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American State Papers --INDEX TO MILITARY AFFAIRS. VOLUME II.
Exposition of facts concerning transactions at the, ... 7
Statement of grievances by cadets of the, ... 12
Charge against Captain John Bliss, of the, ... 13
Arrest of the committee of cadets at the, ... 14
Report to the Secretary of War, by the committee of cadets lately of the, ... 16
Court of inquiry ordered on the late transactions at the, ... 17
Case of the cadets of the, ... 17
Charges against Thomas Ragland, cadet at the, ... 24
Opinion of the Attorney General of the United States, on the subjection of the cadets at the, ... 26
General orders relative to the court-martial held on the committee of cadets at the, ... 30
Expenditures for the years 1816, 1817, and 1818, for the, ... 51
Appropriations from 1809 to 1819, for the, with the application thereof, ... 53
Cadets appointed from 1800 to 1819, to the, ... 55
Appropriations required in 1820, for the, ... 65
Appropriations required in 1821 and 1822, ... 66
Funds required for the pay, subsistence, and clothing of the academic staff and cadets attached to the, for 1820, ... 66
Funds required for the pay, subsistence, and clothing of the academic staff and cadets attached to the, for 1821 and 1822, ... 67
Report of the Secretary of War, on the rules and regulations adopted for the, ... 75
Rules and regulations for the government of the, ... 77, 648
Propositions in relation to the, by Major S. Thayer, ... 80
Remarks on propositions in relation to the, by General Bernard and Major McRea, ... 83
Cadets at the, January 1, 1815, with appointments from 1815 to 1819, designating States, &c., ... 87
Report on the petition of the committee of cadets at the, 138
Number of academic staff and cadets at the, in 1817, 1818, and 1819, ... 195
Aggregate expenditure to August 1, 1820, on the, ... 276
Number of cadets educated at the, ... 277, 349
Admissions, resignations, dismissals, issues, and promotions of cadets at the, from 1817 to 1821, ... 350
Expenses in the years 1818, 1819, 1820, and 1821, and estimates for the year 1822, of the, ... 350
Returns of the academic staff and school at the, ... 353
History of the, ... 380
Cadets who remained in service five years; cadets who resigned, or were discharged before the expiration of five years, &c., ... 381
Cadets who left without receiving commissions, ... 382
Officers in the late war educated at the, ... 383
Expense of maintaining the officers and instructors of the, since 1802, ... 385
Distinguished cadets at the examination in June, 1822, ... 522
Distinguished cadets at the examination in June, 1823, ... 621
Distinguished cadets at the examination in June, 1824, ... 846
Condition of the, in February, 1824, ... 632
Cadets admitted, completed the course of study, commissioned at, discharged, or permitted to depart from the, from 1802 to 1823, ... 633, 635
Cadets who graduated at, and received commissions in the army of the United States, from 1802 to 1823, ... 634
Graduates of the, ... 635
Number and grade of officers employed at the, their duties, pay, and emoluments, ... 644
Number of professors and teachers (not officers) employed at the, their duties, pay, and emoluments, ... 644
Number of professors, teachers, and instructors employed in the, and the number which would be required for the augmentation of each one hundred cadets, with a comparative view of the expense, ... 645
Ordinary expenses under present and proposed organization of the, ... 646, 664
Number of officers and teachers wanted for an additional 150 or 200 cadets at the, with the expense thereof, ... 647
Rules and regulations of the, showing the organization, course of study, discipline, &c. &c. at the, ... 648
Distribution of studies, and employment of time at the, ... 658
Weekly class reports of the, ... 659, 660
Studies and class books of the, ... 661
Applications for admission to the, ... 662
Expense of horses for the, ... 662
Comparative view of the expense of instruction at the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, Woolwich Academy, and the, ... 662
Expediency of allowing officers, acting as professors and instructors, the same extra pay as is now granted to cadets at the, ... 663
Project of a better organization of the, ... 663
Improvement of the, 714
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Report of the Board of Visiters at, for 1824, ... 716
Professor of chemistry and mineralogy, and a chaplain and teacher of ethics, recommended for the, ... 718
Equalization of pay, rank, and emoluments of the professors of the, ... 718
Apparatus required for the, ... 718
Number of officers and teachers required, with the expense of a new, ... 647
Fortifications for the protection of Mobile, in, ... 345
Information relative to the fortifications at Mobile Point and Dauphin Island, in, ... 357
Re-examination of the positions of the fortifications at Mobile Point and Dauphin Island, in, ... 368
Report on the same, ... 388
Progress of work at Mobile Point, in, ... 713
Report on contract with Farrow and Harris, for erection of fortifications on Dauphin Island, in, ... 826
Made to general officers, ... 673
Sale of surplus, ... 666
Accounts for the same period, of, ... 677
Funds remitted in 1822, to the, ... 463
Funds remitted in 1823, to the, ... 573
Expenses and state of the, in 1822, ... 472
Cost and value of Springfield and Harper's Ferry, ... 473, 480, 482
Expenditures at, and number, kind, and value of arms manufactured from 1795 to 1821, at the, ... 473, 474, 478, 481
Number, dimensions, materials, and value of buildings at the, ... 473, 479, 482
Cost of stock, tools, and materials, and mode of transacting business at Springfield, ... 483
Number of cannon, arms, equipments, and munitions of war on hand in 1822, at the, ... 495
Expenditures for constructing and repairing, from 1798 to 1815, ... 513
Report on the establishment of an armory on the western waters, ... 523
Operations in 1822, of the, ... 530
Expenditures in 1822, at the, ... 531
Description of the armory at Springfield, ... 538
Arms made at the armory at Springfield, from 1795 to 1817, with expenditures and stock on hand, ... 540
Report, in detail, of the state and condition of the armory at Springfield, ... 541
Work done, and supplies procured, from October, 1822, to September, 1823, at the, ... 574
Operations of, and expenditures at the, in 1823, ... 672
Operations of, and expenditures at the, in 1824, ... 834
Funds remitted to, and accounts rendered from each of the, in 1824, ... 722
Work done from October 1. 1823, to September 30, 1824, at the, ... 724, 834
Estimate of materials required annually for the manufacture of 12,000 muskets at the, and cost thereof, ... 731, 751
Report, in detail, by commissioners appointed under the act of March 3, 1823, entitled "An act to establish an armory on the western waters," containing the result of the examination of all the sites, ... 729
(See National Armory.)
