a. j^^w s F R T H E ARMY AND NAVY r T n E CONFEDERATE STATES. / RICHMOND: PRINTKD HY RITCHIE A- DUNNAVANT. 1861. L J^^^ s FOR THE ARMY AND NAVY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES, RICHMOND: PRINTED BY RITCHIE & DUNNAYANT. 1861. ARMY AID NAVY LAWS. No. 5. — AN ACT to continue in force certain laws of the United States of America. Be it enacted Jjij the Confederate States of America in U. s. l.ws oon- Congress assembled, That all the laws of the United States of S- Cnnstitmiou . . . „ , . • \ /^ *'^ remain in America, in force and in use in the Confederate States of force till uitcred. America on the first day of November last, and not incon- sistent with the Constitution of the Confederate States, be and the same are hereby continued in force until altered or repealed by the Congress. Adopted, February 9, 18G1. No. C— A RESOLUTION in relation to the occupation of tlie Forts and Arsenals, &c. Resolved Inj the Congress of the Confederate States of Ame- C. S. Gfivom- mi 1 • 1 1-1 nu!nt takes rica, ihat this government takes under its charge the ques- charge of ques- ,,.— ,. ... ,,^ tion of fort.s, tions and ditncultics now existing between the several States arsenals, &c. of this Confederacy, and the government of the United States of America, relating to the occupation of furts, arsenals, navy yards and other public establishments j and that the President of the Congress be directed to communicate this resolution to the several States of this Confederacy through the respective governors thereof. Adopted, February 12, 18G1. ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. No. 21. — AN ACT to provide Munitions of War and for other purposes .•^pcretary of Be it enacted by the Confederate IStates of America in War to Iiro\ ide _^ ■r77mii-r.-i in Tiinnitionsof Congress assembled^ Ihat the Iresident, oi' the secretary of War, under his direction, is hereby authorized and empowered to make contracts for the purchase and manufacture of heavy ordnance and small arms; and of machinery for the manufac- ture or alteration of small arms and munitions of war ; and to employ the necessary agents and artisans for these purposes ; and to make contracts for the establishment of powder mills and the manufacture of powder; and the President is authorized to make contracts provided for in this act, in such manner and on such terms as in his judgment the public exigencies may require. Approved, February 20, 18G1. No. 2G.— AN ACT to establish the War Department. AVar Depart- SECTION 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of IllCllt. America do enact, That an executive department be and the same is hereby established, under the name of the War Depart- ment, the chief officer of which shall be called the Secretary of War. charKe of nrmy Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said secretary shall, and Indian , ,. . . J ' tribes. under the direction and control of the President, have charge of all matters and things connected with the army, and with the Indian tribes within the limits of the Confederacy, and shall perform such duties appertaining to the army, and to said Indian tribes, as may froiu time to time be assigned to him by the President. Cliiof clerk. Skc. 8. And be it further enacted, That the secretary of said department is hereby authorized to appoint a chief clerk thereof, and as many inferior clerks as may be found necessary, and may be authorized by law. Approved, February 21, 1861. CONFEDERATE STATES. No. 27.— AN ACT to establish the Navy Department. Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States 0/ Naw Depurt- Amerka do enact, That an executive department be and (he same is hereby established, to be called the Navy Department. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the chief officer of said Cli.-\rn;c of naval department shall be called the Secretary of the Navy, and shall, under the direction and control of the President, have charge of all matters and things connected with the navy of the Confederacy, and shall perform all such duties appertaining to the navy as shall from time to time be assigned to him by the President. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, Thai said secretary shall be chief cicrk. authorized to appoint a chief clork, and such other clerks as may be found necessary, and be authorized by law. Approved, February 21, 18G1. No. 33.— AN ACT in relation to Public Trintiug, ****** Section 8. The chief officers of the executive departments rinofsofdopart- of the government are hereby authorized to contract for all tract forVnot- necessary printing in connection with their several offices, in '"^' no case, however, at higher rates of compensation than herein- before prescribed for work done for Congress. ****** Sec. 10. All accounts for printing done for Congress or any Acmuntsfor one of the executive departments shall, before the same are s\voni"to i*- ^^ allowed and paid, be sworn to by the public printer or con- wUiVvouciieiL tractor; shall be accompanied by vouchers, showing the cost of the paper used and the quantity thereof, and shall be certi- fied to be correctly made out under the law by at least two disinterested practical printers in no way connected with the office or business of the claimant. ****** Sec. 15. All accounts for printing done, when rendered as .vnditedby hereinbefore provided, shall be audited and allowed by the bXrep'ud.*"*' Superintendent of Public Printing before the same shall be Q ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. Appeals (o head paid. If the Superintendent sliall refuse to receive any tvork epar meu . ^^^^^^ ^^, ^i^^^j^ refusc to allow any account rendered, the printer or contractor may appeal from such decision to the head of the department, whose decision on the appeal shall be final and conclusive. ;i; * * * * * Approved, February 27. 18G1. Departments of 1^0. S7. — AN ACT for the establishment anr] organization of a General Staff for the Armj' of the Confederate States of America. Section 1. The Congress of the Confedetate States of the staff. America do enact, That from and after the passing of this act, the general staff of the army of the Confederate States shall consist of an Adjutant and Inspector General's Depart- ment, Quartermaster Greneral's Department, Subsistence De- partment, and the Medical Department. Oro'.inizatjon of ^^^- ^- ^^ ii further enacted, That the Adjutant and In- fnspee"or'*"e1ie- spector General's Department shall consist of one Adjutant ment'*^^'''^'' ^^"'^ Inspector General with the rank of colonel, four Assistant Adjutants General with the rank of major, and four Assistant Adjutants General with the rank of captain. - . Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the Quartermaster Gene- Organizes quar- •' ' tennaster gcue- j-^pg Department shall consist of one Quartermaster General ral's depaitr ^ _ . ment. with the rank of colonel, sis Quartermasters with the rank of major; and as many Assistant Quartermasters as may from time to time be required by the service may be detailed by the War Department from the subalterns of the line, who, in addi- Pay of assistant *'^°" ^° thcir pay in the line, shall receive twenty dollars per ;l!'!l:'"i*5-7"''^''»^'' month while eno;a";ed in that service. The Quartermasters in audition to o o ^ Quartermasters ^^'■'^^^^ provided for shall also discharge the duties of Paymas- dutiea'^^"^ ''^^ *'°^'^' under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War. Orfianizes eom- ^EC. 4. Be it further enacted, That the Commissary Gene- ment"^^ ''*'' '^'^'" lal's Department shall consist of one Commissary General with the rank of colonel, four Commissaries with the rank of cap- tain; and as many Assistant Commissaries as may from time to time be required by the service may be detailed by the War Department from the subalterns of the line, who, in addition CONFEDEKATE STATES. 7 to their pay ia the line, shall receive twenty dollars per month Assistant quar- 1 M 1-1 • mi » • /-v t€riTiaster and ■while engaged in that service. The Assistant Quartermasters assistant oom- 1 » • /^ ' • Till missnrv subjpct and Assistant Commissaries shall be subject to duties in both to duty in Koth , ... departments. departments at the same time, but shall not receive the addi- tional compensation but in one department. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That the Medical Department Or;ianizes medi- shall consist of one Surgeon General with the rank of colonel, "-par men . four Surgeons with the rank of major, and six Assistant Sur- geons with the rank of captain; and as matiy Assistant Sur- geons as the service may require may be employed by the Department of War, and receive the pay of Assistant Surgeons. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That the officers of the Ad- General staff ± /-I 1 ) /^ /-I 1 J 1 /~i . ""' ^''> assume jutant bencral s, Quartermaster Ueneral s, and Commissary (wmmanii im- less directed. General's Department, though eligible to command, according to the rank they hold in the army of the Confederate States of America, shall not assume command of troops, unless put on duty under orders which specially so direct by authority of the President. The officers of the Medical Department shall not Authority of . mediciil officers. exercise command except in their own department. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That the staff officers herein staff to be ni> provided for shall be appointed by the President, by and with i'lvliueutf the advice and consent of the Congress, and shall receive such pay and allowances as shall be hereafter established by law. Approved, Februiji-y 26, 18G1. No. 43. — AN ACT to raise Provisional Forces for tlie Confederate States of America, and for other purposes. Section 1. The Congress of (he Confederate States o/ Pi-osident to 4 -J .miii iiii n , r^ control military America do enact, iliat to enable the government of the Con- oiHTations of federate States to maintain its jurisdiction over all questions of ' peace and war, and to provide for the public defence, the Presi- dent be and he is hereby authorized and directed to assume control of all military operations in every State, having refer- ence to or connection with questions between said States, or any of them, and powers foreign to them. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That the President is rrcsi,ient to rc- Lcreby authorized to receive from the several States the arms ftxJm Slates.*''" and munitions of war which have been acquired from the ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. t-'tate troops and volunteers. United States, and wbicli are now in the forts, arsenals and navy yards of the said States, and all other arms and munitions which they may desire to turn over and make chargeable to this government. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the President be author- ized to receive into the service of this government such forces now in the service of said States as may be tendered, or who may volunteer, by consent of their State, in such numbers as he may require, for any time not less than twelve months, unless sooner discharged. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That such forces may be received, with their officers, by companies, battalions or regi- ments, and when so received shall form a part of the Pro- visional Army of the Confederate States, according to the Prpsidcnt to np- terms of their enlistment; and the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of Congress, such general officer or officers for said forces as may be necessary for the service. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted. That said forces, when re- ceived into the service of this government, shall have the same pay and allowances as may be provided by law for volunteers entering the service, or for the army of the Confederate States, and shall be subject to the same rules and government. Approved, February 28, 1861. Provisional iiriiiv. point "eneral :inney in ' . . , ^ . li'Si' of clotliing. of clothing, every nou-commissioned officer and private in any company shall be entitled, when called into actual service, to money in a sum equal to the cost of clothing of a non-commis- sioned otficer or private in the regular army of the Confederate States of America. Sf.C. 5. And he it further enacted, That the said volunteers Reoeired in- so offering their services may be accepted by the President in om «■'"«' lippoim companies, squadrons, battalions and regiments, whose officers shall be appointed in the manner prescribed by law in the several States to which they shall respectively belong; but •when inspected, mustered and received into the service of the Confederate States, said troops shall be regarded in all respects as a part of the army of said Confederate States, according to the terms of their respective enlistments. Sec. 6. And he it further enacted, That the President is PreMdont to or- bereby authorized to organize companies so tendering their nmeoi^s.".l|!]?o!?-' services into battalions or squadrons, battalions •r scjuadrona lX-mfoffi"ers into regiments, regiments into brigades, and briga^ps into divi- -"to^s '"tatos. sions, whenever in his judgment sMch organization may be expedient; and whenever brigades or divisions shall be organ- ized, the President shall appoint the commanding officers for such brigades and divisions, subject to the confirmation of Congress, who shall hold their offices only while such brigades and divisions are in service; and the President shall, if neces- sary, apportion the staff and general officers among the re- ed under State aws. 10 ARMY AXD NAVY LAWS. Pame orgnniz.i- tion and pay as regular army. Forty cents a day to monntod volunteers. P.iy for horses killed in action. Orjranizfition of bnttaiion and of company. President to in- crease general htart". Bonds to be given. spective States from which, the volunteers shall tender their services, as he may deem proper. Sec. 7. And he it further enacted, That whenever the militia or volunteers are called and received into the service of the Confederate States, under the provisions of this act, they shall have the same organization, and shall have the same pay and allowances as may be provided for the regular army; and all mounted non-commissioned officers, privates, musicians and artificers shall be allowed forty cents per day for the use and risk of their horses ; and if any volunteer shall not keep him- self provided with a serviceable horse, such volunteer shall serve on foot. For horses killed in action, volunteers shall be allowed compensation according to their appraised value at the date of muster into service. Sec. 8. And he it further enacted, That the field and staff officers of a separate battalion of volunteers shall be one lieutenant-colonel or major, one adjutant with the rank of lieutenant, one sergeant-major, one quartermaster sergeant, and a chief bugler or principal musician, according to corps ; and that each company shall be entitled to an additional second lieutenant ; and that the President may limit the privates in any volunteer company, according to his discretion, at from sixty-four to one hundred. Sec. 9. And he it further enacted, That when volunteers or militia are called into the service of the Confederate States in such numbers that the oflicers of the quartermaster, commis- sary and medical departments, which may be authorized by law for the regular service, are not sufficient to provide for the supplying, quartering, transporting and furnishing them with the requisite medical attendance, it shall be lawful for the President to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Con- gress, as many additional officers of said departments as the service may. require, not exceeding one commissary and one quartermaster for each brigade, with the rank of major, and one as.sistant quartermaster with the rank of captain, one assist- ant commissary witli the rank of captain, one surgeon and one assistant surgeon for each regiment; the sai.d quartermasters and commissaries, assistant quartermasters and commissaries, to give bonds with good sureties for the faithful performance of their duties; the said officers to be allowed the same pay and emoluments as shall be allowed to officers of the same grade in CONFEDERATE STATES. 11 the regular service, and to be subject to the rules and articles of war, and to continue in service oulj so long as their services may be required in connection with the militia or volunteers. Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That the President be Parphaseor . 1 " - 1 , , . charter of ves- anu he is hereby authorized to purchase or cliarter, arm, equip seis for Uefeuce. and man such merchant vessels and steam ships ^ boats as may be found fit or easily converted into armed vessels, and iu such number as he may deem necessary for the protection of the seaboard and the general defence of the country. Approved, March G, 1861. No. 51. — AN ACT to esfablisli nnd organize a Bureau in connection with tlio Department of the Treasury, to bo knowu as the Ligiit- bouse Bureau. Section 1. The Connress of the Confederate States do chief officer of enact, That there shall be established in connection with the bureau— his pay- Department of the Treasury a bureau, to be known as the Lighthouse Bureau. The chief officer of such bureau shall be a captain or commander of the navy, detailed for this service by order of the President of the Confederate States, who shall receive as his compensation the same pay allowed to officers of the same rank in the navy. There shall be appointed also a Chief clerk. chief clerk, with a salary of twelve hundred dollars, and ac- counting clerk, with a salary of one thousand dollars. Sec. 2. All li2;hthouscs, li<>;ht vessels, buoys, and other aids Duties of Bu- ' ° 1 J 1 reau.. to navigation, all the officers connected therewith, and all mat- ters connected with the construction, repair, illumination, inspection and government thereof, and all duties appertaining to the administration of lighthouse affairs, shall be under the direction and control of the' Lighthouse Bureau hereby estab- lished, subject at all times to the superintendence of the Secre- tary of the Treasury. Sec. 3. The chief of the bureau shall, as soon as possible, inspcetorfor . ^ each district. divide the sea coasts or the Confederate States into districts not exceeding five in number, as the Secretary of the Treasury may deem expedient, and over each of these districts the President shall appoint an inspector, to be selected from the lieutenants in the navy, who shall discharge all the duties of 12 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. Engineer offi- cers to perform IJiilithouse duty. Thief to make annual report. inspection, survey or otherwise, which may be required of him by the chief of the bui-eau. For these services the inspectors shall receive only their regular pay in the navy. Sec. 4. The President of the Confederate States may from time to time, at the request of the Secretary of the Treasury, detail one^ more of the officers of the engineer corps of the army, to be employed under the direction of the Lighthouse Bureau, in superintending the construction or repair of light- houses or other necessary structures in connection with the lighthouse establishment, or other similar duty assigned by the Lighthouse Bureau in connection therewith. Sec. 5. The chief of the bureau shall at least once every year make a full report to the Secretary of the Treasury, giving a full statement of the operations of the lighthouse establish- ment. He shall also from time to time give such information to the Secretary of the Treasury as he may require in reference to his bureau. Sec. 6. All laws and jrarts of laws contravening the pro- visions of this act are hereby repealed. Approved, March 6, 18G1. No. 52. -AN ACT for the establishment and organization of the Army of the Confederate States of America. Corps of .army. Section 1. 21ie Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That from and after the passage of this act the military establishiLient of the Confederate States shall be composed of one corps of engineers, one corps of artillery, six regiments of infantry, one regiment of cavalry, and of the staff departments already established by law. Sec. 2. The corps of engineers shall consist of one colonel, four majors, five captains, and one company of sappers, miners and pontonicrs, which shall consist of ten sergeants or master workmen, ten corporals or overseers, two musicians, and thirty- nine privates of the first class, or artificers, and thirty-nine privates of the second class, or laborers, making in all one hundred. Officers of sap- Scc. o. The Said company shall be officered by one captain pers and miners l j j l and their duties, of the corps of engineers, and as many lieutenants, to be J'.ngineer cfirps organized — s;i]> jHTs and CONFEDERATE STATES. 13 selected by the President from the line of the army, as he may deem necessary for the service, and shall be instructed in and perform all the duties of sappers, miners and pontoniers, and shall, moreover, under the orders of the chief engineer, be liable to serve by detachments in overseeing and aiding laborers upon fortifications or other works, under the engineer depart- ment, and in supervising finished fortifications, as fortkeepers, preventing injury and making repairs. Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the colonel of the engineer impiomentp of corps, subject to the approval of the Secretary of War, to pre- niurers! ^" scribe the number, quantity, form, dimensions, &c., of the necessary vehicles, arms, pontons, tools, implements, and other supplies for the service of the said company as a body of sap- pers, miners and pontoniers. Seo. 5. The Corps of Artillery, which shall also be charged Orfrnnization of with ordnance duties, shall consist of one colonel, one lieu- tenant colonel, ten majors, and forty companies of artillerists and artificers, and each company shall consist of one captain, two first lieutenants, one second lieutenant, four sergeants, four corporals, two musicians and seventy privates. There shall also be one adjutant, to be selected by the colonel from the Adjutant. first lieutenants, and one sergeant-major, to be selected from the enlisted men of the corps. The President may ecjuip as Light batteries, light batteries, of six pieces each, such of these companies as he may deem expedient, not exceeding four, in time of peace. Sec. G. Each regiment of infantry shall consist of one orjjanizatlon of colonel, one lieutenant colonel, one major and ten companies; infanTn". each company shall consist of one captain, one first lieutenant, two second lieutenants, four sergeants, four corporals, two mu- , sicians and ninety privates; and to each regiment there shall be attached one adjutant, to be selected from the lieutenants, and one sergeant-major, to be selected from the enlisted men of the regiment. Sec. 7. The regiment of cavalry shall consist of one colonel, organization of one lieutenant-colonel, one major and ten companies, each of cuv^airy"* "' which shall consist of one captain, one first lieutenant, two second lieutenants, four sergeants, four corporals, one farrier, one blacksn)ith, two musicians and sixty privates. There shall also be one adjutant and one sergeant-major, to be selected as Adjutant an.i n • 1 scrgoaut-niajor. aforesaid, •• 14 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. Brigadier gene- rals. Aids-de-camp. Offieers ap- pointed liy President. Enlistments not for more than five nor less tlian tiiree years. Officers to be examined. Promotion by seniority to in- clude rank of colonel. Promotion to include colonel to be regimen- tally and accor- ding to corps. Brigadier gene- rals selected. Meritorions non-oommis- .>iionC(l i)tfic-ers may be apjjoint- ed subalterns. Proviso. Pay of brigadier general and of aid in addition to regular, pay. Sec. 8. There shall be four brigadier-generals, who shall be assigned to such commands and duties as the President may specially direct, and shall be entitled to one aid-de-camp each, to be selected from the subalterns of the line of the army, who, in addition to their duties as aids-de-camp, may perform the duties of assistant adjutant-general. Skc. 9. All officers of the army shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Congress, and the rank and file shall be enlisted for a term not less than three nor more than live years, under such regulations as may be established. Sec. 10. No officer shall be appointed in the army until he shall have passed an examination satisfactory to the President, and in such manner as he may prescribe, as to his character and fitness for the service. The President, however, shall have power to postpone this examination for one year after appointment, if in his judgment necessary for the public interest. Sec. 11. All vacancies in established regiments and corps, to and including the rank of colonel, shall be filled by promo- tion according to seniority, except in case of disability or other incompetency. Promotions to and including the rank of colo- nel shall be made regimentally in the infantry and cavalry, in the staff departments, and in the engineers and artillery, according to corps. Appointments to the rank of brigadier- general, after the army is organized, shall be made by selection from the army. Sec. 12. The President of the Confederate States is hereby authorized to appoint to the lowest grade of subaltern officers such meritorious non-commissioned officers as may, upon the recommendation of their colonels and company officers, be brought before an army board, specially convened for the pur- pose, and found qualified for the duties of commissioned offi- cers, and to attach them to regiments of corps, as supernume- rary officers, if there be no vacancies: Provided, There shall not be more than one so attached to any one company at the same time. Sec. 13. The pay of a brigadier-general shall be three hun- dred and one dollars per month. The aid-de-camp of a briga- dier-general, in addition to his pay as lieutenant, shall receive thirty-five dollars per month. CONFEDERATE STATES. . 15 Sec. 1-i. The monthly pay of the ofl5.ccrs of the corps of Pay of cngi- engineers shall be as follows : of the colonel, two hundred and ten dollars; of a major, one hundred and sixty-two dollars; of a captain, one hundred and forty dollars; lieutenants serving Lieutenr.nts With the company oi sappers and miners shall receive the pay and mincis. of cavalry officers of the same grade. Sec. 15. The monthly pay of the colonel of the corps of Poy of artillery, artillery shall be two hundred and ten dollars; of a lieutenant- colonel, one hundred and eighty-five dollars; of a major, one hundred and fifty dollars, and when serving on ordnance duty, one hundred and sixty-two dollars; of a captain, one hundred and thirty dollars; of a first lieutenant, ninety dollars; of a second lieutenant, eighty dollars; and the adjutant shall re- Adjutant ten , ,. . , . ,. ' , ,, dollars addi- ceive, m addition to his pay as lieutenant, ten dollars per tionai. month. Officers of artillery, serving in the light artillery, or Offieers on ord- p • 1 1 1 11 • 1 rr- iianoeduty or performing ordnance duty, shall receive the same pay as officers ^vith iigiit ar- n t ^ , 1 tillory, cavalry of cavalry of the same grade. pay. Sec. 10. The monthly pay of the officers of the infantry Pay of infantry, shall be as follows : of a colonel, one hundred and ninety -five dollars; of a lieutenant-colonel, one hundred and seventy dol- lars; of a major, one hundred and fifty dollars; of a captain, one hundred and thirty dollars; of a fisst lieutenant, ninety dollars; of a second lieutenant, eighty dollars; the adjutant, in Adjutant ten IT- 1 • 1- 1 11 dollars addi- addition to his pay as lieutenant, ten dollars. tionat. Sec. 17. The monthly pay of the officers of the cavalry shall Pay of cavalry, be as follows: of a colonel, two hundred and ten dollars; of a lieutenant-colonel, one hundred and eighty-five dollars; a major, one hundred and sixty-two dollars; a captain, one hundred and forty dollars; a first lieutenant, one hundred dollars; a second lieutenant, ninety dollars; the adjutant, ten dollars per month, Adjutant ten dollarsaddi- in addition to his pay as lieutenant. tionai. Sec. 18. The pay of the offieers of the general staff, except General staff ,„,,.,, ' r except medical those of the medical department, shall be the same as that of de|.artnient, cavalry ))ay. officers of cavalry of the same grade. The surgeon-general Surgeon gene- shall receive an annual salary of three thousand dollars, which shall be in full of all pay and allowances, except fuel and quar- ters. The monthly pay of a surgeon, of ten years' service in P'lrpoon of ten that grade, shall be two hundred dollars; a surgeon of less than J^>irKeon ic.«s , . ' r> than ten years. ten years' service in that grade, one hundred and sixty-two dollars; an a.ssistant surgeon of ten years' service in that grade, one hundred and fifty dollars; an assistant surgeon of 16 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. Assistant sur- ;;con five years. Assistiint sur- geon lt^^»8 tliau "uve years. NiTC dollars ]x?r month for every i:ve years. T!ii.-« PxtendeJ t'> resigned idli- cvr.sof v. 8. G>>uera! oom- inanding in field one hun- (Iri'J dollars. Pav in n\ll. For.npc. fuel :uul qiuirters. EishtdolLirs t"orforii"e. JTorste.' to be mustered. Coninimation fit'i|iiarters. MilenKC. Allowance of horses. I'roviso. Ko enlisted man to bo employed as .*ervaut. five years' service in that grade, one hundred and thirty dol- lars; and an assistant surgeon of less than five years' service, one hundred and ten dollars. Stc. 19. There shall be allowed, in addition to the pay here- inbefore provided, to every couimissioned officer, except the surgeon-general, nine dollars per month for every five years' service; and to the officers of the army of the United States, vho have resigned or may resign to be received into the service of the Confederate States, this additional pay shall be allovfed from the date of their entrance into the former service. There shall also be an additional monthly allowance to every general officer commanding in chief a separate army actually in the field, of one hundred dollars. Sec. 20. The pay of officers as hereinbefore established shall be in full of all allowances, except forage, fuel, quarters and travelling expenses while travelling under orders. The allow- ance of forage, fuel and quarters shall be fixed by regulations, and shall be furnished in kind, except when officers are serving at stations without troops where public quarters cannot be had, in which case they may be allowed, in lieu of forage, eight dol- lars per month for each horse to which they may be entitled, provided they are actually kept in service and mustered, and quarters may be commuted at the rate to be fixed by the Secre- tary of War, and fuel at the market price delivered. An officer when travelling under orders shall be allowed mileage at the rate of ten cents per mile. Sec. 21. In time of war, officers of the army shall be entitled to draw forage for horses, according to grade, as follows : A brigadier-general, four; the adjutant and inspector-general, quartermaster-general, commissary-general, and the colonels of engineers, artillery, infantry and cavalry, three each; all lieutenant-colonels and majors, and captains of the general staff, engineer corps, light artillery and cavalry, three each ; lieutenants serving in the corps of engineers, lieutenants of light artillery and of cavalry, two each. In time of peace : general and field officers, three ; officers below the rank of field officers, in the general staff, corps of engineers, light artillery and cavalry, two : Provided in all cases that the horses are actually kept in service and mustered. No enlisted man in the service of the Confederate States shall be employed as a servant by any officer of the army. CONFEDERATE STATES. 17 Sec. 22. The monthly pay of the enlisted men of the army ray of enlisted of the Confederate States shall be as follows : That of a ser- '"^"' geant or master workman of the engineer corps, thirty-four dollars; that of a corporal ov overseer, twenty dollars; privates of the first clas'^, or artificers, seventeen dollars; and privates of the second class, or laborers, and musicians, thirteen dollars. The sergeant-major of cavalry, twenty-one dollars; first ser- geants, twenty dollars; sergeants, seventeen dollars; corporals, farriers and blacksmiths, thirteen dollars; musicians, thirteen dollars, and privates, twelve dollars. Sergcants-niajor of artil- lery and infantry, twenty-one dollars; first sergeants, twenty dollars each; sergeants, seventeen dollars; corporals and arti- ficers, thirteen dollars; musicians, twelve dollars, and privates eleven dollars each. The non-commissioned officers, artificers, musicians and privates serving in light batteries shall receive the same pay as those of cavalry. Sec. 23, The President shall be authorized to enlist as many Ardficcrs, &c. of master armorers, master carriage-makers, master blacksmiths, '''■''""°^<'- armorer?, carriage makers, blacksmiths, artificers, and laborers, for ordinance service, as he may deem necessary, not exceeding in all one hundred men, who shall be attached to the corps of artillery. The pay of a master armorer, master carriage-maker, pay of. master blacksmith, shall be thirty-four dollars per month ; armorers, carriage-makers and blacksmiths, twenty dollars per month ; artificers, seventeen dollars, and laborers, thirteen dol- lars per month. Sec. 24. Each enlisted man of the army of the Confederate Rations to en- States shall receive one ration per day, and a yearly allowance of clothing, the quantity and kind of each to be established by ciothin'r. regulations from the War Department, to be approved by the President. Sec. 25. Rations shall generally be issued in kind, but commutation under circumstances rendering a commutation necessary. The fixed by war'*^ commutation value of the ration sh'all be fixed by regulations of ^^P*"'"^"'- the War Department, to be approved by the President. Sec. 2G. The officers appointed in the army of the Confede- officers to rate States by virtue of this act, shall perform all military [o'^^hfch'^"-'''""^ duties to which they may be severally assigned by authority of ^^'sned. the President, and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of War to prepare and publish regulations, prescribing the details of Regulations to every department in the service, for the general government of ''^ P"'^''shed. 9 18 ARMY AXD NAVY LAWS. OflRoers of quar- termaster flud commissary de- partments to give Lx)nds. Quarterm asters and commissa- ries not to be concerned in supplies. Nor apply to themselves any gain. U. S. articles of war to be of force. Except. Brevet commis- sions. Officer of high- est rank to com- mand unless assigned by President. the army, ^v^1ich regulations sball be approved by tbe Presi- dent, and when so approved shall be binding. Sec. 27. All officers of the quartermaster's and commissary departments shall, previous to entering on the duties of their respective offices, give bonds with good and sufficient sureties to the Confederate States, in such sum as the Secretary of War shall direct, fully to account for all moneys and public property which they may receive. Sec. 28. Neither the quartermaster-general, the commis- sary-general, nor an}'' or either of their assistants, shall be con- cerned, directly or indirectly, in the purchase or sale of any articles intended for, making a part of, or appertaining to public supplies, except for and on account of the Confederate States; nor shall they, or either of them, take or apply to his or their own use any gain or emolument for negotiating any business in their respective departments, other than what is or may be allowed by law. Sec. 29. The Rules and Articles of War established by the laws of the United States of America for the government of the army are hereby declared to be of force, except that wherever the words "United States" occur, the words "Con- federate States" shall be substituted therefor; and except that tbe articles of war numbers sixty-one and sixty-two are hereby abrogated, and the following articles substituted therefor : Article G1. Officers having brevets or commissions of a prior date to those of the corps in which they serve will take place on courts martial or of inquiry, and on boards detailed for military purposes, when composed of different corps, according to the ranks given them in their brevet or former commissions, but in the regiment, corps, or company to which such officers belong, they shall do duty and take rank, both in courts and on boards as aforesaid, which shall be composed of their own corps, according to the commission by which they are there mustered. Article 62-. If upon marches, guards, or in quarters, differ- ent corps shall happen to join or do duty together, the officer highest in rank, according to the commission by which he is musteyed in the army, navy, marine corps, or militia, there on duty by orders from competent authority, shall command the whole and give orders for what is needful for the service, unless otherwise directed by the President of the Confederate States in orders of special assignment providing for the ease. CONFEDERATE STATES. 19 Sec. 30. The President shall call into the service of the President to call , . .fnffieient troojis Confederate fetates only so many of the troops herein pro- to secure safety. voided for as he may deem the safety of the Confederacy may require. Sec. 31. All laws or parts of laws of the United States, Repeals laws inconsistent. which have been adopted by the Congress of the Confederate States, repugnant to or inconsistent with this act, arc hereby repealed. Approved, March 6, 1861. No. .53. — AN ACT to crente the Clerical Force of the several Execu- tive Departments of the Confederate States of America, and for other purposes. Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States (^ Fixes clerical America do enact, That the clerical force of the several depart- ments of the Confederate States of America shall consist of the following: officers : • To the War Department there shall be a chief of the bureau chief clerk of of war, at an annual salary of three thousand dollars, and five mcnt— insViy- clerks, who shall each receive twelve hundred dollars per cicrks. annum; and, one of them may be appointed disbursing clerk, with an additional salary of six hundred dojlars, who shall give Bonds. bond with sureties to be approved by the Secretary of War. There shall also be one messenger, whose compensation shall be five hundred dollars per annum. And to all of the bureaus of jiessenger. • the War Department, viz : the adjutant and inspector-general, cierksofde- , , " . , , partnients. quartermaster general, the commissary-general, the surgeon- general, the chief engineer and the artillery, there shall be fourteen cicrks, seven of whom shall receive each a salary of Pay of. twelve hundred dollars, and seven a salary each of one thousand dollars per annum. And the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to assign Secretary of • 111 1-1 • (v L -i ■ ^^'•"" *° assign said clerks to duty in the respective omccs enumerated, as in clerks. his judgment will best promote the public service. And to each of said named bureaus, except the office of surgeon- general, there shall be, if deemed necessary by the Secretary of 20 I lessen jeer to each bureau except surgeon general at $500. ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. "War, a messenger, at an annual compensation of five ehundred dollars. Popartments authorized to employ other clerks and la- borers. Sec. 4. And he it further enacted, That the Secretaries of State, Treasury, War, Navy, Attorney-General, and Postmas- ter-General, are hereby authorized to employ such other clerical force in their respective departments as the exigencies of the public service may absolutely require, being limited in the com- pensation to the lower grade of salary for clerks provided for in this bill ; they are also empowered to employ such laborers for their respective offices as may be required, not exceeding one for each of the executive depar.tments, and whose compensation shall not exceed one dollar and fifty cents per day. Approved, March 7, 1861. No. 55. — AN ACT to create the clerical force of the Navy Department. Clerical force SECTION 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of nient.^^ ^^ ' -America do enact, That the clerical force of the Navy Depart- ment shall consist of one chief clerk, at a salary of fifteen hun- dred dollars per annum, who shall also perform the duties of disbursing agent and corresponding clerk of said department, and receive therefor an extra compensation of six hundred dol- lars per annum ; and also three other clerks, two of whom shall receive a salary each of twelve hundred dollars per annum, and one a salary of one thousand dollars per annum; and there Messenger. shall be attached to said department a messenger, whose annual compensation shall be five hundred dollars. Approved, March 8, 1861. No. 62. — AN ACT making appropriations for the support of Three Thousand Men for twelve months, to be called into service at Charleston, South Carolina, under the third and fourth sections of an act of the Congress "To raise Provisional Forces for the Confed- erate States of America and for other purposes." Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the following appropriations be made CONFEDERATE STATES. 21 for the support of the provisional troops called into service by Appropriation the act aforesaid : Pay of the troops, six hundred and fifty-eight [".^Texa^ar^ thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. Forage for officers' ^^'^^''^^^t^"' «• ^• horses and quartermasters' animals and cavalry horses, twenty thousand six hundred and sixty-two dollars. Subsistence for troops, two hundred and seventy thousand dollars. Clothing for the troops, two hundred thousand dollars. Camp and gait rison equipage, eighteen thousand two hundred and sixty-seven dollars and seventy-two cents. Supplies for the qi»nrtermaster's department, seventy-six thousand one hundred and sixty dol- lars. Fuel for troops and hospitals, fifty-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven dollars. Medical and hospital de- partment, twenty thousand dollars. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the additional sura Additional ..,> of eight hundred and sixty-thousand two hundred and twenty- l^'°P"^t*°"- eight dollars and forty-five cents is hereby appropriated for the support of two thousand additional troops to be called into the service of the Confederate States for twelve months, at Charles- ton, South Carolina, whenever in the discretion of the Presi- dent their services may be required. Approved, March 11, 1861. ing. No. G3.