observed as such : Article —. All officers or persons in the military or naval service of the United States are prohibited from employing any of the forces under their respective commands for the purpose of returning fugitives from service or labor, who may have escaped from any persons to whom such labor or service is claimed to be due; and any officer who shall be found guilty by a court-martial of violating this article shall be dismissed from the service. Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved March 13, 1862. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Slates of America in Congress assembled, That the inspector generals of the army shall constitute a board of officers, whose duty it shall be to prepare, immediately after the passage of this act, a list or schedule of the following articles, which may be sold by sutlers to the officers and soldiers of the volunteer service, to wit: Apples, dried apples, oranges, figs, lemons, butter, cheese, milk, syrup, molasses, raisins, can- dles, crackers, wallets, brooms, comforters, boots, pocket looking-glasses, pins, gloves, leather, tin washbasins, shirt-buttons, horn and brass buttons, news- papers, books, tobacco, cigars, pipes, matches, blacking, blacking-brushes, clothes- brushes, tooth-brushes, hair-brushes, coarse and fine combs, emery, crocus, pocket- handkerchiefs, stationery, armor oil, sweet oil, rotten-stone, razor-strops, razors, shaving-soap, soap, suspenders, scissors, shoestrings, needles, thread, knives, pencils, and Bristol brick. Said list or schedule shall be subject, from time to time, to such revision and change as, in the judgment of the said board, the good of the service may require: Provided, always, That no intoxicating liquors sha.l at airy time be contained therein, or the sala of such liquors be in any way author- 530 REVISED REGULATIONS Extracts from Acts of Congress. ized by said board. A copy of said list or schedule, and of any subsequent change therein, together with a copy of this act, shall be, without delay, furnished by said board to the commanding officer of each brigade and of each regiment not attached to any brigade in the volunteer service, and also to the adjutant general of the army. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That immediately upon the receipt from said board of said list or schedule and copy of this act by the commanding officer of any such brigade, the acting brigadier general, surgeon, quartermaster, and com- missary of said brigade shall constitute a board of officers whose duty it shall be to affix to each article in said list or schedule a price for said brigade, which shall be by them forthwith reported to the commanding officer of the division, if any, to which said brigade is attached, for his approval, with or without modification, and who shall, after such approval, report the same to the inspector generals, and the same, if not disapproved by them, shall be the price not exceeding which said aitides may be sold to the officers and soldiers in said brigade. Whenever any brigade shall not be attached to a division, said prices shall then be reported directly to the inspector generals, and if approved by them shall be the price. fixed for such brigade as aforesaid; and whenever any regiment shall be unat- tached to any brigade, the acting colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, and captains thereof shall constitute the board of officers by whom the price of said articles shall be fixed for said regiment, in the same manner as is herein provided for an unattached brigade. The prices so fixed may be changed by said boards respec- tively from time to time, not oftener than once in thirty days; but all changes therein shall be reported in like manner and for the 6ame purpose as when origi- nally fixed. Sec 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the commanding officer of each brigade, immediately upon receipt of a copy of said list or schedule and copy of this act, as herein provided, to cause one sutler for each regiment in his brigade to be selected by the commissioned officers of such regiment, which selection shall be by him reported to the adjutant general of the army ; the per- son so selected shall be sole sutler of said regiment. And the commanding officer of each unattached regiment shall, in like manner, cause a selection of a sutler to be made for said regiment, who shall be 6ole sutler of said regiment. Any vacancy in the office of sutler from any cause shall be filled in the same way as an original appointment. Sec 4. And be it further enacted, That the sutlers chosen in the manner provided in the preceding section shall be allowed a lien only upon the pay of the officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates of the regiment for which he has been chosen, or those stationed at the post to which he has been appointed, and for no greater sum than one-sixth of the monthly pay of each officer, non-commissioned officer, or private, for articles sold during each month ; and the amount of one- sixth or less than one-sixth of the pay of such officer, non-commissioned officer, or private so sold to him by the sutler, shall be charged on the pay-rolls of such officer, non-commissioned officer, or private, and deducted from his pay, and paid over by the paymaster to the sutler of the regiment or military post, as the case may be : Provided, That if any paymaster in the service of the United States shall allow or pay any greater sum to any sutler than that hereby authorized to be retained from the pay of the officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, for articles sold by any sutler during any one month, then the amount so allowed or paid by the paymaster shall be charged against the said paymaster and deducted from his pay and returned to the officer, non-commissioned officer, musician, or private against whom the amount was originally charged. And any captain or lieutenant commanding a company who may certify any pay-roll bearing a charge in favor of the sutler against any officer, non-commissioned officer musician, or private, larger or greater than one-sixth of the monthly pay of sucb officer, non-commissioned officer, musician, or private, shall be punished at tht FOR THE ARMY. 531 Extracts from Acts of Congress. discretion of a court-martial: Provided, however, That sutlers shall be allowed to sell only the articles designated in the list or schedule provided in this act, and none others, and at prices not exceeding those affixed to said articles, as herein provided: And provided, further, That the sutlers shall have no legal claim upon any officer, non-commissiorcd officer, musician, or private to an amount exceed- ing one-sixth of his pay for articles sold during any mouth. He shall keep said list or schedule, together with a copy of this act, fairly written or piinted, posted up in some couppicuous part of the place where he makes said sales, and where the same can be easily read by any person to whom he makes said sales. Sec 5. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the inspector gene- rals to cause the place of sale and articles kept for that purpose, by said sutlers, to be inspected from time to time, once in fifteen days at least, by some compe- tent officer, specially detailed for that duty, and such changes in said place, or in the quality and character of the articles mentioned iu said list or schedule so kept, as shall be required by said officer, shall be conformed to by each 6utler. Aud such officer shall report each inspection to the inspector generals. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That no person shall be permitted to act as sutler unless appointed according to the provisions of this act; nor shall any person be sutler for more than one regiment; nor shall any sutler farm out or underlet the business of sutling or the privileges granted to him by his appoint- ment ; nor shall any officer of the army receive from any sutler any money or other presents, nor be interested in any way in the stock, trade, or business of any sutler; and any officer receiving such presents, or being thus interested, directly or indirectly, shall be punished at the discretion of a court-martial. No sutler shall sell to an enlisted man on credit to a sum exceeding one-fourth of his monthly pay within the same month ; nor shall the regimental quartermasters allow the use of army wagons for sutlers' purposes ; nor shall the quartermasters' conveyances be used for the transportation of sutlers' supplies. Sec 7. And be it further enacted, That any sutler who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall, by the colonel, with consent of the council of ad- ministration, be dismissed from the service, and be ineligible to a reappointment as sutler in the service of the United States. Approved March 19, 1862. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That whenever military operations may require the presence of two or more officers of the same grade in the same field or department, the Pres- ident may assign the command of the forces in such field or department, without regard to seniority of rank. Approved April 4, 1862. ooooo**00 Sec 3. And be it further enacted, That there shall be eight medical inspectors, with the rank, pay, and emoluments each of a lieutenant colonel of cavalry, and who shall be charged with the duty of inspecting the sanitary condition of trans- ports, quarters, and camps, of field and general hospitals, and who shall report to the medical inspector general, under such regulations as may be hereafter estab- lished, all circumstances relating to the sanitary condition and wants of troops and of hospitals, and to the skill, efficiency, and good conduct of the officers and attendants connected with the medical department. ^ . ooo© » * » '"' " Sec 5 And be it further enacted, That medical purveyors shall be charged, under the direction of the surgeon general, with the selection and purchase of all medi- 552 REVISED REGULATIONS Extracts from Acts of Congress. cal supplies, including new standard preparations, and of all books, instruments, hospital stores, furniture, and other articles required for the 6ick and wounded of the army. In all cases of emergency they may provide such additional accom- modations for the sick and wounded of the army, and may transport such med- ical supplies as circumstances may render necessary, under such regulations as may hereafter be established, and shall make prompt and immediate issues upon all special requisitions made upon them under such circumstances by medical officers ; and the special requisitions shall consist simply of a list of the articles required, the qualities required, dated, and signed by the medical officers requiring them. Sec 6. And be it further enacted, That whenever the inspector general, or any one of the medical inspectors, shall report an officer of the medical corps as disquali- fied, by age or otherwise, for promotion to a higher grade, or unfitted for the per- formance of his professional duties, he shall be reported by the surgeon general, for examination, to a medical board, as provided by the seventeenth section of the act approved August third, eighteen hundred and sixty-one. Sec 7 And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this act shall continue and be in force during the existence of the present rebellion, and no longer: Pro tided, however, That, when this act shall expire, all officers who shall have been promoted from the medical staff of the army under this act 6hall retain their re spective rank in the army, with such promotion as they would have been en titled to. Approved April 16, 1862. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the medical inspector general, or any medical inspector, is hereby authorized and empowered to discharge from the service of the United States any soldier or enlisted man, with the consent of such soldier or enlisted man, in the permanent hospitals, laboring under any physical disability which makes it disadvantageous to the service that he be retained therein, and the cer- tificate, in writing, of such inspector general or medical inspector, setting forth the existence and nature of such physical disability, shall be sufficient evidence of such discharge : Provided, however, That every such certificate shall appear on its face to have been founded on personal inspection of the soldier so discharged, and shall specifically describe the nature and origin of such disability ; and that such discharge shall be without prejudice to the right of such soldier or enlisted man to the pay due him at the date thereof, and report the same to the adjutant general and the surgeon general. Approved May 14, 1862. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be authorized to add to the med- ical department of the army medical storekeepers, not exceeding six in number, who shall have the pay and emoluments of military storekeepers in the quarter- master's department, who shall be skilled apothecaries or druggists, who shall give the bond and security required by existing laws for military storekeepers in the quartermaster's department, and who shall be stationed at such points as the necessities of the army may require : Provided, That the provisions of this act shall remain in force only during the continuance of the present rebellion. Sec 2. And he it further enacted, That the President of the United States is hereby authorized to appoint, if he shall deem it necessary, a chaplain for each permanent hospital, whose pay, with that of chaplains of hospitals heretofore ap- pointed by him, shall be the same as that of regimental chaplains in the volun- FOR THE ARMY. 588 Extracts from Acts of Congress. teer force ; and who shall be subject to such rules in relation to leave of absence from duty as are prescribed for commissioned officers of the army. Approved May 20, 1862. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of War, of the Secretary of the Navy, and of the Secretary of the Interior, immediately after the passage of this act, to cause and require every contract made by them, sever- ally, oa behalf of the government, or by their officers under them appointed to make such contracts, to be reduced to writing, and to be signed by the contract- ing parties with their names at the end thereof, a copy of which shall be filed by the officer making and signing the said contract in the '' Returns Office'' of the Department of the Interior (hereinafter established for that purpose) as soon after the contract is made as possible, and within thirty days, together with all bids, offers, and proposals to him made by persons to obtain the same, as also a copy of any advertisement he may have published inviting bids, offers, or propo- posals for the same ; all the said copies and papers in relation to each contract to be attached together by a ribbon and seal, and numbered in regular order numer- ically, according to the number of papers composing the whole return. Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the further duty of the said officer, before making his return according to the first section of this act, to affix to the same his affidavit in the following form, sworn to before some magistrate having authority to administer oaths : " I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that the copy of contract hereto annexed is an exact copy of a contract made by me per- sonally with------------; that I made the same fairly, without any benefit or advantage corruptly to the said------------, or any other person ; and that the papers accompanying include all those relating to the said contract, as required by the statute in such case made and provided." And any officer convicted of falsely and corruptly swearing to such affidavit shall be subject to all the pains and penalties now by law inflicted for wilful and corrupt perjury. Sec 3. And be it further enacted, That any officer making contracts, as aforesaid, and failing or neglecting to make returns of the same, according to the provisions of this act, unless from unavoidable accident and not within his control, shall be deemed, in every case of such failure or neglect, to be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hun- dred dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars, and be imprisoned for not more than six months, at the discretion of the court trying the same. eoooooeoo Sec 5. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of War, of the Secretary of the Navy, and of the Secretary of the Interior, imme- diately after the passage of this act, to furnish each and every officer severally appointed by them with authority to make contracts on behalf of the govern- ment, with a printed letter of instructions, setting forth the duties of such officer under this act, and also to furnish therewith forms, printed in blank, of contracts to be made, and the affidavit of returns required to be affixed thereto, so that all the instruments may be as nearly uniform as possible. Approved June 2, 1862. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That company officers of volunteers 6hall be paid on the muster and pay rolls of their company, party, or detachment, and not otherwise, except when such officer may be on detached service without troops, or on leave of absence. Approved June 18, 1862. 2T 534 REVISED REGULATIONS Extracts from Acts of Congress. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Jongress assembled. That so much of the ninth section of the act approved August third, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, entitled "An act for the better organiza- tion of the military establishment," as abolishes the premium paid for bringing accepted recruits to the rendezvous, be, and the same is hereby, repealed, and hereafter a premium of two dollars shall be paid to aDy citizen, non-commissioned officer, or soldier, for such accepted recruit for the regular army [as] he may bring to the rendezvous. And every soldier who hereafter enlists, either in the regular army or the volunteers, for three years, or during the war, may receive his first month's pay in advance, upon the musteriDg of his company into the service of the United States, or after he shall have been mustered into and joined a regiment already in the service. Approved June 21, 1862. ooaooo oo Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this act brigade surgeons shall be known and designated as surgeons of volunteers, and shall be attached to the general medical staff under the direction of the surgeon general; and hereafter such appointments for the medical service of the army shall be appointed surgeons of volunteers. Sec 3. And be it further enacted, That instead of "one assistant surgeon," as provided by the second section of the act of July twenty-two, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, each regiment of volunteers in the service of the United States shall have two assistant surgeons. Approved July 2, 1862. o o o o o e o oo Seo 2. And be it further enacted, That so much of the seventh section of the act approved third March, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, entitled "An act to found a military asylum for the relief and support of invalid and disabled soldiers of the army of the United States," as requires that "all moneys, not exceeding two- thirds of the balance on hand, of the hospital fund and of the post fund of each military station, after deducting the necessary expenses," shall be set apart for the support of the military asylum, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Sec 3. And be it further enacted, That the enlisted men of the ordnance depart- ment now designated as master workmen shall hereafter be designated and mus- tered as sergeants; those now designated as armorers, carriage-makers, and black- smiths shall be designated and mustered as corporals ; those now designated as artificers shall be designated and mustered as privates of the first class, and those now designated as laborers shall be designated and mustered as privates of the second class : Provided, That the pay, rations, and clothing now authorized by law to the respective grades of enlisted ordnance men shall not be changed. Approved July 5, 1862. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That hereafter every person elected or appointed to any office of honor or profit under the government of the United States, either in the civil, military, or naval departments of the public service, excepting the President ot the United States, shall, before entering upon the duties of such office, and before being entitled to any of the salary or other emoluments thereof, take and sub- scribe to the following oath or affirmation: "I, A. B., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have never voluntarily borne arms against the United States since I have been a citizen thereof; that I have voluntarily given no aid, countenance counsel, or encouragement to persons engaged in armed hostility thereto ; that I FOR THE ARMY. 585 Extracts from Acts of Congress. have neither sought nor accepted nor attempted to exercise the functions of any office whatever under any authority or pretended authority in hostility to the United States; that I have not yielded a voluntary support to any pretended gov- ernment, authority, power, or constitution within the United States hostile or mimical thereto. And I do further swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and ability, I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic ; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter, so help me God;" which said oath, so taken and signed, shall be preserved among the files of the court, house of Congress, or department to which the said office may appertain. And any person who shall falsely take the said oath shall be guilty of perjury, and on conviction, in addition to the penalties now prescribed for that offence, shall be deprived of his office, and rendered incapable forever after of holding any office or place under the United States. Approved July 2, 1862. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Slates of America in Congress assembled, That any officer of the government of the United States who shall, directly or indirectly, take, receive, or agree to receive, any money, prop- erty, or other valuable consideration whatsoever, from any person or persons for procuring, or aiding to procure, any contract, office, or place from the government of the United States or any department thereof, or from any officer of the United States, for any person or persons whatsoever, or for giving such contract, office, or place to any person whomsoever, and the person or persons who shall, directly or indirectly, offer or agree to give, or give or bestow any money, property, or other valuable consideration whatsoever, for the procuring or aiding to procure any contract, office, or place, as aforesaid, shall, for every such offence, be liable to indictment as for a misdemeanor in any court of the United States having juris- diction thereof, and on conviction thereof shall pay a fine of not exceeding ten thousand dollars, and suffer imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding two years, at the discretion of the court trying the same ; and any such contract or agreement, as aforesaid, may, at the option of the President of the United States, be declared absolutely null and void ; and any officer of the United States con- victed, as aforesaid, shall, moreover, be disqualified from holding any office of honor, profit, or trust under the government of the United States. Approved July 16, 1862. o oo a o o « oo Sec 13. And be it further enacted, That the relative rank between officers of the navy and the army shall be as follows, lineal rank only to be considered : Rear admirals with major generals. Commodores with brigadier generals. Captains with colonels. Commanders with lieutenant colonels. Lieutenant commanders with majors. Lieutenants with captains. Masters with first lieutenants. Ensigns with second lieutenants. o 0 a o e o o o o Approved July 16, 1862. 396 RBTI8ED REGULATIONS Extracts from Acts of Congress. o o e a o a o o o Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That hereafter no person in the military service of the United States convicted and sentenced by a court-martial shall be punished by confine- ment in the penitentiary of the District of Columbia unless the offence of which such person may be convicted would by some statute of the United States or at common law, as the same exists in the said District, subject such convict to said punishment. Approved July 16, 1862. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the passage of this act any officer or agent of the United States who shall receive public money which he is not authorized to retain as salary, pay, or emolument, shall render his accounts monthly, instead of quarterly, as heretofore; and such accounts, with the vouchers necessary to the correct and prompt settlement thereof, shall be rendered direct to the proper accounting officer of the Treasury, and be mailed or otherwise forwarded to its proper address within ten days after the expiration of each suc- cessive month. And in case of the non-receipt at the Treasury of any accounts within a reasonable and proper time thereafter, the officer whose accounts are in default shall be required to furnish satisfactory evidence of having complied with the provisions of this act; and for any default on his part the delinquent officer shall be deemed a defaulter, and be subject to all the penalties prescribed by the sixteenth section of the act of August sixth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, "to provide for the better organization of the Treasury, and for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue:" Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury may, if in his opinion the circumstances of the case justify and require it, extend the time hereinbefore prescribed for the rendi tion of accounts: And provided, further, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to restrain the heads of any of the departments from requiring such other returns or reports from the officer or agent subject to the control of such heads of departments as the public interest may require. Approved July 17, 1862. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Slatts of America in Congress assembled, That officers of the army entitled to forage for horses shall not be allowed to commute it, but may draw forage in kind for each horse actually kept by them when, and at the place where, they are on duty, not exceeding the number authorized by law: Provided, however, That when forage in kind cannot be furnished by the proper department, then, and in all such cases, officers entitled to forage may commute the same according to existing regulations: And provided, further, That officers of the army and of volunteers assigned to duty which re- quires them to be mounted shall, during the time they are employed on such duty, receive the pay, emoluments, and allowances of cavalry officers of the same grade, respectively. Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That major generals shall be entitled to draw forage in kind for five horses ; brigadier generals for four horses ; colonels, lieu- tenant colonels, and majors, for two horses each ; captains and lieutenants of cavalry and artillery, or having the cavalry allowance, for two horses each ; and chaplains, for one horse only. t Sec 3. And be U further enacted, That whenever an officer in the army 6hall employ a soldier as his servant, he shall, for each and every month during which said soldier shall be bo employed; deduct fwxn his own moothly pay fea foil F 0 R T H E A R M Y . 537 , Extracts from Acts of Congress. amount paid to or expended by the government per month on account of said soldier ; and every officer of the army who shall fail to make such deduction shall, on conviction thereof before a general court-martial, be cashiered. oaaooooo Sec 6. And be it further enacted, That each brigade in the volunteer service may have sixteen musicians as a band, who shall receive the pay aud allowances now provided by law for regimental bands, except the leader of the band, who shall receive forty-five dollars per month, with the emoluments and allowances of a quartermaster's sergeant. Sec 7. And be it further enacted, That in lieu of the present rate of mileage allowed to officers of the army when travelling on public duty, where transporta- tion in kind is not furnished to them by the government, not more than six cents per mile shall hereafter be allowed, unless where an officer is ordered from a station east of the Rocky mountains to one west of the same mountains, or vice versa, when ten cents per mile shall be allowed to him; and no officer of the army or navy of the United States shall be paid mileage except for travel actually performed at his own expense, and in obedience to orders. Sec 8. And be it further enacted, That so much of section nine of the aforesaid act, approved July twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, and of section seven of the "Act providing for the better organization of the military estab- lishment," approved August third, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, as defines the qualifications of chaplains in the army and volunteers, shall hereafter be con- strued to read as follows : That no person shall be appointed a chaplain in the United States army who is not a regularly ordained minister of some religious denomination, and who does not present testimonials of his present good stand- ing as such minister, with a recommendation for his appointment as an army chaplain from some authorized ecclesiastical body, or not less than five accredited ministers belonging to said religious denomination. Sec 9. And be it further enacted, That hereafter the compensation of all chap- lains in the regular or volunteer service or army hospitals shall be one^ hundred dollars per month and two rations a day when on duty ; and the chaplains of the permanent hospitals, appointed under the authority of the second section of the act approved May twenty, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, shall be nominated to the Senate for its advice and consent, and they shall, in all Tespects, fill the require- ments of the preceding section of this act relative to the appointment of chap- lains in the army and volunteers; and the appointments of chaplains to army hospitals heretofore made by the President are hereby confirmed, ooo 0 © © Chaplains employed at the military posts, called "chaplain posts," shall be required to reside at the posts; and all chaplains in the United States service shall be subject to such rules in relation to leave of absence from duty as are prescribed for commissioned officers of the United States army sta- tioned at such posts Sec 10. And be it further enacted, That so much of the tenth section of the aforesaid act, approved August three, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Seg. 11. And be it further enacted, That whenever an officer shall be put under arrest, except at remote military posts or stations, it shall be the duty of the officer by whose orders he is arrested to see that a copy of the charges on which he has been arrested and is to be tried shall be served upon him within eight days thereafter, and that he shall be brought to trial within ten days thereafter, unless the necessities of the service prevent such trial; and then he shall be brought to trial within thirty days* after the expiration of the sajd ten days or the arrest shall cease: Provided, That if the copy of the charges be not served upon the arrested officer, as herein provided, the arrest shall cease; but officers released from arrest under' the mo visions of this section may be tried whenever the ex- igencies of the service will permit, within twelve months after such release from 2T2 588 REVISED REGULATIONS Extracts from Acts of Congress. arrest: And provided, further, That the provisions of this section shall apply to all persons now under arrest and awaiting trial. Sec 12. And be it further enacted, That whenever the name of any officer of the army or marine corps now in the service, or who may hereafter be in the service, of the United States, shall have been borne on the army register or naval regis- ter, as the case may be, forty-five years, or he shall be of the age of sixty-two years, it shall be in the discretion of the President to retire him from active ser- vice and direct his name to be entered on the retired list of officers of the grade to which he belonged at the time of such retirement; and the President is hereby authorized to assign any officer retired under this section, or the act of August third, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, to any appropriate duty ; and such officer thus assigned shall receive the full pay and emoluments of his grade while so assigned and employed. e * a a o e o o Sec 16. And be it further enacted, That whenever any contractor for subsistence, clothing, arms, ammunition, munitions of war, and for every description of sup- plies for the army or navy of the United States, shall be found guilty by court- martial of fraud or wilful neglect of duty, he shall be punished by fine, impris- onment, or 6uch other punishment as the court-martial shall adjudge ; and any person who shall contract to furnish supplies of any kind or description for the army or navy he shall be deemed and taken as a part of the land or naval forces of the United States, for which he shall contract to furnish said supplies, and be subject to the rules and regulations for the government of the land and naval forces of the United States. Sec 17. