Revised United States Army regulations of 1861, with an appendix containing the changed and laws affecting Army regulations and Articles of war to June 25, 1863:

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Honors to be paid by the Troops.
to any field-officer authorized to review and inspect the troops. When
the inspecting officer is junior to the officer commanding the parade, no
compliments will be paid: he will be received only with swords drawn
and arms shouldered.
242. All guards are to turn out and present arms to General officers as
often as they pass them, except the personal guards of General officers,
which turn out only to the Generals whose guards they are, and to officers
of superior rank.
243. To commanders of regiments, garrison, r camp, their own guard
turn out, and present arms once a day; after which, they turn out with
shouldered arms.
244. To the members of the Cabinet; to the Chief Justice, the President
of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United
States; and to Governors, within their respective States and Territories
-the same honors will be paid as to a General commanding-in-chief.
245. Officers of a foreign service may be complimented with the honors
due to their rank.
246. Amwerican and Foreign Envoys or Ministers will be received with
the compliments due to a Major-General.
247. The colors of a regiment passing a guard are to be saluted, the
trumpets sounding, and the drums beating a march.
248. When General officers, or persons entitled to salute, pass in the
rear of a guard, the officer is only to make his men stand shouldered, and
not to face his guard about, or beat his drum.
249. When General officers, or persons entitled to a salute, pass guards
while in the act of relieving, both guards are to salute, receiving the
word of command from the senior officer of the whole.
250. All guards are to be under arms when armed parties approach
their posts; and to parties commanded by commissioned officers, they are
to present their arms, drums beating a march, and officers saluting.
251. No compliments by guards or sentinels will be paid between
retreat and reveille, except as prescribed for grand rounds.
252. All guards and sentinels are to pay the same compliments to the
officers of the navy, marines, and militia, in the service of the United
States, as are directed to be paid to the officers of the army, according to
their relative ranks.
253. It is equally the duty of non-commissioned officers and soldiers,
at all times and in all situations, to pay the proper compliments to officers
of the navy and marines, and to officers of other rcgiments, when in uniform, as to officers of their own particular regiments and corps.
254. Courtesy among military men is indispensable to discipline. Respect to superiors will not be confined to obedience on duty, but will be
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FOR THE ARMY.