^5 ^>^ ^m- ■ i^^i^ 33I>J3>> >3> 33t> >>^^:^^ »> :S HEGXJT . A.TT ONS FOR THE ^j'yyJ^ ?, ARi! OF !HE COM "FEDERATE Wll FOR TllK QU VHTERM \STER'S DEPARTMENT. IXCLUDIX(J THE PAY BRA]\( I] TITERROF. RICHMOND: RITCHIE cV DIXXAVANT, TRIXTERS. it St WAR DEPARTMENT, Richmond, October 1862. The following Regulations for the Quartermaster's Department, and Pay branch thereof, and the accompanying General Regulations in regard to public property, money and accounts, the duties of commanding officers and working parties, having been approved by the President, he comafiands tliat they be published for the govern- ment of all concerned, and that they be strictly observed. Nothing contrary to the tenor of these j)resent Regulations will be enjoined or allowed, in any part of the forces of the Confederate States, by any commander whatsoever. G. W. RANDOLPH, Secretary of War. n4.'J9(;8 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Duke University Libraries http://www.archive.org/details/regulationsfoOOconf QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT. 1. This department provides the quarters and transportation of the army; storage and transportation for all army supplies ; army clothing ; camp and garrison equipage ; cavalry and artillery horses ; fuel ; forage ; straw, and stationery. 2. The incidental expenses of the army paid through the Quar- termaster's Department include per diem to extra duty men; postage on public service ; the expenses of courts martial, of the pursuit and apprehension of deserters, of the burials of officers and soldiers, of hired escorts, of expresses, interpreters, spies, and guides, of veteri- nar}^ surgeons and medicine for horses, and of supplying posts with water f and generally the proper and authorized expenses for the movements and operations of an army not cvpressly assigned to any other department. BARRACKS AND QUARTIiRS. 3. Under this head are included the permanent buildings for the use of the army, as barracks, quarters, hospitals, store-houses, offices, stables. 4. When barracks and quarters arc to be occupied, they will be allotted by the quartermaster at the station, under the control of the commanding officer. 34.'i;)(i8 6 quartermaster's department. 5. The liuiiiber of rooms and amount of fuel for ollBcers and men. are as follows : Rooms. Covclg of wood per uioutU.* < 3 < 1 o < o is o S p- 2< A IJrifjadicr-General or Colonel, A Lieuteuiint-Coloncl or Mujoi', A Captain, .... A Lieutenant, .... The General conimanding^ the army, The commanding: otnc-cr of a division or department, or un Assistant Quartermaster-General, The commanding officer of a regiment or post. Quarter- master, Assistant-Quartermaster, or Commissary of Subsistence, - - . - An acting Assistant-Quartermaster V'heu approved ])y the Quartermaster-General, ... Wagon and forage master, Sergeant-Major, Ordnance- Sergeant, or Quartermaster-Sergeant, Each non-commissioned officer, musician, private and washerwoman. Each necessary lire for the sick in hospital to be regu- lated by the surgeon and commanding officer, not ex- ceeding .... 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No ollicer shall occupy more thaiii his proper quarters, except by order of the comuianding ofllcor when there is an excess of quar- ters at the station; which order the quartermaster shall. forward to the Quartermaster-General, to be laid before the Secretary of War. But the amount of quarters shall be reduced pro rata by the com- manding officer when the number of officers and troops make it ne- cessiir}'; and vs'hen the public buildings are not sufficient to quarter the troops, the commanding officer shall report to the commander of the departiKcnt for authority to hire quarters, or other necessary orde)s in the case. The department commander shall report the case, and his orders therein, to the Quai'termaster-General. 8. A mess-room, and fuel for it, arc allowed only when a majority of the officers of a jjost or regiment unite in a mess; never to less than three officers, nor to any who live in hotels or boarding-houses. Fuel for a mess-room shall not be used elsewhere, or for any other puipose. '^. Fuel issued to officers br troops is public property for their use ; what they do not actually consume shall be returned to the quarturmaster and taken up on his quarterly return. 10. Fuel shall be issued only in tlie month when due. 11. In allotting quarters, officers shall have choice according to rank, but the commanding officer ma}"^ direct the officers to be sta- tioned eoiiVenient to their troops. 12. An officer n?ay select quarters occiqiied by a junior; but having njade his 'choice, he must abide by it, aud shall not again at the post di>place a junior, unless himself displaced by a senior. la. The set of rooms to each quarters will be assigned by the quar(erma-tcr, under the control of the connnanding officer; attics not coiintcd as rooms. 11. Ollicers cannot choose rooms in difierent sets of quarters. IG. AVhen public quarters cannot be furnished to officers at sta- tions without troops, or to enlisted men at general or department head-ipiartei's, quarters will be commuted at a rate fixed by the quartermaster's department. 9 Secretary of War, and fuel at the market price delivered. When fuel and tjuarters are commuted to an officer by reason of his em- ployuienf on a civil work, the commutation shall be charged to the appropriation lor the work. No commutation of rooms or fuel is allowed fur odicoK or messes. JG. An-ofliccr is not deprived of his quarters and fuel, or conmni- tation, at liis station, b}"" temporar}' absence on duty. 17. Oillcers and troops in the field arc not entitled to commuta- tion ior quarters or fuel. IS. An officer arriving at a station shall' make requisition on the quarleiinastcr for his quarters and fuel, accompanied by a cojiy of the onler putting him on duty at the station. If in command of troops, his re(|uisition shall be for the whole, and designate tlu' num- ber of officers of each grade, of non-couimissioned ollicers, soldiers and washerwomen. 10, r.uuks, benches!, and tables provided for soldiers' barracks and hospitals, are not to be removed from them, except by the quar- termaster of the station, or order of the commanding officers, and shall not be removed from the station except by order of the C)>,uarter- mast('r-( u'nera!. 20. Tlie furniture for each office will be two common desks or tables, s!\ counnon cliairs. one p;iir common andirons, and shovel and tongs. 21. Furniture will be piovided for officers' quarters when special ap])roini;itions for that jiurpose are made. Sales to officers of ma- terials for fiirnilure may be made at cost, at posts where they cannot be otherwise obtained. 22. Wlicn buildings are to be occupied or allotted, a))*inspectiori of them ir of the Secretary of War on the report of the bureau, or of the Tiea- siiry, showing a necessity thcrefur. I'OKAGF. 50. The forage ration is fourteen pounds of hay and twelve pounds of oats, coin, or barley. 51. In time of war officers of the army shall be entitled to draw forage for hoises according to grade, as ibilows : A Jb'igadier General, four; the Adjutant and Inspector General, Quartermaster-General, Commissary General, and the Colonels of Engineers, Artillery and Cavahy, three each. All Lieutenant-Colonels, and Majors, and Cap- tains of the general stalf. Engineer Corps, Light Artillery and Ca- valry, three each. Lieutenanttj serving in the Corps of Engineers, Lieut»'nants of Light Artillery and of Cavalry, two each. In time of peace, general and field otiiccrs, three. Oflicers below the lank of field ollicers in the general siaif, Corps of Engineers, Light Ar- tillery and Cavalry, two. Aids-dc-camp and Adjutant's forage for the same number of horses as allowed to officers of the same grade in the mounted service, in time of war and peace: provided in all cases, ihat the horses are actually kept in s(M-vice and mustered. No enlisted man in the service of the Confederate States, shall be em- ployed as a servant by any olhcer of the army. />»'. No oflicer shall sell forage issued to him. Forage issued to public horses or cuttle is public property ; what they do not actually consume to be properly accounted for. 1 14 quartermaster's department. STRAW. 53. In barracks, twelve pounds of straw per month for bedding will be allowed to each man and company woman. 54. The allowance and change of straw for the sick is regulated by the surgeon. 55. One hundred pounds per month is allowed for bedding to each horse in public service. 50. At posts near prairie land owned by the Confederate States, hay vi^ill be used instead of straw, and provided by the troops. Straw not actually used as bedding shall be accounted for as other public property. STATIONERY. 57. Issues of stationery are made quarterly, in amount as follows : Cojimiauclor of au army, department, or division (what may lie iiecessarj' for liimself and staff for their pub- lic duty.) Commander of a bric^ade, for himself and staff, (.)fficer commandinf>- a regiment or post of not less than five companies, for inm'-;elf and staff, Officer commandinn- a post of more than two and less than five companies, - . . Comnnrndiug ofiicer of a post of two companies, Commandinff officer of a ])ost of one company or less, and commanditif^ officer of a company, A Lieutenant-Coloncd or Major not in command of a regiment or post, . . . Officers of the Insijcctor-General's, Pay, and Quarter- master's Department (the prescribed blank books and printed forms, and th» stationery required for their public duty.) All oHicers, not ciuimerated above, when on duty and not supplied l)y their respective departments. & p. M £ p. p. ^ ■c a p. o i h bD a o p. a & d ^ a a c o u o o u u .o s a t- s s VI =1 ca O" o- ^ O O P4 12 1 50 1 8 2 10 1 40 1 6 2 8 A 30 * 5 1 G h 25 i 4 1 5 h 20 h 3 1 3 i 12 ■i 2 1 U h 6 i 1 d Steel pens, with one holder to 12 pens, may be issued in place of quills, and envelopes in place of envelope paper, at the rate of 100 to the quire. quartermaster's department. 15 5S. When an officer is relieved in command, he shall transfer the office stationery to his successor. 59. To each office table is allowed one inkstand, one stamp, one paper-folder, one sand-box, one wafer-box, and as many lead pencils as may be required, not exceeding four per annum. 60. Necessary stationery for military courts and boards will be furnished on the requisition of the recorder, approved by the presid- ing officer. 61. The commander of an army, department, or division, may di- rect orders to be printed, when the reipiisite dispatch and the num- ber to be distributed make it necessary. The necessity will be set out in thi' order for the printing, or certified on the account. 62. Regimental, company, and post books, and printed blanks for the officers of Quartermaster and Pay Departments, will be procured by timely requisition on the Quartermaster-General. 63. Printed matter procured by the Quartermaster-General for use beyond the seat of government, may be procured elsewhere, at a cost not to exceed the rates prescribed by Congress for the public printing, increased by the cost of transportation. EXPENSES OF COURTS-MARTIAL. 64. An officer who attends a general court-martial or court of in- quiry, convened by authority competent to order a general court- martial, will be paid, if the court is not held at the station where he is at the time serving, one dollar a day while attending the court and traveling to and from it if entitled to forage, and one dollar and twenty-five cents a day if not entitled to forage. 65. The Judge Advocate or Recorder will be paid, in addition to the above, a per diem of one dollar and twenty-five cents for every day he is necessarily employed in the duty of the court. When it is necessary to employ a clerk to aid the Judge Advocate, the court may order it ; a soldier to be procured when practicable. 66. A citizen witness shall be paid his actual transportation or stage fiiiT, and three dollars a day while attending the court and tra- veling to and from it, counting the travel at fifty miles a day. 67. Tiie certificate of the Judge Advocate shall be evidence of 16 quartermaster's department. the time of attendance on the court, and of the time he was neces- earilv cmplnyod in the dutj' of the court. (X the time occupied in travel incf, eacli officer will make his own certificate. extra-duty mex. GS. Duplicate rolls of the extra-duty men, to be paid by the Quar- temiaster's Department, will be made monthly, and certified l)y the quartermaster, or other officer having charge of the work, and coun- tersigned by iliG conuTianding officer. One of these will be trans- mitted direct to the Quartermaster-General, and the other filed in support of the pay-roll. PUBLIC P0.STAC4E. GO. Postage and dispatches by telegraph, on public business, paid by an officer, will bo refunded to him on his certificate to the ac- count, and to the necessity of the communication by telegraph. The amount for postage, and for telegraph dispatches, will be stated separately. horses for mounted officers. 70. In the field, or on the frontier, the commanding officer may authorize a mounted officer, wdio cannot otherwise provide himself with two horses, to take them from the public at the cost price, when it can be ascertained, and when not, at a fair valuation, to be Hxed by a board of survey, provided he shall not take the horse of any trooper. AJiorse so taken -«hall not be exchanged or returned. Horses of mounted officers shall be shod by the public farrier of blacksmith. CLOTHING, CAMP AND GARRISON EQUIPAGi;. 71. Supplies of clothing and camp and garrison equipage will be sent by the Quartermaster-General from the general depot to the officers of his department stationed with the troops. ^72. The contents of each package, and the size of clotlii ug in it,, will be marked on it. 73. The receiving quartermaster win give duplicate receipts for U-ie clothing as invoiced to him, if the packages as received and marked agree with the invoice, and appear rightly marked, and- in quartermaster's derartment. 17 good order; if otlienvise, an inspection will be made by a board of surve}^ whose report iii case of damage or deficiency will be trans- mitted, one copy to the Quartermaster-General and one to the officer forwarding the supplies. In case .of damage, the board will assess the damage to each article. 74. ALLOWANCE OF CAMP AND GARRISON EQUIPAGE. •!« a 3 I) 1 1 1 O X < 1 I 1 1 2 tr! s 2 2 a. a .-3 O 2 a a O A General, - ... Field or staff officer al.>ove tlio rank of Capt-ain, Other staff officers or Captains, Subalterns of a company, to every two, - To every 15 foot and li!* mounted men, - r> 75. Bed-sacks are provided for troops in garrison, and iron pots ma)^ be furnished to them instead of camp kettles. On the march and in the field, the only mess furniture of the soldier will bo one tin plate, one tin cup, one knife, fork and spoon, to each man, to be carried by himself on the march. Requisitions will be sent to the Quartermaster- General for the authorized flags, colors, standards, guidons, drums, fifes, bugles and trumpets. ALLOWANCE FOR CLOTHING. 76. A soldier is allowed the uniform clothing stated in (he fol- lowing table, or articles thereof of equal value. When a balance is due him at the end of the 5^ear, it is added to his allowance for the next : V K FOB THREE YEARS. ife CLOTHIXCr. 5^ "3 a- l9t. 2a. 3d. oS 2 1 H- Cap, complete, 1 4 Cover, ..... 1 1 1 ;{ Coat, . - - . . 2 1 1 4 Trowscrf*, ..... 2 2 - Flannel sliirts, ..... rj 3 •A 1 " drawers, .... \i 2 2 Bootees,* pairs, .... 4 4 4 i> StOckiiiL-. jinirs, .... ■1 •t 4 !•> Loatlier -1 . k, ..... ] ] Gi-'.v: .•-.... 1 _ _ 1 St Tor motmted men), ... 1 _ _ 1 y-'i-'^ .11 (for engineers and ordnance). 1 1 1 ;; Blanket. ..... 1 - 1 o •Mounted men may receive out pair of "boot*" oad t«o paira of "booteci" insteod of four palrg of boote««. IS quartermaster's department. 77. One sash is allowed to each company for the first sergeant. This and the metallic scales, letters, numbers, castles, shells, and flames, and the camp and garrison equipage, will not be returned 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 bv his fault. 7S. Commanders of companies draw the clothing of their men, and the camp and garrison equipage for the officers and men of their company. The camp and garrison equipage of other ofl&cers is drawn on their own receipts. 79. "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. 80. Ordinarily the company commander will procure and issue •clothing to his men twice a year ; at other times, when necessaiy in jspecial cases. 81- Such articles of clothing as the soldier may need will be issued toJliim. 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. 82. The money value of the clothing, and of each article of it, will be ascertained annually, and announced in orders from the War Department. 83. Officers receiving clothing, or camp and garrison equipage, will render quarterly returns to the Quartermaster-General. 84. 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 acknowledg- ment and signature of the soldier. The several issues to a soldier to be entered separately 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 BO noted on the roll. 85. Each soldier's clothing account is kept by the company com- mander in a company book. This account sets out only the money quartermaster's department. * 19 value of the clothing which he received at each issue, for which his receipt is entered in the hook, and witnessed as in the preceding paragraph. SG. When a soldier is transferred or detached, the amount due to or b5^ him on account of clothing will be stated on liis descriptive list. 57. When a soldier is discharged, the amount due to or by him for clothing will be stated on the duplicate certificates given for the settlement of his accounts. 58. Desertere' 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. 89. 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. 90. Connnanding officers may order necessary issues of clothing to prisoners and convicts, taking deserters' or other damaged clothing wlien there is such in store. 91. Ill all cases of deficiency, or damage of any article of cloth- ing, or camp or giirrison equipage, the officer accountable for the property is required by law " to show by one or more depositions setting forth the circumstances of the case, that the deficiency was by unavoidable accident or loss in actual service, without any fault on his part, and in case of damage, that due care and attention were excited on his part, and that the damage did not result from neglect." returns in the quartermaster's 'department. 92. All officer and agents having money and property of the De- partment to account for, are recjuired to make the monthly and quar- terly returns to the Quartermaster-General prescribed in the following articles : •!>;}. j\Iontlily returns, to be transmitted within five days after the month to which they relate, viz : A summary statement (Forn^ 1) ; *QUAUTEriMASTKR OESKKAL'S OFFICi:, Montgomery, Ala , May 1 1 , 186L Until fiinhrr ordem, the followinp will bo the only monthly rnportn rrqiiirc-rt at thin oflScc, viz : Eglimiird — with lift of otitHtandiog di-btB, if any. | Mimtrr Rvlln of ExiriiUiity Men. Monthly Summary Stnlrmcnt. Ueporl of Slorri! traniiportpil. Hrpi.r' 'f 1' r^onit and ArticIc'R hirrd, &,c. 1 Li«t of (Quartern and Fuel commatcd (Form 7). 20 quartermaster's depart;vient. report of persons aud things (Form 2) ; rotl of extra-duty men (Form 3) ; report of stores for trausportatioii, &c. (Form 4) ; return of ani- mals, wagons, harness, &c. (Form T))"; report of forage (Form.C); report of fuel and quarters commuted (Form 7) ; report of pay dCie (FoiTO S) ; an estimate of funds for one month (Form 9) will be sent with the monthly returns. The estimate 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 ne- cessary. 94. Quarterly returns, to be transmitted within twenty days after the quarter to which they relate, viz : An account current of monej'^ (Form 10), with abstracts and vouchers, as shown in Forms Nos. 11 to 22 J a return of property (Form 23), with abstract and vouchers, as shown in Forms Nos. 24 to 45 ; a duplicate of the property re- turn without abstracts or vouchers ; and a quarterly statement of the allowances paid to officers (Form 46). 95. A distinct account current will be returned of money received and disbursed under the appropriation for "contingencies 6f the army." (Sec Forms Nos. 48, 49, and 22, for the forms of the ac- count current, abstracts, and vouchers.) Necessary expenditures by the Quartermaster for the Medical Department are entered on ab- stract C. (See Forms 49 and 50.) The account will, ordinarily, be transferred from " army contingencies" to the approJiria^;ion for the Medical and Hospital Department, in the Treasury. • I ■••■■■■' T ^* Forms 51 and 52 are the foi-ms of the quarterly returns of clothing, camp and garrison equipage, and the receipt roll of issues to soldiers. 97. When persons and articles hired in the Quartermaster's De- partment are transferred, a descriptive list (Form 53) will be for- warded with them to tlie quarterma,ster to whom they are sent. 98. Officers serving in the Quartermaster's Department will re- port to the Quartermaster-General useful information in regard to the routes and means of transportation and of supplies. QUARTEKMASTER'S department — FORMS. 21 H. CZ2 O — — C ' €©= "S ll HI r3 'S ■ ' ' d ' o O ^ r rg 1 ' ' S a S > >> t>.«2 pq m M _2 "13 ■3 .9 - «a ^ o i 9 H F- H €©= •E s> S S to c o O 0? ^§ o „ ^■€ *, >-• § p. cy ca o o PQ CI < "5 J^ ? ^S ^ 5 =) a o o-^ 2 CrO ,s a 2 p OJ o > '^ e3 s a> ~ a o •f? >^ M .Si =3 > rS.3 ■-3 i^S C3 0) O a d ® y. ^ a^ 1^ 2 ® "" CS ,s <3 :=:-a ^ * M a ^1 a §1 ^ s ii m •n ^-5 3 tn^a >» S_:1 » >^ 22 quartermaster's department FORMS. [No. 2.] Report of Persons and Articles employed and hired 1 e a a Xameg of persons and articles. Designation and occupation. Service during the month. Rate of hire or compen- sation. Date of con- tract, agroem't, or entry Into service. a o "5 Amount. month or a 6 1 § voyage. 1 House, 3 roorus, Quarters. 1 3] 31 $40 00 Month, July 1,1850, 2 2 House, 4 rooms, Store-house, 2 31 29 31 00 Mouth, Dec. 3, 1849, 3 3 House, 2 rooms, Guard " 1 31 31 19 00 Mouth, Dec. 3, 1849, 1 1 Ship Fanny, Transport, 1 31 31 22,000 00 Voyag'o, May 3, 1880, 2 2 Schr. Heroine, Transport, ] 31 31 700 00 Mouth, June 4, 1850, 1 1 « Wagon & team. . 1 31 31 100 00 Month, Jan. 1,1850, 1 1 Chas. James, Clerk, 1 31 31 75 00 Month, Dec. 3, 1850, 2 1 Isaac Lowd, Interpreter, 7 10 4 2 00 Day, Jan. 7, 1851, 3 ] Peter Keene, Express, 7 12 6 40 00 Month, Jan. 7, 1851, 4 1 John Peters, Blacksmith, 2r2 31 7 2 00 Day, Jan. 1,1851, 5 1 Thos. Cross, Confed'ate States Steamer Fashion. Laborer, 1 31 31 20 00 Month, May 3, 1850, 1 1 Jas. Corwin, Captain, 1 31 31 150 00 Month, Dec. 1,1850, 2 1 Geo. Pratt, Eugineer, 1 31 31 100 00 Mouth, Dec. 1 , 1850, 3 1 John Paul, Mate, 1 31 31 50 00 Month, Dec. 1,1850, 1 Amount of rent and hire during the month. I certify, on honor, that the aboA^e is a true report of all the persons and articles employed head of Remarks, and the statement of amounts due and remaining unpaid, are correct. Examined. C. D., Commanding. quartermaster's department — FORMS. 23 [No. •->.] at , during the month of 186 , by Bv whom Ani't of rent or pay in the month. Remarks showingby whom the build- ings were occupied, and for what purpose, and how the vpskcU and men were employed during the mouth. Time and amount due and remain- ing unpaid. owned. (Transfers and discharges will be noted under this head.) From. To. Amount. lSt)0. 1801. A. Byrne, 40 00 Major 3d Infantry, Dec. 1, Jan. 31, 80 00 Jas. Black, 29 00 Subsistence Store and Oflficc, - Dec. 3, Jan. 31, GO 00 Jas. Black, 10 00 Companies I and K, 3d Infantry. G. Wilkins, - - - Tran.sporting stores to Benicia, Voyage 1861. not coinp 18()I. ki.'d. T. Browne, 700 00 Tran.s25orting stores to Brazos, Jan. 1, Jan. 31, 700 00 Jas. Barry, 100 00 75 CO 8 00 7 74 14 00 20 00 Hauling stores to San Autonia, Quartermaster's Office. Employed by Com'g General. Express to Indiauola. Shoeing public horses. Helping blacksmith. Jan. 1 , Jan. 3 1 , 100 00 150 00 ^ c July 1, • July 31, 150 00 100 GO > Steamship sent to Brazos, \ July 1, July 31, 100 00 50 00 July 1, July 31, 50 00 $1303 74 Total amotint due and remaining unpaid, $1240 00 *nd hired by me during the month of 18G , and that the observations under tho E. F., Asst. Qr. Master. 24 quartermaster's department — FORMS. ft. ^ ^ (^ "o. « ->! S t; W ^ « HH g 'SJUnQ S °J ■sjiinoa >.— 03 fi V. s fl • o p. tc •;3 "5 C3 « (£ d •SjJap 'OH O '? I i. o «M •ox o a '^ • H •lUOJJ Cm o • o « u l> 3 ns s^ » >, CE O 0-2 ■^ 5* ^ g >> « • •^uaratSaji •jCaucIaioQ a o M S =r 3 s.s -S u o a ca ;<5 d » 1 1 ^ .Q>» pq 5'^ .5 o pi § 3 b i" ■/^'tS quartermaster's department — FORJIS. 25 Received in good order. •nop -Bnijssp ejBtaiJifi 1 •noijvtn} -sop ajBiponiaajni 1 B o S (f O =3 cc 1- •jnas 9imx g > £ a c .a S u 1 s ID a » p to a c /J ~ -peA)»oaj ennx - 1 26 quartermaster's department — FORMS. s T3 6 12; ^ ?