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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 14 Collections and/or Records:

Brigham Young correspondence with Church leaders, 1858-1871

 Sub-Series — Box 15: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197232550779]
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 7 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence between Brigham Young and George Q. Cannon, George A. Smith, and Daniel H. Wells. Letters include discussion of the Army's presence in Utah, the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and other matters. Materials date between 1858 and 1871.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1858-1871

Eve Ball photographs, 1919-1971

 Series
Identifier: MSS 3096 Series 4
Scope and Contents note

Contains Eve Ball's photographs of individuals, places, and symbols in the American West.

Dates: Other: 1919-1971

Eve Ball professional life and career materials, 1908-1985

 Series
Identifier: MSS 3096 Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Records of Ball's professional life.

Dates: Other: 1908-1985

J Malan Heslop 16 mm Army film, 1944

 Sub-Series — Box 3: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197232514205]
Identifier: MSS P 661 Series 1 Sub-Series 3

Merian C. Cooper papers on the Punitive Expedition into Mexico, 1916-1917

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 3 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs documenting Cooper's service during the Mexican border campaign from 1916 to 1917. Includes snapshots of Cooper and panoramic shot of Company B of the 2nd Georgia Infantry on Mexican Border Service at Socorra, Texas, in January 1917.

Dates: 1916-1917

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, 1926-2010

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains documents of Latter-Day Saints serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. Material contains accounts, articles, photographs, letters, memoirs, histories, interviews, and survey responses. Dated 1926-2010.

Dates: 1926-2010

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Airborne Division, 1942-2003

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 12
Scope and Contents

This subgroup contains documents of Latter-Day Saints serving in the U.S Army Airborne Division during World War II. Materials contain photographs, papers, memoirs and interviews. Dated 1942-2003.

Dates: 1942-2003

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Chaplains, 1944-2000

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains documents from Latter-day Saints serving as chaplains in the U.S. Army during World War II. Materials include papers and newsletters. Dated 1944-2000.

Dates: 1944-2000

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Field Artillery, 1926-2006

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains documents of Latter-Day Saints serving in the U.S. Army Field Artillery during World War II in the European Theater. Materials contains papers, photographs, questionnaire, essays, histories, autobiographies, and memoirs. Dated 1926-2006.

Dates: 1926-2006

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Military Intelligence, 1942-2003

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 9
Scope and Contents

Contains papers by those involved in Saints at War Project records for the U.S. Army Military Intelligence in the European Theater during World War II. Materials include memoirs, photographs, interviews, letters, and other papers. Dated 1942-2003.

Dates: 1942-2003