A Manual of instructions for enlisting and discharging soldiersLippincott, 1864 - 276 pages |
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... unfit . * In a general view of a nation , excluding the two extremes of age , it would appear that all men have the physical capacity for soldiers ; but , when examined in detail , a large percentage are dis- covered with disqualifying ...
... unfit . * In a general view of a nation , excluding the two extremes of age , it would appear that all men have the physical capacity for soldiers ; but , when examined in detail , a large percentage are dis- covered with disqualifying ...
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... unfit in consequence of inadequate physical strength more than from actual sickness . The mean ratio of inefficiency from wounds did not exceed 1 per cent . * Feebleness of constitution is one of the most frequent causes of rejection in ...
... unfit in consequence of inadequate physical strength more than from actual sickness . The mean ratio of inefficiency from wounds did not exceed 1 per cent . * Feebleness of constitution is one of the most frequent causes of rejection in ...
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... unfit for service . The rule for rejection on the ground of scrofula is not absolute . There are instances not very numerous , however - of boys who have outlived the early impressions of that cachexy , and have grown up into able ...
... unfit for service . The rule for rejection on the ground of scrofula is not absolute . There are instances not very numerous , however - of boys who have outlived the early impressions of that cachexy , and have grown up into able ...
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... unfit for the duties of the army , not only in time of war , but even in a period of peace . " " It was necessary , at the period of which we speak , to take conscripts at the age of eighteen years . These unfortunate children performed ...
... unfit for the duties of the army , not only in time of war , but even in a period of peace . " " It was necessary , at the period of which we speak , to take conscripts at the age of eighteen years . These unfortunate children performed ...
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... unfit for the military service , are enumerated in Tableau No. 4 des Comptes rendus du Recru- tement , the nomenclature of which is founded * Didiot , op . cit . 462 et seq . p . upon the ministerial instructions of the 14th of June ...
... unfit for the military service , are enumerated in Tableau No. 4 des Comptes rendus du Recru- tement , the nomenclature of which is founded * Didiot , op . cit . 462 et seq . p . upon the ministerial instructions of the 14th of June ...
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absolute disqualifications affections Aide-Mémoire aphonia apparatus army arrested development bones cachexy caries cause for exemption cause for rejection chest Chronic rheumatism cicatrices conscripts defects deformities degree digestive apparatus Discharging Soldiers disqualifications for military disqualifying infirmities efficiency Enlisting and Discharging enrolment act epilepsy epispadia evidence examination of recruits examining surgeon exemption or rejection factitious feebleness of constitution feet feigned diseases fingers fistula Fort Schuyler fracture Goitre ground of exemption habit height hemorrhoids hernia hospital imbecility impairment imposture inches injuries Invalid Corps joints large number larynx lesions limb lower extremities malingerer malingering medical officer ment mental military duty military service muscular organs paralysis permanent phalanx phthisis physical positive disqualification present produced qualifications recruiting regulations regiment rejection or exemption respiration rheumatism scrofula simulated stature sufficient surgeon's certificate symptoms syphilis tary service testicle thorax tion toes Total loss tumors ulcers urinary fistula urine usually varicocele whilst wounds
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Page 160 - That the following persons be, and they are hereby, excepted and exempt from the provisions of this act, and shall not be liable to military duty under the same...
Page 157 - I , do solemnly swear, 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 or opposers whomsoever, and that I will observe and 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 161 - Sev-enth, where there are a father and sons in the same family and household, and two of them are in the military service of the United States as non-commissioned officers, musicians, or pri-vates, the residue of such family and household, not exceeding two, shall be exempt.
Page 73 - Wounds, fractures, tumors, atrophy of a limb, or chronic diseases of the joints or bones, that would impede marching or prevent continuous muscular exertion.
Page 214 - ... is hereby modified as follows: At every US General Hospital, the feeble and wounded men, unfit for field duty, but not entirely disabled, instead of being discharged, will be organized and mustered in detachments, under the charge of the officers acting as Military Commanders, who will assign men to them from time to time, on the reports of the surgeons in charge of hospitals. From these Invalid Detachments the Military Commanders will make details for provost, hospital, and other necessary guards...
Page 156 - I have neither wife nor child ; that I have never been discharged from the United States service on account of disability, or by sentence of a court-martial, or by order before the expiration of a term of enlistment ; and I know of no impediment to my serving honestly and faithfully as a soldier for five years.
Page 159 - ... all persons subject to do military duty between the ages of twenty and thirtyfive years, and all unmarried persons subject to do military duty above the age of thirty-five and under the age of forty-five...
Page 157 - I, AB, do solemnly swear or affirm (as the case may be), that I will bear true allegiance to the United States of America, and that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies or opposers whatsoever ; and observe and obey the orders of the President of the United States...
Page 225 - Muscular or cutaneous contractions from wounds or burns in degree sufficient to prevent useful motion of...