U.S. Army Registers, Regulations, Orders, etc.

Mss.355.Un2g

Date: Circa 1801-1815 | Size: 1 volume(s), 1 volume

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Abstract

This is a compilation of manuscript and printed items, with some extensive annotations by Parker on the published items. There are various editions of the "Army Register," or "Register of the Army of the U.S.," from 1813-1816, published both in Washington and Philadelphia, with Parker's corrections, additions, and manuscript versions appended. Some of the volumes contain printed regulations, orders, and laws, with his annotations, such as "An Act for Establishing Rules & Articles . . . of the Armies of the U.S." (Washington, 1808); General orders, 1815; U.S. War dept. Letter from the Secretary of war...relative to the...act fixing the military peace establishment... 1816; U.S. Congress. House. Military Committee. Report...1817; U.S. War dept. Letter from the acting Secretary of war...relative to a mutiny said to have taken place at Norfolk...1817. The contents of "U.S. Army Registers, Regulations, Orders, etc., 1801-1815" are listed as: strength of the army; distribution of the officers; commanders of regiments; number of officers authorized by law; strength of regiments; distribution of the army at the close of the war; strength of the army in 1817; a correct register of the army...at the close of the campaign of 1814; regulations, orders, registers, and reports to Congress; etc.

Background note

Attorney Daniel Parker served as Adjutant Inspector-General in the U.S. Army.

Collection Information

Physical description

3 volumes, ca. 600 p.

Provenance

Presented by Daniel Parker, August 15, 1817. See in-house shelf list for additional accession numbers.

Early American History Note

These three volumes contain the U.S. Army Registers for 1813-1816. These volumes contain the official rules and regulations for the Army and other official documents. Although the Registers were printed, Parker makes occasional notes in the margins and includes handwritten lists of regiments, officers, and divisions.

Indexing Terms

Corporate Name(s)

United States. -- Army -- Registers.
United States. -- Army -- Regulations.
United States. War Department. Inspector General's Office

Genre(s)

Registers.

Subject(s)

Military History
War of 1812

Detailed Inventory


355 Un2re Parker, Daniel, 1782-1846. United States. War Department. Inspector General's Office. Army Registers	1801-1817	2 volume(s) ; D.and printed items. 2vols. Bound with this are printed U.S.Army items; 1809-1817.	volume 2	Request Collection for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Collection
Abstract: Kept by Daniel Parker, 1782-1846, these two volumes are also a compilation of manuscript and printed items with extensive annotations by Parker on the published items. The first of the two volumes, Army Registers, Laws, is dated 1801-1809; the second, Army Registers, 1813-1817; they both contain primarily the same information as the first volume, U.S. Army Registers: staff, enlisted men, pay, etc. Provenance: Presented by Daniel Parker; June 20, 1817. See letter of Parker to Cutbush; June 11, 1817. Genre(s): Registers.