[Fort Sam Houston Bulletin 136]

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US Army Southern Department Headquarters bulletin reprinting a War Department bulletin that outlines regulations for soldiers' private property, followed by amendments to orders on troops' accommodations, and communications from the Army Adjutant General's office regarding the stoppage of pay for absent soldiers, applications for Army commissions by employees of government offices, and a prohibition on the voluntary induction of soldiers registered before September 12.

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9 p. ; 21 cm.

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United States. War Department. October 23, 1918.

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US Army Southern Department Headquarters bulletin reprinting a War Department bulletin that outlines regulations for soldiers' private property, followed by amendments to orders on troops' accommodations, and communications from the Army Adjutant General's office regarding the stoppage of pay for absent soldiers, applications for Army commissions by employees of government offices, and a prohibition on the voluntary induction of soldiers registered before September 12.

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9 p. ; 21 cm.

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Handwritten notes, page 1, top right: "B - No. 1r"

Page 1, bottom: "Posted Nov. 12, 1918"

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  • Accession or Local Control No: U.S. War Department Bulletin 56
  • Series Number: 136
  • Accession or Local Control No: HSUL_1-3-21-B-No-1r
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1284828

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  • October 23, 1918

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United States. War Department. [Fort Sam Houston Bulletin 136], pamphlet, October 23, 1918; Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1284828/: accessed June 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.

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