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American State Papers --INDEX TO MILITARY AFFAIRS. VOLUME IV.
For the distribution of the artillery of the army in 1828.--Order of the ... 11
Of the number of cadets from the Military Academy appointed to the army from 1821 to 1828.--Report of the ... 41
Relative to establishing an army asylum.--Letter of the ... 95
Of the number of recruits enlisted in the army in 1829 ... 160
Of the number of desertions of soldiers in the army annually from 1823 to 1829, and the remedies proposed to prevent the same.--Report of the ... 287
Relative to the expense of arming and organizing the militia of the United States.-- Report of the ... 297
Statement of the duties of the ... 469
Annual report for 1830 of the operations of his office ... 593
(See Army.)
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 868
Report of the Secretary of War on the expediency of establishing arsenals in Florida and ... 829
Not provided for by law made to officers of the army from 1821 to 1827.--Statement of the ... 386
Report of the Committee on Military Affairs (House) on the same ... 816
Report of the Committee on Military Affairs on the ... 850
Of arms to the militia in 1827 ... 37
In 1828 ... 187
In 1829 ... 617
In 1830 ... 755
In the army ration.--Report of the Committee on Military Affairs (House) on the expediency of discontinuing ... 275
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 868
Frontier of, with mounted troops.--Report of the Secretary of War relative to the protection of the ... 219
Report of a committee on establishing a military post at the mouth of Little river in ... 631
At Harper's Ferry.--Condition of the land belonging to the United States at the ... 142
At Harper's Ferry.--Report of the Committee on Military Affairs on the claim of Daniel Johnson, an apprentice to the superintendent of the ... 364
During the year 1828.--Statement of the work done at the national ... 36, 186
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(See Arsenals.)
Made and apportioned to the militia in 1828.--Statement of the ... 187
Accoutrements and ammunition of the militia of the several States and Territories.-- Annual returns of the ... 89, 273, 690, 868
And accoutrements issued to troops in 1829 ... 616
Apportionment to the militia in 1829 ... 617
Accoutrements and ammunition of the militia of the United States for 1830 ... 690
Manufactured at the armories in 1830 ... 706
And accoutrements issued to troops in 1830 ... 754
Apportionment of, to the militia in 1830 ... 755
Abstract of general return to the militia in 1831 of accoutrements, ammunition and ... 868
And armories in 1830.--Amount of work done and articles procured at the ... 615
Expenditures for 1830, and arms manufactured at the armories and ... 706
In 1831.--Amount of work done and articles procured at the ... 753
In Alabama and Florida.--Report of the Secretary of War on the expediency of establishing ... 829
Report of Major General Alexander Macomb, showing the condition of the ... 4
Organization of the, in 1828 ... 7
General return of the, in 1828 ... 8
Of the eastern department in 1828.--Position and distribution of the ... 9
Of the western department in 1828.--Position and distribution of the ... 9
In 1828.--Number of recruits enlisted in the ... 10
In 1829.--Estimates for the expenses of recruiting for the ... 10
In 1828.--Order of the Adjutant General for the distribution of the artillery regiments of the ... 11
In 1828.--Report on the condition of the Engineer department of the ... 12
For 1828.--Annual report of the Quartermaster General of the ... 25
For 1828.--Annual report of the Commissary General of Subsistence of the ... 26
For 1828.--Annual report of the Paymaster General of the ... 28
For 1828.--Annual report of the Commissary General of Purchases, for the ... 29
For 1828.--Annual report of the Surgeon General of the ... 32
For 1828.--Annual report of the Colonel of Ordnance of the ... 33
Reorganization of the Subsistence department of the ... 38
From 1821 to 1828.--Statement of the number of cadets from the Military Academy, appointed to the ... 41
Report of the Committee on Military Affairs (Senate) on the relative force and effect of lineal and brevet rank in the ... 42
Report of the Committee on Military Affairs (House) on the distinction between lineal and brevet rank in the ... 45
For additional compensation to the surgeons and assistant surgeons of the army, memorial of officers of the ... 64
For 1829.--Annual Register of the ... 68
For restoration to his rank after being dismissed by a court-martial illegally constituted.--Report of the Committee on Military Affairs (House) on the memorial of an officer of the ... 82
On the expediency and effect of the use of ardent spirits in the ... 83, 247, 275
On the expediency of abolishing the office of major general, and appointing three brigadier generals in the ... 91
Report of the Committee on Military Affairs (House) on the memorial of Greenleaf Dearborn, on being transferred from an artillery to an infantry regiment of the ... 93
In 1826 and 1827.--Report of Major General E. P. Gaines, of the general inspection of the military posts of the western department of the ... 103
In the year 1829.--Report of the Secretary of War, showing the condition of the ... 150
In 1829.--Report of Major General Alexander Macomb, showing the condition and organization of the ... 155
In 1829.--Organization of the ... 157
In 1829.--General return of the ... 158
Of the eastern department in 1829.--Position and distribution of the ... 159
Of the western department in 1829.--Position and distribution of the ... 159
In 1829.--Statement of the recruits enlisted in the ... 160
For 1829.--Annual report of the Paymaster General of the ... 160
For 1829.--Annual report of the Chief Engineer of the ... 164
For 1829.--Annual report of the Colonel of Ordnance of the ... 183
For 1829.--Report of the Quartermaster General of the ... 192
For 1839.--Report of the Commissary General of Purchases ... 196
For 1829.--Report of the Commissary General of Subsistence of the ... 198
