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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 64
... Field , brought together for the first time , a wide range of individual , philosophical , and state thinking on what methods armies could - and could not - use in dealing with irregular forces , non- combatant civilians , flags of ...
... FIELD April 24 , 1863 III . GENERAL ORDERS 49 ORDER FOR THE MAKING AND GRANTING OF PAROLES February 28 , 1863 IV . EXTRACTS OF REVISED ARMY REGULATIONS OF 1861 WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING CHANGES AND LAWS AFFECTING ARMY REGULATIONS TO ...
... Field , April 24 , 1863 1. Military Law - Military jurisdiction - Military necessity - Retaliation 2. Public and private property of the enemy- Protection of persons , and especially of women ; of religion ; the arts and sciences ...
... Field , April 24 , 1863 . One of the most profound sets of laws to emerge from the American Civil War was General Orders No. 100 , Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the Field , writ- ten at the direction ...
... Convention of 1907 adopted Lieber's Code , and these conventions were ratified by nearly all the civilized countries for implementation by their armies in the field . III . General Orders No. 49 : Order for the xiv THE 1863 LAWS OF WAR .