Section 52
SEC. 52. Enlisted men may be transferred, upon their own application, in the same regiment or independent battalion or squadron, from one company, battery, or division to another by the commanding officer of such regiment, battalion, or squadron not part of the regiment; to another in the same brigade by the commanding officer of the brigade, from one regiment, independent battalion or squadron to another of the same brigade by the commanding officer of the brigade. All other transfers shall be made by order of the Commander in Chief.