Soldier
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
A military man; a private in the army. Soldiers re-enlisted “for clerical service and messenger duty,” under act of congress of July 29, 1886, are still in the service, and under U. S. Rev. St. § 1285, are entitled to the additional pay for certificates of merit.
Bell v. U. S., 28 Ct. Cl. 462.
See Longevity Pay; Foreign Troops.