Comparative expense, in 1817 and 1822, of manufacturing, ... 463
Number, kind, and value of, manufactured at Springfield and Harper's Ferry, ... 473, 474, 478, 481
Number transmitted to each State and Territory, from January 1, 1816, to December 31, 1821, for arming the militia, ... 485
Number of, on hand at the fortifications, ... 487
Transportation of, from the places at which they were made or purchased in the Atlantic States, to the places at which they were to be delivered or used in the Western States or Territories, ... 504, 506, 511, 514
Number of, in good order in the several depots, in January, 1823, ... 523
Engagements for the supply of, for the militia, ... 533
Procured in 1823, for arming the militia, ... 573
Issued to the troops in 1823, ... 576
Issued to the troops in 1824, ... 726
Contracts made for small, ... 599
Regulations for the proof and inspection of, ... 609
Sale of surplus, ... 666
Preservation of the, for the militia, ... 671
Number of, made in 1823, at the national armories, ... 672
Number procured, and expenditures made in 1824, for arming the militia, ... 722
Apportionment, in 1823, to the militia, of, ... 723
Estimate of materials required annually for the manufacture of 12,000 stands of, and cost thereof, ... 731, 751
Number of, made in 1824, at the national armories, ... 834
Division of the North, Major General Brown, ... 36
Division of the South, Major General Jackson, ... 37
Numerical force of the, from 1815 to 1819, ... 38
Executions and other punishments illegally inflicted since the year 1815, in the, ... 38, 198
Expediency of using domestic fabrics for clothing the, ... 42
Materials, &c. required in 1819 for clothing the, ... 44
Comparative view of expenditures since the reduction in 1802, for the, ... 45
Average strength of the, in 1809, 1810, 1811, and 1820, ... 46
Organization of the, in 1809, 1810, 1811, and 1820, ... 46
Average appropriations for the, in 1809, 1810, 1811, and 1820, ... 47
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Cost of rations by contract, from 1817 to 1818, for the, ... 72, 415
Number and cost of rations, from June 1 to August 31, 1819, ... 74
Troops raised without the consent of Congress, by orders of Major Generals Gaines and Jackson, and taken into the, ... 99
Prevention of duelling in the, ... 138
Report of the Secretary of War, proposing a plan for the reduction of the, ... 188, 379
Organization proposed under resolution of the House of Representatives of May 11, 1820, of the, ... 191
Present organization of the, in December, 1820, ... 194
Officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates in the, in 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820, ... 195, 275
Enlistments for the, in 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820, ... 195
Annual expenses of the, in 1818, 1819, and 1820, ... 195
Present organization of, and proposed organization at its maximum and minimum, of the, ... 196
Saving of expenditure, by the proposed organization of the, ... 198
Systems of martial law, and field service and police for the government of the, ... 199, 268
General regulations for the, ... 201, 623
Proposition to correct and enlarge the rules for the, ... 699
Number of soldiers recruited in 1820 for the, ... 275
Appropriations for, and expenses of recruiting for the, ... 275
Lands and buildings required for the use of the, ... 282
Statements of ordnance and ordnance stores on hand, contracted for and required for the, ... 337
Expenses for the years 1818, 1819, 1820, and 1821, and estimates for the year 1822, for the, ... 350, 353
General return of the, for 1818, 1819, 1820, and 1821, and organization for 1822, ... 353
Comparative view of expenditures of the, ... 354
Cost of each officer and private of the, ... 355
Cost for the subsistence for one year of the, ... 356, 416
Amount paid to contractors for provisions for the, ... 357, 415
Report on the reduction of the, ... 379
Proceedings of the Senate on the nomination of officers to be retained under the act of March 2, 1821, in the, ... 395
Promotions and appointments of officers of the, ... 396
Practical operation of the system of subsisting the, ... 415
General returns of the, from 1801 to 1821, ... 417
Condition of the, in 1822, ... 450
Condition of the, in 1823, ... 554
Condition of the, in 1824, ... 698
Organization of the, under act of March 2, 1821, ... 452, 556
Organization of the, under act of March 2, 1821, ... 703
General returns of the, for 1822, ... 453
General returns of the, for 1823, ... 557
General returns of the, for 1824, ... 704
Distribution of troops in the eastern department of the, in 1822, ... 455
Distribution of troops in the eastern department of the, in 1823, ... 558
Distribution of troops in the eastern department of the, in 1824, ... 706
Distribution of troops in the western department of the, in 1822, ... 456
Distribution of troops in the western department of the, in 1823, ... 558
Distribution of troops in the western department of the, in 1824, ... 706
Enlistments in 1822, for the, ... 457
Enlistments in 1823, for the, ... 559
Enlistments in 1824, for the, ... 707
Comparative statement of the cost of subsisting the troops anterior and subsequent to the adoption of the commissariat system, ... 468
Register of the, for the year 1823, ... 515
Register of the, for the year 1824, ... 613
Register of the, for the year 1825, ... 837
Expediency of allowing salaries to officers of the, ... 529
Resignations in the, ... 621, 845
Cadets commissioned in the, from 1802 to 1823, ... 634
Correction and enlargement of the rules and regulations for the government of the, ... 699
