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Courts-martial, composition of, 95.
conduct in presence of, 80.
evidence obtained, how, 156.
execution of sentence of, 73, 77.
fines imposed by, certified to, 241.
for drafted militia, composed, how,
for field officers, 156.

for offences not capital, 187.
for trial of militia, 109, 478.
garrison, or general, 73.
general, organization of, 186.
in army, 490.

in District of Columbia, 155.
may order imprisonment, 259.
necessity for, to be reported, 81.
number required to form, 79.
oath of members of, 72.

oath of witness before, 80, 189.

ordered by whom, 79.

258.

parties tried by, entitled to copy of sentence, 191.

powers of, 190.

powers of garrison or regimental, 79.

powers of officers ordering, 191.

proceedings of, filed, 76, 81.

rank of members of, 72, 79.

regimental, 73.

regimental, or garrison, powers of, 187.

regimental, summoned, when, 182.

sentence of death by, 72, 80, 190.

sentences of, executed, 79.

sentences of, in time of peace, 117.

trials before, 189.

votes of members of, 80.

witnesses before, 72, 80.

Court of inquiry, may exempt from duty, 157.
oath taken by members, 157.

proceedings of, authenticated, 192.

Courts of inquiry, appointed by whom, 156.

battalion, 231.

organization and powers of, 82, 192.
proceedings admitted as evidence, 192.
prohibited, when, 82, 192.

provided for musicians, 167.
squadron, 232.

Couriers appointed by brigadier-generals, 166.
Cowardice or fraud, officers cashiered for, 81.
officers cashiered for, 74.

Creditors, protection against, prohibited, 68.
Crime, capital, officer or soldier accused of, 68, 181.
insane persons charged with, 446.

officers charged with, 189.

Crimes not capital, punishment of, 76, 194.
punishment of, 73.

Criminals, insane, 446.

Croghan, Colonel George, gold medal to, 333.

Cushing, Major, pay of, as inspector, 122.
Custom-house, removal of, to secure place, 464.
Customs, protection of officers of, 464.

D.

DATES of commissions, effects of, on rank, when, 185.

Death, limitation of sentence of, 76.

sentence of, 81.

sentence of, by court-martial, 72, 190.

Debts, payment of, enforced, 281.

Deceased officers, effects of, 74.

Decision of disputes between different corps, 73.

Declaration of war between Great Britain and United States, 230.
Defalcations, act to prevent, 317.

act to prevent, explanatory act, 336.

Defaulter, penalty to be subject to, 524.
Defence of frontier, 329.

of ports and harbors, 104, 118, 120.

Delinquent, non-appearance of, at court-martial, 258.

Department of war established, 85.

on Indian affairs, organization of, 333.

Deputy adjutant-generals, 123.

commissaries of ordnance, 246, 250.

commissary, pay of, 219.

inspector-general, ex officio deputy adjutant-general, 137.
rank and pay of, 137.
paymaster-generals, appointment of, 385.
paymasters, duties, &c. of, 137.

to give security, 137.

quartermaster, appointment of, 246.
pay, &c. of, 93, 218.

quartermaster-general, rank and pay of, 136.

Deserters in time of peace, 322.

not to receive bounty land, 439.

officers receiving, cashiered, 179.

officers registered as such, when, 487.

penalty for entertaining, 66.

reward for apprehension of, 82.

search to be made for, 82.

Desertion, act to prevent, 328.

additional penalties for, 240.

law in regard to punishment for, repealed, 329.

penalty for advising, 66.

penalty for encouraging, 113, 116, 179, 214.

punishment for, 66, 147, 178.

re-enlistment before discharge is deemed, 66.

Desertions, reports of, 82.

Detached officers, rank of, 213.

Disabilities, compensation for, 222.

Disability, compensation in case of, 326.

Disabled officers and soldiers, 239.

Disbandment, provision for, 476.

of volunteers, 466.

Disbursement of money by engineer officers, 352.

Disbursement of public money, 311.

of public money, allowance for, 357.
no extra allowance for, 353.

of public revenue, 449.

Disbursements for construction of fortifications, &c., 348.
Disbursing officers, delinquency of, 303.

officers, settlement of accounts of, 523.

Discharge for physical disability, 503.

from military asylum, 415.

of military forces at close of war with Mexico, 399.
of non-commissioned officers and soldiers, 64, 80.
of officers or soldiers, 147.

of sappers, &c. who served in Mexico, 403.
of soldiers who served in Mexico, 397.
omission of certificates in cases of, 277.

Discharged officers and soldiers, allowance to, 211.

arms presented to, 216.
pay allowed to, 141.

Discharged officers, extra pay to, 387.

Discharges, granted by whom, 176.

Discipline, rules of, observed by militia, 99.
Dismissal of commissioned officers, 73.
of officers, 73, 80.

Disobedience of commands punished, 64.

to President, penalty for, 95.

