16 USC § 426 - Stones River National Battlefield; establishment; appointment of commission

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s426"
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title: "16 USC § 426 - Stones River National Battlefield; establishment; appointment of commission"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "426"
section_name: "Stones River National Battlefield; establishment; appointment of commission"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES"
subchapter_number: "LX"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 374, § 1, 44 Stat. 1399; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933; Pub. L. 86–443, §§ 2, 3, Apr. 22, 1960, 74 Stat. 82.)"
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# § 426. Stones River National Battlefield; establishment; appointment of commission

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.

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 374, § 1, 44 Stat. 1399; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933; Pub. L. 86–443, §§ 2, 3, Apr. 22, 1960, 74 Stat. 82.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

Stones River National Military Park redesignated Stones River National Battlefield by . See section 426 of this title.

## Executive Documents

### Transfer of Functions

Administrative functions of Stones River National Military Park transferred to Department of the Interior by Ex. Ord. Nos. 6166 and 6228, set out as notes under , Government Organization and Employees. Administrative functions of Stones River National Battlefield assigned to Department of the Interior by , set out as .

National Park Service substituted for Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations referred to in Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, by , .