16 U.S.C. § 428 — Fort Donelson National Battlefield; establishment; appointment of commission

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This law creates a commission to study the Fort Donelson battlefield. The Secretary of the Interior appoints three members to the commission. One member is an Army engineer, one fought for the Union, and one fought for the Confederacy.

This section sets up a commission to study the Fort Donelson battlefield in Tennessee. The Secretary of the Interior appoints all of its members. The commission has three members: 1. A commissioned officer from the Army Corps of Engineers. 2. A Civil War veteran who honorably served in the United States military. 3. A Civil War veteran who honorably served in the Confederate States military.

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A commission is created, to be composed of the following members, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior:

(1)

A commissioned officer of the Corps of Engineers, United States Army;

(2)

A veteran of the Civil War who served honorably in the military forces of the United States; and

(3)

A veteran of the Civil War who served honorably in the military forces of the Confederate States of America.

Source credit: (Mar. 26, 1928, ch. 248, § 1, 45 Stat. 367; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933; Pub. L. 86–738, § 5, Sept. 8, 1960, 74 Stat. 876.)

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1928Enacted · Act of Mar. 26, 1928, ch. 248 · 45 Stat. 367
1960Amended · Pub. L. 86-738 · 74 Stat. 876

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