The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 3, Volume 2. Page: 217
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establishment of the United States,"' approved July twenty-nine, eighteen hundred
and sixty-one, shall be nominated to the Senate for its advice and consent.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States be, and
he hereby is, authorized, by and with the consent of the Senate, to appoint as many
military store-keepers in the Quartermaster's Department of the Army as the exigen-
cies of the service may require; provided the whole number of military store-keepers
in that department shall not exceed twelve.
SEc. 9. And be it further enacted, That the following sums be, and the same are
hereby, in like manner appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, for the service of the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen
hundred and sixty-two:
For the construction and maintenance of the gun-boat fleet proper, four hundred
thousand dollars.
For purchasing, construction, and maintenance of steam rams, four hundred
thousand dollars.
For pay of private physicians, purchase and repair of surgical instruments, pur-
chase of extra hospital bedding, clothing, ice, and other necessary comforts for the
sick and convalescing in the various military hospitals, one hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars.
For compensation of chaplains of hospitals, from the date of the commencement
of their service to the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, twelve
thousand dollars.
For the contingent expenses of the Paymaster-General's Office for the year ending
thirtieth of .June, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, one thousand dollars.
SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of War be authorized to com-
mute the army ration of coffee and sugar for the extract of coffee, combined with
milk and sugar, to be procured in the same manner and under like restrictions and
guarantees as preserved meats, pickles, butter, and desiccated vegetables are pro-
cured for the Navy, if he shall believe it will be conducive to the health and comfort
of the Army, and not more expensive to the Government than the present ration,
and if it shall be acceptable to the men.
SEc. 11. And be it further enacted, That the restriction or limitation contained in
the proviso to the joint resolution approved April sixteenth, eighteen hundred and
sixty-two, transferring the superintendency of the Capitol extension from the War
Department to ,he Department of the Interior, shall not be so construed or applied
as to prevent the completion of and the payment for the painting now in progress
on the wall over the stairway on the western side of the south wing agreeably to
the terms of the contract made between General M. C. Meigs, on behalf of the Gov-
ernment, and E. Leutze, the artist, on the ninth day of July, eighteen hundred and
sixty-one.
Approved July 5, 1862.
By order of the Secretary of War:
E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant- General.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington, July 11, 1862.
Ordered :
That Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck be assigned to command the
whole land forces of the United States, as General-in-Chief, and that
he repair to this capital so soon as he can with safety to the positions
and operations within the department now under his special charge.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, D. C., July 11, 1862.
His Excellency the GOVERNOR OF MAINE,
Augusta, Me.:
SIR: The impression seems to have gone abroad extensively that
the Governors of States are authorized to purchase supplies for the
new levies of volunteers. To avoid all misunderstanding, I am
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