^ s tS S s 5m CO ]8 horses purchased; average cost $ . Wagons purchased at . 6 horses received from . Horses transferred to . Wagons transferred to . 1 horse sold; — horses died on the road to . •xiiBajjeq puB PjgiMS •S33jBq puB gjBog; •RjamBajg ' •sdooig •sjanooips •sduis •BaippBS noScAl •JO sjas a[S ■nis 'ssan.iBq laaqAV •s}ieo •BaouBjnqinv •snoSBjW ■UDXO ■Boinw: ■BasjoH On hand. Purchased during the month. Received from officers. Total to be accounted for. Transferred, . . - Sold and -worn out. Died and lost, . - - Total issued and expended. Remaining on hand. •8}Ba QUABTERM ASTER's DEPARTMENT — FORMS. 27 ^ •^ C ao 1^ 'tS *)0 Hay purchased at , at — per 100 pounds. Com purchased at , and hauled at, per bush. Fodder delivered at the post, at — per 100 lbs. Quantity issued. Average cost of •Bpnnod 001 Jod 'jappo^ «• 18' ^ 1- •Fpnnod oot Jod '^«h «• IS « 1 (sqiSG) qfnq -tad 'stBO " IS ^ 1 (•gqi gc) -qsnq aad 'njoo "■ l§ <^ 1- II •jappo^ •a a a Ph 1 •Xcir 1,350 33,000 34,350 •8»«0 1 s 1 1 1 njoo 6,480 158,400 "5 o H •BIBtntnv 00 g ■^ ■3 > 'C ■sainjt 1 1 1 ■898JOH 2J ' (N 3 •naxo 1 00 g •sajtiK ■ § CO '838J0H CO CO 8 1 B c t Field and staff officers, •- Qr. Master's Department, quartermaster's department — FORMS. '^ A 5 u <3&= o at •S)0 '3 ; t> o 3 5 •siioa ^ hH t^- o •sni fl ^ o o o •jaaa s ^ <1 •sp.ioo a •SiO 1 o 1 ^ 3 < •snoa s 1 ^5 ■SJO & i;§ r:B •snoa " re •0*1 mooji 5* o f( g •d o 3 < £ p •s o U _^- "5 rt « aj ment or use of military stations, ...... Hire of sttvre-houses, offices, &c. (For what use). Mileage to officers, ....... Army transportation, viz: Of troops and their baggage, ..... Of Quartermasters', subsistence, ordnance, and hospital stores, Purchase of liorses and mules (Q. M. Dept.), . . . Purchase of wagons and harness do. ... Purchase of liorses for mounted troops, viz: Horses for Company Cavalry, .... Horses for Company Artillery, &c. Outsfauding debts,* ....... Deduct actual or probable balance on hand, . . . . Dolls. Cts. A. B., A. Q. Master. *To be accompanied by a list giving the name and amount due each individual, or firm, and on what account due. quartermaster's department — FORMS. 31 Consolidated Esihnate of Funds for the Qiiarlermaster^s Department at for the month of 186 , by Major , Quartermaster. By whom required. Station. Amount. REMARKS. Capt. , A. Q. M. Capt. , A. Q. M. Capt. , A. Q. M. Capt. , A. Q. M. ( Insert as many more as are required for the district. ) _ 40,500 38,047 3,397 7^400 00 97 00 00 Required was $ 60,500. I have reduced it to $ 40,500. Over- estimated on forage, $20,000. ^iptain . — overestimated ^'20,000 for the purchase of mules and wagons. His esti- mate is for f ."..-'.047 1)7— re- duced to $38,047 97, Amount of estimate. This amount includes for the purchase of 120 mules and 30 wagons and harness ordered by Gen. , &c. Total amount required, $156,344 07 Quartermaster' Office, ]86 r A. B., Major, and QuarlcrmaslcT. .32 quartermaster's department — FORMS. s ^ S'o ^5 G. ^0 s ^ , OJ , „ tH 1 i-a (D 1 Ph • n3 cS .o '. sa ' S ' o ^ ;h O 1 "So Ph o o c3 "S © 1 6 ft .2 ^■ .^j 02 ^ o ■ o S Pi , § 3 in p b- Qi) ^ S O fa pi a ^ o 02 '^ * i O 45-3 S ^ ^ 'S'? o > '3 g 1 S Is S 5i o S o S,j:1 ,o p (U jj a K f-t ''^ a a r^ rd rd ;3 cn 02 i 8 c3 c« c3 C5 rS « O » o >. >> 1 >^, >.«* m M 41 M pq . -. LO CO CO J 86 Jan. ^ " "" (k — — >: « ^73 « a> H M "5 '5 <1^ c3 o . "5 o p. -2 « 03 c3 2 s V. cu CS dl o •^ • ^ ja J-1 c o o ri s o g . IS o O o J2 -2 J s< o -w o ■^ t^ t+H ^ o o o '^ .^J ,«J ^J o ^ a fl a 4-* <~* d o o o s ^ a s g 'w 8 c oS « ,£5 o o o o O c3 H H H H ^ ^ I— 1 ,_ CO « ri '.0 i ''O !2 ;; 2 5 —1 03 >tr( <\ O' « c ■5 ''^ K.2 "C ^0 c a quartermaster's department — FORMS. 33 !«) o 'S - . >i 0/ a a OS 1 1 ^ • 2 . •Fi^auOfi 02 1 £> •^BH ^ 1 a ij ! 1 o •s,ro ( =■ 1 f-' •UJOQ 5' ♦ « ■ . n J3 O •^ aa a _ i-i ^. -; o Ch • T3 o O 1 nc c o S »; ,1 0) lU o Ob O 0; •a S cr' 1 eS 3 &i3 V c o a" ^ s u o h C3 c J •E •jnijanoA Oi 'fi- it "TJ rs fS _ m 1 a o< ft (^ 1 (5 5 o c D O (-• 13 to Ti a C3 n ;j u >:> '^ c CS a o z .S3 *_^ .—, Cl ^ ,J3 u X 3 P* w ■^3 a fci o: r— i> o ^n eS ^ c. CJ a t:.s 34 quartermaster's department — FORMS. P o* « O b » o JQ .-? 5* iG g S3 ^ Em !~ a i s n W , ^ IS r. o s a ffi Ph ^ >. ^ S a ^ O Tj eS %-t d o o O CO U ,— ( >-, o g p^ 5 ItI o ;d /3 04 - s O • ns nS 4 ■"^ ^ t3 § ^3 K quartermaster's department — FORMS. 35 CO •« 1— ( ^"^ ■z ^ H I a H o $9 36 quartermaster's department — FORMS. i 8 ^ ■■« ^ <3 ^ Z & o S 5 o , » o & P< a o ^r ■o S-t o o o .a >> pq 1 .a o / (4 *§ o o. ® o o C3 V ■3 o IB Pi quartermaster's department — FORMS. 37 »o .63 ^ s- p IJ ^1 ^ S^ G "^ i. '^ 11 ■« 1^ ?^ !5C ^ ^ pq ^^ H o •""^ < S i3 g « s < ^sT o H a ■A S ^ -^ «» > ? ?i- s •^ "U I. ~ !^ g^- Jr=^T 5 &i^ 38 quartermaster's department — FORMS. Q o m 09 n <{ o &< PS K o & o JO 03 Ph tea =3 a ,^ a 1 •a ^s 7i, p.a ;; J ^^ „ a t»v a> -S •n rO eS a S 2 M OJ ^ . CO « quartermaster' S department — FORMS. 39 (A P o a as .s a 03 hn (0 .g P, 0) fe o -*^ Ph .A o o n o S " a 53 1 ^ O-Sj o fl « ^ 1 o C' ~ OJ 5^-^ IN.^ "^5 ;;= ^ a « .3' '« 2 a ii ® o a) JR 40 quartermaster's department FORMS. 00 o < S 3 3 ^^ 0;3 S^ ^^ ■^ c3 -i: (0 rf fee - f. a -^ a V r S rt 1 S ffi 'c o^ -^ o £ ,'-a *= c3 :j I •-3 CD E^ 03 o 9 > ■r^ c C3 53 .5 rt 'C p bD '9. ^ o o a ^ ^ a t- ® . ^ tH *^ o o ■*-* '^ 1— ( o be « ?^ a; > ^ g o t2 o m ft ^ (D 1,s "73 (B id oi O '3 o o .~ a I o 'S « '-' .2 O" TABLE OF DISTANCES FROM PRINCIPAL POINTS IN THE CONFEDERATE STATES. ; Iwtwccn any two places in- the Tablf, Jook on tlie.line ol" tllo pkc. Wincliestcr, Va., and New Orleans, La., is tliirtecQ hundred (uid-sixteen place the distance between wliich la leiuiiri found undei- Winehostei- and dn the line of Av rod; tiins, the distance Ijctw Orleans. Pi-epared by JAMES B. WARD for the use of Quartermaster's Department C. S. A. 4( 00 o 5z; quartermaster's department — FORMS. 41 o pq a < o H u s; o & o > £C tc 2 -= g bK/J .e oj - S- P. -I <13 « ■*-» 03 .a J «^ § o ^ o O. C3 £ tfi o rt -J c to > fees a) cj O c8 O "^ r0 - |-£ its tc O" quartermaster's department — FORMS. 43 bD 6 52; a 13 "" Ph Ph to •^ «> bo I ^5 p4" ^ >^ t> °= a -ja k.o "5 £ rfl ns »j_, if a <= fl d i S^ 1 3 CO S KB > -bS a S 'S rfl *» >s a rQ a> ■13 J .S rO E a I -^3 ;:3 a, .tS J!:-a fl a ^ o . PQ quartermaster's department — FORMS. 45 [No. 23.] QUAETERLY RETURN OF 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 aud 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 Horso Medicinea. 9. Blacksmiths' Tools. 10. Carpenters' Tools. * 11. Wheelwrights' Tools. 12. Masons' and Bricklayers' Tools. 13. Miscellaneous Tools for Fatigue aud Garrison purposes. 14. Stores for Expenditure, such as Iron, Steel, Horse-shoes, Rope, &c., &c., to be claaeed alphabetically. 46 quartermaster's DEPARTMENT' — FORMS. [No. 23.] Quarterly Return of Quartermaster's Stores, received and issued by . Classes, ;...... 1. Fuel. Abstracts, &c. Wood. Coal. Date. u o No. No. .a o HH No. ■3 a < Lbs. 3 9 a 'A Bu. Per last return, - Abstract D, E, N, On hand, . . . Received by piuchase, - " fi-om 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, - - - - Total remaining on hand. Condition ], 2, "3, - - In good order. Unfit for service, but repairable. Totally unfit for service, quartermaster's Dfl^ARTMENT — FORMS. 47 [No. 23.J at , in the quarter ending on the of 186 , — Coiitiimcd. 2. Forage. 3. Straw. 4. Stationery. u o C o 60 a ■■B •V o Eh M n "o o 0) o Pi o fa u a, <9 P. _o "3 > a >• a H M o o XI M 1 3 u c o O o .o 3 a' a> H Lbs. Lbs. Lb. Lbs. Pounds. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. No. No. No. » • 48 QUAETERJIASTER'S •ErAETMENT — FORMS. 1 [No. 23.] Quarterly Return of Quartermaster's Stores, received and issued by . 4. Stationery. Abstracts, &c. o 3 & a h- 1 o p. ,i4 • a .3 "3 CO i '3 1 '6 1 o 3i 1 a M 1 No. Botls. Paprs. Ozs. Ozs. No. Gross. No. Pes. No. No. 0. H. - D. E, N, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, ' quartermaster's department — FORMS. 49 [No. 23.] ut , in the quarter ending on the of — Continued. ISG 4, Statioaery. H u c c iKity wliich hns conic intn my liaiid.>< on account of the Quartonnastcr's DtTpartmcnt, diiriiii' tlif (juartor ending on tlic of 186 . A. IV, Quartermaster. oO quartermaster's department — FORMS. fcfl -* H Ol o E u ci g -12 M 5 fc^ Pm CO *« '^ ■32 QUAKTERMAS'PER'S DEPAETJIENT FORMS. 6 J2; "^ ^ ^ ^ » .2 1 1 1 o # Ph "a o O •siaqsng; o o saqoui 1 ■%i>a^ 1 •spjoQ 1 3 From whom received. o •JOIIDnOA JO •o»j * o* m quartermaster's department — FORMS. -53 ■^ H "« ^ ^ ^ fc ^ ^ w 0 ^' So V 'S, t>c "^ f^ « OJ M M < ^H t^ H • P3 u J> t3 •Bpnnod o Ph •gpnnoj 6 a • •spuno> 1 i •ppnnoj BSBJoq JO jaqtann ' 6 H •D _o Pw a ^ £ "p b H •i aS t>» o ? to ^ crt § m fl O ^ ui ui S » C .2 ;?; "S g 1- o f»* a> CO o •5 1^ il eS s5 f*.JO ^ ^ ^ s o ft^ •J8pA\od-5ini JO saeded •adi3} JO saaaij •xtjAi-Sinicas JO saoimQ ■ •sjajTJM JO saamiQ •sIIIhT) JO jaqainii •jDdTid oSpi-UJUD JO sjaaqg •jadBd dBOSiooj jo Baaing ■jadBd jo;}8i jo sajin^ ■ rg o "^ quartermaster's department FORMS. 65 fciO c s 22 ts iZ C^ W .« , ^^ .t ■ - • ■ \ ( 3 .' e o it S 5 • , a "a o H H >5 & o ~ Pl4 ^ 1 -•^ H V H u O 1— ( !«5 66 quartermaster's department — FORMS. a o 11 :2 ?2 ta 33 ^ g-'-fl ^ ID ,s 1j.a "" fe^ to ^ = ^ Is §1 < - 03 "S ?' C/J aj o "S « _"m 03 OJ 'c« ^:S ■< •5 a ;h ■§^ « 5^ Its <^- .3 •j2 S OS 1— I m '^ .^ ■9 a> ^ a & 5 a; S 1 1 'K-S m >^ '^\ a s^ -% < ^0 02 "5 fee c d 11 (-( '*C5 -2 ■e 3 tg O" 'p, g M H « 5-S QUARXERJIASTER' S DEPAl^SfcENT-^FOE^IS. 67 ^ ^ •^ e »^ •2 68 quartermaster's department — FORMS. h5 ~ £ a 's b <^.a Mg quartermaster's department — FORMS. 69 V. -^ Of 1 < 3 a, 70 QUAETERMASTM'S • DEPARTMENT — FORMS. "e •* "■^J* a ^ ^ =0 quartermaster's department — FORMS. 71 fcj) d -^ ^ • • > .' ' • • • ' •a '• i: ,* a H o fc: » o H • 'jaqDnoA }o '0|{ • "a • s . o s H u • eg ^ 01 3 -^ 8 o . = 60 \^ S=: -£"3 c-g 5E- '-a oS = 3 72 QUARTEEJIASTER's department FORMS. 6 ^ i* « ^ c '^ ^ W ^ C3 •spnnoj m ctf •spnnod 6 K C5 S (■sqi ce) _o o 'sidqsna fH • a (•sqi 9S) o o 'siaqsug ■ 73 o o 3 •saqoni pi^ •6 o o •;33^ f= ■SpjQO •c . ■ . S g > p^ o a 1 J s o ^ u fl a a o X! o ■3 'S af • •<» Ss o !- ^ fl p. ^ -S^ CO 'cS cS ci a r^ ^"S t^ t^ ^^'^ « m « ^ i-T 00 ■^ ' cJ ^ K ^ tjo a "in *-5 *^ ^ s O, m o Q , ^ ' at a .tj "^ ' .2 d" "o « to ' J-« 4, rO i ^ ^ M 5 >> M a £ 3 5 tS ,jS fee quartermaster's department — 'FORMS. 77 ■S s v.^ H o < a o a .a & 6 s c S c o C C > o d • o a V. o * 7S quakteemaster's department-^forms. s o 6 o. ^ o* 1^ «=0 ^ s a; -Si n C3 >-. &. &( O !8 r- O §•5 CO -tj BS '^ i^ :^ >0 #1 I I quartermaster's department — FORMS. 79 (3 55 J. * d E a « o a> fi P — bp-5 •2.9 O a) ScJ rt.=i ' 6D fcc - >■» CO "I to* "S 5 U HI E S > t: o _ t .fa g I. o t^ war 1-2 S, cr u fc5 so quartermaster's department FORMS. [No. 52.] Quarterly Return of Clothing, Camp and Garrison Equipage reeeived and issued 'p c d 125 OF WHOM RECEIVED. > ■ O ■a a a ,o § 1 a ca a CS "3 J2 C u O, 03 O o p> OS POMPONS. WHEN RECEIVED. Color. r- , On hand, per last return, Total to be accounted for, . . - . WHEN ISS0ED. 2 (4-1 o 6 TO WHOla ISSUED. '■ • Total issued, ----.. On hand to be accounted for, - - . . quartermaster's department — FORMS. 81 at [No. 52.] -, in the quarter ending on (he day of 186 , by CTiOTEINS. COATS METALLIC liNIKOUM ^ SEALS. • JACKETS. •'i A v a eS <" . bo » p't; a p a c: a > 1 a ■ s o a n * a 1 •« !3 i c s .9 a Cm S c K . CiO 1, •1 .I- ••3 S & o 1 , 3 P .2 i c c: P. s ■5 c « b4 g a a a a C3 OB ♦> W Ph O! C C o (^ tb iJ ^ P- J? w 73 op C Pm • , ■ 1 . 1 ~* ' _. — • 1 '2. 82 QUARTERMASTER .S DERARTMENT FORMS. [No. 52.] Quarterly Return of Clothing, Camp and Gar- CLOTHING. UNIFORM JACKETS. o p V. o o '3 o ■3 p. f, ? « J- '5 p. t^ u i «4-: '3 P< S) 1 6 c tS Is • a • "an 1 1 "S O c. o ■ -X > •s • # quartermaster's department — FORMS. 83 [No. 52.] rison Equipage, received and issued, S^v. — Continued. EQUIPAGE. liKP SAt:KS. DO < 1 > "a fit < •s p. • so 0. B a O 1 P. P. 1 a 1 3 .a a tb CO g 1 a 60 CO o c u c O t I ( Notes. — Erasures and alterations of ontriRs are prohibited. Regular and extra issues will be distingui.shed on the receipt-roll. Each signature, whether written by the soldier or acknowledged hy mark, must be witnessed. Vacant space will be filled by a cipher. Mounted men may receive one pair of "boots" and two pairs of "bootees," in- stead oi four pairs of bootees. quartermaster's department — FORMS. S7 rales of ■ [No. 53.] -, do hereby acknowledge to have received of (he sci'cral our respective names. Signature? Witness. As the metallic Bhoiildcr-Bcalos, Ir-tforH, numbers, castles, and sliells and flami's jvill lapt for many years, tlioy will lie l)<»rnr on the rclunis as comiiany proj)irty, in tlir >aiiio manner OS are naslifs, nnJ '^ •eoTAjes ojn; .■taina .lo 1 t due. •gjngo d o a •s-iniioa' < s •aSn^oA .10 ^up 'i[jnoi\[ o O 3 ^ c-o * t- 1;3 •S)u,io ' 3 S t« a o a ■s-reipa , M ■ i -vATia t; 1 « . ^ P. •sqtuon; , ;a « !3 ^ •-( Oi o »w 13 O 'C ,? Pk mojj ■ •c , a rj s o • o 'Z a p. tc o 'i ° fi tw •^ o fl Cf s 3 o CS . g ■=3 d 13 O "cS ce 3 m P< o H ^ <1 • •ssEp qoea JO jaqiutiK ^ s Pay Braucli of the Quartermaster's Department. 99. The troops will be paid in such manner that the arrears shall at no time exceed two niontlis, unless tlie circumstances of the case render it unavoidable, which the quartermaster charged with the pay- ment sjiall promptly report to the Quartermaster-General. 100. Tlie Quartermaster-General shall take care, by titnely remit- tances, that the quartermasters have the necessary funds to pay the troops, and shall notify, tlie remittances to the quartermasters and commanding officers of the respective pay districts. 101. The payments, except to officers and discharged soldiers, shall be made on muster and pay rolls ; those of companies and detach- ments, signed by the company or detachment commander; of the hospital, signed by the surgieori ; and all muster and pay rolls, signed by the mustering ^nd inspecting pfficer. See Form 2. .102. When a company is paraded for payment, the officer in com- mand of it shall attend at the pay table. 100. 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. 101. Officers are paid on certified acooimts, as in Form 4; dis- charged soldiers, on accounts according to Form G, and certificates^ Form 5. An officer retiring from service miist make affidavit to his pay account, and to the certificate annexed to it, and state his place of residence, and the date wlien his resignation or removal takes effect. Pay accounts of post chaplains are to be certified by the commanding officer of the post. • 10->. When an officer is dismissed from the service, he shall not be entitled to pay beyond the day on which the order announcing his dismissal is received at the post wliere lie may be stationed, unless a particular day beyond the time is mentioned in the order. 90 PAY DEPARTMENT. lOG. No officer shall receive pay for two sta'fF appointments for the same time. 107. Officers are entitled to pay from the date of the acceptance of their appointments, and from the date of promotion. 108. No account of a restored officer for time he was out of service can be paid, without order of the War Department. 109. As far as practicable, officers are to draw their pay from the quartermaster of the district where they may be on duty. 110. No officer shall pass away or transfer his pay account not actually due at the time ; and when an officer transfers liis pay ac- count he shall report the fact to the Quartermaster-General, and to the quartermaster expected to pay it. 111. No person in the military service, while in arrears to the Confederate States, shall draw pay. When the Secretary of War shall find by report of the Comptroller of the Treasury, or other- wise, that an officer of the amiy is in arrears to the Confederate States, the Quartermaster-Greueral shall be directed to stop his pay to the amount of such arrears, by giving notice thereof to the quarter- masters of the army, and to the officer, who may pay over the amount to any quartermaster* And no quartermaster shall make to him any jjayment on account of ]iay, until he exhibits evidence of having re- funded the amount of the arrears, or that his pay accrued and stopped is equal to it, or until the stoppage is removed by the Quartermaster- General. 112. 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, evi- dence of which, in case of an officer, shall be annexed to his pay account. 113. Every deserter shall forfeit all pay and alloj^ances due at the time of desertion. Stoppages and fines shall be paid from his future earnings, if he is apprehended and continued in service ; otherwise, from his arrears of pay. 114. No deserter shall receive pay before trial, or till restored to duty without trial by the authority competent to order the trial. PAY DEPARTMENT. 91 115. In casp of a soldior's death, desertion,' or discharge without pay, or the forfeiture of his pay by sentence of court martial, the account dne the laundress will be noted on the muster roll. 11(). When an improper payment has been made to any enlisted soldi<'r,^|||l disallowed in the settlement of the quartermaster's ac- couiiisjj^ (juartermaster may report the fact to the commander of the company in which the soldier is mustered, who will note on the muster rolls tlie amount to be stopped from the pay of the soldier, that it may be refunded to the quartermaster in whose accounts the improper payment has been disallowed. ] 17. Authorized stoppages to reimburse tlie Confederate States, as for loss or damage to arms, equipments, or other public property ; for extra issues of clothing ; for the expense of apprehending desert- ers, or to reimburse individuals (as the quartermaster, laundress, «Src.) ; forfeitures for desertion, and fines by sentence of court-martial, will be entered on the roll and paid in the order stated. « lis. The quartermaster will deduct from the pay of .the. soldier the amount of the authorized stoppages entered on the muster-roll, descriptive list, or certificate of discharge. 119. The traveling pay is due to a discharged officer or soldiei; unless forfeited by Sentence of a court-martial, or as provided in para- graph 121, or the discharge is by way of punishment for an offence. 120. In reckonino; 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, b}'^ the shortest practicable route. 121. Every enlisted man discharged as a minor, or for other cause involving fraud on his part in the enlistment, or discharged by the civil authority, shall forfeit all pay and allowance due at the time of the discharge. 122. Quartermasters or other officers to whom a discharged soldier may apply, shall transmit to the Quurtermaster-General, witU their remarks, any evidence the soldier may furnish relating to his not having received or having lost his certificate of pay due. The Quar- termaster-General will transmit the evidence to the Comptroller lor the set^tlej^ient of the account. 123. Xo quartermaster or olhor officM- sli;ill l)c interested in the 92 PAY DEPARTMENT. purchase of any soldier's certificate of pay due, or other claim against the Confederate States. • 124. The Quartermaster-General will report to the Adjutant- General any case of neglect of company officers to furnish the proper certificates to soldiers entitled to discharge. ma^ 125. Whenever the garrison is withdrawn from any post in which a chaplain is authorized to be employed, his pay and emoluments shall cease on the last day of the month next ensuing after tlie with- drawal of the troops. The Quartermaster-General will be duly in- formed from the Adjutant-General's office whenever the appointment and pay of the post chaplain will cease under this Regulation. 126. Funds turned over to other quartermasters, or refunded to the Treasurer, are to be- entered .in account current, but not in the abstracts of payments. ] 27. Whenever money is refunded to the Treasurer, the name of the 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. 12S. When an officer in the Confederate States -army is assigned by the proper authority to service with volunteer troops, with rank higher than that held by him in the regular 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 militaiy appointments or grades at" the same time. 129. Whenever the Quartermaster-General shall discover that an officer has drawn pay twice for the same time, he shall report it to the Adjutant-General. 130. The Quartermaster-General shall transmit to the Second Auditor, in the month of May, a statement exhibiting the total amount during the year up to the SJst December preceding, of stop- pages against officers and .soldiers on account of ordnance and ord- nance stores, that the amount may be refunded to the proper appro- priations. 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 and soldiers. PAT DEPARTMENT. 93 131. The fqllowing^rctnl^iis are to be transmitted to the Quarter- master-General after each payment: ■ 1. Estimate for succeeding months (Form 1). 2. 'Abstract of pa3Mnents (Form 7), accompanied" by the vouchers. 3.^|[^eral account current, in duplicate (Form 8). thly statement of funds, disbursements, &c. (Form 10). loS.^^pi accounts and vouchers for the expenditures to the regu- lar annj' must be kept separate and distinct from those to volunteers and militia. - . 133. Pay roll of militia will be according to Form 9, the certifi- cate at the foot to be signed by all the company officers present. 134. No militia or volunteers shall be paid till regularly mustered into sei'vice, as provided in the General Regulations. 135. When volunteers are furnished with clothing, by tailors or other persons, the furnislier may secure his pay at the first payment of the company, upon presenting to the paying quartermaster the receipt of the individutil furnished, verified by the certificate of the captain as to its correctness — but this receipt will not be respected fov an amount above the twenty-five dollars allowed for six months' service. 94 PAY DEPARTMENT. PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE AEMY. m ^ Forage. GRADE. 'a o V. o ^ o a O a o a, Brigadicr-Genei-al, - - - . - $301 00 4 3 Aid to Brigadier-General, in addition to pay of Lieutenant, 35 00 Colonel of Eug-iueers, Artillery, Cavalry, and of the General Staff, except the Medical Department, . 210 00 3 3 Lieutenant-Colonel of Cavalry, \ Major of Cavalry, - - \. - . 185 00 ~ 3 3 - 162 00 3 3 Captain of Cavalry, - ^ . 140 00 2 2 First Lieutenant of Cavalry, - • - . 100 00 2 2 Second Lieutenant of Cavalry, . 90 00 2 2 Adjutant, in addition to pay of Lieutenant, - 10 00 Artillery: Colonel, ... . 210 00 3 3 Lieutenant-Colonel, . 185 00 3 3 Maji>r, . - - - . . 150 00 3 3 Captain, ... . 130 00 " First Lieutenant, ... . 90 00 Second Lieutenant, . 80 00 Adjutant, in addition to pay of Lieutenant, * 10 00 Infantry: Colonel, ... _ 195 00 3 3 Lieutenant-Colonel, . 170 00 3 3 Major, - ■ - . 150 00 3 3 Captain, - - ' - » - 130 00 First Lieutenant, ... . 90 00 Second Lieutenant, - - . 80 00 Adjutant, in addition to pay as Lieutenant, - - 10 00 Medical staff: Surgeon-General, $ 3,000 per annum. Sui-geon of ten years' service, . 200 00 3 3 Surgec^n of less tlian ten years' service, . 162 00 3 3 Assistant Surgeon of t«n years' service. . 150 00 2 2 Assistant Surgeon of five years' service, - ■ ^- 130 00 2 2 Assistant Surgeon of less than five years' service, ' -■^•%u - 110 00 2 2 Enlisted men: Sergeant or Master Workmen of Engineers, Master Armorer, Master # Carriage Maker, and Master Blapksmith, each. . ■34 00 Corporal or Overseer of Engineers, Armorer, Carriage Maker, and Blacksmith of Ordnance, each. . 20 00 Private — First Class, or Artificer of Engineers and Ordnance, 17 00 Private — Second. Class, or Laborer and Musician of Engineers, and Laborer of Ordnance, . 13 00 Sergeant-Major of Cavalry and Infantry, - 21 00 PAY DEPARTMENT. 95 PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF TliE ARMY— Continued. • 4 ■ ray. Forage. ^^^^k ?! M ii jd ^^ ^o «< ^^^^^^^^ § ••"•s , a <4-. " o » O IS ^^^^^v •; cM d.i ^^^ Pk ^4^ 'A" QnnrtcrninsU'r-t^org^oanfof CavaVy and Infllntry, 21 (10 rrincipal Mnsiriaus of a BattiUion, . 21 (10 Chii't' liuplfi" of a Battalion, ... . 21 (10 First. .Sf'is^cant of Cavalry and Infantry, - " . 20 00' Sorp'ant o|| Ca\alry and Infantry, - J 7 00 CorjKiral of Cavalry, Artiller}', Infantry, Aitificcrs, Faaricrs and Hlacksiiiitlis, .... . i:? ()(» Musii-ian of Cavalry. . i:{ 00 Sfnsician of Artillery and lufantiy. . . 12 00 Private — Cavalry, : . . . . 12 00 Private — Artillery and Infantry, . 11 (in Ordnance Serg'oant, . 21 00 IIo.spital Steward appointed by tbe Secretary of War, and IIos [•ital Steward at ])osts of more tlwui four companies, . 21 00 Hospital Steward, - . - . - 20 00 Ilosjiital Laundress, ... . G 00 Chaplain, • - - 50 00 , Note. — Bripadier-General commanding in chief a separate Aimy actually in the field, , f 100 per month additional. 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SPSS K« ^-f?. a; S ^ S > -it: S"^ 03 S cr . r^ fccS ■" - s & -w '■<- ?3 a s "^ g § a 3 g ^ £ s ~ ' ^ J^ fe ^ « --.CD , — : ^ - O - 'M O r^ 03 C ^ O S^ '1=; ^ I 'a ^ O cp c a c3 -g be ^ cS CI g fe a .- -: ^ o '' 1^ 2^ ° § ra ^ 1; o -" -^ ^ a cj "^ ' .2 t»j u ^ " -ti " f4H[^ V ^ -b >^ c > H Z a a^. rt S § S t« PAY DEPARTMENT FORMS. 