Letters received by the Office of the Adjutant General, 1812-1821 [microform].

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Letters received by the Office of the Adjutant General, 1812-1821 [microform].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313845479

Selected microfilm reels of letters, orders, and commissions, primarily for 1816-1821, dealing with recruitment, assignment, pay, promotion, leave, and other personnel matters of officers and enlisted man of the U.S. Army. Included are personnel records of the U.S. Fifth Infantry stationed at Fort Snelling (Minn.) and elsewhere.

66 microfilm reels.

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7315414

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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United States. Adjutant-General's Office

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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...

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Leavenworth, Henry, 1783-1834

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Snelling, Josiah, 1782-1828

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Clark, Nathan, 1789-1836.

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Purcell, Edward, approximately 1785-1825

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