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States be, and hereby is, authorized and requested to dismiss and discharge from the mili- tary service, either in the army, navy, marine corps, or volunteer force, in the United States service, any officer for any cause which, in his judgment, either renders such officer unsuitable for, or whose dismission would promote, the public service. Approved July 17, 1862. oaoooeaoo Sec 5. And be it further enacted, That the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a judge advocate general, with the rank, pay, and emoluments of a colonel of cavalry, to whose office shall be returned, for revision, the records and proceedings of all courts-martial and military com- missions, and where a record shall be kept of all proceedings had thereupon. And no sentence of death or imprisonment in the penitentiary shall be carried into execution until the same shall have been approved by the President. Sec 6. And be it further enacted, That there may be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for each army in the field, a judge advocate, with the rank, pay, and emoluments, each, of a major of cavalry, who shall perform the duties of judge advocate for the army to which they re- spectively belong, under the direction of the judge advocate general. Sec 7. And be it further enacted, That hereafter all offenders in the army charged with offences now punishable by a regimental or garrison court-martial shall be brought before a field officer of his regiment, who shall be detailed for that pur- pose, and who shall hear and determine the offence, and order the punishment that shall be inflicted ; and shall also make a record of his proceedings, and sub- mit the same to the brigade commander, who, upon the approval of the proceed- ings of such field officer, shall order the tame to be executed: Provided, That the punishment in such cases be limited to that authorized to be inflicted by a regi- mental or garrison court-martial. And provided, further, That, iu the went of FORTHEARMY. 589 Extracts from Acts of Congress. there being no brigade commander, the proceedings, as aforesaid, shall be sub- mitted tor approval to the commanding officer of the post *» ° * * © o a a o Sec 9. And be it further enacted, That the President be, and he is hereby, author- ized to establish and organize army corps according to his discretion. Sec 10. And be it further enacted, That each army corps shall have the following officers, and no more, attached thereto, who shall constitute the staff of the com- mander thereof: one assistant adjutant general, one quartermaster, one commis- sary of subsistence, and one assistant inspector general, who shall bear, respectively, the rank of lieutenant colonel, and who shall be assigned from the army or vol- unteer force by the President. Also three aides-de-camp, one to bear the rank of major, and two to bear the rank of captain, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the commander of the army corps. The senior officer of artillery in each army corps shall, in addition to his other duties, act as chief of artillery and ordnance at the headquarters of the corps. * © © ee ooooe Sec 16. And be it further enacted, That medical purveyors and storekeepers shall give bonds in such sums as the Secretary of War may require, with security to be approved by him. Approved July 17, 1862. a « * o o « ooo Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That the officers of the medical inspector's de- partment shall be charged, in addition to the duties now assigned to them by existing laws, with the duty of making regular and frequent inspections of all military general hospitals and convalescent camps, and shall, upon each such in- spection, designate to the surgeon in charge of such hospitals or camps all sol- diers who may be, in their opinion, fit subjects for discharge from the service, on surgeon's certificate of disability, or sufficiently recovered to be returned to their regiments for duty, and shall see that such soldiers are discharged or so re- turned. And the medical inspecting officers are hereby empowered, under such regulations as may be hereafter established, to direct the return to duty, or the discharge from service, as the case may be, of all soldiers designated by them. Approved December 27, 1862. o * a « o a © *s * o Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That in settling the accounts of the command- ing officer of a company for clothing and other military supplies, the affidavit of any such officer may be received to show the loss of vouchers, or company books, or any matter or circumstance tending to prove that any apparent deficiency was occasioned by unavoidable accident, or lost in actual service, without any fault on his part, or that the whole or any part of such clothing and supplies had been properly and legally used and appropriated ; and such affidavit may be considered as evidence to establish the facts set forth, with or without other evidence, as may seem to the Secretary of War just and proper under the circumstances of the case. Approved February 7, 1863. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any person in the land or naval forces of the United States, or in the militia in actual service of the United States, in time of war, who shall make or cause to be made, or present, or cause to be presented for payment or approval to or by any person or officer in tho civil or military service of the 540 REVISED REGULATIONS Extracts from Acts of Congress. United States, any claim upon or against the government of the United States, or any department or officer thereof, knowing 6uch claim to be false, ficticious, or fraudulent; any person, in such forces or service, who shall, for the purpose of obtaining, or aiding in obtaining, the approval or payment of such claim, make, use, or cause to be made or used, any false bill, receipt, voucher, entry, roll, ac- count, claim, statement, certificate, affidavit, or deposition, knowing the same to contain any false or fraudulent statement or entry ; any person in said forces or service who shall make or procure to be made, or knowingly advise the making of any false oath to any fact, statement, or certificate, voucher or entry, for the purpose of obtaining, or of aiding to obtain, any approval or payment of any claim against the United States, or any department or officer thereof; any per- son in said forces or service who, for the purpose of obtaining, or enabling any other person to obtain from the government of the United States, or any depart- ment or officer thereof, any payment or allowance, or the approval or signature of any person in the military, naval, or civil service of the United States, of or to any false, fraudulent, or fictitious claim, shall forge or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be forged or counterfeited, any signature upon any bill, receipt, voucher, account, claim, roll, statement, affidavit, or deposition ; and any person in said forces or service who shall utter or use the same as true or genuine, knowing the same to have been forged or counterfeited ; any person in said forces or ser- vice who shall enter into any agreement, combination, or conspiracy to cheat or defraud the government of the United utates, or any department or officer thereof, by obtaining, or aiding and assisting to obtain, the payment or allowance of any false or fraudulent claim ; any person in said forces or service who shall steal, embezzle, or knowingly and wilfully misappropriate or apply to his own use or benefit, or who shall wrongfully and knowingly sell, convey, or dispose of any ordnance, arms, ammunition, clothiDg, subsistence stores, money, or other prop- erty of the United States, furnished, or to be used for the military or naval ser- vice of the United States; any contractor, agent, paymaster, quartermaster, or other person whatsoever, in said forces or service, having charge, possession, cus- tody, or control of any money or other public property, used or to, be used in the military or naval service of the United States, who shall, with intent to defraud the United States, or wilfully to conceal* such money or other property, deliver or cause to be delivered to any other person having authority to receive the same any amount of such money or other public property less than that for which he shall receive certificate or receipt; any person in said forces or service who is or shall be authorized to make or deliver auy certificate, voucher, or receipt, or other paper certifying the receipt of arms, ammunition, provisions, clothing, or other public property so used or to be used, who shall make or deliver the same to any person without having full knowledge of the truth of the facts stated therein, and with intent to cheat, defraud, or injure the United States ; any per- son in said forces or service who shall knowingly purchase or receive, in pledge for any obligation or indebtedness,- from any soldier, officer, or other person * called into or employed in said forces or service, any arms, equipments, ammu- nition, clothes, or military stores, or other public property, such soldier, officer, or other person not having the lawful right to pledge or sell the same, shall be deemed guilty of a criminal offence, and shall be subject to the rules and regula- tions made foi the government of the military and naval forces of the United States, and of the militia when called into and employed in the actual service of the United States in time of war, and to the provisions of this act. And every person so offending may be arrested and held for trial by a court-martial, and if found guilty shall be punished by fine and imprisonment, or such other punish- ment as the court-martial may adjudge, save the punishment of death. Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That any person heretofore called or hereafter to be called into or employed in such forces or service, who shall commit any violation of this act and shall afterwards receive his discharge, or be dismissed FORTHBARMY. 541 ------—------—-------------------*.---------,-------— Extracts from Acts of Congress. from the service, shall, notwithstanding such discharge or dismissal, continue to be liable to be arrested and held for trial and sentence by a court-martial, in the same manner and to the same extent as if he had not received such discharge or been dismissed. Approved March 2, 1862. o e oo a ooooe Sec 21. And be it further enacted, That so much of the fifth section of the act approved seventeenth July, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, entitled "An act to amend an act calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union," and so forth, as requires the approval of the President to carry into execution the sen- tence of a court-martial, be, affd the same is hereby, repealed, as far as relates to carrying into execution the sentence of any court-martial against any person con- victed as a spy or deserter, or of mutiny or murder; and hereafter sentences in punishment of these offences may be carried into execution upon the approval of the commanding general in the field. Sec 22. And be it further enacted, That courts-martial shall have power to sen- tence officers who shall absent themselves from their commands without leave, to be reduced to the ranks to serve three years or during the war. Sec 23. And be it further enacted, That the clothes, arms, military outfits, and accoutrements furnished by the United States to any soldier, shall not be sold, bartered, exchanged, pledged, loaned, or given away; and no person not a soldier, or duly authorized officer of the United States, who has possession of any such clothes, arms, military outfits, or accoutrements, furnished as aforesaid, and which have been the subject of any such sale, barter, exchange, pledge, loan, or gift,shall have any right, title, or interest therein; but the same may be seized and taken wherever found by any officer of the United States, civil or military, and shall thereupon be delivered to any quartermaster, or other officer authorizfc to receive the same ; and the possession of any such clothes, arms, military out- fits, or accoutrements, by any person not a soldier or officer of the United States, shall be prima facia evidence of such a sale, barter, exchange, pledge, loan, or gift, as aforesaid. o a e a a a a a o e Sec 27. And be it further enacted, That depositions of witnesses residing be- yond the limits of the State, Territory, or district in which military courts shall be ordered to sit, may be taken in cases not capital by either party, and read in evidence : Provided, The same shall be taken upon reasonable notice to the oppo- site party, and duly authenticated. ^ Sec 28. And be it further enacted, That the judge advocate shall have power to appoint a reporter, whose duty it shall be to record the proceedings of, and testi- mony taken before, military courts, instead of the judge advocate ; and such re- porter may take down such proceedings and testimony in the first instance in short- hand. The reporter shall be sworn or affirmed faithfully to perform his duty be- fore entering upon it. Sec 29. And be it further enacted, That the court shall, for reasonable cause, grant a continuance to either party for such time and as often as shall appear to be just: Provided, That if the prisoner be in close confinement, the trial shall not be delayed for a period longer than sixty days. Sec 30. And be it further enacted, That in time of war, insurrection, or rebellion, murder, assault and battery with an intent to kill, manslaughter, mayhem, wounding by shooting or stabbing with an intent to commit murder, robbery, arson, burglary, rape, assault and battery with an intent to commit rape and larceny, shall be punishable by the sentence of a general court-martial or military commission when committed by persons who are in the military service of the United States, and subject to the articles of war;' and the punishments few such 542 REVISED REGULATIONS Extracts from Acts of Congress. offences shall never be less than those inflicted by the laws of the State, Territory, or district in which they may have been committed. Sec 31. And be ii further enacted, That any officer absent from duty with leave, except for sickness or wounds, shall, during his absence, receive half of the pay and allowances prescribed by law, and no more ; and any officer absent without leave shall, in addition to the penalties prescribed by law or a court-martial, forfeit all pay or allowances during such absence. Sec 32. And be it further enacted, That the commanders of regiments and of bat- teries in the field are hereby authorized and empowered to grant furloughs, for a period not exceeding thirty days at any one time, to five per centum of the non- commissioned officers and privates, for good conduct in the line of duty, and sub- ject to the approval of the commander of the forces of which such non-commis- sioned officers and privates form a part. o a a a a o a a a o Sec 38. And be it further enacted, That all persons who, in time of war or of rebellion against the supreme authority of the United States, shall be found lurking or acting as spies in or about any of the fortifications, posts, quarters, or encampments of any of the armies of the United States, or elsewhere, shall be triable by a general court-martial or military commission, and shall, upon conviction, suffer death. Approved March 3, 1863. o a a * a . © o o o o Sec 8. And be it further enacted, That the officers of the medical department shall unite with the line officers of the army under such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War in supervising the cooking within the same, as an important sanitary measure, and that said medical department shall nromulgate to its officers such regulations and instructions as may tend to insure The proper preparation of the ration of the soldier. Sec 9. And be it further enacted, That cooks shall be detailed, in turn, from the privates of each company of troops in the service of the United States, at the rate of one cook for each company numbering less than thirty men, and two cooks for each company numbering over thirty men, who shall serve ten days each. Seo. 10. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to cause to be enlisted, for each cook, two under cooks of African descent, who shall receive for their full compensation ten dollars per month and one ration per day—three dollars of said monthly pay may be in clothing. Sec 11. And be it further enacted, That the army ration shall hereafter include pepper, in the proportion of four ounces to every hundred rations. Approved March 3, 1863. * © o a o ooooo Sec 17. And be it further enacted, That the signal corps of the army shall, during the present rebellion, be organized as follows : There 6hall be one chief signal officer, a colonel, who shall be signal officer of the army; one lieutenant colonel; two majors, who shall be inspectors; and for each army corps or military depart- ment there shall be one captain, and as many lieutenants, not exceeding eight, as the President may deem necessary, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall receive the pay and emolu- ments of cavalry officers of similar grades; and for each officer of the signal corps there may be enlisted or detailed one sergeant and six privates, who shall receive the pay of similar grades of engineer soldiers: Provided, That no officer or enlisted man shall bo allowed to servo in the signal corps until ho shall have been FOR THE ARMY . 548 Extracts from Acts of Congress. examined and approved by a military board, to be convened for that purpose by the Secretary of War. Sec 18. And be it further enacted, That the officers and enlisted men herein pro- vided for shall be subject to the Rules and Articles of War. They may be mounted upon horses, the property of the United States, and 6hall serve in any military department, or with any forces to which they may be ordered. And officers of the army who may be appointed in this corps may, after the rebellion, be restored to their respective regiments or corps, and receive the same rank and promotion as if they had continued to serve therein. o o a a a a a a a o Sec 25. And be it further enacted, That every judge advocate of a court-martial or court of inquiry, hereafter to be constituted, shall have power to issue the like process to compel witnesses to appear and testify, which courts of criminal juris- diction within the State, Territory, or district where such military courts shall be ordered to sit may lawfully issue. Approved March 3, 1863. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Slates of America in Congress assembled, That, during the present rebellion, the President of the United States, whenever, in his judgment, the public safety may require it, is authorized to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in any case throughout the United States, or any part thereof. And whenever and wherever the said privilege shall be suspended, as aforesaid, no military or other officer shall be compelled, in answer to any writ of habeas corpus, to return the body of any person or persons detained by him by authority of the President; but upon the certificate, under oath, of the officer having charge of any one so detained, that such person is detained by him as a prisoner, under authority of the Presi- dent, further proceedings under the writ of habeas corpus shall be suspended by the judge or court having issued the said writ so long as said suspension by the President shall remain in force and said rebellion continue. Approved March 3, 1863. Bt it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Sta'.es of America in Congress assembled, That every non-commissioned officer, private, or other person who has been, or shall hereafter be, discharged from the army of the United States, within two years from the date of their enlistment, by reason of wounds received in battle, shall be entitled to receive the same bounty as is granted or may bo granted to the same classes of persons who are discharged after a service of two years ; and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this are hereby repealed. Approved March 3, 1863. 544 REVISED REGULATIONS Table of Pay, Subsistence, etc. TABLE OF PAY, SUBSISTENCE, ETC. ALLOWED BY LAW TO THE OFFICERS OF TnE ARMY. Rank and Classification op Officers. General Officers. Lieutenant-General................................. Aides-de-camp and Military Secretary to \ LieutenanWleneral, each....................j Major-General......................................... Senior Aide-de-camp to General-in-Chief.. .. Aide-de-camp, in addition to pay, &c. of \ Lieutenant or Captain........................J Brigadier-General..................................... Aide-de-camp, in addition to pay, &c. of \ Lieutenant........................................( Adjutant-General's Department. Adjutant-General—Brigadier-General.... Assistant Adjutant-General—Colonel__ Assistant Adjutant-General—Lieut.-Col. Assistant Adjutant-General—Maj or...... Judge-Advocate-General—Colonel. Judge-Advocate—Maj or............... " " (Division)—Major... Inspector-General's Department. Inspector-General—Colonel............... Assistant Inspector-General—Major... Signal Department. Signal Officer—Colonel............. Quartermaster's Department. Quartermaster-General—Brig.-Gen......... Assistant Quartermaster-General—Col.... Deputy Quartermaster-General—Lt.-Col., Quartermaster—Major........................... Assistant Quartermaster—Captain......... Subsistence Department. Commissary-General of Subs.—Brig.-Gen.... Assistant Commissary-General of Subsist- \ ence—Lieutenant-Colonel....................J Commissary of Subsistence—Major........... Commissary of Subsistence—Captai*......... Assistant Commissary of Subsistence, in V addition to pay, &c. of Lieutenant....... j Medical Department. Surgeon-General—Brigadier-General......... Assistant Surgeon-General........................ Medical Inspector-General......................... Medical Inspectors.................................. Surgeons of ten years' service.................. Surgeons of less than ten years' service..... Assistant Surgeons of ten years' service..... Assistant Surgeons of five years' service..... Assistant Surgeons of less than five') years' service.....................................j Pay Department. PnjT.-;f.;U;--t';-:neral, S2T40 por annum-.. Deputy Paymaster-General................ Pavrort?!*.'..............................;........ S c. 270 00 80 00 220 00 80 00 24 00 124 00 20 00 124 00 110 00 95 00 80 00 110 00 80 00 80 00 110 00 80 00 110 00 124 00 110 00 95 00 80 00 70 00 124 00 95 00 80 00 70 00 124 00 110 00 110 00 95 00 80 00 80 00 70 00 70 00 53 33' Subsistence. SI 12 O CtJ Ok $ c 360 00 135 00 36 00 216 00 54 00 45 00 36 00 54 00 36 00 36 00 54 00 36 00 54 00 216 00 54 00 45 00 36 00 36 00 108 00 45 00 36 00 36 00 108 00 54 00 54 00 45 00 72 00 36 00 72 00 36 00 36 00 60 00 i 5 I 45 00 i I 36 00 02*2 3-2 90 00 45 00 90 00 47 00 67 50 47 00 47 00 47 00 47 00 47 00 47 00 47 00 47 00 67 00 47 00 47 00 47 00 23 50 67 00 47 00 47 00 23 50 67 50 47 00 47 00 47 00 47 00 47 00 23 50 23 50 23 50 $ 720 00 445 00 163 00 24 00 299 50 11* 407 50 211 00 187 00 163 00 211 00 163 00 163 00 211 00 163 00 211 00 407 50 211 00 187 00 163 00 129 50 299 00 187 00 163 00 129 50 11* 299 50 211 00 211 00 187 00 199 00 163 00 165 50 129 50 112 83 "88 33 47 00-1S7 00 47 00;163 00 Forage furnished for Horses. FOR THE ARMY. 545 Table of Pay, Subsistence, etc. TABLE OF PAY, SUBSISTENCE, FORAGE.—Continued. Rank and Classification of Officers. Officers of the Corps of Engineers, Corps of Topographical Engineers, and Ordnance Department. Chief of Ordnance—Brigadier-Genera'........ Colonel................................................... Lieutenant-Colonel.................................. Major..................................................... Captain.................................................. First Lieutenant...................................... Second Lieutenant................................... Subsistence. = si §.2 Officers of Mounted Dragoons, Cavalry, Riflemen, and Light Artillery. Colonel................................................... Lieutenant-Colonel................................... Major..................................................... Captain................................................... First Lieutenant...................................... Second Lieutenant................................... Brevet Second Lieutenant......................... Adjutant . J in addition to pay \ Reg; Quartermaster-^ of Lieutenant. \ Reg't Commissary I. J Officers of Artillery and Infantry. Colonel................................................... Lieutenant-Colonel.................................. Major..................................................... Captain.................................................. First Lieutenant...................................... Second Lieutenant................................... Brevet Second Lieutenant........................ Adjutant, in addition to pay, Ac. of Lieut., Reg'l Quartermaster, in addition to pay, "I Ac. of Lieutenant...............................J Military Storekeepers. Attached to the Quartermaster's Depart-" ment; at armories, and at arsenals of construction; the storekeeper at Water- town Arsenal, and storekeepers of ord- nance serving in Oregon, California, and New Mexico, $1490 per annum. At all other arsenals, $1040 per annum... Chaplains............................................ 110 00 95 00 80 00 70 00 53 33 53 33 53 33 10 00 95 00: 80 00 70 00 60 00 50 00 45 00 45 00 10 00 10 00 II sa $ c. 216 00 54 00 45 00 36 00 36 00 36 00 36 00 36 00 54 00 45 00 36 00 36 00 36 00 36 00 36 00 54 00 45 00 36 00 36 00 36 00 36 00 36 00 Si 11 Forage furnished for Horses. 67 50 47 00 47 00 47 00 23 50 23 50 23 50 23 50 $ c. I 407 50 211 00 187 00 163 00 129 50 1J2 83 112 83 112 83 47 00 47 00 47 00 23 50 23 50 23 5$ 23 50 45 00 45 00 45 00 22 50 22 50 22 50 22 50 211 00 187 00 163 00 129 50 112 83 112 83 112 83 10 00 194 00 170 00 151 00 118 50 108 60 103 50 103 50 10 00 10 00 Paymaster's clerks, $700 per annum, and one ration (75 cents) per day when on duty. The officer in command of a company is allowed $10 per month for the responsibility of clothing, arms, and accoutrements.—Act 2 March, 1827, Sec. 2. * Subaltern officers, employed on the General Staff, and receiving increased pay therefor, are not entitled to the additional or fourth ration provided by the Act of 2 March, 1827, Sec. 2. Every commissioned officer below the rank of Brigadier-General receives one additional ration per day for every five years' service.-Act 5 July, 1836, Sec. 12, and 7 July, 1838, Sec. 9. Forage is commuted only when the Government cannot furnish it in kind, and thon Rt $8 per month tor each horse actually kapt by th« «f&c»v. 2V 546 REVISED REGULATIONS FOR THE ARMY. Table of Fay. MONTHLY PAY OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS, PRIVATES, ETC. CAVALRY. Sergeant-Major...................................... $21 00 Quartermaster-Sergeant.......................... 21 00 Chief Bugler or Trumpeter..................... 21 00 First Sergeant....................................... 20 00 Sergeant............................................... 17 00 Saddler Sergeant.................................... 21 00 Commissary Sergeant............................. 21 00 Hospital Steward.................................... $30 00 Corporal................................................ 14,00 Bugler or Trumpeter.............................. 13 00 Farrier and Blacksmith.......................... 15 00 Private................................................. 13 00 Veterinary Surgeon................................ 75 00 African Under Cooks.............................. 10 00 ORDNANCE. Sergeant............................................... $34 00 Corporal................................................ 20 00 Wagoner............................................... 14 00 Saddler................................................. $14 00 Private, first class.................................. 17 00 Private, second class.............................. 13 00 ARTILLERY AND INFANTRY. Sergeant-Major...................................... $21 00 Quartermaster-Sergeant.......................... 21 00 Commissary Sergeant............................. 