For 1829.--Report of the Surgeon General of the ... 201
On the expediency of merging the marine corps into the infantry or artillery of the ... 210, 275
On the pay and emoluments of brevet officers, the Paymaster General and Surgeon General, and bureau officers of the ... 216
Increase of the number and pay of the corps of engineers of the ... 218
Relative to the protection of the frontier of Arkansas with mounted troops.--Report of the major general of the ... 219
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Register for the year 1830 ... 251
And the remedies proposed to prevent the same.--Report of the Secretary of War on the causes of the desertion of soldiers in the ... 284
And reducing the number of officers.--Report of the Committee on Military Affairs (House) on the reorganization of the ... 370
Attached to the several bureaus.--Report of the Secretary of War of the compensation of the officers of the ... 372
Not provided for by law from 1821 to 1827.--Statement of the allowances made to officers of the ... 380
Employed as commissioners, superintendents, and agents, for 1828 and 1829.--Statement of the allowances made to officers of the ... 383
From 1821 to 1829.--Statement of the expenditures for the ... 580
Report of Major General Alexander Macomb, with statements and returns of the ... 588
Statement showing the organization of the ... 590
General return of the ... 591
Statement showing the position and distribution of the troops in the eastern and western departments of the ... 592
Statement showing the number of recruits ... 593
Report of the Chief Engineer, of the operations of his department ... 593
Report of the board of visitors to the Military Academy ... 603
Report of the Quartermaster General, of the operations of his department ... 609
Report of the Paymaster General ... 611
Report of the Ordnance department of the ... 613
Report of the Commissary General of Subsistence of the ... 618
Report of the Commissary General of Purchases of the ... 621
Comparative cost of clothing for the army for 1829, 1830, and 1831 ... 622
Statement of military roads constructed by the ... 625
Letter of the Secretary of War, in relation to the importance of the topographical engineers to the ... 631
Report of the Secretary of War, on the expediency of reducing the number of officers of the ... 632
List of officers in the army in 1831 ... 662
Report of committee on the expediency of reducing the number of cadets at the Military Academy, and appointing meritorious non-commissioned officers as brevet second lieutenants ... 683, 870
Statement of number and rank of the officers of the in the line, staff or detached service ... 683
Report of committee on claim of an officer of the army for pay after having resigned his commission in the ... 687
Application of officers of, for compensation for private property lost in the destruction of Fort Delaware by fire.--Report of the Secretary of War on the ... 692
Report of Committee on Military Affairs on same ... 693, 706, 872
Letter of the Secretary of War, in relation to the regular and extra pay of officers of the ... 694
Report of Major General Macomb, with statements and returns for 1831 ... 716
Organization of the army for 1831 ... 719
General return of the for 1831 ... 720
Position and distribution of the troops in 1831 ... 722
Statement of number of recruits in 1831 ... 726
Statement of the number of desertions in 1831 ... 727
Report of the Chief Engineer of the for 1831 ... 128
Report of the visitors of the Military Academy of the in 1831 ... 736
Report of the Quartermaster General in 1831 ... 747
Report of the Paymaster General in 1831 ... 749
Report of the Ordnance department of in 1831 ... 751
Report of the Commissary General of Subsistence in 1831 ... 760
Report of the Commissary General of Purchases in 1831 ... 763
Report of the Surgeon General for 1831 ... 765
Report of Topographical Engineers ... 766
Report of Committee on Military Affairs in relation to regulation of pay and emoluments of officers of the ... 800
Report of a committee on desertions in the army, and remedies proposed ... 803
Letter of the Secretary of War in relation to an increase of the number of surgeons and assistant surgeons in the ... 826
List of officers of the, for 1832 ... 832
Report of a committee on the expediency of prohibiting the appointment of captains in the staff, of reducing the number of cadets, and of promoting meritorious noncommissioned officers of the ... 870
Of the army.--On the expediency of merging the marine corps into the infantry or ... 210, 275
Of the army.--Report of the Committee on Military Affairs, (House,) relative to the appointment of a colonel of the second regiment of ... 248
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Report of the Committee on Military Affairs of the House on the distinction between lineal and 45
On the expediency of abolishing 91
To continue in the military service.--Report of the Secretary of War on the expediency of compelling the ... 40
At the Military Academy from its establishment to 1929.--Statement of the applications and appointments as ... 307
At the Military Academy. Report of committee on expediency of reducing the number, and appointing meritorious non-commissioned officers as brevet second lieutenants ... 683, 870
Graduating at the Military Academy in 1832, and attached to the army as brevet second lieutenants ... 843
To unite the Hiawassee and Coosa rivers.--Report on the ... 13
To unite Barnstable and Buzzard's bay.--Examination of ... 13
Between the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.--Report on the ... 13
From Elizabeth river to Lockwood's Folly, North Carolina.--Survey of the ... 16
From the Neuse river to Beaufort, North Carolina.--Survey of the route of ... 16
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From Monroe to La Plaisance, Michigan.--Survey of the route of a ... 16
And shot made from 1820 to 1832.--Report of the Secretary of War, with statement of contracts for ... 933
Of South Carolina.--(See South Carolina.)
