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CAVALRY REGIMENT.

SEC. 1102. Each regiment of cavalry shall consist of twelve troops, one colonel, one lieutenant-colonel, three majors, [one surgeon, one assistant surgeon,] one adjutant, one quartermaster, one veterinary surgeon, with the rank of regimental sergeant-major, one sergeantmajor, one quartermaster-sergeant, one saddler-sergeant, one chief musician, who shall be instructor of music, and one chief trumpeter. Two assistant surgeons may be allowed to each regiment, and the [seventh, eighth] ninth and tenth regiments shall have an additional veterinary surgeon. The adjutant and the quartermaster of each regiment shall be extra lieutenants, selected from the first or second lieutenants of the regiments.

3 Aug., 1861, c. 42, s. 12, v. 12, p. 289.
17 July, 1862, c. 201, s. 11, v. 12, p. 599.
6 Jan., 1863, c. 7, v. 12, p. 634.

3 Mar., 1863, c. 75, s. 37, v. 12, p. 737.
28 July, 1866, c. 299, s. 3, v. 14, p. 332.
3 Mar., 1869, c. 24, s. 5, v. 15, p. 318.

15 July, 1870, c. 294, ss. 9, 10, v. 16, p. 318.
24 July, 1876, c. 226, v. 19, p. 98.

15 Aug., 1876, c. 301, v. 19, p. 204.

27 Feb., 1877, c. 69, v. 19, pp. 241, 242.

TROOP.

SEC. 1103. Each troop of cavalry shall consist of one captain one first lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one first sergeant, one quartermaster-sergeant, five sergeants, four corporals, two trumpeters, two farriers, one saddler, one wagoner, and such number of privates, not exceeding seventy-eight, as the President may direct. 17 July, 1862, c. 201, s. 11, v. 12, p. 599.

6 Jan., 1863, c. 7, v. 12, p. 634.

3 Mar., 1863, c. 75, s. 37, v. 12, p. 737.
28 July, 1866, c. 299, s. 3, v. 14, p. 332.

15 July, 1870, c. 294, s. 10, v. 16, p. 318.

COLORED CAVALRY REGIMENTS.

SEC. 1104. The enlisted men of two regiments of cavalry shall be colored men.

28 July, 1866, c. 299, s. 3, v. 14, p. 332.

DISMOUNTED CAVALRY.

SEC. 1105. Any portion of the cavalry force may be armed and drilled as infantry or dismounted cavalry, at the discretion of the President.

28 July, 1866, c. 299, s. 3, v. 14, p. 332.

INFANTRY REGIMENT.

SEC. 1106. Each infantry regiment shall consist of ten companies, one colonel, one lieutenant-colonel, one major, one adjutant, one quartermaster, one sergeant-major, one quartermaster-sergeant, and one chief musician, who shall be instructor of music, and two principal musicians. The adjutant and the quartermaster shall be extra lieutenants selected from the first or second lieutenants of the regiment.

28 July, 1866, c. 299, s. 6, v. 14, p. 333.
3 Mar., 1869, c. 124, s. 5, v. 15, p. 318.
15 July, 1870, c. 294, s. 10, v. 16, p. 318.

INFANTRY COMPANY.

SEC. 1107. Each company of infantry shall consist of one captain, one first lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one first sergeant, one quartermaster-sergeant, four sergeants, four corporals, two artificers, two musicians, one wagoner, and fifty privates, and the number of privates may be increased at the discretion of the President not to exceed one hundred, whenever the exigencies of the service require such increase.

28 July, 1866, c. 299, s. 6, v. 14, p. 333.

15 July, 1870. c. 294, ss. 2, 10, v. 16, pp. 317, 318.

COLORED INFANTRY REGIMENTS.

SEC. 1108. The enlisted men of two regiments of infantry shall be colored men.

28 July, 1866, c. 299, s. 4, v. 14, p. 332.

3 Mar., 1869, c. 124, s. 2, v. 15, p. 318.

POST ORDNANCE-SERGEANTS, NUMBER AND DUTY.

