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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 42 Collections and/or Records:

Eve Ball research, 1870-1984

 Series
Identifier: MSS 3096 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains oral histories, documents, and correspondence, collected by Eve Ball for her research and work with Native Americans and the history of the West.

Dates: Other: 1870-1984

Eve Ball research on Indians of North America, 1870-1983

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3096 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains oral histories, documents, and correspondence about Native Americans collected by Eve Ball.

Dates: Other: 1870-1983

Eve Ball research on Western history, 1875-1983

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3096 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Contains oral histories, correspondence, and documents related to the history of the West collected by Eve Ball.

Dates: Other: 1875-1983

Eve Ball speeches, 1973-1978

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3096 Series 3 Sub-Series 11
Scope and Contents note

Contains speeches and materials related to the conferences Eve Ball attended.

Dates: Other: 1973-1978

Eve Ball teaching materials, 1969-1971

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3096 Series 3 Sub-Series 12
Scope and Contents note

Contains course material from Eve Ball's teaching career.

Dates: Other: 1969-1971

G. Robert Ruff letters, 1943 March-August

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197239126771], Folder: 1-2
Identifier: MSS 9407 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains letters written by G. Robert Ruff to his family during his time in the United States Army in 1943, first at Fort Douglas and then at Maxwell Field to train as a pilot in the Army Air Force. His letters discuss matters of home, personal philosophies, demanding army life, and make particular mention of his younger brother Jean and his girlfriend Betty. Dated March 8, 1943 to August 7, 1943.

Dates: 1943 March-August

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

Melvin D. Barney memoir, 1994

 Series — Carton 147: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 9; Series 10; Series 12; Series 13; Series 16; Series 14; Series 15, Folder: 36
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

File contains two copies of the oral history memoir of Melvin D. Barney, interviewed by Don Norton, regarding his experiences serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. Dated 1994.

Dates: 1994

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

Morris A. Shirts military correspondence, 1944-1995

 Sub-Series — Box 36: Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197233643508], Folder: 3-16, 26
Identifier: MSS 2227 Series 2 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, diaries about his war experience, and other material related to Shirts' time in the military. Material dates from 1943-1995.

Dates: 1944-1995