Of Connecticut.--(See Connecticut) ... 876
Comparative cost for 1830, 1831, and 1832 ... 764
For 1829.--Annual report of the ... 196
For 1830.--Annual report of the ... 621
For 1831.--Annual report of the ... 763
Reorganization of the department of the ... 38
On the expediency and effect of the use of ardent spirits in the army.--Letter of the ... 86, 248, 276
For 1829.--Annual report of the ... 198
For 1830.--Annual report of the ... 618
For 1831.--Annual report of the ... 760
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 868
Resolutions of the legislature of the State of, for a more perfect organization of the militia ... 807
Report of the Secretary of War, with plan and estimate, for the construction of Fort Griswold in the State of ... 807
Claim of State of for services of militia in the war of 1812.--Report of the Secretary of War ... 876
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter of the Third Auditor of the Treasury ... 877, 884
Account of the State of Connecticut and the United States for pay of troops ... 878, 881
Account of the State of Connecticut and the United States for supplies of provisions ... 879
Account of transportation ... 879
Account for contingent expenses ... 880
Account for munitions of war ... 881
General account current ... 882
Summary view by Governor Smith of the circumstances under which the militia of Connecticut were brought into service ... 883
Letter of George Graham to Third Auditor ... 883
Letter of J. Armstrong to the Governor of Connecticut ... 884
Letters of John Cotton Smith to the Secretary of War ... 884, 885, 889
Letter of James Monroe to Caleb Strong 886
Letter of the Secretary of War to general officers in relation to the organization of militia ... 887
Extracts of a letter of Brigadier General Cushing to the Secretary of War ... 887, 888
Extract of a letter of the Secretary of War to Brigadier General Cushing ... 887, 888
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Letters of Brigadier General Cushing to the governor of Connecticut ... 888, 889, 890, 891, 892, 893, 894
Letter of Governor John Cotton Smith to Brigadier General Cushing. ... 889, 890, 891, 892, 893, 894
District orders of the militia of Connecticut ... 889, 895
Letter of W. M. Smith to Brigadier General Lusk ... 894
Proceedings of a meeting of the civil authority and selectmen of New Haven ... 894
Proceedings of the governor and council of ... 895
Letter of General Jirah Isham to Brigadier General Cushing ... 895
Letter of Brigadier General Lusk to Brigadier General Cushing ... 896
Letter of Brigadier General Cushing to Brigadier General Lusk ... 896
Letter of Brigadier General Cushing to the Secretary of War ... 896
Remarks by the Third Auditor on the accounts of the State of ... 897--933
ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS:
Letter of Alexander Macomb, transmitting a copy of the proceedings ... 450
Order of Alexander appointing the court ... 460
Proceedings of the court ... 450
Charges and specifications ... 451
Letter of Alexander Macomb to Colonel Roger Jones, dated February 8, 1830 ... 453
Letter of Roger Jones to Alexander Macomb, February 11, 1830 ... 453
Letter R. L. Armstrong, judge advocate, to Roger Jones, February 24, 1830 ... 453
Letter of S. Cooper, acting Adjutant General, to R. L. Armstrong, judge advocate, February 13, 1830 ... 454
Special orders of the commanding general, Nos. 789 and 11 ... 454
Testimony of Major General Alexander Macomb ... 455
Testimony of J. H. Eaton, Secretary of War ... 457
Grounds of the defence of the accused ... 458
Testimony of Major General Thomas S. Jesup ... 458
Testimony of Dr. Lovell, Surgeon General ... 459
Testimony of Lieutenant Ryan, of artillery ... 459
Testimony of Lieutenant Cooper ... 460
Testimony of Sergeant Charles Baker ... 460
Testimony of Major General W. Scott ... 460
Defence of Roger Jones, the accused ... 461
Letter of Roger Jones to J. H. Eaton, Secretary of War ... 469
Statement of the duties of the Adjutant General ... 469
Sentence of the court ... 472
Order of Alexander Macomb, major general, promulgating the sentence of the court and disolving the court ... 478
Report of committee on appeal and remonstrance of Lieutenant Colonel Woolley, against the judgment of a ... 850
For the trial of Lieutenant Colonel Woolley.--Decision of ... 851
Charges and specification tried by the ... 851
Between Cumberland and Wheeling.--Repairs of the ... 14, 19, 168
To St. Louis.--Experimental survey made of the ... 16, 18, 168
To the District of Columbia.--Survey of the routes of the ... 16
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 868
Report of the Committee of Claims on the petition of ... 295
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In the army from 1823 to 1831 ... 727
Report of committee on desertions in the army and remedies proposed for ... 803
To the Maumee.--Construction of the road from ... 14, 19, 168, 596
To Fort Gratiot.--Importance of a military road from ... 39, 168, 596, 732
To Saginaw.--Importance of a military road from ... 39, 168, 596, 732
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 868
For 1829.--Annual report of the ... 164
For 1830.--Report of operations of Engineer department of the army ... 593
Statement of amount of money drawn from the treasury by officers of the Engineer department ... 601
Corps and topographical engineers.--Letter from the Secretary of War in relation to the increase of the ... 630
In 1831.--Report of the operations of the Engineer department in ... 728
On the importance of military roads from Detroit to Saginaw and Detroit to Fort Gratiot.--Report of the ... 39
Fiscal concerns of the ... 170
Of the amount of appropriations for constructing and repairing fortifications, from 1815 to 1829.--Report of the ... 304
Of the applications and appointments as cadets to the Military Academy from its establishment to 1829, and the annual and general expense of the same.--Report of the 307
(See Army.)
