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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 3 Collections and/or Records:

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

Dorothy Elizabeth Green papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1880
Scope and Contents

Certificates, correspondence, requests, orders, and a scrapbook which includes many photographs. The materials relate to Green's assignments in the Army and a bill allowing her to stay in the Army long enough to receive retirement.

Dates: 1943-1963

Photographs of military camps and homes

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 692
Scope and Contents

Contains 14 photographs of people and places, including military camps and houses. Photographs are primarily gelatin silver prints and gelatin printing out prints. Dated approximately 1890-1929.

Dates: approximately 1890-1929