21 00 First Sergeant....................................... 20 00 Sergeant................................................ 17 00 Hospital Stewards................................... 30 00 Corporal................................................ $13 00 Artificer, artillery.................................. 15 00 Private.................................................. 13 00 Principal Musician................................. 21 00 Musician............................................... 12 00 African Under Cooks............................... 10 00 SAPPERS, MINERS, AND PONTONIERS. Sergeant................................................ $34 00 Corporal................................................ 20 00 Private, first class.................................. 17 00 Private, second class.............................. $13 00 Musician............................................... 12 00 African Under Cooks.............................. 10 00 BRIGADE BANDS. Leader.................................................. $45 00 I Eight of the Band.................................. $17 00 Four of the Band................................... 34 00 | Four of the Band................................... 20 00 Medical Cadets....................................... $30 00 Hospital Steward, first class..................... 22 00 " " second class.................. 20 00 Matron................................................... $6 00 Female Nurses, 40 cents per day and one ration. Two dollars per month is to be retained from the pay of each private soldier until the expiration of his term of enlistment, and 12J cents per month from all enlisted men, for the support of the "Soldier's Home." All enlisted men are entitled to $2 per month additional pay for re-enlisting, and $1 per month fin each subsequent period of five years' service, provided they realist within one month after the expim, bon of their term. * Volunteers and militia, when called into service of the United States, are entitled to the same pay allowances, &c, as regulars. ^ } Medical Storekeepers, same as Military Storekeepers, Quartermaster's Department. INDEX. THE FIGURES REFER TO THE PAGING. Abandonment of post, fort, or guard, punished {Art. War), 493. Abolishment of premium for bringing recruits to rendezvous, repealed (Act Cong.), 534. Absence, application for leave of, 32. certificates of, by whom given (Art. War), 487. duties of chief of military bureau devolve on whom during, 11. extension of leave of, 32. form of application for leave of, 33. leave of, of commander of post, 32. of officers, applications for (Appendix B), 512. overstayed by officer (Appendix B), 512. to graduates of Military Academy, 32. leaves of, commence when, 31. in time of war (Appendix B), 511. to go beyond military department, 33. to officers, 31. of officers for a period exceeding six months, rules in regard to (Act Cong.), 527. from duty over six months, rules in regard to, 162. without leave, punished (Act Cong.), 641. pay of officers during (Act. Cong.), 542. of officers or soldiers during, rules in regard to, 353. reports of, 33. without leave, punishment for (Art. War), 489. Absentees with leave reported, 40. Abstract, form of, of medical and hospital pro- perty received and issued, 324. of advances made to officers for disbursement, form of, Quartermaster's Department, 187. of articles expended or consumed, form of, Ordnance Department, 423. fabricated at arsenal, form of, 418. issued on special requisitions, form of, Quartermaster's Department, 217. purchased at arsenal, form of, 419. of complete rations issued, form of, 281. of contingencies, form of, Subsistence Depart- ment, 274. of disbursements, form of, Ordnance Depart- ment, 431. of disbursements of recruiting service (Form C), 144. Abstract of disbursements on account of contin- gencies, form of, Quartermaster's Depart- ment, 229. of expenditures, form of, Quartermaster's Department, 186. of extra issues, form of, Subsistence Depart- ment, 265. of forage issued, form of, Quartermaster's Department, 209. of issues to citizens, form of, Subsistence De- partment, 264. to hospital, 249. to hospital, form of, Subsistence Depart- ment, 266, 267. of payments made by paymasters, form of, 372, 373. of provisions and forage purchased, form of, Subsistence Department, 268. of provisions issued to troops (regulars), vol- unteers, &c, Subsistence Department, form of, 262, 263. of purchases paid for, form of, Quartermas- ter's Department, 184. of purchases paid for, form of, Subsistence Department, 273. of rations issued to recruits, form of, Recruit- ing Service, 143. of sales to officers, form of, Subsistence De- partment, 269. - of straw issued, form of, Quartermaster's Department, 213. quarterly, of articles lost, destroyed, Ac, form of, Quartermaster's Department, 219. of articles purchased, form of, Quarter- master's Department, 202. of articles received from officers, Quar- termaster's Department, 204. of articles received from various sources, form of, Quartermaster's Department, 224. of articles transferred, form of, Quarter- master's Department, 223. of fuel issued, form of, Quartermaster's Department, 206. of stationery issued, form of, Quarter- master's Department, 215. Abstracts, list of, to be rendered to Commissary- General of Subsistence, 256. 547 548 INDEX. Abstracts of issues, 251. of sales, Subsistence Department, 252. quarterly, of issues of materials, Ac, Ord- nance Department, 400. Bhowing property received, issued, and ex- pended, 156. Account current, form of, Ordnance Department, 432. form of, Pay Department, 374, 375. form of, Subsistence Department, 272. of moneys, form of, Quartermaster's De- partment, 183. facts of, to be vouched by certificate of officer, 149. form of, for national armories and arming militia, Ordnance Department, 427. form of, rendered by discharged soldier, 371. of cash paid for postage, form of, Quartermas- ter's Department, 193. of clothing, arms, equipments, Ac. of patients in hospital, form of, 326. of expenses for rooms, fuel, Ac. for officer, form of, Quartermaster's Department, 194. of expenses incurred for transportation of of- ficer, Ac, form of, Quartermaster's Depart- ment, 190. of hospital furniture, Ac, form of, 327. of hospital stores, Ac, form of, 325. of medicines, Ac, purchased by surgeon or officer of Quartermasters Department, form of, 322. of post treasurer, to whom submitted, 35. of sales of articles of public property at auc- tion, form of, Quartermaster's Department, 222. of travelling expenses of paymaster's clerk, form of, Quartermaster's Department, 192. quarterly, form of, for expenditures on ac- count of contingencies, Quartermaster's De- partment, 223. Accounts and returns, Subsistence Department, to whom rendered, 255. and vouchers for expenditures to regular army kept separate from volunteers, Ac, 355. current, quarterly, Recruiting Service, 136. laws in regard to rendition of (Act Cong.), 537. Ac, list of, to be rendered to Third Auditor of Treasury, 256. monthly, of officers, Quartermaster's Depart- ment (Appendix B), 516. of commanding officer of company for cloth- ing and supplies (Act Cong.), 539. of commanding officer of company, how set- tled (Appendix B), 513. of disbursing officer, Quartermaster's Depart- ment (Appendix B), 516. of expenditures, rules in regard to, 149. of public money, and rules in regard to, 154, 155. of soldier's clothing, by whom kept, 171. rendition of (Act Cong.), 536. returns, Ac, Recruiting Service, 134. rule in regard to payment of (Appendix B), 514. rules in regard to errors in, 149. Accounts of sutlers, when to be rendered and how settled, 38. with States and Territories, Ordnance Depart- ment, 401. Accoutrements, Ac, price of, 402. Act for establishing rules and articles for govern- ment of army of United States (Art. War), 485. to authorize employment of volunteers, ana rules in regard to (Act Cong.), 504. Acts of Congress, extracts from, 525-543. Additional article of war (Act Cong!), 529. Adjournment of court-martial, 126. of court-martial for three days, 127. Adjutant appointed from subalterns of regimont, 18. place of, in camp of cavalry, 79. place of, in camp of infantry, 70. Adjutant's call, 51. Adjutants, appointment of, 18. Adjutant-General conducts recruiting service un- der supervision of Secretary of War, 128. duties of, before presenting resignation of officer to War Department, 12. duties of, devolve on whom during his absence 11. duties of, in Recruiting Service, 128. duty of, on presenting resignation of of- ficer, 12. honors to, 40. of army corps assigned by chief of bureau (Appendix B), 513. Adjutant-General's Department, officers of, shall assume command when, 10. Administration, councils of, 34. Advanced-guard, communication with, to be kept in battle, 104. duties of, in battle, in attacking, 104. Advance-guard, position of, in march to a flank, 96. Advance-guards on marches, 96. position of, in battle, 105. Advanced post detached from police guard, 85. duties of sentinel at, 86. in cavalry formed of mounted men, 85. of police-guard, of regiment of second line, place of, in camp of infantry, 76. of police-guard, place of, in camp of cav- alry, 79. of police-guard, place of, in camp of in- fantry, 76. takes arms at retreat and reveille, 86. Advanced posts, precautions to be used by, 90. Advances of public money only to whom, and in what cases, 148. Advertisements by recruiting officers, 130. Advertising for recruits, rules in regard to (Ap- pendix B), 522. Affidavit of officer making contract, form of (Act Cong.), 533. Affidavits or depositions, before whom taken, 153 Age of recruits (Act Cong.), 529. rules in regard to (Appendix B), 519. to be ascertained, 1"0. INDEX. 549 Aides-do-camp allowed to brigadier and major- generals, when, 13. by whom appointed (Appendix B), 513. general officers appoint their own, 13. Aim, accuracy of, how determined, 17. how to determine accuracy of, in firing shot and shell, 17. Alarms, false, punishment for creating (Art. War), 493. precautions in cases of, on board transports, 121. Allegiance to United States, form of (Art. War), 487. Allotment tickets to be introduced among volun- teers, 508. Allowances paid to officers, form of quarterly statement of, Quartermaster's Department, 226, 227. Alterations in fortifications, by whose authority to be made, 15. Ambulance depot, place of, marked, 106. removed or strengthened in case of danger, 107. depots in rear of battle-ground, 106. Ambulances, 317. assistants should be provided to conductors of, 106. model and use of, 318. Ambuscades, what most favorable to success of, 95. American Envoys or Ministers, honors to, 41. Ammunition, allowance of, 17. allowed for instruction ancLdrill, 17. care of, 22. expended without orders, by whom paid for, 22. forbidden in hospital, 311. inspection of, 22. place of, in transports, 121. Annual consolidated report of muskets, Ac, ferm of, 457. consolidated report of ordnance and projec- tiles, form of, 452. returns, 69. Appointment and promotion of commissioned officers, 11. and removal of ordnance sergeants, 26. date of, Ac, ojf staff officers, Ac, 70. of assistant surgeon, 315. of chaplains, 36. of chaplains at posts made by Council of Ad- ministration, 37. of chaplains, laws in regard to (Act Cong.), 537. of citizen to the army, 12. of extra-duty men, 127. of hospital chaplains (Act. Cong.), 533. of Judge-Advocate General (Act Cong.), 538. of medical storekeepers (Act Cong.), 532. of ordnance sergeants, 24. of sutler at military post (Appendix B), 611. of sutlers, 37. Appointments by commanders of regiments, 18. of graduates of Military Academy, 11. of meritorious non-commissioned officers, 11. 2 VI Appointments on the staff, 13. on the staff equalized among the regiments, 13. to rank of brigadier-general and major-gene- ral, how made, 11. to rank of major-general, how made, 11. Apprehension of deserters, 29. Armament of fortifications, caro of, 15. Arm-chests accounted for as other ordnance stores, 399." Armies of the United States, act for establishing rules and articles for government of (Art. War), 485. Armorers, clerks, Ac, at United States armory, form of pay-roll of, 429. Armories, superintendents appointed from officers of Ordnance Department (Act Cong.), 528. Ac, title-papers for lands for erection of, where filled, Ac, 157. under charge of Ordnance Department, 396. Armory, charge of, in absence of superintendent, falls on whom, 399. monthly return of officers, armorers, Ac. employed at, 442, 443. officers and hired men, mileage allowed to, 400. or arsenal rent-roll, form of, 426. workmen in, how paid, 400. Arms, accoutrements, Ac, issue of, to officer for his own use in public service, 397. repairing of, 398. and accoutrements issued to militia in service of United States charged against whom, 398. and accoutrements of deserters, 112. to be kept in order, 22. Ac, arrangement of, 21. Ac, captain of troop or company accountable to colonel for (Art. War), 492. care of, 22. cleaned by detachments in bivouac, 81. clothes, Ac, furnished by United States to sol- dier, laws in regard to (Act Cong.), 541. in service, care of, 22. inspected at retreat, 86. Ac, loss or damage of, rules in regard to, 399. of United States, 460. of volunteers (Act Cong.), 509. place of, in bivouac, 80. in transports, 121. quarterly return of recruiting service, to whom rendered, 136. Ac, reports of damages done to, 399. small, price of, 402. stacks of, place of, in camp of infantry, 76. under charge of sentinel of police-guard, 87. Army, contracts and supplies for, rules in regard to, 155,150. corps, head-quarters train, number of wagons allowed to (Appendix B), 514. corps, officers of (Act Cong.), 639. organized at discretion of President (Act Cong.), 539. forming of, for march, 97. 550 INDEX. Army, incidental expenses paid through Quarter- master's Department, 159. organization of, in the field, 71. Regulations, changes and additions to, 510. relative rank between officers of navy and (Act Cong.), 535. supplies, transportation of, 164. trains and baggage (Appendix B), 514. transportation, 163. wagon, size, Ac. of, 302. wagons, use of, forbidden for sutlers' purposes (Act Cong.), 531. Arrangement of troops on parade and in order of battle, 72. Arrest and trial of officers, rules in regard to (Act Cong.), 537. limits assigned to officer in, 38. medical officer put in, when, 39. officers not to be placed under, except by whom, 38. officers not to be put in, for light offenses, 38. of officer to be notified to commander, 39. of suspicious persons on front of advance- post, 86. place of company officers under, on a march, 39. requirements and restrictions of officer An, 39. rules in regard to officer under, 39. Arrested persons, to whom sent in camp, 86. Arrests and confinements, 38. Arsenal, form of abstract of articles fabricated at, 418. form of abstract of articles purchased at, 419. form of inventory of stores, Ac. at, 444, 445. form of pay-roll for men hired at, 428. form of statement of articles repaired at, 420. or armory, orders for issue of supplies from, 399. Arsenals and armories, rules for government of, by whom made, 399. inspection of, 399. form of return of men hired at, 440. form of statement of work done at, 441. under charge of Ordnance Department, 396. Article of War, additional (Act Cong.), 529. Articles of War, 485. to be read and published every six months (Art. War), 501. to be read to enlisted men (Art. War), 486. volunteers governed by (Act Cong.), 505. Artificers, 19. of artillery, not entitled to extra allowance, when, 127. who shall be mustered as, 19. Artillery, artificers of, not entitled to extra allow- ance, when, 127. camp of, 80. chi»f 0f tjict Cong.), 539. dm;.s of commandants of, in sieges, 114. encamped near the troops, 80. field, commanders of, to keep registers of their practice. 17. inUntry, &c, boots for enlisted men of, 468. Artillery, infantry, sword and scabbard for of- ficers of, 4G9. inspection of, 49. Journal of siege kept by commander of, 118. knapsacks for, 22. periods of practice in firing, 17. place of troops of, in order of battle, 72. practice, 16. duties of commander of fort before enter- ing on, 16. notes to be made at time of, 16. objects of, 17. reports of, to be transmitted to Adjutant- General, 17. regiments, colors of, 461. reports required of commanders of, 73. review of, 57. those in service of, governed by Articles of War (Art. War), 501. three periods of practice in firing, 17. uniform coat for men, 403. use of, in attack and defense, 105. Assignment of generals of divisions and brigades to their commands, 72. Assistant surgeon, appointment of, 315. surgeons-general, fuel, Ac. allowed to (Ap- pendix B), 516. surgeons in hospital, 310. of volunteers (Act Cong.), 534. Assistants should be provided to conductors of ambulances, 106. Attack, directions for making, 105. Attacks, advantages of different forms of, 105. Auction sales of articles of public property, form of, Quartermaster's Department, 222. Authority, exercise of military, 9. military, 9. Badges to distinguish rank, 470. Baggage, allowance of, to officers and men (Ap- pendix B), 514. of officers, amount of, to be transported, limited, 163. surplus, of officers and men (Appendix B), 514. train, place of, in camp of infantry, 76. trains, 110. ambulances, Ac, under control of whom, 164. authorized wagons only allowed to march with, 111. duties of regimental quartermaster in transporting, 111. guard of, 111. march of, 111. reviews and inspections of, 111. under charge of whom, 110. wagons never march in column, 98. Bake-houses, 255. Bakeries, 255. Bakery, post, 35. Ball and chain, punishment, 126. Band at Fort Monroe, 19. of lr^imuit, krpt at hpad-quarters, 19. INDEX. 551 Band, uniform of, 481. Bands of music, 19. of regiments of volunteers, pay of (Act Cong.), 507. regimental, of volunteers, pay of (Act Cong.), 537. Barracks and quarters, Quartermaster's Depart- ment, 159. rules in regard to furniture of, 162. Bathing permitted in harbor, 123. recommended, 21. Battalion of infantry, review of, 53. place of companies in, 18. Battalions for guard in sieges detailed twelve hours in advance, 115. how formed when two or more are to be re- viewed, 57. Battery of six pieces of artillery, tents for, 80. Battle, duties of advanced guard in attacking, 104. rules for dispositions for, 104. Battles, 104. reports of, 107. Bayonet-scabbards, how polished, 22. Bearer of despatches, requirements of, 82. of despatches, when detained, 92. Bearers of flags not permitted to pass outer chain of sentinels, 92. of flags, rule*in regard to, 92. Bedding, care of, on board of transports, 122. Beef cattle, rules in regard to delivery of, 250. weight of, estimated, 250. form of contract for fresh, 298, 299. Behavior of officers and soldiers on march (Art. War), 493. Belts for enlisted men, 474. rules in regard to, 22. Bids, sealed, rules in regard to, 155. Bills of recruiting officers claiming reimburse- ment (Appendix B), 522. Bit, 476. Bivouacs, 80. Blank books, allowance of, for recruiting service, 134. books and printed blanks, by whom furnished, 167. form, Subsistence Department, rules in regard to, 257. Blanket, 474. water-proof, issued to foot troops, and charged (Appendix B), 518. Blanks for regimental recruiting service, 134. from office of commissary-general of pri- soners (Appendix B), 524. printed, furnished from Ordnance Office, 402. Recruiting Service, 133. Board and lodging, Recruiting Service, how fur- nished (Appendix B), 520. for examination of non-commissioned officers for promotion, 18. medical, duties of, 315. to examine applicants for storekeepers (Appendix B), 518. of inspectors for examination of recruits, of whom composed, 139. Board of inspectors to examine recruits unfit for service, 139. of officers, instituted to examine the fitness of citizens for service, 11. of officers to affix prices to articles sold by sutlers (Act Cong!), 530. of officers to make a list of articles to be sold by sutlers (Act Cong.), 529. of survey of damaged public property, 150. of public property, powers of, of whom composed, and by whom convened, 150, to examine deficiency of supplies, 245. Bond, form of, to a contract for subsistence, 300. required of medical purveyors (Appendix B), 518. required of medical storekeepers (Appendix B), 518. Bonds given by medical purveyors and store- keepers (Act Cong.), 539. to United States, to account for public pro- perty, Ac, by whom given, 147. Books and files, Ordnance Department, submitted to inspecting officers, 00. blank, allowance of, for recruiting service, 134. company, 24. for each regiment, 20. " Boot and Saddle" in cavalry, 86. Boots for officers and enlisted men, 468. Bounties, laws in regard to (Act Cong!), 543. Bounty to recruits (Act Cong.), 534. Boxes, contents of various sizes of, 302. Branding of public propsrty, 150. Bread and water diet, 126. hard, packing of, 301. rules in regard to, 23. Brevet brigadier-generals may be allowed the aides-de-camp of their brevet grades, 13. commission, equality of rank by virtue of, 9. commissions, officers having, pay of, 352. lieutenant-general on retired list, pay, Ac, of (Act Cong.), 527. major-generals may be allowed the aides-de- camp of their brevet grades, 13. pay to officers, 352. rank, how exercised in regularly constituted commands, 10. takes effect when, 10. when exercised, 10. second lieutenant, epaulettes for, 471. second lieutenant, shoulder-strap for, 472. second lieutenant, uniform coat for, 463. second lieutenants, 12. Brevets, officers having, rules in regard to rank, Ac. of, in courts-martial (Art. War), 494. Bribes, punishment for giving or taking (Act Cong.), 535. Bridle, 476. for officers, 475. watering, 477. Bridles, curb and watering, 397, 398. Brigade, formed how, 71. number of wagons allowed to (Appendix B),h\l. strength of grand guard of,dopends on what, 88. Brigades, how designated in reports, 72. 552 INDEX. Brigades, how formed in time of peace, 13. in divisions, how numbered, 72. mixed, 72. review of several, 57. Brigadier-general and staff, place of, in review, 57. appointment to rank of, how made, 11. appropriate command for, 352. epaulettes for, 470. funeral escort of, 43. honors to, 40. number of horses allowed to, 166. rank of, 9. salute to, 42. shoulder-strap for, 471. uniform coat for, 462. Brigadier-generals, amount of forage to be drawn by (Act. Cong.), 536. for volunteer service, selection and ap- pointment of (Act Cong.), 5Q6. of infantry serve in turn as generals of trenches, in sieges, 113. Building, in use of troops, inspection, care, and repair of, 162. Buildings, occupation and allotment of, 162. public, reports of annual inspection of, 163. Buoys or marks, how placed and noted, 16. Burial honors, 44. Buttons for aides-de-camp, 465. for all enlisted men, 465. for general officers and officers of general staff, 464. for medical cadets, 465. for officers of artillery, infantry, and cavalry, 465. of corps of engineers, 464. of corps of topographical engineers, 464. of Ordnance Department, 465. Cadet, rank of, 9. Calls, duty of sentinel to repeat, 64. Campaign, monthly returns in, 69. troops in, 71. Camp and garrison equipage, allowance of, 169. equipage, allowance of (Appendix B), 517. guards, when relieved, 58. by whom cleaned, 85. cavalry in, 75. color, place of, at review of battalion of in- fantry, 53. colors, 461. colors for army (Appendix B), 510. establishment of, 74. follower?, place of, in camp of cavalry, 79 front of, usually equal to front of troops, 75. intrenched, selection of, 74. of artillery, SO. of cavalry, depth of, how determined, 79. of infantry, 76. of infantry, tents of companies in, 76. of regiment of five squadrons of cavalry, plan of, 78. of regiment of infantry, plan of, 77. of regiment of one thousand men, front of, 76. of troops on march, 74. Camp, person passed out at night, how, 86. place of infantry and cavalry in, 75. preparation of, in advance, 75. punishment for leaving without leave (Art. War), 492. Camping party of regiment consists of whom, 74. Camps, 74. arrangement of tents in, 76. expenses incidental to, how paid (Appendix B), 522. terms front, flank, Ac, meaning of, when ap- plied to, 75. Candidates for medical storekeepers, requirements, age of, Ac. (Appendix B), 518. Candles, adamantine, amount of, issued per month, 246. Cannon, form of report of inspection of, 448-450. Canteen, 475. Cantonments, 74. assignment of limits of, 81. taken during cessation of hostilities, 81. Capitulation of fortified place, 120. Caps, forage, 467. Captain, appropriate command for, 352. epaulettes for, 470. funeral escort of, 44. of troop or company accountable to colonel for arms, Ac. (Art. War), 492. overcoat for, 474. promotions to rank of, how made, 11. rank of, 9. regimental officer of the day, 84. shoulder-strap for, 472. when exempt from detail for service, 83. Captains for duty in recruiting service, selection of, 128. form one roster, 83. inspect troops every Sunday morning, 46. make monthly returns to regimental head- quarters, 69. navy, rank with colonels, army (Act Cong.), 535. not to be separated from their companies, 18. number of horses allowed to, 166. of cavalry, amount of forage allowed to be drawn by (Act Cong.), 536. of companies, Ordnance Department, quar- terly report of (Appendix B), 519. place of tents of, in camp of cavalry, 79. uniform coat for, 462, 463. Captain's tent, place of, in camp of cavalry, 79. Captured property, law in regard to (Appendix B), 511. property, return of, by whom made, and where sent, 71. Carbines, Ac, form of inspection report, 456. Care of armament of fortifications, 15. of fortifications, 13. Carriages, place of, in camp of artillery, 80, Cartridgo bags, care of, 16. box, 474. boxes, how polished, 22. Cartridges, sent to trenches when needed, 117. Casualties, 69. INDEX. 55o Cattle, beef, rules in regard to delivery of, 250. weight of, estimated, 250. Ac. forbidden on slopes of for tineations,.14. Cavalry, advanced post in, formed of mounted men, 85. and infantry march together only, when, 97. and light artillery, boots for enlisted men of, 468. camp of, 79. depth of camp of, how determined, 79. dismounted men in, employed on police guard, 85. duties of, in trenches, 117. duties of officers of, on march, 97. grand guard of, horses fed during night, when, 91. guards, horses of, how watered and fed, 92. heavy, 72. horses parked for mounted service in, 84. in camp, 75. inspection of, 49. in trenches, how posted, 117. light, how employed, 72. marches, 97. overcoat for, 474. patrols, duties of, 92. pickets, assembling of, at roll-calls and in- spections, 87. place of, in battle, 105. in camp, 75. plan of camp of regiment of five squadrons of, 78. review of, 57. rules to be observed in battle, 105. squadron of, number of wagons allowed to (Appendix B), 514. sword and scabbard for officers, 469. uniform coat for, 463. volunteers, rules in regard to pay, Ac. of (Act ' Cong.), 507. Cereals, rate per bushel at which certain, shall be estimated, 302. Certificate, form of, to be given a soldier at time of his discharge; 370. medical, form of, 350. of disability for discharge, form of, 335. of inspection of muskets, rifles, pistols, Ac, form of, 453, 454. of inspection of powder, form of, 458. of inspection of salt meats, Ac, Subsistence Department, 243. of merit, additional pay allowed in virtue of, 353. Certificates of disability, 30. in case of volunteer (Appendix B), 510. of discharge, Ac, applications for payment of, when lost (Appendix B), 514. of inspection, form of, Ordnance Department, 446, 447. of rank of non-commissioned officers, 19. required for those who follow army, 112. Challenge of member of court-martial by prisoner (Art. War), 497. Challenge, punishment for upbraiding another for refusing (Art. War), 490. Challenges to fight duels, punished (Art. War), 489. Challenging, duties of sentinel in, 6-1. Changes, commander of division empowered to make certain, 72. made in uniform of officers and men (Appen- dix B), 524. Chapel tents purchased by regiments, transporta- tion of (Appendix B), 511. Chaplain, council of post will report rate of pay allowed to, 37. leave of absence for (Act Cong.), 537. one to each regiment (Act Cong.), 526. post (Act Cong.), 537. quarters for, 160. Chaplains, 36. allowance of forage to be drawn by (Act Cong.), 536. in army, pay of (Act Cong.), 537. laws in regard to appointment of (Act Cong.), 537. leaves of absence to, 32. not held as prisoners of war (Appendix B), 524. number of, allowed to posts, 37. of volunteers, appointment, pay, allowances, and duties of (Act Cong.), 507. only allowed to regiments serving together, 36. post, appointment of, 37. punishment of, for voluntary absence (Art. War), 485. to hospitals (Act Cong.), 537. uniform for (Appendix B), 524. who eligible to appointment, 36. Charged shells, time of bursting to be noted, 17. Charges against officers or soldiers, 153. resignations tendered under, 12. Chevron to indicate service, 473. Chevrons, 472. Chief-Justice, honors to, 41. Magistrate of any State, punishment for use of disrespectful words against (Art. War), 486. of artillery and ordnance (Act. Cong.), 539. of military bureau, duties of, devolve on whom during his absence, 11. of ordnance, captains of companies required to report to (Appendix B), 519. of ordnance, information furnished by, 402. Chiefs of military bureaus of War Department, duties of, 149. Citizen, appointment of, to the army, 12. Citizens, examination of, in regard to fitness for service, 12. issues of rations to, 246. Civil courts, proceedings in, 460. Claim for authorized supplies, Subsistence De- partment, 255. Claims, fraudulent, charged against United States, laws in regard to (Act Cong.), 540. of States for expenditures in raising volun- teers, appropriations for (Appendix B), 621. 