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United States. Army

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1784

Administrative History

The United States Army, previously known as the American Continental Army, was established by the Congress of the Confederation in 1784.

Citation:
Brown, Jerry, 1936- Narushenie poverkhnosti i ee zashchita pri osvoenii Severa, 1981: p. 3 (Laboratorii͡a Armii SShA po izuchenii͡u kholodnykh regionov KRREL)

Genizi, H. Yoʻets u-meḳim, 1987: t.p. (Tsava ha-Ameriḳani)

Probable trend and magnitude of Soviet expenditures for national security purposes, 1969: t.p. (U.S. Army)

U.S. gov't org. man., 1978/79, p. 199 (The American Continental Army, now called the United States Army, was established by the Continental Congress, June 14, 1775)

Found in 91 Collections and/or Records:

Thomas J.C. Amory pay vouchers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324060]
Identifier: MSS SC 2476
Scope and Contents

Printed, handwritten, and signed pay vouchers dated 30 Sept. and 31 Oct. 1858. The items were created while Amory was serving with the United States Seventh Infantry at Camp Floyd, Utah.

Dates: 1858 October 31; 1858 September 30

An army of marksmen

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230317502]
Identifier: MSS SC 1860
Scope and Contents

Printed booklet and one typewritten manuscript of "An Army of Marksmen." The volume documents the United States Army's efforts to develop individual marksmanship by U.S. soldiers.

Dates: 1980-1981

Army Specialized Training Program academic records

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233646238]
Identifier: UA 5656
Scope and Contents

Contains academic records for participants in the Army Specialized Training Program at Brigham Young University. Materials date from 1943 to 1944.

Dates: 1943-1944

Eve Ball papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3096
Abstract

Collection includes research, publications, business records, and photographs which Eve Ball used in her day-to-day life.

Dates: 1855-1984

Henry C. Bankhead pay voucher

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324078]
Identifier: MSS SC 2477
Scope and Contents

Printed, handwritten, and signed pay voucher dated 3 Jan. 1858. The item documents the pay Bankhead received while serving as a lieutenant of the Fifth United States Infantry stationed at Camp Floyd, Utah.

Dates: 1858 January 3

William Clark bill of exchange

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233291985]
Identifier: Vault MSS 640
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed bill of exchange addressed to General Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War. Clark requests the sum of two hundred dollars to be paid to William Croghan, an Indian interpreter, for services rendered.

Dates: 1808

Biography and memorabilia of Robert Mylchrist Cannon

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 943
Scope and Contents

This collecion consists of 4 biographies, 2 resumes, awards, letters, magazine articles, and photocopied newspaper photos and articles referring to Cannon.

Dates: 1945-1976

Boots and saddles at the Little Bighorn

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230322494]
Identifier: MSS SC 2654
Scope and Contents

Typewritten book draft with handwritten corrections. The item is about the equipment of George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry. The book draft was submitted to the Old Army Press for publication.

Dates: 1976

E. A. Brininstool collection of Western photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 68
Scope and Contents Collection includes original and reproduction photographs, lithographs, negatives, and wood printing blocks related to the American West. Images includes sites of battles with Native Americans, historical figures involved in the development of the West, buildings, and landmarks. Subjects include Wild Bill Hickock, Luther S. Kelly, Amos Chapman, Alfred Howe Terry, Annie Oakley, Billy the Kid, Calamity Jane, George A. Custer, Philip Henry Sheridan, Red Cloud, and sportted Tail. Materials were...
Dates: approximately 1860-1949

Walter Mason Camp photograph collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233280335]
Identifier: MSS P 16
Scope and Contents Collection contains photographs of battlefields, groups of Native Americans, and portraits of notable individuals who were prominent in the Indian Wars including George A. Custer and other U.S. Army and Native American participants. Original prints (including albumen, cartes-de-visite, and cabinet cards), copy prints, postcards, halftones, engravings, and selected copy negatives prepared by the repository staff. The bulk of the collection was compiled by Walter Mason Camp and pertains almost...
Dates: 1862-1929