For 1831.--Statement of the ... 726
For the construction of military roads from Detroit to Saginaw and Detroit to Fort Gratiot ... 40
Of the expense of arming and organizing the militia of the United States ... 297
For appropriations for the preservation of Fort Delaware ... 369
For construction of Fort Griswold, Connecticut.--Report of the Secretary of War, with plan and ... 807
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 860
Report of Secretary of War on expediency of establishing arsenals in Alabama and ... 829
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Commenced, an estimate of their cost ... 22, 174
At Key West, Florida, relative to the expediency of constructing ... 203
At Vineyard Point, Vermont.--Resolutions of the legislature of Vermont for the construction of ... 209
On the shoals, between Vineyard Point, Vermont, and Point au Fer, New York.--Resolutions of the legislature of Vermont for the construction of ... 209
On Penobscot bay and river.--Resolutions of the legislature of Maine, relative to the repair of the ... 250
On Penobscot bay and river.--Report of the Committee on Military Affairs (House) on the erection and repairing of the ... 269
From 1815 to 1829.--Amount of appropriations for constructing and repairing ... 304
In 1829.--Report of the engineer-in-chief on the progress made in the construction and repair of the ... 164
In 1830.--Report of the chief engineer of the progress made in the construction of ... 593
Statement of amount expended on 597
Works projected, but not commenced, and their estimated cost ... 602
At Ocracoke inlet.--Letter of Secretary of War in relation to the construction of ... 680
In 1831.--Report of chief engineer of the progress made in the construction of ... 728
At Charleston, South Carolina, in 1831 ... 728
At Savannah, Georgia, in 1831 ... 729
At Pensacola, Florida, in 1831 ... 729
At Mobile Point, Alabama, in 1831 ... 729
On the Penobscot river, Maine.--Report of Secretary of War ... 935
Report in relation to repairs at ... 164, 305, 593
Report of the Secretary of War on application of officers of the army for pay for private property lost by fire at ... 692
Report of Committee on Military Affairs on same ... 693, 706, 872
Message of the President of the United States in relation to a compromise of the title to the island upon which has been constructed ... 694, 827
Letter of the Secretary of War recommending an appropriation for the repair of ... 700
Report of chief engineer on the survey of, in relation to repairs, &c. ... 733
Report of committee on claim of Andrew Westbrook to the land on which has been built ... 871
South of Missouri river.--Letter of General Thomas S. Jesup relative to employing a mounted force for the protection of the ... 371
On the causes of desertion of soldiers in the army, and the remedies proposed to prevent the same.--Report of Brevet Major General ... 290
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Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 868
Report of the Secretary of War in relation to the construction of a military road from Prairie du Chien to ... 815, 849
Amount expended for improvement ... 597
Big Sodus bay, New York ... 166
Black Rock harbor, New York ... 166, 594, 730
Boston harbor, Massachusetts ... 731
Buffalo harbor, New York ... 14, 166, 594, 730
Cleveland harbor, Ohio ... 14, 19, 165, 594, 730
Deer island, Massachusetts ... 15, 18, 166, 731
Dunkirk harbor, New York ... 14, 20, 166, 594, 730
Edgartown harbor ... 167
Erie, Pennsylvania ... 166
Hyannis harbor, Massachusetts ... 15, 167, 595, 731
Mobile, Alabama ... 731
Mouth of Genesee river ... 166
Nantucket harbor, Massachusetts ... 167, 595, 731
Newcastle, Marcus Hook, and Port Penn, Delaware ... 15, 595, 731
Oswego harbor, New York ... 15, 19, 166, 594, 730
Plymouth beach, Massachusetts ... 167, 731
Provincetown harbor, Massachusetts ... 15, 18, 167, 594, 731
Sackett's Harbor ... 15, 19, 166
Steel's ledge, Belfast ... 15
During the year 1828.--Expenditures and operations of the armory at ... 149
During the year 1829.--Expenditures and operations of the armory at ... 366
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 868
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 868
Resolution of the legislature of the, State of, for a more perfect organization of the militia of the United States ... 935
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Report on the expediency of reducing the number of officers of the army ... 642
Survey of the route of a railroad from Catskill to ... 16
Testimony of, before the court-martial of Roger Jones, Adjutant General ... 458
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 868
Survey of the canal route from Monroe to ... 17
the United States in the ... 617
Statement of lead mined in 1831 ... 755
Report of Committee on Military Affairs (House) on the same ... 816
Report of the Committee on Military Affairs (House) on the distinction between ... 45
Of infantry officers of the army in 1831 ... 670
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 868
On the expediency and effect of the use of ardent spirits in the army.--Letter of ... 84
Testimony of, before the court-martial in the case of Roger Jones, Adjutant General ... 455
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Letter in relation to pay to officers of the army for private property lost by fire at Fort Delaware ... 692
(See Army.)
