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WILLIAMS V. UNITED STATES, 154 U. S. 648 (1879)
154 U. S. 648U.S. Supreme Court
Williams v. United States, 154 U.S. 648 (1879)
Williams v. United States
No. 1058
Submitted January 24, 1879
Decided February 3, 1879
154 U.S. 648
Syllabus
The acceptance by a supernumerary officer in the Continental line of an appointment in the regiment of guards authorized by the State of Virginia took him out of the line and put him into the new organization.