SEC. 1109. There shall be an ordnance-sergeant for each military post, whose duty it shall be to take care of the ordnance, arms, ammunition, and other military stores at such post, under the direction of the commanding officer, and according to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of War.

5 April, 1832, c. 67, s. 2, v. 4, p. 504.
28 July, 1866, c. 299, s. 7, v. 14, p. 333.

HOW SELECTED.

SEC. 1110. [Post] Ordnance-sergeants shall be selected by the Secretary of War from the sergeants of the line who shall have served faithfully for eight years, including four years in the grade of non-commissioned officer, and shall be assigned to their stations by him.

5 April, 1832, c. 67, s. 2, v. 4, p. 504.

27 Feb., 1877, c. 69, v. 19, p. 242.

BANDS.

SEC. 1111. There shall be retained or enlisted in the Army one band, which shall consist of one band-leader, and not more than twenty-four musicians, and shall ordinarily be stationed at the Military Academy.

29 July, 1861, c. 24, s. 2, v. 12, p. 280.
30 June, 1864, c. 145, s. 1, v. 13, p. 144.
2 July, 1864, Res. 68, v. 13, p. 416.
28 July, 1866, c. 299, s. 7, v. 14, p. 333.
3 Mar., 1869, c. 124, s. 5, v. 15, p. 318.
3 Mar., 1875, c. 131, s. 9, v. 18, p. 419.
3 Mar., 1877, c. 109, ss. 2, 3, v. 19, p. 383.

INDIAN SCOUTS.

SEC. 1112. The President is authorized to enlist a force of Indians, not exceeding one thousand, who shall act as scouts in the Territories and Indian country. They shall be discharged when the necessity for their service shall cease, or at the discretion of the department commander.

28 July, 1866, c. 299, s. 6, v. 14, p. 333.
16 June, 1874, c. 285, v. 18, p. 72.
24 July, 1876, c. 226, v. 19, p. 97.

12 Aug., 1876, c. 263, v. 19, p. 131.

[See note to section 1094.]

[That so much of the Army appropriation act of twenty-fourth July, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, as limits the number of Indian scouts to three hundred is hereby repealed; and sections ten hundred and ninety-four and eleven hundred and twelve of the Revised Statutes, authorizing the employment of one thousand Indian scouts, are hereby continued in force: Provided, That a proportionate number of non-commissioned officers may be appointed. And the scouts, when they furnish their own horses and horse equipments, shall be entitled to receive forty cents per day for their use and risk so long as thus employed.-Act of Congress approved August 12, 1876.]

12 Aug., 1876, c. 263, v. 19, p. 131.

TRADING ESTABLISHMENTS.

SEC. 1113. The Secretary of War is authorized to permit one or more trading establishments to be maintained at any military post on the frontier not in the vicinity of any city or town, when he believes such an establishment is needed for the accommodation of emigrants, freighters, or other citizens. The persons to maintain such establishments shall be appointed by him, and shall be under protection and control as camp-followers.

15 July, 1870, c. 294, s. 22, v. 16, p. 319.

BRIGADES AND DIVISIONS.

SEC. 1114. In the ordinary arrangement of the Army two regiments of infantry or of cavalry shall constitute a brigade, and shall be the command of a brigadier-general, and two brigades shall constitute a division, and shall be the command of a major-general; but it shall be in the discretion of the commanding general to vary this disposition whenever he may deem it proper to do so. 3 Mar., 1799, c. 48, s. 8, v. 1, p. 752.

NUMBER OF ENLISTED MEN.

SEC. 1115. There shall not be in the Army at one time more than thirty thousand enlisted men.

15 July, 1870, c. 294, s. 2, v. 16, p. 317.

16 June, 1874, c. 285, v. 18, p. 72.
3 Mar., 1875, c. 133, v. 18, p. 452.
24 July, 1876, c. 226, v. 19, p. 97.
15 Aug., 1876, c. 301, v. 19, p. 204.

