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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 2 Collections and/or Records:

John Hunton papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 103
Scope and Contents Government contracts and correspondence between Hunton and the Headquarters Department of the Platte at Fort Laramie and Fort Fetterman, Wyoming, concerning the acquisition and transportation of army supplies, and including information on the closing of Fort Laramie and Hunton's acquisition of certain military bridges. Other miscellaneous documents include the relief papers for three soldiers, a receipt roll for clothing issued to enlisted men, a circular letter (carbon) from the Army...
Dates: 1872-1925

Howard Earl McBride papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9630
Scope and Contents Personal papers of Howard Earl McBride (1932-2021), mainly related to his service in the United States Army during the 1950s. Includes letters to and from Howard's wife Lois and other family members while Howard was at Fort Sill and Fort Bliss, military certificates, documents, identity cards, and photographs. Also includes materials related to Howard and Lois's time attending Brigham Young University, such as identity cards, clippings, photographs, a flier advertising Howard's run for the...
Dates: 1950-1964