101 Form No. 5. Certificate to he given a Soldier at the time of his Discharge. I certify that the within iianicJ , a of Captain the reginiout of , ])orn in , in the state of feet inches hig^h, eomploxiou, eyis, — , was enlisted by vd ou the years, and is now entitled to discharge by reason of — company ( ), of — , iicred " years, - hair, and by d;iy of l^i] , to serve The said was last paid by -, to include the day of ISC) , and has pay due from that (inic to the prostut date. There is due to him dollars, traveling expenses from , the place of discharge, to , the place of enrolment, transportation not being furnished iu kind. There is due him . lie is indebted to the Confederate States — Given iu duplicate at —, this day of dollars, ou account of — — 186 . A. B., Commanding Company. Note. — When this certificate is transferred it must be on the back, witnessfnl by a com- missioned officer, if practicable, or by some other reputable person Aveil known to the (juar- termaster. Form No. 6. Account to be made hy Quartermaster. For pay from of 186 , to of 186 , being ^ months and days, at dollars per month. For pay for traveling from to , being miles, at , Amount, Deduct for clothing overdrawn, - - . . Balance paid, .f! Received of C. S. Armv, this cent.s, in full of the above account. day of i^r, , dollars and Witnej5s : (Signed duplicates.) 102 PAY DEPARTMENT— FORMS. ^ O iZi O •sd.ioo •apBuS .10 >iui;a ■picd moqAi o j, •jnstnjjBi JO s%v(j •aaqano A JO -OH PAY DEPARTMENT — FORMS. 103 •jnnorav sjnoo I ■n\oa ■ej^a s7 -^ s >.,•- K > •s ■V « rs •li gS S. OS (4 _ 'V d o a ^ T e8 ^" (^ m m •^unomy •Biioa ■aScjo^ •8}UJ0 ■snoa 'aoaa^stsqng •ftioa •^ej •sju^o •BIIOQ in cS Ir^ ^ ^ a s.r-'i f:8 (=-5* -o o 03 « c a; 'C . o to e S a rewitli -of ccoun £ 2 « i ee o . a^ja 1 *^ *■' c !" e 3 a 13 - — t* ® o o o 5 3 '^ ■" S 3 • **- aj 5 p^ I I ■sjuao 1 1 1 •aSujoj; •BIloa ■S4U00 1 1 1 ■aDnajeisqug ■siioa ^ ■s»wo 1 . . II •ABJ •«noa I I I I ^ s 104 PAT DEPARTMENT FORMS. bX) '^ Jo -3 S ~^ CO fcfl ^ ^ -^ z6 < •BSanjiAi •GjnjBuSjg •pred saonB^Ba; •;)nnoraB pjox 'OTp 'finiJB 'S8BJ0t[ JO 9811 'Svp jsd sjaao qj- •eStJJOji •^Bd JO innoray •iljuoiu aad j£b j o •a _o •s^Cua •siUUOH ■noij'BJidxa "luaniaonaraniog •9OTT!J^ •OK ^15 ■^ •^ M ZJ a bt) a -l ce "cj cc is J & a -n '-*^ ^ >. ■—I s " a =- o cu a £ «2 "5 (^j'S > a<£ a 0) q". S ^ > K aj Oj O > s- -^ ■jj •—I ' a " -i= 2 c t^. § -a j3 cB o * ^ O O J .2 ^ fee $•5 -a .S'o =3 -w K 1-. o-S^ ita ^'C '^ ■*J T3 a a 0.' 03 -^ •S s a ►~I ^ £^ > ^■m .S - - -:;: o- C2 n •£.:: i>> 2 '5 a; -a a ■" i a> -g i>>a < <^ ::; aj PAY DEPARTMENT — FORMS. 105 UJ ^ W < W / •jnnomv 1 ■"nnuv: 1 •B9.tO}S 1 ■sjnomdnib^i 1 1 •8onv!np.io ■SupDoio u.wT;jp.i3A0 ■saaipjos •oSujoj •Xttj © li 2 ' — x s ill 1"= 5 fill a .- ? f Total received, - - $ nded in puyinp the troops, ed over to quartermaster, Total expended, - - $ ice to be accounted for, - !f! S Date. .o quartermaster's department. 107 MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS, WORKING PARTIES. 136. "Wlien it is necessary to employ the army at work on fortifica- tions, in snrve3^s, in cutting roads, and other constant labor of not less than ten days, the non-connnissioned officers and soldiers so employed are enrolled as extra-dnty men, and are allowed twenty-five cents a day when employed as laborers and teamsters, and forty cents a day when employed as mechanics, at all stations east of the Rocky moun- tains, and thirty-five and fifty cents per day, respectively, at all sta- tions west of those mountains. J -37. Enlisted men of the ordnance and engineer departments, and artificers of artillery, are not entitled to this allowance when em- ployed in their appropriate work. 13S. Soldiers shall not be employed as extra-duty men for any labor in camp or garrison which can properly be performed by fatigue parties. 139.-- No extra-duty men, except those required for tlie ordinary service of the quartermaster, commissary, and medical departments, and saddlers in mounted companies, will be employed without pre- vious authority from department head quarters, except in case of ne- cessity, which shall be promptly reported to the department com- mander. ] 40. Extra-duty pay of the saddler in a mounted company will be charged on the conq>any mustei-roll, to be paid by the quartermaster, and refunded by the ordnance department. Extra-dut}' pay of cooks and nurses in the hospital service will be paid by the quartermaster, in the absence of a medical disbursing officer, and reliinded by the medical department. 141. The officer commanding a working party will conform to the directions and plans of the engineer or other officer "directing the work, without regard to rank. 108 QUARTERMASTER S DEPARTMENT. 142. 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 con- sidered to comriience on the 1st of April, and winter on the 1st of October. 143. 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 wdien not in the field, and espe- cially 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. PUBLIC PROPERTY, MONEY AND ACCOUNTS. 144. All officers of the 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 Confederate 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. 14-5. 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. 146. The chiefs of disbursing departments, who submit requisi- tions lor money to be remitted to disbursing officers, shall take care that no more money than actually needed is in the hands of any officer. 147. 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 re- quired to avail themselves, as far as possible, of this arrangement, by depositing with the assistant treasurer such funds as are not wanted quartehmaster's department. 109 for immediate use, and drawing the same in convenient sums as wanted. 14S. 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 paynients shall be made in the funds so received for the drafts, unless said fimds 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 suspended by the Secretaiy of War, and rcporttjd to the President, and promptly removed from office or restored to his trust and duties, as to the President nuiy seem just and proper. 149. 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 Confederate States, without having paid to such creditor, in such funds as he received for disbursement, or such other funds as he is authorized 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 liis 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 pidjlic money, shall convert to his own use, or invest in any kind of merchandise or property, or loan with or without interest, or deposit ill any bank, or exchange for any funds, except as allowed in the preceding article, any public money entrusted to him ; and every such 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. 1-50. 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 pro- ceeds or avails thereof, without making returns of such premium and accounting tlierelbr by eliarging it in his accounts to the credit of the Confederate States, will forthwith be dismissed by the Pn si dent. l-ll. If any disbursing officer shall bet at cards or any game of hazard, his connnanding officer shall suspend his functions, and re(pure him to turn over all the public funds in bis keeping, and 110 quartermaster's department. sliall immediately report the case to the proper bureau of the War Department. '••i : 152. All officers are forbid to give or take any receipt in blank for public money or property; but in all casess thei voucher shall be made out in full, and the true date, place and exact amount of money, in w^ords, shall be written out in the receipt before it is signed. 153. When a signature is not written by the hand of the party, it must be witnessed. 154. 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 per- formance of any service, or the delivery of articles of any description, payment shall not exceed the value of the service rendered, or of the articles delivered, previously to such payment. 155. 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 pub- lic service in which he is engaged, nor shall take or apply to his own use any gain or emolument for negotiating or transacting any public business other than what is or may be allowed by law. 156. 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 Confederate States, nor in the purchase or sale of any property procured for or belonging to the Confederate States, except as the agent of the Confederate States. 157. 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 contract in which such person shall be admitted to any share or part, or to any benefit to arise therefrom. 158. No person in the military service, whose salary, pay or emolu- ments is or are fixed by law or regulations, shall receive any addi- tional pay, extra allowance, or compensation in any form whatever, quartermastek's department. Ill for the disbursement of public monej, or any other service or duty whatsoever, unless the same shall be authorized by law, and explicitly set out in the appropriation. 159. All accounts of expenditures shall set out a sufficient expla- nation of the object, necessity and propriety of the expenditure. IGO. The facts on which an account, depends must be stated and vouched by, the certificate of an officer, or other sufficient evidence. 161. If any account paid on the certificate of an officer to the facts is afterwards 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. 102. An officer shall hixxe 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. • 163. 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 purchase oai credit. 164. 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 pro- perty appertaining to the service from which he is relieved, to his successor, unless otherwise ordered. 165. The chief of each military bureau of the AVar Department shall, under the direction of the Secretary of War, regulate, as far as practicable, the employment of hired persons required for the admi- nistrative service of his department. 160. When practicable, persons hired in the military service shall be paid at the end of the calendar month, and when discharged. Separate pay rolls shall be made for each month. 107. When a hired person is discharged and not paid, a certified statement of his account shall be given him. 108. Property, paid for or not, must be taken up on the return, and accounted for when 'received. 112 quartermaster's DErARTMENT. 169. No officer has authority to insure public property or money. 170. Disbursing officers are not authorized to settle with heirs, ex- ecutors or administrators, except by instructions from the proper bu- reau of the War Department, upon accounts duly audited and certi- fied by the proper accounting officers of the treasury. 171. Public h'orses, mules, oxen, tools and implements shall be branded conspicuously C. 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 C S. when sold or condemned, shall be branded with the letter C. 172. No public property shall be used, nor labor hired for the public be employed, for any private use whatsoever not authorized by the regulations of the service. 173. When public property becomes damaged, except by fair wear and tear, the officer accountable for the property shall report the case to the commanding officer, who shall appoint a'board of survey of two or more officers to examine the property and ascertain the cause and amount of damage, and whether by any fault. of any person in the military service, and report the facts and their opinion to him ; which report, with his opinion thereon, he shall transmit to the chief of the department" to which the property appertains, and give a copy to the officer accountable for the property, and to the person chargeable for the damage. 174. If any article of public property be lost or damaged by neg- lect or fault of any officer or soldier, he shall pay the value of such article, or amount of damage, or cost of repairs, and be proceeded against as the Articles of War provide, if he demand a trial by court martial, or the circumstances require it. 175. Charges against a soldier shall be set against his pay on the muster roll. Charges against an officer to be sfet against his pay shall be pi'omptly reported to the Secretary of War. 176. If any article of public property be embezzled, or by neg- lect lost or damaged by any person hired in the public service, the value or damage shall be charged to him, and set against any pay or money due him. 177. Public property lost, or destroyed in the military service quartermaster's department. 113 must be accounted for by affidavit, or the certificate of a commis- sioned officer, or other satisfactory evidence. 17S. Affidavits or depositions may be taken before any officer in the list, as follows, when recourse cannot be had to any before named on said list ; which fact shall be certified by the officer oftering the evidence: 1st, a civil magistrate competent to administer oaths; 2d, a judge i^lvocate ; 3d, the recorder of a garrison or regimental court martial; 4tli, the adjutant of a regiment; 5th, a commissioned oflicer. 179. When military stores or other army supplies are unsuitable to the service, the officer in charge thereof shall report the case to the commanding officer, who shall "refer the report, with his opinion thereon, to tlie bureau of the department to which the property ap- pertains, for tlie order in tlie case of the Secretary of War. But if, from the nature or condition of the property or exigency of the ser- vice, it be necessary to act witliout the delay of such reference, in such case of necessity the commanding officer shall appoint a board of survej'', composed of two or more competent officers, to examine the property and report to him, subject to his aj)proval, what dispo- sition the public interest requires to be made of it; which he shall cause to be made, and report the case to the [)roper bureau of the War Department for the information of the Secretary of War. These cases of necessity arise when the property is of perishable nature and cannot be kept, or wlien the expense of keeping it is too great in pro[)ortion to its value, or when the troops, in movement, would be compelled to abandon it. Horses incurably unfit for any public service may also constitute a case of necessity, but shall be put to death only in case of an inc^urable wound or contagious dis- order. 180. When military stores or other army supplies are reported to the War Department as unsuitable to the service, a proper inspec- tion or survey of "them shall be made by an Inspector-Cjeneral, or such suitable officer or officers as the Secretary of War may appoint for that purpose. Separate inventories of the stores, according to the disposition to be made of tliem, shall accom]):my the inspection report: as of articles to be repaired, to be broken up, to be sold, of no use or value, and to be dropped, &c. &c. Tlie inspection report and inventories shall show the exact condition of the different articles. ISl. Military stores and other army supplies found unsuitable to 8 114 . quartermaster's department. the public service, after inspection by an Inspector-General, and ordered for sale, shall be sold for cash at auction, on due public no- tice, and in such market as the public interest may require. The officer making the sale will bid in and suspend the sale when, in his opinion, better jJi'ices may be got. Expenses of the sale will be paid from the proceeds. The auctioneer's verified account of the sale in detail, and the vouchers fox the expenses of the 'sale, will be reported to the chief of the. department to which the property belonged. The net proceeds will be aj^plied as the Secretary of War may direct. 182. No officer making returns of property shall drop from his return any public property as worn out or unserviceable until it has been condenmed, after proper inspection, and ordered to be so dropped. 183. An officer issuing stores shall deliver or transmit to the re- ceiving officer an exact list of them in duplicate invoices, and the receiving officer shall return him duplicate receipts. 184. When an officer to whom stores are forwarded has reason to suppose them miscarried, he shall promptly inform the issuing and forwarding officer, and the bureau of the department to which the property appertains. 185. When stores received do not correspond in amount or quality with the invoice, they will be examined by a board of survey, and their report communicated to the proper bureau, to the issuing and forwarding officer, and to the officer authorized to pay the transpor- tation account. Damages recovered from the carrier or other party liable, will be refunded to the proper department. 186. On the death of any officer in charge of public property or money, the commanding officer shall appoint a board of survey to take an inventory of the same, which he shall forward to the proper bureau of the War D(!partment, and he shall designate an officer to take charge of the said property or money till orders in the case are received from the proper authority. 187. When an officer in charge of public propefi'ty is removed from the care of it, the commanding officer shall designate an officer to receive it, or take charge of it himself, till, a successor be regularly appointed. Where no officer can remain to receive it, the com- manding officer will take suitable means to secure it, and report the facts to the proper authority. quartermaster's department. 11-5 1R8. Every officer liaviucr public money to account for, and failing to render liis accomit thereof quarter yearly, with the vouchers ne- cessary to its correct and prompt settlement, within three months after tlie expiration of the quarter, if* resident in the Confederate States, and within six months, if resident in a foreign country, will he promptly dismissed by the President, unless he sliall explain the default to tlie satisfliction of the President. ISO. Every ofliccr enti'usted with public money or ]>rop('rfv, shall render all prescribed returns and accounts to the bureau of tlu^ de- partment in which he is serving, where all such retnj'ng and accounts shall pass through a rigid administrative scrutiny before the money accounts are transmitted to the proper offices of the treasury de- ])artment for settlement. 100. Tlie h(\'id of the bureau shall cause his df^ision on each ac- count to be (Midorsed on it. He shall bring to the notice of the Secretary of War all accounts and matters of account that require or mei-it it. Wben an account is suspended or disallowed, the bu- reau shall notifv it to the officer, that he may hav(^ early opportunity to subnn't explanations or take an a])peal to the S<'cretary of War. 101. When an account is suspended or disallowed in the proper office of the tivasury (h'partment, or ex^^lanation or evidence required from the officer, it shall be prouq)tly notified to him by tlie head of rbe military bureau. And all vouchers, evidence or explanation re- turned by hin^ to the treasury department, shall pass through the bureau. 102. Chiefs of the disl)ursing departments sliall, under the direc- tion of the Secretary ^f War, designate, as far as practicable, tlie }daces where the principal contracts and purcliases shall be made and supplies procured for distribution. 10:{. All purchases and contracts for supplies or services for the army, exce[>t personal services, wlu-n the pul)lic •<'xigencie8 do 'not requir«' the immediate d«!livery of the articles or perfcu'inance of the service, skall be made by advertising a Rufficieijt time previously for proposals respecting the same. 101. The officer advertising for proposals shall, when the intended pincliase or contract is consideral)le, transmit forthwith a coj>v of the advertisi-ment and report of the case to the proper bureau of the, War Department. 116 quartermaster's department. 195. Contracts will be made with the lowest responsible bidder, and purchases from the lowest bidder who produces the proper article. But when such lowest bids are unreasonable, they will be rejected, and bids again invited by public notice; and all bids and advertisements shall be sent to the bureau. 196. When sealed bids are required, the time of opening them shall be specified, and bidders have privilege to be present at the opening. 197. When immediate delivery or performance is required by the pu])lic exigency, the articles or service required may be procured by- open purchase or contract at the places, and in the mode in which such articles are usually bought and sold, or such services engaged, between individuals. 19S. Contracts shall be made in quadruplicate ; one to be kept by the officer, one by the contractor, and two to be sent to the military bureau, one of which for the office of the second comptroller of the treasury. 199. The contractor shall give bond, with good and sufficient se- curity, for the true and faithful performance of his contract, and each surety shall state his place of residence. 200. An express condition shall be inserted in contracts that no member of congress shall be admitted to any share or part therein, or any benefit to arise therefrom. 201. No contract shall be made except under a law authorizing it, or an appropriation adequate to its fulfillment, except contracts by the Secretary of War for the subsistence or clothing of the army, or the quarter! I Ulster's department. 202. It is the duty of every commanding officer to enforce a rigid economy in the public expenses. 203. All estimates for supplies of property or money for the pub- lic service within a dt[»artment shall be forwarded through the com- mander of the department, and carefully revised by him. And all such estimates shall go through the inmiediate commander, if such there be, of the officer rendering ihc estimate, as of the post or regi- ment, who shall be retpiired by the department commander to revise the estimates for the service of his own command. quartermaster's department. 117 204. The frdmihistrative control exercised In^ department com- manders shall, when troops are- in the field, devolve on commanders of divisions; or, when the command is less than a division, on the* commander of the whole. 205. No land shall be purchased for the Confederate States, except under a law authorizing such purchase. 206. No public money shall be expended for the purchase of any land, nor for erecting armories, arsenals, forts, fortifications, or other permanent public buildings, until the written opinion of the Attorney Qeneral shall be had in favor of the validity of the title to the land or site, nor, if the land be within any state of the Confederate States, until a cession of the jurisdiction by the legislature of the state. 207. No permanent buildings for the army, as barracks, quarters, hospitals, store houses, ofticos, or stables, or piers, or wharves, shall be ei'ected but by order of tlie Secretary of War, and according to the plan directed by him, and in consequence of appropriations made by law : and no alteration shall be made in any such [mblic building without authority from the War Department. 208. Complete title papers, with full and exact maps, plans and drawings of the public lands purchased, appropriated, or designed for permanent military fortifications, will be collected, .recorded and filed in the Bureau of the Corps of Engineers; of the public lands ap[)ropnated or designated for armories, arsenals and ordnance depots, will be collected, recorded, and filed in the Ordnance J3ureau ; of all other land belonging to the Confederate States, and under the charge of the War Depjytment for barracks, posts, cantonments, or other military uses, will be collected, recorded, and filed in the office of the Quartermaster-General of thi' army. 209. A copy of the sui-vey of the land at each post, fort, arsenal and depot, furnished from the proper bureau, will be carefully pre- served in the office of the commanding officer. troops on board of transports. 210. Military commanders charged with the embarkation of troops, ahd officere of the quartermaster's department entrusted with the selection of the transiiorts, will take care that the vessels are entirely seaworthy and proper for such service, and that suitable arrange- ments are made in them for the health and comfort of the troops. 118 quartermaster's department. 211. If, in the opinion of the. officer commanding the troops to be embavkctl, 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. 212. 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. 213. Arms will be placed, if there be no racks, as to be secure from injur}^ and enable the men to handle them promptly — bayonets unfixed and in scabbard. 214. Ammunition in cartridge boxes to be so placed as to be en- tirely secure from fire ; resel've ammunition to be reported to the master of the transport, with request that he designate a safe place of deposit. Frequent inspections will be made of the service am- munition, to insure its safety and good condition. 215. No officer is to sleep out of his ship, or to quit his ship, without the sanction of the officer commanding on board. 