Today in History: Establishing U.S. Troops
Today in History–September 29–the Library of Congress features the official establishment of the U.S. military by Congress on this day in 1789. The act, spurred on by President George Washington, legalized the existing U.S. Army, a small force inherited from the Continental Congress that had been created under the Articles of Confederation. Find out more by visiting the Today in History section, then click the links below to access troop-related primary sources.
Legislation establishing U.S. troops
Troop-related manuscripts and documents
Maps of troop positions and more
Stars and Stripes: The American Soldiers’ Newspaper of World War I, 1918 to 1919
More military primary source collections
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