The 1863 Laws of WarThis compendium of laws and rules is a testimony to America's reverence for the rule of law as well as its high regard for "civilized" behavior on the battlefield. The Articles of War were normative rules covering military duty and punishments allowed for violations. The Lieber Code was a new and profound law for the conduct of armies in the field, to include humane treatment of prisoners and protection of property and civilians. It had a profound affect on the evolution of the laws of land warfare in use today. Army Regulations, on the other hand, dealt with the administration and management of the army-from personnel assignments to supply and recruiting operations-all three sets of rules were used by both the Union and Confederate armies. An essential reference for students, historians, writers, reenactors, and those interested in how our Civil War armies operated. |
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... Enemy ..16 57. Disclosing Intelligence to the Enemy ..16 58. Securing Enemy Property ... .16 59. Forcing a Surrender .... ..16 60. Subjects to Military Law ..16 61. Dates of Rank 62. Precedence of Rank in Command. vi THE 1863 LAWS OF WAR .
US War Department. 61. Dates of Rank 62. Precedence of Rank in Command 63. Assignment of Engineer Officers 64. General Courts - Martial ...... ..17 .17 .17 .17 65. Review of General Courts - Martial ..17 66. Regimental Courts - Martial ...
... Rank and Command 3. Succession in Command or Duty .77 .77 .79 EE2 4. Appointment and Promotion of Commissioned Officers .... ..79 5. Resignations of Officers ..80 6. Exchange or Transfer of Officers .80 7. Appointments on the Staff ...
... ranks . Violations of the Articles were punishable by the military authorities . Adjudication of violators was by regimental and / or general courts - martial , procedures for which are also contained in the Articles and in the Revised ...
... rank of the prisoner . By the date of this general order , the Union army had a com- missary - general for prisoners to oversee Union prisoner of war camps , and both the Union and Confederate armies had agents who negotiated the ...