Excerpt from The Military Laws of the United States, Relating to the Army, Marine Corps, Volunteers, Militia, and to Bounty Lands and Pensions: From the Foundation of the Government to the Year 1858 The editions of the military laws heretofore published by Col. Cross, and Capt. Beitzel, of the United States Army, were found very convenient for reference. Nearly twelve years having elapsed since the last of these editions was issued, there existed a great necessity for a new compilation, which would correct some errors and omissions of the former publications, and include all the Military enactments from 1846 to the present date. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.