Returns from Regular Army infantry regiments, June 1821-December 1916

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United States. Adjutant-General's Office

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"On the 300 rolls of this microfilm publication are reproduced the monthly returns received from Regular Army infantry regiments by The Adjutant General's Office from June 1821 to December 1916, wi...

"On the 300 rolls of this microfilm publication are reproduced the monthly returns received from Regular Army infantry regiments by The Adjutant General's Office from June 1821 to December 1916, with related forms and correspondence of The Adjutant General's Office that were filed with these returns"--Introduction.

"According to Army Regulations and War Department General Orders, returns by all regiments were to be submitted monthly directly to The Adjutant General's Office on forms supplied by The Adjutant General in accordance with directions printed on the forms. Similar returns were to be submitted by the commander of every post, department, army corps, division, brigade, and detached command. The forms printed before January 1819 and after January 1829 had the word 'Regiment' printed in the title, but the forms printed in the period between the two dates did not, which would indicate that the same form was interchangeable for posts, departments, divisions, and regiments. In the early years manuscript forms patterned after the printed forms were submitted frequently, but commanders were instructed to submit returns upon the printed form whenever psssible"--Introduction.

"The purpose of the return was to report the strength of each regiment, both in total numbers of men present, absent, sick, or on extra or daily duty, and to give a specific accounting of officers and enlisted men by name. Eventually required in the returns were an accounting of strength in terms of horses and artillery and any additional information of interest not necessarily connected with strength"--Introduction.

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