Correspondence files, 1894-1906.

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Correspondence files, 1894-1906.

Incoming and copies of outgoing correspondence between U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and attorneys and coal, manufacturing, telephone, stone, ironworks, railroad and lumber companies concern land acquisition, coal purchases, railroad cars and locomotives, shipment of sand sacks, telephone purchases, stome deliveries, railroad bridges, lumber purchases, freight charges and equipment repair.

correspondence 0.5 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7395422

Illinois State Archive

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United States. Army. Corps of Engineers

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The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is an engineer formation of the United States Army that has three primary mission areas: engineer regiment, military construction, and civil works. The day-to-day activities of the three mission areas are administered by a lieutenant general known as the commanding general/chief of engineers. The chief of engineers commands the engineer regiment, composed of combat engineer army units, and answers directly to the chief of staff of the army. Comba...