Prevalence of desertions in the, and remedy suggested for the same, ... 701
Comparative cost of clothing for the, in the years 1817, 1822, and 1823, ... 471
Comparative cost of clothing for the, in the years 1823, 1824, and 1825, ... 712
Increase of pay of non-commissioned officers of the, ... 826
Work done in 1822, at the, ... 462
Funds remitted in 1822, to the, ... 463
Funds remitted in 1823, to the, ... 573
Expenses and state of the, ... 472
Number, local position, establishment, and annual expense, from 1799 to 1821, of, ... 473, 476
Sums expended since the peace for the purchase of sites for, ... 476
Number of cannon, arms, equipments, and munitions of war on hand in 1822, at the ... 495
Expenditure in 1816 at each of the, ... 509
Expenditure for erection and repairs of, from 1816 to 1821, with cost of sites for, ... 510
Expenditure for constructing and repairing, from 1799 to 1815, ... 514
Work done, and supplies procured, from October, 1822, to September, 1823, at the, ... 574
Damaged ordnance and ordnance stores at the, ... 669
Arms for the militia to be deposited in, ... 671
Funds remitted to, and accounts rendered from each of the, in 1824, ... 722
Work done, from October 1, 1823, to September 30, 1824, at the, ... 724
Officers, instructors, and professors of, ... 840
Amount allowed for pay, rations, forage, &c., from October 1, 1821, to September 30, 1823, to Brigadier General, ... 674
Accounts for same period, of, ... 677
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Court-martial on, ... 805
Warrants up to November 22, 1824, for, ... 727
Claims made since the war for, ... 728
Warrants issued since April, 1803, for, ... 728
Warrants from November, 1823, to November, 1824, for, ... 728
Brenton's Point, Newport, Rhode Island--Commencement of fortifications on, ... 713
Appropriations for, and expenditures at, in 1824, ... 715
List of officers who hold, ... 365
Accounts for same period of Major General, ... 676
Report on same, ... 138
Distinguished at the examination of June, 1822, ... 522
Distinguished at the examination of June, 1823, ... 621
Distinguished at the examination of June, 1824, ... 846
(See Academy at West Point.)
Appropriation for, and expenditure at Fort, in 1824, ... 715
Cannon and cannon shot--Contracts for, ... 599
Surveys at, ... 714
Appropriations for fortifications, and expenditures at, ... 715
Materials, &c. required in 1819, for army, ... 44
Propriety of furnishing the militia with, ... 44
Moneys drawn in 1822, for, ... 470
Comparative cost in 1817, 1822, and 1823, of, ... 471
Cost for 1823, of army, ... 472
Cost for 1824, of army, ... 566
Comparative cost in 1823, 1824, and 1825, of, ... 712
Operations of the, in 1822, ... 415
Report from the, in 1823, ... 561
Report from the, in 1824, ... 708
Moneys remitted to contractors and commissaries by the, in 1822, ... 468, 561
Moneys remitted to contractors and commissaries by the, in 1823, ... 563
Moneys remitted to contractors and commissaries by the, in 1824, ... 708
Moneys received and disbursed by the, in 1822, ... 470
Moneys received and disbursed by the, in 1823, ... 566
Moneys received and disbursed by the, in 1824, ... 711
Commissioners--Appointed to treat with the Indians, ... 699
Probable amount allowable for interest to, ... 681
With Richard Harris and Nimrod Farrow, for fortifications on Dauphin Island, ... 826
On conduct of Lieutenant Colonel Arbuckle, ... 110
On Major Samuel Babcock, ... 793
On private soldiers, for desertion, &c. 40, 41
On Lieutenant Dake, of 5th infantry, ... 40
On Brevet Major George McGlassin, ... 41
On Colonel David Brearly, ... 110
On Colonel William King, ... 139
Expenditures on account of militia, ... 315
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Pay and muster rolls of the brigade of, ... 119
Re-examination of the position at, ... 368
Report on the same, ... 388
Report on contract with, and damages sustained by Richard Harris and Nimrod Farrow, in erecting fortifications on, ... 826
Claim to site of Fort, ... 376, 625
Progress of work on fortifications at Fort, ... 713
Expenditures at, and accounts for 1824, at Fort, ... 715
Survey of the work at Fort, ... 792
Deviations from the plan of Fort, ... 800
Nature, quantities, and cost of materials and workmanship necessary to complete; also materials on hand at Fort, ... 814, 818
Estimate of funds necessary in 1824, for Fort, ... 815
Estimate of funds necessary to complete Fort, ... 815, 821
Estimate of materials, labor, and workmanship, necessary to complete Fort, and to secure the island against wind and tides, ... 817, 819
Position and state of the work at Fort, ... 820
Number of arms in the, in January, 1823, ... 523
Insufficiency of the punishment of, ... 701
Moneys drawn in 1823, on account of the, ... 569
Report on the condition of the Military Academy at West Point, with an estimate of the cost of establishing another in one of the western States, from the, ... 632
Report from the, in 1824, ... 713
Number of officers insufficient for the duties of the, ... 714
For fortifications from 1816 to 1819, ... 48
For the Military Academy at West Point, ... 51, 276
For militia courts-martial, ... 315
For arming and equipping the militia, ... 531
Report on the publication of a system of, ... 422
Revision of ditto, ... 699
Appropriation for and expenditure at, in 1824, ... 715
Progress of work on fortifications at, ... 713
Expenditures at, and accounts rendered for 1824, for, ... 715
Survey of the works at, ... 792
Deviations from the plan of, ... 800
