"This compilation, prepared under the direction of the Judge Advocate General of the Army, contains the permanent and general laws of the United States now in force which affect the Department of the Army, including legislation enacted by the Eightieth Congress, which adjourned 31 December 1948. In addition, it contains certain temporary provisions which have been reenacted from year to year in appropriation acts."--Preface, page iii

This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subtitle: Relating to the Army, Volunteers, Militia, and to Bounty Lands and Pensions, From the Foundation of the Government to 3 March, 1863. to Which Are Prefixed the Constitution ... and a Synopsis of the Military Legislation of Congress During the Revolutionary War. by John F. Callan; Original Published by: Childs in 1863 in 648 pages; Subjects: Military law; Biography & Autobiography / Military; History / Military / General; History / Military / United States; Law / Constitutional; Law / Military; Political Science / Constitutions;

"This book is meant to supply, together with the Manual for courts-martial, materials for the course in military law and war-time legislation, as planned by the War department committee on education and special training, in the approved program for law schools having units of the Students army training corps, U.S.A."--Pref., signed: John H. Wigmore.