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 868
For the repair of the fortifications on the Penobscot bay and river.--Resolutions of the legislature of ... 250, 269
For the payment of the Massachusetts militia claims for services in the war of 1812, 1815.--Resolutions of the legislature of ... 367
Report of the Secretary of War on the expediency of erecting fortifications on the Penobscot river, in the State of ... 935
On the expediency and effect of the use of ardent spirits in the army.--Letter of the ... 84, 247
And appointing three brigadier generals.--Letter of the Secretary of War on abolishing the office of ... 91
On the memorial of Greenleaf Dearborn, relative 'to a transfer from an artillery to an infantry regiment of the army.--Report of the ... 93
Relative to the expediency of establishing an army asylum.--Letter of the ... 94
On the condition of the army in the year 1829.--Report of the ... 155
On the expediency of merging the marine corps into the infantry or artillery of the army.--Report of the ... 210
Relative to the protection of the frontier of Arkansas with mounted troops.--Report of the ... 219
Relative to the causes of the desertion of soldiers in the army, and remedies proposed to prevent the same.--Report of the ... 286
Relative to arming and organizing the militia of the United States.--Report of the ... 297
Into the artillery or infantry of the army.--Report of the Committee on Military Affairs (House) on the expediency of merging the ... 275
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 868
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89 273, 690, 868
For the payment of the claims for the services of the militia of that State in the war of 1812-'15.--Memorial of the legislature of ... 292
For services of militia in the war of 1812.--Resolutions of the legislature of Maine for the payment of the claim of ... 367
Application of militia officers of, for an efficient and uniform regulation and government for the militia of the United States ... 701
Resolutions of, in relation to a more perfect organization of the militia of the United States ... 768
Report of the Committee on Military Affairs (House) on the same ... 816
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 868
During the war of 1812-'15.--Report of the Committee of Claims (House) on the claims for the services of the militia of ... 295
Report of the Secretary of War on the construction of a military road from Green Bay to Prairie du Chien, in ... 815, 849
Military Academy for 1828.--Report of the board of visitors to the ... 23
For 1829.--Report of the board of visitors to the ... 177
For 1830.--Report of the board of visitors to the ... 603
For 1831.--Report of the board of visitors to the ... 736
From its establishment to 1829, and the annual expense of the same.--Statement of the applications and appointments of cadets at the ... 307
Report of the Secretary of War on the subject of a change in the organization of the ... 676
Report of a committee on the expediency of reducing the number of cadets and appointing non-commissioned officers as brevet second lieutenants ... 683
Report of the chief engineer in relation to the ... 732
Report of a committee on allowing a pension to Joseph du Commun, who became blind while a professor at the ... 811
List of graduates at the, in 1832 ... 843
At Green Bay and Fort Winnebago, Michigan.--Quantity of land belonging to private individuals necessary for the ... 202
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In the United States in 1831 ... 675
In the United States in 1832 ... 847
And canals.--Report of Major General E. P. Gaines on the construction of ... 141
Constructed by the army ... 625
From Green Bay to Prairie du Chien, Michigan.--Report of the Secretary of War in relation to the construction of ... 815, 849
(House) on the organization and discipline of the militia.--Report of the Committee on the ... 266
During the year 1827.--Apportionment of the arms to the ... 37
Of the United States.--Report of the Committee on the Militia (House) on the organization and discipline of the ... 86, 266
Of the States and Territories for 1828.--Annual return of the ... 87
Remarks of Major General E. P. Gaines on the organization and discipline of the ... 134
Of South Carolina in the war of 1812-'15.--Report of the Committee on Military Affairs (House) on the claim of South Carolina for the services of the ... 219, 769
Of the States and Territories for 1829.--Annual return of the ... 271
Services in the war of 1812-'15.--Resolutions of Massachusetts for the payment of the claims for ... 292
Of Michigan during the war of 1812-'15.--Report of the Committee of Claims (House) on the claims for the services of the ... 295
Of the United States.--Report of the Secretary of War relative to the expense of arming and organizing the ... 297
In 1829.--Apportionment of arms to the ... 617
Apportionment of infantry tactics among the ... 624
In 1830.--Annual returns of the ... 687
Abstract of general return of, for 1830 ... 688
Abstract of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition ... 690
Application of the militia of Massachusetts for an efficient and uniform system for the regulation and government of the ... 701
Resolutions of the legislature of Massachusetts for a more perfect organization of the ... 768
Of South Carolina in the war of 1812.--Report of the committee on the claim of the State for reimbursement of money paid to ... 769
Resolutions of the legislature of Vermont for a more perfect organization of the militia of the United States ... 806
Resolutions of the legislature of Connecticut on the same ... 807
Memorial of a convention of militia officers of Pennsylvania on the same ... 856
In 1831.--Annual returns of the ... 865
Abstract of general annual return for 1831 ... 866