216. The guard will be proportioned to the number of sentinels required. At sea the guard will mount with side arms only. The officer of the guard will be officer of the day. 217. Sentinels will be kept over the fires, with buckets of water at hand, promptly to extinguish fires. Smoking is prohibited between declcs or in the cabins, at all times ; nor shall any lights be allowed between decks, except such ship lanterns as the master of the trans- port may direct, or those carried by the officer of the day in the exe- cution of his duty. 218. 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. 219. 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 the deck. The troops not wanted at the guns or QUARTERarASTER'« DEPARTMENT. 119 to assist the sailors, and those who caapnot be advantageously, em- ployed with small arms, will be forme^ as a' reserve between decks. 220. All the troops will turn out a^ A. ^l., without arms or uniform, and (in warm weather) without shoes or stockings ; when every individual will be clean, his hands, lace and feet washed, and his hair combed, The same personal inspection will be repeated thirty minutes before sunset. The cooks alone may be exempt from o?ie of these inspections per day, if necessary. 221. 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. 222. 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 jilaced in the chains and have buckets of water thrown over them. 223. 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 l)ctween decks. The materials re- quired are — common salt, four ounces; powdered oxide of manga- nese, 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. Solutions of chloride of lime and chloride of zinc are excellent disinfecting agents. 224. 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 obstructed. 225. During cooking hours, the officers of companies visit the camboose, and sec that the messes are well prepared. The copjiJ^rs and other cooking utensils are to be regularly and well washed both before and after use. 220. 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 tat- too every man not on duty will be in his berth. To insure the exe- 120 quartermaster's department. cution of this regulation, tlie officer of the day, with a lantern, will make a tour between decks. 227. 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 extin- guished at 10 o'clock, unless special permission be given to continue them for a longer time, as in case of sickness or other emergency. 228. For the sake of exercise, the troo.ps will be occasionally called to quarters by the beat to arms. Those appointed to the guns will be frequently exercised in the use of them. The arms and accoutrements will be frequently inspected. The metallic parts of the former will be often wiped and greased again. 229. 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 necessary. 230. At morning and evening parades, the surgeon will examine the men, to observe whether there be any appearance of disease. .231. The sick will, as far as practicable, be separated from the healthy men. On the first appearance of malignant contagion, a signal will be made for the hospital vessel (if there be one in com- pany), and the diseased men removed to her. 232. A good supply of hospital stores and medicines will be taken on each vessel, and used only for the sick and convalescent. 233. The surgeon will guard the men against costiveness on ap- proaching 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 competent to judge of it, and most kinds, after long voyages, are prejudicial. 234. 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. » 235. In fitting up a vessel for the transportation of horses, care is to be taken that the requisite arrangements are made for conveniently feeding and cleaning them, and to secure them from injury in rough quartermaster's department. 1'21 weather by ropes attached to breast straps aud breeching, or b}" other suitable means ; and especially that proper ventilation is provided by openings in the upper deck, vv'ind-sails, &c. The ventilation of stea- mers may be assisted by using the engine for that purpose. 2-36. Horses should not be put on board after severe exercise or when heated. lu hoisting them on bonrd, 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. 237. On board, care is to be taken thnt the horses are not overfed ; 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, occa- sionall}^ the mangers should be washed and the nostrils of the horses sponged with vinegar and water. 23S. 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, aud they should be placed on board in sucii a manner that they may be easily reached, in tlie order in which they arc reqiured for service. Each store-ship should be marked, at the bow and stern, on both sides, in large characters, with a distinctive letter and nund)er. A list is to be nmde 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 department in the expedition, or at the place of destination. BATTLES. 239. Before the action, the quartermaster of the division makes all tiie necessary arrangements for the transportation of the wounded. lie establishes the ambulance depots in the rear, and gives his as- sistants the necessary instruction for the service of tlie andmlance wagons and other means of removing the wounded. 240. Tlie amiiuiance d<'p(»t. to which the wounded are carried or directed for immedinte treatment, is generally established at the most convenient building nearest the field of battle. A rc(f flog marks its place or the way to it, to the conductors of the ambulances and to the wounded who can walk. 122 quartermaster's departjient. 241. 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 nec^sary assistants, that the sol- diers may have no excuse to leave the ranks for that object. 242. The medical director of the division, after consultation with the Quartermaster-General, distributes the medical officers and hospi- tal attendants at his disposal, to the depots and active and)ulances. He will send officers and attendants, when practicable, to the active ambulances, to relieve the wounded v/ho require treatment before being removed from the ground. He will see that the depots and aml>ulances are provided with the necessary apparatus, medicines, and stores. He will take post and render his professional services at the principal depot. 243. If the enemy endanger the depot, the quartermaster takes the orders of the General to remove it or to streni^then its ouard. 244. The wounded in the depots and the sick are removed as soon as possible, to the hospitals that have been established by the Quar- termaster-General of the' army on the flanks or rear of the army. 245. 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 pro- perty captured, and makes the return to head quarters. BAGGAGE TRAINS. 246. The baggage train of general head quarters and the trains of the several divisions are each under the charge of an officer of the quartermaster's department. These officers conduct and command 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 quar- ters, the senior, quartermaster directs the whole. 247. The assistant 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 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 quarteemaster's department. 123 • brigade, the senior assistant .quartermaster in tbe brigade, or tbe quar- termaster of the brigade, has the direction of the whoh?. The neces- sary wagon masters, or non-commissioned officers to act as such, are emplo3'ed with tlie several trains. 248. None but tlie aiitliorized wagons are allowed to maich with the train. The wagons of the several head quarters, the regimental wagons an^l the wagons of sutlers authoriz(>d by orders from head quarters to march with the train, are all to be conspicuously marked. 249. When the train of head quarters is to have a guard, the strength of the guard is regulated by the General. Generals of bri- gade guard their trains by tlie men attaclied to tlie train of the first regiment of their brigades. The regimental trains are loaded, un- loaded, 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 tlie escort for its defence, the regulations in regard to convoys and escorts take effect. 2-50. Habituallv each division is followed bv its train, the resri- mental train uniting at the brigade rendezvous. When otherwise, the order for the movement of the divisions, brigades and regiments, contains the 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 troo})s. 2-31. The wagon masters, under the orders of the officers of the quart ('rmast<'r's de})artnient, exercise the necessary restraints over the teamsters and servants who leave their teams, or do not properly con- duct them ; or who ill-treat their horses, or who attempt to pillage, or run away in case of an attack. 252. 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 ob- served. INDEX. [Note. — Printed matter is referred to herein by sections or paragraphs. Forms are referred to by their numbers. Two or three forms, not numbered, are referred to, of necessity, by the paging.] ABSTRACT of purchases paid for — form of - - . of expenditures — form of, ... of advances to officers — form of, - of property purchased, paid for and not — form of, - of property received from officers — form of, of fuel issued in a quarter — form of, - of forage « << « . of straw << « « _ of stationery " " «• . of articles issued on special requisition — form of, of articles expended, lost, destroyed and sold — form of, of articles transferred — form of, - of articles received — form of, - - - of disbursements on account of army contingencies, of monthl3- payments, in Pay Branch, ACCOUNTS. officers settling, by whom ordered to the seat of government, current quarterly — form of, forms of abstracts and vouchers belonging to, form of account current — army contingencies, funds transferred to quartermaster or refunded to treasurer, to be entered in account current, - - . monej- refunded to the treasurer, how entered in, of regular army, kept separate from those of volunteers or militia, of expenditures, must show the object, &c. facts in support of, must be certified b^^ officer, to whom charged, when disallowed for error in certificate, fonn of accounts current — Pay Branch, monthly statement of money received and disbursed in Pay Branch, - - - . . paid under orders of commanding officer, how charged when disallowed, .... to be paid in ca.sh by disbursing officer, property paid for or not, to be taken up on returns when received, property worn out, how dropped, officer failing to render, to be dropped, to be rendered to head of bureau, ... to be examined in bureau before transmission to the treasury de- partment, No 11 " 13 " 14 " 24 " 26 " 28 (1 31 i< 35 " :57 " 39 " 41 " 45 " 46 " 48 " 7 Sec . 49 No. 10 No. 11, «fec. No. 48 Sec 126 " 127 " 132 " 159 '• 160 " 161 No. 8 " 10 Sec. 162 " 163 " 168 " 182 " 188 " 189 " 189 126 INDEX. ACCOUNTS— CoM■,•, ' • • t5ec. / (), 77 what articles of, borne on company returns while fit for service, Sec. 77 same charged to party through whoso fault they are lost or da- maged, - - . . . „ ^^ pf a company, drawn by its commander, - . "78 how procured by captain for i.ssue, - . - " 79 at what time procured and issued to men, - . "80 extra issues of, to be noted on next muster roll, - . "HI money value of, how ascertained, . . - " Hi furnished by tailors, &c. to voluntt-ers, how payment for, secured, " 1.35 quarterly returns of, rendered to quartermaster general by an offi- cer receiving, . . . . - " rt'l issues of, to men, how receipted for on receipt roll, - . "84 account of each soldier, how kept in company book, - « 35 dues for, from or to a soldier detached or transferred, to bo notexl on descriptive list, . . . - " 8f5 duon for, from or to a discharged soldier, to be not«;d on the du. plicate certificate given him, . . - " 87 of a deserter, how turned into store, . - • " 88 may be issued to prisoner and convicts, - . "90 damage to or deficiency of, how accounted for, - . "91 quarterly return of— form of, - . . j^^ r.j receipt roll for issue of— form of, . . . u 50 128 INDEX. COMMISSARY to give bond before entering on the discharge of his duties, - Sec. 144 character of bond given by, - - ' - Sec. 144, 145 COMMUTATION of quarters and fuel, when allowed, - - - Sec. 15 " " not forfeited by temporary absence, - " 16 of room or fuel not allowed for mess or office, - - "15 CONTRACTS. places where made, how designated, - - - "192 for public supplies, to be made after advertisement, - - " 193 when large, to be reported to the war department, - - " 194 to be made Avith the lowest bidder, - - - " 195 sealed bids under, how provided for, - - - " 196 open contracts, when allowed, - - - " 197 to be made in quadruplicate, - - - " 198 party entering into, to give bond, - - - " 199 to contain certain conditions, - - - " 200 must be authorized by law or under an appropriation, - " 201 for clothing and subsistence, or for quartermaster's department, may be made by secretary of war, without law or appropria- tion, - - - - • - " 201 COURTS MARTIAL. expenses of, paid by the quartermaster's department, - "2 stationery for, how provided, - - - " 60 per diem, when allowed to officers attending, - - "64 compensation of judge advocate or recorder to, - - Sec. 64, 65 judge advocate to, may be allowed a clerk, - - Sec. 65 compensation of citizen -nitnesses attending, - - "66 attendance; how proved, - - - - " 67 DESCRIPTIVE LIST. form of, of persons and articles hired in quartermaster's depart- ment, and transferred, . . - . No. 54 to be niade of persons and articles hired in quartermaster's de- partment, and transfeiTed, - - . - Sec. 97 amount duo for clothing by a soldier detached or transferred, to be noted on, - ... . "86 DESERTERS. cost of pursuit and apprehension of, paid by quartermaster's de- partment, - - - - - " 2 payments for apprehending, on what abstract entered, Note to No. 49 forfeit pay and allowances, ... Sec. 113 stoppages and lines against, how paid, - - - "113 not to receive pay before trial, &c. - - » - " 114 DISBURSING OFFICER. penalty for gaming by, - - - - " 131 not to give or take receipts iu blank, - - - " 152 INDEX. 139 DISBURSING OFFlCEn— Continued. not to be interested in purchases for his department, not to receive any sjain for the discharge of public duties, except what is allowed liy law, . - - - not to purchase stipplies or make contracts therefor with persons in the public service, - - ,to paj' money and not to open accounts, duty of. on being relieved, - - - - cannot insure public property, not to settle with heirs, &-C. except under instructions, DISCHARGED SOLDIER. on what paid, . - - - - entitled (o traveling pay, - - - - same estimated by shortest mail route, - - - when he forfeits pay and allowances, not receiving, or losing his certificate, how paid by comptroller, neglect of company officer to furnish him with a certificate of discharge, to be reported by the quartermaster general, form of certificate given to, ... form of his receipt for pay, ... DISTANCES. table of, - DRAI-TS fur public funds, how cashed and disbursed, premium on, to be accounted for, ... EMBEZZLEMENT of public money, what deemed, • - - Sec. 155 " 155 " 157 " 16:5 " U)4 " 169 " 170 104 119 120 121 122 124 No. Pa. 40 Sec. 148 " 150 " 149 ESCORT. expense of, when hired, paid by the quartermaster's department, ESTIMATES. general, sent in monthly, - - - " 9;? special, sent in when necessary, - - - " 93 form of, mouthlj' and consolidated, - - - No. 9 to be accompanied with list of outstanding debts, - - Note to No. 9 of funds for pay, forage and clothing of a regiment, Form No. J — I'ay consolidated estimates of funds fur pay, &C. " " 2 " to be revised by immediat*- commander, and forwarded through commander of department, ... Sec. 203 EXPRESS. cost of, paid by the quartermaster's depaitmcnt, - - " 2 EXTRA DITTY MEN. paid by the qii.irtenna.ster'8 department, - - " 2 rolls of, when and how^ made, and how disposed of, - " (>H form of roll of, ' - - - - No. 3 130 INDEX. EXTRA DUTY MEl^— Continued. what soldiers enrolled as, and compensation of, - - Sec. 1 ;J6 when enlisted men of ordnance and engineer department not paid as, - - - - " 137 not to be employed on work that can be pci-fornied by fatigue parties, - - - - - " 138 authority for employing extra duty men, - - " i:?D extra duty pay of isaddlers, cooks and nurses, when paid by quar- termaster, and how refunded, - - - "140 w-hat a day's work for, - - - - " 142 EXTRA PAY. when soldiers entitled to, and rate of, - - - "136 when only allowed fordisbursementof public money or extra duty, " 158 FINES against deserters, bow paid, - - - "113 FORAGE. , ration of, what, - - - - " 50 for what number of horses allowed in war, - - " 51 for " " . - " " in peace, - - "51 issued to officers, not to be sold, - - - " 52 issued, not consumed, to be accounted for, - - " 52 only issued where horses actually kept in service and mustered in, " 51 report of forage issued to be made monthly, - - " 93 form of such report, ... - No. 6 abstract of quarterly issue of — form of, - - " 31 form of requisition for, for public animals, - - " 32 form of requisition for private horses, - - " 33 form of voucher for forage issued to public animals, - "34 FORAGE MASTERS not to be interested in any wagon or other public property, - Sec. 156 FORMS 01:^ THE QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT. monthly summary statement, ... No. 1 " report of persons and articles hired, - - " 2 " roll of extra duty men, - - - " 3 " report of stores for transportation, - - "4 " returns of means of transportation, - - " 5 " report of forage issued, - - - " 6 " report of quarters and fuel commuted, - - " 7 " report of persons emploj^ed in quartermaster's depart- ment, who have died, deserted or been discharged, with pay due, - - - " 8 estimate of funds, monthly and consolidated, - - " 9 quarterly account cmrent, - . - - "10 . abstract A — purchases, - - - "11 voucher for purchases to abstract A, - - " 12 abstract B — expenditures, - - - " 13 abstract Bb — advances to officers, - * - - "14 INDEX. 131 FORMS OF THE QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT— Coh^hmw/. vouchers to abstract II, for pxpenditures : for employees in the quartermaster's department, including extra duty men, ... for mileage, .... actual cost of transportation in case of journey with or with- out orders, .... for attendance on and journey to and from a court martial, for cost of transportation allowed paymaster's clerks, postage paid in public service, ... for commutation of quarters and fuel, for services rendered, . . . quarterly return of quartermaster's stores received and issued, abstract H, of articles purchased, vouchers for purchases not paid for, abstiact E, of articles received from officers, invoice of quartermaster's stores delivered, abstract F, of fuel, .... requisitioii for fuel for a company, requisition for officers, hospitals, u;unrds, Ac. abstract G, of forage issued quarterly, requisition for forage for public animals, ♦' " " " privat<' horses, statement of forage issued to jiublic animals, abstract H, of straw issued, requisition for straw for a company, abstract I, of stationery issued, requisition for stationery, abstract K, of other articles issued on special requisitions, special requisition, . . . . abstract I>, articles expended, lost or destroyed, vouchers for articles expended, ... vouchers for articles lost or destroyed, list of public property sold at auction, abstj-act Jf , of articles transferred, abstract N, of articles received from various sources, abstract of quarterly statement of allowances paid and furnished in kind to officers, .... account cunent for army contingencies, abstract V, of disbursements on account of array contingencies, requisition on quartermaster's department for extra medicines and hospital stores, .... voucher for medicines purchased by quartermaster's department, quarterly return of clothing, camp and garrison equipage, of receipt roll for clothing issued, of descrijitive list of jxrsims and articles hired in quartermas- ter's dfpartment, and transferred, FORMS OF THE PAY IJRANX'H. of estimate of funds for pay, forage and clothing of a regiment, consolidated estimate of funds for pay, for.ige and clothing of troops, ..... No. If) Ki " 17 " IS " J9 " 20 " 21 " 22 " 2;! " 24 " 2.'> " 26 " 27 " 28 " 29 " ;50 " :}i " 32 " :{4 " :J5 " -.Hi " :{7 " 3d " 39 " 40 " 41 " 42 •' 43 " 44 " 4C> " 4(; •' 47 " 48 " 49 " 50 " 51 " 52 " 53 " 54 No. 1 2 1 32 INDEX. FORMS OF THE PAY BEAJSTCH— Continued. receipts bj' quartermaster for remittances for pay, forage and clothing, ..... of pay account of oflScers, - - - - of soldier's certificate of discharge, ... discharged soldier's receipt for pay, . . . of abstract of monthly payments, . . . of account current, - - of rolls for the payment of the militia, - - - of monthly statement of moneys received and disbursed, FUEL. monthly allowance of, to officers and privates, table of daily allowance, - - - - when allowed to mess room, ... issxied and not used, to be returned to qtuirtermaster, issued only. for the month in which it is due, when conimuted to officers and enlisted men, not forfeited by temporary absence on duty, commutation of " an not commuted to officers and troops in the field, not allowed to officers (at a post) who live in a hotel or boarding house, ..... requisition for, how made by officers amving at a station, form of abstract of quarterly issue of, - " requisition for, for company use, " " " for individuals, hospitals, &c. FURNITURE of hospitals, how removed, ... what allowed for office, .... what allowed for each office table, when provided for officers' quarters, - - - when material for, may be sold to officers, GfUIDES. expense of, paid by quartermaster's department, - - " 2 HORSES. when and how furnished to mounted officers from the public ani- mals, - - - - - " 70 so obtained, not to be exchanged, - - ' - "70 of mounted officers, shod by public farriers, - - "70 how transported on vessels, - - Sec. 235, and post, medicines for, paid for by the quartermaster's department, - Sec. 2 INSPECTION of buildings to be allotted as quarters, - - - "22 to be made monthly of all buildings in the use of troops, - " 23 to be made of all buildings when vacated by troops, - " 23 to be made annually of public buildings, - - " -23 of private property vacated by troops, - - - " 26 of damaged clothing, and report on, - - - "89 of public property unfit for service, - - Sec. 179, 180, 181 No. 3 " 4 " 5 " 6 " 7 " 8 " 9 " 10 Sec. 5 Pa. 7 Sec. 8 " 9 " 10 " 15 " 15 " 15 " 17 (( 8 " 18 No. 28 " 29 " 30 Sec. 18 " 20 " 59 " 21 " 21 INDEX. 133 INSURANCE. officer has no authority to insure ]nil)lic property or money, - Sec. 169 INVOICE of public stores for transportation, to be furnished, - - Sec. 33, 38 cost of articles fiu-nislietl on special requisition, to be entered on the invoice to tli<^ receiviiiir officer, - - Note to No. 10 order of commanding officer directing issues on special requisi- tion, to be noted on the invoice to the rcceiAing officer, - " " 40 form of, for quartermaster's stores delivered liy one quartermaster to another, ----- No. 27 to be transmitted with public stores issued, - - ., Sec. 183 JUDGE ADVOCATE. compensation of, - - - - Sec. 64, 65 LAND to be purchased only under law, - . . Sec. 205 when and how money to be expended in the purchase of, - " 206 title papers of laud purchased, where filed and recorded, r " 208 surveys of, where preserved, - - - " 209 LAUNDRESS. accounts with, due by deceased soldiers and deserters, to be noted on mustt^r roll, - - - - "115 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. disbursements on account of, by quartermaster, how entered, &c. " 95 MESS ROOM not allowed to officers who live in hot<^^'ls or boarding houses, - "8 .MILEAGE. when allowed to officers, and rate of, - - - " 40 not allowed on journey to cash treasury drafts, - - "41 " " " made without orders, - - " 42 not allowed to an officer on leave, joining his command under orders, - - - - - " 4;{ nnts, how made out, of soldiers in hospital, . . - - of militia^form of, - - - Sec. PERSONS AND ARTICLES HIRED. report to be made monthly, ... form of report, , ... form of descriptive list of, transferred by one officer to another, persons hired to be paid monthly and when discharged, " " " " on separate rolls for each month, persons hind, discharged and not paid, to be furnished with a certified account, .... persons hired not to be used for private purposes, stoppages against persons hired, fur property embezzled, lost or destroyed, .... Sec. 109 " 110 " 111 i< 111 " 112 " 113 " 116 " 119 " 120 " 123 " 125 « 128 " 129 <. 134 i:{3, No. 9 Sec. 154 No. 4 Sec. 101 " 101 13:?, No. 9 Sec, . 