An Act, Establishing the 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 Departments |
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act entitled act to raise actual service additional military force adjutant aforesaid aid de camp America in Congress appoint APPROVED army articles of war artificers artillery authorised bounty brigade cadets camp captain clothing commanding officer commissioned officer Congress assembled corps court martial department of war deputy quarter masters disabled dollars per month duty enlisted entitled An act exceeding ficer forage further enacted garrison hereby authorized horses House of Representatives infantry inspector JAMES MADISON LANGDON CHEVES lieutenant colonel light dragoons major ment militia missioned officers monthly pay musicians and privates non-commissioned officer offence offi officer commanding officer or soldier orders ordnance pay and emoluments pay master person President punished rank rations per day recruiting regulations respective rules and articles second lieutenant secretary of war Senate and House Senate pro tempore sentence sergeant Speaker surgeon surgeon's mate term of five thereof thousand eight hundred troops United