Abstract of general annual return of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for 1831 ... 868
Of the State of Connecticut in the war of 1812.--Report of the Secretary of War on claim of State for services of the, (see Connecticut) ... 876
Resolutions of the legislature of Indiana for a more perfect organization of the ... 935
When in the service of the United States.--Report of the committee on the expediency of furnishing blankets and clothes to the ... 936
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89; 273, 690, 868
River.--Improvement of the navigation of the ... 14, 19, 104, 167, 595, 731, 735
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 868
And Santa Fé, New Mexico.--Message of the President of the United States transmitting documents relative to the protection of the trade between ... 277
From 1821 to September 30, 1828.--Statement of the lead mined in ... 37
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 868
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 868
Report of the Secretary of War on the expediency of erecting barracks at ... 811
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 868
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Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 868
Report of the Secretary of War in relation to the construction of fortifications at ... 680
From 1821 to 1827.--Statement of the allowances made to ... 380
Employed as commissioners, superintendents, and agents during the years 1828 and 1829.--Statement of the allowances to the ... 383
Report of the Secretary of War on the expediency of reducing the number of the ... 632
For 1831.--Register of the ... 662
On duty in the line, staff, or detached service, and those on furlough.--Statement of the number and rank of the.--Report of the Secretary of War ... 683
On duty with their regiments and companies; the number and rank of officers of the line. ... 684
And members of the medical staff on furlough ... 686
Report of the Secretary of War on the application of, for pay for property lost by fire at Fort Delaware ... 692
Report of the Committee on Military Affairs on the application of, for pay for private property lost by fire at Fort Delaware ... 693, 706, 872
Letter of the Secretary of War in relation to the regular and extra pay of the ... 694
Report of the committee on regulating the pay and allowances of the ... 800
In 1832.--Register of the ... 832
For an increase of the pay of surgeons and assistant surgeons. Memorial of ... 819
Report of the committee on the appeal of Colonel Woolley, against the judgment of a court-martial of the ... 850
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 868
Falls of.--Examination of the site for, and an estimate of the cost of, establishing an armory at the ... 485, 503, 511, 514, 516, 549
Ordinance of the army for 1828.--Report of the Colonel of ... 33
For 1829.--Report of the Colonel of ... 183
Relative to the expense of arming and organizing the militia of the United States.--Report of the Colonel of ... 301
Report of the Colonel of Ordnance on the reorganization of the ... 212
Report of Colonel George Bomford in relation to a reduction in the number of officers of the ... 638
Letter of the Secretary of War on the regulation of the ... 806
Report of the committee on the regulations of the ... 806
(See Army.)
Resolutions of the legislature of Massachusetts on the ... 768
Resolutions of the legislature of Vermont on the ... 806
Resolutions of the legislature of Connecticut on the ... 807
Of the topographical engineers.--Report of the Secretary of War in relation to allowances, and ... 828
Memorial of a convention of militia officers of Pennsylvania for a more perfect ... 856
Resolutions of the legislature of Indiana in relation to the ... 935
And allowances of officers of the army.--Report of the Committee on military Affairs on regulating the ... 800
Of surgeons and assistant surgeons in the army.--Memorial of officers of the army for an increase of the ... 849
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Relative to establishing an army asylum.--Letter of the ... 102
For 1829.--Annual report of the ... 160
On the expenditures for the army from 1821 to 1829.--Report of the ... 583
Report of the Committee on Military Affairs (House) on the subject of the pay and emoluments of the ... 216
(See Army.)
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of. ... 89, 273, 690, 868
Memorial of convention of militia officers of, for a more proper organization of the militia of the United States ... 856
Resolutions of the legislature of Maine, relative to the repair of the fortifications on ... 250
Report of the Committee on Military Affairs on erection and repairing of the fortifications on the ... 269
Report of the Secretary of War on the expediency of erecting fortifications on the ... 935
Survey of the Cochico branch of the ... 168
Reconnoissance of the from Uniontown to ... 16
Transmitting a report relative to the protection of the trade between Missouri and Santa Fé, New Mexico.--Message of the ... 277
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Report of the Secretary of War ... 277
Report of Brevet Major B. Riley. ... 277
Transmitting estimates for appropriations for the preservation of Fort Delaware.--Message of the ... 369
In relation to the title to the island upon which Fort Delaware has been constructed ... 694, 827
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter of the Secretary of War ... 694, 827
Agreement between the Secretary of War and Henry Gale ... 694, 827
Report of the Committee on Military Affairs on the same ... 693, 706, 872
Destroyed by the army.--Report of the committee on claim of Benjamin S. Smoot for 680
For 1829.--Annual report of the ... 192
(See Army.)
