CUSTOMS OF SERVICE FOR OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AS Derived From Law and Regulations AND PRACTISED IN THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES BEING HAND-BOOK OF MILITARY ADMINISTRATION FOR OFFICERS OF THE LINE, SHOWING THE SPECIFIC DUTIES OF EACH GRADE FROM THE LOWEST TO THE HIGHEST, ENABLING OFFICERS PROMOTED TO A NEW GRADE TO KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO, AND HOW TO DO IT. BY AUGUST V. KAUTZ CAPT. SIXTH U.S. CAVALRY, BRIG. AND BREVET MAJ.-GEN. U.S. VOLUNTEERS PHILADELPHIA J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO. 1866 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. THE CUSTOMS OF SERVICE FOR OFFICERS OF THE ARMY. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS. ______________ [Editors’ note: the original book did not have a table of contents, but I have added one to make navigating though this work easier.] PAGE. Preface .............................................................................................................................................4 List of Abbreviations Used in this Book and in other Military Works............................................5 The Officer.......................................................................................................................................6 Administrative Organization............................................................................................................7 Lieutenant ........................................................................................................................................7 Duties...............................................................................................................................................9 Company Duties ..................................................................................................................9 On Guard............................................................................................................................11 Guards for General Officers ..............................................................................................15 Grand Guards.....................................................................................................................15 Patrols ................................................................................................................................24 Advance Guards.................................................................................................................28 Police .................................................................................................................................32 Fatigue and Working Parties..............................................................................................33 Military Justice ..............................................................................................................................35 Field Officer’s Court..........................................................................................................35 Regimental or Garrison Court-Martial ..............................................................................36 General Court-Martial—Organization...............................................................................36 General Court-Martial—Jurisdiction.................................................................................38 Offences.............................................................................................................................39 Charges and Specifications ................................................................................................41 Judge Advocate ..................................................................................................................41 Military Commission.........................................................................................................54 Court of Inquiry .................................................................................................................55 Retiring Board................................................................................................................................56 Board of Survey.............................................................................................................................59 Board of Examination....................................................................................................................63 Boards of Inspection, etc. ..............................................................................................................71 Council of Administration.............................................................................................................72 Company Council ..............................................................................................................72 Post and Regimental Council.............................................................................................72 The Treasurer.....................................................................................................................77 The Depot Fund .................................................................................................................78 Regimental Staff ............................................................................................................................78 Adjutant .............................................................................................................................78 Quartermaster.....................................................................................................................82 Commissary .......................................................................................................................84 General Staff..................................................................................................................................85 THE CUSTOMS OF SERVICE FOR OFFICERS OF THE ARMY. 2 Adjutant General................................................................................................................85 Inspector General...............................................................................................................87 Aide-de-Camp ....................................................................................................................87 Quartermaster.....................................................................................................................88 Commissary .......................................................................................................................89 Engineer.............................................................................................................................89 Judge Advocate ..................................................................................................................89 Ordnance Officer ...............................................................................................................90 Mustering Officer ..............................................................................................................90 Provost Marshal .................................................................................................................91 Detached Service ...........................................................................................................................92 Recruiting Service..............................................................................................................93 Captain...........................................................................................................................................99 Company Commander .......................................................................................................99 Government ...........................................................................................................99 Administration .....................................................................................................107 Officer of the Day............................................................................................................113 Major............................................................................................................................................115 Administrator of the Effects of Deceased Officers..........................................................115 Field Officer of the Day...................................................................................................116 Field Officer’s Court-Martial...........................................................................................117 Lieutenant-Colonel ......................................................................................................................119 Colonel.........................................................................................................................................119 Government .....................................................................................................................120 Organization.........................................................................................................120 Routine .................................................................................................................122 Instruction in Tactics ...........................................................................................122 Discipline,