— AN ACT niakinj!; appropriations for the, support of the Re"-n. lar Army of the Confederate States of Americca for twelve months and for other purposes. ' Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States o/ support of regu- Amerua do enact, that the following appropriations are made uXe'momi.s. for the support of the regular army for twelve month.'^, viz : For expenses of recruiting and for transportation of recruits, uoctuitit one hundred and ninety-two thousand five hundred dollars. Pay of the army, two millions seventy thousand four hundred ray. and eighty-four dollars. Forage for officers' horses and fur cav- Forage, airy and light artillery horses, one hundred and seven thousand two hundred dollars. Subsistence for troops, nine hundred and subsistence. twelve thousand five hundred dollars. Clothing for the army, clothing, six hundred and forty-eight thousand seven hundred and eighty dollars. Camp and garrison equipage, sixty thousand dollars. Camp equipn-o. Supplies for the ({uartcrmaster's department— consisting of fuel 22 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. Supplies for for the officers, enlisted men, guards, hospitals, store-houses o 11 ftrte rm *is t6 r*3 tlepartmeut. and officers; of forage in kind for horses, mules and oxen of the quartermaster's department, at the several posts and stations and with the armies in the field ; of postage on letters and packages received and sent by officers of the army on public services; expenses of courts martial and courts of inquiry, including the additional compensation of judge advocates, re- corders, members and witnesses, while in that service; extra pay to soldiws employed under the direction of the quarter- master's department in the erection of barracks, quarters, store- houses and hospitals, for constant labor for periods of not less than ten da3-s, including those employed as clerks; expense of interment of officers killed in action, or who die when on duty in the field, or at the posts on the frontiers, and of non-commis- sioned officers and soldiers; authorized office furniture; hire of laborers in the quartermaster's department ; compensation of clerks of the officers of the quartermaster's department; for the apprehension of deserters and the expenses incident to their pursuit; for the following expenses required for the regiment of cavalry and for the four batteries of light artillery : namely, the purchase of travelling forges, blacksmith's and shoeing tools, horse and mule shoes and nails, iron and steel for shoeing; medicine for horses and mules; picket ropes, and for shoeing the horses of the corps named — three hundred and fifty-three thousand nine hundred and fifty-six dollars. For construTjting barracks and other buildings at posts which it may be necessary to occupy during the year, and for repairing, altering and enlarging buildings at the established posts, including hire or commutation of quarters for officers on military duty, hire of quarters for troops, of store-houses for the safe keeping of mili- tary stores, and of grounds for summer cantonments and for * temporary frontier stations, for commutation of forage for officers' horses when it cannot be drawn in kind, three hundred Mileage. and fifty thousand dollars. For mileage, or the allowance made to officers of the army for the transportation of themselves and their baggage when travelling on duty without troops, escorts Proviso. Qj. svipplies, thirty-five thousand dollars : Provided, That mile- age shall not be allowed when the officer has been transferred or relieved at his own request. For transportation of the army — including the baggage of the troops when moving either by land or water, of horse equipments, and of subsistence — CONFEDERATE STATES. 23 from the places of purchase, and from the places of delivery under contract, to such places as the circumstances of the ser- vice may require them to be sent, of ordnance, ordnance stores and small arms, freights, wharfage, tools, and ferriages, hire of horses, mules and oxen, and the purchase and repair of wagons, carts and drays, and of ships and other sea-going vessels required for the transportation of supplies and for garrison pur- poses, for drayage and cartage at the several posts, hire of teamsters, transportation of funds for the disbursing depart- ments, the expense of public transports on the various rivers, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic, six hundred and fifty thousand dollars. For the purchase of horses for the regiment of cavalry and four batteries of light artillery, one hundred and sixty-three thousand two hundred dollars. Contingencies of Contingencies. the army, fifteen thousand dollars. For the medical and bos- Medical depart- pital departments, seventy-five thousand dollars. Contingencies Adjut'ant-gcnc- of the adjutant general's department, six hundred dollars. Armament of fortifications and purchase of light artillery, two Armament and 1,, ^ no 1 -1111 T-.1 p purchase of ar- uundred and nity thousand dollars, rurcbase, manuiacturc tiiicry. and alteration of small arms, four hundred and fifty thousand Arm,«, &c. dollars. For ordnance, ordnance stores and supplies, including Ordnance, horse equipments for the regiment of cavalry and for light bat- Horses, teries, one hundred and ninety-nine thousand five hundred and forty dollars. Sec. 2, And he it further enacted, That the Secretary of President may "War, under the direction of the President, be, and he is hereby uon uf pnnis- authorized to apply any portion of the appropriations made by this act to the support of the provisional forces which may be called into service, whenever in his opinion the same may be necessary. Approved, March 11, 18G1. ioual army. No. C6. — AN ACT making Appropriations to carry out tlie provisions of "An act to provide for the Public Defence." The Congress of the Confederate States of America do Appropriation enact, That to enable the President to carry into effect the MarchVh. provisions of the act of the Congress of the Confederate States, entitled "An act to provide for the public defence," and to 24 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. provide for the pay, subsistence and transportation of sucli volunteer forces as may be called into service by authority of the said act, the sum of iave millions of dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby ap- propriated from any moneys in -the treasury cot otherwise appropriated. ArPROVED, March 12, 1861. Reorganizes tlie aa.jutant and inspeetor- general's de- pcartment. Adds one briga- dier. President may assign brigadier to duty of adju- tant and inspec- tor-general. Re-organizes quart«rm.'ister general's de- partment. Re-organizcs ooinniissary- .;-'eiicr:il's de- jiartment. Assistants to be detiiiled with additional nay of twenty dof- lars. No. G7. — AN ACT amendatory of an Act for the orfcanization of tbe Staff Departments of the Army, and an Act for the establishment and organization of the Army of the Confederate States of America. Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the adjutant and inspector-general's department shall consist of tvi^o assistant adjutants-general with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, two assistant adjutants-general with the rank of major, and four assistant adjutants-general with the rank of captain. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That there shall be added one brigadier-general to those heretofore authorized by law, and that any one of the brigadier-generals of the army of the Confederate States may be assigned to the duty of the adjutant and inspector-general, at the discretion of the IVesident. Sec. 3. Be if further enacted, That the quartermaster-gene- ral's department shall consist of one quartermaster-general with the rank of colonel, one assistant quartermaster-general with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, four assistant quartermasters with the rank of raajnr, and such other officers in that depart- ment as are already provided by law. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the commissary-general's department shall consist of one commissary-general with the rank of colonel, one commissary with the rank of lieutenant- colonel, one commissary with the rank of major, and three commissaries with the rank 'of captain ; and as many assistant commissaries as may from time to time be required by the service may be detailed by the War Department from the sub- alterns of the line, who, in addition to their pay in the line, shall receive twenty dollars per month while engaged in that service. CONFEDERATE STATES. 25 Sf.C. 5. Be it further enacted, That in all cases of ofl&ccrs Commissions of . .... 11- officers resiffned who have resigned, or who may within six months tender their from Uniteci ^ ^ States. resignations from the Army of the United States, and who liave been or may be appointed to original vacancies in the Army of the Confederate States, the commissions issued shall bear one and the same date, so that the relative rank of officers of each grade shall be determined by the former commissions in the United States Army, held anterior to tlie secession of these Confederate States from the United States. Sec. G. Ih it farther enacted, That every officer, non-com- o.ath of officers . '■^'"^ men. missioned officer, musician and private shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation, to wit: "I, A. B , do sol- emnly swear or affirm (as the case may be) that while I con- tinue in the service I will bear true faith and yield obedience to the Confederate States of America, and that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against their enemies, and that I will observe and obey the orders of the President of the Con- federate States, and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the rules and articles of war." Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of Reyicals .ill laws 1 •!• • • 1 • ^ 11 11 militating laws mihtating against this act be and the same are hereby against. repealed. ArPROVED, March 14, 18G1. No. 70. — AN ACT to provide for the organization of tlie Navy. Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States r*/" Organizes nuv)-. America do enact, That the President be authorized to ap- point, in the manner prescribed by law, the following Com- missioned Officers of the Navy, viz : Four captains, four commanders, thirty lieutenants, five surgeons, five assistant sur- geons, six paymasters and two chief engineers, and to employ as many masters, midshipmen, engineers, naval constructors, boatswains, gunners, carpenters, sailmakers and other warrant and petty officers and seamen as he may deem necessary, not to exceed in the aggregate three thousand. « Sec. 2. The annual pay of said officers shall be as follows, viz : Captains, when commanding squadrons, five thousand dollars. Pay. 26 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. All otlicr captains on duty at sea, four thousand two hundred dollars. On other duty, three thousand six hundred dollars. When on leave or waiting orders, three thousand dollars. Pay Commanders. — Every commander on duty at sea, for the first five years after the date of his commission, two thousand eight hundred and twenty-five dollars. For the second five years after the date of his commission, three thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. Every commander on other duty, for the first five years after the date of his commission, two thousand six huudred and sixty-two dollars. For the second five years after the date of his commission, two thousand eight hundred and twenty-five dollars. All other commanders, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. Lieutenants commanding at sea, two thousand five hundred and fifty dollars. Tay Lieutenants. — Every lieutenant on duty at sea, one thousand five hundred dollars. After he shall have seen seven years' sea service in the nav}', one thousand seven hundred dollars. After he shall have seen nine years' sea service, one thou- sand nine hundred dollars. After he shall have seen eleven years' sea service, two thou- sand one hundred dollars. After he shall have seen thirteen years' sea service, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. Every lieutenant on other duty shall receive one thousand five hundred dollars. After he shall have seen seven years' sea service in the navy, cue thousand six hundred doUirs. After he shall have seen nine years' sea service, one thou- sand seven hundred dollars. After he shall have seen eleven years' sea service, one thou- sand eight hundred dollars. After he shall have seen thirteen years' sea service, one thousacd eight hundred and seventy-five dollars. Every lieutenant on leave or waiting orders, one thousand two hundred dollars. CONFEDERATE STATES. 27 After he sliall have seen seven years' sea service in the navy, one thousand two hundred and sixty-six dollars. After he shall have seen nine years' soa service, one thou- sand three hundred and thirty-three dollars. After he shall have seen eleven years' sea service, one thou- sand and four hundred dollars. After he shall have seen thirteen years' sea service, one thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. 3Ias(eys. — Every master in the line of promotion, when on Pay. duty as such at sea, one thousand two hundred dollars. When on other duty, one thousand one hundred dollars. When on leave or waiting orders, eight hundred and twenty- five dollars. 3Iuhliijwicn. — Every midshipman at sea, five hundred and l^'^y- fifty dollars. When on other duty, five hundred dollars. AVhcn on leave or waiting orders, four hundred and fifty dollars. Suri/co7)s. — Every surgeon on duty at sea, for the first five Pay- years after the date of his commission as surgeon, two thou- sand two hundred dollars. For the second five years' after the date of his commission as surgeon, two thousand four hundred dollars. For the third five years after the date of his commission as surgeon, two thousand six hundred dollars. For the fourth five years after the date of his commission as surgeon, two thousand eight hundred dollars. For twenty years' service and upward, after the date of his commission as surgeon, three thousand dollars. Fleet surgeons, three thousand three hundred dollar^. Every surgeon on other duty, for the first five years afiter the date of his commission as surgeon, two thousand dollars. For the second five years after the date of his commission as surgeon, two thousand two hundred dollars. For the third five years after the date of his commission as surgeon, two thousand four hundred dollars. For the fourth five years after the date of his commission as surgeon, two thousand six hundred dollars. For twenty years' service after the date of his commission as surgeon, two thousand eight hundred dollars. Every surgeon on leave or waiting orders, for the first five 28 ARMY AND NAVY LAAV3. years after the date of bis commission as surgeon, one thousand six hundred dollars. For the second five years after the date of his commission as surgeon, one tbousaand eight hundred dollars. For the third five years after the date of his commission as surgeon, one thousand nine hundred dollars. For the fourth five years after the date of his commission as surgeon, two thousand one hundred dollars. For twenty years' service and upwards, after the date of his commission as surgeon, two thousand three hundred dollars. Pay. • Assistant Surgeons. — Every assistant surgeon on duty at sea, one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. When on other duty, one thousaud and fifty dollars. When on leave or waiting* orders, eight hundred dollars, ray. Paymasters. — Every paymaster on duty at sea, for the first five years after the date of his commission, two thousand dollars. For the second five years after the date of his commission, two thousand four hundred dollars. For the third five years after the date of his commission, two thousand six hundred dollars. For the fourth five years after the date of his commission, two thousand nine hundred dollars. For twenty years and upwards after the date of his commis- sion, three thousand one hundred dollars. Every paymaster on other duty, for the first five years after the date of his commission, one thousand eight hundred dollars. For the second five years after the date of his commission, two thoiv^and one hundred dollars. For .the third five years after the date of his commission, two thousand four hundred dollars. For the fourth five ye9,rs after the date of his commission, two thousand six hundred dollars. For twenty years' service and upwards, after the date of his commission, two thousand eight hundred dollars. Every p.iymaster on leave or waiting orders, for the first five years after the date of his commission, one thousand four hun- dred dollars. For the second five years after the date of his commission, one thousand six hundred dollars. CONFEDERATE STATES. 29 For the third five years after the date of his commission, one thousand eight hundred dollars. For the fourth five years after the date of his commission, two thousand dollars. For twenty years' service and upwards, after the date of his commission, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. Eugincers. — Every chief engineer on duty, for the first five Pay. years after the date of his commission, one thousand eight hundred dollars. For the second five j'cars after the date of his commission, two thousand two hundred dollars. For the third five years after tlie date jof his commission, two thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. After fifteen years after the date of his commission, two thousand six hundred dollars. Every chief engineer on leave or waiting orders, for the first five years after the date of his comiuission, one thousand two hundred dollars. For the second five years after the date of his commission, one thousand three hundred dollars. For the third five years after the date of his commission, one thousand four hundred dollars. After fifteen years' service after the date of his commission, one thousand five hundred dollars. Every first assistant engineer on duty, one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. "When on leave or waiting orders, nine hundred dollars. Every second assistant engineer on ^wiy, one thousand dollai'^. "When on leave or waiting orders, seven hundred and fifty dollars. Every third assistant engineer on duty, seven hundred and fifty dollars. When on leave or waiting orders, six hundred dollars. Warrant Officers. — Every boatswain, gunner, carpenter and pay. sail-maker on duty at sea, for the first three years' sea service after the date of his warrant, one thousand dollars. For the second three years' sea service after the date of his warrant, one thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. For the third three years' sea service after the date of his warrant, one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. k 30 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. President's ap- pointments to hold until next session. Ck)niputing length of ser- vice. Sorviee nt sea regarded as sea service. Seamen's pnj-. For the fourth three years' sea service after the date of his •warrant, one thousand three hundred and fifty dollars. For twelve years' sea service and upwards, one thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. When on other duty : For the first three years of sea service after the date of his warrant, eight hundred dollars. For the second three years' sea service after the date of his warrant, nine hundred dollars. For the third three years of sea service after the date of his warrant, one thousand dollars. For the fourth t^iree years' sea service after the date of his warrant, one thousand one hundred dollars. For twelve years' sea service and -upwards, one thousand two hundred dollars. When on leave or waiting orders : For the first three years' sea service after the date of his warrant, six hundred dollars. For the second three years' sea service after the date of his warrant, seven hundred dollars. For the third three years' sea service after the date of his warrant, eight hundred dollars. For the fourth three years' sea service after the date of his warrant, nine hundred dallars. For twelve years' sea service and upwards, one thousand dollars. And he it further enacted, That the commissioned ofiicars hereinbefore provided for, and who shall not be nominated before the adjournment of Congress, may be appointed by the President during the recess, to hold their commissions until the next session of Congress. Sec. 3. In computing the length of service of such officers as were attached to the navy of the United States, but who have resigned, and have been or may be received irito the ser- vice of the Confederate States, their period of service in the navy of the United States shall be included, and no service shall be regarded as sea service in the purview of said act but such as shall be actually performed at sea, and in vessels employed by authority of law. Sec. 4. The pay of seamen of the navy shall be determined by the President, and may be altered by him from time to time as circumstances may require. CONFEDERATE STATES. 