Report of, in relation to a reduction in the number of officers of the army ... 634
Of the expenditures for the army from 1821 to 1829.--Report of the ... 581
Of the army relative to establishing an army asylum.--Letter of the ... 97
Relative to the lands belonging to private individuals necessary for the convenience of the military posts at Green Bay and Fort Winnebago, Michigan.--Report of the ... 203
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Report of the Committee on Military Affairs (House) on the claim of Thomas Buford for compensation for services as acting deputy ... 918
Report of committee on claim of Assistant Surgeon Joseph Eaton for expenses of ... 807
Letter of Major T. Cross, acting quartermaster general, in relation to the claim of Lieutenant Harvey Brown for an allowance for ... 830
Of the officers of the artillery in 1832.--Lineal ... 839
Of the officers of the infantry in 1831.--Lineal ... 670
Of the officers of the infantry in 1832.--Lineal ... 840
Relative, of officers of infantry and artillery in 1831 ... 671
Relative, of officers of infantry and artillery in 1832 ... 841
Officers of the army on duty in the line, staff, or detached service, and those on duty and on furlough, in 1831 ... 683
Officers of the army on duty in the line, staff, or detached service, and those on duty and on furlough, in 1832 ... 848
(See Brevet rank.)
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 868
Report of Major ... 277
Apalachicola river, Florida 16, 167, 695, 731
Ashtabula creek, Ohio ... 166, 594, 730
Berwick branch of Piscataqua river, Maine ... 15, 166, 594, 730
Black river, Ohio ... 15, 165, 594, 730
Cape Fear river, North Carolina ... 167, 595, 731
Conneaut creek, Ohio ... 166, 730
Cunningham creek, Ohio ... 14, 19, 166, 730
Genesee, river, New York ... 594, 730
Grand river, Ohio ... 14, 19, 165, 594, 730
Huron river, Ohio ... 15, 19, 165, 593, 739
Kennebec river, Maine ... 15, 19, 166
Kennebunk river, Maine ... 166, 594, 730
La Plaisance bay ... 14, 165, 729
Lovejoy's Narrows, Kennebec river, Maine ... 594, 730
Merrimack river, Massachusetts ... 15, 166, 594, 730
Mill river, Connecticut ... 595, 731
Mississippi river ... 14, 19, 167, 595, 731, 735
Ocracoke inlet, North Carolina ... 16, 167
Ohio river ... 14, 19, 168, 595, 731, 735
Pascagoula river, Mississippi ... 16, 18, 167, 595, 731
Presque Isle bay, Pennsylvania ... 594, 730
Red river, Louisiana ... 16, 167, 595, 731
Saugatuck river, Connecticut ... 15, 19
St. John's river, Florida ... 16, 167
St,. Mark's river, Florida ... 16, 167, 595, 731
St. Mary's river, Georgia ... 16, 167
Warren river, Rhode Island ... 15
Amount expended in improvement of 597
Report of Chief of Topographical Engineers, 1831, on surveys of 766
Cumberland road in Ohio ... 14, 18, 168, 595, 732
Cumberland road in Indiana ... 595, 732
Cumberland road in Illinois ... 595, 730
From Detroit to Chicago ... 14, 19, 168, 595, 732
From Detroit to Fort Gratiot ... 39, 168, 596, 732
From Detroit to Saginaw ... 39, 169, 596, 732
From Detroit to Maumee ... 14, 19, 168, 596
Amount expended in the construction of roads ... 597
Constructed by the army.--Statement of military ... 625
From Green Bay to Prairie du Chien, Michigan.--Report of the Secretary of War on the construction of ... 815, 849
Expenditure for repairs of Cumberland road from Cumberland to Wheeling ... 14, 19, 168
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Relative to the effect of lineal and brevet rank in the army.--Report of the Committee on Military Affairs (Senate) on the memorial of ... 42
On the distinction between lineal and brevet rank in the army.--Report of the Committee on Military Affairs (House) on the memorial of ... 45
Testimony of, before the court-martial in the case of Roger Jones, Adjutant General ... 460
Report on the expediency of reducing the number of officers of the army ... 649
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of 89, 273, 690, 868
For services of the militia in the war of 1812-'15.--Report of the Committee on Military
Affairs on the claim of ... 219
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Extract from message of the governor to the legislature of South Carolina, September 16, 1813 ... 221
Letter of Governor Joseph Alston to the Secretary of the Navy, May 10, 1813 ... 222
Letter of Governor Joseph Alston to the Secretary of War, May 31, 1813 ... 223
Letter of Secretary of War to governor of South Carolina, June 21, 1813 ... 224
Letter of Governor Alston to Colonel Drayton, May 31, 1813 ... 224
Letter of Governor Alston to Major General Pinckney, May 29, 1813 ... 224
Report of the committee on foreign relations of the legislature of South Carolina, December 17, 1814 ... 225
Statement of Colonel Drayton, January 18, 1828 ... 225
Statement of General Tucker ... 226
Statement of Robert S. Hayne, January 18, 1828 ... 226
Statement of the payments from the Treasury office ... 228
Letter of Colonel Bomford to C. J. Steedman, October 15, 1821 ... 229
Letter of Lieutenant Williams to Colonel Bomford, May 6, 1822 ... 229
Letter of Captain Wade to Colonel Steedman ... 230
Letter of Colonel Bomford to Alexander Speer, January 17, 1827 ... 230, 231
Memorial of the officers of the State troops to the governor of South Carolina ... 232
Deductions from the accounts of South Carolina, September 26, 1826 ... 233
Summary of the claims of South Carolina ... 246
Report of the committee (House) on claim of State of, for money paid for the support
of militia in the war of 1812 ... 769
Report of Mr. Drayton, in the House of Representatives ... 769
Report of Mr. McCoy, in the House of Representatives ... 770
Report of Mr. Harrison, in the Senate ... 772
Documents and letters showing under what circumstances the advances were made 774 to ... 785
Deductions from the accounts of South Carolina, and the reasons for making them ... 786 to 800
Report of the Committee on Military Affairs (House) on the expediency of discontinuing ardent ... 275
During the year 1829.--Expenditures and operations of the armory at 366
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Report of the Committee on Military Affairs on the claim of Gates Hoit for services as a ... 292
Report of the Committee on Military Affairs of the House relative to the pay and emoluments of the ... 216
For 1828.--Annual report of the ... 32
Relative to additional compensation to the surgeons and assistant surgeons of the army.--Letter of the ... 64
Relative to the expediency and effect of the use of ardent spirits in the army.--Letter of the ... 85
Relative to establishing an army asylum.--Letter of the ... 98
For 1829.--Annual report of the ... 201
On the private physicians employed in 1828 and 1829.--Report of the ... 441
Report on the expediency of reducing the number of officers of the army ... 644
Report in relation to an increase in the number of assistant surgeons and surgeons in the army ... 826
(See Army.)