Nature, quantities, and cost of materials and workmanship necessary to complete; also quantities and value of materials on hand at, ... 814, 818
Estimate of funds necessary in 1824, for, ... 815
Estimate of funds necessary to complete, ... 815, 821
Estimate of materials, labor, and workmanship necessary to complete, and to secure the island against wind and tides, ... 817, 819
Position of, and state of the work at, ... 820
Appropriations for, and expenditures at, in 1824, ... 715
School of practice for artillery at, ... 699
Appropriations for, and expenditures at, in 1824, ... 715
Expediency of authorizing the purchase of additional land for the site of, ... 834
Condition of the several, in 1820, ... 49
Sites, plans, expense, and progress of the, in February, 1821, ... 304
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Cost of, and troops necessary for the proposed, ... 313
Ordnance and ordnance stores in possession, contracted for, and required for the, ... 337
For the protection of Mobile, ... 345
Information relative to, ... 357
Re-examination of the positions of Dauphin Island and Mobile Point, for, ... 368, 388, 826
Condition of the, in 1822, ... 450
Condition of the, in 1823, ... 554
Condition of the, in 1824, ... 698
Application of appropriations for, ... 458, 460, 568
First, second, and third classes of, to be commenced, with estimates, ... 459, 569
Number of cannon, arms, equipments, and munitions of war on hand in 1822 at the, ... 487
Armament of, ... 529
Number, position, magnitude, progress, cost, armament, and requisite garrisons for the, ... 627
Damaged ordnance and ordnance stores at the, ... 667
Application of appropriations for, in 1824, ... 713, 715
Amounts drawn for, and on hand for, in 1824, ... 713, 715
Works to be commenced, with estimates for, ... 713, 716
Progress of, in 1824, ... 713
Projected and classified, ... 716
On Dauphin Island, contract with, and damages sustained by Richard Harris and Nimrod Farrow, in erecting, ... 826
Amount allowed for pay, rations, forage, &c., from 1st October, 1821, to 30th September, 1823, to Adjutant General, ... 675
Letter to the Secretary of War, relating to the Seminole war, from, ... 125
Opinion of the Attorney General on the claim for brevet pay and emoluments of, ... 359, 673
Amount allowed for pay, rations, forage, &c., from September, 1821, to September 30, 1823, to, ... 674
Accounts for same period of ditto, ... 676
Required for fortifications, ... 628
Abstracts of payments made to 1st brigade called into service of United States in 1818, ... 109
Expenditure at, and number, kind, and value of arms manufactured from 1796 to 1821, at, ... 474, 481
Number, dimensions, materials, and value of the buildings at, ... 482
Continuation of Indian, ... 699
Amount paid to contractors from June 1, 1816, to May 31, 1817, for provisions for the, ... 357, 415
Correspondence relative to hostilities of the Ricaree and other, ... 578
Continuation of hostilities by the, ... 699
Appropriation for the civilization of the, ... 699
Commissioners appointed to treat with the, ... 699
Improvement in the organization of the, ... 699
Proposed system of drill for light, ... 699
Probable amount of, allowable to the several States for payment of militia and supplies, ... 681
Claim for, by Pennsylvania, ... 681
Claim for, by New Jersey, ... 681
Operations of the board of, ... 714
Appropriation for, and expenditure at Fort, in 1824, ... 715
Accounts for the same period of, ... 676
Accounts of the Quartermaster's Department with, ... 69
Report of Committee on Accounts of324
Report in favor of claim of, ... 622
Proceedings of the court-martial on the trial of, ... 139
Committee recommend that the President strike Colonel King from the roll of the army, ... 188
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Allowance of pay and emoluments as brigadier general to, with accounts of, from May 9, 1832, to 30th September, 1823, ... 673, 675, 677, 678
Number, local position, establishment, and annual expenses from 1799 to 1821, of, ... 473, 476
Report from the, ... 565
Expenditures in 1816, 1817, and 1818, for the, ... 51
Appropriations from 1809 to 1822, for the, ... 53, 65, 66
Cadets appointed, 1809 to 1819, to the ... 55
Funds required for pay, subsistence, &c., in 1820, 1821, 1822, ... 66, 67
Rules and regulations for the government of the, ... 75, 648
List of cadets on 1st January, 1815, at the, with appointments from 1815 to 1819; States whence appointed, dates of admittance, promotions, resignations, dismissals, deaths, &c. ... 87
Report of Committee on Military Affairs on the petition of the committee of cadets, late of the, ... 138
Number of academic staff and cadets at the, in 1817, 1818, 1819, ... 195
Aggregate amount expended to August 31, 1820, on the, 276
Number of cadets educated at the, ... 277, 349
Admissions, resignations, dismissals, issues, and promotions at the, from 1817 to 1821, ... 350
Expenses for the years 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821, and estimates for 1822, of the, ... 350
Returns of the academic staff and school at the, ... 353
History of the, with a minute report of the number of cadets educated, dismissed, and resigned; amount of pay, expenses of officers, instructors, &c. &c., April, 1822, ... 380
Distinguished cadets, examination of, in 1822, ... 522
Distinguished cadets, examination of, in 1823, ... 621
Distinguished cadets, examination of, in 1824, ... 846
Condition of the, February, 1824, ... 632
Cadets admitted, completed the course of study, commissioned at, discharged, or permitted to depart from the, 1802 to 1823, ... 633, 635