31 Sec. 5. There shall be a corps of marines, to consist of one Organization of corps of ma- major, one quartenuaster, one paymaster, one adjutant, one riues. sergeant-major, one quartermaster-sergeant, and six companies; each company to consist of one captain, one first and one second lieutenant, four sergeants, four corporals, one hundred men and two musicians ; and the pay and allowances of the Pay- officers and enlisted men shall be the same as that of the officers and enlisted men of like grade in the infantry of the army, except that the ration of the enlisted marines shall be the ration allowed by law to seayicn. Sec. G. The following officers shall be attached to the Navy (""ri^innnco ° •> ofticer. Department, to wit : An officer, not below the grade of com- mander, who shall be charged with the purchase or preparation of ordnance, ordnance stores and supplies and equipments, and with hydrography, and with such other duties as the Secretary of the Navy may from time to time assign to him ; an officer not below the grade of lieutenant, to be designated as the officer of orders and detail, who shall, under the orders of the Orders and ' . ' . detail. Secretary of the Navy, prepare and issue all orders and details for service, and who shall also, under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, have charge of all matters and things connected with courts martial and courts of inquiry, and with the custody of all records and papers thereunto appertaining, and perform such other duties relating to the personnel of the navy as the Secretary may from time to time direct ; a surgeon Medical. or an assistant surgeon, who shall, under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, make all purchases of medicines and medical supplies for the navy, and perform such other duties appertaining to the medical department as the Secretary may from time to time direct ; a paymaster, who shall, under the Paymaster. direction of the Secretary of the Nav}', make all contracts for • or purchases of provisions, clothing and coal for the use of the navy, and perform such other duties as the Secretary may direct. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to appoint one clerk to aid each of the above officers in the discharge Clerks. of his duties, whose annual salary shall not exceed fifteen Pay. hundred dollars each : but the officers therein detailed for duty Officers detailed .in navy depart- shall receive no compensation for their services beyond their ment to receive no extra pay. regular pay as on other duty. Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of the quartermaster of the Qii.nrtermn.st«r * . ~ , marines to visit marine corps to visit the difi'erent posts where portions of the posts. 32 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. corps may be stationed, as often as may be necessary for tlie proper discbarge of bis duties. >,-T-\:iry V. Sec. 8. It sball be tbe duty of tbe Secretary of tbe Navy publish regula- -i • n \ tioiis. to prepare and publish regulations for tbe general government of all persons connected witb or employed in tbe naval service, wbicb regulations sball take effect as soon as tbcy sball be approved by tbe President and published. inited statos Sec. 9. All laws of the United States heretofore enacted naval laws, not inconsistent, to for (he (rovcmmcnt of tbe ofBcers, seamen and marines of the govern. ^ navy of the United States, that are not inconsistent witb the provi-sions of this act, are hereby adopted and applied to the officers, seanicQ and marines of the navy of the Confederate States. rresidcnt to (K> Sec. 10. The President may determine tbe relative and tennine relntivo ... , ■, > ■ t rr /•! iiiiii i .•irmy anil navy assuuilatcd rank wiiicb omcers of the navy shall hold toward rank. those or the army. Approved, March 10, 1861. No. 72.— RESOLUTIONS in reference to Forts, Dock yards, Reserva- ' tions and Property ceded to the Confederate States. ritatos recom- Resolved hj the Congress of the Confederate States, That to^confederate " t-^^G Congress do recommend to the respective States to cede arsenais?navy the forts, arsenals, navy-yards,- dock-yards and other public • ■' ' ■ establishments within their respective limits to the Confederate States, and, moreover, to cede so much of the lands reserved heretofore by tl;e government of the United States, or other public vacant lands in their respective limits as may be ncces- * s shall appoint all field and staff officers, but the company officers staff, shall be elected by the men composing the company ; and if Company offi- accepted, the officers so elected shall be commissioned by the elected. President. Sec. 3. That any vacancies occurring in the ranks of the several companies mustered into service under the provisions of this act, may be filled by volunteers accepted under the rules of such companies; and any vacancies occurring in the officers of Vacancies of such companies shall be filled by elections in accordance with rorsfii"«njy . , , election. the same rules. 38 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. Oreanized by ana subject to previoui acts. Sec. 4. Except as herein differently provided, the volunteer forces hereby authorized to be raised shall in all regards be sub- ject to and orwauized in accordance with the provisions of " An act to provide for the public defence," and all other acts for the government of the army of the Confederate States. AprROVED, May 8, 18G1. President may accept volun- teers witliout formal "•;ill on Statei, and si)e- cify time of fiervice. Orfranizcd under previous acts. President to ap- point field offi- cers. President may commission all offle<'rs. and may att;ich to I'oniiiatiy ofii- cers of regular army. Xo. 110.— AN ACT to make further provision for the Public Defence. Whereas, "SVtir exists between the United States and the Confederate States; and whereas the public welfare may re- quire the reception of volunteer forces into the service of the Confederate States, without the formality and delay of a call upon the respective States : Section 1. Tlic Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the President be authorized to receive into service such companies, battalions or regiments, either mounted or on foot, as may tender themselves, and he may re- quire, without the delay of a formal call upon the re^ective States, to serve for such time as he may prescribe. Sec. 2. Such volunteer forces who may be accepted under this act, except as herein differently provided, shall be orga- nized in accordance with and subject to all the provisions of the act entitled " An act to provide for the public defence," and be entitled to (jll the allowances provided therein ; and when mus- tered into service, may be attached to such divisions, brigades or regiments as the President may direct, or ordered upon such independent or detached seriice as the President may deem ex- pedient; provided, however, that battalions and regiments may be enlisted from States not of the Confederacy, and the Presi- dent may appoint all or any of the field officers thereof. Sec. 3. The President shall be authorized to commission all officers entitled to commissions, of such volunteer forces as may be received under the provisions of tliis act. And upon the request of the officer commanding such volunteer regiment, battalion or company, the President may attach a supernume- rary officer to each company, detailed from the regular army for that purpose, and for such time as the President may direct. Approved, May 11, ISGl. CONFEDERATE STATES. 39 No. 114.— A RESOLUTION in regard to the military expenditures made by the State of South Carolina. Resolved J)i/ the Congress of the Confederate States of j, ^ ^. , ^ . America, That tbc expenditures made by the State of South j^'"',^'^'!'! Carolina for the pay and maintenance of the troopS employed <^''"'<-'ii"-^- in the defence of Charleston harbor, under the command of Brigadier General Beauregard, were intended to be provided for by an act making appropriations for the support of three thousand men, for twelve months, to be called into service at Charleston, South Carolina, under the third and fourth sections of an act of the Congress, to raise provisional forces for the Confederate States of America, and for other purposes ; and that the amount of such expenditures be audited by the proper officer of the Treasury Department, and that the amount which shall be found due be paid to the State of South Carolina, from the appropriation made by the act aforesaid. Approved, May 10, 1861. No. 12G. — AN ACT regulating tlie sale of Prizes, and the distribution thereof. Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States portod at ex- thcy shall first arrive, and shall be delivered into the custody '^^"''^ ° of the marshal of the district, or of some court or military ofiiccr of the Confederate States, or of any state in or near such port, who shall take charge of their safe keeping and support, at the expense of the Confederate States. Sec. 9. That the President of the Confederate States is instructions to hereby authorized to establish and order suitable instructions fomrfUssfoued. for the better governing and directing the conduct of the ves- sels so commissioned, their officers and crews, copies of which shall be delivered by the collector of the customs to the com- manders, when they shall give bond as provided. Sec. 10. That a bounty shall be paid by the Confederate Bounty for each States of $20 for each pcrsou on board any armed ship or Si!''"'''"""' vessel belonging to the United States at the commencement of an engagement, which shall be burnt, sunk or destroyed by any vessel commissioned as aforesaid, which shall be of equal or inferior force, the same to be divided as in other cases of prize money; and a bounty of 825 shall be paid to the owners, Bounty for pri- officers and crews of the private armed vessels commissioned as toag'entof el's, aforesaid, for each and evijry prisoner by them captured and brought into port, and delivered to an agent authorized to receive them, in any port of the Confederate States; and the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to pay or cause Secretary of to be paid to the owners, officers and crews of such private bouut"^^ '° ^'^^ 46 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. armed vessels commissioned as aforesaid, or their agent, the bounties herein provided. Cominanders to Sec. 11. That the commandinpr officer of every vessel hav- keep journal. _ ^ ing a commission or letters of marque and reprisal, during the present hostilities between the Confederate States and the United States, shall keep a regular journal, containing a true and exact account of his daily proceedings and transactions with such vessel and the crew thereof; the ports and places he shall put into or ca%t anchor in; the time of his stay there and the cause thereof; the prizes he shall take and the nature and probable value thereof; the times and places when and where taken, and in what manner he shall dispose of the same; the ships or vessels he shall fall in with ; the times and places when and where he shall meet with them, and his observations and remarks thereon ; also, of whatever else shall occur to him or any of his officers or marines, or be discovered by examina- tion or conference with any marines or passengers of or in any other ships or vessels, or by any other means touching the fleets, vessels and forces of the United States, their posts and places of station and destination, strength, numbers, intents and designs; and such commanding officer shall, immediately on his arrival in any port of the Confederate States, from or • during the continuance of any voyage or cruise, produce his Journal to be commission for such vessel, and deliver up such journal so kept delivered to col- „ • ^ • i-ii- i ■> -, • • lector and sworn as atoresaid. Signed With his proper name and hand-wnting, to the collector or other chief officer of the customs at or nearest to such port; the truth of which journal shall be verified by the oath of the commanding officer for the time being. And such collector or other chief officer of the customs .shall, imme- diately on the arrival of such vessel, order the proper officer of the customs to go on board and take an account of the officers and men, the number and nature of the guns, and whatever else shall occur to him on examination material to be known; Vessel not to and no such vessel shall be permitted to sail out of port again sail again until ., , . i t n i i it ■, ■, • r- the Journal is Until sucii journal shall have been delivered up, and a cert.ifi- ^'^®°" cate obtained under the hand of such collector or other cliief officer of the customs that she is manned and armed according to her commission ; and upon delivery of such certificaup, any former certificate of a like nature which shall have been ob- tained by the commander of such vessel shall be delivered up. CONFEDERATE STATES. 47 Sec 12. That the commanders of vessels havinc; letters of Forfeit in case the journal is marque and reprisal as aforesaid, neglecting to keep a journal negieotcd, &c. as aforesaid, or wilfully making fraudulent entries therein, or obliterating the record of afly material transaction contained therein where the interest of the Confederate States is con- cerned, or refusing to produce and deliver such journal, com- mission or certificate, pursuant to the preceding section of this act, then and in such cases the commissions or letters of marque and reprisal of such vessels shall be liable to be re- voj^d ; and such commanders respectively shall forfeit for every such offence the sum of 81,000, one moiety thereof to the use of the Confederate States, and the other to the informer. Sec. 13. That the owners or commanders of vessels having Violation of law ° forfeits commis- letters of marque and reprisal as aforesaid, wh(i shall violate sion. any of the acts of Congress for the collection of the revenue of the Confederate States, and for the prevention of smuggling, shall forfeit the commission or letters of marque and reprisal, and they and the vessels owned or commanded by them shall be liable to all the penalties and forfeitures attaching to merchant vessels in like cases. Sec. 14. That on all goods, wares and merchandise captured Deduction of and made good and lawful prizes of war, by any private armed ship having commission or letters of marque and reprisal under this act, and brought into the Confederate States, there shall be allowed a deduction of 33^ per cent, on the amount of duties imposed by law. Sec. 15. That five per centum on the net amount Cafter Five per cent. _ ^ on all prizes for deductinc; all charges and expenditures) of the prize money support of fami- _ _ "- ° ^ ^ '■ •' lies of crows. arising from captured vessels and cargoes, and on the net amount of the salvage of vessels and cargoes re-captured by • private armed vessels of the Confederate States, shall be se- cured and paid over to the collector or other chief officer of the custom.s, at the port or place in the Confederate States at which such captured or re-captured vessels may arrive, or to the consul or other public agent of the Confederate States residing at the port or place not within the Confederate States at which such captured or re-captured vessel may arrive. And the moneys arising therefrom shall be held and are hereby pledged by the government of the Confederate States as a fund for the support and maintenance of the widows and orphans of 48 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. such persons as may be slain, and for the support and mainte- nance of such persons as may be wounded and disabled on board of tbe private armed vessels commissioned as aforesaid, in any engagement with the enemy, to be assigned and dis- tributed in such manner as shall hereafter be provided by law. Approved, May 6, 18(y.. No. 129. — AN ACT to increase the Military Establishment of the Con- federate States, and to amend an "Act for the establishment and organization of the Army of the Confederate States of America." Adds one rcRi- SECTION 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of ment of cavalrj- mi i t-> • i i ii i i • i and ten of iu- America do enact, i hat the President shall be authorized to raise and organize, in addition to the present military establish- ment, ODC regiment of cavalry and two regiments of infantry, whenever in his judgment the public service may require such an increase, to be organized in accordance with existing laws for the organization of cavalry and inftintry regiments, and to be entitled to the same pay and allowances provided for the same respectively. The five Renerai Sec. 2. That |he five general officers provided by existing pointed; to be laws for the Confederate States, shall have the rank and de- generais. nomination of "General," instead of "Brigadier General," which shall be the highest military grade known to the Con- federate States. They shall be assigned to such commands and duties as the President may specially direct, and shall be Pay and aids.* entitled to the same pay and allowances as are provided for brigadier generals, and to two aids-de-camp, to be selected as now provided by law. Appointments to the rank of general, after the army is organized, shall be made by selection from the army. Authority to in- Sec. 3. That the President be authorized, whenever in his crease engineer i i i- • ... corps. judgment the public service may require the increase, to add to the corps of engineers one lieutenant-colonel, who shall receive the pay and allowances of a lieutenant-colonel of cav- alry, and as many captains, not exceeding five, as may be necessary. CONFEDERATE STATES. 49 Sec. 4. That there be added to the quartermaster-general's increasing quar- , . 1 • 1 1 1 termaster's. dcpartiiient one assistant quartermaster-general, Vfith the rank commissary's 111 -"^"^ medical of lieutcnant-coloncl, and two quartermasfers, with the rank of • 1 . 1 1 • 1 • 1 tliorizod to con- enact, Ihat the Jrresident be authorized to continue the ap- tinne appoint- ... 1 1 1 • • ,1 -I- 1 1 • ments iluring pointments made by him in the military and naval service recess of Con- during the recess of Congress, or the present session, and to "^ submit them to Congress at its next session. Approved, May 16, 1861. No. 141. — AN ACT to provide an additional Company of Sappers and Bombardiers for the Army. Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of incre.isinssap- America do enact, That there be added to the military estab- bdiers! '''""' lishment of the Confederate States one company of sappers and bombardiers, to consist of one captain, two first lieutenants, one second lieutenant, ten sergeants or master-workmen, ten corporals or overseers, two musicians, thirty-nine privates of the first class, and thirty-nine privates of the second class, who shall be instructed in and perform all the duties of sappers and bom- bardiers, and shall, moreover, under the orders of the chief engineer, be liable to serve by detachments in overseeing and aiding laborers upon fortifications or other works under the 52 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. engineer department, and in supervising finished fortifications, as fort-keepers, preventing injury and making repairs. Supplies for per- Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of the colonel of the vice of sappers, , i i. xi o ^ r tit *c. engineer corps, subject to the approval oi tiie secretary oi V\ ar, to prescribe the number, quantity, form, dimensions, &c., of the necessary vehicles, arms, pontoons, tools, implements, and other * supplies for the service of said company as a body of sappers and bombardiers. Tiy of sappers, Sec. 3. That the monthly pay of the captain of said com- pany shall be one hundred and forty dollars; of each first lieu- tenant, one hundred dollars; of the second lieutenant, ninety dollars; of the sergeants, thirty-four dollars; of the corporals, twenty dollars; of the musicians, thirteen dollars; of the first class privates, seventeen dollars; and of the second class pri- vates, thirteen dollars. And the said commissioned officers shall be entitled to the same allowances as all other commis- sioned officers of the army, and the same right to draw forage for horses as is accorded to officers of like rank in the engineer corps; and the enlisted men sball receive the same rations and allowances as are granted to all other enlisted men in the army. Approved, May 17, 18G1. No. 145. — AN ACT amendntory of an act to provide for the org.aniza- tion of the Navy. Re-organizes SECTION 1. The Conf/ress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That from and after the passage of this act the corps of marines shall consist of one colonel, one lieutenant- colonel, one major, one quartermaster with the rank of major, one paymaster with the rank of major, one adjutant with the rank of major, one sergeant major, one quartermaster-sergeant, ten captains, ten first lieutenants, twenty second lieutenants, forty sergeants, forty corporals, and eight hundred and forty privates, ten drummers and ten fifers and two musicians. Paj'. Sec. 2. The pay and emoluments of the officers and enlisted men shall be the same as that of the officers and enlisted men of like grade in the infantry of the army, except that the pay- Paymnster and master and the adjutant shall receive the same pay as the quar- termaster; and the adjutant shall be taken from the captains CONFEDERATE STATES. 