Customs of Service for Non-commissioned Officers and Soldiers, as Derived from Law and Regulations, and Practised in the Army of the United States: Being a Handbook for the Rank and File of the Army, Showing what are the Rights and Duties, how to Obtain the Former and Perform the Latter, and Thereby Enabling Them to Seek Promotion and Distinction in the Service of Their CountryJ.B. Lippincott & Company, 1864 - 303 pages |
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... discharge of their duties and industrious in accumulating and dis- seminating knowledge among the men , they were cared for , their rights were secured to them , and the ambitious and meritorious were enabled to obtain advancement . 5 ...
... discharge of their duties and industrious in accumulating and dis- seminating knowledge among the men , they were cared for , their rights were secured to them , and the ambitious and meritorious were enabled to obtain advancement . 5 ...
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... discharge in consequence of any defect in the above requirements , unless , in case of a minor , he can prove that the requirements of the law have not been complied with in his enlistment . 8. In case of a minor under eighteen years of ...
... discharge in consequence of any defect in the above requirements , unless , in case of a minor , he can prove that the requirements of the law have not been complied with in his enlistment . 8. In case of a minor under eighteen years of ...
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... discharged before the expiration of his term of service , except by order of the President , the Secretary of War , the commanding officer of a department in case of disability , or the sentence of a general court - mar- tial . ( Art ...
... discharged before the expiration of his term of service , except by order of the President , the Secretary of War , the commanding officer of a department in case of disability , or the sentence of a general court - mar- tial . ( Art ...
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... discharged from the service of the United States , shall , within one month thereafter , re - enlist , shall be entitled to two dollars per month in addition to the ordinary pay of his grade , for the first period of five years after ...
... discharged from the service of the United States , shall , within one month thereafter , re - enlist , shall be entitled to two dollars per month in addition to the ordinary pay of his grade , for the first period of five years after ...
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... discharged , they are entered on his final statements ; and when a soldier dies , the amount of his deposit is entered on the inventory . These deposits are not liable to forfeiture by sentence of a court - martial , and are secure to ...
... discharged , they are entered on his final statements ; and when a soldier dies , the amount of his deposit is entered on the inventory . These deposits are not liable to forfeiture by sentence of a court - martial , and are secure to ...
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Page 281 - ... that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
Page 283 - Seventy two years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled, "An Act Granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows...
Page 227 - ... without leave from his commanding officer, before he shall be regularly dismissed or relieved, on the penalty of being punished, according to the nature of his offence, by the sentence of a court martial.
Page 280 - Jersey, aged seventy three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
Page 221 - I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America; 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 223 - All officers, of what condition soever, have power to part and quell all quarrels, frays, and disorders, though the persons concerned should belong to another regiment, troop, or company...
Page 221 - No enlisted man, duly sworn, shall be discharged from the service without a discharge in writing, signed by a field officer of the regiment to which he belongs, or by the commanding officer, when no field officer is present...
Page 229 - All sutlers and retainers to the camp, and all persons whatsoever, serving with the armies of the United States in the field, though not enlisted soldiers, are to be subject to orders, according to the rules and discipline of war.
Page 226 - ... his command, and is accountable to his colonel in case of their being lost, spoiled, or damaged otherwise than by unavoidable accident, or on actual service.
Page 230 - No officer or soldier who shall be put in arrest shall continue in confinement more than eight days, or until such time as a court-martial can be assembled.