such clothing as may be actually necessary for him. 163. No enlisted man shall be discharged before the expiration of his term of enlistment without authority of the War Department, except by sentence of a general court-martial, or by the commander of the Department or of an army in the field, on certificate of disability, or on application of the soldier after twenty years' service. 164. When an enlisted man is to be discharged, his company commander shall furnish him certificates of his account, usually called final statements, according to Form 4, Pay Department. And to ensure his being at the post to get these, no leave of absence, terminating with his service, will be given to him. He may, however, be discharged in advance of the latter, under the circumstances and conditions described in General Orders No. 24, from the War Department, of November 30, 1859. 165. Blank discharges on parchment will be furnished from the Adjutant-General's office. No discharge shall be made in duplicate, nor any certificate given in lieu of discharge. 226. All prisoners under guard, without written charges, will be released by the officer of the day at guard-mounting, unless orders to the contrary be given by the commanding officer. 230. In garrison, reveille will be sounded immediately after day-break; and retreat at sunset; the troop, surgeon's call, signals for breakfast and dinner at the hours prescribed by the commanding officer, according to climate and season. 231. In camp, the commanding officer proscribes the hours of reveille, reports, roll-calls, guard-mounting, meals, stable calls, issues, fatigues, &c. 1. To go for fuel-poing stroke and ten stroke roll. 4. Adjutant's call-first part of the troop. 5. First sergeant's call-one roll and four taps. 9. For the drummers-the drummer's call. 233. The drummer's call shall be beat by the drums of the police guard five minutes before the time of beating the stated calls, when the drummers will assemble before the colors of their respective regiments, and as soon as the beat begins on the right, it will be immediately taken up along the line. 234. There shall be daily at least three roll-calls, viz., at reveille, retreat and tatoo. They will be made on the company parades by the first sergeants, superintended by a commissioned officer of the company. The captains will report the absentees without leave to the colonel or commanding officer. 242. All guards are to turn out and present arms to General officers as often as they pass them, except the personal guards of General officers, which turn out only to the Generals whose guards they are, and to officers of superior rank. a 243. To commanders of regiments, garrison, or camp, their own guard turn out and present arms once day; after which, they turn out with shouldered arms. 247. The colors of a regiment passing a guard are to be saluted, the trumpets sounding, and the drums beating a march. 248. When General officers, or persons entitled to salute, pass in the rear of a guard, the officer is only to make his men stand shouldered, and not to face his guard about, or beat his drum. 249. When General officers, or persons entitled to a salute, pass guards while in the act of relieving, both guards are to salute, receiving the word of command from the senior officer of the whole. 250. All guards are to be under arms when armed parties approach their posts; and to parties commanded by commissioned officers, they are to present their arms, drums beating a march, and officers saluting. 251. No compliments by guards or sentinels will be paid between retreat and reveille, except as prescribed for grand rounds. 252. All guards and sentinels are to pay the same compliments to the officers of the navy, marines and militia, in the service of the United States, as are directed to be paid to the officers of the army according to their relative ranks. 253. It is equally the duty of non-commissioned officers and soldiers at all times and and in all situations, to pay the proper compliments to officers of the navy and marines, and to officers of other regiments, when in uniform, as to officers of their own particular regiments and corps. 254. Courtesy among military men is indispensable to discipline. Respect to superiors will not be confined to obedience on duty but will be extended to all occasions. It is always the duty of the inferior to accost or to offer first the customary salutation, and of the superior to return such complimentary notice. 255. Sergeants, with swords drawn, will salute by bringing them to a present-with muskets, by bringing the left hand across the body, so as to strike the musket near the right shoulder. Corporals out of the ranks, and privates not sentries, will carry their muskets at a shoulder as sergeants, and salute in like manner. 256. When a soldier without arms, or with side-arms only, meets an officer, he is to raise his hand to the right side of the visor of his cap, palm to the front, elbow raised as high as the shoulder looking at the same time in a respectful and soldier like manner at the officer, who will return the compliment thus offered. 