Reorganization, 1862
The system was reorganized during the early years of the Civil War. By an act of Congress of July 5, 1862 (12 Stat. 510), the existing bureaus were reorganized and increased to eight. As reorganized, these included the:
- Bureau of Yards and Docks;
- Bureau of Provisions and Clothing;
- Bureau of Ordnance (BuOrd);
- Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting;
- Bureau of Construction and Repair;
- Bureau of Steam Engineering (later the Bureau of Engineering);
- Bureau of Navigation (BuNav); and
- Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
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