American Civil War United States Volunteers

general orders no. 15., war department, adjutant general s office, washington, may 4, 1861.

the president of united states having called volunteer force aid in enforcement of laws , suppression of insurrection, , consist of thirty-nine regiments of infantry , 1 regiment of cavalry, making minimum aggregate of (34,506) thirty-four thousand 5 hundred , 6 officers , enlisted men, , maximum aggregate of (42,034) forty 2 thousand , thirty-four officers , enlisted men, following plan of organization has been adopted, , directed printed general information:...

general orders, no 126., war department, adjutant general s office, washington, september 20, 1862.

i..the following organization of regiments , companies of volunteer army of united states:

see military leadership in american civil war , american civil war.

each state given quota of volunteer regiments raised service lasting 3 months 3 years, quotas apportioned among states according population,