53 and subaltern^of the corps and separated from tbe line. The rations of enlisted marines shall be tbe rations allowed by law to Rations, seamen. All acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act Acts inconsi.s- .1 11 tent repealeil. are hereby repealed. ArrROVED, May 20, 18G1. No. 140. — AN ACT to nmen(l an Act to provide for the organization of the Navy, approved March si.xteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty- one. Section 1. The Congress^ of (he Confederate States o/ President, may America do inaet, That the President be and lie is hereby ed'c^lleersof"" authorized to nominate, and by and with the advice and con- same rank' in sent of Congress to appoint, all officers of the navy of the ' * United States, who have resigned or may hereafter resign their commi.ssions on account of the secession of any or all of the Confederate States, and who may be fit for active service, to the sanie rank and position in the navy of the Confederate States which they held in that of the United States : Provided, how- Proviso. ever, That no officer shall be so appointed who may at any time have committed any act of hostility against the Confederate States, or any one thereof. Sec. 2. That the President be authorized to assign officers of President nwy 1 1 1 • 1 1 1 n c ^ a,ssign duties to the navy to any duty connected with tlie defence oi the coun- navy otficers. try, and suitable to their rank, which he may deem proper. Sec. 3. That the President be authorized to appoint six Assistant, ray- assistant paymasters of the navy, each to receive a salary of one "^^^stersofi.avy. thousand dollars when employed at sea, and seven hundred dol- lars when not thus employed; and all paymasters of the navy shall be taken from the grade of assistant paymasters. Approved, May 20, 18C1. No. 140. — AN ACT making appropriations in addition to those already made for the Military Service of the Confederate States of America, for the fiscal year ending the eighteenth day of February, one thou- Band eight hundred and sixty- two. Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States o/ p^y of one hnn- America do enact, That there be appropriated for the pay of ;V'7ufanuyT&o!' 54 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. the ofi&cers and privates of one hundred regimeots of infantry, and for quartermaster's supplies of all kinds for the same, and transportation, including horses, wagons, harness, ambulances and other necessary expenses, for the fiscal year ending the eighteenth of February, one thousand eight hundred and sixty- two, twenty-seven millions nine hundred and thirty-two thou- sand four hundred and ninety-three dollars and twelve cents. ijigion. Sec. 2. That there be appropriated for the pay, quartermas- ter's supplies of all kinds, transportation, and other necessary expenses for one regiment of legionary formation, composed of one company of artillery, four companies of cavalry, and six companies of voltigeurs, five hundred and fifty thousand four hundred and eighty-five dollars. Subsistence. Sec. 3. That there be appropriated for the purchase of sub- • sistence stores and commissary property for one hundred thou- sand troops, for the fiscal year ending the eighteenth of February, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, five mil- lions four hundred and sixty-four thousand two hundred and fifty-eight dollars and eighty cents. Ordnance. Sec. 4. That there be appropriated for the ordnance service, for the fiscal year ending the eighteenth of February, one thou- sand eight hundred and sixty-two — for the preservation of public buildings, quarters, barracks, &c., at the arsenals, armo- ries, and depots; for the repairs and preservation of ordnance stores; for the pay of clerks, draughtsmen, colorers, superintend- ents, overseers, &c.; for the purchase of horses, mules, forage, stationery, and contingencies of ordnance service ; for the pur- chase of heavy ordnance and carriages, with shot and shell for the same ; for sixteen field batteries of six pieces each, with harness, implements and ammunition ; for fifty thousand stands of small arms; for five thousand pistols and holsters; for sabres, swords, carbines and pistols; for five thousand sets of cavalry equipments; for five thousand sets of cavalry accoutrements; for one hundred thousand sets of infantry accoutrements, knap- sacks, haversacks and canteens; for two and one half million pounds powder; for materials for the same; for lead, copper, and materials for percussion caps and for friction tubes ; for additional shops and store-houses at Mount Vernon Arsenal, Alabama, and Augusta Arsenal, Georgia; for machinery, steam engine and tools ; for cap machine ; for bullet machine ; for re- CONFEDERATE STATES. 55 pairs of buildings and ruacliines at Harper's Ferry — four mil- lions four hundred and forty thousand dollars. Sec. 5. That there be appropriated for medical and hospital Medical and supplies, for the year ending eighteenth of February, one thou- plies. sand eight hundred and sixty-two, the sum of three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Sec. 6. That there be appropriated for the contingent service Contingent ger- . . vice War De- of the War Department, for the year ending the eighteenth of iiaitment. > February, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, the sum of three hundred thpusand dollars. Sec. 7. That there be appropriated for contingent expenses Contingent ex- -, , , 1. IT r^ i> Tx ■ 1 1. penscs of adju- 01 the Adjutant and Inspector-General s Department, including tantand inspec- ofl&ce furniture, stationery, printed blanks for the use of the office. army, record books, postage, telegraphic despatches, &c., for the year ending the eighteenth February, one thousand eight hun- dred and sixty-two, the sum of eight thousand dollars. Sec. 8. That there be appropriated for the pay of surgeons, Pay of medical -,,.., . officers and assistant surgeons, and chaplains, for the year ending the chaplains. eighteenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, the sum of three hundred and twenty-nine thousand nine hundred and one dollars. Approved, May 21, 18G1. No. 150. — AN ACT to amend an act relative to Tclcgrapbic Lines of the Confederate States, approved May eleventh, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do Additional com- ejiact, That the sixth section of the "act relative to telegraph Jpecrai'agema of lines of the Confederate States " be, and the same is hereby so [^.|,tfes'!''" ^°"'" amended as to authorize the President to allow such compensa- tion as may be reasonable and proper, in addition to what may be allowed by the telegraph companies, to such of the agents of said companies as he may charge with special and important duties, where such agents are deemed trustworthy and accepta- ble both to him and the companies concerned. Approved, May 21, 1861. 56 ARMY A^D XAVY LAWS. No. lo?,. — AN ACT concerning the transportation of Solliers and allowance for Clothing of Volnntccr.s, ami amendatory of the Act for tlie estabiishmeut and organization of the Army of the Confede- rate States. Mileage to discharged sol- diers. Proviso. Clothing allow- ance. Proviso. Section 1. The Corigress of the Confederate States of America d^i enact, When transportation cannot be furnished in kind, the dis^charged soMier shall be entitled to receive tea cents per mile in lieu of all traveling pay, sub.sistence, forage, and undniwn clothing, from the place of di.scharge to the place of his culistiuent or enrollment, estimating the distance by the shortest mail route, and if there is no mail route, by the short- est practicable route. The foregoing to apply to all officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, artificers, farriers, black- smiths and privates of volunteers, when disbanded, discharged or mustered out of service of the Confederate States; and it shall also apply to all volunteer troops, as above designated, when traveling from the place of enrollment to the place of general rendezvous or point where mustered into service: Pro- vided, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to deprive the mounted volunteers of the allowance of forty cents a day for the use and risk of his horse, which allowance is made from the date of his enrollment to the date of his dis- charge, and also for every twenty miles travel from the place of his discharge to the place of his enrollment. Sec. 2. That the fourth section of the act of March 6, 1861, " to provide for the public defence," be amended as follows, viz: There shall be allowed to each volunteer, to be paid to him CD the first muster and pay rolls after being received and mus- tered into the service of the Confederate State;*, the sum of twentj^-oiie dollars, in lieu of clothing for six months; and thereafter the same allowance in money at every subsequent period of service for sis mouths in lieu of clothing: Provided, That the price of all clotliing in kind received by said volun- teers from the ConfuJerate States Government shall be deducted first from the money thus allowed; and if that sum be not suf- ficient, the balance shall be charged for stoppage on the muster and pay rolls; and that all accounts arising from contritcts, agreements, or arrangements for furnishing clothing to volun- teers, to be duly certified by the company commander, shall be paid out of the £aid semi-annual allowance of money. CONFEDERATE STATES. 57 Sec. 3. That the twenty-first section of the act for the organ- Forage for ai.is- ization of the army of the Confederate States be so amended adjuuults!"' as to allow to aids-de-camp and to adjutants forage for the same number of horses as allowed to officers of the same grade in the mounted service. ArrROVED, May 21, 18G1. No. 154. — AN ACT to be enlitlciJ an Act to amend "An Act to raise an adJitional Military Force to serve during the War," The Congress of the Confederate Slates of America do Subaltern of line enaet, That so much of the second section of the act entitled !iss'ig"icd'ti!e' an act to raise an additional military force to perve during tant. ° "'''^" the war, passed May eighth, eighteen hundred and sility- one, be so amended as to authorize the President, on the appli- cation of any commanding officer of a regiment or battalion authorized by said act, to assign a subaltern of the line of the army to the duties of adjutant of said regiment or battalion. Approved, May 21, 18GL No. l.^)-5. — AN ACT to authorize the President to confer teniporary ranic and command, for service with volunteer troops, on Otiicers of the Confederate Army. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do Officers of army . mt . 1 r» • 1 . 1 11 1 1-1 r niaybeiV'isigned enact, I hat the rresident shall be authorized to confer tempo- to temporary rniilv for sorvioo rary rank and command, for service with volunteer troops, on with volunteers, officers of the Confederate army; the same to be held without prejudice to their positions in paid army, and to have effect only to the extent and according to the assignment made in general order. ArrROVED, May 21, 1861. No. 15G. — AN ACT to provide for the Incidental Expenses of the Pub- lic Service within the Indian tribes. The Congress of the Confederate States do enact That the sum of one hundred thousand dollars be and the same is hereby 58 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. Incidental ox- appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise penses of Indian . , . . , , » ,, , ,. trii>e3. appropriated, to meet the incidental expenses or the public ser- vice within the Indian tribes, for the year ending February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two. But a particular and specific account of the expenditures under this act shall be made and reported to Congress at its next session after the expiration of the period herein named. Approved, May 21, 18G1. No. 170. — A.N ACT to amend an act entitled "An net recognizing the existence of war between tlie United States and the Confederate States, and concerning Letters of Marque, Prizes and Prize Goods," approved May sixth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. Bounty of SECTION 1. Tlie Congress of the Confederate States do' u^cm vaiue'of^ cnact, That the tenth section of the above entitled act be so destroyedl^^^ ^ amended that, in addition to the bounty therein mentioned, the Government of the Confederate States will pay to the cruiser or cruisers of any private armed vessel commissioned under said act, twenty per centum on the value of each and every vessel of war belonging to the enemy, that may be sunk or destroyed by such private armed vessel or vessels, the value of the armament to be included in the estimate. The valuation to be made by a board of naval oflBcers appointed, and their award to be ap- proved by the President, and the amount found to be due to be payable in eight per cent, bonds of the Confederate States. Inventor of new Sec. 2. That if any person who may have invented or may armed vessel to. ■, • t n ^ n • ■> be entitled to hereafter invent any new kind of armed vessel, or floating bat- benefit of this . . act. tery, or defence, shall deposit a plan of the same, accompanied by suitable explanations or specifications, in the navy depart- ment, together with an affidavit setting forth that he is the inventor thereof, such deposit and affidavit (unless the facts set forth therein shall be disproved) shall entitle such inventor or his assigns to the sole and exclusive enjoyment of the rights and privileges conferred by this act, reserving, however, to the Government, in all cases, the right of using such invention. Approved, May 21, 1861. CONFEDERATE STATES. 59 No. 171. — AN ACT to provide for the pay of additional officers, non- commissioned officers, musicians and privates of the Marine Corps, to constitute a Regiment, and for the additional clothing and sub- sistence of the non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates, for the year ending February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, Pay and sup- That the sum of ninety-five thousand two hundred and forty corps, dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the pay of additional officers, musicians and privates of the marine corps, and subsistence for the same for and during the year ending February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty- two, said sum to be appropriated as follows : One colonel, (for nine months,) two thousand dollars; lieutenant-colonel, (for nine months,) eighteen hundred dollars; quartermaster, Taddi- tional,) five hundred dollars; paymaster, (additional,) five hun- dred dollars; adjutant, (additional,) five hundred dollars; four captains, five thousand two hundred dollars; four first lieu- tenants, three thousand six hundred dollars ; fourteen second lieutenants, ten thousand and eighty dollars ; additional non- commissioned officers and musicians, four thousand eight hun- dred dollars; two hundred and forty additional privates at eleven dollars per month, twenty-three thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars; additional clothing for non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates, fifteen thousand dollars; addi- tional rations for non-commissioned officers, musicians and pri- vates, sixty-six thousand rations at sixteen thousand five hundred dollars; additional expenses of recruiting, transportation of officers and men, five thousand dollars; pay of armories and purchase of small arms, ordnance stores, accoutrements, flags, &.C., four thousand dollars; contingencies, including freight, cartage, &c., two thousand dollars. Approved, May 21, 18G1. No. 178. — AN ACT to provide for the pay of the officers who have re- signed from thcTTnited States Navy, and whom it is proposed to add to the Confederate States Navy. Be it enacted hy the Congress of the Confederate States of America, That the sum of three hundred and fifty-two thousand 60 ARMY AKD NAVY LAWS. Pay ofoflRocrs six hundred dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated out ret-igned from . •/ r i i "• S- Ji«vy f>n«l of any nionoy in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be iiavy. expended in the pay of the officers who have resigned from the United States Navy, and whom it is proposed to add to that of the Confederate States, said sum to be appropriated as follows: For the pay of twelve captains, on and off duty, §40,000; twenty-nine commanders, on and off duty, $71,000; eighty lieutenants, 3139,400; twenty-five surgeons, including passed assistant surgeons, §50,200; twelve assistant surgeons, §14,400; sixteen paymasters, 831,000. To pay Captains Lawrence Eous- seau, Josiah Tattnall, Victor M. Randolph, and Duncan M. Ingraham, and Commander Kaphajel Scmmes certain travelling expenses, as per resolution of March 15th, 1861, (8598,) five hundred and ninety-three dollars. Approved, May 21, 1861. Acpeptanee of arsenal of Little Kock iind of Fort Siiiitli. No. 180. — AN ACT to provide for the cession, on tbe part of the State of Arkansas, of the Arsenal at Little Rock, and of Fort Smith at the city of Fort Smith, in the State of Arkansas, to the Confederate States of .America, and the acceptance of the same by the said Con- federate States. WnEREAS, By ordinance of the Convention of the State of Arkansas, passed the 11th day of May, 1861, herewith sub- mitted, authority was conferred upon the delegation of the State of Arkansas to cede to the Confederate States the arsenal at Little Hock, and Fort Smith at the city of Fort Smith, in the State of Arkansas, and the grounds, buildings and appurte- nances attached to each, in accordance with the terms of said ordinance : Therefore, IVie Covgress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the cession as hereinbefore recited is hereby accepted, and it is now made the duty of the Secretary of War to accept a deed of cession of the said arsenal and other property to be ex- ecuted by the said delegation, and to take charge of and hold •the same in the name of the Government of the Confederate States of America. Approved, May 21, 1861. CONFEDERATE STATES. 61 No 181.— AN ACT relative to Prisoners of War. Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of Quartomwstor- America do enaet, That all prisoners of war taken, whether on I'artment to , . , ,. , •!•• -iiTT-i ITOvide for pris- land or at sea, during the pending hostilities with the United ouersofwar. States, shall be transferred by the captors, from time to time and as often as convenient, to the Department of "War; and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of War, with the approval of the President, to issue such instructions to the Quartermaster- General and his subordinates as shall provide for the safe custody and sustenance of prisoners of war; and the rations furnished prisoners of war shall be the same in quantity and quality as those furnished to enlisted men in the army of the Confederacy. Sec. 2. That the eighth section of the act entitled ''An act Private persons ... . p , _^ . , ~ 1 "" prizes not to recognizing the existence of wSr between the United States and be contgdered 1 /-. o 1 r. 1 • T /• HT prisoners of wiir. the Confederate States, and concerning Letters ot Marque, Prizes and Prize Goods/' shall not be so construed as to authorize the holding as prisoners of war the officers or crew of any unarmed vessel, nor any passenger on such vessels, unless such passengers be persons employed in the public service of the enemy. . Sec. 3. That the tenth section of the above recited act shall B(Minty allowed . only for i)rison- not be so construed as to allow a bounty f > r prisoners captured ers on armed 111- vessels of on vessels of the enemy and brought into port, unless such enemy, prisoners were captured on board of an armed ship or vessel of the enemy of equal or superior force to that of the private armed vessel making the capture. Approved, May 21, 1861. No. 184. — AN ACT making appropriations for the support of the Navj'. for the year ending eighteenth of FeTaruary, eighteen hundred and bi sty-two. The Cvnijress rf (he Conf derate States do enact, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby appropriated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the year ending the eigh- teenth of February, eighteen hundred and sixty-two : K((ej/ — For purchase of nautical instruments, books and nooks, instm- charts for Confederate States Navy, five thousand five hundred 4c. "' 62 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. dollars. For equipment and repair of vessels of Confederate States Navy, one hundred thousand dollars. For laboratory for safe-keeping ordnance stores, and labor in preparing them, thirty-seven thousand dollars. For ordnance and ordnance stores, eighty thousand dollars. For "contingent enumerated," for the following purposes, viz: Freight and transportation; printing and stationery; advertising; models and drawings; repair of fire engines and hose repairs, and attending to steam engines in 3'ards; purchase and maintenance of horses and oxea and drawing teams; carts, lumber, wheels, and the purchase and repair of workman's tools ; postage on public letters ; fuel, oil and candles for navy yards and shore stations; pay of watchmen, and incidental labor not chargeable to other appro- priations ; wharfage, dockage and rent ; travelling expenses of ofScors and others, under orders ; funeral expenses; store and office rent; commissions and pa^ of navy agents and clerks; flags, awnings and packing boxes; books for libraries of vessels; premiums and other expenses of recruiting; apprehending de- serters; per diem pay of persons attending courts martial, courts of inquiry, and other services authorized by law ; pay of judge advocate; pilotage and tonnage of vessels, and assistance to vessels in distress ; and for bills of health and quarantine ex- penses, fifty thousand dollars. For medical supplies and sur- geons' necessaries for sick of navy, engineer and marine corps, six thcusand dollars. Approved, May 21, 1861. No. 194. — AN ACT relating to the Pre-payment of Postage in certaia cases. Pre-payment of SECTION 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of enforced. America do enact, That all letters and other matter authorized by law to be transmitted through the mails, written or sent by any officer, musician or private of the army engaged in the actual service of the Confederate States, may be transmitted through the mails to any other place in the Confederate States without pre-payment of postage, but leaving such postage to be collected upon the delivery of. such letters or other matter: Proviso. Provided, nevertheless, That in all such cases, the letters and CONFEDERATE STATES. 