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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 74 Collections and/or Records:

Jesse Lee Reno letter at Camp Floyd, Utah Territory

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230238526]
Identifier: MSS SC 346
Scope and Contents

ALS which mentions the forwarding of requisitions from the 5th and 10th Infantry Regiments for new rifled muskets. Discusses defective muskets and defective saddles. Mention is also made of a Lieutenant Shunk who is to be reimbursed for his purchase of military supplies.

Dates: 1858

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, approximately 2000-2017

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 16 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains materials from Latter-day Saints serving in the Iraq War. Materials include the Elizabeth J. Lister Brimley memoir and the Jonathan Volcansek interview. Dated approximately 2000-2017.

Dates: approximately 2000-2017

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 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

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Ordinance Corps, 1943-2003

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 11
Scope and Contents

Contains documents from Latter-day Saints serving in the U.S. Army Ordinance Corps during World War II. Materials include memoirs, personal papers, photographs, and other papers. Dated 1943-2003.

Dates: 1943-2003

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Signal Corps, 1939-2001

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains documents from Latter-day Saints serving in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. Materials contain autobiographies, intervews, papers, and memoirs. Dated 1939-2001.

Dates: 1939-2001

Saints at War Project records for the United States Cavalry Reconnaissance, 1944-2002

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents

Subgroup contains documents from Latter-day Saints serving in the U.S. Army Cavalry Reconnaissance in the European Theater during World War II. Materials include personal papers, photographs, histories and an interview. Dated 1944-2002.

Dates: 1944-2002

Leland I. Selvey papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9239
Scope and Contents

Contains materials pertaining to the life of Leland Ira Selvey, particularly in relation to his time serving in France during World War I. Included are souvenirs from France, such as guidebooks, a single feather, postcards, and printed ephemera. Also includes handwritten letters from family and friends, scrapbooks, notebooks, diaries, and 259 photographs and negatives. Dated 1905-1927, with the bulk dated 1918-1919.

Dates: approximately 1905-1927; Majority of material found within 1918-1919