[And no money appropriated by this act shall be paid for recruiting the Army beyond the number of twenty-five thousand enlisted men, including Indian scouts and hospital stewards; and thereafter there shall be no more than twenty-five thousand enlisted men in the Army at any one time, unless otherwise authorized by law. Nothing, however, in this act shall be construed to prevent enlistments for the Signal Service, which shall hereafter be maintained as now organized and as provided by law, with a force of enlisted men not exceeding four hundred and fifty, after present terms of enlistment have expired.-Act of Congress approved June 23, 1879.]

23 June, 1879, 1st sess. 46th Cong., c. 35, p. 30.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS.

SEC. 1116. Recruits enlisting in the Army must be effective and able-bodied men, and between the ages of sixteen and thirty-five years at the time of their enlistment. This limitation as to age shall not apply to soldiers re-enlisting.

16 Mar., 1802, c. 9, s. 11, v. 2, p. 134.
3 Mar., 1815, c. 79, s. 7, v. 3, p. 224.
5 July, 1838, c. 162, s. 30, v. 5, p. 260.
13 Feb., 1862, c. 25, s. 2, v. 12, p. 339.
21 June, 1862, Res. 37, v. 12, p. 620.
17 July, 1862, c. 200, s. 21, v. 12, p. 597.
In re McDonald, 1 Lowell, p. 100.

ENLISTMENT OF MINORS.

SEC. 1117. No person under the age of twenty-one years shall be enlisted or mustered into the military service of the United States without the written consent of his parents or guardians: Provided,

That such minor has such parents or guardians entitled to his custody and control.

15 May, 1872, c. 162, s. 1, v. 17, p. 117.
Shorner's Case, 1 Car. L. Rep., 55.

PERSONS WHO MAY NOT BE ENLISTED.

SEC. 1118. No minor under the age of sixteen years, no insane or intoxicated person, no deserter from the military service of the United States, and no person who has been convicted of [any criminal offense,] [a felony] shall be enlisted or mustered into the military service.

2 Mar., 1833, c. 68, s. 6, v. 4, p. 647.
4 July, 1864, c. 237, s. 5, v. 13, p. 380.
3 Mar., 1865, c. 79, s. 18, v. 13, p. 490.
27 Feb., 1877, c. 69, v. 19, p. 242..

TERM OF ENLISTMENT.

SEC. 1119. All enlistments in the Army shall be for the term of five years.

3 Mar., 1869, c. 124, s. 4, v. 15, p. 318.

U. S. v. Travers, 2 Wh. Cr. Cas., 490.

PREMIUM FOR BRINGING.

SEC. 1120. A premium of two dollars shall be paid to any citizen, non-commissioned officer, or soldier for each accepted recruit he may bring to a recruiting rendezvous.

21 June, 1862, Res. 37, v. 12, p. 620.

CHAPLAINS, NUMBER OF.

SEC. 1121. The President may, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint a chaplain for each regiment of colored troops, and thirty post-chaplains: Provided, That no appointment of regimental or post chaplains shall be made until those on waiting orders are assigned.

7 July, 1838, c. 194, v. 5, p. 308.

2 Mar., 1849, c. 83, s. 3, v. 9, p. 351.

9 April, 1864, c. 53, s. 1, v. 13, p. 46.

28 July, 1866, c. 299, ss. 7, 30, v. 14, pp. 333, 337.

2 Mar., 1867, c. 145, s. 7, v. 14, p. 423.

15 July, 1870, c. 294, s. 12, v. 16, p. 318.

RANK, ETC., OF CHAPLAINS.

SEC. 1122. Chaplains shall have the rank of captain of infantry, without command, and shall be on the same footing with other officers of the Army as to tenure of office, retirement, and pensions. 9 April, 1864, c. 53, s. 1, v. 13, p. 46.

28 July, 1866, c. 299, ss. 7, 30, v. 14, pp. 333, 337.

2 Mar., 1867, c. 145, s. 7, v. 14, p. 423.

15 July, 1870, c. 294, s. 12, v. 16, p. 318.

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