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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 21 STAT. · May 3, 1880 · Chapter 78

Chapter 78.

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CHAP. 78.— An act to place William Gaines late ordnance sergeant United States Army on the retired list.May 3, 1880. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,William Gaines, ordnance sergeant, placed on retired list for 51 years’ honorable service. That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to place William Gaines, late ordnance sergeant, United States Army, on the retired list of the Army, with seventy-five per centum of the full pay and allowances of an ordnance sergeant for and during his natural life, he having served faithfully and honorably in the Army of the United States for more than fifty-one years, having been an ordnance sergeant for over thirty-three consecutive years of said service, and having participated in the siege of Fort Meigs, the defense of Fort Stephenson and the battle of the Thames in the war of eighteen hundred and twelve.
Approved, May 3, 1880. Chapter 80: making appropriations for fortifications and other works of defense, and for the armament thereof, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-one, and for other purposes. Chapter 80 21 Stat. 109 1880-05-04 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-02-27 46 2 public
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