A Code for the Government of Armies in the Field, as authorized by the laws and usages of war on land.

"A Code for the Government of Armies in the Field" by United States. War Department is a set of rules made in the 1860s about how armies should act during war; it explains things like how to treat people captured in war and how to take over places during war, and says soldiers should be fair and not brutal. It gives instructions for handling different parts of war, such as when the army must take command, what soldiers are supposed to do, and how to be kind to captives and people who aren't soldiers, noting that the army should act fairly and only do what's needed, stopping cruel acts, protecting people's property, addressing traitors, and directing how soldiers should behave in different events, establishing guidelines so the army acts morally and legally in battle.