93 No. 2 " 54 Sec .166 " 166 " 167 " 172 POSTAGE on public service is paid by quartermaster's department, officers payii^, how ninibursed, voucher for same — form of. PREMIPM on government drafts, to be account<.'d for. " 176 2 " 68 No. 20 Sec. 150 PRINTED MATTER when and liow procured by tlie quartennastcr general, . - "63 PUBLIC BUILDINGS. how repaired, - - - - " 25 not to be erected until opinion of attorney general had on title to land, &c. - - - - " 206 136 INDEX. PUBLIC BUILDINGS— CoMfinwed. to be eiCL'ted only on order of secretary of war and»under an ap- propriation, - . - . gee. 207 PUBLIC JIONEY not to be remitted to disbursing oificer in larger sums than needed, " 146 to be deposited with the assistant treasurer, - - " 147 how exchanged — special order, - - - " 148 drafts for, how cashed and paid out, - - - " 148 what deemed an embezzlement of, - , - - "149 premium on government drafts, to be accounted for, - " 150 receipts not to be given or taken in blank, • - - " 152 when advanced for pay, &c. - - - "154 PUBLIC PEOPERTY branded " C. S." before use, - - - " 171 branded "C." when condemned and sold, - - " 171 not to be used for private purposes, - - - " 172 damage to, how ascertained by board of survey, - - " 17l> to be paid for when damaged or lost by officer or soldier, - " 174 lost or. destroyed, to be accounted for by affidavit or certificate of commissioned officers, - - - " 177 unfit for public service, how disposed of by commanding oiScer through board of survey, - - - "179 unfit for public service, how disposed of by report to the secretary of Avar, and an inspection, - Sec. 179, 180, 181 worn out, how dropped, ... Sec. 182 miscamage of, how reported, - - - "184 fSlliug short of invoice, what action had, - - " 185 in custody of officer dying, how disposed of, - - "180 how disposed of when officer in charge is removed, - "187 contracts for, how made, ... - Sec. 193, &c. when it may be had by open purchase, - - • Sec. 197 QUAKTERS. what included by, - - - - " 3 how allotted, ... - Sec. 4, 11, J2, 13, 14 allowance of, to officers, commissioned and non-commissioned, - Sec. 5 when and how allowed in excess, and how reduced, - "7 when and how hired, - - - • - "7 when commuted to officers and enlisted men, - , - "15 not commuted to officers and troops in the field, - - " 17 how requisition made for, by officers arriving at station, - " 18 buildings to be allotted as, how inspected, - - " 22 damages to, to.be repaired by the quartermaster, - - " 23 injury to, a military offence, - - - " 23 commanding officers to report proceedings in such casva to the quartermaster general, - - - " 23 QUARTERMASTER. duties of, in connection with the transportation of troops on vessels, .... Sec. 210, &c. INDEX. 137 QUARTERMASTER— ConriMacrf. dtitics of, ou the eve of and in action, in connection with ambu- litnces and the wounded, - - Sec. 239, &c. duties of, in connection with baggage trains, - " 246, &c. to ccive bond before entering on duty, - - . Sec. 144 character of bond given by, - - - Sec. 144, 145 QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT. what it provides, .... gee. I incidental expenses of army paid by, - - - " 2 pays in general all expenses not expressly assigned to other de- partments, - - - - " 2 vacant pests and military reserves in charge of, - - " -27 to fumisli certain books and blanks, - - - " 62 to furnish drums, fif(;s, colors, &c. - - - "75 QUARTERMASTER GENERAL to provide, by timely remittances, for the payment of troops, - " 100 to report to adjutant general neglect of company officers to fur- nish certificates to discharged soldiers, - - " 124 will be informed by adjutant general when pay of post chaplains cease, - - - - - *' 125 to report officer drawiug pay twice, to the adjutant general, - " 129 to report to second auditor stoppages against officers and men on account of ordnance stores, - - - "130 to obviate, by timely remittances, the necessity of buying on credit, - - ' - - " 163 to regulate, under the direction of the secretary of war, the em- ployment of hired persons, - - - " 165 to designate, in same way, places where contracts arc to be made, " ]1>2 his action on accounts, - - - - " 190 RECEIPTS for public money or property, not to be given or taken in blank, " 152 signature by mark to be witnessed, - - - " 153 by quartermaster, for remittances for pay, forage, «S:c. — Pay Branch, - - - -- - Fonn No. 3 to Ije given in duplicate for public stores issued, - - Sec. 183 RECORDER of court martial, compensation of, - - - Sec. 64, 65 REPORT. what required monthly, .... Sec. 93 " " quarterly, - - - " 94 to be made of the condition of private projM rty occupied by troojjR, - - - - - " 26 inspection report on damaged clothing, - - " 89 of routes, and moans of transportation and supplies, to be made to th(^ quartermiuster general by officers of this department, - "98 of persons and articles hired — form of, - - - No. 3 of stores for transportation, " • • - " 4 138 INDEX. REPORT— Continued. of forage issued — form of, ... No. 6 of quarters and fuel commuted — form of, - - " 7 of persons employed in quartermaster's department, deceased, &c., with pay due, - - - " 8 REQUISITION. form of, for fuel for companies, - - - " 29 " " individuals and hospitals, - - "30 " forage for public animals, - - - " 32 " " " private horses, - - - "33 " straw for companies, - - - " 36 • " stationery, - - - - ■ " 38 " special, - - - - " 40 what articles obtained on special requisition, • - - Sec. 69 cost of articles issued ou special requisition to ])e endorsed thereon, Note to No. 40 form of, on quartermaster's department, for extra supplies of me- dicines and hospital stores, - - - " 50 for supplies, to be revised by immediate commander, and forwarded through the commander of the department, - - Sec. 203 RETURNS. what made monthly to quartermaster general, -. - "93 " " quarterly to " - - " 94 of clothing made quarterly to " - - " 83 what returns to be transmitted to quartermaster general after each payment of troops, - - - - "33 of means of transportation — form of, - - - No. 5 of quartermaster's stores received and issued — form of, - " 23 of clothing, camp and garrison equipage received and issued — form of, - - - - - " 52 SERVANTS. enlisted men not to act as such for officers, - • - Sec. 51 SALES SPIES. of public property unsuited to the service, - Sec. 179, ISO, 181 expense of, paid by the quartermaster's department, - Sec. 2 STATIONERY. amount of, issued quarterly, of office transferred when officer is relieved, for military courts and boards, how furnished, allowance of, to each office table, abstract of, issued quarterly — form of, - requisition and voucher for issue of — form of, STOPPAGES of pay of officers in arrears, against deserters, how paid, rmaster, - . . . <■ rn for purchase of medicines by quartermaster, - . " 51 for issue of clothing on receipt roll, - . ... 53 vouchers for public money or property, not to be given or taken in blank, - - . . - '• 1''2 ^ signature to vouchers by mark, to bo witnessed, - - " 153 WATER. cost of supplying posts with, paid by quartermaster's department, " 2 WAGON MA.STERS not to be interested in any wagon or other public property, - " I56 ^"*'«^«f' ----- Sec. 251,252 WITNESSES. compensation of citizens attending courts martial as, - Sec. ()6 attendance of, on courts martial, how proved, - . "67 WORKING PARTIES. general regulations as to, . . . gee. ]:?(), &.c. officer commanding, to conform to plan of engineer, without re- gard to rank, . . . , g^.^. j^^ troops not to be employed on, to the prejudice of military dis- cipline, . . • . . .. j^g 10 IsrOTICE. To avoid unnecessary correspondence with officers of this depart- ment, respecting details connected with the discharge of their duties, attention is called to the following Appendix. It contains extracts relative to the Quartermaster's department, from Greneral Orders for the year 1862, issued by the Adjutant and Inspector General, and abstracts of certain laws and official decisions, illustrating the duties of the officers thereof. ■ ' A circular will be issued hereafter from this office, quarterly, embodying similar contents, so as to give quartermasters the ear- liest access to recent orders, legislation and decisions governing the department^ APPENDIX. TRANSPORTATION, COMMUTATION THP:RK0F, AND MILEAGE. General Orders, No. 1, January 1, 1862. ^EC. 2. And be it further enacted, that furloughs, not cxcee^n|r sixty days, with trans- portation liomo and back, shall be granted to all twelve months men now in service, who shall, ]>rior to the expinitiou of their present term of service, volnntcer or enlist for tJic next two ensuing years subsequent to the expiration of their present term of service, or for three years, or the war. Said furloughs to be issued at such times and in such numbers as the Secretary of War may deem most compatible with the public interest — the length of each furlough being regulated with reference to the distance of each volunteer from his home : provided, that in lieu of a furlough, the commutation value, in money, of the transportation herein above granted, shall be paid to each private, nnisician or non-commissioned ofiieer who may elect to receive it, at such time as the furlough itself would otherwise be granted. (Act Dec. 11, 1861.) ■» Sec. 3. This act shall apply to all troops who have volunteered or enlisted for a term of twelve months or more, in the service of any state, who are now in the service of the said Ftate, and who may hereafter volunteer or enlist in the service of the Confederate States, under the provisions of the present act. (Act Dec. 11, 1861.) X. Each man entitled to furlough may receive instead thereof the comnnitation value of bis transportation, in addition to the bounty of fifty dollars provided by law. General Order."!, No. 82, November :t, 1862. Prozidcd further, that furloughs not exceeding sixty daj-s, with transportation home aud back, shall be granted to all thofc letaiued in the service by the provisions of this act, be- y(md the period of their original enlistment, and who have not hefetofore rect ived furloughs undir the provisions of an act entitled " an act providing for th<' granting of ))ounty and furloughs to privates and noti-commissioued ofWcers in the provisional army," ap])roved I Ith December eighteen hundred and sixty-one; said furloughs to be granted at such times and in such numbers as the Secretary of War may deem most compatible with the public intt^rcst: and provided further, that in lieu of a furlough, the conunutatioii value in money of the transportation herein above granted, shall be paid to each private, musician or non- rommissi(uied officer who may elect to receive it, at si^ch time as the furlough would other- wise be granted. (Act April IG, 1862, ^1.) The act of Fcbmarj' 7, J^3, enacts "that non-commissioned officers and privates, who have been mustered into the service for the war, aud to whom furloughs may be granted for Dot more than sixty days, shall be entitled to transportation home and back : provided, that this allowance shall only be made onco during the term of enlistment of such uon-commis- »ioned officers and privates." NoTK. — The act of December II, l"es ot re-ril IG 18r)i, in favor of those retained in service. As to those retained in servicf, »w> noto to General Orders, Mo. 30, bead "Bounty." 144 APPENDIX. Note. — The re-enlistmont act and the conscription act secured the furlough as a right. The act of Feliriiary 7, 1863, which provides for a class not within either of the previoue acts, secures only transportation to such as may receive the furlough, and in no event com- mutation. Transportation can be furnished to a furloughed soldier, upon the certificate oi ' the commanding officer of the company to which he belongs, countersigned by the com- manding officer of the regiment, when it is practicable to obtain his signature, that the soldier has never received, on a previous furlough, transportation to his home, nor the com- mutation value thereof Note. — Transportation is furnished when the soldier receives his furlough. The value of its commutation is the actual cost of the transportation to the government between the place of furlough and that of enrollment and back, estimating rail road travel at two cents a mile and stage and steam boat travel at the usual rates. General Orders, No. 50, July 18, 1862. V. The only authority g#ing mileage or transportation to officers or soldiers in the fieU fmanates from the General commanding the particular army. General Orders, No. 31, April 29, 1862. I. Military commanders are hereby prohibited from interfering with the transportation of provisions on rail roads, except when the exigences of the service require the exclusive use of the cars for the transportation of troops, arms and munitions of war. II. All agents on rail roads between Richmond, Va. and Jackson, Miss, will receive and forward promptly at least two trains weekly, of flour and' breadstuffs to Jackson, Miss., marked " For the. Committee of Public Safety, New Orleans'''' — and in return, shipments of " sugar and molasses made by the committee to Richmond, or any other place on the route, at the expense oF parties making such shipments. But this Order is not to interfere with the transportation of troops or munitions of war; which in all cases will have preference, as above indicated. ^ General Orders, No. 38, May 22, 1862. IX. Paragraph 2d of General Orders, No. 31, of 29th April 18G2, is so modified as to make Augusta, Georgia, the depot for sugar and molasses shipped from Jackson, Missis- sippi, or iDlaces contiguous thereto, for transmission to other points ; and also for the trans-' mission of breadstuffs, flour and rice, marked R. H. Mounce, to Jackson, Mississippi, for the benefit of the needy of the adjoining states. Genei:al Orders, No. 45, June 23, 1862. IV. Paragraph II, General Orders, No. 31, current series, is so modified as to designate Augusta, Georgia, as the point from which breadstuffs may be transported to Jackson, Mis- sissippi, and to Avhich shipments of sugar and molasses may be made from Jackson, Mis- sissippi. General Orders No. 72, September 29, 1862. II. Paragraph II, General Orders, No. 31, current series ; paragraph IX, General Orders, No., 38, current series, and clause 3, paragraph I, General Orders, No. 58, current series, are hereby revoked. General Orders, No. 32, April 30, 1862. IV. In accordance with the General Regulations, page 284, one wagon with each regi- ment in the field, will be appropriated for the transportation of hospital supplies. This wagon, Avith the ambulances, Avill be reserved for the especial use of the hospital depart- ment, and regimental commanders and others are prohibited from using them for other purposes. General Orders, No. 61, August 23, 1862. * II. In connection with paragraph IV of General Orders, No. 32, from this office, ambu- lances and wagons for the transportation of regimental hospital supplies, are reserved for APPENDIX. • 145 the special use of the hospital dopartnicnt. While the ambulances, wag'ons. teams, drivers, &c. will be borne on the returns of the quartt>rma.sters, tliey will be under the exclusive control of the medical officers, and will not be interfered with by any officer, except in per- mani'nt eucanipmeuts, wheTi by direction of the General commanding, the wagons may, if necessary, be temporarily used tor local pur])oses. General Orders, No. 48, July 11, 18fi2. IV. Medical officers are proliibited from recommending leaves of absence and furloughs to sick and wounded officers and soldiers, except when it is absolutely necesjhry for them to go home to be restored to health; in which case, the soldier only will be entitled to trans- • portation, to be given in kind. 4 General Order?, No. 70, September 23, 1862. I. Non-connuissioned officers and privates receiving an honorablt* discharge, shall be en- titled to transportation home, on the certilicate of the connuaudant nf their company; or in rase they cannot communicate with hiuj. on their own affidavits? tliat they went from their homes to the plac« of enlistment for the pnrpose of enlisting. General Orders. No. 74, Oclobcr 2, 1862 III. All ftirloughed, sick and wounded soldiers will havq transportation furnished them to their homes and back, where their furlouglis are of sufficient length to warrant it. General Ordorn, X». 76. October 17, 1862. Major A. H. Cole, quartermaster, is announced as inspector general of field transporta- tion for the C. S. army, head quarters, Richmond, Virginia. All officers of the Quartermaster's department will report to him, without fnrthcr orders, the numlxT of wagons, horses, mules, sets of harness, and their condition. The chief quartermsisters of the armies in the field will see that this Order is obsc^rved by all officers of the Quartermaster's department within the limits of their respective commands. General Orders, No. <)2, November 21, 1862. The second clause of paragraph I. General Orders, No. 2i\ ciurrent series, is hiTcljy amended te read as follows: 2d. If the substitute be of good moral character, not within the prohibittd classes, and on examination by a surgeon or assistant surgeon of the army, be pnmounced capable of bearing arms, he may, upon the written consent of the companj' and regimental or bat- talion commander, provided the substitution can be effected w ithout manifest injury to tin- public service, be enrolled and nmstered into the cbmpany for three yvars, unless the war soomr terminates ; and the nou-c()mniis»ioned officer or soldier procuring him shall there- upon be discharged, but sliall not be enlitled to transportation at thi; expense of the go- vernment. ^ • General Ordern, No. 95, November 25, 1862. II. The Quartermaster General will have arrangements made with the rail road compa- nies to reserve scats in one or more ciira, as may be necessary, for llie use of the sick and wound(4^ soldiers and their atu-ndants to be transported, and until they are seated, to pre- vent other persons from entering thoge rcsen-ed cars; and also t^i require the conductors of thf trains to provide for the u.se of the sick and wounded in the reserved cars, a sufficient quantity of jmre water. ^ G<'nfrBl Ordcrii. No. 9.3, Nnvemb»'r 22. 1862. Sv.r. 2. That the BecH'tary of War is hereby anllinrized and directed to inakf a cdntnut with the several rail road compani'^a and lines of boats, for the sp<'ediist pr#ticable trans- 146 APPENDIX. portation of all supplies purchased for the use of hospitals by agents accredited by the suTo-eon or assistant surgeon ^n charge for that purpose, or donations by individuals, socie- ties or states ; and it shall be lawful for the Quartermaster General to furnish general trans- portation tickets to such agents upon all rail road trains and canal boats, when engaged in the actual service of said hospital, upon the request of said surgeon or assistant surgeon. (Act Sept. 27, 1862.) General Orders, No. 05, November 25, 18G2. 6. The qimrtermaster will have arrangements made with the various rail road companies and lines of boats, for the speediest practicable transportation of supplies for the hospitals ; and general transportation tickets will be furnished to accredited agents engaged in the ac- tual purchase of these supplies, upon the 'request of the medical oiEcer in charge of a hos- pital. (Act Sept. 27, 1862.) General Orders, No. 57, August 14, 1862. I. The transportation by rail road, of cavalry and artillery horses, unless orders be given in each case permitting such transportation, is hereby prohibited. General Orders, No. 98, December :j, 1862 Colonel William M. Wadley, Assistant Adjutant General, is hereby specially assigned to take supervision and control of the transportation ior the government on all the rail roads in the Confederate States. 1. He is empowered to make contracts for transportation with said rail roads, or any of them, and such negotiation and arrangements with them as may be requisite or proper to secure efficiency, harmony and co-operation on the part of said rail roads, or any proper number of them, in carrying on the transportation of the government. 2. He will take direction of all agents or employees engaged by the government in con- nection with rail road transportation ; will retain, engage or dismiss such as may be requi- site, and take cliarge of and employ all engines, machinery, tools or other property of the government own(^d or used for ra?l road transportation ; and may exchange, sell or loan such machinery with or to any rail road company, to facilitate the work of transportation; and may generally assist and co-operate with the rail roads in effecting the work of trans- portation. 3. The better to accomplish such ends, he may require co-operation and assistance to such aVi extent as can be reasonably granted by the Quartermaster and Commissary bu- reaux; and may apply for details from the army, of such artisans, mechanics and workmen as may be necessary to facilitate the due accomplishment of his duties. 4. He will rej)ort, through the Adjutant and Inspector General, to the Secretary of War. General Orders, No. 105, December 15, 18G2. II. No transportation tickets will be issued except when the applicant presents conclu- sive evidence jt[hat he has proper authority for his absence from his command, and is entitled to transportation. A register will be kept in the transportation office, rrpon Avhich the name of the applicant for transportation, and the authority upon which transportation is given, will be recorded in every case. Every precaution will be taken against imposition and fraud ; and whenever such fraud or imposition is detected, it will be immediately^jported to the proper authorities. General Orders, No. 112, December 30, 1862. II. The Ordnance bureau will hereafter transfer to the Quartermaster's department all ^ ordnance, ordnance stores and supplies for which transportation may be required, which de- partment Willie charged with, and responsible for the safe and speedy delivery of the same. APPENDIX. 147 General Orders, No. 69, September 19, ISfiS. II. The prohibition of the exportation from Virjrinia, of wheat, flour, liacon atid com, docs not extend to seed wheat: therefore, in all cases wlicrc the coiunianding' Geniralof the department throajrh which it is desinnl to export wheat, shall be satisfied that*it is in- t of loading and unloading, and the detention of the cars for the same, being as much for short as for long distances, less than IdO miles will Ix- charged a.s 100 mile-s. Distances greater than 100 miles, at rates proportionate to above. The payments for government sei"vicc will be received" in the treasury noti s or bonds of till) Confederate States. ^ Confederate St,\tes of America, * Qnarlcrmaslrr (SencraVs Office, Richmond, la., Siept. 12, 1862. I hereby approve and accept the tariff for government transportation, adopted by the rail road convention held at Columbin, South Carolina, on the 4th S«'ptember 1802, as follows: Transportation of Troops and other persons on public service. The rate of two ccnLs f^ mile per man for the tran8])ortation of troops is tO be adhered to on the. main or thoroughfare roads, and the rate to be iucreai>cd to three cents per mile on 150 APPENDIX. the side lines, not thoroughfares. (The words " side lines, not thoroughfares," include only such branch or independent roads as do not connect at one end with either a rail road, a navigable river or a densely settled place, and are not main or thoroughfare roads.)* Transportation of Government Freight by Freight Trains. These rates are indentical with those adopted by the rail road convention held at Chatta- nooga on the 4th October 1861, and are as follows: First Class. — Percussion caps, powder and fixed ammunition, 45 c^nts per 100 lbs. per 100 miles. Second Class. — All the fi-eights shipped for the government', except live stock, hay, bran, andthe articles enumerated in first class, at 20 cents per. 100 lbs. per 100 miles. Third Class. — Live stock, per car load, $ 20 per car per 100 miles. « Fourth Class. — Hay and bran, per car load, $15 per caliper 100 miles. For less than a car load of live stock, the loc^ rates of each road to be charged. The labor and expense of loading and unloading, and the detention of cars for the same, being as much for short as for long distances, less than 100 miles should be charged as 100 miles. Freight by Passenger Trains. Government freiglit ordered and carried by passenger trains, to be fifty per cent, higher than that carried by freight trains. Through tickets to be furnished to wounded officers or soldiers and discharged men, at the above rates. For the carriage of bodies of men killed in battle, or who die in the service, each rail road shall adopt its own regulations. These rates to go into operation on the 1st October 1862. A. C. Myers, Q. M. General. GENERAL RULES AS TO THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS AND SETTLEMENT OF TRANS- rORTATION ACCOUNTS, AS.AGREED UPON AT THE OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL, THE COMPTROLLER, AND THE SECOND AUDITOR. ,1. The presumption, as a general rule, is in favor of the voucher. 2. All persons entitled to transportation under the Quartermaster General's published rules, and really transported, should be paid for, whether the voucher presented consists of a quartermaster's order, the order of some other officer, or the certificate of the person transported. 