63 other mail matter so sent shall be endorsed with the name and shall be on account of the individual sending the same, and shall contain a description of the party who sends the same, by endorsement of his military title, if an officer, or of the company and regiment to which he belongs, if a musician or private. Sec. 2. That letters and other mail matter sent to any Forwarded let- officer, musician or private in the Confederate States Army, at n'^H to be'^™^ any point from which the said officer, musician or private may *^ '"^ have been lawfully removed, shall be forwarded to the person to whom directed at the post office nearest which he may have been removed, free of additional postage. Sec. 3. That on letters transmitted by a member of Con- Pre-payment .,,,.«.,. , , , not required gress, with his oincial signature endorsed on the same, pre- on letters from „ , ,, , • T 1 1 members of payment oi postage shall not be required, but the same may Congress. be paid on the delivery of the letters thus transmitted. Sec. 4. Any person attempting to violate the provisions of Penalty for vio- this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall forfeit and pay the sum of twenty dollars, to be recovered before any jus- tice of the peace having cognizance thereof. Approved, July 29, 1861. No. 195.— A EESOLUTION to dispose of Donations made by certain Churches on the late Fast Day. Resolved hy the Congress of the Confederate States of Ame- rica, That the sum of five thousand two hundred and seventy- eight dollars and eighty-eight cents, reported by the Secretary of the Treasury as received into the treasury from donations by churches on the late fast day, be appropriated as a fund for the use of the soldiers and officers wounded at the late battle of Manassas ; and that the same be disbursed and applied by the Secretary of the Treasury, with the concurrence of the Chair- man of the Committee of the House. Approved, July 30, 1861. 64 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. No. 19G.— RESOLUTIONS in relation to tlie First Regiment of North Caioliua Volunteers. First K. C. vol- Resoh:e mi .1 1 • 1 •• f 1 • 1 1 /, . altern to volun- e7iact, Ihat the third section ot the act, entitled "An act to tecr company. make further provision for the public defence," approved 11th May, 1861, be amended by striking out of said section the words, "detailed from the regular army;" and further, that the ninth section of the act, entitled "An act to increase the military establishment of the Confederate States," and to amend the "Act for the establishment and organization of the Army of the Confederate States of America," approved 16th May, 1861, be amended, by adding thereto the following clause : "And that the President may, in his discretion, upon the ap- Rank .ind pay ... , t .. f, . , .... of staff officers plication and recommendation oi a major-general, or brigadier- appoint^-d by general, appoint from civil life persons to the staff of such civil hfe. officer, who shall have the same rank and pay as if appointed from the army of the Confederate States. ArrROVED, August 3, 1861. 5 66 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. No. 203.— AN ACT to provide for an additionftl Field Officer to Volun- teer B.ittalions, and for the appointment of Assistant Adjutants- General for the Provisional Forces. Field officers to Gection 1. Be it enacted hy the Congress of the Confederate /States of America, That the eighth section of the act of March 6th, 1861, "To provide for the public defence," be, and the same is hereby, so far amended, that whenever battalions of volunteers in the service of the Confederate.Statcs shall consist of not less than six companies, there may be allowed, in the discretion of the President, to each battalion so constituted two field officers, one with the rank of lieutenant-colonel and the other with the rank of major. Adjutants-gene- Sec. 2. That the President be, and he is hereby, authorized ral for volun- ^ ' ^ . teers. to appoint for the volunteer forces in the Confederate service as many assistant adjutants-general as the service may require, whose rank shall correspond with the rank of the assistant adjutants-general in the regular army, and who shall receive the same pay and allowances, according to their respective grades. Approved, August 2, 1861. No. 207. — AN ACT to amend an Act, entitled "An act making nppro- piiiitions for the Support of the Navy for the year ending lourth February, eighteen hundred and sixty-two." Applies to navj' The Connress of the Confederate States of America do yard at Norfolk, , . , . . part of appro- enact, That the ciirhth item of said act be so amended that jiriation for yard , atPensaeola. thirty thousand dollars be deducted from the appropriation of fifty-four thousand three hundred and sixty-three dollars therein made for the pay of officers and others at the navy yard at Pensacola, and be appropriated to the same objects at the navy yard at Norfolk, Approved, August 3, 1861. No. 209. — To authorize advances to be made in certain cases. Advances may ^^^^ Congress of the Confederate States of America do conTracts?" enact, That the Secretary of "War, with the approbation of the CONFEDERATE STATES. 67 President, be authorized, during the existence of the present war, to make advances upon any contract, not to exceed thirty- three and one-third per cent., for arms or munitions of war : Provided, That security be first taken, to be approved by the Proviso. Secretary of War, for the performance of the contract, or for a proper accounting for the said money. Approved, August 5, 18G1. No. 213. — AN ACT to provide fnr tlic Construction of a newly-invented Implement of War. Whereas, Charles S. Dickinson alleges that he has invented Purchase of a machine, generally known as ** Winan's Gun," whereby balls can be projected with such force, rapidity and precision as to render it a valuable implement of war, both in the army and navy : The Congress of the Confederate States of America do therefore enact, That the President be, and he is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to cause one machine of this de- scriptiin, calculated to throw balls measuring about three- fourths of an inch in diameter, and weighing about two ounces, to be constructed under the direction of said Dickinson : Pro- vided, That the cost thereof shall not exceed five thousand dollars. Approved, August 6, 1861. No. 21.5.— AN ACT to nuthorize tlie President of the Confederate States to grant Commissions to raise Volunteer Regiments and Bat- talions, composed of persons who are or liave liecn residents of the States of Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland and Delaware. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do Profidcnt may •J '^ -^ J appoint field enact. That the President of the Confederate States be and he officers to regi- ments or bat- is hereby authorized to jrrant commi-ssions to officers above the tuii'^ns raised in •' _ ° Confederate grade of captain, to such persons as he may think fit, to raise States. and command volunteer regiments and battalions for the service of the Confi'dcrafe States j said regiments and battalions to be composed of persons who arc or have been residents of the States 68 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. of Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland or Delaware, and v»ho have enlisted, or may enlist, under said officers, upon the condition, however, that such officers shall not hold rank or receive pay, until such regiments or hattalious shall have been raised and are mustered into service. AprROVED, August 8, 1861. President maj- .iccept any number o"f vol- unteers, not ex- ceeding 400,000. Or.aanized and paid under act Cth IMarch, 1801. Not to interfere with previous acts. No. 217. — AN ACT furtber to provide for the Public Defence. Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That in order to provide additional forces to repel invasion, maintain the rightful possession of the Con- federate States of America, and to secure the independence of the Confederate States, the President be and he is hereby authorized to employ the militia, military and naval forces of the Confederate States of America, and to ask for and accept the services of any number of volunteers, not exceeding four hundred thousand, who may offer their services, either as cav- alry, mounted riflemen, artillery or infantry, in such propor- tions of these several arms as he may deem expedient, to serve for a period of not less than twelve months, nor more than three 3-ears after they shall be mustered into service, unless- sooner discharged. Sec. 2. That whenever the militia or volunteers are called and received into the service of the Confederate States, under the provisions of this act, they shall be organized under the act of the 6th of March, 1861, entitled "An act to provide for the public defence," with the same pay and allowances of said act, and the same time for the service of the militia. Sec. 3. Nothing in this act shall be construed to extend to or in anywise to alter any act heretofore passed, authorizing the President to receive troops offered directly to the Confederate States for the war, or for any less time. Approved, August 8, 1861. CONFEDERATE STATES. 69 No. 219.— RESOLUTIONS touchinp; certain points of Maritime Law, and defining the position of the Confederate States in respect thereto. Whereas, The Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, Austria, France, Prussia, Ptussia, Sardinia and Turkey, in a conference held at Paris, on the 16th of April, 185G, made certain de- clarations respecting maritime law, to serve as uniform rules for their guidance, in all cases arising under the principles thus proclaimed : And ichereax, it being desirable, not only to attain certainty and uniformity as far as may be practicable in mari- time law, but also to maintain whatever is just and proper in the established usages of nations, the Confederate States of America deem it important to declare the principles by which, they will be governed in their intercourse with the rest of mankind : Now, therefore, Be it resolved hy the Congress of the Confederate States of PrivntooHng America, 1. That we maintain the right of privateering, as it ' ' has long been established by the practice and recognized by the law of nations. 2. That the neutral flag covers enemy's goods, with the Neutral nag covers enemy's exception of contraband or war. goods. 3. That neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of Keutrai goods not liable to war, are not liable to capture under enemy s flag. capture. 4. That blockades, in order to be binding, must be effectual: Hiockadcmust *, . . . , , „ m ■ ^ be etlective. that IS to say, maintainca by a force suuicient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy. AiTROVED, August 13, 1861. No. 220. — AN ACT to provide for the Appointment of Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons for Hospitals. Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States o/ prosident au- America do enact, That the President be and he is hereby pohir'as n?any authorized to appoint in the Provisional army as many Sur- l^'^nwessVy.*^'^^ geons and Assistant Surgeons, for the various hospitals of the Confederacy, as may be necessary. Approved, August 14, 1861. 70 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. Co-operation with State of Ilissouri. I lissouri troops to )ie accepted. Officers. Field officer!- No. 225. — AN ACT to aid the State of Missouri in repelling invasion by the United States, and to authorize the admission of said State as a member of the Confederate States of America, and for other purposes. Whereas, The people of the State of Missouri have been prevented, bj the unconstitutional interference of the govern- ment of the United States, from expressing their will through their legally constituted authorities, in regard to a union with the Confederate States of America, and are now engaged in re- pelling a lawless invasion of their territory by armed forces : And whereas, It is the right and duty of the Confederate States to aid the people and government of the said State in resisting such invasion, and in securing the means and the opportunity of expressing their will upon all questions affecting their rights and liberties : Now, therefore, The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the President of the Confederate States of Ame- rica be, and he is hereby authorized to co-operate through the military power of this government with the authorities and the people of the State of Missouri in defending that State against a lawless invasion by the United States, and in maintaining the liberty and independence of her people; and that he be authorized and empowered, at his discretion, to receive and muster into the service of the Confederate States, in the State of Missouri, such troops of that State as may volunteer to serve in the army of the Confederate States, subject to the rules and regulations of said army, and in accordance with the laws of Congress ; and said troops may be received into service by companies, battalions or regiments, with their officers elected by the troops, and the officers so elected shall be commissioned by the President; and when mustered into service said com- panies, battalions or regiments may be attached to such brigades or divisions as the President may determine; and the President shall have power to appoint field officers for all battalions and regiments organized out of separate companies mustered into service, and to add to battalions a sufficient number of separate companies to complete their organization into regiments, and to appoint the additional field officers necessary for the complete organization of the regiments so formed ; and all vacancies that may occur among the commissioned officers of troops mustered CONFEDERATE STATES. 71 into service under this act, shall be filled in the manner pro- vided in the act, entitled "An act for the establishment and organization of the army of the Confederate States of America," approved sixth March, eighteen hundred and sixty-one. SfC ^ ^ >)C 3}: SfC Approved, August 20, 1861. No. 227. — AN ACT to autLorize payment to be made for certain Horses purchased for the Arm}', by Col. A. W. McDonald. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do Payment to be enact, That the Secretary of War be and he is hereby author- piirchaspd for ized to cause payment to be made to the vendors, upon an audit regiment, of the accounts of certain horses heretofore purchased, by order of Colonel Angus W. McDonald, to mount the men he was authorized to raise by order of the President of the Confederate States ; and upon the payment of the said accounts, said horses shall become the property of the government, and shall be sub- ject to the control of the quartermaster's department : Pro- vided, hoicevcr, That the quartermaster-general shall be and he is hereby empowered to permit said horses to remain in the possession of the volunteers who now have them, subject to the general law controlling cavalry troops, upon the written agree- ment of said volunteers that said horses will be paid for by them out of the allowances now made for cavalry troops. Apijroved, August 21, 1861. No. 228. — AN ACT making appropriation for the Services of Physi- cians to be employed in conjunction with the Medical Staflf of the Army. The Co7}rfrcss of the Confederate States of America do Payment of pri- mi 1 1 • 1 f • 1 ^■^'<' physicians. enact, That there be appropriated, out or any money m the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the year ending the eighteenth of February, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, the sum of fifty thousand dollars for the services of physicians to be emploj^ed in conjtinction with the medical staflF of the army. Approved, August 21, 1861. ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. No. 229. — AN ACT to provide for Local Defence and Special Service. Volunteers may be accepted for local defence. Volunteers may l)e mustered for local defence. Organiz.ition. Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the President be and he is hereby authorized to accept the services of volunteers of such kind and in such proportion as he may deem expedient, to serve for such time as he may prescribe, for the defence of exposed places or localities, or such special service as he may deem expedient. Sec. 2. And such forces shall be mustered into the service of the Confederate States for the local defence or special service aforesaid, the muster roll setting forth distinctly the services to be performed ; and the said volunteers shall not be considered in actual service until thereunto specially ordered by the Presi- dent. And they shall be entitled to pay or subsistence only for such time as they may be on duty under the orders of the President or by his direction. Sec. 3. Such volunteer forces, when so accepted and ordered into service, shall be organized in accordance with and subject to all the provisions of the act, entitled "An act to provide for the public defence," approved March 6th, 1861, and may be attached to such divisions, brigades, regiments or battalions as the President may direct, and when not organized into bat- talions or regiments before being mustered into service, the President shall appoint the field officers of the battalions and regiments when organized as such by him. Approved, August 21, 1861. No. 230. — AN ACT to authorize the employment of Cooks and Nurses, other than enlisted men or volunteers, for the Military Service. Cooks and nurses for sick and wounded. Pay. Section 1. Tlie Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the better to provide for the sick and wounded, the Secretary of War is authorized to direct the em- ployment, when deemed necessary, of nurses and cooks, other than enlisted men or volunteers, the persons so employed being subject to military control, and in no case to receive pay above that allowed to enlisted men or volunteers. CONFEDERATE STATES. 73 Seo. 2. That there be appropriated for the pay of the nurses Appropriation and cooks, provided for in the above section, one hundred and thirty thousand dollars. Approved, August 21, 1861. No. 233. — AN ACT making Appropriation for Military Hospitals. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do Support of mili- enaet, That the sum of fifty thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the establishment and support of military hospitals during the current fiscal year ending Feb- ruary eighteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two. Approved, August 21, 18G1. No. 234.— A RESOLUTION in relation to the Equipments of Volunteer Cavalry Companies. Resolved hy the Congress of the Confederate States of Antliority to America, That the Secretary of War be and he is hereby wuhequfp-'* authorized, in his discretion, to furnish to volunteer cavalry companies, whose services are accepted for the war by the Confederate States, all necessary equipments. Approved, August 21, 1861. « No. 23G. — AN ACT to increase the Corps of Artillery, and for other purposes. Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States o/ One lleutcuant- America do enact, That there be added to the corps of artil- majors added to urtillGrv* lery, Confederate States army, one lieutenant-colonel and two majors, with the pay and allowances authorized by existing laws for those grades respectively. Sec. 2. That the President be and he is hereby authorized Military store- , , . . , , 1 • 1 1 T keepers of ord- to appoint, in addition to the storekeepers authorized by the nance. 