Revised United States Army regulations of 1861, with an appendix containing the changed and laws affecting Army regulations and Articles of war to June 25, 1863:

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Quartermaster's Department.-Forage.-Straw.
upon his affidavit to the account of expenses, and the certificate of the
paymaster that the journey was on duty.
1119. Travel of officers on business of civil works will be charged to
the appropriation for the work.
1120. No officer shall have orders to attend personally at Washington
to the settlement of. his accounts, except by order of the Secretary of
War on the report of tile bureau, or of the Treasury, showing a necessity
therefor.
FORAGE.
1121. The forage ration is fourteen pounds of hay and twelve pounds
of oats, corn, or barley. For mules, fourteen pounds of hay and nine
pounds of oats, corn, or barley.
1122. The allowance of forage to mounted officers will apply for mules
equally as for horses, when the exigencies of the service make it necessary to use the former instead of the latter. This will not: authorize
officers to make the substitution on drills and parades, or, under ordinary
circumstances. oh any duty under arms.
1123. Forage shall be issued to officers only in the month when due,
and at their proper stations, and for the horses actually kept by them in
service, not exceeding in number as follows: In time of war, MajorGeneral, seven horses; Brigadier-General, five; Colonels who have the
cavalry allowance, five; other Colonels, four; Lieutenant-Colonels and
Majors who have the cavalry allowance, four; other Lieutenant-Colonels
and Majors, three; Captains who have the cavalry allowance, three; all
other officers entitled to forage, two; and in time of peace, general and
field officers, three horses; officers below the rank of field officers in the
regiments of dr agoons, cavalry, and mounted riflemen, two horses; all
other officers entitled to forage, one horse.
1124. No officer shall sell forage issued to him. Forage issued to
public horses or cattle is public property; what they do nor actually consume is to be properly accounted for.
1125. Whenever the state of the supplies or circumstances of the service make it necessary to issue a part, only, of the ration, in kind, comaianding, officers will prescribe what part shall be so issued.
STRAW.
1126. In barracks, twelve pounds of straw per month for bedding will
be allowed to each man, servant, and company woman.
1127. The allowance and change of straw for the sick is regulated by
the surgeon.
1128. One hundred pounds pq monte;' allowed for bedding to each
horse in public service.
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