Courts-martial, composition of, 95. for offences not capital, 187. in District of Columbia, 155. 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. proceedings of, authenticated, 192. Courts of inquiry, appointed by whom, 156. battalion, 231. organization and powers of, 82, 192. provided for musicians, 167. Couriers appointed by brigadier-generals, 166. Creditors, protection against, prohibited, 68. officers charged with, 189. Crimes not capital, punishment of, 76, 194. Criminals, insane, 446. Croghan, Colonel George, gold medal to, 333. Cushing, Major, pay of, as inspector, 122. 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. act to prevent, explanatory act, 336. Defaulter, penalty to be subject to, 524. 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. to give security, 137. quartermaster, appointment of, 246. 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 law in regard to punishment for, repealed, 329.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. of public revenue, 449. Disbursements for construction of fortifications, &c., 348. 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 sappers, &c. who served in Mexico, 403. Discharged officers and soldiers, allowance to, 211. arms presented to, 216. Discharged officers, extra pay to, 387. Discharges, granted by whom, 176. Discipline, rules of, observed by militia, 99. Disobedience of commands punished, 64. to President, penalty for, 95. Distillery, penalty of setting up in Indian country, 332. 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. 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. Division, commanded by whom, 136. Division-inspector, pay of, 137, 259. Division-quartermaster, pay of, 136. quartermasters, pay of, 259. Divisions of militia, formation of, 98. pay of officers of, 143. INDEX. 563 92. Dragoons, President may arm, reduced, 358. regiment of, 252. surgeon's mate to regiment of, 230. 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. 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 apothecary-general, 129. 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 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 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. Disbursement of public money, 311. of public money, allowance for, 357. of public revenue, 449. Disbursements for construction of fortifications, &c., 348. officers, settlement of accounts of, 523. Discharge for physical disability, 503. of military forces at close of war with Mexico, 399. of sappers, &c. who served in Mexico, 403. Discharged officers and soldiers, allowance to, 211. arms presented to, 216. Discharged officers, extra pay to, 387. Discharges, granted by whom, 176. Discipline, rules of, observed by militia, 99. Disobedience of commands punished, 64. Distillery, penalty of setting up in Indian country, 332. 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. Division, commanded by whom, 136. Division-quartermaster, pay of, 136. Divisions of militia, formation of, 98. pay of officers of, 143. |