Letters received by the Office of the Adjutant General, 1805-1889 (inclusive), [microform].

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Letters received by the Office of the Adjutant General, 1805-1889 (inclusive), [microform].

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The records consist of correspondence received by the Adjutant General's Office from Army officers and enlisted men, government officials, private citizens, and business firms. These six reels (consolidated file no. 1653) include "Affairs on the Rio Grande and Texas Frontier (1875-1881)," and form part of the larger series of letters received by the Adjutant General. Topics include Army personnel, the War Department, military expeditions and campaigns, Indian affairs, westward expansion and public land policy.

6 reels.

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The Continental Congress on June 17, 1775, appointed an Adjutant General of the Continental Army. After 1783 no further provision was made for such an officer until an act of March 5, 1792, provided for an adjutant, who was also to do the work of inspector. An act of March 3, 1813, established an Adjutant General's Department and an Inspector General's Department which were united the following July under one head, the Adjutant and Inspector General. Separate heads for the two Depar...