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In flic hatlalion of cli'Vcii miillcrv companies ( o( ('liircront rpp;Iments,) 

 ■serving- hi the iiriiiy of ()ccu])ati<)U as int'anlry, shmihl an additional field 

 olKicer be deemed necessary with that battalion, l)y the couunander of that 

 anny, the second ollieer of the battalion whether such by brevet, or other- 

 wise, would be entitled to lie assiifued as Major. 

 I am sir, veiy res'pectfully, 



Your obedient servant, 

 (Sio-ned) H. JONES, 



Jlajiifant (icncral. 

 The loi-egoing letter is prinled as a circular for the informatiou of the 



lariny. 



AnJUTANT GeXRRAt/s Ol'T'IC'K, 



Washington, Nov. JiUli, \^V). 



By order of 



R. JONES, 



jldjntani General. 



APPEJVBJX B. 



Regultil/Dii.^i by command of President Jackson conceDihi'j; Brevet and 



StaJ' Rank. 



Adjutant General's Oi'tice, 

 Washington, August loth, 1829. 

 Order — No. -'54. 



The following regulation ajiproved by the PresidenT of the United States, 

 ihas been received from the War Department and is published for the intor- 

 anation and government of all concerned: 



regulation concerning rank and command. 

 ''1. Brevet rank will gve no command -except on detachments, composed 

 •of (hlFerent corps and within the meaning of the Gist Article of War. 



"2. Detachment means a hody of troops sent out from the main body 

 to perform a particular service and to be absent for a limited time; when 

 such a detachment is composed of ditferent corps brevet rank will take 

 •effect in conformity with the ()Lst Article of War. 



"3. Under the" same Article of W'ar, brevet rank will take place on 

 Courts Martial when composed of dilfercnt oIHcers of different corps. 



"4. In regularly constilutt'd x onmiands, such as garrisons, posts, de- 

 partments, regiments, corps, companies, battalions, brigades, divisions, 

 ■corps d'armie, or the army itself, bievet rank is not to be I'xercised except 

 on special assignment. 



" O. Officers having rank in fhe line of the army, the staff or by brevet, 

 though eligible to connnand, will not assume the conuuand, unless specially 

 put on duty with that intention. 



"6. An officer entrusted with the command of a post, detachment, guard 

 or separate command, will not surrender it to another, imless regularly re- 

 lieved from the duty assigned him, excei:)t in the case ot sickness, or ina- 

 bility to perform his duty, when the ofFicer next in rank present, and on 

 'duty with such command, will succeed as a matter of course. 



"7. An officer not on duty, with, nor belonging to any of the compa- 



