Records of the Michigan Department of Military Affairs, Office of the Adjutant General, 1916-1935.

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Records of the Michigan Department of Military Affairs, Office of the Adjutant General, 1916-1935.

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This record group consists of bound compilations of the special orders issued by the Adjutant General of Michigan from 1916 to 1935. Col. John S. Bersey held the office during this entire time period and most orders bear his signature. Generally, they concern personnel matters, such as transfers, promotions, assignments, assumptions of command and discharges. The World War I era is represented in this series, and typical orders from this time document reassignments to the U.S. regular armed forces, discharges due to dependents and special training assignments.

7 Hollinger boxes (7 cu. ft.)

State Archive of Michigan

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State Archive of Michigan

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Michigan. Adjutant-General's Dept.

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Michigan's military establishment formally began with an August 30, 1805 act that provided for a territorial militia. A state militia was established in 1838. Public Act 147 of 1846 completely re-organized the state militia. Public Act 198 of 1893 officially designated the militia as the Michigan National Guard. In 1916, the U.S. Congress passed the National Defense Act, making all state national guards the primary reserves of the U.S. armed forces. The Executive Organization Act of 1965, which ...

Michigan. Dept. of Military Affairs.

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Michigan's military establishment formally began with an August 30, 1805 act that provided for a territorial militia. A state militia was established in 1838. Public Act 147 of 1846, which completely organizes the state militia, states that "In the Adjutant General's Department, there shall be an adjutant general, with the rank of brigadier general." The Executive Organization Act of 1965, which created the Department of Military Affairs, formally named the Adjutant General as the Department's c...

Bersey, John S.

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