Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the Field - General Order No. 100: The Lieber Code

by Francis Lieber and Government Printing Office

Book Overview

"The United States acknowledge and protect, in hostile countries occupied by them, religion and morality; strictly private property; the persons of the inhabitants, especially those of women; and the sacredness of domestic relations. Offenses to the contrary shall be rigorously punished." --Article 37, Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the Field--General Order No. 100 (1863)

In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646792203
• ISBN13: 9781646792207
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Cosimo Reports
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"