...department, may appoint general courts-martial whenever necessary. But no sentence of a courtmartial shall be carried into execution until after the whole proceedings shall have been laid before the officer ordering the same, or the officer commanding the troops for the time being;...

...or the dismission of a commissioned officer, or which shall, either in time of peace or war, respect a general officer, be carried into execution until...confirmation or disapproval and orders in the case." And Article 83 read thus: "Any commissioned officer convicted before a gen eral court-martial of conduct...

...major general commanding the army has transmitted the whole of the proceedings in the foregoing case, to the secretary of war, to be laid before the president...United States, for his confirmation or disapproval and order* in the case, and he has received the following order: War department, ? 17th March, 1829. 5...

...signed, for his perusal and sanction, and that he be respectfully requested to forward the same tp the Secretary of War, to be laid before the President of the United States, with such remarks in favor of the objects contemplated as he believes they deserve. Resolved,...

...Grand Army of the Republic, except by court-martial, convened by order of the Commander-in-Chief, shall be carried into execution until after the whole proceedings shall have been laid before the officer next superior to the one ordering the Court, for his confirmation or disapproval...

...the dismission of a commissioned officer, are among them,) the whole proceedings are required to be transmitted to the Secretary of War, to be laid before the President, " for his confirmation or disapproval, and orders on the case." The terms indicate an unlimited discretion;...