Distillery, penalty of setting up in Indian country, 332.
Distress, warrant of, 301.

Distribution of arms to states, 435.

District attorneys, duty of, 356.

District of Columbia, act for arming militia of, 314.

arrest of officers in, 155.

enrolment of militia, 155.

form of oath of officers, 155.
invasion of, 166.

organization of militia in, 149, 151.

professors, &c. exempt from militia duty, 314.

District paymasters, appointment of, 227.

Districts, alteration of company or battalion, 154.

militia, how designated, 154.

Divine service, deportment during, 63.

officers and soldiers should attend, 174.
troops desired to attend, 63.

Division, commanded by whom, 136.

Division-inspector, pay of, 137, 259.
rank of, 257.

Division-quartermaster, pay of, 136.
rank of, 257.

quartermasters, pay of, 259.

Divisions of militia, formation of, 98.
Dragoons, bounty to regiment of, 386.
clothing for, 115, 138.
officers of, arms, &c., 98.
organization of regiment of, 329, 337.
of squadron of, 92.

pay of officers of, 143.

INDEX.

563

92.

Dragoons, President may arm,

reduced, 358.

regiment of, 252.

surgeon's mate to regiment of, 230.
to serve dismounted, 92.

troop of, 252.

Drivers of artillery, 228.

Drunkenness of officers, penalty for, 183.

on guard or other duty, penalty for, 70.

Duncan, Ensign Joseph, sword presented to, 333.
Duelling, penalty for, 66.

Duels forbidden, 179.

Duties of accountants of war and navy departments, 209.

of adjutant, 162.

and inspector of army, 142.

of adjutant-general, 99, 150.
of militia, 150.

of apothecary-general, 129.
of assistant adjutants-general, 343.
of assistant secretary of war, 480.

of attorney-general, 356.

of auditors in treasury department, 280.

of board of visitors to insane hospital, 437.

of brigade-inspector, 100, 162.

of brigade-major, 260.

of brigadier-general, 142.

of chaplain of regiment of volunteers, 470.

of chaplains, 346.

of chief clerk of department of war, 86.

of citizens enrolled, 96.

of collector of port, 464.

of colonel of corps of topographical engineers, 418.
of ordnance department, 263, 264, 265.

of commander of corps of cadets, 355.

of commanding officers, 66, 178.

of commissary-general, 226, 286.

of ordnance, 226.

of purchases, 218.

transferred, 360.

of commissary of musters, 65.

of commissioners of military asylum, 456.
of pensions, 515.

of comptroller of treasury, 209, 281.

of conductor of artillery, 252.

of court of inquiry, 157.

of deputy paymaster-generals, 385.

paymasters, 137.

quartermaster-general, 136.

of district attorneys, 356.

paymasters, 326.

of engineers at West Point, 148.
of engineers limited, 186.
of enrolled citizens, 96.
of forage-masters, 220.
of hospital mates, 130.

Disbursement of public money, 311.

of public money, allowance for, 357.
no extra allowance for, 353.

of public revenue, 449.

Disbursements for construction of fortifications, &c., 348.
Disbursing officers, delinquency of, 303.

officers, settlement of accounts of, 523.

Discharge for physical disability, 503.
from military asylum, 415.

of military forces at close of war with Mexico, 399.
of non-commissioned officers and soldiers, 64, 80.
of officers or soldiers, 147.

of sappers, &c. who served in Mexico, 403.
of soldiers who served in Mexico, 397.
omission of certificates in cases of, 277.

Discharged officers and soldiers, allowance to, 211.

arms presented to, 216.
pay allowed to, 141.

Discharged officers, extra pay to, 387.

Discharges, granted by whom, 176.

Discipline, rules of, observed by militia, 99.
Dismissal of commissioned officers, 73.
of officers, 73, 80.

Disobedience of commands punished, 64.
to President, penalty for, 95.

Distillery, penalty of setting up in Indian country, 332.
Distress, warrant of, 301.

Distribution of arms to states, 435.

District attorneys, duty of, 356.

District of Columbia, act for arming militia of, 314.

arrest of officers in, 155.

enrolment of militia, 155.

form of oath of officers, 155.

invasion of, 166.

organization of militia in, 149, 151.

professors, &c. exempt from militia duty, 314.

District paymasters, appointment of, 227.

Districts, alteration of company or battalion, 154.

militia, how designated, 154.

Divine service, deportment during, 63.

officers and soldiers should attend, 174.
troops desired to attend, 63.

Division, commanded by whom, 136.
Division-inspector, pay of, 137, 259.
rank of, 257.

Division-quartermaster, pay of, 136.
rank of, 257.
quartermasters, pay of, 259.

Divisions of militia, formation of, 98.
Dragoons, bounty to regiment of, 386.
clothing for, 115, 138.
officers of, arms, &c., 98.
organization of regiment of, 329, 337.
of squadron of, 92.

pay of officers of, 143.

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