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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 23 Collections and/or Records:

E. Gene Shumway family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8874
Scope and Contents Contains papers relating to the life and military service of Marjorie, Don L., and E. Gene Shumway during World War II, collected by E. Gene Shumway. Especially well documented is the the Women's Army Corps service and life of Marjorie Shumway. Included are many of her scrapbooks and photographs. Includes several letters sent between Marjorie, Don, and E. Gene and their family. Includes some phonograph records created by Don L. Included too are books and technical manuals of E. Gene, and...
Dates: 1928-2006

Albert Aikens Smith papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7686
Scope and Contents Contains materials pertaining to Albert Aikens Smith's personal life and professional military life. Includes military papers, correspondence, maps, photographs and negatives from Smith’s time training and serving in the National Guard of Utah from 1929-1937, and the United States Army in WWII and the Korean War. Photographs and negatives also pertain to Smith’s personal life, focused on his wife and children. School yearbooks are from Smith’s time at David High School and BYU. The Albert...
Dates: 1920-1985

Tiger Jack

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1589
Scope and Contents

Printer's proofs, a rough draft, and newsletters. These include a printer's proof of "Tiger Jack" and a photocopy of printer's proofs with handwritten corrections superimposed on each. Also included is a typewritten rough draft of "Division Commander: Study of a leader, 'P' Wood and the 4th Armored Division," and newsletters (1973-1974) describing the history of the division during World War II.

Dates: 1979