554 INDEX. Claims, rule in regard to payment of (Appendix B), 514. Classes of duties performed by detail, 83. Classification of ordnance, 402. Cleanliness on board of transports, 122. recommended, 21. Clerks at armory exempt from payment of rent, 400. who rated and paid as, 127. Clothes, arms, Ac. furnished to soldier by United States, laws in regard to (Act Cong.), 541. dirty, where kept, 21. Clothing, account of, of recruits, 129. account of, Recruiting Service, to whom rendered, 135. allowance of (Appendix B), 517. to soldiers, 169. allowances to volunteers for (Act Cong.), 506. and equipage, quarterly returns of, made to Quartermaster-General, 171. and equipment, articles of, 474. and supplies, accounts for (Act Cong.), 539. book, 24. camp and garrison equipage, by whom sup- plied, 169. estimates for, Recruiting Service, to whom rendered, 135. for men, how procured, 170. form of quarterly return of, Quartermaster's Department, 232-237. form of receipt for, Quartermaster's Depart- ment, 238, 239. gratuitous issues of, Quartermaster's Depart- ment (Appendix B), 515. how drawn, 170. inspection of, Quartermaster's. Department, 169. issued to recruits at rendezvous, 132. issue of, to sick, Ac, Quartermaster's Depart- ment (Appendix B), 515. issues of, to prisoners and convicts, 171. quarterly return of, Recruiting Service, to whom rendered, 134-136. rules in regard to issues of, 171. soldier's, mended by whom, 23. Coat, uniform, for brevet second lieutenant, 463. for brigadier-general, 462. for captain, 463. for colonel, 462. for commissioned officers, 462. for first lieutenant, 463. for lieutenant-colonel, 463. for major, 463. for major-general, 462. for medical cadet, 463. for second lieutenant, 463. Collar, horse, for officers, 475. Colonel, appropriate command for, 352. epaulettes for, 470. funeral escort of, 44. overcoat for, 474. place of, in camp of infantry, 76. promotions to rank of, how made, 11. rank of, 9. Colonel, shoulder-strap for, 471. uniform coat for, 462. vacancies in regiments and corps to rank of, how filled, 11. vacancies to rank of, how filled, 11. Colonel's tent, place of, in camp of cavalry, 79. Colonels, forage allowed to be drawn by (Act Cong.), 536. number of horses allowed to, 166. of infantry, duty of, in trenches during siege, 114. of regiments to forward return of deceased soldiers, quarterly, 70. Color line in camp of infantry, place of, 76. national, 461. regimental, 461. Colors, 461. by whom folded at retreat, 86. by whom replanted at reveille, 86. camp, 461. carried to trenches only when, 116. in camp, rules in regard to, 85. of artillery regiments, 461. of infantry regiments, 461. of regiments and batteries, inscription on (Appendix B), 511. of regiment to be saluted, when, 41. Colt's revolvers, penalty for loss or disposal of, 398. Command, duties of officer relieved of, 11. of different corps doing duty together,' to whom given (Art. War), 495. officer in temporary, cannot alter or annul standing orders, 11. officer relieved from, by what authority (Ap- pendix B), 513. officer who succeeds to any, stands in regard to his duties as his predecessor, 11. or duty, succession in, 11. rank and, 9. rule in regard to officer relieved from (Ap- pendix B), 513. Commandant of advanced guard, duties of, on meeting enemy, 104. of engineers, reports of siege by, 114. of escort, instructions of, 108. of siege, powers of, 114. Commandants of artillery, duties of, in sieges, 114. of engineers and artillery, duties of, in sieges, 114. Commander answerable for public stores taken from enemy (Art. War), 494. of artillery, journal of siege kept by, 118. of division empowered to make certain changes, 72. of each column, on marches, should know the strength of others, 96. " of engineers, journal of siege kept by, 118. of escort, duties of, 73. of fortified places, duties of, 118,120. of grand guard, duties of, 89, 91. of guard, duties of, 61. of post, leave of absence of, 32. INDEX. 555 Commander of post or garrison may visit guards of his command, 65, of regiment, appointments by, 18. Commanders, duties of (Art. War), 490, 491. navy, rank with lieutenant-colonels, army (Act Cong.), 535. of artillery, reports required of, 73. of camp, honors to, 41. of division or brigade, powers conferred on (Act Cong.), 528. of engineers, reports required of, 73. of field artillery to keep registers, 17. of forts, duties of, 16. of garrison, honors to, 41. 9f guards, duties of, on leaving their posts, 62. of ordnance, reports required of, 73. of regiments and posts inspect troops, when, 46. of regiments, corps and posts, duties of, 69. duties of, 18. honors to, 41. powers of, 18. Commanding general, tent for (Appendix B), 514. officers required to keep up strength of their commands (Appendix B), 520. Commands to each grade of officers, 352. Commissaries, duties of, on issuing supplies (Ap- pendix B), 513. of subsistence assigned by chief of bureau (Appendix B), 513. of subsistence, monthly report of, 258. to give bonds on entering duties of office, 147. Commissaries' stores, transportation of, 245. Commissary Department, officers of, to give bonds on entering duties of office, 147. determines size, Ac. of packages for subsist- ence stores, 301. general of prisoners, duties of (Appendix B), 523. general of subsistence, assistant, fuel, Ac. al- lowed to (Appendix B), 516. general of subsistence, duties of, 241. form of letter enclosing returns, Ac, 296. monthly accounts rendered to, 255. official communications to, how marked, 257. general, rules to be observed in transmitting official papers to, 256. property, 241. form of return of, 270. Commission, equality of rank by virtue of brevet, 9. rank of officers serving by, from any State of the Union, 10. rank of officers serving by, from United States, 10. Commissioned officers, appointment and promo- tion of, 11. tents for, 475. uniform coat for, 462. Commissions issued to officers of volunteer regi- ments (Appendix B), 511. Commissions, officer cannot receive pay of two at the same time, 355. of officers of volunteers (Act Cong), 508. of same date, rank, how decided, 9. Commodores, navy, rank with brigadier-generals, army (Act Cong.), 535. Communication, official, how to be signed, 68. Communications, copies of all important, trais- mission of, 68. to or from a commander, rule in regard to, 68. written, from commander, 68. Commutation allowed to soldiers on furlough, 254. for forage (Appendix B), 512. of fuel and quarters, 161. of fuel and quarters for officers (Appendix B), 522. of officer's, quarters, Ac, form of report of, Quartermaster's Department, 180. rules in regard to, 254. Commutations of rations of prisoners in rebel States, 253. Companies, 21. of regiments designated by letters, 18. place of, in battalion, 18. tents of, in camp of infantry, 76. Company books, 24. commanders, duties of, 31. council, 36. fund, account of, when made up, 36. how disbursed, 36. supervision of, 36. men of, to be numbered, 21. officers, place of, in camp of infantry, 76. Condemned ordnance stores, form of statement of materials obtained from, 421. property, rules in regard to, 152. stores.form of list of,OrdnanceDepartment,424. Conduct, meritorious, special reports of, 107. of superiors, 9. Confinement, close, only resorted to for officers, when, 38. of officers and soldiers, limited (Art. War), 497 rules in regard to, 126. Confinements and arrests, 38. Congress, extracts from Acts of, 525-543. members of, forbidden an interest in con- tracts, 241. members of, forbidden to share in contracts, 156, 298, 299. of United States, punishment for use of dis- respectful words against (Art. War), 486. Contingencies, form of abstract of disbursements on account of, Quartermaster's Depart- ment, 229. form of abstract of, Subsistence Department, 274. form of quarterly account of expenditures on account of,Quartermaster's Department,228. Contingent expenses, quarterly abstract of, Re- cruiting Service, to whom rendered, 135. Contract for complete rations, form of, 297. for fresh beef, form of, 298, 299. for subsistence, form of bond to, 300. with private physician, form of, 348. 55G INDEX Contractor, form of receipt to, Subsistence De- partment, 2S0. Contractors, duties of, 155,156. Contracts and purchases for army, rules in regard to, 155,156. and purchases for subsistence supplies, rules in regard to, 241. by officers or agents in military service for- bidden, 149. executed in quintuplicate, 241. for cannon, projectiles, Ac, under direction of Secretary of War, 396. for rations, rules in regard to (Appendix B), 522 for subsistence stores, law in regard to, 241. laws in regard to (Act Cong.), 633. members of Congress forbidden an interest in, 241. rules in regard to (Appendix B), 512. rules in regard to payment of, 148. Contributions, 73, on enemy's country, by whom levied, 73. Convicts, issues of clothing to, 171. Convoy, fit time to attack, 96. loss of, by fire, 110. mode of attacking, 96. of prisoners of war, 110. rules for defense of, 109. rules for protection of, 108. rule3 to be observed in case of attack of, 110. wagons of, how parked, 110. Convoys and their escorts, 108. arrangement of, 108. by water, escort of, 109. halt of, 109. large, formed into divisions, 108. provided with spare wheels, Ac, 108. Cooking, preserving, Ac. subsistence of soldiers, 255. regulations in regard to, on board transports, 121. supervision of (Act Cong.), 542. utensils, cleaning of, 23. Cooks, assistant, of African descent (Act Cong.), 542. in hospitals, extra pay of, paid by Pay De- partment, 353. in recruiting sorvice, 138. Copies of orders forwarded to Adjutant-General's office, 68. Corporal, chevron for, 473. funeral escort of, 44. has charge of stable-guard in cavalry, 85. rank of, 9. -"" Corporals of companies, by whom appointed, 18. of Ordnance Department, what rations en- titled to, 244. Ordnance Department (Act Cong.), 534. will salute, how, 42. Corps, duties of commanders of, 69. of Engineers, regulations of, 379-395. rules to be observed if two meet on march, 98. Correspondence and orders, 66. respecting army operations prohibited, 510. with enemy punished (Art. War), 494. Council, company, 36. of Administration, duties of, 29. duties of commanding officers reviewing proceedings of, 35. fix the price of washing, 24. make appointments of chaplains at posts, 37. of defense, 119. of post will report rate of pay allowed to chaplain, 37. Councils of Administration, 34. proceedings of, by whom signed, 35. proceedings of, to be recorded, 34. Countersign, 82. communicated to sentinels, when, 62. given to whom, 61, 82. issued daily from head-quarters, S2. rule in case of loss of, 83. Courtesy among military men indispensable, 41. Court of inquiry, oath to be administered to members and witnesses of (Art. War), 500. of inquiry, of whom composed, and powers of (Art. War), 499. martial, adjournment of, 126. adjournment of, for three days, 127. appointed by President of United States, when (Art. War), 495. challenge of members of, by prisoner (Art. War), 497. crimes punishable by (Act Cong.), 541. duties of president of, 125. form of account of expenses incurred in attending,Quartermaster's Department, 191. garrison and regimental, limit of powers of (Art. War), 496. legal punishment of soldiers by sentence of, 126. number of members of, 124. oath administered to members of (Art. War), 496. oath and deposition of witnesses before (Art. War), 497. place of holding, 124. power to mitigate punishment ordered by, 126. powers of, when suspending officer from command (Art. War), 498. proceedings and sentence of, transmitted to Secretary of War (Art. War), 499. punishment for improper behavior in presence of (Art. War), 497. regimental, when summoned (Art. War) 491. rules in case of trial of more than one prisoner by, 125. rules in regard to assembling (Art. War) 498. rules in regard to records of, 125. rules in regard to trials by (Art. War) 499. IND EX. 557 Court-martial, sentence by, 126. sentence of death by (Art. War), 499. trial by, of prisoner refusing to answer (Art. War), 497. trial of officers before (Art. War), 497. Courts, civil, proceedings in, 460, Cour»s-Tnartial, 124. appointment of (Art. War), 495. composed of officers of marine and land forces (Art. War), 496. conduct and votes of members of (Art. War), 497. expenses of, 168. for trial of militia, of whom composed (Act Cong.), 525. garrison and regimental, proceedings of, to whom transmitted, 126. general, allowances to witnesses (Appen- dix B), 516. general, by whom appointed (Art. War), 495. general, may be appointed by whom (Act Cong.), 52S. general, number of officers required to compose (Art. War), 495. general, proceedings of, to whom ad- dressed, 126, officers entitled to place in, when, 10. officers having brevets, rank of, in, 10. record of proceedings of, 125. Courts of inquiry, allowances granted to wit- nesses examined before (Appendix B), 516. of inquiry prohibited, unless directed or de- manded by whom (Art. War), 500. Cravat or stock for officers and enlisted men, 467. Credit, purchases on, forbidden, 149. Crimes punishable by sentence of court-martial (Act Cong.), 541. Crime, treatment of officers and soldiers charged with (Art. War), 497. Curb-bridles, 397. Daily pay of army, table of, 364, 365. Damage to public property by neglect, 153. Damaged clothing to be accounted for, 171. public property to be reported, 150. supplies, rules in regard to, 251. Damages to arms, Ac, reports of, 399. wilful, to horse, arms, clothes, Ac, punish- ment for (Art. War), 492. Day's work, duration of, 128. Death of officer and soldiers, regulations in regard to their effects in case of (Art. War), 500. of officer in charge of public property, rules in case of, 154. of officers or soldiers, rules in regard to (Ap- pendix B), 515. of soldier in hospital, 34. punishment, 126. sentence of, by court-martial (Art. War), 499. Debts due laundress, 24. due laundress, when paid, 24. and sutler by recruits, how paid, 132. due the sutler, now to be noted, 38. 2 V Deceased officers, 28. soldiers, 28. records of (Appendix B), 515. return of, 70. Declaration, form of, to be appended to each copy of enlistment, 130. Defects in ordnance supplies, reports of, 396. Defense, councils of, 119. journals of, 119. of fortified places, 118. Defiles, rules for passing, 98. Departments, military geographical, established by War Department, 13. Department commanders, control exercised by, when troops are in field devolves on whom, 156. Depositions of witnesses (Act Cong.), 541. Deposit of amounts of pay of enlisted men, 356. Depdts, 74. for collecting and instructing recruits, 137. for collection and instruction of recruits (Appendix B), 520. grand, of army, establishment of, 74. smaller, organization of, 74. Depth of camp of cavalry, how determined, 79. Descriptive book, 20. to be indexed, 20. company book, 24. list of recruits (Appendix B), 520. Deserter, officer registered as, when, 12. officer to be registered and punished as, when, 12. reward for apprehension of, 29, (Appendix B), 515. soldier who leaves his company and enlists in another without discharge considered as (Art. War), 489. Deserters, 29. arms and accoutrements of, 112. clothing of, disposition of, 171. enlistment of, without permission, prohibited, 112. from enemy, treatment of, 112. rules in regard to, 92. in regard to payment of, 353. sentences of (Act Cong.), 541. Desertion, additional penalties for (Act Cong.), 503. punishment for (Art. War), 488. punishment for advising or persuading to (Art. War), 489. Detachment formed from different brigades, 93. formed from different regiments of brigade, 93. return of, reported, 94. troops are on, when, 10. Detachments, 93. and guards from picket, how taken, 87. copy of journal of march furnished to, 104. formation of, 93. serving together, rule in regard to, 94. to cover workmen in trenches, 116. Detail for picket made daily, 87. for work ef tronchos, 116. * 558 INDEX. Details taken in succession in order of roster, 83, 84. Diet for sick allowed in hospitals (Act Cong.), 526. table in hospital, 310. Directions for keeping journal of march, 99. Disabled troops on march received at depots, 74. of, 312. certificates of, 30. in case of volunteer (Appendix B), 510. of officers, transmitted monthly, 33. discharge of recruit for, 139. of soldiers for (Act Cong.), 532. powers of medical inspectors to discharge soldiers for, suspended (Appendix B), 518. Disability, cautions in regard to giving certificates Disbursement, form of abstract of advances made to officers for, Quartermaster's Department, 187. of public funds, rules in regard to vouchers for, 254. Disbursements, form of abstract of, Ordnance De- partment, 431. of public money, regulations in regard to, 147, 148. of recruiting service, abstract of (Form C), 144. on account of contingencies, form of abstract of, Quartermaster's Department, 229. Disbursing departments, duties of chiefs of, 147. officer, accounts of, Quartermaster's Depart- ment (Appendix B), 516. assigned to each recruiting depdt (Ap- pendix B), 520. duties of, when relieved from service, 149. Subsistence Department, duties of, 242. officers, duties of, 147. forbidden to settle with heirs, and only when, 150. medical, duties of (Appendix B), 518. of Subsistence Department, set of official papers retained by, 257. or agents, restrictions in regard to pur- chase and sale of public property by, 148. punished, in what cases, 148. suspended, when, 147. Discharge, form of certificate of disability, 335. from service, punishment of, 129. of medical cadets (Act Cong.), 526. of recruits for disability, 139. of soldiers for disability (Act Cong), 532. for wounds received in battle (Appendix B), 510. * p. from hospitals (Act Cong.), 539. while absent from their companies (Ap- pendix B), 511. of volunteers, 31. Discharged officer or soldier, travelling pay due to, when, 354. soldier, form of account of, 371 soldiers, rules in regard to pay-accounts, 351. Discharges, 30. laws in regard to (Art. War), 487. not to be made in duplicate, 30. Discharges, of invalids, 30. Discipline, military, 9. Discussions and publications, military, 38. Disinfecting agents used on board of transports 122. Dismissal of officers from service (Act Cong.), 538. Dismounted men in cavalry preferred for the de- tail for dismounted service, 84. Disobedience to commanders, punishment of (Art. War), 486. Dispatches, 82. bearer of, in country occupied by enemy, 82. when detained, 92. for distant corps, to whom intrusted, 82. rules in regard to, 92. sent by mounted orderly, rules in regard to, 74. Distribution of the troops, 13. Divine service, attendance of, recommended (Art. War), 485. worship, behavior in place of (Art. War), 485. Division, consists of what, 71. number of wagons allowed to (Appendix B), 514. Divisions, formation of army by, 71. how designated in reports, 72. how formed in time of peace, 13. in army, how numbered, 72. Double rations, act allowing, repealed (Act Cong.), 527. rations, to whom allowed, 352. Drafting, regulations in regard to, furnished by Provost-Marshal General (Appendix B), 524. Drafts, payment of, 147. "Dress" and "Undress" of general officers, 480. Dress-parade, 50. parade review, 52, 53. uniform, and horse equipments, 462. Drilling of recruits, 138. Drummer's call, how beaten, 39. Drums, how painted, 23. of funeral escort to be covered with black, 45. Drunkenness, punishment for (Art. War), 492. Duel, punishment for challenging to fight (Art. War), 489. Duties and powers of judge-advocate (Art. War), 496. classes of, performed by detail, 83. fatigue, credited on roster, when, 84. may be assigned to by President (Act. Cong.), 527. of Adjutant-General before presenting resigna- tion, of officer to War Department, 12. devolve on whom during his absence, 11. in recruiting service, 128. of advanced guard in attacking in battle, 104. of chief of any military bureau devolve on whom during his absence, 11. of chiefs of disbursing'departments, 147. of military bureaus of War Department, 149. of commandants of engineers and artillery in sieges, 114. of grand guards, 91. > irtDEX. 559 l)uties of commander of fort before entering on artillery practice, 18. of fortified place, 118,120. of fortified place in case of surrender or capitulation, 120. of grand guard, 91. of guard, 61. of intrenched post, 93. of partisan corps, 95. of commanders (Art. War), 490, 491. charged with embarkation of troops, 120. of foraging parties (Appendix B), 512. of guards on leaving kheir posts, 62. of regiments, 18. of commissary-general of prisoners (Appen- dix B), 523. of commissary-general of subsistence, 241. of company commanders, 31. of contractors, 155,156. of corporal in cavalry, 85. of council of administration, 29. of disbursing officer, Subsistence Department, 242. of disbursing officer when relieved from ser- vice, 149. of disbursing officers, 147. of extra-duty men, 127. of field officer of trenches, 114, 115. of first and second classes credited on roster, when, 84. of first sergeant of cavalry in case of alarm, 84. of general commanding the siege, 118. of general who establishes intrenched post, 93. of generals of brigade during marches, Ac, 72. .of grand guard at night, 91. of grand guard in case of advance of enemy, 92. of hospital cooks and nurses, 311. steward, 310. stewards, 316. ward-master, 310. of Indian agents to prevent manufacture and sale of ardent spirits (Act Cong.), 504. of inferiors, 9. of Judge-Advocate General (Act Cong.), 638. of medical board, 315. cadets (Act Cong.), 526. disbursing officers, 310, (Appendix B,) 518. inspectors (Act Cong.), 531. officers, 312. purveyors, 309, (Act Cong.), 532. of military storekeeper, 399. of mounted orderlies in marches, 73. of mustering and disbursing officers (Appen- dix B), 521. of mustering officers (Appendix B), 520. of non-commissioned officers and soldiers in cavalry detailed for dismounted service, 84. Duties of officer advertising for proposals, 155. of officer commanding working-party, 127. in charge of arsenal or armory, 399. of guard at retreat, 86. of guard at reveille, 86. of mounted corps when separated from his regiment, by whom performed, 13. of the day, 85, 86. relieved of command, 11 relieved or withdrawn from recruiting service, 133. of officers and men of picket, 87. and men on arriving at camp, 75. during battle, 106. in Subsistence Department, 257. of cavalry on march, 97. of Engineers, 10. of Quartermaster's Department, 112. serving in Quartermaster's Department, 172. of officers' waiters, 24. of ordnance sergeants, 26. of partisan commander, 95. of partisans and flankers, 95. of Paymaster-General, 351. of picket if camp is near tho enemy, 75. of post council, 35. of post treasurer, 35. of president of court-martial, 125. of quartermasters and commissaries on is- suing supplies (Appendix B), 513. of quartermaster when regiment arrives at camp, 75. of receiving quartermaster, 169. of recruiting officers, 130. of recruiting officers of volunteer regiments (Appendix B), 521. of regimental quartermaster in transport of baggage-trains, 111. of regimental recruiting officer, 141. of Secretaries of War, Navy, and Interior in regard to contracts (Act Cong.), 533. of senior medical officer of hospital, 310. of sentinel at colonel's tent, 85. before the post at night, 65. in case of fire or disorder, 64. over arms at advanced post, 86. over colors, 85. over colors in camp, 85. of sentinels, 64. in presence of enemy, 90. on advanced post, 86. on color front, 85. on front, flanks, and rear in camp, 85. on guard, 62. of sergeant at advanced post, 86. of sergeant of police-guard at retreat, 86. of signal officer, 157. of subaltern officers, 21. of surgeon on board of transports, 122. of superintendents detailed to take charge of iVecruiting Service (Appendix B), 620. ,4 SbU IN D Duties of superintendents of Recruiting Service, 128. of superiors and inferiors, 42. under arms, officers on, to have swords drawn, 50. Duty of Adjutant-General on presenting resigna- tion of officer, 12. of board of officers constituted of inspector- generals of army (Act Cong.), 529. officer cannot put himself on, by virtue of his commission, 10. officer put on, 10. of guards in time of alarm, 62. of military board, volunteer service (Act Cong.), 508. of officer of Subsistence Department when relieved, 256. _> of officer of the day, 62. of officers detached for signal duty (Appendix B), 511. of rounds, how lessened, 90. of sentinel at night, 90. punishment of soldier for hiring another to do his (Art. War), 493. reports of officers on detached, 70. succession in command or, 11. travelling on, 31. Effects of deceased soldiers, inventories of, 28. Embarkation of troops, duties of commanders charged with, 120. Encampments of divisions, brigades, Ac. during siege, 115. Endorsements of enlistments, Recruiting Service, 137. Enemy, light troops to pursue in case of success, 106. misbehavior before, punished (Art. War), 493. punishment for holding correspondence with (Art. War), 494. punishment for relieving (Art. War), 494. rules in regard to property of (Appendix B), 512. seizure of property of (Appendix B), 512. troops cantoned in presence of, 81. Engineer accompanies camping-party, when, 75. charged with directing an expedition, 73. Department, enlisted men of, not entitled to extra allowance, when, 127. B:gineers, Corps of, 379-396. Department, promotions in, how made, 11. duties of commandants of, in sieges, 114. duties of officers of, 10. journal of siege kept by commander of, 118. officers of corps of, shall only assume com- mand, when, 10. place of troops of, in order of battle, 72. regulations in regard to (Art. War), 495. of Corps of, 379-395. report of officer of, 73. reports of siege by commandant of, 114. required of, 73. Engineers, those in service of, governed by Articles of War (A rt. War), 501. uniform coat for, 463. Enlisted foot men, uniform coat for, 463. men, Articles of War read to (Art. War), 486. furloughs to, 34. hats for, 466. on recruiting service, transportation of, 133. overcoat for, 474. secure deposit for amounts of their pay, 356. stock worrf by, 468. tents for, 475. trimmings for, 467. uniform coat for, 463. mounted men, spurs for, 468. Enlistment and muster of minors into service (Appendix B), 511. form of consent of parent or guardian to, 131. form of oath of, 131. information required to be given to every man before signing, 130. oath of, by whom administered, 131. of deserters without permission prohibited, 112. of medical cadets (Act Cong.), 526. of minors, 130. having a talent for music, 138. rules in regard to (Appendix B), 519. papers, how made (Appendix B), 521. preliminaries before administering oath of, 131. Enlistments, antedating of, forbidden, 132. endorsement of, 137. in Ordnance Corps, form of, 438. in ordnance service, 401. in other regiments, Ac, without discharge from previous ones, prohibited (Art. War), 489. Recruiting Service, how filled up, 136. regulations in regard to, 130. taken in triplicate, and sent, where, 132. Ensigns, navy, rank with second lieutenants, army (Act Cong.), 535. Envoys and Ministers of United States, salute to, 42. or Ministers, honors to, 41. Epaulettes, 470. when dispensed with, 471. Equipage, camp and garrison, allowance of (Ap- pendix B), 517. camp and garrison, form of quarterly return of, Quartermaster's Department, 232-237. camp and garrison, how drawn, 170. Equipment of recruits, 132. Equipments and arms, issue of, to officers without payment (Appendix B), 513. leather, care of, 16. Erection of public buildings for army, 157. Escort, cavalry used chiefly to reconnoitre in, 108. duties of commander of, 73. instructions of commandant of, 108. of convoys, 108. [ of personages of high rank, 43. INDEX. 561 Escorts of honor, 43. Establishment of posts, 104. Estimate for funds, form of, Pay Department, 366. of funds required, form of, Ordnance Depart- ment, 435. of funds required, form of, Subsistence Depart- ment, 278. of funds required for service of Quarter- master's Department, form of, 182. of recruiting funds, form of, 129. Estimates for supplies for recruiting station, 128. for supplies of money, Ac, how forwarded, 156. quarterly, for funds, Recruiting Service, to whom rendered, 135. Estrays in enemy's country taken for army, 112. Examination of applicants for appointment for surgeons, rules in regard to, 315. of minor recruits (Appendix B), 519. of non-commissioned officers, 18. Exchange of prisoners, 108. or transfer of officers, 12. Exercise on board of transports, 122. Exercises, military, 82. of men on board of transports, 121. Expenditure of money, rules in regard to, 149. Expenditures, accounts of, rules in regard to, 149. form of abstract of, on account of Quarter- master's Department, 186. form of quarterly account of, on account of contingencies, Quartermaster's Depart- ment, 228. made by States for raising volunteers, ap- propriations for (Appendix B), 521. Recruiting Service, require vouchers, 136. rules in regard to, 136. Subsistence Department, 254. Expenses, incidental, of army, paid through Quartermaster's Department, 159. list of, chargeable against fund " for collect- ing, drilling, and organizing volunteers" • (Appendix B), 522. of court-martial, 168. quarterly abstract of contingent, Recruiting Service, to whom rendered, 135. Extra duty, form of roll of non-commissioned officers and privates employed on. Quarter- master's Department, 176. duty in hospital, form of roll of soldiers em- ployed on, 334. duty men, 168. allowance to, 127. duties of, 127. rules in regard to employment of, 127. duty pay of soldier in mounted company, how charged and paid, 127. issues, 246. form of abstract of, Subsistence Depart- ment, 265. of subsistence, rules in regard to, 247. pay, forbidden in what cases, 149. of cooks and nurses in hospitals, paid by Pay Department, 353. Extract.- from Acts of Congress. 525-543. False alarms, punishment for creating (Art. War), 493. certificates of absence, punishment for sign- ing (Art. War), 488. musters, punishment for (Art. War), 488. returns, punishment for (Art. War), 488. Fatigue duties credited on roster, when, 84. purposes, uniform coat for, 464. Field and staff officers, place of, in camp of in- fantry, 76. artillery, commanders of, to keep registers, 17. music, 19. officer authorized to review troops, honors to, 41. officer of trenches, by whom appointed, 114. duties of, 114. officers detailed to superintend recruiting districts, 128. officers in arrest, place of, on a march, 39. organization of army in, 71. returns, 70. Fines, assessment and collection of, from militia (Act Cong.), 525. Fire for each platoon in bivouac, place of, 80. rules to be observed in case of, in wagons of convoy, 110. Fires not permitted at small posts liable to sur- prise, 92. of grand guards, 92. First lieutenant, epaulettes for, 470. overcoat for, 474. rank of, 9. shoulder-strap for, 472. uniform coat for, 463. sergeant, chevron for, 472. how selected, 19. of cavalry, duties of, in case of alarm, 84. , rank of, 9. Flag, garrison, 461. recruiting, 461. storm, 461. Flags, colors, standards, guidons, 461. rules in regard to bearers of, 92. Flankers, 95. Floating targets, form of, sent to commanders of forts, 17. Flogging in army abolished (Art. War), 499. Flying sentinels, 91. Forage, allowance of, 166. amount of, allowed to be drawn by officers (Act Cong), 536. caps, 467. commutation for (Appendix B), 612. for private horses, form of requisition for, Quartermaster's Department, 211. form of quarterly abstract of, Quartermaster's Department, 209. form of requisition for, for public horses, Quar- termaster's Department, 210. form of monthly report of, Quartermaster's Department, 179. in bivouac, place of, 80. 