74 ARMY AND NAVY LAAVS. Pay of captain of infautry. Bonds. Superintend- ents of armories. Master ar- morers. Two aids-de- camp for the President. Adds one ser- geant to esich comi)any. fifth section of the act of May sixteen, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, "for the establishment and organization of the army of the Confederate States," as many military storekeepers of ordnance, with the pay and allowances of a captain of infantry, •as the safe-keeping of the public property may require, not to exceed in all four storekeepers, who shall, previous to entering on duty, give bonds with giod and sufficient security, in such sums as the Secretary of War may direct, fully to account for all moneys and public property which they may receive. Sec. 3. That the President be and he is hereby authorized, whenever in his judgment the interests of the service may require, and where officers of the army cannot be assigned to these duties, to appoint one or more superintendents of armo- ries for the fabrication of small arms, whose salary shuH not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars per annum, with allowance for quarters and fuel at the rate fixed for a major in the army. And that the President be also authorized to ap- point two or more master armorers, with a salary not to exceed fifteen hundred dollars per annum, with allowance of quarters and fuel at the rate fixed for a captain in the army. Sec. 4, That during the existing war, the President may, as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, appoint, at his discretion, for his personal staff, two aids-de-camp, with the rank, pay and allowances of a colonel of cavalry. Sec. 5. That hereafter there shall be allowed one additional sergeant to each company in the service of the Confederate States, making in all five sergeants per company, who shall receive the same pay and allowances as are provided by exist- ing laws for that grade. Approved, August 21, 18 Gl. No. 210. —AN ACT to establish a uniform rule of Naturalization for Persons Enlisted in tlic Armies of the Confederate iStates of America. Confers rights SECTION 1. The CongrosiS of the Confederate States of sons'^servin°"']"' America do enact, That every person not a citizen of one of ...army. ^^^^ Confederate States engaged in the military service of the said Confederate States during the existing war against the CONFEDERATE STATES, 75 United States of America, shall thereby, and whilst in sucTi service, be under the protection of the Confederate States as fully as if he were a citizen thereof, the rights of a citizen being to such extent hereby conferred, and, moreover, shall have the right to become naturalized and to become a citizen of any one of the Confederate States, and idiall thereby be entitled to all the rights and privileges of a citizen of said State of the Confederate States upon taking an oath to support the Constitution of such State, and well and faithfully to serve the Confederate States of America, to maintain and support the Constitution and laws thereof, and to renounce all allegi- ance and obedience to any foreign government, state, sove- reignty, prince or potentate, and particularly by name the government, state, sovereignty, prince or potentate of which he may be, or have been, a citizen or subject, and stating which one of the Confederate States he intends to become a citizen of; but if the State in which the said applicant shall have resided next before his application shall afterwards be- come a member of this Confederacy, the cilizenship of said applicant shall remain in §aid State at his election, notwith- standing proceedings under this act. Sec. 2. The oath prescribed in the preceding section may Oath, be made by all persons below the rank of colonel, before the colonel or commanding officer of the regiment to which such persons may be attached ; and said oath may be made by colonels, and all officers superior in rank to colonels, and by all persons enlisted in the military service of the Confederate States not attached to regiments, before any commissioned officer of the Confederate States of rank higher than that of colonel. And it shall be the duty of the Secretary of War to Secretary of provide blank lorms or the oath required to be taken as alore- of provisions of said, and to cause the same to be distributed whenever neces- sary, and to make the regulations necessary for informing all persons now engaged in the military service of the Confederate States of the provisions of this act, and to cause all the oaths so taken as aforesaid to be returned to the War Department. And it shall be further the duty of the Secretary of War to file for record, in the District Court of the Confederate States for the State and district where the capital may be situated, all the oaths so returned to the War Department as aforesuid. And it 76 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. ciork of court shall be the duty of the clerk of said district court to record all to file oaths of i f> t • naturalization, oaths of naturalization filed with him as aforesaid, and to keep an index of the same; for which service he shall be entitled to Fee. a fee of twenty-five cents for each naturalization oath, to be paid out of the public treasury in the same manner as his other fees of oflBce. Approved, August 22, 1861. No. 247. — AN ACT making additional appropriations for the Navy of the Confederate States, for the year ending February eighteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That there be appropriated, out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, for the year ending Feb- ruary eighteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, the following sutns for the Navy : For the purchase and building of steamers and gun-boats for coast defences of the Confederate States, the sum of fifty thou- sand dollars. For repairing and fitting the steamer Merrimac as an iron- clad ship, the sum of one hundred and seventy-two thousand five hundred and twenty- three dollars. For raising tlie ships-of-the-line Columbus, Delaware, Penn- sylvania and brig Dolphin, the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars. For pay, subsistence, and other wants of five hundred addi- tional seamen, ordinary seamen, landsmen and boys, and firemen and coal heavers, the sum of ninety thousand dollars. For medical supplies and surgeon's necessaries, the sura of four thousand dollars. To pay employees at the Navy Yard, Norfolk, Virginia, from the first day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, to the eighteenth of February, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, the sum of six thousand seven hundred dollars. For floating defences for New Orleans, Louisiana, eight hun- dred thousand dollars. To construct sub-marine batteries for the destruction of ves- sels, fifty thousand dollars. CONFEDERATE STATES. 77 To construct a centrifugal gun, invented by Charles S. Dick- inson, subject to the conditions of the act passed for that purpose, five thousand dollars. For expenditures in the Ordnance Department of the Navy Yard at Norfolk, for the year ending February eighteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, one hundred and fifteen thou- sand and fifty-one dollars. For the construction, equipment and armament of two iron- clad gun-boats, for the defence of the Mississippi river and the city of Memphis, one hundred and sixty thousand dollars. AprROVED, August 24, 18G1. No. 219. — AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to create the clerical force of the several Departments of the Confederate States of America and for other purposes," approved March sleuth, eighteca hundred and sixty-one. Tlie Congress of the Confederate States of America do increases enact, That the clerical force of the "War Department shall be increased to the extent and in the manner following, to wit : For the Office of the Secretary of War. — One clerk. War office, at the rate of two thousand dollars per annum ; for the pay- ment of whom, from eighteenth of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, to the eighteenth of ^February, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, there is hereby appropriated the sum of one thousand dollars. For the Office of the Adjutant-General.— One clerk Adjutiint-Kemv at the rate of twelve hundred dollars per annum ; one clerk at the rate of one thousand dollars per annum ; one clerk at the rate of eight hundred dollars per annum ; for whose payment, from eighteenth of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, to the eighteenth of February, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, there is hereby appropriated the sum of fifteen hundred dollars. For the Office of the Quartermaster-General, three Q,nartprma<=ter- additional clerks at twelve hundred dollars each per annum ) three additional clerks at one thousand dollars each per annum; for whose payment, from eighteenth of August, eighteen hun- dred and sixty-one, to the eighteenth of February, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, there is hereby appropriated the sum of three thousand and three hundred dollars. 78 CONFEDERATE STATES. Comniissary- general's office. Engineer's office. For the Office of the Commissary-General, for two clerks at the rate of twelve hundred dollars each per annum ; for whose payment, from eighteenth of August, eighteen hun- dred and sixty-one, to the eighteenth of February, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, there is hereby appropriated the sum of twelve hundred dollars. For the Bureau of Engineers. — One clerk at twelve hundred dollars; one clerk at one thousand dollars; one draughtsman at twelve hundred dollars; for whose payment, from the eighteenth of August, eighteen hundred and sixty- one, to the eighteenth of February, eighteen hundred and sixty- two, there is hereby appropriated the sum of seventeen hundred dollars. Apfroved, August 29, 18G1. No. 252. — AN ACT to authorize the construction of certain Gun-boats. Three .iddi- tional gun-boats authorized. Appropriation for gun-boats. Section 1. The Congrats of the Covf.derafe --iStatcs of America do enact, That in addition to the gun-boats heretofore authorized by law, the President be, and he is hereby author- ized, in his discretion, to cause to be constructed three others, specially adnpted to sea-coast defence. Skc. 2. Thnt the sum of four hundred and twenty thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated to the object specified in the foregoing section. Approved, August 29, 18G1. Pecretary of Navy may con- tract for gun- boats witliout advertising. No. 254. — AN ACT to autliorize the Secretary of the Navy to make certain contracts without advertising lor proposals. The Cuiu/rcss of the Covfedcrate States of America do enact, That the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is hereby au- thorized, in case he should deem it advisable, to contract for building any gun-boats for which appropriations have been, or may be made during the present or any previous session of Congress, or for altering other vessels so as to convert them into gun-boats, without advertising for proposals for such work, CONFEDERATE STATES. T9 as required by law : Provhhcl, That the contracts so made Proviso, sliidl be in writing, and shall be placed on file in the Nuv}' De- partment, and a copy thereof deposited, without delay, in the office of the controller of the treasury. Approved, August 29, 1861. No. 255. — AN ACT mnlsinj: nppropriation for the purchase of a steamer and ccrtaia military supplies. The CongrcRS of the Confederate Slates of America do enact, Appropri.ntion f -ii- /» 1 II 1 11 • f'T iMirclK-vxe of That the sum of one million or do'lars be, and the same is steiimer. and of . . , , leather, shoes*, hereby appiopiiatcd out of any money in the treasury not other- &c. wi.se appropriated, for the purchase of a steamer, and such sup- plies of leather, shoes, flannel and woollen clothing and blankets for the use of the troops in the service of t'le Confederate States — the said appropriation to be expended under the direc- tion of the Pret^ident. Approved, August 30, 1861. > No. 256. — AN ATT to amend the second section of •' .An act concerning the transportation of soldiers and allowance for clothing of volun- teers, and nmendator}' of the 'Act for tiie establishment and organi- zation of the Army of the Confederate States.'" Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of Secretary of ... mi 1 o. /. ITT 1 1 1 • ^^ ■'"' **• provide America do enact, Ihat the feecretary of War be, and he is dothing for forces. hereby authorized and required to provide, as far as possible, clothing for the entire forces of the Confederate Slates, and to furnish the same to every regiment or company upon the requi- sition of the commander thereof, the quantity, qualify and kind thereof to be establi-shed by regulation of the Department, to be approved by the President; and in case any State shall furnish Pt.atestobe re- to its troops and volunteers in the Confederate service such clothing fur- clothing, then the Secretary of War is required to pay over to the Governor of such State the money value of the clothing so furnished. Sec. 2. The commander of every volunteer company shall Commanders of ... - . . • i» 1 1 • I volunteer com- have the privilege of receiving commutation for clothing at the i>anie8 furnish- 80 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. ing clothing to rate of twenty-five dollars per man for every six months, when draw clothing i n i n • i i i • i i • niouey. they shall have luruiihcd their own clothing. Approved, August 30, 1861. No. 257. — AN ACT to autborize the establishment of Recruiting Sta- tions for Volunteers from the States of Kentucky, Missouri, Mary- land and Delaware. Stations for re- SECTION 1. The Covgress of the Confederate States of cmain^StatS. -America do enact, That the President be, and he is hereby authorized to establish recruiting stations within the Confede- rate States for the reception of volunteers into the military ser- vice of the Confederate States from among persons who are, or have been residents of the States of Kentucky, Missouri, Mary- land and Delaware. Captains of com- Sec. 2. That the President be authorized to grant commis- volunteers. sions as captains to such persons as he ma}'' think lit to raise and command companies to be composed of such volunteers; upon the condition, however, that such officers shall not hold rank or receive pay until such companies have been raised and are mustered into service. Officers of Riioh Sec. 3. Whenever such recruits shall amount to a sufficient appointecTby "^ number to be formed into companies, the President may direct rtsi en . ^^^ same to be so organized, appointing all commissioned officers of the several companies in addition to the captains pro- vided for in the preceding section. And such companies may be organized into regiments in like manner under the direction of the President. No pay until Sec. 4. Until sucli rccruits shall amount to a sufficient num- orgamzec. -^^^^ ^^ ^^ Organized into companies, they shall receive no compensation except their clothing and rations. Approved, August 30, 18G1. No. 260. — AN ACT authorizing the President to inflict Retaliation upon the Persons of Prisoners. Whereas, The Government of the United States has placed in irons and lodged in dungeons, citizens of the Confederate CONFEDERATE STATES. 81 States acting under the authority of Letters of Marque, issued in accordance with the laws of the Confederate States, by the President thereof, and have otherwise maltreated the same, and have seized and confined sundry other citizens of the said Con- federate States, in violation of all principles of humane and civilized warfare : Therefore — Be it enacted hv the Congress of the Confederate States of President au- . , T-i • 1 1 1 • I 1 thorized to in- America, That the President be, and he is hereby authorized flict retaliation. to select such prisoners taken from the United States, and in such numbers as he may deem expedient, upon the persons of whom he may inflict such retaliation, in such measure and kind as may seem to him just and proper. Approved, August 30, 18G1, No. 261. — AN ACT to provide for the Defence of the Mississippi River. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do Defence of Mis- enact, That the President be, and he is hereby authorized to ^'®®'PP'' cause such floating defences as he may deem best adapted to the protection of the Mississippi river against a descent of iron- plated steam gun-boats, to be constructed or prepared with the least possible delay. Approved, August 30, 1861. No. 264. — AN ACT to provide a mode of authenticating claims for money against the Confederate States, not otherwise provided for. Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States o/ Claims to be America do enact, That all parties having claims for money attomey-gene- against the Government of the Confederate States, for the proof and payment of which there is no mode provided by existing laws, before receiving payment of the same, shall file them in the office of the Attorney General, and shall produce before said officer, at such time and in such manner as he shall ap- point, their testimony proving or tending to prove such claims. And, at the next succeeding session of Congress after the hcar- 6 82 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. Attorney-gene- ral to report claims to Con- gress. Clainns against U.S. to be filed with attorney- general. ing of proof, or at any session of Congress during whicli a hearing of proof upon any claim is bad by the Attorney Gene- ral, be shall report to the Congress such claims as he has allowed and recommend their payment, and be shall also report such claims, as he has refused to allow. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all citizens of the Con- federate States holding demands against the government of the United States, may file the same in the office of the Attorney General; and the Attorney General shall hear proof of such claims, and cause such proof to be taken down in writing and filed in his office; or he may, in bis discretion, permit written testimony, taken by deposition, or in answer to interrogatories filed, to be placed on file in his office, as evidence of such claims. 33ut he shall not pass upon the sufficiency of such evi- dence, nor make a report to Congress upon such claims, until the close of the existing war. Approved, August 30, 1861. ^ulk may be broken on prizes under circumstances. Proviso. No. 272. — AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act recognizing the existence of War between the United States and the Confederate States, and concerning Letters of Marque, Prizes and Prize Goods," approved May sistli, eighteen hundred and sixty-one; and an act entitled "An act regulating the Sale of Prizes and tlie Distribution thereof," approved May sixteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one. Section 1. 21ie Corgress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the seventh section of the first above recited act be so amended as to permit and authorize the break- ing of bulk and tbc removal by the captors of the whole or any part of the goods found on board a captured vessel whenever such removal may be necessary for the safe carriage of such vessel into port, and also in all cases where, by grounding or otherwise, the securing of the cargo, or any part thereof, may require the removal : Provided, That the person in command of the vessel making such capture shall, as soon as practicable, after landing the cargo or any part thereof, cause an exact inventory of the same to be made by the nearest magistrate, wherein shall be specified each and every article so landed, and the marks, if any thereon, and forward the same immediately to the Collector of the nearest port; the property so landed shall CONFEDERATE STATES. 83 remain in the custody of such magistrate, and he shall retain possession thereof until the same can be delivered to the mar- shal ; and the court before which such cargo shall be brought, in case the same be condemned, may allow such compensation to the magistrate as to the court may seem just and proper : And provided further, That when such removal shall be made Troviso. for the purpose of lightening over bars and shoals, and the goods removed shall, as soon thereafter as practicable, be re- turned on board the prize vessel, the same may be carried to port as if no removal had becri made; and no delivery, as provided in the preceding clause, to a magistrate shall be required. Sec. 2. That the first section of the last above recited act be Extends place . of sale. so amended as to allow the judge of a prize court, wherein any condemnation may be had, to order and decree that the said vessel and the cargo, or any part thereof, may, in his discretion, and to enhance the value thereof, be sold by the marshal of the adjoining District, and at such place therein as he may desig- nate : Provided always, That the duties upon all dutiable Proviso. goods shall be paid from the proceeds of sale. Approved, August 30, 1861. No. 275. — AN ACT to antliorize the appointment from Civil Life of * Persons to the Staffs of Generals. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do President niny mi_ 1? ■!-» • 1 • 1 • 1- • 1 appoint staff to enact, Inat the ^resident ma}'^, in his discretion, upon the ap- general officers, plication and recommendation of a General of the Confederate States Army, appoint from civil life, persons to the staff authorized by law of such officer, who shall have the same rank and pay as if appointed from the Army of the Confederate States. Approved, August 31, 18G1. 