Cadets who graduated at, and received commissions in the army of the United States, 1802 to 1823, ... 634
Graduates of the, ... 635
Number and grade of officers employed at the, their duties, pay, and emoluments, ... 644
Number of professors and teachers (not officers) employed at the, their duties, pay, and emoluments, ... 644
Number of professors, teachers, and instructors employed in the, and the number which would be required for the augmentation of each one-hundred cadets, with a comparative view of the expense, ... 645
Ordinary expenses under the present and proposed organization of the, ... 646, 664
Number of officers and teachers wanted for an additional 150 or 200 cadets at the, with the expense thereof, ... 647
Rules and regulations, showing the organization, course of study, discipline, &c., at the, ... 648
Distribution of studies, and employment of time at the, ... 658
Weekly class reports of the, ... 659, 660
Studies and class books of the, ... 661
Applications for admission to the, ... 662
Expense of horses for the, ... 662
Comparative view of the expense of instruction at the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, Woolwich Academy, and the, ... 662
Expediency of allowing officers, acting as professors and instructors, the same extra pay as is now granted to cadets at the, ... 663
Project of a better organization of the, ... 663
Improvement of the, ... 714
Amounts drawn, and account rendered for the, in 1824, ... 715
Report of the Board of Visiters at, ... 716
Professor of chemistry and mineralogy, and a chaplain and teacher of ethics, recommended for the, ... 718
Equalization, of rank, pay, and emoluments of the professors of the, ... 718
Apparatus required for the, ... 718
Number of officers and teachers required, with the expense for a new, ... 647
Claims made since the war for, ... 728
Warrants issued since April, 1803, for, ... 728
Warrants issued from November, 1823, to November 1824, for, ... 728
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Divisions of the North and South, ... 36, 37
Numerical force of the, 1815 to 1819, ... 38
Executions and other punishments inflicted in the, ... 38, 198
Expediency of using domestic fabrics for the, ... 42
Materials required in 1819 for clothing for the, ... 44
Comparative view of expenditures since 1802, for the, ... 45
Average strength of the, in 1809, 1810, 1811, 1820, ... 46
Organization of the, in 1809, 1810, 1811, 1820, ... 46
Average appropriations for the, in 1809, 1810, 1811, 1820, ... 47
Organization of the, 1802 to 1808, ... 48
Cost of rations by contract for the, 1817 to 1818, ... 72, 415
Number and cost of rations, June 1 to August 31, 1819, ... 74
Troops raised without consent of Congress for the, ... 99
Prevention of duelling in the, ... 138
Plan for reduction of the, (peace establishment,) ... 188, 379
Proposed organization of the, May 11, 1820, ... 191
Organization of the, December, 1820, ... 194
Officers, musicians, and privates in the, in 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820, ... 195
Enlistments for the, in 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820, ... 195, 275
Annual expenses of the, in 1818, 1819, 1820, ... 195
Organization and proposed organization of the, ... 196
Saving of expenditure by the proposed organization of the, ... 198
Systems of martial law and field service and police for the government of the, ... 199, 268
General regulations for the, ... 201, 623
Proposition to correct and enlarge the rules of the, ... 699
Enlistments in 1820 for the, ... 275
Appropriations for, and expenses of recruiting for the, ... 275
Lands and buildings required for the, ... 282
Statements of ordnance and ordnance stores of the, ... 337
Expenses for the years 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821, and estimates for 1822, of the, ... 350, 353
Expenditures of the, in 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821, ... 353
General return for 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821, and organization for 1822, of the, ... 353
Comparative view of expenditures of the, ... 354
Cost to the Government of each officer and private of the, ... 355
Cost of the subsistence for one year of the, ... 356, 416
Amount paid to contractors for provisions for the, ... 357, 415
Report on the reduction of the, ... 379 ... Proceedings of the Senate on the nomination of officers to be retained under the act of March 2, 1821, in the, ... 395
Promotions and appointments of officers in the, ... 396
Practical operation of the present mode of subsisting the, in 1822, ... 415
General returns of the, 1801 to 1821, ... 417
Condition of the, in 1822, ... 450
Condition of the, in 1823, ... 554
Condition of the, in 1824, ... 698
Organization of the, act of March 2, 1821, ... 452, 556
Organization of the, in 1824, ... 703
General returns of the, in 1822, ... 453
General returns of the, in 1823, ... 557
General returns of the, in 1824, ... 704
Distribution of troops in the Eastern
Distribution of troops in the Western Department, ... 456, 558, 706
Enlistments in 1822, for the, ... 457
Enlistments in 1823, for the, ... 559
Enlistments in 1824, for the, ... 707
Comparative statement of the cost of subsisting the troops anterior and subsequent to the adoption of the commissariat system, ... 468
Register for the year 1823, ... 515
Register for the year 1824, ... 613
Register for the year 1825, ... 837
Expediency of allowing salaries to officers in the, ... 529
Resignations in the, ... 621, 845
Cadets commissioned, 1802 to 1823, in the, ... 634
