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 HAND-BOOK FOR THE RANK AND FILES 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 COUNTRY
BY
AUGUST V. KAUTZ
CAPT. SIXTH U.S. CAVALRY, BRIG.-GEN. U.S. VOLUNTEERS
PHILADELPHIA
J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.
1864
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, by
J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.,
in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States
for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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[Editors’ note: the original book did not have a table of contents, but I have added one to make navigating though this work easier.]
List of Abbreviations Used in this Book and in other Military Works
The Soldier.
Pay and Allowances of Soldiers
Cooks and Attendants in Hospitals
Pioneers, Scouts, Spies, Express-Men
Non-Commissioned Officers.
The Company Commissary Sergeant
The Company Quartermaster Sergeant
Regulations Relative to the Admission of Cadets into the Military Academy
The Soldier’s Life.
Form of Declaration for an Invalid Pension
Form of Declaration for Obtaining a Widow’s Army Pension
Form of Declaration for Minor Children in Order to Obtain Army Pensions
Form of Declaration for Mother’s Application for Army Pension
Form of Declaration of Orphan Sisters for Army Pension
Monthly Pay of Non-Commissioned Officers, Privates, &c.
Pay of Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers from May 1, 1864 during the Rebellion
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Transcribed by Scott Gutzke, 2006.