562 INDEX. Forage issued for public animals, form of monthly statement, Quartermaster's Department, 212. issued to officers, when, 166. masters, restrictions in regard to purchase and sale of public property by, 149. officers entitled to (Act Cong), 536. officers on leave of absence not entitled to (Appendix B), 512. Ac. of United States army, pay-table, 358- 363. pay of cavalry volunteers in lieu of (Act Cong), 507. place of, in camp of cavalry, 79. sale of, forbidden, 1C6. Foraging parties, duties of commanders of (Ap- pendix B), 512. Forced reconnoissances, object of, and by whose order made, 94. Foreign Envoys or Ministers, honors to, 41. officers, salute to, 42. ships of war, salute to, 42. Foreman of arsenal or armory, discharge of, 399. Forfeiture of pay and allowance by officers, 350. Eorges, place of, in camp of cavalry, 79. Form for miscellaneous disbursements, Quarter- master's Department, 195. for rations issued (Form A, Recruiting Ser- vice), 142. of abstract of advances made to officers for disbursement, Quartermaster's Depart- ment, 187. of abstract of articles expended or consumed, Ordnance Department, 423. of articles fabricated at arsenals, 418. of articles issued on special requisitions, Quartermaster's Department, 217. of articles purchased at arsenal, 419. of articles received from various sources, Quartermaster's Department, 224. of articles transferred, Quartermaster's Department, 223. of complete rationo issued, 281. of contingencies, Subsistence Depart- ment, 274. of disbursements on account of contin- gencies, Quartermaster's Department, 229. of disbursements, Ordnance Department, 431. of expenditures, Quartermaster's Depart- ment, 186. of extra issues, Subsistence Department, 265. of forage issued, Quartermaster's Depart- ment, 209. of issues of provisions to troops (regu- lars), volunteers, Ac, Subsistence De- partment, 262, 263. of issues to citizens, Subsistence Depart- ment, 264. of issues to hospital, Subsistence Depart- ment, 266, 267. Form of abstract of medical and hospital pro- perty received and issued, 321. of payments made by paymasters, 372,373. of provisions and forage purchased, Subsistence Department, 268. of purchases paid for, Quartermaster's Department, 184. of purchases paid for, Subsistence De- partment, 273. of rations issued to recruits (Form B, Ro- cruiting Service), 143. of sales to officers, Subsistence Depart- ment, 269. of account-current, Ordnance Department, 432. of account-current, Pay Department, 374, 375. of account-current, Subsistence Department, 272. of account-current of moneys, Quartermas- ter's Department, 183. of account for national armories and arming militia, Ordnance Department, 427. of cash paid for postage, Quartermaster's Department, 193. of clothing, arms, equipments, Ac. of pa- tients in hospital, 326. of discharged soldier, 371. of expenses for rooms, fuel, Ac. for offi- cers, Quartermaster's Department, 194. of expenses incurred for transportation of officers, Ac, Quartermaster's Jtepart- ment, 190. of expenses incurred in attending court- martial, Quartermaster's Department, 191. of hospital furniture, Ac, 327. of hospital stores, Ac, 325. of medicines, Ac purchased by surgeon or officer of Quartermaster's Depart- ment, 322. of mileage, Quartermaster's Department, 1S9. of travelling expenses of paymaster's clerk, Quartermaster's Department, 192. of affidavit of officer making contracts (Act Cong), 533. of annual consolidated report of muskets, Ac, 457. of annual consolidated report of ordnance and projectiles, 452. of application for appointment of ordnance sergeant, 25. of application for leave of absence, 33. of bill of medicine purchased by officer of Quartermaster's Department, 231. of bond to contract for subsistence, 300. of certificate of disability for discharge, 335. of certificate of inspection of muskets, rifles, pistols, Ac, 453. of certificate of inspection of powder, 458. of certificate to be given a soldier at time of bis discharge. 370. INDEX. 563 Form of certificates of inspection, Ordnance De- partment, 446, 447. of consent of parent or guardian to enlist- ment, 131. of contract for complete rations, 297, of contract for fresh beef, 298, 299. of contract with private physician, 348. of declaration to be appended to each copy of enlistment, 130. of enlistment in Ordnance Corps, 438. of estimate for funds, Pay Department, 366. of funds required, Subsistence Depart- ment, 278. of funds required Ordnance Department, 435. of funds required for service of Quarter- master's Department, 182. of recruiting funds, 129. of furlough, 34, 297. of guard report, 63. of hospital register, 32S. of index of letters, 20. of inspection certificate and receipt to con- tractor, Subsistence Department, 280. of inspection of troops, 46. report of musket, Ac. barrels, 455. report of muskets, carbines, Ac, 456. report of powder, 459. report of shells, 451. of inventory and inspection report of sub- sistence stores, 279. of ordnance and ordnance stores on hand inspected, 425. of stores, Ac. at arsenal, 444, 445. of invoice of ordnance and ordnance 6tores transferred by captain or military storekeeper, 417. of stores transferred by one officer to another at same station, 293. of stores transferred to quartermaster for transportation, 291. of journal of march, 100-103. of list of articles lost, Ac, Quartermaster's Department, 221. of condemned stores, Ordnance Depart- ment, 424. of persons employed and hired in Quarter- master's Department, 240. of quartermaster's stores delivered, 205. of quartermaster's stores expended, 220. of medical certificate, 350. of monthly report of forage issued, Quarter- master's Department, 179. of monthly return of officers, armorers, Ac, employed at armory, 442, 443. return of public animals, wagons, Ac, Quartermaster's Department, 478. statement of forage issued for public animals, Quartermaster's Department, 212. statement of money received, Ac, Pay Department, 378. statement of receipts and expenditures, Onlnnftcr Department, 434. Form of monthly summary statement, Quarter- master's Department, 173. of morning report of surgeon of regiment, post, or garrison, 346. of oath administered to medical cadets, 315. of enlistment, 131. of public officers (Act Cong), 534. of officer's pay-account, 368, 369. of order appointing general court-martial, 124. of orders, 66. of pay-roll for men hired at arsenal, 428. of pay-roll of clerks, armorers, Ac. at United States armory, 429. of pay-roll of militia, 376, 377. of prescription-book, diet-book, Ac, 329. of property return, Ordnance Department, 406-416. of quarterly abstract of articles lost, de- stroyed, Ac, Quartermaster's Department, 219. of quarterly abstract of articles purchased, Quartermaster's Department, 202. of quarterly abstract of articles received from officers, Quartermaster's Department, 204. of quarterly abstract of fuel issued, Quarter- master's Department, 206. of quarterly abstract of stationery issued, Quartermaster's Department, 215. of quarterly abstract of straw issued, Quar- termaster's Department, 213. of quarterly account of expenditures on ac- count of contingencies, Quartermaster's De- partment, 228. . of quarterly report of sick and wounded, 337- 344. of quarterly return of clothing, camp and garrison equipage, Quartermaster's Depart- ment, 232-237. of quarterly return of quartermaster's stores, 197-201. of quarterly statement of allowances paid to officers, Quartermaster's Department, 226, 227. of ration return for company or for sick in hospital, 275. * of ration return for regiment or post, 276. of receipt for clothing, Quartermaster's De- partment, 238, 239. for issues to militia, Ordnance Depart- ment, 422. for stores issued, Ordnance Department, 433. for stores transferred by one officer to another at same station, 294. for stores transferred to quartermaster for transportation, 292. for subsistence funds transferred, 295. of receipt-roll, Quartermaster's Department (voucher to Abstract B), 188. of receipts for issues to army, Ordnance De- partment, 421. of receipts to be rendered by paymasters for remittances, 367. of record of recruits examined, 306. 564 INDEX Form of relieving sentinels, 61, 62. of rent-roll, armory or arsenal, 426. of report of inspection of cannon, 448-450, of officers whose fuel and quarters are commuted, Quartermaster's Depart- ment, 180. of persons and articles employed and hired, Quartermaster's Department, 174,175. of persons hired who are no longer in service, with pay due, Quartermaster's Department, 181. of stores received for transportation and distribution, Quartermaster's Depart- ment, 177. of requisition fo» forage for private horses, Quartermaster's Departui«nt, 211. for forage for public horses, Quarter- master's Department, 210. for fuel for officer, Quartermaster's De- partment, 208. for medical and hospital supplies, 320. for ordnance and ordnance stores for use of militia, 437. for ordnance stores, 436. for printed blanks, Recruiting Service, 133. for stationery, Quartermaster's Depart- ment, 216. for straw, Quartermaster's Department, 214. for subsistence stores, 277. of fuel issued for troops, Quartermaster's Department, 207. on Quartermaster's Department for sup- plies of medicines and hospital stores, 230. of return of commissary property, 270. of ,company of ordnance, 439. of hired men hired at arsenals, 440. of medical and hospital property, 323. of medical officers of regular army, volun- teers, Ac, employed under contract, 347. of provisions received, issued, Ac, Sub- sistence Department, 260, 261. of roll of non-commissioned officers and pri- vates employed on extra duty, Quarter- master's Department, 176. of roll of soldiers employed on extra duty in hospital, 334. of safeguard, 113. of slave-roll, Ordnance Department, 430. of special requisition for supplies of medi- cines, Ac, 321. of special requisition, Quartermaster's De- partment, 218. of statement of articles repaired at arsenal, 420. of materials obtained from condemned ordnance stores, 421. of work done at arsenals, 441. of summary statement of funds, Subsistence Department, 271. of voucher for commutation of rations while on furlough, 284. of voucher for commutation of rations while travelling on detached command, 283. for payment of complete rations issued, 282. for purchase of articles for use in hospital, 287. for purchase of savings from the ration, 288. for purchase of subsistence supplies not paid for, 286. for purchase of subsistence supplies paid for, 285. for purchases to abstract of purchases paid for, Quartermaster's Department, 185. for services rendered, pay-roll, Subsistence Department, 290. for services rendered, Subsistence Depart- ment, 289. to quarterly abstract of articles purchased, Quartermaster's Department, 203. Forms, blank, Subsistence Department, rules in regard to, 257. for recruiting service, 142-146. list of, Subsistence Department, 259. of Medical Department, 320-350. of parade, 50. Pay Department, 358-378. printed, of contracts, by whom furnished (Act Cong), 533. printed, of returns, by whom furnished, 69. Quartermaster's Department, 173-240. Subsistence Department, 260-300. Fortifications, alterations and additions to, 15. alterations in, by whose authority to be made, 15. burning of grass upon, forbidden, 14. care of, 13. of armament of, 15. of grassed surfaces of, 14. of walks, Ac. of, 14. cattle, Ac. forbidden on slopes, Ac. of, 14. certain kinds of repairs done by the garrison, 10. gullies on slopes, Ac. of, to be avoided, 14. title-papers for lands for erection of, 157. ventilation of wood-work around, 14. walking on slopes of, forbidden, 13. Fortified places, defense of, 118. duties of commandant of, 119,120. withdrawal of troops and supplies from, prohibited, 120. Fort Monroe, band at, 19. Forts, care of terrepleins, Ac. of, 14. duties of commanders of, 16. Front of camp of infantry, 76. of camp usually equal to front of troops, 76. Fruit, precautions in use of, after long voyages 123. Fuel, allowance of, to military storekeepers (Ap- pendix B), 515. amount of, for officers and men, Quartermas- ter's Department, 159. and quarters, commutation of, 161. INDEX. 565 Fuel and straw, payment for (Appendix B), 522. for officers, form of requisition of, Quarter- master's Department, 208. for troops, form of requisition of, Quartermas- ter's Department, 207. furniture, Ac. allowed to certain officers (Ap- pendix B), 516. increase of issues according to latitude, 161. issued to officers and troops, rules in regard to use of, 161. Fugitives from labor, penalty for returning (Act Cong), 529. Fumigations on board transports, 122. Fund, company, 36. for " collecting, drilling, and organizing volun- teers" (Appendix B), 521. hospital, 247. form of monthly statement, 349. how transferred, 249. monthly statement of, 248. statement of (Appendix B), 518. post, 35. regimental, 36. Funds and supplies sent direct to each recruiting station, 129. form of estimate for, 366. form of estimate of, for Quartermaster's De- partment, 182. form of estimate of, Ordnance Department, 435. public, exchanged only for gold and «i 1 ver. 147. transferred to other paymasters, rule in regard to, 355. Funeral escort, by whom commanded, 44. drums of, covered with black, 45. how formed, 44. of non-commissioned staff-officer 44. honors, 43. to deceased officers without military rank, 46. of non-commissioned officer, how attended, 45. of officer, how attended, 45. Furlough, authority competent to give, 254. commutation allowed to soldiers on, 254. form of, 34, 297. soldiers on, 34. Furloughs (Act Cong), 542. by whom granted, 34. rules in regard to (Art. War), 487. to enlisted men, 34. when and by whom prohibited, 34. Furniture and stationery, Recruiting Service, 134. regulations in regard to, 162. Garrison court-martial, limit of powers of (Art. War), 496. equipage, allowance of, 169 (Appendix B), 517. flag, 461. form of morning report of surgeon of, 346. guards, relieved, when, 58. punishment for compelling commanded to abandon (Art. War), 494. retreat sounded in, when, 39. reveille sounded in, when, 39. Garrison, rules in regard to roster apply to service in, 84. General commanding army inspects trains, 111. commanding army, salute to, 42. commanding-in-chief, funeral escort of, 43. funeral honors to, 43. honors to, 40. commanding the siege, duties of, 118. court-martial, form of order appointing, 124. courts-martial may be appointed by whom (Act Cong), 528. courts-martial, number of officers required to compose (Art. War), 495. decisions of, in regard to camping, 74. of brigade, inspection by, 72. reports of inspection by, 72. of division, inspection by, 72. powers of, in regard to grand guards, 89. reports of inspection by, 72. officer may visit guards of his command, 65. saluted but once a year, 42. officers, honors to, 41. trimmings for, 466. of trenches, orders of, by whom taken, 114. orders, 66. overcoat for, 474. police, 112. who establishes intrenched post, duties of, 93. "General," signal of, 96. Generals, appointment of, by President for volun- teer service (Act Cong), 509. for volunteer service, selection and appoint- ment of (Act Cong), 506. of brigade, duties of, during marches, Ac, 72. of division and brigade, grand guards under supervision of, 88. of division inspect baggage-trains, 111. of divisions and brigades, assignment to their commands, 72. of trenches in sieges, 113. place of, indicated, before and during action, 106. Gloves, 468. Gold and silver, payments in, 147. Governors of States and Territories, salutes to, 42. of States commission officers for volunteers (Act Cong), 506. within their respective States, honors to, 41. Graduates of Military Academy, appointments of, 11. of Military Academy, leave of absence of, 32. Grain, rations of, may be increased, when (Ap- pendix B), 515. Grand depots of army, establishment of, 74. guard, conducted to post, how, 88. duties of, at night, 91. duties of commander of, 89, 91. duties of, in case of advance of enemy, 92. of brigade, strength of, depends on what, 88. of brigade, usually commanded by a cap- tain, 88. 566 INDEX. Grand guard of cavalry, horses of, fed during night, when, 91. precaution to be taken in first posting of, 88. precautions necessary to post, in certain cases, 89. relieved, how, 89. selection of place of, 89. guards, addition of captains to, in case of necessity, 88. and other outposts, 88. are infantry when cavalry is weak, 88, duties of, 90. duties of commandants of, 91. fires of, 92. how organized, 59. intrenched, when, 89. number, strength, and position of, 88. of cavalry and infantry combined, 88. often have care of telegraphic signals, 90. time of mounting, 88. under direction of field-officer of the day, 88. under supervision of generals of division and brigade, 88. defense of, and how protected, 89. rounds, 41. Grass, burning of, on slope of fortification, for- bidden, 14. care of, around fortifications, 14. Grave of soldier, head-board to be placed to (Ap- pendix B), 515. Guard, adjutant inspects it, when there is no officer on, 58. advanced, duties of, in attacking in battle, 104. dismissal of, 87. grand, duties of, at night, 91. duties of commander of, 89, 91. duties of, in case of advance of enemy, 92. of brigade, strength of, on what depends, 88. of cavalry, horses of, fed during night, when, 91. how conducted to its post, 88. how relieved, 89. precaution to be taken in first posting of, 88. precautions necessary to post, in certain cases, 89. selection of place of, 89. use of, and how protected, 89. of baggage-trains, 111. on board transports, 121. police, 84. release of prisoners under, 39. report book, 20. report, form of, 63. requirements of officers and soldiers while on, 62. Guard-house or guard-tent put in order, when, 40. Guard-mounting, 58. Guards, 61. advance and rear, on marches, 96. and workmen, march of, to trenches, 118. Guards at outposts, relieved, when, 68. camp and garrison, relieved, when, 58. cavalry, horses of, how watered and fed, 92. do not turn out as matter of compliment after sunset, 64. doubling of, seldom to be resorted to, 88. duty of, at time of alarm, 62. grand, 88. are infantry when cavalry is weak, 88. duties of, 90. fires of, 92. *■' intrenched, when, 89. number, strength, and position of, 88. often have care of telegraphic signals, 90. time of mounting, 88. under direction of field-officer of the day, 88. in cantonments, by whom furnished, 81. no compliments paid between, when, 41. of trenches, mounting of, 115. to be under arms when armed parties ap- proach their posts, 41. Guides necessary to partisan corps, 95. Guidons, 461. and camp colors for army (Appendix B), 510. of mounted regiments, 462. of regiments and batteries, inscription on (Appendix B), 511. Guns, care of, 15. care of dismounted, at the permanent posts, 15. carriages, care to be used in transporting, 14. number of, at each permanent post, for in- struction and target-practice, 15. positions of, numbered, 16. to be numbered at posts with fixed batteries, 16. Habeas Corpus, suspension of writ of (Act Cong), 543. Halter, 477. Halts on marches not to take place at villages, 98. to rest made on marches, 98. Hard labor, punishment of, 126. Harness, Ac, form of monthly return of, Quarter- master's Department, 178. place of, in camp of artillery, 80. Hats for enlisted men, 466. for medical cadets, 466. for officers, 465. Haversacks, 475. how worn, 23. Hay used instead of straw, when, 167. Head-gear for horse, 476. Head of great Executive Department of national Government, salute to, 42. Head-quarters, 82. captains make monthly returns to regi- mental, 69. of armies and divisions, what officers assigned to, 73. of army corps, division, or brigade, tents allowed to (Appendix B), 514. Headstall, 476. Heavy cavalry, 72. INDEX. 567 Heirs, executors, Ac, disbursing officer forbidden to settle with, when, 150. Hired persons and articles, form of report of, Quartermaster's Department, 174,175. Hiring of duty punished (Art. War), 493. Holsters for officers, 475. Honor, escorts of, 43. Honors, funeral, 43. not paid by troops on march or at halts, 98. not paid in trenches, 116. paid by police-guard and advance-posts, 85. to be paid by troops, 40. Horse and horse-equipments for volunteers, rules in regard to (Act Cong), 506. equipments, 462. for mounted service, 476. requisitions for, rules in regard to, 397. furniture for officers, 475. litters, 318. space occupied by each, in camp of cavalry, 79. Horses, care in transportation of, 123. condemned, to be killed, 152. forbidden to move with camping-party, 74. for mounted officers, 168. in bivouac, 80. in camp of artillery, how picketed, 80. kind of, purchased for ordnance service, 401. led, and of dismounted men on march, 98. means used to prevent escape of, from camp, 85. number of, allowed to different officers in time of war, and in time of peace, 166. of camp-followers, place of, in camp of cav- alry, 79. of cavalry-guards, how watered and fed, 92. of -field-battery, by whom shod, 169. of grand guard of cavalry fed during night, when, 91. of mounted officers, rules in regard to, 169. of staff-officers and of baggage-train, place of, in camp of infantry, 76. of train, place of, in camp of cavalry, 79. packed for mounted service in cavalry, 84. places of, in camp of cavalry, 79. precautions in regard to purchase of, 112. private, form of requisition for forage for, Quartermaster's Department, 211. public, form of requisition for forage for, Quartermaster's Department, 210. sick, place of, in camp of cavalry, 79. stolen, to be restored, 112. transportation of officers', 164. Hospital, abstract of issues to, 249. ammunition forbidden in, 311. assistant surgeons in, 310. attendance, allowance of, in field, 318. attendants, number of, allowed, 312. chaplains, appointment and pay of (Act Cong), 533. cooks and nurses, duties of, 311. cost at which ration shall be credited to, 249. death of soldier in, 311. duties of senior medical officer of, 310. Hospital, form of abstract of issues to, Subsistence Department, 266, 267. form of roll of soldiers employed on extra i duty in, 334. *orm of voucher for purchase of articles for ise in, 287. fuud, 247. form of monthly statement, 349. how to be expended, 248. monthly statement of, 248. statement of (Appendix B), 518. transferred, how, 249. furniture, form of account of, 327. inspection of, 49. issue of subsistence to, 247. knapsack, 318. / prescriptions of medicines in, 310. property, form of return of, 323. received and issued,form of abstract of,324 register, form of, 328. regulations, by whom enforced, 310. soldiers in, how mustered, 311. steward, chevron for, 472. duties of, 310. rank of, 9. re-enlistment of, 316. soldier to act as, when, 312. stewards, account of pay, clothing, Ac. of, kept by whom, 317. appointment of, 316. duties and requirements of, 316. muster-rolls and pay-rolls of, by whom made, 312. quarters and fuel for (Appendix B), 515. reduction of, to ranks prohibited, 126. reports made by, 316,317. trial of, by court-martial, 126. trimmings for, 467. uniform coat for, 463. stores and medicines on board of transports, 123. and supplies, issue of (Appendix B), 519. Ac, form of account of, 325. form of requisition on Quartermaster's Department for, 230. supplies, form of requisition for, 320. issues for, 309. requisitions for, by whom made, 309. tents, rules in regard to, 318. use to be put to (Appendix B), 514. transfer of patients, 311. ward-master, duties of, 310. Hospitals, allowance of provisions for diet of sick in (Act Cong), 526. chaplains to (Act Cong), 537. dischargo of soldiers from (Act Cong), 539. established by Quartermaster-General, 107. extra pay of nurses and cooks in, paid by Pay Department, 353. for siege, by whom established, 114. medical officers inspect, every Sunday morn- ing, 46. patients in, how and by whom distributed, 310. prescriptions of medicine and diet in, 310. 568 • IN 1) e x. Hospitals, reports of senior medical officer of, 313. tents for, 475. wounded and sick removed to, after action, 107. Hours of service and roll-calls, 39. House, officer in camp forbidden to occupy, ex- cept by permission, 76. Housing for general officers, 475. Index of letters, form of, 20. Indian agents, duties of, in preventing the manu- facture and sale of ardent spirits (Act Cong), 504. country, penalty for introducing liquors in (Act Cong), 503. Indians, issues of rations to, 246. penalty for selling liquors to (Act Cong), 503. rules in regard to payment of moneys, Ac. to, (Act Cong), 504. Infantry, camp of, 76. knapsacks for, 22. pickets, assembling of, at roll-calls and in- spections, 87. place of fires of, in bivouac, 81. in camp, 75. plan of camp of regiment of, 77. regiment, number of wagons allowed to (Appendix B), 514. regiments, colors of, 461. review of battalion of, 53. siege-service of, 115. tents of companies in camp of, 76. uniform coat for, 463. Inferiors, duties of, 9. duty of, 42. obedience and duties of, 9. Insane soldiers, 31. of military service, rules in regard to care and treatment of (Appendix B), 510. Inspection and proof of ordnance and ordnance stores, 396. by general of brigade, 72. by general of division, 72. certificate and receipt to contractor, form of, Subsistence Department, 280. form of certificates of, Ordnance Department, 446, 447. musters for troops preceded by, 49. not dispensed with in bad weather, at night Ac, 59. of ammunition, 22. on board of transports, 121. of arms at retreat, 86. of articles sold by sutlers (Act Cong), 531. of books and accounts of administrative and disbursing officers, 49. of cavalry and artillery, 49. of hospital, 49. of kitchens, 23. of muskets, rilles, pistols, Ac, form of certi- ficate of, 453. of ordnance and ordnance stores, 152. certificates of, 396, of picket, 87. Inspection of powder, form of certificate of, 458. of public property, 151. of recruits at depots and posts, 139. of regimental books, Ac, 49. of salt meats, flour, Ac, Subsistence Depart- ment, 243. of small arms, 397. of transports, 120. report of cannon, form of, 448-450. of musket, Ac. barrels, form of, 455. of muskets, carbines, Ac, form of, 456. of powder, form of, 459. of shells, form of, 451. reports, rules in regard to, 71. ' tours of, by superintendents in recruiting ser- vice (Appendix B), 519. tours of, in recruiting service, 129. Inspections made by generals of brigade and di- vision, 72. made by officers on march, 97. of armories and arsenals, 399. of troops, 46. on board of transports, 121. Inspector-General, honors to, 40. Inspector-General's Department, officers of, shall only assume command, when, 10. Inspector-generals of army constitute board of of- ficers, duty of (Act Cong), 529. Inspector of commissary stores, 241. of troops, 47. Inspectors-general assigned by chief of bureau (Appendix B), 513. entitled to cost of transportation of ser- vant, when, 165. Inspectors, medical, powers of (Act Cong), 539. of ordnance, 396. requirements of, 71. Insurance of public property, Ac, 150. Intemperate habits of officers to be reported by inspectors, 71. Interior guards only receive countersign, when, 62. Secretary, duties of, in regard to contracts (Act Cong), 533. Interval between file of tents in camp of cavalry 79. between shelters in bivouac; 81. Intervals between tents in camp of infantry, 76. Intrenched camp, selection of, 74. post, duties of commander of, 93. duties of general who establishes, 93. posts, 93. Invalids, discharges of, 30. Inventories of condemned property, how made 152. of effects of deceased officers, 28. Inventory and inspection report of subsistence Btores, form of, 279. of ordnance and ordnance stores on hand inspected, form of, 425. of stores, Ac. at arsenal, form of, 444, 445, Invoice of ordnance and ordnance stores trans- ferred by captain or military storekeeper form of, 417. INDEX. 569 Invoice of ordnance stores turned over to quar- termaster for transportation, form of, 417. of stores transferred by one officer to another at same station, form of, 293. of stores transferred to quartermaster for transportation, form of, 291. Invoices of ordnance stores receipted for, by whom, 400. of supplies, 245. _ public stores received fail to correspond with, 154. Issue of arms, Ac. to officer for his own use in public service, 397. of clothing, times for, 170. to officers of equipments and arms without payment, when (Appendix B), 513. Issues, abstracts of, 251. extra, 246. how made, 83. in bulk, 244. of clothing, rules in regard to, 171. of provisions, Recruiting Service, how made (Appendix B), 520. of rations to citizens, 246. to Indians, 246. to troops, 245. of subsistence to hospital, 247. time and period of, regulated in orders, 83. to army, form of receipts for, Ordnance De- partment, 421. to companies of regiment, by whom superin- tended, 83. Journal, 99. of march, form of, 100-103. object of, 99. of marches, 99. directions for keeping, 99. of siege, kept by commander of artillery, 118. kept by commander of engineers, 118. Journals of defense, 119. of marches, how transmitted to War Depart- ment, 99. Judge-advocate for each army, rank, pay, and duties of (Act Cong), 538. General, appointment, rank, pay, and duties of (Act Cong), 538. oath administered to (Art. War), 496. pay of, 168. powers and duties of (Art. War), 496. summons witnesses, 125. transmits proceedings of court-martial, 126. Killed, wounded, and missing, return of (Appen- dix B), 513. Kitchens in camp of artillery, 80. inspection of, 23. place of, in camp of cavalry, 79. in camp of infantry, 76. undor charge of whom, 23. Knapsack, 474. hospital, 318. Knapsaeks for artillery, 22. 2 W Knapsacks for infantry, 22. for ordnance, 22. how marked, 22. how painted and marked, 22. Ac, how placed in bunks, 21. Knives, forks, Ac. for volunteers, how paid for (Appendix B), 522. Laborers, who to be rated as, 127. Ladders, workmen in trenches supplied with, 118. Lance corporals, 138. sergeants, 138. Land, copy of survey of all public, preserved, 157. purchase of, for United States, 157. Laundress, 24. amount due by soldier noted on muster-roll, when, 353. debts due by recruits to, how paid, 132. Laundresses, number of, allowed to a company, 246. who follow army furnished with certificates, 112. Leader of hand of volunteers, pay and allowances of (Act Cong), 537. Leather equipments, care of, 16. Leave of absence for chaplains (Act Cong), 537. form of application for, 33. overstayed by officer (Appendix B), 511. Leaves of absence, application for, 32. commence, when, 31. extension of, 32. in time of war (Appendix B), 511. of officers, applications for (Appendix B), 512. to chaplains and schoolmasters, 32. to go beyond the limits of military de- partment, 33. to officers, 31. to officers on tendering their resignation, 12. Letter-book, 20. enclosing returns, Ac. to Commissary-Gene- ral of Subsistence, form of, 296. Letters addressed to Adjutant-General on " Re- cruiting Service," how endorsed, 136. date of receipt of to be endorsed on, 20. form of index of, 20. post-office address of officer's station to be given in, 257. official, 68. rules in regard to, 257. of soldiers, postage of (Act Cong), 508. of transmittal, 68. to accompany reports and returns to Ordnance Bureau, 402. to Commissary-General of Subsistence, rules in regard to, 257. rule in regard to folding, 68. rules for numbering and filing, 20. Levy of contributions on enemy's country, 73. Lieutenant-colonel, appropriate command for, 352. epaulettes for, 470. funeral escort of, 44. overcoat for, 474. place of, in camp »f eavnliy, 79. 