The laws listed below are not all the relevant laws. (Perhaps I'll transcribe the remainder later!)
- Act of 10 April 1806. 'An act for establishing rules and articles for the government of the armies of the United States'. [The "Articles of War".] Ninth Congress, session 1. United States Statutes at Large 2, pages 369-372. Chapter 20.
- Act of 22 July 1861. 'An act to authorize the employment of volunteers to aid in enforcing the laws and protecting public property'. 37th Congress, session 1. United States Statutes at Large 12 (1859-63) 268-271. Chapter 9.
- Act of 3 March 1863. 'An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes'. 37th Congress, session 3. United States Statutes at Large 12 (1859-63) 731-737. Chapter 75.
- Act of 24 February 1864. 'An act to amend an Act entitled "An Act for enrolling and calling out the National Forces, and for other Purposes'. Thirty-eighth congress, session 1. Chapter 13. United States Statutes at Large 13 (1863-1865) pages 6-11.
- Act of 3 March 1865. 'An act to amend the several acts heretofore passed to provide for the enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes'. Thirty-eighth congress, session 2. United States Statutes at Large 13 (1863-1865) 487-491. Chapter 79.
Laws relating to pensions
- 'An act to grant pensions', 14 July 1862
- Arrears Act, 25 January 1879
- 'An act granting pensions to soldiers and sailors who are incapacitated for the performance of manual labor, and providing for pensions to widows, minor children, and dependent parents', 27 June 1890
- 'An act granting pensions to certain enlisted men, soldiers, and officers who served in the civil war and the war with Mexico', 6 February 1907
- 'An act granting pensions to certain enlisted men, soldiers, and officers who served in the Civil War and the War with Mexico', 11 May 1912