Correction and enlargement of the rules and regulations for the government of the, ... 699
Prevalence of desertions, and remedy for them, ... 701
Comparative cost of clothing for the, in the years 1817, 1822, and 1823, ... 471
Comparative cost of clothing for the years 1823, 1824, and 1825, ... 712
Increase of pay of non-commissioned officers in the, ... 826
Issue to the troops in 1824, of, ... 726
Engaged in the Seminole war, ... 104, 117, 118
Returns of the, by States and Territories, ... 134, 319, 361, 534, 597, 822
Returns of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the, ... 136, 322, 363, 536, 824
Number called into service in 1812, 1813, and 1814, of the, ... 279, 314
Periods of service and pay of the, by States and Territories, ... 280
Advances and expenditures on account of courts-martial held for the trials of, ... 315
Amount and disposition of fines collected from the, ... 315, 329, 527
Number fined of the, ... 316
Annual return of the, ... 134, 319, 361, 534, 598
Expediency of arming the, January, 1822, ... 325
Arms, accoutrements, &c. procured under the law of 1808 for arming the, ... 326, 573
Reports on fines, delinquencies, suits for fines against, and courts-martial on the, ... 330, 389
Arms and equipments transmitted to each State and Territory, from January 1, 1816, to December 31, 1821, for arming the, ... 485
Number of arms required annually to supply the western, ... 523
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Preservation of the arms provided for the, ... 671
Claim of Virginia for interest on money borrowed to pay her, ... 679
Probable amount for interest due to the several States for money paid to their, ... 681
Arms and accoutrements procured, and expenditures made for arming and equipping the, in 1824, ... 722
Apportionment of arms in 1823 to the, ... 723
Transportation on ditto, ... 68, 324
Improvement of the navigation of the river, ... 699, 714, 715
Transportation on ditto, ... 68, 324
Correspondence relative to hostilities of the Ricaree and other Indians up the, ... 578
Continuation of hostilities by the Indians on the, ... 699
Commissioners appointed to treat with the Indians on the ... 699
Re-examination of the position at, ... 368
Report on the same, ... 388
Progress of the fortifications at, ... 713
Appropriation and expenditure for the fortifications at, ... 715
School of practice for artillery at Fort, ... 699
Appropriation for, and expenditure at, in 1824, ... 715
Various operations in the manufacture and component parts of, ... 756
Estimate of materials necessary annually for a, ... 731
Site on Shoal creek, Alabama, description of, ... 731, 732
Site on Cypress creek, Alabama, description of, and estimates for, ... 731, 732, 744, 752, 753, 755, 758
Site on Harpeth river, Tennessee, ... 731
Description of, and estimates for, ... 733, 744, 752, 753, 755, 759
Sites at the falls of the Ohio, ... 731, 753
Site below Shippingport, estimates for, ... 736, 744, 751, 753, 755, 761
Site above Shippingport, estimates for, ... 737, 744, 751, 753, 755, 765
Site below Jeffersonville, estimates for, ... 738, 744, 751, 753, 755, 763, 769
Site at the north bend of the Ohio, ... 731
Description of, and estimates for, ... 739, 744, 751, 753, 770
Site at the falls of the Muskingum, at Zanesville, ... 731
Description of, and estimates for, ... 741, 744, 751, 753, 755, 774
Site below Putnam, on the Muskingum, ... 785
Site at the falls of Big Beaver, Pennsylvania, ... 731
Description of, and estimates for, ... 742, 744, 746, 751, 752, 754, 780
Site at the Ohiopile falls of the Youghiogeny river, in Pennsylvania, ... 731
Description of, and estimates for, ... 743, 744, 784
Site at Clopper's mill, description ... 732, 758
Site at Pittsburg, description of, and estimates for, ... 746, 759, 753, 754
Site at Pugh's mills, on the Beaver, description of, ... 749, 754
Site on Bowman's creek, near Licking river, Kentucky, ... 748, 755, 772
Expense of locating armory at, ... 789
Statement of the dimensions, excavations, and masonry for canals, at the several sites, ... 757
Examination of several sites, viz: Stonefort, on the forks of Duck river, Tennessee, ... 787
Falls of Fallingwater, a branch of the Caney Fork of Cumberland, ... 787
Big Blue river, in Indiana, ... 788
Licking river, in Kentucky, ... 788
Great Kanawha, Virginia, ... 789
Falls of Coal river, ... 790
Cheat river, ... 791
Youghiogeny river, below the Ohiopile falls, ... 791
Falls of Tygert Valley fork, ... 791
Appropriations for, and expenditures at, for 1824, ... 715
Extra pay to, acting as clerks, ... 295, 298
Quarters, fuel, forage, transportation. &c., allowed to, ... 300
Who hold brevet commissions for gallant conduct in battle, and other causes, ... 365
Proceedings of the Senate on the retention and transfer of, under the act of March 2, 1821, ... 395
Promotions and appointments of, ... 396
List of razeed, ... 396
Expediency of allowing salaries to, ... 529
List of, who heretofore held appointments in the staff, with brevet rank of a higher grade than that which their lineally hold at present, ... 522, 621, 845
Pay and emoluments of certain general, ... 673
Increase of pay of non-commissioned, ... 826
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Survey of canal route between the Chesapeake and the; also between Lake Erie and the river, ... 714
School of practice for artillery, at, ... 699, 840
Progress of fortification at, ... 629, 713
Appropriations for fortification, and expenditure at, for 1824, ... 715
Artillery, arms, and accoutrements procured since January 1, 1816, for arming the militia, and delivered to the several States by the, ... 326, 327, 485