84 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. No. 276. — AN ACT proTiding for the appointment of Adjutants of Re- giments .and Legions, of the grade of Subaltern, in addition to the Subalterns attached to Companies. Authorizes adju- The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, subaltern^ taken That adjutants of regiments and legions may be appointed by gi en . ^j^^ President, upon the recommendation of the colonel thereof, of the grade of subaltern, in addition to the subaltern officers attached to companies, and said adjutants, when so appointed, shall have the same rank, pay and allowances as are provided by law to adjutants of regiments. Approved, August 31, 1861. Clothing and necessaries to be forwarded. No. 277. — AN ACT providing for the reception and forwarding of Articles sent to the Army by Private Contribution. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the Secretary of War be authorized and required to make all necessary arrangements for the reception and forwarding of clothes, shoes, blankets, and other articles of necessity that may be sent to the army by private contribution. Approved, August 31, 1861. One ration to chaplains. No. 278. — AN ACT to allow Rations to Chaplains in the Army. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That Chaplains in the Army be, and they are hereby allowed the same rations as privates. Approved, August 31, 1861. No. 283. -A RESOLUTION in relation to Drillmasters appointed by States. Whereas, Under the authority of some of tbe States, Drill- masters were attached to various regiments ; and whereas, such officers are not recognized by the laws of the Confederate CONFEDERATE STATES. 85 States, and consequently were not mustered into service; and Driiimasters. ■whereas, several of such Drillmasters have nevertheless con- tinued to do effective service, voluntarily, with their respective regiments ; Therefore — Resolved, That such Drillmasters be granted an honorable Maybedis- discharge whenever they shall apply therefor. ^^^^ Approved, August 31, 1861. No. 287.— RESOLUTIONS to provide Troops in the field with Bread and fresh Provisions. Resolved hy the Congress of the Confederate States of Bread and America, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby directed to furnish to such of our troops in the field as desire it, upon requisition made, and whenever practicable, in lieu of the usual ration of flour an equivalent of well-baked bread; to this end he is authorized to establish bakeries in such numbers and at such points as may be necessary, or to make contracts for the supply of such bread. Resolved, That a daily ration of fresh vegetables be fur- Vegetables. nished to all troops whenever the same can be provided at reasonable cost and charges to the Government. Approved, August 31, 1861. No. 290.— AN ACT to authorize the President to continue the .appoint- ments made hy him, in the Military and Naval service, durino; the recesses of Congress, or the last or present session, and to sulbmit them to Congress at its next session. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, Arrointments That the President be authorized to continue the appointments CmlfJs^Ld made by him, in the Military and Naval service, during the ''*'°^^^- recesses of Congress, or during the last or present session, and to submit them to Congress at the commencement of its next session. Approved, September 3, 1861. 86 ARMY AND NAVY LAWS. No. 232 — AN ACT making appropriations for the Public Defence. Fifty-seven mil- SECTION 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of defence."^ ^^" '" America do enact, That there be appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the year ending the eighteenth February, eighteen hundred and sixty- two, the sum of fifty-seven millions dollars for the pay of officers and privates of the army, volunteers and ruilitia in the public service of the Confederate States ; for Quartermaster's supplies of all kinds, transportation and other necessary ex- penses ; for the purchase of subsistence, stores and commissary property for the ordnance service in all its branches ; for engi- neering, and for the surgical and medical service of the army, in all supplies and necessary expenditures. Applicable as Sec. 2. That the above appropriation shall be distributed Secretary of . . , .- , . War may direct, amongst the several objects or appropriation above specmed, in such proportions as shall be determined by the Secretary of War, with the approval of the President. Approved, August 21, 1861. I N D E X'.' ACCOUNTS OF CLAIMS, ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR-GENERAL, Brigadier may be assip;ned to duty of, Assistant Adjutants-General, *' " " for volunteer Contingencies for office of, Clerical force of, . Organization of department, ADJUTANTS, .... Appointment of a part from subalterns of Forage for. Of Regiments, Pay of, . Of Marine Corps, . . . . Subalterns may be assigned to duty of, ADVANCES UPON CONTRACTS, AGENTS— To purchase arms and munitions of war, AID-DECAMP— To General, .... To Brigadier-Generals, Forage for, .... To perform duties of Assistant Adjutants-General Pay of, .... . To President, .... APPROPRIATIONS, .... Support of Army, .... Any portion to be applied to Provisional Forces, Arms, purchase of. ... Adjutant and Inspector-General's Department, Bureau of Indian Affairs, . Contingencies, .... Gun-boats, .... Indian affairs, .... Engineer Department, Marine Corps, .... Medical Department, Military Hospitals, Military service, .... Navy, ..... Navy Yard at Norfolk, ts. 81, 82 6 24 G 66 23 77 6, 24 13 84 57 • 84 15 31 57 66, 67 48 14 57 14 14 74 20, 21 1, 35, 53, 64 23 35 23, 55 34, 78 58 86 59 23, 55, 71 73 53, 54, 55, 79 33, 61, 62, 76, 77 66 88 INDEX. APPROPRIATIONS— Cow/mj/^-ff. Officers resigned from United States Navy, Ordnance Department, Private Physicians, Provisional Forces, Providing for Public Defence, Quartermaster General's Department, Subsistence Department, Purchase of Steamer and Clothing, Three thousand Meu at Charleston, ALLOWANCE— '* Of Fuel, Quarters, Clothing and Horses, . APPOINTMENT— Of Brigadier-General, Of Adjutants, .... Of Officers of Provisional Army, . Of Field Officers, .... Of meritorious Non-Commissioned Officers, May be continued during recess of Congress, Of Staff Officers, .... Of Generals by selection, . . . ARTIFICERS OF ORDNANCE, . ARMED VESSELS— See Privateer. ARSENALS Little Rock, ARTICLES OF WAR— United States to be of force, ARMY Civilians may be appointed as Staff Officers Officers of, appointed by the President, Organization, Supplies contributed for, may be forwarded, ARTILLERY— Organization, ARMS— Manufacture of, . Winan's Gun, ARMORERS ARMORIES— Superintendents of, . ASSISTANT SURGEONS— Pay of, . BAKERIES, .... BATTALIONS .... BLOCKADE— Must be effectual, . BOUNTY- To Enlistments, . To PrivateerB, BONDS— Officers disbursing, to give, Of Privateers, Confederate, as payment for enemy's vessels destroyed by Priva teers, ....... 59, 60 23, 35, 54, 55 71 20, 21, 23, 24 23, 24, 86 21, 22 21, 54 79 20, 21 16 14 84 8 66, 67 14 85 83 48 17 3, 32 60 18 4 66, 83 14 8, 9, 10, 12 84 13, 73 4 67 17, 74 74 15 85 8, 10 69 49 45, 58, 61 18, 74 43 58 INDEX. 89 BREVET COMMISSIONS, 18 BRIGADES— Officers commanding, President to appoint. 9 Generals of, ...... 9 BRIGADIER GENERAL— May be assigned as Adjutant-General, 24 Four authorized, ...... 14 One add^d, ....... 24 CADETS— Appointment of, . 49 Tay of, ...... . 49 Of North Carolina First Regiment to be mustered in. 64 CEDED PROPERTY, 32 CHIEF CLERKS, 19 CAVALRY— Organization, ...... 13, 48 One Regiment added, ..... 48 Pay, ....... 15 President may accept, ..... 37 CHAPLAINS 36 Pay of, ...... . 36, 51 Rations for, ...... 84 CHARLESTON— Troops at, . 20, 21 CLAIMS, ........ 81, 82 CLERKS— Navy, ....... 20, 34 Engineer Office, ...... 77 War, 4, 19, 20, 77 In charge of Sick, ...... 65 Indian bureau, ...... 4, 36 Adjutant-General's Office, .... 77 Commissary-General's Office, .... 77 Disbursing, ...... 50 Quarterniaster-General's Office, .... 77 CLERICAL FORCE, ...... 19, 77 CLOTHING, 17 Commutation allowance, ..... 9, 79 States to be re-imbursed, ..... 79 War Department to provide, .... 79 May be forwai-ded, ..... 84 COMMISSARY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT, . 6 Assistants subject to duty in Quartermaster's Department, 7 " may be detailed from the line . 6,24 Clerks, ....... 7 Organization, ...... . G, 10, 24 Officers to give Bonds, ..... 18 COMPANY, 8, 65 Of Volunteers, additional Subaltern for, . 65 Organization, ...... 10, 74 One Sergeant added, ..... 74 Supernumerary Officer to, . . . . , t • . 10 COOKS AND NURSES, 72 CONTRACTS, ....... 66, 67 DEFENCE OF MISSISSIPPI 81 90 INDEX. DIVISIONS, Generals of, President to appoint, DISBURSING AGENTS. DISBURSING CLERK, . DISCHARGED VOLUNTEERS, . DOCK YARDS, . DRILL MASTERS, DUTIES— Of Secretary of War, Of Secretary of Navy, Of Chief of Light-House Bureau, ENGINEERS, Clerks, Duties of Colonel, Organization, Pay, Officers liable to Light-House duty, ENLISTMENT— Term of, . Bounty for, Oath of, , ... ENLISTED MEN— Not to be Employed as Servants, Rights of a Citizen, Pay of, EQUIPMENTS, . For Volunteers, FARRIERS, FIELD OFFICERS, President to appoint, Two allowed to Battalion of Volunteers, FLOATING DEFENCES OF MISSISSIPPI, FORTS, . • . . FORAGE, For Aids and Adjutants, FUEL, .... Commuted at market price, GENERAL STAFF— Organization, OtKcers not to assume command unless directed, Certain Officer of, eligible to command, Officers appointed by the President, Pay of, . GENERAL OFFICERS— Commanding separate Army, pay of. Certain, authorized to be Generals, '« • «' " pay of, GUN-BOATS— President may have Constructed or Purchased, Purchase of ten Steam, Three Additional, .... 9 9 20 19, 50 56 32 85 11, 12 12 78 13, 52 12, 48 15 12 14 49, 50 75 16 '. 74, 75 17 9 ! 9, 73 13 06 ! G6, 67 66 81 3, 32 16 57 16 16 , 7, 10, 48, 49, 65 7 7 , 7 ( J, 7 16 , 48 • 48 33 33 34 . 78 INDEX. 91 HORSES— Allowance of, ... . Equipments, .... Must be kept in Service and Mustered, Killed in Action allowed for. Pay for those of Col. McDonald's Regiment, Use and Risk of, . INDIAN AFFAIRS, Bureau of, . Commissioner, .... Clerk, . , . . . INFANT lU'— Organization, .... Pay, President may accept Volunteers of, Two Regiments added, .■ . , INSPECTOR OF COAST DISTRICTS, . INVENTOR OF NEW ARMED VESSELS, LABORERS, ..... LEGION LAWS— Certain United States laws in force, LIGHT-HOUSE BUREAU, Officers detailed for, Chief Officer of, . " " to divide Coast into Districts, LIGHT BATTERIES, .... Enlisted Men to have Cavalry pay. Officers serving with " " . LOCAL DEFENCE— Volunteers for, .... " Muster Rolls to show services, " Organization and Pay of, " Field Officers President to appoint, MARINE CORPS— Adjutant of, .... Organization, . . . • . P'^y Quartermaster of, . Paymaster of, . Rations of, .... MARSHAL— Fees of Prize Sales, Forfeit, ..... To file accounts fifteen days after sale, To take charge of persons ou Prizes at time of capture, MASTER WORKMEN, .... Armorers, ..... MILITARY STORE-KEEPERS, . MANAGERS, ..... MEDICAL DEP.\RTMENT— As many Officers for Hospitals as necessary to bo Cooks and Nurses other than Soldiers, Organization of, . appointed, 16 9 16 10 71 10 4, 33 33 33, 36 13, 48 15, 17 37 48 11 58 20 54 3 11, 12 11 11, 12 11 13 17 15 72 72 31 52 31, 32 31 31, 32 31, 52 53 40 41 40 45 17 17 73, 74 19, 20 69 72 7,10, 49 92 INDEX. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT— Co/! ^inwecf. Officers exercise command in their Departments, Pay of, Provisional Army, . Private Physicians, Stewards, MARITIME LAW, MANUFACTURE OF ARMS, MILEAGE, To Discharged Soldiers, To Officers, MILITARY OPERATIONS— In every State, President to control, MILITIA— President to Employ, May be compelled to serve six months, MISSOURI— Co-operation with, . MOUNTED RIFLEMEN, MUNITIONS OF WAR, . NEUTRAL FLAG— Covers Enemy's Goods, NATURALIZATION— Of Enlisted Men in Army, Oath of, NAVY DEPARTMENT, . Assistant Paymasters in. Chief Clerk, Clerks, Clerical Force, Disbursing Agent, . Length of Service, Messenger, Medical Officers, Ordnance Officer of. Officer of Ordnance and Detail, Officers in Bureau no extra pay. Officers of United States Navy resi Organization, President to appoint Officers, Paymaster, and Army Officers, relative rank of, Secretary of. Secretary to publish Regulations, Sea Service in, United States Laws, not incousiste Yards, OATH, .... OFFICERS, Volunteer, how appointed. Appointment of, from Non-Comraissioned, Assigned to temporary rank with Volunteers, ♦' to Staff Duty with Volunteers, . Added to Artillery, " as Adjutants, gned, President to decide. t, to govern. 7 15 69 71 49 69 16 56 16 70 37 4,7 69 74, 75 75 5 53 5, 2a 5, 31, 34 20 20 80 20 31 31 31 31 34, 35, 53, 59, 60 5, 34, 35, 52 30 31 32 31 32 80 32 3, 82 25, 75 57 9, 37 14 57 49, 65 73 57 INDEX. 93 so, 34 OFFICERS— Continued. Field, . . . , General commanding separate Army, Medical, of Navy, . Paymasters of Navy, Ordnance, of Navy, Of highest rank to Command, Of Orders and Detail, Of Missouri Troops, Promotion of. Staff appointed by Generals, Kesigued from U. S. Navy, " " " Army, rank of, To perform all Military Duty assigned by President To be examined before Appointment, Relative rank of Army and Navy, ORDNANCE, .... Officer of Navy, Do. of Orders and Detail, Do. Mechanics of. Sergeant, .... ORGANIZATION— Army, . . . . 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, Adjutant and Inspector-General's Department, Artillery, .... Commissary-Geueral's Department, Cavalry, . . , . Company, Engineer Corps, Infantry, .... Indian Bureau, Marine Corps, Medical Department, Navy do. Navy, .... Provisional forces, Quar termaster-G eneral's Department, Sappers and Miners, Do. " Bombardiers, Volunteers, War Department, . Zouaves, .... PAYMASTERS— Assistants in Navy, Quartermasters to do duty of, PAY— Assistant Quartermasters, " •* detailed, Aid-dc-camp, Artillery, Artificers, &c., of Ordnance, Artillery officers serving with Light Artillery, or on Ordnance duty, .... Assistant Commissaries, " " detailed, " Adjutants, " Adjutants-General for Volunteers Cadets, ... Cavalry, Chaplains, 66 16 31 28, 31 31 18 31 70 14 65 , 35, 59, 60 24 17 14 32 13 31 31 17 49 14, 24, 25, 48, 49, 50 6, 24 13, 73 6, 7, "10, 24 13, 48 10, 13 12, 43 13, 48 4 31, 32, 52 6, 7, 10, 49 5 25, 62 8 6, 10, 24, 48 12, 13 51 72 4 36, 37 53 6 6 6 14 15 17 15 24 6 15 66 49 15 36,51 94 INDEX. PAY — Continued. Clerks of Bureaus, Engineers, Enlisted men, Full of all allownnces, Field officers for Battalions Generals, General StaflF, IIoBpital Stewards, Infantry, Length of service, Army, " Navy, Marine Corps, Medical Department, Messengers, Legions, Navy, . . . . . . 2i,2i One hundred regiments of Infantry Ordnance Sergeants, Provisional Array, Quartermaster Sergeants, Store-keepers, Sappers, Seamen, Surgeons, Staff officers appointed by Generals Volunteers, Zouaves, POWDER, Mills, PONTONIERS, PROVISIONAL ARMY, Surgeons for, POSTAGE, Of Army — pre-paymeut not required, PRESIDENT— May appoint civilians as staff officers to Generals Accept Provisional forces. Accept volunteers, militia, &c., Aids for authorized, Appoint officers of Army and Navy, Appoint field officers of volunteers, Assign Navy officei's to duties of defence, Appoint officers resigned from U. S. Navy, Appoint assistant paymasters of Navy, Appoint as many raeilical officers as necessary. Allow compensation to telegraph agents, Assign subalterns to duty of adjutants. Attach supernumerary officers to companies, Call out volunteers. Call out troops, Charter vessels for defence, Commission private armed vessels. Continue appointments made during recess of Congress, Have constructed newly invented machine. Determine relative rank of Navy and Army officer Direct organization of volunteers Inflict retaliation on prisoners. Revoke letters of marque, Receive into service first North Carolina volunteers, 2G, 2' 19, 50 15 17 16 06 14, 16, 48 15 49 15, 17 16 30 31, 34 15 19, 20 54 ', 28, 29, 30 53, 54 49 8 49 49, 74 15, 52 SO 15 65 68 37 4 4 13 8 69 62, 63 02, 63 65 8 37, 68 74 7, 8, 14, 30, 38, 69 38, 66, 67, 68 53 53 53 69 55 57 38 8, 9, 38 19 11 42 30 67 32 38 80, 81 43 04 INDEX. 95 PRESIDENT— Con/mwerf. Receive arms, . . . • To control military operations in States, PRINTING, ..... Accounts of sworn to, . " audited before payment, Departments to contract for, PROMOTION— Ey seniority to include Colonels, Regimcntally and by corps to include Colonels, PRISONERS OF WAR— Quartermaster's department to provide for. Retaliation upon, .... PRIZES— Agents of, .... Acounts of sale to be filed in fifteen days after sale, A. B. Thompson condemned, Breaking bulk upon, Distribution, Deduction of duties, Jurisdiction, May be sold, Jloney to widows and orphans. May be removed before filing libel, Marslial to distribute proceeds of sale. Prisoners on unarmed, Persons on at capture to be placed in charge of marshal, Siild within sixty days after condemnation, Salvage upon recaptures. Summoned before competent authority, PRIVATEERS, .... Bounty to crews of, Commissions, Commander and owners to give bonds, •' to keep journal. Crew of, . Damage and costs, Forfeit for neglecting journal, Instructions to govern. Journal to be delivered to collector, Owners, .... " may remove prizes, Vessels destroyed by, paid for in bonds, Violation of laws, forfeit for, Widows and orphans of crews, QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT- Assistants, " derailed from line, .* " liable to duties of commissaries. Clerks, .... Of Marine Corps, . , OflScers of to give bonds, . " " not to be concerned in supplies. Organization of Dep:irtment, Officers to discharge duties of Paymaster, Provide for prisoners of war. Sergeant, QU.YRTERS, .... 41 5 5 5, 6 6 14 14 61 80, 81 40 40 64 44, 82, 83 44 47 45 39, 40, 83 47, 48 41 40 61 45 39 44 44 to 47, 61, 69 45, 58, 61 42 43 46 40, 43 45 47 45 46 , 43, 44, 47 41 58 47 47, 48 6 6 6 77 31, 32 18 18 6, 10, 24 6 61 49 16 96 INDEX. RANK— Highest to command, ..... Relative of officers of Army and Navy, President to determine, RATIONS, Bakeries, ..... Chaplains, .... Commutation to be fixed by War Department, Enlisted men, .... Navy and Marines, Vegetables, .... REGULATIONS— Araiy, Secretary of War to have prepared, Navy, Secretary to prepare and publish, RECRUITING— For Volunteers of certain States, RIFLEMEN— President may accept, RULES AND ARTICLES OF WAR— Volunteers subject to, Army subject to, . SAPPERS AND MINERS, Bombardiers, Officers of. Duties of. Pay of. Increase of, SEA SERVICE, SEAMEN, SECRETARY— Navy, War- duties of, clerks of, to publish'Regulations, «' charge of Indian affairs and Army, " to provide munitions of war, " clerks of, " to provide clothing for Army, ♦' to publish Regulations, " to pay Governors of States for clothing furnished, " requires bonds of disbursing officers, SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS— Supplies for, SERVANTS, SERGEANT — Additional to each company, " Major, SOUTH CAROLINA TROOPS, STATE TROOPS— Recruiting stations for. Furnishing clothing to be reimbursed, STAFF— Officers of, ... Civilians may be appointed. Term of service of certain volunteer and militia, STORE-KEEPERS, .... 18 32 17 85 84 17 17 71 86 17, 18 32 80 37 9 18 12, 51 52 51 52 12 12 18 15 52 51 52 30 30 5 5 5, 19 32 4 4 19, 20, 27 79 17, 18 79 18, 74 65 16 74 13 39 80 79 7, 10, 65 es, 83 11 49, 73, 74 INDEX. 97 SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT, OflScers to give bonds, " not to be concerned in supplies, SUPERNUMERARY OFFICERS— To companies, SUPPLIES— Military, SURGEON GENERAL, Army, Nav3', Assistant, Army, " Navy, And assistants for Proyisional Army, TELEGRAPH AGENTS— Compensation for, TRAVELLING EXPENSES, TROOPS— Sufficient may be called to secure safety, Called into service at Charleston, S. C, Of Missouri to be accepted, TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES— For soldiers, .... UNITED STATES— Laws not inconsistent, of force, VOLUNTEERS— As Cavalry, Riflemen, Artillery or Infantry, Additional subaltern to volunteer company. Armed by States or by Confederate States, Assistant Adjutant-Generals for, . Clotliing of, .... Companies to be organized into battalions, &c., " of/rom sixty-four to one hundred, Commissions to raise in certain States, Discharged, Equipments furnished for, Furnish their clothing. Field and stafl" of battalion of. Field officers, Forage for, Fo? local defence. First North Carolina to be mustered. Furnish horses and horse equipments, Horses, .... Mounted allowed forty cents a day, ♦' without horses to serve on foot, Organization of, . . . . . 8, 9 Officered, according to laws of States, when accepted, Officers of Army assigned to on staff duty. President authorized to employ, . Recruiting for, ..... Subject to rules and articles of war. Staff and general officers of, President may apportion States, ..... Staff of. President may increase. Certain company officers appointed by President, Subject to act to provide for public defence. To serve twelve months, To bo organized as Regular Army, Vacancies among officers. When mustered to be regarded as part of Army, 7 10, 37 ,87, among 9,10, 38, 6 18 18 38 65, 84 7 7, 16 25 7, 15 25 79 66 16 19 39 70 84 8 65 9 66 9,56 9 10 67, G8 56 9, 73 9 10, 66 38, 66 56 72 64 10 10, 56 10, 56 10 65, 72 9 49, 65 38, 68 80 9 37, 38 10, 69 80 38 7 9, 10 37 9 98 INDEX. WAR— President authorized to use land and naval forces to meet, Department, ...... Chief Clerk, . . . ', Clerk, ....... Duties of Department under naturalization act, Secretary of to appoint clerk for stores for sick and wounded, " to provide clothing for Array, " to pay Governors of States for clothing furnished to troops, ..... " to provide munitions of war, ZOUAVES— Organization of, . Adjutant of, ten dollars per month. Paid as Infantry, ..... Quartermaster, ...... 42 4 4 4, 77 75 6-5 79 79 4 86 37 37 37 • ••