Letters sent by the Office of the Adjutant General, Main series, 1812-1890 [microform].

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Letters sent by the Office of the Adjutant General, Main series, 1812-1890 [microform].

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Record copies of letters and telegrams dealing with recruitment, assignment, pay, promotion, leave, discharge, and other personnel matters for officers and enlisted men of the U.S. Army; War Department orders and regulations; establishment, maintenance, and abandonment of military posts and reservations; military organizations; Indian affairs; and a variety of other subjects pertaining to the organization and operations of the federal army and the militia.

60 microfilm reels.

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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Minnesota Historical Society Library

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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...

United States. War Department

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