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Additional Paymasters to be examined as to fitness, etc., before being commissioned..

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Adjutant General, increase of Clerical force in the office of the ......
Adjutant General's Department, promotions and Appointments in the..

Acting Signal Officers and others who lose or dispose of Field Glasses to be charged with their
cost..

Acting Chief Signal Officers of Departments to appear before the Examining Board at Wash-
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Accounts of the Quartermaster's Department, rules governing rendition of.

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Adamantine Candles, extra issue of, authorized for Adjutant General's Department and Regi-
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Advance Bounty, payments of, made by Paymasters in certain cases, to be allowed them in set-
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regulations to facilitate payment of, in individual cases.
Advance Pay, soldiers re-enlisting to receive one month's..............

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Advance Bounties and Premiums will, under no circumstances, be paid by Recruiting Officers...
African Descent, persons of, authorized to be enlisted as under-cooks...

Affidavit of Company Commanders authorized to show loss of Company books, clothing accounts,

Agent for Exchange of Prisoners, Brigadier General S. A. Meredith appointed in place of Lieu-
tenant Colonel Ludlow.

Aides-de-Camp, Additional, may be appointed Mustering Officers.

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and other Staff Officers attached to General Officers not exercising command, if
Company Officers, to rejoin their regiments, and if General Staff Officers,
or Additional Aides-de-Camp, they will report for assignment to duty by
letter to Adjutant General.......

General Officers to make monthly report of all, attached to their Staff, etc.......
under Act of July 17, 1862, List of appointments of.................

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discharged by order of the President under Act of August 5, 1861, List of..
All appointments of Provost Marshals revoked by Secretary of War.......
All captures and booty belong primarily to the Government of the Captor.
All Prisoners of War are liable to infliction of retaliatory measures....
All Officers when captured must surrender their Side Arms to the Captor..
All applications of Quartermasters, Commissaries and Paymasters for change of Station, or to
be exempted from operation of orders of assignment to Stations, to be considered as
tenders of resignation, and they will be mustered out of service......
Allen, Brigadier General Robert, announced as Senior Quartermaster of Department of North
West, Missouri and Tennessee....

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Allotment Commissioners appointed by Governor of New York to be recognized by all Officers.. 194
America, J. M. J., sentence in case of, set aside.......
Ambrose, Lieutenant William, dismissed the service.....

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A Military Parole not to serve until exchanged, must not be confounded with a Parole of Honor
to do or not to do a particular thing not inconsistent with the duty of a Soldier........
An Officer who gives a Parole for Himself on the battle-field is deemed a Deserter..
Antonalı, Private Geacomo, sentence in case of, approved..............

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Any Pledge or Parole of Honor extorted from a prisoner by ill-usage or cruelty is not binding... 237
Any neglect of Railroad Companies to furnish proper transportation for Troops and supplies will

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be promptly reported to the War Department....

Applications for payment in cases of lost Discharges to be made to Second Auditor..
"extension of Leaves of Absence will not be granted by War Department unless
recommended by the Officer granting the leave........

Appointments of Major and Brigadier Generals in the Volunteer force, List of..

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not confirmed by the Senate and which expired by Constitutional limitation, List of. 498
Armed service of the United States, Slaves declared free and authorized to be received into the..
Armed Enemies, respecting, not belonging to the hostile Army...

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Armed or unarmed resistance by Citizens of the United States against lawful movements of
Troops......

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Army of the Potomac, Major General Burnside relieved from command of the.....

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Army Corps, assignment of Commanders to the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Elev-
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"Twentieth and Twenty-first consolidated and called the Fourth...
Army Regulations, Paragraph 1385 amended in reference to issues of Equipments and Arms.... 190
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Army, Promotions and Appointments in the, made by the President ........

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Army-Ration to include Pepper în proportion of four ounces to every one hundred Rations.....
Army of the Cumberland in the field, Major L. C. Easton assigned to duty as Acting Chief

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Quartermaster of the ......

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Arms and Munitions of War captured from the Enemy to be turned over to Officers of Ordnance.
Department.....

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Arms furnished to a Soldier not to be sold or bartered away, and will be seized when found in
hands of unauthorized Persons.....
Arms and Accoutrements of Regiments whose term of service has expired to be turned over to
the Governor of the State......

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Arms, Ammunition, etc., Executive order modified concerning Shipment or Exportation of...... 398
Armesy, Thomas D., sentence of, for Recruiting within the Union lines for the Rebel Army
Armistice must be agreed upon in writing and ratified by highest contending Parties.

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Arrest of a Paymaster to be promptly reported to the Paymaster General..
Assistant Surgeons, two authorized for each Regiment of Cavalry..................

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Assistant Surgeon General, allowance of rooms, etc., to the...
Assistant Commissary of Musters, one authorized for each Division...

held accountable in relation to Musters in reduced Regiments. 205
Assistant Adjutants General to make a Personal report Monthly......
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Auxiliary Boards for examination of Candidates for Commission Signal Corps, duties of...... 122
Axtell, Major Nathan, sentence in case of, remitted..

