Rules and Regulations Respecting the Recruiting Service
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Type
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Title
Rules and Regulations Respecting the Recruiting Service
Description
Undated War Office form document lists army recruitment regulations, which forbid enlistment of the intoxicated, the unhealthy, the underage, Indians, or blacks. Spaces specifying term of service, pay, and bounty are blank. Recruits are to be read the rules regarding desertion. The recruit's oath is printed. Directs the disposal of all the recruit's non-military clothing. Regulates living arrangements and organization of the recruits. Defines classes of recruits based on their military knowledge, and the status of artificers. Delineates rules for company record-keeping, and the procedure for prompt identification of a soldier who has deserted.
short description
Rules and Regulations Respecting the Recruiting Service
author
in collection
in image
note
See page 129 of the tif file for document
notable person/group
Officers
Secretary of War
drunk
musicians
negro
mulatto
Indian
vagrant
magistrate
artificers
wheelwrights
blacksmiths
armorers
carpenters
notable location
War Office
notable item/thing
Rules and Regulations
rules
regulations
recruiting service
state of intoxication
enlistment
height
shoes
age
health
bodily powers
running
jumping
wrestling
term
sum
rules and articles of war
oath
clothing
absence
meals
roll
recruiting party
apprenticeship
arms
recruiting book
receipt
bounty
instruction
returns
rations
desertion
description of each recruit
document number
9999999916001
page start
127
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | IDD03 (157 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 384 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Department | [unknown] | [n/a] |