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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:

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