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one of the, of a Regiment may be detached for Hospital duty when the Sur-
geon and other Assistant are present

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Baber, R. P. L. (Barber) Additional Paymaster, order of Muster-out in case of, revoked
Baggage of Officers not to be carried in the wagons or on pack animals assigned for transporta-

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Baleb, Captain George T., assigned to duty as Principal Assistant in Bureau of Ordnance...
Ballan, T. J., death sentence of, annulled.....

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Banks, Major General N. P., assigned to command of Nineteenth Army Corps..

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Barnett, Private John T., death sentence in case of, approved by the President.
Battery Organization, Schedule of.......

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Battalion of Sappers, Miners, and Pontoniers, assignment of Officers to the.

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Baxter, Assistant Surgeon A. J., dismissed the service......

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Beatty, Private Edgar, death sentence of, commuted by the President

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Beef Cattle and Supplies captured from the Enemy to be turned over to Commissary Department.
Beban, Captain John H., dismissed the service....

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Benton, Captain James G., assigned to command of Washington Arsenal....
Betts, Samuel C., trial of, on charge of treason.

Blanchard, Private Frederick E., sentence in case of, commuted...
Blue, Private M., sentence against, declared inoperative.

Board of Examiners for examination of additional Paymasters ordered.
to examine Officers and Men on Signal duty

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Board of Enrollment authorized in each Congressional District and their duties defined.. 74, 121, 242
Boards for examination of Applicants for Commissions in Regiments of Colored Troops, rules

for guidance of.......

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Boards for examination of Retired Officers, Members, Recorder, and Witnesses of and before, to
have same extra pay, etc., as in cases of General Court Martial.......
Bonds of Agents for collection of Abandoned Property....

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Booty on the Battle-field, respecting...

Borden, Lieutenant John H., Court Martial proceedings in case of.
Bounties, Premium and Advance Pay, revised order relative to..

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46 Twenty millions appropriated for payment of...
Bounties and Premiums for Recruits for Regular Army and Volunteer service, appropriation for.
Bounty to Volunteers and Militia who re-enlist for one and two years...
Bounty of One hundred dollars payable to Enlisted Men discharged within two years on account
of wounds.....

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Bounty of One hundred dollars payable to Enlisted Men discharged after two years service or
final Statements....

Bounty of One hundred dollars only to be paid to persons enlisted after January 5, 1864
Bounty of Three hundred dollars to Recruits for Regular Army to be paid until June 25, 1864...
Bounty, Premium, etc, of Four hundred and two dollars to Recruits enlisting in Regular Army

for five years' service......

Bounty Premium, etc., of Four hundred and two dollars to Veteran Volunteers, and instructions

concerning re-enlistment of..............

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Brayton, Corporal Charles E., sentence against, declared inoperative.
Braffit, Sergeant Charles, death sentence of, commuted.......
Brevetting Volunteer and other Officers, an Act to authorize..
Brietenbach, Captain John R., sentence in case of, disapproved.....
Brigadier Generals absent from duty more than thirty days on account of sickness other than
those wounded, to report state of their health. Those who report unfit for duty to be
honorably Mustered out: those who do not report unfit for duty to rejoin their commands:
those who have been absent over thirty days by reason of wounds, to report when they
expect to resume duty, sending Surgeons' certificate....

Briggs, Lieutenant Wm. J., Court Martial proceedings in case of..

Brooks, Major General W. T. H., assigned to command of Department of Monongahela.
Brower, Private Andrew, sentence in case of, commuted...........

Brown, Brevet Brigadier General Harvey, retired from active service..

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Brown, Lieutenant Joseph, Court Martial proceedings in case of .

Brozman, M., sentence in case of, set aside...

Brundridge, Private Charles, Court Martial proceedings in case of..

Buck, Private Ira, sentence against, declared inoperative....

Buel, Private Sylvester, trial and death sentence of...

Burd, Lieutenant John D., dismissed the service....

Burke, Lieutenant Colonel Martin, retired from active service.....

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Burnside, Major General Burnside, at his own request, relieved from command of Army of

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Butler, Major General B. F., report of Board on precedence of Rank claimed by.....

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appointed to command of Eighteenth Army Corps and Department
of Virginia and North Carolina......

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Cadets appointed in the Army, List of...

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Cain, Lieutenant James H., Court Martial proceedings in case of
Caldwell, Thomas J., death sentence of, confirmed by the President..

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Campbell, Private John, death sentence of, approved by the President.
Candidates for Commission in Signal Corps, qualifications of.......

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Captured Officers and Men, if paroled and released in the field by others than Commanders of

opposing armies, such action is of no effect.....

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Captured Messengers, if in uniform, to be treated as Prisoners of War.....

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Captured and Paroled, all Officers and Men of the United States Army who were, previous to

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Cartel published in G. O. 142 of 1862, attention of all in Military service called to

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Carter, Corporal Edward, sentence in case of, disapproved ....