570 INDEX. Lieutenant-colonel, place of, in camp of infantry, 76. promotions to rank of, how made, 11. rank of, 9. shoulder-strap for, 471. uniform coat for, 463. colonels and majors detailed for duties, when, 83. and majors form one roster, 83. forage allowed to be drawn by (Act Cong), 536. number of horses allowed to, 166. of infantry, duty of, in trenches during siege, 114. commanders, navy, rank with majors, army (Act Cong), 535. general, appropriate command for, 352. rank of, 9. police guard commanded by, 84. Lieutenants for duty in recruiting service, selec- tion of, 128. form one roster, 83. navy, rank with captains, army (Act Cong), 535. of cavalry and artillery, amount of forage allowed to be drawn by (Act Cong), 536. place of tents of, in camp of cavalry, 79. take charge of recruiting parties, 128. to assist captains in all company duties, 21. uniform coat for, 462, 463. Light artillery battery, number of wagons allowed to (Appendix B), 514. artillery, uniform coat for, 463. artillery, uniform coat worn on undress duty by officers of, 463. cavalry, how employed, 72. Lights, when extinguished on board of transports, 122. Liquid measures, to be made of what, 301. Liquors, law in regard to sale of, to Indians, in Indian country (Act Cong), 504. penalties for selling to Indians (Act Cong), 503. List of condemned stores, form of, Ordnance De- partment, 424. of forms, Subsistence Department, 259. of records to be kept by ordnance officers, 402. of returns and reports required to be sent to Ordnance Bureau, 401, 402. Litters, horse, 318. Lodging, Recruiting Service, how furnished (Ap- pendix B), 520. Losses in Subsistence Department, how accounted for, 250. Machinery of drawbridges, Ac, rules concern- ing, 14. Magazines, care of, 16. Major, appropriate command for, 352. epaulettes for, 470. funeral escort of, 44. overcoat for, 474. promotions te rank of, 11. Major, rank of, 9. shoulder-strap for, 472. uniform coat for, 463. Major-general, appointment to rank of, 11. appropriate command for, 352. commanding army, epaulettes for, 471. commanding army, shoulder-strap for, 471. funeral escort of, 43. honors to, 40. number of horses allowed to, 166. place of, in passing in review, 57. rank of, 9. salute to, 42. uniform coat for, 462. Major-generals, epaulettes for, 470. forage allowed to be drawn by (Act Cong), 536. for volunteer service, selection and ap- pointment of (Act Cong), 506. shoulder-strap for, 471. Majors, amount of forage allowed to be drawn by (Act Cong), 536. number of horses allowed to, 166. place of, in camp of cavalry, 79. Manuscript returns prohibited, 69. Maps and plans of fortified places, 119. Marauders, precautions used to seize, on marches, 98. Marches, 96. advance and rear guards on, 96. cavalry, 97. division-of force in, 96. halts to rest made on, 98. night, 97. notice of difficulty, Ac. on, 98. order of, Ac, how determined, 96. quickened, how, 98. rules to be observed on, 98. Marching orders, execution of, not to be delayed, 97. Marines in service of United States, compliments to, 41. place of, in order of battle, 72. " Mark," making of, witnessed, Recruiting Service, 136. Marking of articles belonging to companies, regi- ments, Ac, 20. rules in regard to, 19. Master-armorer exempt from payment of rent, 400. Masters, navy, rank with first lieutenants, army (Act Cong), 535. Master-workmen in Ordnance Department mus- tered as sergeants (Act Cong), 534. Materials of siege in charge of whom, 117. Matrons of hospitals, muster and pay rolls of, by whom made, 312. Meats, salt, rules in regard to care of, 301. Mechanics, who rated and paid as, 127. Medical and Pay Departments, sword and scab- bard for, 469. attendance, Ac, vouchers for, in recruiting service, 132. board, duties of, 315. INDEX. 571 Medical cadets added to medical staff, duties of (Act Cong), 526. corps of, of whom composed, and rules in regard to (Act Cong), 526. form of oath administered to, 315. hats for, 466. muster-roll and pay-rolls of, by whom made, 312. quarters and fuel for (Appendix B), 515. rank and pay and number of (Act Cong), 526. rank and pay of, 316. ration issued to, 247. shoulder-strap for, 472. sword and scabbard for, 469. uniform coat for, 463. certificate, form of, 350. charges, rules in regard to, 315. Corps, disqualification of officers reported (Act Cong), 532. Department, 309, (Appendix B), 518. command exercised by officer of, 10. officer of, exercises command, where, 10. director, duties of, in regard to wounded, 107. reports of, to Surgeon-General, 313. disbursing officers, duties of, 310, (Appendix B), 518. Inspector-General, fuel, Ac. allowed to (Ap- pendix B), 516. inspectors, fuel, Ac. allowed to (Appendix B), 516. powers of (Act Cong), 539. powers of, to discharge soldiers for dis- ability, suspended (Appendix B), 51S. rank, pay, and duties of (Act Cong), 5J1. officer put in arrest, when, 39. reports of, to Surgeon-General, 313. officers, duties of, 312. inspect hospitals every Sunday morning, 46. not held as prisoners of war (Appendix B), 524. of regular army, volunteers, Ac, em- ployed under contract, form of return of, 347. required to send personal report monthly to Surgeon-General (Appendix B), 518. property, form of return of, 323. received and issued, form of abstract of, 324. purveyors, bond required of (Appendix B),518. duties of, 309, (Act Cong), 532. storekeeper, bond required of (Appendix B), 518. storekeepers, appointment and pay of (Act Cong), 532. regulations governing appointment of (Appendix. B), 518. supplies, form of requisition for, 320. issues of, 309. official lists of, 310. purchase of, 309. requisitions for, by whom made, 309. transfer of, 310. Medicine, form of bill of, purchased by officer of Quartermaster's Department, 231. prescriptions of, in hospital, 310. Medicines and medical attendance to volunteers (Appendix B), 522. form of requisition on Quartermaster's De- partment for, 230. Ac, rules in regard to issue of (Appendix B), 519. to whom dispensed, 312. Member of court-martial, punishment of, 124. Members and witnesses of court of inquiry, oaths administered to (Art. War), 500. of Cabinet, honors to, 41. of Congress forbidden an interest in con- tracts, 241. forbidden to share in contracts, 156, 298, 299. of court-martial, conduct and votes of (Art. War), 497. oath administered to (Art. War), 496. Men of baggage-train, place of, in camp of in- fantry, 76. Messes, by whom prepared, 23. Mess furniture of soldier, 23. room, rules in regard to, 161. rooms, by whom kept in order, 23. Meteorological register, Medical Department, form of, 330-333. Mileage allowed to armory officers and hired men, 400. computation of, 165. form of account of, Quartermaster's Depart- ment, 189. laws in regard to (Act Cong), 537. to officers, rules in regard to, 165. Military Academy, appointment of graduates of, 11. graduates of, receive transportation, 165. leave of absence of graduates of, 32. Asylum, repeal of certain laws in regard to (Act Cong), 534. authority, 9. Board, volunteer service, appointment and duty of (Act Cong), 508. bureau, duties of chief of, devolve on whom during his absence, 11. bureaus, duties of chiefs of, of War Depart- ment, 149. commissions, allowances granted to (Appen- dix B), 516. allowances granted to witnesses examined before (Appendix B), 516. pay of members and judge-advocates of (Appendix B), 513. discipline, 9. discussions and publications, 38. duties and exercises to be interfered with only when necessary, 128. exercises, 82. geographical departments established by War Department, 13 mourning, badge of, 45. movements, restrictions in regard to commu- nicating (Appendix B), 510. 572 INDEX. Military posts, by whom named, 104. storekeeper, duties of, 399. storekeepers to give bonds on entering on duties of office, 147. uniform of, 480. Militia, court-martial for trial of, of whom com- posed (Act Cong), 525. form of pay-roll of, 376, 377. form of receipt for issues to, 422. governed by same Rules and Articles of War as troops of United States (Act Cong), 525. in service of United States, compliments to, 41. mustered by whom, 481. pay, rations, and allowances for (Act Cong), 525. penalty for disobedience of officers and sol- diers of, to orders of President (Act Cong), 525. place of, in order of battle, 72. President empowered to call forth, in case of rebellion (Act Cong), 525. requisition for, made on Governor, 481. Ministers, honors to, 41. « of United States, salute to, 42. Minors, enlisting without consent of parents, Ac, to be discharged, repealed (Act Cong), 529. enlistment and muster of, into service (Ap- pendix B), 511. enlistment of, 130. law in regard to age at time of enlistment (Act Cong), 529. Mixed brigades, 72. Models or patterns of ordnance or ordnance stores, rules in regard to, 396. Money, public, punishment for misapplication or embezzlement of (Art. War), 492. refunded to treasury, rule in regard to, 355. Moneys received and expended, form of monthly statement of, Pay Department, 378. Ac, rules in regard to payment of, to Indians (Act Cong), 504. Monthly report of forage issued, form of, Quarter- master's Department, 179. return of public animals, wagons, Ac, form of, Quartermaster's Department, 178. of recruits, Ac, to whom rendered, 135. returns, 69. in campaign, 69. of recruiting parties, to whom trans- mitted, 129. of regiments forwarded to Adjutant-Gene- ral's office (Appendix B), 513. of regiments,where forwarded (Appendix B), 513. Quartermaster's Department, when made, 172. statement of hospital fund, 248, 349. of receipts and expenditures, Ordnance Department, 434. statements, returns, Quartermaster's Depart- ment, time of mailing (Appendix B), 516. summary statement, form of, Quartermaster's Department, 173. Monthly summary statement of moneys, Recruit- ing Service, to whom rendered, 135. summary statement, Recruiting Service, 146. Morning report-book, 20. report-book for company, 24. report of surgeon of regiment, post, or garri- son, form of, 346. reports of companies, 40. Mounted corps, overcoat for, 474. men, shoes for (Appendix B), 517. officers, horses for, 168. pay of (Act Cong), 536. rule in regard to pay of (Appendix B), 512. orderlies, duties of, in marches, 73. regiments, standards and guidons of, 462. service, horse equipments for, 476. in cavalry, horses packed for, 84. soldiers employed to carry despatches only in urgent cases, 74. troops, talmas issued to, 170. water-proof ponchoes issued to, as cloth- ing (Appendix B), 518. Mourning, badge of military, 45. how worn by officers, 45. Murder, sentence for (Act Cong), 541. Music, bands of, 19. furnished to regiments, 138. in marching in review with several battalions, 57. Musicians, how mustered, 19. mustering of, 19. number of, for each regiment, 19. of band dropped from company muster-rolls, 19. uniform coat for, 464. Musket-barrels, Ac, form of inspection report of, 455. Muskets, Ac, form of annual consolidated report of, 457. Ac, form of certificate of inspection of, 453. form of inspection report of, 456. Muster and descriptive roll of recruits, to whom forwarded, 129. and descriptive rolls, Recruiting Service, to whom rendered, 135. and pay rolls, 50. for payment, 483. of soldiers in hospital, 311. roll, copy transmitted to Adjutant-General's office, 50. of enlisted men, Recruiting Service, how rendered, 135. Muster rolls, by whom signed, 351. for pay, duplicate, Recruiting Service, to whom sent, 135. of medical cadets, hospital stewards, female nurses, Ac, by whom made, 312. of militia forwarded to Washington, 482. remarks to be placed on, 354. Mustering and disbursing officers, duties of (Ap- pendix B), 521. hi, 482. INDEX. 573 Mustering of musicians, 19. officers, duties of (Appendix B), 520. of ordnance sergeants, 27. out, 4S2. volunteers into and out of service of United States (Appendix B), 522. Musters, 49. for pay, by whom made, 49. for troops preceded by inspection, 49. punishment for false (Art. War), 488. for receiving bribes in regard to (Art. War), 488. Mutiny, punishment for (Art. War), 486. punishment for withholding information of (Art. TFar),486. sentence for (Act Cong), 541. National color, 461. salute, 42. fired at meridian on anniversary of In- dependence of United States, where, 43. Navy, officers of, salute to, 42 of United States, compliments to, 41. relative rank between officers of army and (Act Cong), 535. Secretary of, duties of, in regard to contracts (Act Cong), 533. Night marches, 97. notice of difficulty, Ac. on, 98. person passed out of camp at, 86. Non-commissioned officer appointed ordnance ser- geant, 26. being seated, salutes an officer, how, 42. funeral of, how attended, 45. Non-commissioned officers, 18. and soldiers charged with crime (Art. War), 497. board for examination of, for promotion, 18. compliments to be paid by, 41. examination of, 18. forbidden to act as waiters, 24. how to be reproved, 19. in cavalry detailed for dismounted ser- vice, duties of, 84. may be reduced to the ranks, 19. ««- meritorious, appointments of, 11. not to be mixed with privates during con- finement, 19. pay-table of, 546. -^ place of, in camp of cavalry, 79. rank of, 9. reduction to ranks of, 126. reproof of, in presence of privates, for- bidden, 19. responsible for cleanliness of men, 21. transfer of, 27. Non-commissioned staff-officer, funeral escort to, 44. staff of regiment, by whom appointed, 18. staff, place of, in camp of infantry, 76. Notes to be made at time of artillery practice, 16. Nurses, female, issues of rations to, 247. 2 W 2 Nurses, female, muster-rolls and pay-rolls of, by whom made, 312. hospital, duties of, 311. in hospitals, extra pay of, paid by Pay De- partment, 353 Oath administered to judge-advocate (Art. War), 496. administered to members of court-martial (Art. War), 496. and depositions of witnesses before court- martial (Art. War), 497. form of, administered to medical cadets, 315. of allegiance, by whom administered (Act Cong), 626. to United States, form of (Art. War), 487. of enlistment and re-enlistment by whom ad- ministered, 131. form of, 131. preliminaries before administering, 131. of public officers, form of (Act Cong), 534. Oaths to be administered to members and wit- nesses of court of inquiry (Art. War), 500. Obedience of inferiors, 9. Offal of camps to be buried, 76. Offenses punishable by regimental or garrison court-martial (Act Cong), 538. Offensive, directions for taking, in battle, 106. must be taken if attack of enemy is repulsed, 105. or forced reconnoissances, object of, and by whose order made, 94. reconnoissances, reports of, 95. Officer, arrest of, to be notified to commander, 39. cannot be detached until he has served three years, 13. cannot put himself on duty by virtue of his commission, 10. cannot remain detached longer than four years, 13. cashiered for cowardice or fraud, sentence of, rules in regard to (Art. War), 498. charged with crime, and under arrest, punish- ment of (Art. War), 497. charged with directing an expedition, 73. commanding working-party, duties of, 127. convicted before court-martial of unbecoming conduct, punishment of (Art. War), 498. disbursing, assigned to each recruiting depot (Appendix B), 520. dismissed from service, payment of, 351. effects of, in case of death (Art. War), 500. failing to make returns of contracts, punish- ment of (Act Cong), 533. functions assigned to, devolve on officer acting in his place, 11. funeral of, how attended, 45. general, saluted but once a year, 42. highest in rank of the line to command the whole of different corps when united, 10. how put on duty, 10. in arrears to United States, prohibited from drawing pay, 352 574 INDEX. Officer in arrest, limits assigned to, 38. requirements and restrictions of, 39. in camp forbidden to occupy a house except by permission, 76. in charge of arsenal or armory, duties of, 399. of prisoners, duties of (Art. War), 498. in command of troops, requisition made by, on quartermaster, 162. intemperate habits of, to be reported by in- spectors, 71. in temporary command cannot alter or annul standing orders, 11. medical, put in arrest, when, 39. «of engineers, report of, 73. of guard, duties of, at retreat, 86. duties of, at reveille, 86. orders patrols when necessary, 86. report of, 86. of medical corps, disqualifications of, reported (Act Cong), 532. of mounted corps not to be separated from his regiment, 13. of new guard will direct detail for advanced guard, 60. of Pay or Medical Department, command ex- ercised by, 10. of Subsistence Department, dut)r of, when re- lieved, 256. of the day, duties of, 85, 86. duty of, 62. salute to, 65. registered as deserter, when, 12. relieved from command, by what authority (Appendix B), 513. in charge of party of recruits, 140. of command, duties of, 11. or withdrawn from recruiting service, duties of, 133. restored, payment of account of, 351. retiring from service, pay-account of, 351. signal, uniform dress of, 481. to be registered and punished as deserter, when, 12. under arrest, rules in regard to, 39. who succeeds to any command, stands in re- gard to his duties as his predecessor, 11. Officers absent from duty over six months, rules in regard to, 162. administrative and disbursing, inspection of books and accounts of, 49. appointment and promotion of commissioned, 11. at their stations to wear their proper uniform, 23. boots for, 488. brevet pay to, 352. buttons for, 464. close confinement resorted to for, when, S8. commanding, of companies, pay of, during temporary absence, 352. command of troops forbidden to certain, un- less directed by President, 11. commissioned, appointment and promotion of, 11. Officers commissioned from United States, 10. no company to be left without one, 31. no garrisoned post left without two, 31. commutation of fuel and quarters for (Ap- pendix B), 522. company, place of, in camp of infantry, 76. under arrest, place of, on a march, 39. cravat or stock for, 467. deceased, 28. doing duty in Quartermaster's Department, reports of (Appendix B), 516. exchange or transfer of, 12. field and staff, place of, in camp of infantry, 76. forbidden to quit their ships, 121. foreign, salute to, 42. forfeit pay and allowances, when, 356. for volunteers, by whom commissioned (Act Cong), 506. general, appoint their own aides-de-camp, 13. honors to, 41. when detached from commands, may take their aides-de-camp (Appendix B), 513. hats for, 465. having brevet commissions, pay of, 352. having brevets, rank of, in courts-martial, 10. having brevets, rules in regard to rank, Ac. of, in courts-martial (Art. War), 494. housing for, 475. in arrest, place of, on a march, 39. in camp of artillery, tents of, 80. inexperienced, put on guard as supernumera- ries, 62. in recruiting service exempt from other duty, 128. iu recruiting service not sent from place to place without orders, 130. in Subsistence Department, duties of, 257. leaves of absence to, 31. medical disbursing, duties of, 310, (Appendix B) 518. duties of, 312. of regular army, volunteers, Ac, employed under contract, form of return of, 347. medical, required to send personal monthly report to Surgeon-General (AppendixB), 518. mounted, horses for, 168. named on rosters in order of rank, 83. non-commissioned, 18. examination of, 18. reproof of, 19. responsible for cleanliness of men, 21. under arrest, 19. non-commissioned officers, and soldiers, order in which they take duties of the first class performed by detail, 83. not to be put in arrest for light offences, 38. of all conditions, powers of, to quell quarrels, Ac. (Art. War), 489. of army corps (Act Cong), 539. of cavalry, duties of, on march, 97. infantry, and artillery, uniform allowed to in tiirw of sorvrc* (Appendix B\ 624. INDEX. 575 Officers of cavalry, sword and scabbard for, 469. of Corps of Engineers or Ordnance, or of Ad- jutant-Generals, Inspector-General's, Quar- termaster-General's, or Subsistence Depart- ment, shall only assume command when, 10. of engineers, duties of, 10. of foreign service, honors to, 41. of light artillery, uniform worn on undress duty by, 463. of militia, penalty for disobedience to orders of President (Act Cong), 525. of navy and army, relative rank between (Act Cong), 535. marines, and militia of United States, compliments paid to, 41. salute to, 42. of ordnance collect munitions of war left on field, 107. of Pay, Commissary, and Quartermaster's De- partments to give bonds to United States on entering on duties of office, 147. of picket, duties of, 87. of recruiting service, negligent of duty, to be reported, 129. of same grade, command of forces of, assigned by President (Act Cong), 531. of volunteers, resignation of, 483. on detached duty, reports of, 70. on duties under arms to have swords drawn, 50. on recruiting service, transportation of, 133. overcoat for, 473. partially retired entitled to wear uniform and to have their names on army or navy re- gister (Act Cong), b2~. pay of, whence drawn, 351. place of, in review, 57. prohibited to return fugitives from labor (Act Cong), 529. public, form of oath of (Act Cong), 534. punishment of, 38. purchase of subsistence by, 252. rank of, 9. not to be prejudiced by transfer of officers from another corps, Ac, 13. recruiting, duties of, 130. may advertise rendezvous, 130. release of, on parole, 108. required to subscribe Articles of War (Art. War), 485. to wear uniform, when, 23. requirements of, while on guard, 62. resignation of, to be accepted by proper au- thority, 12. retired, pay and allowances of (Act Cong), 527. President may assign duties to (Act Cong), 527. rules in regard to (Act Cong), 538. rules in regard to dress, Ac. of, 481. in regard to pay-accounts, 351. salute reviewing officer, how; 56. serving forty years may be placed on retired li»t (Act Gong), 526. Officers serving in Quartermaster's Department, duties of, 172. spurs for, 468. staff, report state of supplies, Ac. to com- manders, 73. subordinate, trial of (Appendix B), 513. sword and scabbard for, 469. transfer of, made by War Department, 12. of pay-account of, 351. trowsers for, 465. when entitled to place in courts-martial, 10. who refuse to keep good order, punishment of (Art. War), 490. Officers' horses, transportation of, 164. pay-account, form of, 368, 369. pay-table, 544, 545. waiters, duties of, 24. Official Business," 68. communications to Commissary-General of Subsistence, 257. correspondence between heads of departments of staff of any command and its commander, rule in regard to, 68. letters, 68. and papers, rules in regard to, 257. post-office address of officer's station to be given in, 257. to Commissary-General of Subsistence, rule in regard to, 257. papers, Subsistence Department, one set re- tained by disbursing officers, 257. ransmitted to Commissary-General and Third Auditor, rules to be observed, 256. Order-book, 20. for company, 24. Ac. of marches, how determined, 96. Orderlies, distribution of, to their posts, 74. number of, by whom determined, 73. Orderly hours, 67. sergeant, selected by captain, 19. Orders, 82. and circulars to be indexed, 20. and correspondence, 66. assigning stations of officers of engineers, ordnance, and staff departments, given by whom, 67. carried by orderlies, rules in regard to, 82. class of persons subject to (Art. War), 494. conflicting, rules in regard to, 67. detaching an officer for special duty, 31. for body of troops are addressed to com- mander, 66. for issue of supplies from arsenal or armory, 399. form of, 66. general and special, 66. given during marches and active operations, 67. how numbered, 66. involving expenditure of public money, 67. marching, execution of, not to be delayed, 97. missing numbers of general, to be reported, W 576 INDEX. Orders of commanders of armies, Ac, how denomi- nated, 66. of the day, how obtained, 67. printed, how distributed, 67. rules in regard to, 67. read to troops during a halt, when, 67. secret, of partisan commander, to whom com- municated, 95. to be indexed, 20. to officer to make a tour of travel on duty, 76. transmitted through whom, 66. verbal and important sealed, in the field, by whom carried, 82. Ordnance and ordnance stores, authority to in- spect and condemn, 152. Ordnance and ordnance stores" comprehends what, 396. expenses of delivery of, 401. form of invoice of, transferred by captain or military storekeeper, 417. form of requisition of, for use of militia, 437. furnished by Ordnance Department, 396. how issued in times of peace and war, 397. on hand inspected, form of inventory of, 425. rules in regard to condemned, 152. who accountable for, 398. and projectiles, form of annual consolidated report of, 452. board, of whom composed, 396. Bureau, letters of transmittal to accompany reports and returns to, 402. Chief of (Act Cong), 539. classification of, 402. Corps, form of enlistments in, 438. officers of, shall only assume command when, 10. Department, 396, (Appendix B), 519. captains of companies of, quarterly re- port of (Appendix B), 519. enlisted men of, not entitled to extra allowance, when, 127. form ot list of condemned stores, 424. form of monthly statement of receipts and expenditures, 434. form of property return, 406-416. mustering of workmen in (Act Cong), 534. officers chosen superintendents of ar- mories (Act Cong), 528. promotions in, how made, 11. form of return of company of, 439. knapsacks for, 22. officers, list of records to be kept by, 402. officers of, collect munitions of war left on field, 107. reports required of commanders of, 73. sergeant and hospital steward, rank of, 9. sergeant, chevron for, 472. sergeants, 24. appointment and removal of, 26. Ordnance sergeants at posts, how mustered, 27. belong to non-commissioned staff of post, 26. duties of, 26. how mustered, 27. may be re-enlisted, 25. pay of, when troops are withdrawn from post, 27. reduction of, to ranks prohibited, 126. re-enlistment of, 25,132. reported by name on post returns, 27. selection of, 24. transferred to other station, by what orders, 25. trial of, by court-martial, 126. uniform of, 27. service, work done in, how paid for, 400. stewards, coat for, 463. stores, charges of, against a soldier, 399. form of receipt for, 433. form of requisition for, 436. form of statement of material obtained from condemned, 421. invoices of, by whom receipted, 400. receipts for, 401. transportation of, 400. supplies, reports of defects in, 396. Organization of army in the field, 71. of grand guards and other brigade guards, 59. of regiments, 18. of troops at rendezvous, 72. of volunteers (Act Cong), 505, 506. Original muster and descriptive roll of recruits, 140. Out-guards stand to arms at night on approach of patrols, Ac, 90. Outposts, guards at, relieved, when, 58. visited by patrols and rounds of commander of police-guard, 86. Ovens paid for by Subsistence Department, 255. Overalls for engineer soldiers, 474. Overcoat for officers, 473. Packages designed for subsistence stores, size, Ac. of, by whom determined, 301. to Commissary-General of Subsistence on official business, transmission of, 257. Pall-bearers, how selected, 45. Papers forwarded by officer in command of re- cruits, 140. Parade, forms of, 50. Parade-rest, 50. Park guard, place of, in camp of artillery, 80. Parole, 82. and countersign, by whom sent to detached posts, 89. given to whom, 82. issued daily from head-quarters, 82. prisoners of war released on, rules in regard to (Appendix B), 524. to whom imparted, 62. Partisan commander, duties of, 95. secret orders of, to whom confided, 95. corps, operations of, 96. INDEX. 577 Partisans and flankers, 95. Patient, release of, from hospital, procured, how (Appendix B), 510. Patients in hospital, form of account of clothing, arms, Ac. of, 326. Patrols and rounds, by whom made, 86. precautions used by, 01. cavalry, duties of, 92. morning, return at broad daylight, 92. sent beyond advanced posts, 92. Pay-account of officers and soldiers, rules in re- gard to, 351. of officers, form of, 368, 369. of officers, rules in regard to transfer of, 351. accounts of post-chaplains, 351. additional, allowed to non - commissioned officers, when, 354. additional monthly, to soldiers, in virtue of certificate of merit, 353. allowed to Drisoners of war (Appendix B), 523. and allowance, punishment by forfeiture of, 126. and allowances of chaplain of volunteers (Act Cong), 507. of leader of band of volunteers (Act Cong), 537. of wagoners and saddlers of volunteers (Act Cong), 507. to volunteers (Act Cong), 506. to wounded volunteers (Act Cong), 507. when forfeited, 354. and emoluments of brevet lieutenant-general on retired list (Act Cong), 527. of officer may be suspended, when (Art. War), 498. of retired officers (Act Cong), 526. daily, of army, table of, 364, 365. Department, blank-books and blanks for, how procured, 167. Department, 351, (Appendix B), 519. command exercised by officer of, 10. form of account current, 374, 375. officer of, exercises command, where, U). officers of, to give bonds on entering duties of office, 147. drawn by officer twice for same time to be reported, 355. due to persons hired (deceased), form of monthly report of, Quartermaster's Depart- ment, 181. extra-duty, of mounted soldier, 127. extra, forbidden, in what cases, 149. Judge-Advocate General (Act Cong), 538. of bands of regiments of volunteers (Act Cong), 507. of chaplains (Act Cong), 537. of commanding officers of companies during temporary absence, 352. of company officers of volunteers (Act Cong), 533. of hospital chaplains (Act Cong), 533. y of judge-advocate, 168. of medical cadets, 316, (Act Cong), 526. inspectors (Act Cong), 531. storekeepers (Act Cong), 532. of members and judge-advocate of military commission (Appendix B), 513. of mounted officers (Act Cong), 536. of mounted officers, rule in regard to (Appen- dix B), 512. of officers during absence (Act Cong), 542. having brevet commissions, 352. or soldiers during absence, rules in regard to, 353. whence drawn, 351. of ordnance sergeant, 27. when troops are withdrawn from post, 27. of persons hired in military service, 149. of post chaplain ceases, when, 355. of private physicians employed as medical officers (Appendix B), 518. of privates of regular army and volunteers (Act Cong), 528. Ac. of quartermaster-sergeant of volunteers (Act Cong), 507. Ac. of regimental bands of volunteers (Act Cong), 537. of regimental commissary-sergeant of volun- teers (Act Cong), 507. of servants (Act Cong), 537. of signal corps of army (Act Cong), 542. of staff-officers, rules in regard to, 351. of witness at court-martial, 168. rations, and allowances for militia (Act Cong), 525. rations, Ac. of ordnance men (Act Cong), 534. roll for men hired at arsenal, form of, 428. of clerks, armorers, Ac. employed at United States armory, form of, 429. of militia, form of, 355, 376, 377. rolls, by whom signed, 351. of medical cadets, hospital stewards, female nurses, Ac, by whom made, 312. table of non-commissioned officers and sol- diers, 546. of officers, 544, 545. of subsistence, forage, Ac, United States army, 358-363. to extra-duty men, 127. travelling, when due to discharged officer or soldier, 354. troops mustered for, when, 49. Paymaster forbidden to purchase soldiers' certi- ficates or any claim against United States, 354. Paymaster-General, duties of, 351, 354, 355. statement by, to be transmitted to Second Auditor, 355. Paymasters afford facilities to sutlers in collection of dues, 356. forbidden to allow unlawful pay to sutlers (Act Cong), 530. payments made by, 483. $78 INDEX. Paymasters, stations of, may be changed by Pay- master-General (Appendix B), 519. to give bonds on entering duties of office, 147. Payment, applications for, where certificates of discharge, Ac are lost (Appendix B), 514. for work done in ordnance service, 400. of claims or accounts, rule in regard to (Ap- pendix B), 514. of commutation to soldier on furlough, 254. of discharged soldiers, 354. of extra-duty men by Quartermaster's De- partment, 168. of militia and volunteers, 355. of moneys, Ac. to Indians, rules in regard to (Act Cong), 504. of officer dismissed from service, 351. of troops, rules in regard to, 351. stoppages of, to reimburse United States, 353. Payments, improper, rule in cases of, 353. in gold and silver, when, 147. Pedlars and smugglers suitable for spies, 96. Penalties, additional, for desertion (Act Cong), 503. for selling or introducing liquors in Indian country (Act Cong), 503. for use of profane oaths (Art. War), 485. Penalty for disobedience of officers and soldiers of militia to orders of President (Act Cong), 525. for falsely swearing to affidavit of contract (Act Cong), 533. for loss or disposal of Colt's revolvers, 398. for misapplication of public property (Ap- pendix B), 512. inflicted on sutlers for disobedience of regu- lations in regard to sutling (Art. War), 490. to paymasters for allowing unlawful pay to sutlers (Act Cong), 530. Penitentiary of District of Columbia, imprison- ment in (Act Cong), 536. Pepper, army ration shall include (Act Cong), 542. Periodical inspections of troops, 46. Permanent parties at depdts for collecting re- cruits, how mustered, inspected, and paid, 138. Personal report of medical officers, required monthly (Appendix B), 518. of officers in Quartermaster's Depart- ment (Appendix B), 516. Persons employed and hired in Quartermaster's Department, form of list of, 240. Physician in recruiting service, how paid, 132. private-, employment of, 313, 314. form of contract with, 348. Physicians employed by recruiting officer, on what terms, 131. private, employed as medical officers, pay of (Appendix B), 518. Picket, 87. assembled by whom and when, 87. counts as tour of first class, to whom, 87. designed to furnish, what, 87. detachmonts and guards from, how taken, 87, duties of, if camp is near the enemy, 75. duties of officers and men ot, 87. Picket Inspected by Its own commander, 87. officers and men of, replaced, when, 87. of regiment, of whom composed, 87. " posted in rear of guard, 87. roll called frequently during the day, 87 roll-call sounded from police-guard, 87. sleep in tents without undressing, 88. Pickets, assembling of, at night, 88. infantry and cavalry, assembling of, at roll- calls and inspections, 87. in proportion to strength of detachments, 87. rejoin the companies, when, 88. Piece-work in armory, price of, fixed, 400. Pillage, punishment for (Art. War), 493. Pillaging, punishment for (Appendix B), 512. Pioneer, chevron for, 473. Pioneers, duties of, when attached to convoys, 108. Pistols, Ac, form of certificate of inspection of, 453. Plan of camp of regiment of five squadrons of cav- alry, 78. of camp of regiment of infantry, 77. of fortified works furnished by Department of War, 119. Plundering and marauding forbidden, 112. Plunder, punishment for (Art. War), 493. Police, general, 112. guard, 84. detailed in each regiment, 84. dismounted men in cavalry employed on, 85. men of, return to their companies, when, 86. place of advanced post of, in camp of cavalry, 79. place of advanced post of, in camp of in- fantry, 76. place of advanced post of, regiment of second line, in camp of infantry, 76. place of, in camp of cavalry, 79. place of, in camp of infantry, 76. takes arms at reveille, 86. Ponchoes, water-proof, issued to mounted troops as clothing (Appendix B), 518. Post, any intrenchment that'requires artillery considered as a, 93. appointment of chaplains at, made by council of administration, 37. bakery, 35. band, 35. book of record, by whom kept, 16. books, 20. chaplains, appointment of, 37. pay-accounts of, 351. pay of, ceases when, 355. council, duties of, 35. of administration, 34. form of morning report of surgeon of, 346 fund, 35. objects of expenditure of, 35. raised by tax on the sutler, 35. unexpended balance of, how distributed, INDEX. 