257. A non-commissioned officer or soldier being seated, and without particular occupation will rise on the approach of an officer, and make the customary salutation. If standing, he will turn toward the officer for the same purpose. If the parties remain in the same place or on the same ground, such compliments need not be repeated. 286. The funeral escort of a non-commissioned staff officer shall consist of sixteen rank and file commanded by a Sergeant. 287. That of a Sergeant, of fourteen rank and file, commanded by a Sergeant. 288. That of a Corporal, of twelve rank and file, commanded by a Corporal; and, 289. That of a private, of eight rank and file, commanded by a Corporal. 290. The escort will be formed in two ranks, opposite to the quarters or tent of the deceased, with shouldered arms and bayonets unfixed; the artillery and cavalry on the right of the infantry. 297. * * The funeral of a non-commissioned officer or private will be attended, in like manner, by the non-commissioned officers or privates of the regiment or company, according to the rank of the deceased, with side-arms only. 327. Troops will be mustered for pay on the last day of February, April,June, August, October, and December. 375. Camp and garrison guards will be relieved every twenty-four hours. The guards at outposts will ordinarily be relieved in the same manner, but this must depend on their distances from camp, or other circumstances, which may sometimes require their continuing on duty several days. In such cases, they must be previously warned to provide themselves accordingly. 376. At the first call for guard-mounting, the men warned for duty turn out on their company parades for inspection by the First Sergeants; and at the second call, repair to the regimental or garrison parade, conducted by the First Sergeants. Each detachment, as it arrives, will, under the direction of the Adjutant, take post on the left of the one that proceeded it, in open order, arms shouldered, and bayonets fixed; the supernumeraries five paces in the rear of the men of their respective companies; the First Sergeants in rear of them. The Sergeant-Major will dress the ranks, count the files, verify the details, and when the guard is formed, report to the Adjutant, and take post two paces on the left of the front rank. 377. The Adjutant then commands Front, when the officer of the guard takes post twelve paces in front of the centre, the Sergeants in one rank, four paces in the rear of the officers; and the Corporals in one rank, four paces in the rear of the Sergeants-all facing to the front. The Adjutant then assigns their places in the guard. 378. The Adjutant will then command, 1. Officer and non-commissioned officers. 2. ABOUT-FACE. 3. Inspect your guards-MARCH. The non-commissioned officers then take their posts. The commander of the guard then commands, 1. Order ARMS. 2. Inspection-ARMS. and inspects his guard. When there is no commissioned officer on the guard, the Adjutant will inspect it. During inspection the band will play. 379. The inspection ended, the officer of the guard takes post as though the guard were a company of a battalion, in open order, under review; at the same time, also, the officers of the day will take post in front of the centre of the guard; the old officer of the day three paces on the right of the new officer of the day, one pace retired. The Adjutant will now command, 1. Parade REST! Troop-Beat off! when the music, beginning on the right, will beat down the line in front of the officer of the guard to the left, and back to its place on the right, where it will cease to play. 381. The Adjutant then commands, 1. Attention! 2. Shoulder-ARMS! 3. Close order-MARCH! At the word "close order," the officer will face about; at "march," resume his post in line. The Adjutant then commands, Present-ARMS! At which he will face to the new officer of the day, salute, and report, "Sir, the guard is formed." The new officer of the day, after acknowledging the salute, will direct the Adjutant to march the guard in review, or by flank to its post. But if the Adjutant be senior to the officer of the day, he will report without saluting with the sword then, or when marching in review. 382. In review, the guard march past the officer of the day, according to the order of review, conducted by the Adjutant, marching on the left of the first division; the Sergeant-Major on the left of the last division. 383. When the column has passed the officer of the day, the officer of the guard marches it to its post, the Adjutant and Sergeant-Major retiring. The music, which has wheeled out of the column, and taken post opposite the officer of the day, will cease, and the old officer of the day salute, and give the old or standing orders to the new officer of the day. The supernumeraries, at the same time, will be marched by the First Sergeants to their respective company parades, and dismissed. 384. 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