3. Such orders or certificates as express, or fairly admit of the inference that the service isito a soldier on sick furlough, under orders, or on public business, are to be deemed good. 4. An informal order, or certificate of transportation, whether informal in the body or as to the signature, if it show the right to pass, and that the person has passed, is sufficient. 5. An order for, or certificate of the passage of troops, carriea#^ith it all necessary bag- gage, horses, «fec., whether expressed or not. APPENDIX. 161 6. Nurses and laundresses to be passed, when it is expressed, or can be reasonably sup- posed that tbcy are such. ♦ 7. Negro laborers on military works, messengers and negroes in charge of public pro- perty, such as horses, wagons, &c., and as attendants of sick officers or soldiers, or the corpses of such, arc entitled to pass, under orders of authorized officers, or other satisfactory evidence of transportation. 8. Any paper, however informal, and whether an order for or a certificate of trafisporta- tion, that satisfactorily evidences the transportation of persons or of freight, entitled to pass under the Quartermaster General'.^ published rules, to be regarded as a good voucher. 9. Where the service rendered is manifestly for the Confederate States, even though the voucher rxpress that it is for a state, or to be charged to a state, such service should be paid for by the Confederate States. ^ \ 10. When impertect vouchers can be perfected by affidavit, such affidavit to be made an\ The following monthly reports will be made to Major A. H. Cole, inspector general of field transportation at Uichniond, Va. They will be furnished as blanks Nos. 2, 5 and 6 of the Quartermaster's department, and the necessary additions to the headings can be made by the officer. 152 APPENDIX. [No. 2.] Report of Persons and Articles employed and hired Service du- « ring the Kate of hire or com- JS x: Names of persons and articles. Designation and month. pensation. a = S C m < . (sqigs) u 1 qsnq J9d 'njoo m eg s C? •J9ppo^5 m ■^BH JO •8}B0 5 •njoo "a o •sicmiuv « > *u Cm •ssjUH * •HasjoH "a . 9* •naxo ^ i ■sattiH •88BJ0II - ft' 93 O I "* O i; J3 "H ^- § £ 5 T ^ :. ^ £ ^ 1 i ,. 'o g TS a 2 o ® a 3 ^ ■- B » 3 Ja .?; -c TT a; S' _ V- u S p q * (§ £ « J ^ a g M < Q cy P3 156 APPENDIX. IMPEESSMENTS. General Orders, No. 44, June 17, 1862. II. No persons, other than those authorized by the Commanding General of an army, or the commanding officers o^ districts under martial law, shall be recognized as agents for taking possession of private property. These agents, before making any impressments, shall present their written authority, and when they take property, their receipts shall de- signate the officer who is to pay for it. General Orders, No. 50, July 18, 1862. VI. Arms and munitions of war belonging to States, are strictly prohibited from being seized by any confederate officer ; and public arms and siipplies will not be diverted from their legitimate destination by any officer of the army. General Orders, No. 53, July 31, 1862. IV. All seizures and impressments of any desciription of property whatever, and espe- cially of arms and ordnance stores belonging to the States of the Confederacy, are hereby prohibited, and officers of the C. S. army are enjoined to abstain carefully from such seiz- ures afid impressments ; and in case they are made by mistake, such officers are ordered to make prompt restitution. General Orders, No. 56, August 6, 1862. I. Military commanders have no authority to suspend the writ of habeas corpus, nor does mai-tial law, when declared by the President, under the act of Congress, justify the arbitrary establishment of the price of commodities in the trade of the citizens of the Con- federate States. ** II. Necessity alone can warrant the impressment of private property for public use ; and wherever the requisite supplies can be obtained by the consent of the owners at fair rates, and without hazardous delay, the military authorities will abstain from the harsh proceed- ing of impressment. General Orders, No. 61, August 23, 1862. III. Paragraph IV, General Orders, No. 53, current series, is so modified as to read as follows : All seizures and impressments of any description of property whatever, belonging to the States of the Confederacy, are hereby prohibited, and officers of the C. S. army are enjoined to abstain carefully from such seizures and impressments; and in case they are made by mistake, such officers are ordered to make prompt restitution. (circular) — MANNER OF MAKING IMPRESSMENTS. 1. An officer appointing agents to make impressments, in all cases, will furnish to such agents written evidence of their authority to act ; and agents, whenever required by parties interested, will exhibit the orders or authority under trhich they are acting. 2. Agents who make impressments, in all cases, will give to the owner of the property impressed, or his agent, a certificate stating the character and value thereof; and they will, moreover, return to the officer of this department, from whom they derive their authority, a statement of all property impressed by them, with the names of the owners. An abstract of these statements will be forwarded to this office by the officer to whom they are returned. 3. Impressments must not be resorted to, except when absolutely demanded by the pub- APPENDIX. ' 157 lie necessities; and tteir burden must be apportioned among the community, so fai' as may bi; possible, equally and impartially, having due regard to the means and ability of owners of ])roperty. now COMPENSATION IS MADE. 4. When teams and other property, including slave teamste.r,<, are impressed into the ser- vice of th(! Confederate iSt;ites, (lie owners thereof may be compensated by officers of the Quartermaster's department, at the usual rates of hire. 5. When the owners of any property impressed into the public service, slaves excepted, arc willing to reliuquieh the same to th<^ government, the officers of the Quartermaster's department may pay the fair appraised value thereof, and take uj) the property on their re- turns, to be .accounted for as other public property. 6. When private property has been duly impressed by order of the commanding officer, and it shall appear by satisfactory evidence to have been expended in the public service, officers of the Quartermaster's department may pay the fair appraised value thereof, although the property may not hav« been regularly received and i.ssued by anj' Quartermaster. A. C. Mvi:rS* Nov. r>, 1862. • Q. M. General. Note. — The above rules govprm-d cases of impressment prior to December 2fi, 3802, whan till- following w^re announced by th(! Secretary of War. The above, however, havo still some application. IMPRESSMENT REGULATIONS. 1. The QuartenillBter General is authorized to impress army supplies, labor and trans- portation (except that belonging to rail road companies and government contractors), when he shall think it necessary to the public service. 2. This pewer may be conferred by the Quartermaster General upon purchasing officers and agents of his department ; M-liich officers may in turn confer similar powers upon such subordinates as the Quartermaster Generai shall approve. 3. All army supplies, labor and transportation impressed, will be paid for at reasonable prices, not exc<'e(to||g in any 'ca.se, rates ordered from time to time by the Secretary of War, and communicated to the Quartermaster General :'and officers and agents are tpecialiy in- iStructed to give to the owners theix^of receipts, stating distintily the description, (juality, quantity and price of the army supplies, or the kind, rate of hire and time emplojjed of the labor and transportation impressed; and drsignating the officer by whom jiaymeut for the same will be made, who, in case lie has no funds n preference, arrny supplies owned by speculators. 5. The officer or agent impressing shall in all cases exhibit his written authority 4o im- pres,s, to tln^ party or parties interested, or to his or their agent; and no imiin.'- 1 be made (unless authorized by the Secretary of War, or under necc-^sity, ordi i rals commanding in the field), except by officers and agt-nts authorized as abn.c , aud iiy them only in confonnity to order."*; and any one acting without or beyond authority in tho above, will be held strictly responsible. 11 ♦ • 158 • APPENDIX. 6. The Quartermaster General shall sec that a minute and accurate return of all such im- pressments as come within flie range of his department, be made to his office monthly, and a record thereof be kept. (Signed) James A. Sebdon, Dec. 26, 186-2. Secretary of fVar. Official. Q. M. GeneraVs Office, Richmond, Dec. 29, 1862. 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Non-commissioned officers, privates, miisicians and artificers of mounted volunteers arc allowed 40 cents a day for the xise and risk of their horses, payable by the quartermaster, with their other allowances on the muster and pay roll. (Act No.^48, § 7.) ^ 3. This allowance is made from the date of enrollment to the date of discharge ; and also for every 20 miles travel from the place of discharge to the place of enrollment, estimating the same by the shortest mail route, and if there^s no mail route, by the shortest practicable route. (Act No. 153.) ♦ ' 4. For horses killed in action, mounted volunteers, officers and men are allowed com- pen.saticii according to their appraised value at the^date of muster into service. These claims can be paid by the regimental or brigade quartennaster, on a certificate attesting the fact that the animal was killed in action, supported by written evidence of its appraised value. (Act*No. 48, 7.) 5. Horse equipments lost in action or captured by the enemy, are not paid for by this department. 6. The term " mounted volunteers" includes all officers appointed as well as those elected, all field officers and adjutants of regiments, and officers of the general staff, and general officers. 7. Appraisement constitutes mustering in, and may be made at any time before the horse is killed, but not afterwards. 8. Horses killed in action, belonging to officers of the regular army of the Confederate States, are paid for through the office of the Second Auditor, W. H. S. Taylor, Esq., Rich- mond, Va., who should be addressed on the subject. Horses of mounted militiamen in the service of the Confederate States, are paid for in like manner, when killed in action. 9. When hor.ses are lost in action otherwise than by being killed, .or are lost by want of forage, or by being abandoned under orders, or from other recited cause of like character (see act of March 3, 1849), the value thereof, not exceeding $200, may be recovered.by the owner, whether iu the regular army, volunteers or militia, on presenting h;s claim to the Second Auditor. 10. Necessary equipage lost by reason of the loss of the horse, is also paid for by the Second Auditor, within the above limitation as to value. 11. When the hor.se of a mounted volunteer is killed, and no appraisement was had, so that a claim cannot be preferred under the act of March 6, 1861, claim may be made before the Second Auditor, under the act of March 3, 1849, subject to the limitation of $200. 12. The Second Auditor settles claims for horses and cavalry equijaments purchased by order of Col. Angus McDonald to mount the men he .was authorized to raise — the Quarter- master General to have control of the horses and equipments, and to permit them to remain in the possession of the volunteers, upon their written agreement that the same shall be paid for out of the allowances now made for cavalry troops. (Act No. 227, Aug. 2J, 1861. Act No. 227, Sept. 30, 1862.) APPENDIX. • 163 ALLOWANCES, AND COMMUTATION THEREOF. 1. Forage, quarters and fiiol are comnmtcd only when officers arc serving at stations without troops, where public quarters cannot be liad. Forage is commuted at Ij! 8 per month for each horse to which the officer is entitled, provided they arc kept in service and mastered. (Act No. 52, March 6, 1861, $ 20.) 2. Generals, with their staff, whose head quarters are established by the War department in a city or town, are entitled under the Regulations to commuHition ot" quarters and fuel when public quarters cannot be furnished. I?. Medical officers assigned to duty at a station, wlicn^ public quarters cannot be fur- nished, are allowed conunutation, except when their orders require tlicui to n'side in hos- pitals. 4. When public quarters cannot be furnished to officers enrolling conscripts, mndical officers examining conscripts, officers of the signal corps, provost marshals holding com- missions in the army, and officers in diarge of prisoners, except when they are required te quarter in the prisons,- they are entitled to conunutation. .'S. Officers .serving with batteries near a city or a station, who.sc head quarters are estab- lished in a city or town, are only allowed commutation when the allowance is authorized by the Secretary of War. 6. Officers serving with troops in barracks, where there are no quarters for their accom- modation, must be furnished with hired quarters, or occupy tents. This rule applies also to officers stationed at camps of instruction. 7. T\w orders of the Secretary of War, of a General commanding an army, of a General commanding a military department, and of the Chiefs of bureaux, entitle the officers re- ceiving them to commutation, if assigned to duty at a post, or stationed where public quar- teta cannot be furnished. 8. An officer on leave, or waiting orders, or on parol, is not entitled to quart^Ts or fuel, ^ or to any commutation thereof 9. Except as provided in section 1") of the Regulations, detailed men are not entitlcd'to commutation of (juarters and fuel. Quarters must be hired, when necessary, and fuel will be furnished in kind. Men detailed at department or general he.od quarters, are allowed e^ioh the comiraitation for one room; which is in lieu of quarters, fuel and straw. Sergeant majors, ordnance sergeants and quartermaster sergeants so detailed, are entitled to havo their allowances comnnited at the ordinary rate. • . ' U). Richmond has been held by the SeeretHry of War not to be the post or station of offi- cers serving at the defences, or at Manchester. When, therefore, they are ordered to Rich- mond on court martial duty, thnant, and to the like commutation thectively to the allowancec of forage, quarters and fuel of a major or captain of cavalry. 164 " APPENDIX. 14. An officer on leave or waiting orders, is entitled to forage in kind, but not to commu- tation. An officer on parole is not entitled to forage in kind, or to commutation. J5. The act of March 25th, J 862, provides what shall be the staff and clerical force of the General assigned to duty at the seat of government ; and adds, that such office and office fiirniture, fuel and' stationery shall be provided for the said General, as the duties of his office may render necessary; to be paid out of the- appropriation for the contingent e»- pcnses of the War department. 16. As to conniiutalion^if quarters and fuel to recruiting officers, sergeants and privates, and to recruits, see head "Recruiting," General Orders, No. 22, i5 7, 8, 9. For same of military storekeepers, superintendents of armories and master armorers, see heading "Pay," § M. COMMUTATION OF UATtONS. 17. Quartermasters pay commutation of rations iu but one instance — to discharged sol- diers. They are entitled, when transportation is furnished in kind, to the comnuitation of a ration per day for the journey from the place of discharge to the place of enrollment; the if^ commutation being tfce value of the ration at the place of discharge. 18. Cli.iplains, soldiers on furlough, and others, entitled to commutation of rations, re- ceive the same from officers of the Subsistence department. DESERTERS— REWARDS, FEES AND EXPENSES OF. General Orderi?, No. 43, June 13, 1862. I. With the consent and approbation of His Excellency Governor Letcher, all sheriffs, deputy sherifl's and constables of the state of Virginia are authorised and requested to ap- prehend deserters from the army, wherever they may be found, and to deliver them' to an officer of the army, at the most convenient post or station, or to lodge them in jail, and re- port their names and regiments to General S. Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector General, Richmond. Thirty dollars will be paid for all deserters delivered to an officer, and fifteen dollars for each deserter lodged in jail. No allowance will be made for the expenses of ap- preliension and transportation. All jailors receiving deserters, are requested to detain them The usual allowance for the support of prisoners will be made. General Order.s, No. 49, July 14, 18G2. , / 1. All persons engaged in enrolling conscripts, are hereby authorized and required to ar- rest deserters from the ^ny, and to deliver tljem to the commandant of the nearest camp of instruction, or to lodge them in the nearest jail, and to return their names, comj)any and re- giment to the Adjutant and Inspector General. 2. Jailors are requested to detain them, and will be allowed the fees and charges for the detention of prisoners, prescribed by the laws of the state in which the jail is situated. 3. Enrolling officers are also required to report to the Adjutant and Inspector General tho names and address of all persons absent from the army, without leave, whether by the ex- piration of their leaves of absence, furloughs, details or otherwise: and where this unau- thorized absence exceeds the time required to correspond ^vith the War department, the enrolling officer will arrest the person, and send him to the nearest camp of instruction, re- porting the arrest to the Adjutant and Inspector General. APPENDIX. 165 4. Commandants of camps of instruction are required to forward deserters and pcusons absent without leave, to their regiments, and have the powers of arrest conferred upon cn- , rolling officers. General Orders, No. 52, Jiilj' 23, 1862. III. The employees of rail road companies are authorized and requested to examine the j)assi's and furloughs of soldiers, passing over their roads, and to aiTest all deserters and persons absent without leave from the army, whenever they may be found on said roads, ' and to deliver them to an officer of the army at the most convenient post or station, or to lodge Ihem in jail, and report their names and regiments to the Adjutant and Inspector (Jencral, Richmond. Thirty dollars Avill be paid for all deserters delivered to an officer, and fifteen dollars for each deserter lodged in jail. No allowance will be made for the expenses of apprehension and transportation. All jailors receiving deserters are requested to detain tiiem. The usual allowance for prisoners will be made. ■ General Orders, No. C4, September 8, 18fi2. 1. Conscripts in the employment of the governmertt, who leave their employment with- out authority, will be arrested as deserters, on the order of the officer under whom they are employed. Conscripts working for contractors will, under like circumstances, be arrested as deserters, by. the enrolling officer of the district, on complaint and proof by the contractor. General OrderB, No. 82, November 3, 1862. 2. All the laws and regulations applicable to deserters shall be applied to such conscripts as fail to repair to the place of rendezvous for enrollment, or whp shall desert after enroU- nvuit. :i.' All the agencies employed for the apprehension and confinement of deserters, and their transportation to the commands of their respective commanders, shall be applicable to per- sons liable to duty as conscripts, who shall fail to repair to the place of rendezvous after the publication of the call. Providc4 further, that the persons comprehended in this act, shall not be subject to the Rules and ArJicles of War until mustered into the actual service of the Confederate States ; except that said persons, when enrolled and liable to duty, if they shall A^ illfuUy refuse to obey said call, each of them shall be held to be a deserter, and punished as such, under said Articles. (Act April IG, ]Hti-2.) As to Deserter, see heading " Pay," General Orders, No. Ofi, ^ !5. 1. The ri!ward and jail fees allowed by General Orders, for the apprehension and deten- tion of deserters, is paid by tht: Quartermaster's department. 2. The rewar. All officers, in -certifying to the fact of desertion, should be CArcfnl to distinguish b»- t>«een that offence and what would constitute only absence without leave. JH 166 APPENDIX. 6. Jail fees for committing and detaining deserters, will be paid upon an account certi- fied by the jailor or sheriff of the county^jn which he shall state the time of detention, and that the fees charged are in accordance with state law^ 7. Rewards thus paid will be reported promptly by the disbursing officer to the officer commanding the company in which the deserter is mustered, and to the authority compe- tent to order his trial. The reward of $ 30 will include the remuneration for all expenses incurred for appre- , bending, securing and delivering a deserter. When non-commissioned officers or soldiers are sent in pursuit of a deserter, the expenses necessarily incurred will be paid, whether he be apprehended or not, and reported as in cases of rewards paid. Rewards and expenses paid for apprehending a deserter, will be set against his pay, when adjudged by a court martial, or when he is restored to duty without trial, on that condition. In reckoning the time of service, pay and allowances of a deserter, he is to be considered in service when delivered up as a deserter to the proper authority. An apprehended deserter, or one who surrenders himself, shall receive no pay while waiting trial, and only siich clothing as may be actually necessary for him. (Army Reg. p. 16.) STOPPAGES. General Orders, No. 29, April 26, 1862. 3. If a non-commissioned officer or soldier discharged by reason of a substitute, he in- debted to the government, the officer granting the discharge shall be liable for the debt. General Orders, No. 33, May 22, 1862. VII. Recruiting officers are required to have their recruits examined by a surgeon before closing enlistments. Two days after a recruiting officer shall have reported with ills recruits to his regiment or camp, the regimental commander will assemble a board of examination, to be composed of two regimental officers next in rank to himself, and the regimental sur- geon or assistant surgeon, who shall reject all recruits unfit for service; and where such unfitness arises from causes existing at the time of enlistment, the names of the recruiting officer and the rejected recruits shall be reported, with expenses incurred by such enlist- ments, to this office, in order that said expenses may be reimbursed to the government by stoppage of the officer's pay. General Orders, No. 39, December 26, 1862. V. Frequent complaints having been made of injury to fencing and to the grounds on or near which troops have encamped, attention is called to the 983d paragraph of the Army Regulations, which requires the commanding officer and quartermaster to make an inspec- tion of buildings occupied as barracks, quarters, or land.s occupied for encampments, when they are vacated, and a report to be made to the Quartermaster General of their condition, and of any injury to them by the use of the troops. Thto regulation will be strictly enforced; and in case of injury not reported by the com- manding officer and quartermaster, they will be charged on their pay account of the troops with the damage done. If report be made, it must specify by whom the injury was inflicted, and the deduction, in such case, will be made from the pay of the offending party. General Orders, No. 43, June 13, 1862. IV. All officers paying bounty to voluuteers, before having them examined by an army surgeon or assistant surgeon, and duly mustered into the service, will be required to refund it themselves. APPENDIX. 167 General Orders, No. 78,1^ober 23, 1862. , II. The following is published as the schedule of average cost of arms, or parts of arms and accoutremcuts, required by paragraph 78 of Ordnance Regulations: Soldiers will be charged for loss on the muster rolls, accordiag to this table: Arms. Enfield rifles, - - - - - $50 00 Rifle muskets, cal. 58,' - - - - - 35 00 " 69, - . - - . 