Carter, Private John, death sentence of, approved by the President..
Care of sick Soldiers in private Hospitals, appropriation for...

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Casey, George W., death sentence of, as a Spy, approved...

Cashell, Hazell B., trial of, and review in case by Secretary of War...
Castleberry, Corporal George W., sentence in case of, remitted...
Cavada, Lieutenant Colonel F. F., sentence in case of, remitted..
Cavalry, each Regiment of, to have two Assistant Surgeons.

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Cavalry pay, no Officers entitled to, unless specially assigned by War Department under Act
of July 17, 1862, to duty, requiring them to be mounted....

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Cavalry Bureau created, to have charge of Organization and Equipment of Cavalry

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Chief of, requisitions for Re-mounts to be made on the, through intermediate
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estimates for funds to be submitted to the, for approval before being finally

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Changes of Stations, applications for, by certain Officers, will cause their Muster out of service.
Chaplains of the Enemy not to be held as Prisoners of War....

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qualifications of, under Act of July 17, 1862....

Chase, Sergeant John, Court Martial proceedings in case of.
Chevrons, Service, to be furnished to Veteran Volunteers....
Chief of Ordnance, increase of Clerical force in the office of the.....

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Chief Trumpeter, pay of, same as Chief Bugler......

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Chief Farrier and Blacksmith, grade of, abolished....

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Chief Rebels subjects of trial by the legitimate Government for high treason..
Claims for property lost in the Military service, rules governing..

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Clarkson, Corporal William, sentence in case of, declared inoperative....

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Clary, Lance Corporal John, sentence in case of, 236; remitted by the President.

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Clifford, Charles H., commutation of sentence in case of.........

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Clifton, Corporal Thomas, death sentence of, confirmed by the President.

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Clothes, Arms, etc., not to be disposed of by Soldiers, and the same found in possession of one not


a Soldier may be seized and delivered to any Quartermaster.....

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Clothing, when transferred, Invoice to be made in triplicate, two to accompany the, the third to

be sent to Quartermaster General.....

Clothing, Camp and Garrison equipage, statement of cost of..
Collecting, drilling and organizing Volunteers, appropriation for..
Collection of Abandoned Property, agents for the, their duties, etc

Collins, Private Cornelius, sentence in case of, commuted...

Cole, Private Joseph F., Court Martial proceedings in case of..
Cole, Lieutenant John P., dismissed the service......
Colerick, Lieutenant William, dismissed the service..

Colored Troops, bureau for organization of, established

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Inspectors to supervise organization of, in Northern and Western States.
Boards to examine Candidates for Commissions to command...

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Regiments of, to be numbered in the order in which they are raised
Recruiting Stations and Depots to be established for, by the Adjutant General..
Non-commissioned Officers of, to be selected from the best of their number..... 157
rules governing Boards in examining Applicants for Commissions in...
Major George L. Stearns announced as Recruiting Commissioner for .!
Company Commander, affidavit of, in case of lost Vouchers, Clothing, Supplies, etc..
Company Commissary Sergeant, pay of, same as Company Quartermaster Sergeant......
Company Officers, Commissioned and Non-commissioned, rendered supernumerary by consolida-

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tion of Regiments, to be Mustered out at date of consolidation..........

Commutation of Officer's subsistence and forage, appropriation for.....

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Commutation for transportation and fuel and quarters not allowed to Provost Marshals
Commutation of fuel and quarters, accounts of Recruiting Officers for..
Compensation of Soldiers acting as Cooks and Nurses, appropriation for..
Commissary General, increase of Clerical force in office of.........
Commissary Department, an Act to promote the efficiency of the..

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Beef-Cattle and Supplies captured from the enemy, to be turned over

to the......

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Commissaries applying for change of Station or to be exempted from operation of orders of
assignment to Stations, will be considered as tendering Resignation, and will be mustered
out of service.....

Commissary of Musters, one authorized for each Corps or Department...

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Commissaries and Assistant Commissaries of Musters, not to be relieved except by authority of
Adjutant General.......

Commanding General in the Field, approval of, in cases of Spies or Deserters sentenced to death,

sufficient...

Commanders of Regiments and Batteries in the field authorized to grant Furloughs for thirty
days to five per centum of Non-commissioned Officers and Privates...
Commanders of Departments authorized to grant Leaves of Absence..

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Commission to examine claims of Officers and Men in the Western Department
Commissioned Officers disabled in the service, transfer of, to Invalid Corps discontinued..
Commercial Intercourse with insurrectionary States, order in respect to regulation of.

Contracts, all agents of the Government precluded from taking consideration for procuring.....
Consolidation of Companies directed in cases where Regiments are reduced to one-half the

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Consolidation of reduced Regiments, rules for the

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Conklin, Lieutenant A. L., sentence in case of, remitted..

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Cook, John F., sentence of commuted

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Cooks shall be detailed in turn from the privates of each Company, etc....

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Cooks and Nurses, males and females, authorized to be employed as, in Hospitals for Blacks and
in all General Hospitals......

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