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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 13 STAT. · Feb. 29, 1864 · Chapter XIV

Chapter XIV. *reviving the Grade of Lieutenant-General in the United States Army.* Feb. 29, 1864. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That the grade of lieutenant-generalGrade of lieutenant-general revived, and appointment authorized.

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Chap. XIV.— An Act *reviving the Grade of Lieutenant-General in the United States Army.* Feb. 29, 1864. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That the grade of lieutenant-generalGrade of lieutenant-general revived, and appointment authorized. be and the same is hereby revived in the army of the United States; and the President is hereby authorized, whenever he shall deem THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess.
I. 14, 15, 16. 1864.12it expedient, to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, a lieutenant-general, to be selected from among those officers in the military service of the United States, not below the grade of major-general, most distinguished for courage, skill, and ability, who, being commissioned as lieutenant-general, may be authorized, under the direction, and during the pleasure of the President, to command the armies of the United States. Sec. 2. Pay and allowances.1798. ch. 47, § 5.Vol. i. p. 558.1842, ch. 186, § 6; vol. 5, p. 513.Rank, pay, &c., of General Scott not affected. *And be it further enacted,* That the lieutenant-general appointed as hereinbefore provided shall be entitled to the pay, allowances, and staff specified in the fifth section of the act approved May twenty-eight, seventeen hundred and ninety-eight; and also the allowances described in the sixth section of the act approved August twenty-three, eighteen hundred and forty-two, granting additional rations to certain officers: *Provided, *That nothing in this act contained shall be construed in any way to affect the rank, pay, or allowances of Winfield Scott, lieutenant-general by brevet, now on the retired list of the army.
Approved, February 29, 1864. Chapter XV: to extend the Time for the Withdrawal of Goods from public Stores and bonded Warehouses, and for other Purposes. 13 Stat. 12 1864-02-29 Chapter XV Little, Brown and Company text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-27 38 2 public
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