578 Post, garrisoned, not to be left without two com- missioned officers, 31. intrenched, duties of commander of, 93. letter book, 20. library, 35. number of guns at each, for instruction and target-practice, 15. or position, establishment of new, to be re- ported, 70. punishment for compelling commander to abandon (Art. War), 494. school for soldiers' children, 35. sentinel forbidden to quit, 64. treasurer, duties of, 35. Postage of letters of soldiers, rules in regard to (Act Cong), 508. on public business for Subsistence Depart- ment, how paid, 257. public, rules in regard to, 168. Post-office address of officer's station to be given in official letters, 257. Posts at which chaplains may be employed, how announced, 37. duties of commanders of, 69. establishment of, 104. intrenched by order of whom, 93. military, by whom named, 104. number of chaplains allowed to, 37. small, manner of changing position at night, 89. when to be intrenched, 93. Powder, escort for convoy of, 108. form of certificate of inspection of, 458. form of inspection report of, 459. preservation and care of, 16. proof-range of, to be marked on cartridges for artillery practice, 17. Premium for bringing recruits to rendezvous, abolishment of, repealed (Act Cong), 534. Prescription-book, diet-book, Ac, form of, 329. President commissions officers for volunteers, w when (Act Cong), 506. empowered to call forth militia in case of re- bellion, Ac. (Act Cong), 525. to establish army corps (Act Cong), 539. of court-martial, 124. duties of, 125. of Senate, honors to, 41. of United States appoints court-martial, when (Art. War), 495. funeral honors on death of, 43. has power to mitigate punishment ordered by court-martial, 126. punishment for use of disrespectful words against (Art. War), 486. salute to, 42. power of, to assign command of forces of two or more officers of same grade (Act Cong), 531. required to issue proclamation to insurgents to disperse (Act Cong), 525. Prices fixed to articles sold by sutlers (Act Cong), 530. tariff »f, to ke expesed in sutler's store, 87. Printed forms and blanks of returns, by whom furnished, 69. orders, how distributed, 67. rules in regard to, 67. Prisoner refusing to answer before court-martial, trial of (Art. War), 497. Prisoners, comfort, Ac. of, arranged by commandei (Appendix B), 523. commissary-general of, certificate of capture issued to (Appendix B), 523. duties of officers in charge of (Art. War), 498. exchange of, 108. held in rebel States, rations of, commuted (Appendix B), 523. in camp, how guarded, 86. in rebel States, commutation of rations of, 253. issues of clothing to, 171. officer in charge punished for release or escape of (Art. War), 498. officer required to keep those committed to his charge (Art. War), 497. of war, 71, 107, (Appendix B), 522. care of wounded, 108. private property of, respected, 107. released on parole, rules in regard to (Appendix B), 524. reported to head-quarters, 107. subsistence of, 107. on march, by whom taken charge of, 87. provost-marshal appointed to take charge of, 112. record of, kept, where (Appendix B), 523. return of, where forwarded, 71. Prisoners' tent, place of, in camp of infantry, 76. under guard, release of, 39. Private, funeral escort of, 44. servants, rules in regard to, 112. Privates of regular army and volunteers, pay of (Act Cong), 528. Proceedings in civil courts, 460. of council of administration to be recorded, 34. Proclamation, President required to issue, to in- surgents to disperse (Act Cong), 525. Promotion and appointment of commissioned officers, 11. of commissioned officers, 11. rule of (Act Cong), 526. Promotions in Department Topographical Engi- neers, how made, 11. in Engineers' Department, how made, 11. in Ordnance service, 401. in staff departments, how made, 11. of medical officers (Act Cong), 532. to rank of captain, Ac, how made, 11. of colonel, how made, 11. of lieutenant-colonel, how made, 11. of major, how made, 11. Property, captured, 71. law in regard to (Appendix B), 511. return of, made by whom, and where sent, 71. 880 INDEX. Property, condemned, rules In regard to, 152. private, of prisoners, respected, 107. public, destruction of, rules in regard to (Art. War), 494. monthly returns of officers responsible for, Quartermaster's Department (Ap- pendix B), 516. punishment for having wilfully damaged or injured (Art. War), 491. Quartermaster's Department collects what is captured in battle, 107. return, form of, Ordnance Department, 406- 416. returns, when mailed and forwarded, Quarter- master's Department (Appendix B), 516. seizure of, for public use (Appendix B), 512. Proposals, duties of officer advertising for, 155. sealed, rules in regard to, 242. Provisions, abstract of issues to troops, regulars, volunteers, Ac, Subsistence Department, form of, 262, 263. stores, and public funds of place taken by as- Bault for use of army, 118. Provost-Marshal General furnishes regulations in regard to drafting (Appendix B), 524. marshal to take charge of prisoners, by whom appointed, 112. Public animals, 153. wagons, Ac, form of monthly return of, Quartermaster's Department, 178. buildings for army, erection of, 157. reports of annual inspection of, 163. rules i n regard to undertaking the erection of, 400. funds exchanged for gold and silver, 147. rules in regard to vouchors for disburse- ment of, 254. money, advances of, only made to whom, and in what cases, 148. punishment of officer failing to render account of, 154. regulations in regard to, 147,148. vouchers for, 148. property, abstracts showing receipt, issues, and expenditure of, 156. boards of survey of, 150,151. damaged by neglect, 153. forbidden for private use, 150. lost or destroyed, 153. money, and accounts, 147. paid for or not, rule in regard to, 150. penalty for misapplication of (Appendix B), 512. repair of, 152. restrictions in regard to purchase and sale of, 149. rules in case of death of officer in charge of, 154. rules in case of removal of officer in charge of, 154. to be branded, 150. when damaged, to be reported, 150. service, form of list of articles lost or do- stra.vfld. Quartermaster's Department. 221. Public Stores, list of, delivered by officer, 154. received fail to correspond with invoice, 154. supposed to have miscarried, 154. taken from enemy, commander answer- able for (Art. War), 494. transportation of, 164. Publications, military, 38. Punishment by confinement, rules in regard to, 126. by imprisonment in penitentiary of District of Columbia (Act Cong), 536. for abandonment of fort, post, or guard (Art. War), 493. for absence without leave (AH. War), 489. for advising or persuading to desert (Art. War), 489. for challenging to fight a duel (Art.War), 489. for compelling commander to abandon gar- rison or post (Art. War), 494. for conniving at hiring of duty (Art. War), 493. for creating false alarms (Art. War), 493. for desertion (Art. War), 488. for disobedience or acts of violence to supe- riors (Art. War), 486. for disrespect to commanding officer (Art. War), 486. for doing violence to any one bringing provi- sions to camp (Art. War), 493. for drawing sword on officer who attempts to quell quarrels (Art. War), 490. for drunkenness (Art. War), 492. for falsely taking oath of office (Act Cong), 635. for false musters (Art. War), 488. for false returns (Art. War), 488. for forcing a safe-guard, 113, (Art. War), 494, (Act Cong), 529. for giving or taking bribes (Act Cong), 535. for having wilfully injured horse, arms, clothes, Ac. (Art. War), 492. for having wilfully spoiled or damaged public property (Art. War), 491. for holding correspondence with enemy (Art. War), 494. for improper behavior in presence of court- martial (Art. War), 497. for irreverent behavior in places of divine worship (Art. War), 485. for leaving camp without leave (Art. War), 492. for making false claims against United States (Act Cong), 540. for making groundless complaints (Art. War) 491. for making known or changing watchword (Art. War), 493. for misapplication or embezzlement of public money (Art. War), 492. for misbehavior before enemy (Art. War), 493. for mutiny or sedition (Art. War), 486. for not retiring to quarters at beating of re- h-pnt f requisition for forage for private horses, 211. form of requisition for forage for public horsos, 210. form of requisition for fuel for officer, 20*. Quartermaster's Department, form of requisition for stationery, 216. form of requisition for straw, 214. form of requisition on, for supplies of medicines and hospital stores, 230. form of special requisition, 218. form of voucher for purchases to abstract of purchases paid for, 185. form of voucher to quarterly abstract of articles purchased, 203. monthly summary statement, 173. officers of, to give bonds on entering duties of office, 147. personal report of officers in (Appendix B), 516. provides storage for subsistence supplies, 243. returns in, 172. stores, expended, form of list of, 220. form of list of, delivered, 205. form of quarterly return of, 197-201. Quarters and fuel for officers, commutation of, form of report of, Quartermaster's Depart- ment, 180. assigned to troops on board of transports, 121. cleanliness in, recommended, 21. for chaplain, 160. regulations in regard to cleanliness, Ac in, 21. rules in regard to amount of, 160. selection of, by officers, rules in regard to, 161. Range of shot or shell, how noted, 17. Rank and command, 9. badges to distinguish, 470. brevet, how exercised in regularly constituted commands, 10. takes effect in what cases, 10. when exercised, 10. equality of, by virtue of brevet commission, 9. how decided when commissions bear same date, 9. Judge-Advocate General (Act Cong), 538. non-commissioned officers to be furnished with certificate of, 19. of brigadier-general, 9. of brigadier-general, appointment to rank of, how made, 11. of cadet, 9. of captain, 9. promotions to, how made, 11. of colonel, 9. promotions to, how made, 11. vacancies to, how filled in established re- giments and corps, 11. of corporal, 9. officer highest in, commands different corps doing duty together (Art. War), 495. of first lieutenant, 9. of first sergeant, 9. of hospital steward, 9. of lieutenant-colonel, 9. of lieutenant-cclonel, promotions to, how made, 11. IND EX. 588 Rank of lieutenant-general, 9. of major, 9. of major-general, 9. of major-general, appointments to rank of, how made, 11. of major, promotions to, how made, 11. of medical cadets, 316, (Act Cong), 526. of medical inspectors (Act Cong), 531. of members of court-martial, 124. of non-commissioned officers, certificates of, 19. of officers and non-commissioned officers, 9. having brevets in courts-martial, 10. not to be prejudiced by transfer of officers from another corps, Ac, 13. of regular forces (Art. War), 501. Berving by commission, 10. of ordnance sergeant and hospital steward, 9. of quartermaster-sergeant of a regiment, 9. of second lieutenant, 9. of sergeant, 9. of sergeant-major, 9. relative, between officers of navy and army (Act Cong), 535. Ranks, non-commissioned officers may be reduced to, 19. number of, of tents in camps, 76. Rate per bushel at which certain cereals, Ac. shall be estimated, 302. Ration, army, increase of (Act Cong), 526. consists of what, 244. cost at which credited to hospital, 249. form of voucher for purchase of savings from, 288. monthly statements of cost and quality of, 244. return for company or for sick in hospital, form of, 275. for regiment or part, form of, 276. rules in regard to increase of (Act Cong), 526. Baving from, rules in regard to, 252. Rations allowed to sergeants and corporals of Ord- nance Department, 244. cost of uncooked, limited (Appendix B), 522. double, act granting them repealed (Act Cong), 527. to whom allowed, 352. form of abstract of complete, issued, 281. of contract for complete, 297. of voucher for commutation of, while on furlough, 284. of voucher for commutation of, while travelling on detached command, 283. of voucher for complete, issued, 282. for recruits, savings on, how applied, 129. for sick in hospital, 247. generally issued four days at a time, 83. issued, form for, Form A, Recruiting Service, 142. to citizens, Indians, Ac, 246. to recruits, form of abstract, Form B, Re- cruiting Service, 143. of grain, may be increased, when (Appendix B), 515. Rations of laundresses, 24. of prisoners held in rebel States commuted for (Appendix B), 523. of prisoners in rebel States commuted for, 253. orders specify necessary, on march, 97. rules in regard to issues of, 216, 247. table showing quantity and bulk of any num- ber from 1 to 100,000, 306, 307. table showing weight and bulk of 1000, 304. to laundresses, 246. Rear-admiral, navy, rank with major-general, army (Act Cong), 535. Rear-guards on marches, 96. Rebellion, President empowered to call forth mi- litia in case of (Act Cong), 525. Receipt, date of, to be endorsed on all letters, 20. Receipt for stores issued, form of, Ordnance De- partment, 433. for stores transferred by one officer to another at same station, form of, 294. for stores transferred to quartermaster for transportation, form of, 292. for subsistence funds transferred, form of, 295. Receipt-roll, form of, Quartermaster's Department, voucher to Abstract B, 188. Receipt to voucher, Recruiting Service, by whom signed, 136. Receipts for issues to army, form of, Ordnance De- partment, 421. for issues to militia, form of, Ordnance De- partment, 422. form of, to be rendered by paymasters for re- mittances, 367. for ordnance stores, 401. for subsistence funds, rules In regard to, 254. in blank for public property, Ac. forbidden, 148. Receiving quartermaster, duties of, 169. Reconnoissances, 94. made by cavalry, when, 94. made by infantry, when, 94. made daily in front of the enemy, 94. of enemy's position, Ac, 89. offensive or forced, object of, and by whose order made, 94. reports of, 95. should precede establishment of camp, 74. special, under whose instruction made, 94. Reconnoitring parties, precautions observed by, 94. Record of court-martial, rules In regard to, 125. of prisoners, where kept (Appendix B), 523. of proceedings of courts-martial, 125. of recruits, 313. examined, form of, 336. Records, list of, to be kept by ordnance officers, 402. of deceased soldiers (Appendix B), 515. to be kept by senior medical officer, 312. Recruit, discharge of, for disability, 139. oath of enlistment of, conclusive as to age (Act Cong), 529. recruiting officer to be present at examination of, 131. 584 INDEX. Recruit, rules in regard to age of (Appendix B), 519. true age of, to be ascertained, 130. Recruiting accounts current, how rendered, 134. districts, field-officers detailed to superintend, 128. flag, 461. funds, form of estimate of, 129. officer, by whom designated, 141. regimental, duties of, 141. to attend to neatness of men, 132. to be present at examination of recruit, 131. officers claiming reimbursement, require- ments of (Appendix B), 522. duties of, 130. for volunteer regiments, duties of (Appen- dix B), 521. may advertise rendezvous, 130. reports of (Appendix B), 520. tri-monthly reports of (Appendix B), 521. parties, consist of whom, 128. how detailed, tour of service, Ac. (Ap- pendix B), 520. lieutenants take charge of, 128. monthly returns of, to whom transmitted, 129. recruit for their respective regiments (Appendix B), 520. party, failure of, 129. Service, 128, (Appendix B), 519. abstract of disbursements, Ac. of, Form C, 144. accounts, returns, Ac, how rendered, 134. blanks for, 133. conducted by Adjutant-General, under supervision of Secretary of War, 128. duties of Adjutant-General in, 128. duties of officer relieved or withdrawn from, 183. duties of superintendents detailed to take charge of (Appendix B), 520. duties of superintendents of, 128, forms for, 142-146. In the various States for volunteer forces, in charge of whom (Appendix B), 520. physician, how paid, 132. regimental, 140. regimental, blanks for, 134. selection of captains and lieutenants for duty in, 128. subsistence furnished to, 253. superintendent of, for regiment, 141. transportation of officers and enlisted men on, 133. tri-monthly reports of state of (Appendix B), 521. volunteer, how conducted (Appendix B), 620. vouchers for medical attendance, Acin,132. station, supplies for, how provided, 128. Recruits at depots and posts, inspection of, 139. at depots, how mustered, inspected, and paid, 18*. Recruits, bounty to (Act Cong), 634. clothing and arms for, to bo kept at depots (Appendix B), 521. and equipment of, 132. copy of enlistment of each, sent with monthly returns, 129. debts due by, to laundress and sutler, how paid, 132. depots for collecting and instructing, 137. for collection and instruction of (Appen- dix B), 520. descriptive list of (Appendix B), 520. desertion of, 29. directions for examining, 313. drilling of, 138. employment of, 139. examined, form of record of, 336. form for rations issued to, "Form A," Re- cruiting Service, 142. of abstract of raflons issued to, "Form B," Recruiting Service, 143. instructions to, 132. number of, at depots, directed from Adjutant- General's office, 137. papers forwarded by officer in command of, 140. received at garrisoned post, under charge of whom, 138. record of, 313. rejected, 139. required to be dressed in uniform, 138. requisition for, by whom and how made (Ap- pendix B), 521. rules in regard to advertising for (Appendix B), 522. in regard to enlistment of minors (Ap- pendix B), 519. „ sent from rendezvous to dep6ts, 132. to regiments, 140. subsistence of, rules in regard to (Appendix B), 522. transportation of, 133. unfit for service examined by Board of In- spectors, 139. uniform coat for, 464. Redress of wrongs (Art. War), 491. Re-enlistment, oath of, by whom administered, 131. of hospital steward, 316. of ordnance sergeants, 25, 26,132. Re-enlistments forwarded with recruiting ac- counts, 137. Refunded money to Treasury, rule in regard to, 355. Regiment, articles belonging to, to be marked, 19. camping-party of, consists of whom, 74. colors of, to be saluted, when, 41. form of morning report of, 346. one chaplain to each, ?f picket of. of whom 'wnposed, 87. superintendent of recruiting service for, 141. Regimental books, Ac, inspection of, 49. color, 461. oommissary-sergeant of volunteers, pay of (Ad Conff.\ 507. INDEX. 585 Regimental court-martial, limit of powers of (Art. War), 496. court-martial, when summoned (Art. War), 491. fund, how raised, Ac, 36. letter-book, 20. officer of the day, 84. order-book, 20. quartermaster, duties of, in transport of bag- gage-trains, 111. nomination of, 18. recruiting officer, duties of, 140.. service, 140. service, blanks for, 134. Regiments, 18. appointments on the staff equalized among, 13. artillery, colors of, 461. band of, kept at head-quarters, 19. books for, 20. duties of commanders of, 18, 69. infantry, colors of, 461. intervals between, in camp of infantry, 76. mounted, standards and guidons of, 462. recruits sent to, 140. serving on foot, exercise of, 18. Register, hospital, form of, 328. Regulations of Corps of Engineers, 379-395. Reins, 476. Rejected recruits, 139. Release of officers on parole, 108. Relief inspected before mounting guard, 61. of sentinels on guard, 60. Remittances, form of receipts to be rendered by paymasters for, 367. Removal of officer by commander of a depart- ment to be reported to whom, 67. of officer in charge of public property, rules in case of, 154. Rendezvous, branch, establishment of (Appendix B), 519. contract made for rent of, 133. establishment and arrangement of (Appendix B), 520. punishment for not repairing to place of, at time fixed (Art. War), 492. quartering and subsisting recruits, 133. when closed, duties of superintendent of re- cruiting service, 129. Rendition of accounts (Act Cong), 536. Rent charged to workmen at armories, for public quarters, 400. of rendezvous or recruiting office, how paid (Appendix B), 522. roll, armory or arsenal, form of, 426. of public quarters returned quarterly, 400. Repair of public property, 152. Repairs of fortifications, certain kinds executed by the garrison, 15. Report, annual consolidated, of muskets, Ac, form of, 467. annual consolidated, of ordnance and projec- tiles, form of, 452. In cases of rejection of recruits, 139. inspection, of cannon, form of, 448-450. 2X2 inspection, of musket, Ac. barrels, form of, 455. of muskets, carbines, Ac, form of, 456. of powder, form of, 459. of shells, form of, 451. morning, of surgeon of regiment, post, or garrison, form of, 346. of change of position or location of troops, 70. of commanding officer in regard to deceased officers, 28. of establishment of new post or position, 70. of field officer of trenches, 118. of general of trenches, 118. of inspector of public property, 151. of officer of engineers, 73. of officer of guard, 86. of officers whose quarters and fuel are com- muted, form of, Quartermaster's Depart- ment, 180. of persons and articles hired, form of, Quar- termaster's Department, 174,175. of persons hired, who are no longer in ser- vice, with pay due, form of, Quartermaster's Department, 181. of stores received for transportation and dis- tribution, form of, Quartermaster's Depart- ment, 177. personal, of medical officers, required month- ly (Appendix B), 518. of officers in Quartermaster's Department (Appendix B), 516. quarterly, of captains of companies, Ordnance Department (Appendix B), 519. of sick and wounded, form of, 337-344. special, of troops, accompanied by an exact return, 70. Reporter appointed by Judge-advocate, duties of (Act Cong), 541. Reports, 70. after battle, for general commanding-in-chlef, 107. and returns, 69. Inspection, rules in regard to, 71. morning, of companies, 40. of artillery practice to be transmitted to Ad- jutant-General, 17. of battles, 107. of commanders of corps in trenches, 118. of commanding officer in appointment of ord- nance sergeant, 25. of damages to arms, Ac, 399. of inspection by general of brigade, 72. by general of division, 72. of officers doing duty in Quartermaster'i De- partment (Appendix B), 516. of officers on detached duty, 70. of operations of the various departments, by whom furnished, 73. of reconnoissances, 95. of recruiting officers (Appendix B), 520. of senior medical officer of hospital, 313. of siege by commandants of engineers and artillery, 114. 586 INDEX. Reports required of commanders of engineers, ord- nance, and artillery, 73. special, for meritorious conduct, 107. Reprimands, 126. Reproof of non-commissioned officers in presence of privates forbidden, 19. Requisition for forage for private horses, form of, Quartermaster's Department, 211. for forage for public horses, form of, Quarter- master's Department, 210. for fuel for officer, form of, Quartermaster's Department, 208. for fuel for troops, form of Quartermaster's Department, 207. for medical and hospital supplies, form of, 320. for ordnance and ordnance stores for use of militia, form of, 437. for ordnance stores, form of, 436. for stationery, form of, Quartermaster's De- partment, 216. for straw, form of, Quartermaster's Depart- ment, 214. for subsistence stores, 242. for subsistence stores, form of, 277. of volunteers, rules in regard to (Act Cong), 505. on Quartermaster's Department for supplies of medicines and hospital stores, form of, 230. special, for medical supplies, 309. form of abstract of articles issued on, Quartermaster's Department, 217. form of, Quartermaster's Department, 218. for supplies of medicines, form of, 321. Requisitions for clothing for sick, Ac, Quarter- master's Department (Appendix B), 515. for horse equipments, rules in regard to, 397. for medical and hospital supplies, by whom made, 309. for militia made on governor, 481. for ordnance and ordnance stores, transmis- sion of, 397. for recruits, by whom and how made (Appen- dix B), 521. made on medical purveyors (Act Cong), 532. Reserve, how formed and placed, 105. of workmen in trenches, 116. Resignation, leaves of absence to officers on tendering, granted in what cases, 12. officer punished for leaving his post without authority, after tendering (Act Cong), 528. of officer, duties of Adjutant-General before presenting it to War Department, 12. of officers, 12. of officers of volunteers, 433. of officers to be accepted by proper authority, 12. Resignations, by whom and where forwarded, 12. in time of war take effect, when, 12. of officers forwarded where and by whom, 12. tendered under charges, 12. Respect toward sentinels required, 64. Restored officer, payment of account of, 351. Retired list limited (Act Cong), 627. officers, pay and allowances of (Act Cong), 527. President may assign duties to (Act Cong), 527. rules in regard to (Act Cong), 538. rules in regard to pay, allowances, Ac. of (Act Cong), 526. Retiring Board, of whom composed, and powers of (Act Cong), 627. Retreat, 40. duties of officer of guard at, 86. every soldier must retire to quarters on beat- ing (Art. War), 492. must be secured before making attack, 106. sounded in garrison, when, 39. Return, monthly, of officers, armorers, Ac. em- ployed at armory, form of, 442, 443. of captured property, by whom made and where sent, 71. of commissary property, form of, 270. of company of ordnance, form of, 439. of deceased soldiers, 70. of hired men employed at arsenals, form of, 440. of killed, wounded, and missing, 70, (Appen- dix B), 513. of medical and hospital property, form of, 323. of medical officers of regular army, volunteers, Ac, employed tinder contract, form of, 347. of prisoners, where forwarded, 71. of provisions at permanent post, rule in re- gard to, 256. of provisions received, issued, Ac, form of, Subsistence Department, 260, 261. of provisions, Subsistence Department, 243. quarterly, of clothing, camp and garrison equipage, form of, Quartermaster's Depart- ment, 232-237. Returns after an engagement made by general of brigade to general of division, 72. and accounts, Subsistence Department, to whom rendered, 255. and reports, 69. list of, required to be sent to Ordnance Bureau, 401, 402. annual, 69. false, punishment for (Art. War), 488. field, 70. forms, Ac, rule in regard to certain, Quarter- master's Department (Appendix B), 516. in Quartermaster's Department, 172. list of, to be rendered to Commissary-General of Subsistence, 255. manuscript, prohibited, 69. monthly, 69. of commanding officers, punishment of, for omitting to send (Art. War), 488. of officers responsible for public pro- perty, Quartermaster's Department, (Appendix B), 516. of regiments, where forwarded (Appendue BJ, 618. INDEX. 