United States Department of War

Books by United States Department of War

Total count: 853

• A plan for the general arrangement of the militia of the United Statesthe regulations for the discipline and government of the militia, will be submitted hereafter.

  s.n.1786-01-01
• War-Office, January 18, 1790.Sir, Having submitted to your consideration a plan for the arrangement of the militia of the United States, which I had presented to the late Congress, and you having approved the general principles thereof, with certain exceptions, I now respectfully lay the same before you, modified according to the alterations you were pleased to suggest

  s.n.1790-01-01
• The causes of the existing hostilities between the United States and certain tribes of Indians north-west of the Ohiostated and explained from official and authentic documents, and published in obedience to the orders of the president of the United States.

  Printed by D.C. Claypoole1792-01-01
• United States, January the 16th, 1792.Sir, As the circumstances which have engaged the United States in the present Indian War may some of them be out of the public recollection, and others perhaps be unknown, it may appear advisable that you prepare and publish, from authentic documents, a statement of those circumstances ..

  Printed by D.C. Claypoole.1792-01-01
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  Department of War, December 10, 1794.Sir, In obedience to the orders of the president of the United States, I have the honor to submit to the House of Representatives, a statement of such difficulties and inconveniences as have occurred in the execution of the act, intituled, "An act more effectually to provide for the national defence, by establishing an uniform militia throughout the United States."

  s.n.1794-01-01
• War Department, May [blank] 1794. Sir, I am instructed by the president of the United States, to transmit to your excellency, the act herein enclosed, entitled, "An act directing a detachment from the militia of the United States." In pursuance of this law, the president desires, that you will take effectual measures ... to organize, arm, and equip ... [blank] of the militia of the state of [blank]

  s.n.1794-01-01
• Department of War, December 5, 1794.Sir, The president of the United States has instructed me to transmit to your Excellency, the enclosed resolve containing the unanimous thanks of the House of Representatives to the militia in actual service for the suppression of the late insurrection, with a request that you will please to make the same known to the militia of Virginia. ..

  s.n.1794-01-01
• Department of War, January 26th, 1795.Sir, In pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives ... requesting the president of the United States "to direct the proper officer to lay before the House a statement of the number of troops that will be necessary ... to protect the frontiers of the United States;" I submit the following report ..

  s.n.1795-01-01
• Letter from the Secretary of War, accompanying sundry statements & reports

  Francis Childs1795-01-01
• United States. December 30th, 1794.Gentlemen of the Senate and of the House of Representatives. I lay before you a report made to me by the secretary of war respecting the frontiers of the United States. ... Go. Washington.

  Printed by Childs and Swaine?1795-01-01
• Letter and reports of the secretary at war, to the committee appointed to enquire into the naval equipment of the United States.Published by the order of the House of Representatives, the 2d March, 1796.

  Printed by Francis Childs?1796-01-01
• Report from the Department of War, relative to the fortifications of the ports and harbours of the United States.Published by order of the House of Representatives.

  Printed by Francis Childs?1796-01-01
• Letter from the Secretary at War to the chairman of the committee on the naval equipment, inclosing sundry statements relative to the subjectaccompanying a report of the committee appointed on the 16th ultimo, to enquire into the state of the naval equipment : 25th January, 1797 committed to a committee of the whole House ...

  s.n.1797-01-01
• Uniform for the Navy of the United States of America.

  Printed by William Ross1797-01-01
• Regulations to be observed in the delivery and distribution of fuel and straw to the garrisons on the sea coast, and recruiting parties.... Given at the War-Office of the United States in Philadelphia, this twenty-sixth day of December, A.D. 1797. ...

  Printed by William Ross1797-01-01
• Regulations respecting extra-allowances to officers.In all cases where officers are detached on services, which oblige them to incur expences on the road, and at places where there are no military posts ... the following regulations are to govern in the settlement of their accounts. ... Given at the Office of the War Department of the United States, in the city of Philadelphia by order of the president, this nineteenth day of December, 1798 ..

  s.n.1798-01-01
• Rules and regulations respecting the recruiting service.

  s.n.1798-01-01
• To volunteer companies, who have associated, and intend offering their services to the president of the United States in the Provisional Army.

  s.n.1798-01-01
• Marine rules and regulations

  Printed by John Fenno1798-01-01
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  Letter from the Secretary at War, accompanying a report and sundry statements, supplementary to his report received the 16th instant, in pursuance of two resolutions of this House of the 28th of March last ; 23d April, 1798, referred to the Committee of the whole House, to whom is committed the bill making appropriations for the military establishment for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight, and for other purposes.

  Printed by Joseph Gales1798-01-01
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