General Orders Affecting the Volunteer ForceU.S. Government Printing Office, 1864 |
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... enemies of the United States . SEC . 2. And be it further enacted , That the regimental and company officers shall be appointed and commissioned by the State of Kentucky , according to the laws thereof : Provided , That the officers of ...
... enemies of the United States . SEC . 2. And be it further enacted , That the regimental and company officers shall be appointed and commissioned by the State of Kentucky , according to the laws thereof : Provided , That the officers of ...
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... in the muzzle , and the apron over the vent . 5. The piece is not to be kept loaded . It will be time to load when the enemy appears , or when special orders to load are given . 6. The commanding officer will see that a shed is 10.
... in the muzzle , and the apron over the vent . 5. The piece is not to be kept loaded . It will be time to load when the enemy appears , or when special orders to load are given . 6. The commanding officer will see that a shed is 10.
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... enemy reaches them . During the drills the attention of the chiefs of pieces and gunners should frequently be drawn to this subject . 15. Commanding officers will pay special attention to the police and preservation of the works . All ...
... enemy reaches them . During the drills the attention of the chiefs of pieces and gunners should frequently be drawn to this subject . 15. Commanding officers will pay special attention to the police and preservation of the works . All ...
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... enemy appears at a point 1,000 yards distant , look at the table - 950 yards requires 1 ° 30 ′ elevation ; 1,150 yards requires 20 ; therefore , elevate a very little , say 5 ' to 10 ' over 10 30 ' , or simply give 1 ° 30 ' full . In ...
... enemy appears at a point 1,000 yards distant , look at the table - 950 yards requires 1 ° 30 ′ elevation ; 1,150 yards requires 20 ; therefore , elevate a very little , say 5 ' to 10 ' over 10 30 ' , or simply give 1 ° 30 ' full . In ...
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... enemy of his government , not at the time the ally of his captors . Such agreements have reference only to the existing enemy and his existing allies , and to the existing war , and not to future belligerents . 10. While the pledging of ...
... enemy of his government , not at the time the ally of his captors . Such agreements have reference only to the existing enemy and his existing allies , and to the existing war , and not to future belligerents . 10. While the pledging of ...
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ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE aforesaid agent allowed America in Congress appointed Approved March arms Artillery Assistant Adjutant Assistant Commissary authority belligerent Board captured case-shot Cavalry certificate charge Colonel commanding officer Commissary of Musters commissioned officers Congress assembled court descriptive roll deserters detached disbursing officer discharged district draft duty E. D. TOWNSEND enemy enrolling entitled examination expiration field furnished further enacted guns hereafter hereby horses hospitals hostile Invalid Corps law of war Lieutenant loss Medical Inspectors Medical Officer ment military service muster-in rolls mustering officer non-commissioned officers officers and enlisted ORDER Ordnance organization paid paragraph parole Paymaster payment person prescribed President prisoners prisoners of war Provost Marshal punished Quartermaster Quartermaster's Department re-enlistment re-muster rebellion receive regiments Regulations SECRETARY SECRETARY OF WAR Senate and House Sergeant Signal Officer soldiers thereof tion transportation Treasury troops United Veteran Volunteers vouchers WAR DEPARTMENT Washington
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Page 2 - States are and henceforward shall be free; and that the Executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.
Page 2 - And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Page 2 - Navy of the United States, in time of actual aimed rebellion against the authority and government of the United States, and as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing said rebellion, do, on this first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and in accordance with my purpose so to do, publicly proclaimed for the full period of one hundred days from the day first above mentioned, order and designate as the States and parts of States wherein the people...
Page 32 - An alien enemy shall not write, print or publish any attack or threats against the Government or Congress of the United States, or either branch thereof, or against the measures or policy of the United States, or against the person or property of any person in the military, naval or civil service of the United States or of the States or territories, or of the District of Columbia, or of the municipal governments therein.
Page 1 - Whereas, on the twenty-second day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing, among other things, the following, to wit: "That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and...
Page 68 - Nevertheless, as civilization has advanced during the last centuries, so has likewise steadily advanced, especially in war on land, the distinction between the private individual belonging to a hostile country and the hostile country itself, with its men in arms. The principle has been more and more acknowledged that the unarmed citizen is to be spared in person, property, and honor as much as the exigencies of war will admit.
Page 2 - Now, therefore, I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and Government of the United States, and as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing said rebellion, do, on this...
Page 78 - If a citizen of the United States obtains information in a legitimate manner, and betrays it to the enemy, be he a military or civil officer, or a private citizen, he shall suffer death.
Page 65 - As martial law is executed by military force, it is incumbent upon those who administer it to be strictly guided by the principles of justice, honor, and humanity — virtues adorning a soldier even more than other men, for the very reason that he possesses the power of his arms against the unarmed.
Page 174 - Congress assembled, that during the present insurrection the President of the United States, whenever in his judgment the public safety may require it, is authorized to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in any case throughout the United States, or any part thereof...