Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§426 Stones River National Battlefield; Establishment; Appointment of Commission
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LX — NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 426
Summary
Secretary of the Interior appoints a three‑member commission: a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officer and two Civil War veterans—one Union, one Confederate—both having served honorably.
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Title 16, §426
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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)
(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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Stones River National Military Park redesignated Stones River National Battlefield by Pub. L. 86–443. See section 426l 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 section 901 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Administrative functions of Stones River National Battlefield assigned to Department of the Interior by section 3 of Pub. L. 86–443, set out as section 426m of this title. National Park Service substituted for Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations referred to in Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, by act Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, § 1, 48 Stat. 389.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 426
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102