25 00 All other rifles, w-ith bayonets, - • - - - 30 00 " " without bayonets, - - - - 25 00 Smooth bore musket and bayonet, - • - - 18 00 " " musketoons, - - - - Ifi 00 Hall's carbines, - - - - - 15 00 Sharp'? " . - - - - - 45 00 AH other carbines, at valuation, or not to exceed - - - 35 00 Sabres of all sorts, •<«... . . jg qq Parts of Arms. Bayonets, - - - - - 5 00 Sabre bayonets, - - - - - 8 00 Ramrods, - - - . - 2 00 Wiper, screw driver, or ball screw, - - - - 1 00 Spring vise, - • - - - 1 50 Cock screw, - - - - - 1 00 Accoutrements. Cartridge box, - - - - - 2 50 Cap pouch, - - - - - 1 00 Waist belt, - - - - 75 Shoulder belt, - - - - - 1 00 Bayonet scabbard, - - - - - 1 00 Sword belt, - - - - - 3 00 Confederate States of America, Subsistence Department, Richmond, Oct. 1, 1861. Hereafter, it shall bi- the duty of every officer of the army, who is indebted to the com- mis.sariat for subsistence stores, to certify on his pay account, the amount of his indebted- ness; and the officer who is to pay him, shall reserve that amount from his pay. Theoflicer so collecting, shall inform the Commissary (Jeneral of the amount so collected ; and the latter shall direct what disposition is to be made of said money. The Quartermaster GAeral ajucurs in this arrangement. L. B. Northrop^ (Jommissary General of Sithsistrncs. Apjirovcd. J. P. Rksjamfn. Acting Secretary of War. 168 APPENDIX. ^UNTY. The act of congress, approved September 27, 1862, authorizes the President to suspend the execution of the conscription law in any locality where be maj*find it impracticable to execute the same. By General Orders, No. 74, the same is suspended in the states of Ken- tucky and Missouri. Volunteers are therefore received ftom. these states, as Avas the prac- tice prior to the conscription acts. The conscription law embraces all between the ages of 18 and 45 years ; but General Orders, No. 82, par. Ill, directs its execution at present by the enrollment of those only between the ages of 18 and 40. Volunteering is therefore open to all under 18 and over 40 ; as it is also to those between those ages, ajy time prior to their enroUraeut, when en- tering companies in the service prior to April 16, 1862. These considerations make it important to insert the following memoranda relative to bounty, since the conscription acts have not repealed the act of December 11, 1861, in re- spect to bounty, nor superseded its payment : General Ordei's, No. 1, January 1, 1862. Sec. 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, that a bounty of fifty dollars be and the same is hereby granted to all privates, musicians and non-commissioned officers in the provisional army, who shall serve continuously for three years, or for the war — to be paid at the following times, to wit: To all now in the service for twelve months, to be paid at the time of volunteering or enlisting for the next two ensuing years subse- quent to the expiration of their present term of service. To all now in the service for three years, or for the war, to be paid at the expiration of their first year's service. To all who may hereafter volunteer or enlist for three years, or for the war, to be paid at the time of entry into service. (Act Dec. 11, 1861.) General Orders, No. 23, April 9, 1862. 4. The accounts for tlie settlement of the bounty money will be liauded in, or sent to the Quartermaster General's office. All balances of .this fund will be turned over to an officer of the Quartermaster's department. General Orders, No. 30, April 28, 1862. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, that all soldiers now serving in the army or mustered in the military service of the Confederate States; or enrolled in said service under the authori- zations heretofore issued by the Secretary of War, and who are continued in the service by virtue of this act, who have not received the bounty of fifty dollars allowed by existing laws, sjiall be entitled to receive said bounty. (Act April 16, 1862.) NoTii:.-=-By section 1 of same act, "all white men, residents of the Confederate States, between the ages of 18 and 35 years, now in tlie armies of the Cpnfederacy, whose terra of service will expire before the end of the war, shall bi' continued in the service three years from the date of their original enlistment, unless the war shall have been sooner ended." These men are entitled to bounty; but not those under 18 and over 35 years of age, who were required to remain in service for UO days. General Orders, No. 77, October 22, 1862. iW. Officers who have been charged with the disb^irsement of bounty funds will imme- diately render their accounts to the Quartermaster General ; otherwise they will be reported for ^smissal, as required by law. General Orders, No. 82, November 2, 1862. XII. Volunteering. — All persons liable to conscription may, before enrollment, volunteer in companies in service on the 16th of April 18G2. But after enrollment, they cannot vol- unteer, nor can they at any time volunteer in companies received into service since the I6th of April 1862. i APPENDIX. 169 1. Troops in the service of a sta^ Februaiy 3, 1862, for a period not less than three montlis, -who re-onlist in the service of the Confe|piacy for a period wliicli, added to their present term of service, will amount to three years, are entitled to receive bounty by act of February 3, 1862, No. 378. 2. By act of October 11, 1862, No. — , the act of December 11, 1801 is so amended as to secure bounty to all soldiers and non-commissioned officers who shall l^ave entered the ser- vice for three years or the war, although they may have been killed in battle, died, or been honorably discharged before the expiration of the first year's service — the same to be paid as other arrearages. 3. Bounty to soldiers enlisting for the war or three years, or recruited for a like period, « or rc-cnlisting for two j-cars, shall be payable when the volunteer is ascertained, by the in- . spection of a medical officer, to be fit for military duty, and is mustereu into the service of the Confetain of artillery. 172 APPENDIX. General Orders, No. 4(i, July 1, 1862. ]. Paragraph III, General Orders, No. 24, current series, is so modified as to permit the appointment of brigade ordnance officers, who shall have the rank ajid pay of tirst lieuten- ants of artillery. General Orders, No. 63, September 4, 1862. All genera] staff officers who hold appointments as such in the Confederate States army, and who have received, or may hereafter receive appointments of higher grade in the line of the provisional army of the Confederate States, will immediately signify to this office their preference for one or other of these appointments, as both cannot beiield by the same officer. General Orders, No. 82, November 3, 1862. 7. A compensation of $ 4 per diom, while actually employed, will be allowed to each of the examining surgeons, and will be paid on their ecrtitied account by the quariermaiter of the nearest camp of instruction. Note. — Three surgeons in each congressional district will be recommended by the com- mandant of conscripts to the Adjutant and Inspector General for employment in the exami- nation of conscripts, clause J, par. VI, General Orders, No. 82. These are ihe surgeons re- ferred to in clause 7, above. The next Order, No. 101, alters the mode of their selection. General Orders, No. 401, December 9, 1862. I. Clause 1, paragraph VI, General Orders, No. 82, current scries, is so amended as to provide, that one of the three surgeons for each congressional district shall be a medical officer of the army, and that the two others (to be recommended by the commandant of conscripts to the Adjutant and Inspector General) shall be selected from congressional dis- tricts different from that in which they are to examine conscripts. General Orders, No. 82, November 3, 1862. In making such assignment, officers and men disabled by wounds from active duty in the field, and acquainted in the localities in which they are required to serve, will, as far as practicable, be selected. The commissioned officer in each district will superintend the en- rollments and collection of conscripts therein. Non-commissioned officers and privates, while so employed, will be allowed pay as extra duty men. The enrolling officers of tlie states, if employed, will be paid the compensation allowed by the state laws for similar services. Note. — The assignment here alluded to is of officers, commissioned and non-commis- sioned, and men to enroll conscripts. \ General Order.s, No. 90, November 19, 1862. IV. Agi^eeably to act of congress, .approved October 9th, 1862, every man detailed as a shoemaker, will be cntitlclJ to receive, in addition to his extra duty pay, thirty-five cents for each pair of shoes made by him. General Orders, No. 91, November 20, 1862. The officers of the Quartermaster's department charged with paying the troops, are hereby prohibited from making payment to any general staff officer of the provisional army, who does not exhibit the evidence of assignment to the appropriate command under which he claims payment, agreeably to paragraph I, of Gc^neral Orders, No. 48, current series. A departure from this Order will render the paying officer liable to stojipage to the amount of such payment, should it be found, in the settlement of his account at the treasury, that he ha-s disregarded this regulation. The largo number of general staff officers of the provi- sional army who are without assignment to appropriate commands, including those of the Adjutant and Inspector General's department, Quartermaster's department. Commissary ■^ APPENDIX. 173 department, and other departments of t1i(^ o(>neral staff, renders it necessary to puMisli this Onler, and to append to it tlic subjoined paragraph of Cil2. 8. There will be allowed to each general hospital, with rations and suitable places of lodging, two chief matrons, at a salary not to <'xc(-ed forty dollars per month each, wlioso general duties shall be to exercise a superintendence over the entire domestic economy of the hospital; to take charge of such delicacies us may be provided for the sick; to ajipor- tion them out as requii^ed; to see that the food or diet is properly prepared; and all such other duties as may be necessary: two assistant matrons, at a salary not to exceed thirty- five dollars per month each, whose general duties shall be to superintend the laundry; to take charge of the clothing of the sick and the bedding of the hospital ; to see that they arc kept clean and neat ; and perform such other duties as may be necessary : two ward matron* for eacli ward (estimating 100 patients for each ward), at a salary not to exci'cd thirty dol- lars per month each, whose general duties shall be to prepare the beds and bfcdding of their respective wards: to see that they ar<' jiept clean and in order: that the food or diet for tlw sick is carefully prepared and furnished to them ; the medicine administered ; and that all parents requiring earefid nursing arc attended to; and all such other duties as may bo ue- wssary : one ward master for each ward (estimating 100 patients for each ward), at a salary not to exceed twenty-five dollars per month each; and such other nurses and cooks, male or female (giving preference to females when their services may best subserve the purpose), at a salary not to exceed twenty-live dollars per month each, as may be nc^cessary for tho proper care of the sick. These attendants to be paid monthly, on hospital mu.ster rolls, by the Quartermaster's departnu^nt, and to be removed, w hen expedient, by the medical officor in charge. Other attendants, not herein provided for, necessary to the service, shall be allowed, as now provided by law. General Orderfi, No. 96, Novcraber 27, 18G2. Commandants of conscripts will cause the follow ing Order to be published for at least •even times, in a sufficient number of newspapers in each State of the Confederacy, to in- •urc its reaching every part of the country: I. All commissioned officers and enlisted men, who are now ab.sent from (heir eiimmandg from any other cause than actual disability, or duty under orders from the Secretary of War, or from their department commandeis, will return to their commands without delay. IT. Connnissioned officers failing to comply with the provisions of tlie foregoing para- graph, within a reasonable length of time, in no case to exceed twenty days after the pub- lication of this Order, shall be dropped from the rolls of tlie army in disgrace, and their names will be furnished to the commandant of conscripts for enrollment iu the ranks. III. All enlisted men who shall fail to comply with the provisions of paragraph I of thi« Order, within a re^isonablc length of time, shall be considered as deserters, and treated ac- cordingly; their names to be fumlshed to the commandant of conscripts iu their state, for publication, or such other action as may be de(;mcd most efficacious. rv. In order to iosore the efficient co-operation of all conccmcd, to carry this Order inl* 12 174 APPENDIX. immediate effect, (Ifpartmont commamlois are directed to require from the commanding offit'er of carli st'iianifo coniniaud, in their departments, a prompt report of tlie uaiuCvS of all commissioned ullicers and enlisted men now absent from their commands. These re- ports nmst state; in eacli case tlie cause of absence; and any regimental, battalion or com- pany commander, who shall neglect to furnish such a report, or who shall knowingly be guilty of concealing any case of unauthorized absence, shall, on conviction thereof, be Bummarily dismissed. V. Under the provisions of tlie 2d clause of paragraph II of General Orders, No. 82, commissioned ofHcers and privates who are incapable of bearing arms in consequence of wounds received in battle, but who are otherwise lit for service, are required, if not other- wise assigned, to report to the m^arest commandant of conscripts in th(>ir respective states, who will, if they are fitted for such duty, assign them to the collection of stragglers and the enforcement of the provisions of tliis Order, with full powers to call upon the nearest mili- tary authority for such assistance as may be necessary thereto. VI. OfiScers of the Quartermaster's department charged with the payment of troops, are hereby directed not to pay any commissioned ofiScer, non-commissioned officer or private who does not furnish satisfactory evidence that he is not liable to the penalties described in the foregoing Order. Any disbursing officer who shall make payment in violation of this Order, shall be liable on his bond for the amount of such payment. 1. Volunteers are entitled to pay and allowances from the date of their muster into the service of the Confederate States, or when previously accepted by the authority of the War department, from the date of such acceptance ; which should then be indicated ojkf]the nms- ter rolls by the uuistering officer. 2. Troops raised by a state for the Confederate States service, are considered as being therein from the date of their transfer. They will be paid in accordance with par. IV, General Orders, No 50, ante. * ^. Officers of the regimental staff, assistant quartermaster, assistant commissary, surgeon, assistant surgeon, chai)lain, and (when not already a lieutenant of the regiment) the adju- tant and offic(;rs of the gencal staff, are always appointed by the President. They are therefore never mustered into service, and they receive pay according to the following amendment of jiaragraph IU7 of the Kegulations. The following amendment of sec. ]07 of the Regulations is adopted: " 107. Officiu's are entitled to pay from the date of tin; acceptance of their appointments, and from the date of promotion ; except that ofiScers who are required to give bond, are entitled to pay, only from the date of the acceptance and approval of their official bonds. Officers who fail to return their bonds duly executed, within ninety days from the date of their receipt, will be considenxl to have declined their appointments, and be dropped from the rolls." 4. Performance of service by an officer under his appointment, is deemed equivalent to acceptance. 5. The act of March (5, 1801, section 7, No. 48, prescrilws the general nile, that when militia or volunteers are called into the service of the Confederate States, they shall have the organization, pay and allowances of the regular army; but section 8 authorizes the Pre- sident to limit the number of privates in any volunteer company, at from G4 to 100. The minimum established by War department circulars, is, infantry, 64 privates ; cavalry, 60 privates ; and artillery, 70 privates. ArrENDix. 1 75 Act Xo. 52, March (5, ISGl, establishes the organization of the rogjular aimj- as follows: Infantry companies, i)() privati-s ; artillery companies, 70 privates} and cavalry companica, 60 jirivates. This governs milTtia, except iis specially proviileJ. The conscription act, April Ki, 1815"^, relates to regiments then in the service, or organized from conscripts in reserve, and provides (section 1J) that each company of iiiiiuitry sliall consist of J'ii"), rank and file; each company of held artillery, 150, rank and fiio; and each company of cavalry, SO, rank and tile. ' ' G. All men who have served as privates in militia organizations called into the .service of the (^infederate States, are entitled to be paid, regardless ^f defective organization, in i)oint of numbers, in any i-egimcnt or company. ^ 7. The act of April li>, ISfi'J, provides for the payment, nndcr the dir(>ction of the (Jirnr- terma.^fer (Jeneral, of all officers and nou-connnissioned ofhcers of the Virginia militia who had I.een calhd into the service of the Confederate States by the order of ;iny coninianding officer of the Confederate States army authorized to make such a call, or by the proclama- tion of the tiovi'rnor of Virginia, in obedience to requisitions made ni)o!i him by liii- Presi- dent. No payments undtu- this act allowid for a period subsequent to March ;iO, IHu'J. 8. The act of April 11>, 18t>;?. provides, that in all eases theretofore occurring, wlien com- panies deti'ctively organized in point of numbirs shall have be(Mi rrct-ived into thr srrvico by ord<'r of a connnanding General, the officers and men thereof shall hv entitled to pa/ and rations, as if the}- liad bei-n duly authorized under existing laws. 9. Volunteers accepted \*y the President for IocaI defence, shall be sn mustered — the roll setting forth distinctly the .servic*- to be performed : their organization to be in accordance with act Xo. 48, March fi, IHoI. Said volunteers are not considrred in a 'tuid service until thereunto specialljdrflen-d by the President ; an'y actually conuiienced to ])erl"orm their respective duties with troops in the service of tli<; Confederacy. (Act Xo. 3i;5, Dec. 12, ld(il.) 12. Xon-conmiissioned officiTs and privates of the regular army of the Confederato Stales, or officers, non-eonunissioned officers and privates of any volunteer corps in the ser- vice of the Confederat« entitled fo receive, duiing their captivity, notwithstanding the expiration of their term of .-ierviw, the same pay and allowance's to which they would bl.) 29. Master Armorkr.s enlisted, receive $'M a month, and the usual alluw.inccs ui an enlisted man: those ajipninted reeeivc $>],r>00, with the allowanco-IMI may be incre.a.sed by the President fin a sum not e-xceeiling $2.(l(KI per annum. (No. 2:?(i, ^S 3, Aug. 21, I8(il ; No. — , April ]!>, 18ii2.) 3(1. Military storekeejicrs, superintendents of armorirs and master armorers are paid !>/ othcers of this department, and will receive from the same sonrw^ commutation of (piarter.s, fuel and forage, when entitled thereto. 31. The accounts of private physicians for pay, employed in accordance, with the Regu- lations of the ^ledical Department, "should be sent to the Surgeon General tor paymi'nf, vouched by the certificate ef the commanding officer that it is correct and agreeable to con- tract, and that the services were rendered. But on the frontier, or in tlie lii>ld, where it cannot be conveniently submitted to the Surgeon General, the ctmtrai-t having alreaer and character of the attendants on general liospitals, iiiid their compensalinn, iiiid jtrovid.' th.it these attendants shall be jiaid moiitlily by the r 19, 18<'>1, hy the Secntarj- of War, at $ 18 50 per month ; being $1 1 a month, with the per diem of 2.") cent* for extra work. 37. Laundresses. — The act of December 7, 18GI, No. 299, autlmrizes the superintcndenta 178 APPENDIX. of the luilitnry hospitals to employ laundresses for the sick and wounded, at such rates and in such numbers as the Se eutitli'd to receive the money value of the clothing allowed, in proportioa to sudi pi^riod of service. FOR THREE YEARS. 3 CLOTHING. Ist. 2(1. :i(i. Cap, complete, . . . - Cover. ..... Jacket, . - . - - 'I'rowsers, . . . - - Shirt, ..... Drawers. . . - - - Sh(K»s, pairs, . . . - - Socks, jiairs, - . - - - Leather stock, . . . - - Great coat, . . . - - Stable t'rock (for mounted men). Fatigue overall (for engineers and ordnance), Blanket, . . . - - 2 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 4 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 4. 4 1 1 $ 2 00 12 00 •J 00 3 dO 3 00 t) 00 1 00 25 25 00 2 00 3 00 7 -SO NoTK, — For other general provi>.i(ins in regard to clothing, see Regulations, ante, from sections 77 to 1>1. Gonor.-il Onlcrp, No. 05, Novomber 2.5, ]8fi2. 7. Medical officers in charge of general hospitals will make re(piisitions on the Mediea Purveyors fur hospital siuts (shirts, pantaloons and drawers), for the use of the sick and wounded while in hospital, not to exceed in number the number of beds; which clothing shall be borne, on the returns, and be accounted for as other hospital property. < Opncral Orders, No. 17, March 27, 1H62. IV. All company commanders, commanding officers of battalions, and other offic«ni having charge of clothing, camp and garrison ecpiipnge, or other quart^rm.ister's property, are required tcmiake a return of the same to theQuait4 rmaster General, at the expiration of r.ich qiiart years of age, who were continued in service 90 days by the conscription act. 13. When troops are acopted, as for local defence, for a less jieriod than one year, they arc entitled to receive a ratable jiroj»ortion of the money value of a j-early allowance of clothing. 14. As conmiutation of clothing ban been abolislicfl, a state that furnished" its troops can no longer be reimitursed through that funA>. H'O. If it fall short in qmility. but .'\} iiip i . 182 APPENDIX. DETAILS. General Orders, No. .lO, July 18, 1802. I. Conscripts onpjaged on government work, either directly or by contractors, will not be taken from the work on which they are engaged, except I'or the purpose of enrollment, after Avhich th<'y will be returned on the certificate of the officer under whose charge the work is being performed, or with whom the contract is made. Such certificate will be i)re- Bcnted to the eiu-olling officer, who will thereupon order the detail of the men specified, for a period not to exceed .sixty days. A duplicate of such detail will be forwarded at once to the Adjutant and Inspector General, and a triplieato to the chief of the department or bu- reau for which tlie work is performed. Exteu.^ions of those details will be made, when deemed necessary, on application through the heads of the departments or bureaux. General Orders, No. 57, August 14, 18C3. III. The words "either directly or," first line General Orders, No. 50, will be omitted. General Orders, No .58, August 14, 1802. Th(^ followiitg rules in relation to the examination of conscripts, are published for the guidance of the enrolling and medical exfiuiiuing officers : 3. Conscript.?, not equal to all military duty, may be valuable in the ho.spital, quarter- master's or other staif department; and if so, will be received. General Order.'!, No. 05, September 9, 1863. V. The medical officers detailed, by virtue of paragraph I, General Orders, No. 58, cur- rent series, to examine conscripts at camps of instruction, will forward every week, through the coiumauding officers, to the Adjutant and Inspector General, Richmond, the names in full of the conscrijjts received who are not equal to all military duty, but may be valuable in the ha.spital, qiiaitermaster's or other staft" department, in order tluit they nuiy be detailed for those branches of the service. The previous occupation of the conscript will be re- ported, with a recommendation for any special duty for which he may appear suited. tSeneral Orders, No. 07, September 13, 1862. II. The Surgeon General, the Quartermaster General, tlite Commissary General and the Chief (if Ordnance will cause an immediate and thorough inspection to be made in all the branches of their several departments, and will report to the Adjutant and Inspector Gene- ral the number of able bodied men of conscript age now in department employ, whose places can be filled by conscripts accepted for such duty, under the requirements of para- graph III, General Orders, No. 58, ciuTent series. ' III. Surgeons in charge of hospitals, assistant quartermasters, assistant commissaries and ordnance officers having in their employ able bodied men of conscript age, whoso places can be filled by conscripts enrolled under paragraph III, General Orders, No. 58, current series, will report the facts to the nearest enrolling offict;r, who will cause an exchange to be made and wiil order the soldiers thus relieved from department employ to duty with their commands. lY. Ilcreafler no new details, which will separate able bodied men from their regiments, will be made for duty in the hospital, quarternuister, commissary or ordnance department. General Orders, No. 72, September 29, 1862. 2. Paragraph ***** and clause 111, paragraph I, General Orders, No. 58, current series, arc hereby revoked. APPENDIX. 