The U.S. Army Commissary General Subsistence [papers], 1849-1866.

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The U.S. Army Commissary General Subsistence [papers], 1849-1866.

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Contains the following types of materials: correspondence, reports / studies, books / manuals, telegraphs. Contains information pertaining to the following wars and time periods: Civil War, Late Indian. General description of the collection: The U.S. Army Commissary General Subsistence papers include general order of the Subsistence Office from 1849 to 1866; contains such things as letters from the War Department, Adjutant Generals Office, and telegraphs; Indian disturbances; Indian outbreaks in Minnesota; Jefferson Barracks Cheyenne Expedition; purchases of supplies from Taliferio and Grant for posts in Arizona; Camp Chase, Ohio to be regarded as U.S. camp; acts of Congress fixing the "Military Establishment of the U.S.", approved July 28, 1866.

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