Letters Received (a series), 1805-1889.

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United States. Adjutant General's Office. Letters Received (a series), 1805-1889.

Letters Received (a series), 1805-1889.

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Letters, reports, and related papers concerning the organization and personnel of the Army, activities in and around Army posts, military expeditions, Indian affairs, wars, and many other matters, which were received by the Office of The Adjutant General directly or by endorsement from the President, Members of Congress, the Secretary of War, other officials of the government, Army officers, and other persons. As The Adjutant General was the designated officer charged with the record keeping of the War Department, muster rolls and returns of military organizations, together with returns of military divisions, departments, and posts, were sent in regularly to his office. The letters from Army officers transmitting such records are in this series; returns and muster rolls were filed separately. Personal information consisting of such papers as constitute the record of an officer's military service, including his acceptance of a commission and his oath, are to be found in this file prior to 1863. From 1863 to 1894, such information appears in the records of the Appointment, Commission and Personal Branch. This file contains much information of historical interest. Accounts of explorations on the frontiers, Indian engagements, and battles of the Mexican War are examples of materials among the records for this period. The bringing together of materials relating to a particular subject was practiced during this period and resulted in "consolidations" varying in quantity from two papers to several thousands. Personal information relating to officers of the Regular Army has also been consolidated in many instances. An exception is noted in the case of officers who fought with the Confederacy in the War of Northern Aggression. With very few exceptions the records relating to these officers remain scattered throughout the records for their periods of service. There is, however, a very small consolidation of papers on Robert E. Lee. Oversized and otherwise bulky documents have been separated and filed in "trunks." Cross-reference slips appear throughout the file indicating the present location of the documents in those cases where the filing has been irregular. In many instances documents are missing from the files.

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