Report on ordnance and ordnance stores generally, January 31, 1822, from the, ... 337
Report on ordnance and ordnance stores generally, November, 1822, from the, ... 461
Report on ordnance and ordnance stores generally, December, 1822, from the, ... 472
Report on ordnance and ordnance stores generally, November, 1823, from the, ... 570
Report on ordnance and ordnance stores generally, November, 1824, from the, ... 719
Expenses of the, in 1822, ... 472, 572
Current expenses of the, from 1817 to 1821, ... 509
Timber procured, from 1817 to 1821, for gun-carriages and caissons, by the, its annual cost, and place of deposite, ... 512
Report on the establishment of an armory on the western waters, from the, ... 523
Money expended through the, in 1822, ... 572
Money expended through the, in 1823, ... 721
Contracts made since January 1, 1820, for cannon, shot, muskets, &c., by the, ... 599
Regulations for the proof and inspection of small arms established by the, ... 609
Cannon, mortars, howitzers, shot, shells, and carriages, within each fortification of the United States, ... 338, 341, 487
Cannon, mortars, howitzers, shot, shells, and carriages deposited in the several arsenals, ... 339, 341, 495
Cannon, mortars, howitzers, shot, shells, and carriages required for the new fortifications, ... 340, 341
Estimate for an additional quantity for the old fortifications, ... 341
Estimate for all necessary for the service, ... 343
Field artillery necessary, and estimate therefor, ... 344
Arms manufactured at the armories and ordnance depots, in 1822, ... 401
Transported from the places at which they were made or purchased in the Atlantic States, to the places at which they were to be delivered or used in the western States or Territories, ... 504, 506
Cost of transportation of, ... 511, 514
Quantity of, procured, from 1817 to 1821, ... 511
Timber procured for, from 1817 to 1822, ... 512
Issue to the troops in 1823, of, ... 576
Issue to the troops in 1824, of, ... 726
From 1802 to 1808, ... 48
Proposed, December, 1820, ... 188
Proposed, May 11, 1820, ... 191
Present and proposed, in 1820, ... 194, 196
For 1823, ... 556
For 1824, ... 703
And emoluments to certain general officers, ... 673
Report of the, in 1823, ... 564
Report of the, in 1824, ... 710
Moneys drawn and remitted by, and accounted for by the disbursing officers to the, in 1822, 1823, and 1824, ... 466, 565, 710
Progress of work on the fortifications at the, ... 713, 715
Survey of the works on the fortifications at the, ... 792
Deviations from the plan of the fortifications at the, ... 800
Materials, labor, &c., necessary to complete the fortifications at the, and to secure the island against wind and tides, ... 814, 817, 818, 819
Funds necessary to complete the fortifications at the, ... 815, 821
Position and state of the work at the, ... 820
Claim for interest on money paid her militia, by, ... 681
Amounts paid in 1824, to, ... 727
Number of revolutionary, invalid, and half-pay, placed on the roll in 1823, and total number, ... 577
Number of revolutionary, invalid, and half-pay, placed on the roll in 1824, and total number, ... 727
Progress of work at, ... 714
Report on the publication of the system of army, ... 422
Insufficient to prevent desertion, ... 701
Report of, in 1823, ... 566
Report of, in 1824, ... 711
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Amount remitted in 1822 to the disbursing officers of the, ... 464, 560
Amount remitted in 1823 to the disbursing officers of the, ... 560
Amount remitted in 1824 to the disbursing officers of the, ... 707
Comparative view of the expenditures of the, in 1817 and 1822, ... 465
For the year 1824, ... 613
For the year 1825, ... 837
Proof and inspection of, ... 611
Commencement of Fort Calhoun at the, ... 713
Appropriation for Fort Calhoun, and expenditure at, in 1824, ... 715
Authority for adoption and enforcement of, ... 623
Correction and enlargement or the, ... 699
For the government of the Military Academy at West Point, ... 75, 648
For the proof and inspection of small arms, ... 609
Officers, instructors, and professors, at the, ... 840
Opinion of the Attorney General on the claim for brevet pay and emoluments of, ... 359, 673
Report on the publication of a system of field service and police by, ... 422
Amount allowed for pay, rations, forage, &c. from October 1, 1821, to August 31, 1823, to ... 674
Accounts for same period, of, ... 676
Abstract of volunteers, militia, and Indian warriors, engaged in the, 1817 and 1818, ... 104
Springfield armory--Cost and value of, ... 473, 480
Expenditures at, and number, kind, and value of arms manufactured from 1795 to 1821, at ... 473, 478
Number, dimensions, and value of buildings at, ... 473, 479
Cost of stock, tools, and materials, and mode of transacting business, at, ... 483
Description of the, ... 538
Arms made and repaired at, from 1795 to 1817, with expenditures and stock on hand, ... 540
Major James Dalliba's report containing the result of an investigation in detail of the state and condition of the, ... 541
Quantity of water power employed at, ... 750
Various operations in the manufacture of a musket, as now practised at, ... 756
Report of the Commissary General of, in 1823, ... 561
Report of the Commissary General of, in 1824, ... 708
Report of the, in 1823, ... 565
Report of the, in 1824, ... 711
Progress of, in 1824, ... 714
Progress of, ... 714
Muster roll of a company of volunteer mounted gun-men of, ... 120
Organization of brigade from, ... 125