1S3 Oenenil Orders No. 83, November 3, 1862. VI. Tlic standard of bodily capacity shall be that established by Goncral Ordprs, No. 58, modififil by the omission of tin" third paragraph,, which authorized the eurollinciit of pcr- Botis not ei|nal to all military duty. No person will be enrolled as a conscript, who i.s not capable of bearing arms. Ocneral Orders, No. 90, November 19, 1PG2. III. Detail.s from eorp.s in tin- field will only be granted for government work, and In cases of urgent mre.s.sity for work under contract. In the ca.se of details for eontiaet work, the c.oiis-nt of the men nmst be oblained, and the order detailing them will direct tliat their pay and allowances shall cease during the detail, and that in lieu thereof, the contractors uliall p:iy them full wages. . Gener.il Orders, No. 82, November 3, 1862. IX. DETAILS. Citizen em]doToo? and mechanics who are employed in establishments of thf government, or by coiilraetors with the government, in the manufacture of arms, ordnance, ordnance stores, an(l, current .series, is hereby revoked. X. T(» WHOM APri.K .M'lOX.S FOR KXE.MPTION MI ST HK ADDRKSSKI). Applic.'itions for exemption nmst, in all eases, be made to the enrolling officer, from whose deei.sion an appeal may be taken to the connnandaut of conscripts. The dejiartment will Dot consitler the :ip]ilication until it has been referred by the latter offioT. By the art of Ocfe detrmiiued upon the oath of the parties, subject to like penalties as above provided. Vni. PROVISION AGAINST EXTORTION. 1. WIk 1) ap]dication for i-xemption is made liy any shoeniaUer, tanner, blaclcsmiih, wa- gynniJUver, miller, mill engineer or millwright, not in the employment of any company or Bstablishment, but working for himselC'the parly se^-king ex>-mption shall state in writing, niidrr oath, tlint he is skilled and actually eniplov)-il in his said trn. When fencing or other wood has been used, apparently, or on reasonable presumption, for firewood, thr fuel, the owner may be compensated therefor according to its vahu', and shall not be limited to the market price lor ordinary firewood. 6. Where a growing cro)) has been consumed, the same may be paid for, although the crop in character does not cume within the forage allowance prescribed by the Army Kegnlations. 7. Ii'jurico to buildings rented or impressed by the Quartermaster's department, or to buildings chargeable to that department, arising either from their use or h}' reason of chango made therein, to adapt them to public use, may be paid fur. The account then lor, sup- port* tl by the sworn appraisenwut of two or nunc disinterestecl persons, and aj)prov( d by the suig(!ou or t)ther officer in charge thereof, shall be a good voucher for ]iayment. 8. The party's receipt shall, in all cases, express that it is in full f.ir the claim p:isscd upon; and he shall further make oath that he believes the property was consumcil or in- jurecctiuu 3, only w lieu .sjHXiially authorized so to do. CLAIMS. 9. Tho act of August 30, 1801, No. 204, provides, that all parties ha^ ing claim.-* for mo- n«y against the Confederate Stales, for the proof and jiayment of which there is no mode providi (I by law, sli.nll file them with the Attorney General', and prove them. a.s he ehall prcscrihi'. The Attorney General will report them to congress. 10. Citizens holding demands against the government of tho United Stalep, shall file them also with the Attorney General, who shall take proof therein, but make no report to congress Jintil afti-r the war. 188 APPENDIX. 11. Act No. 258, August :50, 1S61, enacts, tluit the auditor shall audit the accounts of the States of the Confederacy against the government for expenditures made for the bcu( lit of the Coufederacy, in preparing for or in conducting the existing war against the United States. 12. This department docs not pay for property destroyed by the owners or by the uiili- tarj' authorities of the Confederate States, to prevent the same falling into the hands of the enemy, when it might aid him. The proof of such destruction is perpetuated in aeeord- ance with the act of March 17, 1802, and the parties will be entitled to compensation eut of th' proceeds of property sequestered and confiscated under the laws of the Couledoiafe States, as congress may hereafter provide. MISCELLANEOUS. General Orders, No. 12, March 10, 1862. Iir. All disbursing officers will complj- strictly with the requirements of the regulations of their departments, calling for the rendition of their monthly returns five days after the expiration of each month; and of quarter-j- early accounts, twenty days after the expiration of each quarter ; and where failing within three mouths after the expiration of the quarter to make the proper returns, officers so failing shall then be dropped from the rolls of the army. The onus of explaining such default to the satisfaction of the President, with the view to restoration, shall in all cases rest entirely upon the party who may be so dropped. General Orders, No. 17, March 27, 1862. III. Officers, other than conauandiug Generals, are prohibited from sending officers to the seat of government for the transaction of business in person, as it may be done by cor- respondence. General Orders, No. 77, October 22, 1^2. II. The proposal of the Southern express com2)any to carry funds for the government, having been accepted, all officers are hereby forbidden sending persons for funds, in cases where the express company can be used. General Orders, No. 97, December 1, 1862. I. Officers of the Quartermaster's department are expressly prohibited from visiting the scat of government for the purpose of obtaining supplies. The usual mode of effecting these objects, by requisition, is deemed sufficient; and no deviation from tjiie established rules of the service in this respect, will be permitted, without the previous sanction of the Quartermaster General, obtained through the regular channel of communication. II. Officers and agents of the Quartermaster's department are hereby ordered not to in- terfere with leather purchased or contracted for by officers or agents of the Ordnance de- partment. General Orders, No. .3, January 9, 1862. In location of troops, commanders and quartermasters will consult economy and effi- ciency. The vicinity of cities and towns will be avoided as far as possible, in order to secure health, and escape the demoralizing effects of dissipation. Rents will not be paid, unless absolutely uec(;ssary. f Fuel will be supplied, as far as practicable, by the labor of the troops, encampments being selected with this view. And works of defence, and huts for the winter, will be built by the labor of soldiers — officers being required, in all instances, to remain with, and share the duties of their mcu. APPENDIX. 189 Ocnertil Orrlcrg. No. 20, April 5, 1P62 III. The attention of the army is called to tlic R(^gulations npon the snhjoft of corres- pondence, which point ouf the channels through which communications should bo made in the ascending line. Letters and communications outside of this channel will not receive attention. Oneral Orders, No. 40, May 29, 1862. III. A signal officer will bo attached to the staff of each General or Major General in command of a corps, and of each ^lajor General in command of a divi.sion. These signal officers will each be assisted by as many signal sergeants, and instmctod non-commissioned officers and privates, selected fi'om the ranks for their intelligence and relialiility, as circum- stances may require; and as many lance sergeants as are required may be appointed. Such non-commissioned officers and privates may be detailed for this diitj' by the Generals in whose connnand they are serving. Before being in,structed, they will each b(! required bj the signal officer to take an oath not to divulge, directly or indirectly, tli*' system of sig- nals, the alphabet, or any official message sent or received thereby. Non-commissioned tilficers, while on signal duty, and privates on this duty, will receive 40 cents per day ex- tra pay. IV. Commissioned officers of the signal corps, or officers serving on signal duty, will be entitled to th(^ forag(> and allowance of officers of similar rank in the cavalry. Non-com- missioned officers and privates on signal duty will be mounted by the (quartermaster, on the order of the commanding General. > V. Requisitions for flags, torches, gtasses, and all the material required, will be made on the Quartermaster's department, or they may be purchased by the quartermaster of any di- vision, on the order of the Major General commanding. IX. Quarterly returns of signal property will be made by all officers having it in charge, to tiie Quartermaster's department, and the senior signal officer of each separate army in the field will report quarterly to the Adjutant and Inspector General the number and organiza- tion of the signal corps of the army, and its general operations during the~iirevious quarter. General Orderg, J«o. 41, May .31, 1662. III. Officers of the Quartermaster and Commissary departments will furnish the offic^'.rs and men of tlie Nitre bmeau with provision and forage as in the case of ordnance officers and men in the field. General Ordern, No. fil, August 23, 1862. I. Hon ifKn-. .'ill Orders from this office, publislied in the Richmond Enquirer, will bo considered by Uje army as official. General Orderg, No. 04, September 8, 1862. III. Commissaries of subsistence in tlie field and at depots will transfer all the. hides of Rlaughtered beevrs to officers of the Quartermaster's department, who will receive them, and preserve the saujc to be tanned. General Order*, No. 101, December 9, 1862 II. As in the case of "barrels and sacks," officers of the Subsistence- department receiv- ing beeves, will deliver to the commissaries from whom they draw supplies, a like number of hides. The issuing commissary will transfer them to tie quartermaster charged with their collection. General Orderg, No. 60, September 12, 1862. VI. Through an error in the printed text of the " Army Regulations" of the Confederate States, quartermasters have allowed to servants issues of fiiel and straw, dtc. All officon 13 190 APPENDIX. of the Quartermaster's department will hereafter take notice that such allowances are ille- gal, and will not be admitted in accounts passing through the Quartermaster General's o£&ce. General Orders, No. 82, November 3, 1862. VII. FRIENDS, DUNKARDS, NAZARENES AND MENNONITES. All persons of the above denominations, in regular membership therein on the 11th day of October 1862, shall be exempt from enrollment, on fm"uishing a substitute, or on pre- senting to the enrolling officer a receipt from a bonded quartermaster for the tax of five hundred dollars imposed by act of congress, tind an affidavit by the bishop, presiding elder, or other officer whose duty 'it is to preserve the records of membership in the denomi- nation to which the party belongs, setting forth distinctly the fact that the party on the 11th day of October 18G2 was in regular membership with such denomination. The affidavit must be taken and certified by a justice of the peace, or other officer appointed by the law of his state to administer oaths ; and his authority to administer oaths must be certified by the clerk of a court of record, under the seal of the court. All assistant quartermasters, to whom the said tax is tendered, will receive and receipt for it, and pay the same into the treasury of the Confederate States, without unreasonable delay. The enrolling officer will receive the receipt and forward it to tfie commandant of conscripts, by whom it will be forwarded to the Quartermaster General, who will charge the assistant quartermaster with the amount received by him. I^OTE. — Quartermasters receiving this tax will transmit it monthly to the Treasurer of the Confederate States, who will receipt therefor. They will charge themselves quarterly with the suras received, and v.ill return the treasui-er's receipts as vouchers. In both cases, the. names of the individuals who pay the tax will be stated. General Orders, No. 13, March 13, 1862. V. Wastage of damaged powder and ammunition in camps and at batteries, having been reported, it is made the duty of officers in charge thereof to turn it over to the nearest ordnance officer ; or, he being absent, to the quartermaster, who will forward it, with in- voices of the amount, to the ordnance officer at Richmond, Ealeigh, Augusta or New Or- leans, depending on their distance from those points respectively. The same will be done with all unserviceable arms. General Orders, No. 82, November 3, 1862. II. COMMANDANTS OF CONSCRIPTS AND CAMPS OF INSTRUCTION. 1. An officer, styled the "commandant of conscripts," will be appointed for each state, who will be charged with the supervision of the enrollment and disposition of conscripts. He will establish one or more camps, in which conscripts will be assembled and instructed, and may recommend for appointment a surgeon, a quartermaster, a commissary, and the requisite number of drill masters for each camp. If more than one camp be established, he may also recommend a commandant for each camp not under his own immediate command. 2. A hospital will be established and huts for winter quarters constructed at each camp ; and all conscripts assembled at the camps will be promptly vaccinated, if it has not already been done. ESTIMATES AND REQUISITIONS. 1. Remittances are asked by the Quartermaster General on the estimates of officers (cor- rected when necessary) immediately on their receipt. The forwarding of funds then rests with the Treasury department; and officers will be notified by the treasurer when the mo- ney has been placed to their credit. It will then be subject to their draft, or it will be sent, when desired, to the officer by express, at the cost and risk of the government. In the latter case, the officer's check should always be forwarded. APPENDIX. 191 2. Estimates for funds and requisitions for siipplifrs will bo transmitted through the prin- cipal quartermaster of an army, by whom tboy will be consolidated. 3. Neither requisitions nor estimates will ever be embodied in a lotter, but will be en- closed therein in the form prescribed by the Rc^g'ulations ; and each will be distinct from tho other, so as to admit of proper reference. For the like reason, communications on the Pay Branch will be distinct from those that relate to the affairs of the department in general. BLANKS, STATIONKRY, ETC. 4. Blank forms furnished by this department, may be obtained by requisitions mivde di- rectly on the office of Lieut. Col. L. Smith, Assistant Quartermaster (icncral, in charge of tho depot of supplies at Richmond. Stationery may be procured in like ananner, or by purchase, when circumstances allow. Copies of the Regulations of this department will be furnished by this office to all quartermasters entering on the discharge of their duties, and when the same are republished with additions. Every officer will acknowledge by let- ter the receipt of the within Regulations, and those hereallcr issued ; and the same will bo preserved and accounted for as public property. 5. BlanJt muster and pay rolls are furnished by the Adjutant and Inspector General's de- partment — not by the Quartermaster's dcpa*nent. They arc sent in bulk to the head quarters of each army, and thence distributed through divisions, brigades, «&c. to company and paying officers. 6. All communications to this office will be marked, on the outside, " Official Business." 7. Officers of this department will be careful to send telegrams only in cases of necessity and when the business is important. Wh^n this privilege is abused, the cost of the mes- sage will be charged to tho officer. 8. The chief quartermasters of each army will forward to this office copies of all circulars and of all printed orders or instructions, and of all written orders of unusual importance, issued by them. 9. All officers of this department, who receive from the treasury and pay out interest bearing (7.:?0) treasury notes, will write or stamp on the back thereof tho date on which they are paid out by them. 10. Officers of this department are authorized to receive all military supplies subscribed undt-r the produce loan act, that can be issued according to the Army Regulatioas, and ttat may be needed by the commands to which they are attached. They will pay therefor in confederate bonds, with interest from the date of the deliveiy, and will notify the commissioner of the loan at Richmond, of the receipt of the supplies, slating their cliarac- t<:r, amount, value, and by whom delivered. Officers will be careful also to take up on their property returns and account for supplies thus received, as they would those obtained by ordinary purchase. 11. All quartermasters and assistant quartermasters are appointed through the War de- partment. None are mu.stcred in from state service. State officers thenforo will never bo recognized in the transfer of public funds or other property ; nor will transfers thereof be made to officers duly appointed in the Confederate States service, tuitil their official bonds have been filed in and approved by the War department 12. In cases of urgent necessity, quartermasters' funds and pay funds may be used for either branch of the service. They should, however, us for as possible, be expended and 192 • APPENDIX. accounted for as remitted. Bounty fuads uiust be accounted for strictly as such, the appro- priation being distinct in its character. 13. All (luarternjasters and regimental officers will apply in the first instance, as far as may be practicable, to the chief quartermaster of the comuiaud to which they may be at- tached, for iuformation respcjcting the affairs of this department. This course will save time and unnecessary correspondence. 14. All public animals, so reduced as to be unfit for service, will be restored, where it is possible, by rest and pasturage. Only when tl*y are past recovery with care, will steps be taken to effect a sale; and then the course prescribedjn the Eegulations, pages 113 and 114, will be adhered to strictly. 15. Clothing or other quartermasters' supplies will not be issued to employees from civil life, except as herein after allowed in the case of teamsters. Ifi. Officers will not be alloAved to purchase ixom this department any article of clothing, or material therefor, suitable for issue to the privates, unless there be an excess. 17. The maximum prices to be paid for teamsters, bj' contract or impressment, shall be at the rate of $ 25 per mouth— rations furnished by the government. When the hiring or impressment is for the year, the price sha]^ not exceed $240— rations and clothing to be furnished by the government. 18. Quartermasters are prohibited by the act of February 15, 1862, No. 399, from em- ploying clerks from civil life. Those employed prior to that date, under the sanction of this office, can be retained so long as they may be necessary ; but all clerical force there- after needed must be procured by details made from the ranks by the commanding officer. 19. The act of May 21, 1861, No. 181, section 1, devolves on the Quartermaster General and his subordinates the duty of providing for the safe custody and sustenance of prisoners of war. The rations furnished to them are purchased by the quartermaster, and will be the same in quantity and quality as those received by enlisted men in the army of the Confede- rate States. 20. Ofiicers of the Quartermaster's department will give accounts, certified, to be paid by other officers, only in cases of necessity. They will always give them rather than in- formal memoranda, which produce trouble both for the claimants, and this office. Officers will observe this rule strictly, and they will be held to accountability for any departure therefrom. 21. Detachments may bb provided with forage in the following manner: The quarter- master will provide the officer in charge with- blank requisitions and Form No. 12. These will be left by the officer, after being filled up, with the individual from whom he procures forage, who in his tm-n will receipt No. 12, and forward these papers, or present them in person to the quartermaster. In this way the quartermaster's money and property respon- sibility will both be met. 22. The act of May 18, 1826, section 3, provides, " that in case of deficiency, on final settlement, of any article of supplies, the value thereof shall be charged against the delin- quent, and deducted from his monthly pay, unless he shall show, to the satisfaction of the Secretary of War, by one or more depositions, setting forth the circumstances of the case, that the said deficiency was occasioned by unavoidable accident, or was lost in actual apr- vice, without any fault on his part: and in case of damage, he shall also be subject to charge for the damage actually sustained, unless he shall show, in like manner, to the satis- APPEliDIX. 193 faction pf tho Secretary of War, that due c-aro and attention were given to the preservation of said supplies, and that tho damage did not result from neglect." (See sections 177 ^d 182, and Forms Nos. 42 and 43, Regulations.) 23. As tho appropriation for army contingencies is no longer distinct in its character, then is jio occasion to use a separate account current and abstract therefor. (Sec section 95, and Forms Nos. 48 and 49; also Nos. 10 and 11.) 24. All quartermaster's stores, including clothing and camp and garrison equipage, may be ftccouuted lor by officers of this department, on I^orm No. 23. (See Form No. 52.) 25. In making the appointments of quartermasters and assistant quartermasters, the re- commendation of the commanding officer of the brigade or regiment is respected. Tho same is- true in respect to a battalion ; but that organization is allowed only one assistant quartermaster or commissary ■1^ SYNOPSIS OF HEADINGS IN APPENDIX. Allowances, and Coiiiinutation thereof, - - - - 163 Bounty, - - - - - - IfiR i Claims — Provisions for the settlement of those. iiTogtilar. - - 186 Clothing:,. - - - - - - 178 Deserters — Rewards, Fees and Expenses on, - - - 164 Details, «&c. - - - - 1K2 Horses, and (Compensation therefor, .... 162 Impressments, ...... lf>6 Miscellaneous, ...... 188 Pay, - - - . . - 169 Recruiting, - - - - - - 184 Stoppages. - - . - . - 166 Transportation. - - - . - - 143 li E R R A. T ^ . Page 20 — In the References to Forms, add 1 to all the Nos. referred to after No. 45. " 95 — In the 2d and 3d lines "of Pay Table, add after "Battalion," the words " or Re- giment." " " Pay of Chaplain "$80," instead of "$50." " " (^rreft Pay of Hospital Attendants, by reference to pages 173 and 177. « I^^ThiR should have been inserted at top of pago 149. MEMO. OF MONTGOMERY RATES. AprU 26, 1861. Resolved, that the several rail road companies represented in this convention, will trans- port troops and muuitions upon the plan indicated by the Quartermaster General, at the following' rates, viz: Men, two cents per mile; munitions, provisions and material, at half the regular local rates. Resolved, that the companies tfepresented in this convention will receive in payment for the transportation of troops, munitions and provisions, over the several roads, at par, the bonds or treasury notes of the Confederate States, whenever it is deemed necessary, in the opinion of the secretary of the treasury, to make payments in that manner. Resolved, that the tw» foregoing Resolutions in relation to the transportation of men, pro- visions and munitions, take effect on the first day of May next. MEMO. OF RICHMOND RATES. July la, 1861. At this convention, composed of the rail road companies of the state of Virginia, the above resolutions of the Montgomery convention were adopted, to take effect July 1, 1861, with the following exception : Resolved, that this convention think it just to make an exception from the terms specified in the foregoing resolutions, in the ca.scs of the Richmond and Petersburg rail road com- pany, and the Norfolk and retcrsburg rail road company, for the reason in the former case, that the length of the road is only twenty-two and a half miles, and in the latter case, that the local rates, for special reasons, are unusually low. Resolved, that in order to meet the exceptional cases above mentioned, the convention think it would be just that the rate on the Richmond and Petersburg rail road should bo 2i cents per mile on troops, and the rates on the Norfolk and Petersburg ^ail road should be adjusted on the basis of the local rates of the Seaboard and Roanoke rail road,'Svhich is of equal length, and nins through a similar country. The convention also " Resolved, that this convention pledges each company represented, that they will give the precedence to troops and munitions of war over all other transpor- tation in the right to their track, and that whenever necessary they will stop the transpor- tation of ordinary freight and of the mail and passengers." y^l^mP ^ iB^ :^- ^^ ^^^^ J> ^ :^ :>^ '"^^ ^ ■^^ *^^^'^-^^ u^ ,. — "^ ^ ^" 975.742 C748RBC 345968