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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... Quartermaster's Department ..165 43. Subsistence Department ..175 44. Medical Department ... 180 45. Pay Department .184 46. Corps of Engineers 47. Ordnance Department 48. Proceedings in Civil Courts ..185 .185 .186 49. Arms of the ...
... ( Quartermaster , Recruiting Service , Ord- nance Department , Pay Department , Commissary , etc. ) . In addition , there were six pages of extracts from acts of Congress giving the army guidance on various topics , primarily on the ...
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