An Act Establishing Rules and Articles for the Government of the Armies of the United States: With the Regulations of the War Department Respecting the Same, to which are Added, the Several Laws Relative to the Army, the Militia when in Actual Service, Volunteers, Rangers, Ordnance Department, and the Quarter Master's and Commissary General's Department |
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... President of the United States to raise certain companies of rangers for the protection of the frontier of the U. States , Supplementary act , An Act to establish a quarter master's depart- ment , and for other purposes , An Act to ...
... President of the United States to raise certain companies of rangers for the protection of the frontier of the U. States , Supplementary act , An Act to establish a quarter master's depart- ment , and for other purposes , An Act to ...
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... President to prescribe , Act making further provision for , For the more perfect organization of , Respecting the pay of , See Military Peace Establishment . Arrears of pay not to exceed two months , Arrest of officers , Of soldiers for ...
... President to prescribe , Act making further provision for , For the more perfect organization of , Respecting the pay of , See Military Peace Establishment . Arrears of pay not to exceed two months , Arrest of officers , Of soldiers for ...
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... President may grant , Brigade Majors , their allowance , Inspectors and qr . masters , allowance for forage , C CADETS - See Engineers . Captains , accountable for arms , & c . Captured stores , & c . 87 Carpenters - 2 masters , 20 ...
... President may grant , Brigade Majors , their allowance , Inspectors and qr . masters , allowance for forage , C CADETS - See Engineers . Captains , accountable for arms , & c . Captured stores , & c . 87 Carpenters - 2 masters , 20 ...
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... President of the United States , Commanding officer , Corporal punishment by whipping , abolished , 7 95 Court martial , 66-68 28 For trial of the militia , when in service to be composed entirely of militia officers , 35,109 Courts ...
... President of the United States , Commanding officer , Corporal punishment by whipping , abolished , 7 95 Court martial , 66-68 28 For trial of the militia , when in service to be composed entirely of militia officers , 35,109 Courts ...
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... President , Redress for wrongs , Term of confinement , Com'ing a guard , & c . to receive and report , but not to release prisoners ,, To be tried by court martial , Their subsistence , Estimated , Their stationary , regulation ...
... President , Redress for wrongs , Term of confinement , Com'ing a guard , & c . to receive and report , but not to release prisoners ,, To be tried by court martial , Their subsistence , Estimated , Their stationary , regulation ...
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act to raise actual service adjutant aforesaid aid de camp allowed appointed APPROVED army articles of war artillery assistant military agent bounty brigade cadets camp captain clothing commanding officer commissioned officer Congress assembled corps court martial department of war deputy quarter masters disabled district dollars per month duty enlisted entitled An act entitled to receive exceeding ficer forage further enacted garrison hereby authorized horses House of Representatives infantry inspector JAMES MADISON lieutenant colonel light dragoons major ment militia missioned officers monthly pay musicians and privates non-commissioned officer oath offence offi officer commanding officer or soldier orders ordnance pay and emoluments pay master person President punished rank rations per day regiment of light regulations respective rules and articles second lieutenant secretary secretary of war Senate and House Senate pro tempore sentence sergeant Speaker surgeon surgeon's mate term of five thereof troop United
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Page 15 - I will bear true faith and allegiance to the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever ; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States, and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the Rules and Articles of War.
Page 15 - I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America, and that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever, and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States, and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the rules and Articles of War.
Page 108 - Texas by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings or by the powers vested in the marshals by law...
Page 27 - No sentence of a court martial shall be carried into execution until after the whole proceedings shall have been laid before the officer ordering the same, or the officer commanding the troops for the time being...
Page 80 - Until Congress shall provide for the government of such islands all the civil, judicial, and military powers exercised by the officers of the existing government in said islands shall be vested in such person or persons and shall be exercised in such manner as the President of the United States shall direct ; and the President shall have power to remove said officers and fill the vacancies so occasioned.
Page 24 - It is his duty to defend, or speaks words inducing others to do the like, or casts away his arms or ammunition, or quits his post or colors to plunder or pillage, or by any means whatsoever occasions false alarms in camp, garrison, or quarters, shall suffer death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct.
Page 99 - That the section number sixteen, in every township, and where such section has been sold, granted or disposed of, other lands equivalent thereto and most contiguous to the same, shall be granted to the inhabitants of such township, for the use of schools.
Page 21 - The general shall examine into said complaint and take proper measures for redressing the wrong complained of; and he shall, as soon as possible, transmit to the Department of War a true statement of such complaint, with the proceedings had thereon.
Page 23 - No officer, non-commissioned officer, or soldier shall fail in repairing, at the time fixed, to the place of parade, of exercise, or other rendezvous appointed by his commanding officer, if not prevented by sickness or some other evident necessity, or shall go from the said place of rendezvous...