587 Returns, monthly, of stores, Ac, Quartermaster's Department, rule in regard to (Appendix B), 516. monthly, Quartermaster's Department, when made, 172. of officers of engineers and artillery of trenches, 117. of officers responsible for public property, Quartermaster's Department (Appendix B), 516. of prisoners of war to War Department, 107. of wounded, rules in regard to, 70. quarterly, of stationery, Ac, Recruiting Ser- vice, how rendered, 135. quarterly, Quartermaster's Department, when made, 172. to be transmitted to Paymaster-General after each payment, 355. Reveille, 40. duties of officer of guard at, 86. hours for, in camp, by whom prescribed, 39. sounded in garrison, when, 39. Review before inspection, when, 49. dress parade, 52, 53. of baggage-trains, 14. of battalion of infantry, 53. of cavalry and artillery, 57. Reward for apprehension of deserter, 29, (Appen- dix B), 515. Rifles, Ac, form of certificate of inspection of, 453. Rocky Mountains, extra-duty men employed west of, 127. Roll-calls, 39, 40. Roll of non-commissioned qfficers and privates employed off extra duty, form of, Quarter- master's Department, 176. of picket, required to be called, when and by whom, 87. of prisoners, by whom furnished (Appendix B), 524. of soldiers employed on extra duty in hos- pital, form of, 334. to accompany transferred soldier, 28. Rolls and returns accompanied by letter of trans- mittal, 68. Roster, colonels placed with brigadier-generals on, during siege, 114. first and second lieutenants entered on, alter- nately, 83. in cavalry, stable-guards form a separate, 83. of lieutenant-colonels and majors kept, where, 83. or details for service, 83. Rosters, distinct, for each class of duties performed by detail, 83. in the company, sergeants, corporals, and pri- vates form distinct, 83. officers named on, in order of rank, 83. Rounds, duty of, how lessened, 90. of whom consist, 91. Rules and Articles of War, to whom read every month, 139. for disposttious for battle, 104. Rules for making accounts and papers, Recruit- ing Service, 136. in regard to arms and accoutrements, 22. in regard to belts, 22. Sabre, how worn when on foot, 469. Saddle, 477. bags, 479. blanket, 479. cloth for general staff-officers, 475. tree, 477. Saddlers of volunteers, pay and allowances of (Act Cong), 507. Saddles, requisitions for, embrace what, 397. Safeguard consists of what, 113. form of, 113. punishment for forcing a. 113, (Art. War), 494. rules in regard to forcing (Act Cong), 529. Safeguards, 112. for what purposes given, 113. to be numbered and registered, 113. Sale of condemned stores and supplies, 153. of subsistence stores, rules in regard to, 252. Sales, abstract of, Subsistence Department, 252. of articles of public property at auction, form of account of, Quartermaster's Department, 222. Salt, amount of, issued to each public animal, 247. Salute, national, 42. Salutes, 42. to individuals, 42. to President or Vice-President, 40. Sanitary condition of troops, Ac. inspected and reported (Act Cong), 531. supplies, transportation for, how furnished (Appendix B), 518. Sappers attached to advance-guard, if required, 96. each column in marching preceded by de- tachment of, 97. Sash for officers, 468. Savings from ration, sale of, 252. purchase of, Subsistence Department, 243. Schedule of articles to be sold by sutlers (Act Cong), 529. of tares prescribed by Treasury Department, 303. Schoolmasters, leaves of absence to, 32. Sealed bids, rules in regard to, 155. proposals, rules in regard to, 212. Second lieutenant, epaulettes for, 471. overcoat for, 474. rank of, 9. shoulder-strap for, 472. uniform coat for, 463. Secretary of Interior, duties of, in regard to con- tracts (Act Cong), 533. of Navy, duties of, in regard to contracts (Act Cong), 533. of War, duties of, in regard to contracts (Act Cong), 533. Secret orders of partisan commander, to whom communicated, 95. Sedition, punishment for (Art, War), 486. 588 INDEX. Senior first lieutenant first on roster, 83. medical officer of hospital, duties of, 310. quartermaster directs baggage-train, when, 110. second lieutenant second on roster, 83. Sentence by court-martial, 126. of court-murtiiil, by whom confirmed, 126. of court-martial, execution of (Art. War), 495. of court-niartial,suspension of execution of,126. where officer is cashiered for cowardice or fraud, rules in regard to (Art. War), 498. Sentences of courts-martial appointed by com- mander of division or brigade (Act Cong), 528. of those convicted as spies, deserters, or of mutiny or murder (Act Cong), 641. Sentinel at colonel's tent, duties of, 85. challenges all who approach, when, 64. duties of, in case of fire or disorder, 64. duty of,, at night, 90. forbidden to quit his post, 64. in cantonment, place of, 81. in sentry-box salutes an officer, how, 64. of police-guard, arms under charge of, 87. of post must communicate with guard, 90. on post, instructions given to, notified to commander of guard, 65. over arms at advanced posts, duties of, 86. over colors, duties of, 85. over colors in camp, duties of, 85. punished for sleeping at post (Art. War), 493. rounds challenged by, 65. should always be ready to fire, 90. Sentinels and vedettes, how placed, 90. at guard-house first relieved, 60. at guard-tent first relieved, 60. countersign communicated to, when, 62. double chain of, around camp when necessary, 86. doubled, when, 91. duties of, 64. duties of, in presence of enemy, 90. flying, 91. form of relieving, 61, 62. for park of artillery, how furnished, 80. furnished by advanced post, 85. by police-guard, 84. how placed at night, 90. loop-holes to cover, in trenches, 116. no compliments paid between, when. 41. on color-front, duties of, 85. on front, flanks, and rear, in camp, duties of, 86. on front of advanced post^duties of, 86. on guard, duties of, 62. on guard, relief of, 60. on guard, relieved every two hours, 61. only to take orders, or allow themselves to be relieved, when, 62. over fires on board transports, 121. placed over water when scarce iu oamp, 76. present arms to whom, 64. respect towards, required, 64. sergeants to relieve, when, 61. signals to prrront, from surprise, 90. Sentinels to report breach of orders, 62. Sergeant at advanced post, duties of, 86. chevron for, 472. first, how selected, 19. funeral escort of, 44. major, chevron for, 472. rank of, 9. of guard replants colors at reveille, 86. reports to officer of guard, when, 86. of police-guard, duties of, at retreat, 86. rank of, 9. Sergeants of companies, by whom appointed, 18. of Ordnance Department, rations entitled to, 244. ordnance, 24. appointment and removal of, 26. at post, how mustered,_27. belong to non-commissioned staff of post, 26. duties of, 26 pay of, when troops are withdrawn from post, 27. re-enlistment of, 25. reported by name on post-returns, 27. selection of, 24. uniform of, 27. Ordnance Department (Act Cong), 534. to relieve sentinels, when, 61. will salute, how, 42. Servants and laundresses, tents for, 475. private, rules in regard to, 112. rule in regard to pay of (Act Cong), 537. Service, details for, 83. dismounted, dismounted men in cavalry pre- ferred for detail for, 84. hours of, 39. mounted, in cavalry, horses packed for, 84. Recruiting, 128. time of, of deserter, how reckoned, 30. Shambles, place of, designated by staff-officer, 76. Shell, time of flight of, how noted, 16. Shells, charged, time of bursting to be noted, 17. form of inspection-report of, 451. Shelter-tents, transportation of (Appendix B), 511. Ships of war, foreign, salute to, 42. Shirt, drawers, Ac, 474. Shot, care of, 16. furnaces, heated, when, 15. hot, how heated for ordinary practice, 15. Shoulder-straps, 471. Sick and wounded, form of quarterly report of, 337-344. soldiers, transfer of, to other hospitals (Appendix B), 519. transports for, 317. care of, on board of transports, 123. in hospital, expenditure of money for, how accounted for, 248. form of ration-return for, 276. march with wagons, 98» transportation of, 164. Sieges, 113. battalions for guard In, htrw detailed, 116 INDEX. 589 Sieges," construction of works of, 114. duties of commandants of engineers and ar- tillery in, 114. hospitals for, by whom established, 114. materials for, by whom furnished, 115. plans of, drawn and discussed, 114. reports of, by commandant of artillery, 114. requisitions for workmen made in advance,116. service of infantry, 115. Signal Corps of army, organization of (Act Cong), 542. duty, duty of officers detached for (Appendix B), 511. officer, duties of, 157. uniform of, 481. parties, supplies issued to, by quartermaster (Appendix B), 515. Signals, hours for," in garrison, 39. telegraphic, grand guards often have care of,90. Signatures to receipts for public money, Ac. wit- nessed, when, 148. Sinks for men and officers, place of, in camp of artillery, 80. of men and officers in camp of cavalry, 80. of men, place of, in camp of infantry, 76. Slave-roll, form of, Ordnance Department, 430. Sleeping at post, punishment of sentinel for (Art. War), 493. Small posts of picked men in detached corps, duties of, 89. Smoking on board transports, 121. Smugglers suitable for spies, 96. Soldier, being seated, salutes an officer, how, 42. without arms, salutes an officer, how, 42. Soldier's clothing, by whom mended, 23. Soldiers as extra-duty men, 127. compliments to be paid by, 41. deceased, 28. discharged, rules in regard to pay-accounts, 351. in cavalry detailed for dismounted service, duties of, 84. insane, 31. legal punishment of, by sentence of court- martial, 126. march with arms and equipments on working parties out of camp, 84. mess-furniture of, 23. mounted, employed to carry despatches only in urgent cases, 74. on duties of the first class march with knap- sacks, 84. on furlough, 34. paid for extra working-hours, 128. pay-table of, 546. regulations in regard to effects of, in case of death (Art. War), 501. required to wear uniform, 23. requirements of, while on guard, 62. return of deceased, 70. sick and wounded, transfer of, to other hos- pitals (Appendix B), 519. transfer of, 27. " Soldiers' Home," how supported, 358. Solitary confinement, 126. Sortie, movements in case of, 117. repulse of, 117. Soup, 23. Speaker of House of Representatives of United States, honors to, 41. Special orders, 66. reconnoissances, reports of, 95. under whose instruction made, 94. reports for meritorious conduct, 107. of troops accompanied by an exact re- turn, 70. requisition, form of. Quartermaster's Depart- ment, 218. for supplies of medicines, form of, 321. service in Subsistence Department, 253. Spies necessary to partisan corps, 95. pedlars and smugglers suitable for, 96. punishment of (Act Cong), 528, h±Z,(Art. War), 502. sentences of (Act Cong), 541. Spurs, 479. for officers and enlisted men, 468. Squad, men of each, to be quartered together, 21. Squads, chiefs of, to examine arms, Ac, when, 61. men of company to be divided into, 21. number of, in each company, 21. Stable-calls, time for, in garrison, 39. guards in cavalry form separate roster, 83. Stacks of arms, place of, in camp of infantry, 76. Staff, appointments on, 13. departments, promotions in, how made, 11. non-commissioned, of regiment, by whom ap- pointed, 18. officers give orders to grand guards only in urgent cases, 88. in arrest, place of, on a march, 39. place of, in camp of infantry, 76. report state of supplies, Ac. to com- manders, 73. return of date of appointment, Ac, 70. rules in regard to pay of, 351. Stamp-duty on each copy of contract for subsist- ence, 242. Standards, 461. and guidons of mounted regiments, 462. carried to tent of colonel in camp, 75. Standing orders altered and annulled by officer in temporary command, when, 11. Statement, monthly, of moneys received, ex- pended, Ac, form of, Pay Department, 378. monthly summary (Form E, Recruiting Ser- vice), 146. of articles repaired at arsenal, form of, 420. of materials obtained from condemned ord- nance stores, 421. of receipts and expenditures, form of, Ord nance Department, 434. of work done at arsenals, form of, 441. quarterly, of allowances paid to officers, form of, Quartermaster's Department, 226, 227. Stationery, amount of issues of, 167. form of quarterly abstract of, issued, Quarter- master's Department, 215. 590 INDEX. Stationery, form of requisition for, Quartermas- ter's Department, 216. for recruiting service, allowance of, 134. Stations of paymasters may be changed by Pay- master-General (Appendix B), 519. Steward, hospital, duties of, 310. Stirrups for officers, 475. Stolen horses to be restored, 112. Storage, Subsistence Department, by whom pro- vided, 243. Storekeepers, military, to give bonds on entering duties of office, 147. military, uniform of, 480. who rated and paid as, 127. Store-ships, regulations in regard to, 123. Stores, form of invoice of, transferred by one officer to another at same station, 293. form of receipt of, transferred by one officer to another at same station, 294. quartermaster's, expended, lost, Ac, form of list, 220. subsistence, 241. care of, 301. rules in regard to delivery of, 241. Storm flag, 461. Stragglers, precautions used to bring up, on marches, 98. vigilance in regard to, on marches, 98. Straw, allowance of, per month, 166. form of quarterly abstract of, issued, Quarter- master's Department, 213. form of requisition for, Quartermaster's De- partment, 214. Streets of camp of cavalry, 79. width of, in camp of infantry, 76. Subaltern, funeral escort of, 44. officers, duties of, 21. each charged with a squad, 21. Subordinate officers to be tried for offences (Ap- pendix B), 513. trial of (Appendix B), 513. Subsistence Department, 241, (Appendix B), 618. duties of officers in, 257. duty of officer of, when relieved, 256. form of abstract of contingencies, 274. form of abstract of extra issues, 265. form of abstract of issues of provisions to troops (regulars), volunteers, Ac, 262, 263. form of abstract of issues to citizens, 264. form of abstract of issues to hospital, 266, 267. form of abstract of provision and forage purchased, 268. form of abstract of purchases paid for, 273. ' form of abstract of sales to officers, 269. form of account current, 272. form of estimate of funds required, 278. form of inspection certificate and receipt to contractor, 280. form of letter enclosing returns, Ac. to Commissary-General, 296. Subsistence Department, form of return of pro- visions received, issued, Ac, 260, 261. form of summary statement of funds, 271. form of voucher for services rendered, 289. form of voucher for services rendered (pay-roll), 290. losses in, how accounted for, 250. officers of, shall only assume command, when, 10. one set of official papers retained by dis- bursing officers, 257. Bpecial service in, 253. forage, Ac. of United States army, pay-table, 358-363. form of bond to contract for, 300. funds, form of receipt for transfer of, 295. rules for application of, 254. rules in regard to receipts for, 254. furnished to Recruiting Service, 253. issue of, to hospital, 247. issues of, to troops, 245. of recruits, rules in regard to (Appendix B), 522. of soldiers, cooking, preserving, Ac, 255. of travelling soldier, commuted, when, 254. pay of volunteers in lieu of (Act Cong), 506. purchase of, by officers, 252. stores, 241. care of, 301. form of inventory and inspection report, 279. form of requisition for, 277. requisition for, 242. rules in regard to delivery of, 241. sale of, rules in regard to, 252. size, Ac of packages determined by com- missary, 301. supplies, contracts and purchases for, rules in regard to, 241. form of voucher for purchase of, not paid for, 286. form of voucher for purchase of, paid for, 285. Quartermaster's Department provides storage for, 243. rules in regard to, 241. rules in regard to sale of, 252. to be accounted for, 243. Succession in command or duty, 11. Summary statement of funds, form of, Subsistence Department, 271. Summer commences April 1,128. Superintendents detailed to tako charge of re- cruiting service, duties of (Appendix B), 520. of armories appointed from officers of Ord- nance Department (Act Cong), 528. of recruiting parties transmit monthly re- turns, 129. of recruiting service, duties of, 128. Superiors, capricious conduct and abusive lan- guage forbidden, 9. duty of, 42, INDEX. 591 Supplies, accounts for (Act Cong), 539. claim for, authorized, Subsistence Depart- ment, 255. damaged, rules in regard to, 251. deficiency of, by loss or damage, examined by Board of Survey, 245. duties of quartermaster and commissaries on issuing (Appendix B), 513. for recruiting station, estimates for, 128. form of requisition for medical and hospital, 320. rules in regard to, Subsistence Department, 243. sanitary, transportation for, how furnished (Appendix B), 518. subsistence, rules in regard to sale of, 252. Supply-trains, by whom organized (Appendix B), 514. Sureties to bonds given to United States by offi- cers of Departments, 147. Surcingle for officors, 475. Surgeon, assistant, appointment of, 315. duties of, on board of transports, 122. place of, in camp of cavalry, 79. Surgeons, assistant, in hospital, 310. assistant, receive transportation, 165. from civil life, allowances granted to (Appen- dix B), 518. general, assistant, fuel, Ac. allowed to (Ap- pendix B), 516. of volunteers, (Act Cong), 534. Surrender by commander of fortified place, 120. Survey, Board of, of public property, 150. Suspected persons, rules in regard to, 92. Sutler allowed place at pay-table, 38. amount due by soldier noted on muster-roll, when, 353. appointment of, for regiment (Act Cong), 530, 531. at military post, appointment of (Appendix B), 511. debts due by recruits to, how paid, 132. due to, how to be noted, 38. dismissed from service, when (Act Cong), 531. place of, in camp of infantry, 76. privilege of, may be suspended, 37. term of office of, 37. Sutlers, 37. amount to be sold by, on credit, limited (Act Cong), 531. and retainers to camp subject to orders (Art. War), 494. by whom appointed, 37. facilities afforded to, in collection of dues, 356. forbidden to sell intoxicating drinks (Act Cong), 529. forbidden to underlet their business, 000. for troops in campaign, Ac, by whom ap- pointed, 37. inspection of articles sold by (Act Cong), 531. laws in regard to (Act Cong), 530, 531. legal claims of (Act. Gong), 581. Sutlers, list of articles permitted to sell (Act Cong), 529. number of, allowed to troops in campaign, Ac, 37. one to every military post, 37. paymasters forbidden to allow unlawful pay to (Act Cong), 530. penalty inflicted on, for disobedience of regu- lation in regard to sutling (Art. War), 490. regulations in regard to (Art. War), 490. restricted as to the amount they may sell to one person on credit, 37. restrictions in regard to, 37. rules in regard to payment of (Act Cong), 530. subject to regulations of Articles of War (Act Cong), 528. Sutlers' accounts, when.to be rendered and how settled, 38. lien upon-soldier's pay, abrogated (Act Cong), 528. supplies, rules in regard to transportation of (Act Cong), 531. Sword and scabbard for officers, 469. and sword-belt always worn upon duty, 469. belt, 468 belt-plate, 469. knot, 470. Swords of honor, 469. Table of pay, subsistence, forage, Ac. allowed to officers, 544, 545. of pay, subsistence, forage, Ac, of United States army, 358-363. showing quantity and bulk of any number of rations from 1 to 100,000, 306, 307. Bhowing weight and bulk of 1000 rations, 304. Tables of daily pay of army, 354, 355. Tares prescribed by Treasury Department, sche- dule of, 303. Tariff of prices to be exposed in sutler's store, 37. Tattoo, 40. Teamsters, place of, in camp of cavalry, 79. wagon-masters exercise restraint over, 111. Telegrams, copies of, to accompany vouchers for their payment (Appendix B), 516. for public business, Subsistence Department, how paid, 257. rules in regard to payment of (Appendix B), 516. • vouchers for payment of (Appendix B), 516. Telegraphic signals, grand guards often have care of, 90. Telegraph, use of, in army, restricted, 168. Tents, allowance of, 318, (Appendix B), 514. chapel, purchased by regiments, transporta- tion of (Appendix B), 511. for battery of six pieces of artillery, 80. for officers, 475. hospital, rules in regard to, 318. how arranged in camps, 76. in camp of cavalry, 79. interval betwoen file of, in camp of cavalry, 79. between files of, of adjacent companies, in camp of infantry, 76. 592 INDEX. Tents, Interval between ranks of, in camp of in- fantry, 76. of companies in camp of infantry, 76. of officers in camp of artillery, 80. or quarters put in order, when, 40. shelter, transportation of (Appendix B), 511. Third Auditor, rules to be observed in transmit- ting official papers to, 256. Tickets, allotment, to be introduced among volun- teers (Act Cong), 508. Time of flight of shell, how noted, 17. Title-papers for lands designed for fortifications, armories, Ac, where filed, 157. Tools for siege, in charge of whom, 117. Topographical Engineers' Department, promo- tions in, how made, 11. Tour of corporal in cavalry, 85. . of inspection by superintendents in recruit- ing service (Appendix B), 519. in recruiting service, 129. rules in regard to taking, 84. Tradesmen, relieved from ordinary military duty, when, 23. Trains, baggage, 110. by whom conducted (Appendix B), 514. march of baggage, 111. Transfer of funds to other paymasters, rule in regard to, 355. of hospital patients, 311. of non-commissioned officers, 27. of officer not to prejudice the rank of another officer of the corps, Ac. to which he is transferred, 13. of officers made only by War Department, 12. of officers seldom granted, 13. of pay-account of officers, 351. of sick and wounded soldiers to other hospi- tals (Appendix B), 519. of soldiers, 27. or exchange of officers, 12. Transfers seldom granted, 13. Transmission of packages to Commissary-General of Subsistence on official business, 257. Transmittal, letters of, to accompany reports and returns to Ordnance Bureau, 402. Transportation, amount and means of, prescribed, 111. army, 163. for Banitary supplies, how furnished (Appen- dix B), 518. of army supplies, 164. of commissaries' stores, 245. of officers and enlisted men on recruiting service, 133. of officers, Recruiting Service.vouchers for,136. of ordnance stores, 400. of quartermaster's stores by express agency, prohibited, when (Appendix B), 515. of recruits, 133. of sutlers' supplies (Act Cong), 531. of volunteers, rules in regard to (Appendix B), 522. of volunteers to camps of rendezvous (Ap- pendix B), 621. Transportation, regulations respecting allowances, 112. . rules in regard to, when officer changes sta- tion, 165. to whom allowed, 165. wno entitled to, 165. Transport-carts, model of, 318. Transporting guns, Ac, care to be used, 14 Transports, accommodation on, 164. cleanliness on board of, 122. for sick and wounded, 317. guard on board, 121. inspection of, 120. inspections of troops on board of, 121. quarters assigned to troops on board, 121. regulations in case of alarm on board, 121. selection of, 120. troops on board of, 120. Travelling allowance to discharged officers and soldiers, 354. on duty, 31. pay, when due to discharged officer or soldier, 354. Treasurer, post, duties of, 35. Treasury drafts, allowance for journey to cash, 165. Trees on public grounds, rules in regard to, 400. Trenches, arms carried by troops in, 116, colors only carried to, when, 116. detail for work of, 115. duties of cavalry in, 117. of field officer of, 114,115. field officer of, by whom appointed, 114. mounting of guards of, 115. no honors paid in, 116. orders of general of, by whom taken, 114. preservation of order in, 115. reports of officers commanding, 118. superintendence of, 114. troops posted in, 116. workmen in, covered by detachments, 116. Trial, application for delay of, before court- martial, 124. of officers by court-martial (Art. War), 497. of subordinate officers (Appendix B), 513. Trials and arrest of officers, rules in regard to (Act Cong), 537. by court-martial, rules in regard to (Art. War), 499. of ordnance sergeants and hospital stewards, 126. of prisoners (Act. Cong), 541. twice for same offence, prohibited (Art. War), 499. Trimmings for enlisted men, 467. for hat, 467. for hospital stewards, 467. for officers, 466. Tri-monthly reports of state of Recruiting Ser- vice, to whom rendered, 135. reports of state of Recruiting Service (Appendix B), 521. Troops_all governed by Articles of War (Art. War), 501. INDEX. 593 troops and supplies forbidden to be drawn from fortified place, 120 arrangement of, on parade and in order of battle, 72. at rendezvous, by whom organized, 72. cantoned in presence of the enemy, 81. disabled on march, received at depots, 74. distribution of, 13. duties of commanders charged with embark- ation of, 120. foot, water-proof blanket issued to and charged (Appendix B), 518. for escorts of honor, how selected, 43. formed for battle, 104. honors to be paid by, 40. in campaign, 71. in campaign, Ac, number of sutlers allowed - to, 37. inspections of, 46. issues to, 245. mustered for pay, when, 49. mustering of, 482. of artillery and engineers, place of, in order of battle, 72. on board of transports, 120. on board of transports, inspections of, 121. on march, camp of, 74. posted in trenches, 116. report of change of position or location of, 70. rules in regard .to payment of, 351. special report of, accompanied by an exact return, 70. stations of, in time of peace, how changed, 13. Trowsers for companies of artillery equipped as light artillery, 465. for corporals, 465. for enlisted men, 465. for general officers and officers of Ordnance Department, 465. for medical cadets, 465. for officers of general staff and staff-corps, 465. for ordnance sergeants and hospital stewards, 465. for privates, ,465. for regimental officers, 465. for sergeants, 465. Uniform clothing, purchase of, by officers, 171. rules in regard to, 171. coat for commissioned officers, 462. for enlisted men, 463. for fatigue purposes, 464. for musicians, 464. for recruits, 464. dress, and horse equipments, 462. of army prescribed by President (AH. War), 501. officers at their stations to wear their proper, 23. officers to wear in camp or garrison, 23, of ordnance sergeants, 27. recruits required to be dressed in, IMS rules in regard to (Appendix B), 524. 2 Y Uniform, soldiers required to wear, 23. United States, arms of, 460. rank of officers commissioned from, 10. Vacancies in companies of volunteers, how filled (Act Cong), 508. in established regiments, how filled, 11. in regiments and corps to rank of colonel, how filled, 11. in volunteer regiments, how filled, 483. temporary appointments in cases of, by whom made, 18. Vacancy of sutler's office filled by temporary ap- pointment, 37. Vaccine matter, from whom obtained, 309. Vedettes carry pistols or carbines in their hands 90. how placed, 90. Vegetables, desiccated, may be substituted for beans, Ac, 244. Ventilation around wood-work of fortifications, 14. of magazines, 16. of store-rooms, Ac, 15. of store-rooms, Ac in fortifications, 15. on board transports, 122. Verbal applications, rule in regard to, 68. Vessels, loading of, with stores, 123. Vice-President of United States, punishment for use" of disrespectful words against (Art. mn-),486. of United States, salute to, 40, 42. Villages avoided in marches, 98. halts on marches not to take place at, 98. Vinegar-kegs, rules in regard to, 301. Violence to persons bringing provisions to camp, prohibited (Art. War), 493. Volunteer recruiting service, how conducted (Ap- pendix B), 520. regiments, commissions issued to officers of (Appendix B), 511. duties of officers recruiting for (Appen- dix B), 521. vacancies in, how filled, 483. service, appointment of generals for (Act Cong), 509. Volunteers, act to authorize employment of, and rules in regard to (Act Cong), 504. and militia in service of United States, 481. armed as President may direct (Act Cong), 509. discharge of, 31. governed by Articles of War (Acts Cong), 505. mustered into service " during the war" (Act Cong), 509. mustered into service, examination of, 481. number of, limited to 500,000 (Act Cong), 505. organization of (Act Cong), 505, 506. pay and allowances to (Act Cong), 506. pay of company officers of (Act Cong), 533. pay of regimental bands (Aet Cong), 537. place of, in order of battle, 72. resignation of officers of, 483. 594 INDEX. Volunteers, rules in regard to transportation of (Appendix B), 522. surgeons of (Act Cong), 534. transportation of, to camps of rendezvous (Appendix B), 521. wounded, benefits to (Act Cong), 507. Voucher for commutation of rations while on fur- lough, form of, 284. for commutation of rations while travelling on detached command, form of, 283. form of, for services rendered, pay-roll, Sub- sistence Department, 290. for payment of complete rations issued, form of, 2S2. for purchase of articles for use in hospital, form of, 287. for purchase of savings from the ration, form of, 288. for purchase of subsistence supplies not paid for, form of, 286. for purchase of subsistence supplies paid for, form of, 285. for purchases to abstract of purchases paid for, form of, Quartermaster's Department, 185. for services rendered, form of, Subsistence Department, 289. to quarterly abstract of articles, purchased, form of, Quartermaster's Department, 203. Vouchers for advertisements in newspapers, Re- cruiting Service, 136. for disbursement of public funds, rules in re- gard to, 254. for medical attendance, Ac, in Recruiting Ser- vice, 132. for medicines, Ac, Recruiting Service, 136. for public money, 148. for transportation of officers, Recruiting Ser- vice, 136. Recruiting Service, how entered on abstract of expenses, 136. Wads for casemate guns, care of, 16. Wages, increase of, in arsenals, Ac, to be re- ported, 400. Wagon, army, size, Ac. of, 302. Wagoners of volunteers, pay and allowances of (Act Cong),-b07. Wagon-masters, duties of, in regard to transporta- tion, 112. employed with baggage-trains, 111. exorcise restraint over teamsters, Ac, 111. restrictions in regard to purchase and sale of public property by, 149. Wagons, allowance of (Appendix B), 514. army, use of, forbidden for sutlers' purposes (Act Cong), 531. Ac, form of monthly return of, Quartermas- ter's Department. 178. 1HE Wagons of convoy, how parked, 110. place of, in camp of cavalry, 79. in camp of infantry, 76 spring, or carriages, prohibited only in ccr- , tain cases, 164. Ac, where procured and fabricated, 164. Waiters, non-commissioned officers forbidden to act as, 24. of officers, 24. Walks, Ac. of fortifications, care of, 14. War, Articles of, 485. care of prisoners of, 108. Department, transfer of officers made by, 12. prisoners of, 71,107. Secretary of, duties of, in regard to contracts (Act Cong), 533. Ward-master of hospital, duties of, 310. Washing, price of, fixed by council of administra- tion, 24. Wastage, Subsistence Department, how returned, 250. Watchword, punishment for making known or changing (Art. War), 493. to whom given, 61. Watchwords, 82. series of, sent to distant posts, 83. Water-calls, time for, in garrison, 39. soldiers not to stop for, on march, 98. Watering-bridle, 477. bridles, 398. places in camp, 75. Weight of beef-cattle estimated, 250. Whisky, daily issue of, 247. Winter commences October 1,128. Witness at court-martial, pay of, 168. Witnesses before court-martial, oath and deposi- tions of (Art. War), 497. depositions of (./let. Cong), 541. examined beforo courts-martial, Ac, allow- ances granted to (Appendix B), 516. law in regard to (Act Cong), 543. Working-parties, 127. party, duties of officer commanding, 127. Workmen in armory, how paid, 400. Wounded assisted only after action is decided, 106. duties of medical director in regard to, 107. form of quarterly report of, 337-344. prisoners of war, care of, 108. returns of, rules in regard to, 70. transportation of, arranged by whom, 106. transports for, 317. volunteers, benefits to (Act Cong), 507. Wounds received in battle, discharge of soldier for (Appendix B), 510. Wrongs, redress of (Art. War), 41. tAJL). ■ :>.N - «■ «-:«.V«|Tlitx**;'