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Of ordnance, ordnance stores, arms, &c. from the Atlantic to the western States, ... 504, 506, 511, 514
Of troops to the mouth of Columbia or Oregon river, ... 623
Of private soldiers for desertion, ... 40, 41
Of Lieutenant Dake, of 5th infantry, ... 40
Of Brevet Major George McGlassin, ... 41
Of Colonel David Brearly, ... 110
Expense of transporting to the mouth of Columbia river, ... 623
Issue of ordnance and ordnance stores in 1823, to the, ... 576
Issue of ordnance and ordnance stores in 1824, to the, ... 726
Fines assessed on the militia of, ... 527
Claim for interest on money borrowed to pay her militia, by, ... 679
Loans contracted during the war, interest paid, and principal extinguished, by, ... 687
Debts contracted with banks, &c. in 1813 and 1814, by, ... 688
Balances from 1799 to 1812, in the treasury of, ... 691
Account for interest between the United States and, ... 692
Amount of moneys borrowed during the war, and probable amount of advances made to the United States by, ... 693, 694
Moneys refunded by the General Government to, ... 694
Moneys loaned by the Farmers' Bank of Virginia to the State of, ... 694
Rifles promised to a corps of juvenile, ... 366
Contract for stone between Elijah Mix and the, ... 431
Report on the general condition of the military establishment by the, in 1822, ... 450
Report on the general condition of the military establishment by the, in 1823, ... 554
Report on the general condition of the military establishment by the, in 1824, ... 698
Issue of, up to November 22, 1824, ... 727
issue of, since April, 1803, ... 728
Issue of, from November, 1823, to November, 1824, ... 728
Expediency of authorizing the purchase of additional land for the site of Fort, ... 834
Expenditures in 1816, 1817, and 1818, on the, ... 51
Appropriations from 1809 to 1822, for the, ... 53, 65, 66
Cadets appointed from 1809 to 1819, to the, ... 55
Funds required for pay, subsistence, &c. in 1820, 1821, and 1822, ... 66, 67
Rules and regulations for the government of the, ... 75,648
Cadets at the, January 1, 1815, with appointments from 1815 to 1819; States whence appointed, dates of admittance, promotions, resignations, dismissals, deaths, &c. ... 87
Report of Committee on Military Affairs on the petition of the committee of cadets late of the, ... 138
Number of academic staff and cadets at the, in 1817, 1818, and 1819, ... 195
Aggregate amount expended to August 31, 1820, on the, ... 276
Number of cadets educated at, ... 277, 349
Admissions, resignations, dismissals, issues, and promotions of cadets, at the, from 1817 to 1821, ... 350
Expenses from 1818 to 1821, and estimates for 1822, of the, ... 350
Returns of the academic staff and school at the, ... 353
History of the, ... 380
Cadets who remained in service five years; cadets who resigned, or were discharged before the expiration of five years, &c., at the, ... 381
Cadets who left without receiving commissions, ... 382
Officers in the late war educated at the, ... 383
Expense of maintaining the officers and instructors of the, since 1802, ... 385
Distinguished cadets at the, in 1822, ... 522
Distinguished cadets at the, in 1823, ... 621
Distinguished cadets at the, in 1824, ... 846
Condition of the, in February, 1824, ... 632
Cadets admitted, completed the course of study, commissioned at, discharged, or permitted to depart from the, 1802 to 1823, ... 633, 635
Cadets who graduated at, and received commissions in the army of the United States, 1802 to 1823, ... 634
Graduates of the, ... 635
Number and grade of officers, of professors and teachers, (not officers,) employed at the, their duties, pay, and emoluments, ... 644
Number of professors, teachers, and instructors employed in the, and the number which would be required for the augmentation of each one hundred cadets, with the expense, ... 645
Ordinary expenses under present and proposed organization of the, ... 616, 664
Number of officers and teachers wanted for all additional 150 or 200 cadets at the, with the expense, ... 647
Rules and regulations of the, showing the organization, course of study, discipline, &c. at the, ... 648
Distribution of studies and employment of time at the, ... 658
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Studies and class books of the, ... 661
Application for admission to the, ... 662
Expense of horses for the, ... 662
Comparative view of the expense of instruction at the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, Woolwich Academy, and the, ... 662
Expediency of allowing officers, acting as professors and instructors, the same extra pay as is now granted to cadets at the, ... 663
Project of a better organization of the, ... 663
Improvement of the, ... 714
Amounts drawn, and accounts rendered for the, in 1824, ... 715
Report of the Board of Visiters at the, in 1824, ... 716
Professor of chemistry and mineralogy, and a chaplain and teacher of ethics recommended, for the, ... 718
Equalization of pay, rank, and emoluments of the professors of the, ... 718
Apparatus required for the, ... 718
Number of officers and teachers required for, with the expense of a new military academy in the, ... 647
Report in detail by commissioners appointed under the act of March 3, 1823, entitled "An act to establish an armory on the western waters," containing the result of an examination of all the sites, ... 729
(See National Armory.)
Accounts for the same period of, ... 677
Transportation on the expedition to the, ... 68
Report of Committee on Accounts relating to the, ... 324
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