Increase of pay of.--Memorial of officers of the army for ... 64, 849
Route of a ship canal at Roanoke inlet ... 16
Of the obstructions to the navigation of Wabash river ... 16
Of the mouth of Sandy creek, Lake Ontario ... 16
South shore of Lake Ontario, between Genesee and Oswego rivers ... 16
Genesee river and harbor ... 16
Nantucket harbor ... 16
St. Mark's river and harbor ... 16
National road to St. Louis ... 16
Kennebec river below Gardiner ... 16
Androscoggin river ... 16
Oliverian canal route ... 16, 169
Pasumsic canal route ... 16
Taunton and Weymouth canal route ... 16, 169
Allegheny river, from Pittsburg to Franklin ... 16
Canal route from Akron summit to Chenango river ... 16
For a road from Union town to Lake Erie ... 16
For a railroad from Hudson to Pittsfield ... 16
Owego to Ithaca ... 16
Ithaca to Catskill ... 16, 169
Kentucky river, from its mouth to Boonsborough ... 16
Canal route from Elizabeth river to Lockwood's Folly ... 16
Canal route from the Neuse river to Beaufort ... 16
Route for a road from Washington to the western part of New York ... 16
Connecting the waters of Lakes Erie and Michigan with Wabash and White rivers ... 16
Continuation of the Cumberland road to District of Columbia ... 16
Canal or railroad route from the headwaters of the Savannah to the headwaters of the Tennessee river ... 16
Of the country between the headwaters of the Tennessee and Alatamaha rivers for a canal route ... 17, 169
Canal route from Monroe to La Plaisance bay, Michigan ... 17
Of the Penobscot river from Whitehead to Bangor ... 168
Of the Ohio river ... 168
Of the Cochico branch of the Piscataqua river ... 168
Of the North river between Scituate and Marshfield ... 168
Of the piers erected at Sandy bay ... 168
Of Bass river between Yarmouth and Darnes ... 168
Of the Thames river ... 168
Of the harbor of Westbrook, Connecticut ... 168
Norwalk, Connecticut ... 168
Stamford, Connecticut ... 168
Sag Harbor, New York ... 168
Of Flat Beach, New Jersey ... 168
Of Deep Creek, a branch of Elizabeth river ... 168
Of Pascotank river, North Carolina ... 168
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Of the harbor of St. Augustine ... 168
Of the water tract between Lake Pontchartrain and Mobile bay ... 168
Of the Passes of the Mississippi river ... 168
Of the river Teche ... 168
Of rivers and harbors ... 596, 732
Report of chief of topographical engineers on, for 1831 766
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 868
And Savannah rivers.--Survey of the country between the headwaters of the ... 16
And Alatamaha riv ... ers.--Survey of the country between the headwaters of the ... 17
Report of the Secretary of War on the importance of the ... 631
Report of the chief of the, on surveys of rivers for 1831 ... 766
Report of the Secretary of War in relation to the organization of the corps of ... 828
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 868
For the construction of fortifications at Vineyard Point, Isle la Motte, and on the shoals between Vineyard Point and Point au Fer, New York.--Resolutions of the legislature of ... 209
For the alteration of the militia laws.--Resolutions of the legislature of ... 209
Resolutions of the legislature of the State of, for a more perfect organization of the militia of the United States ... 806
Annual return of the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the militia of ... 89, 273, 690, 868
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Report of the Major General United States army ... 4
Report of the Engineer department ... 12
Report of the Quartermaster General ... 25
Report of the Commissary General of Subsistence ... 26
Report of the Paymaster General ... 28
Report of the Commissary General of Purchases ... 29
Report of the Surgeon General ... 32
Report of the Ordnance department ... 33
Relative to the reorganization of the Subsistence department of the army.--Report of ... 38
On the importance of military roads from Detroit to Saginaw and Detroit to Fort Gratiot.--Report of the ... 39
On the expediency of compelling the cadets to continue in the military service.--Report of the ... 40
Relative to the purchase of additional land for the use of Fort Washington.--Report of the ... 43
Relative to the distinction between lineal and brevet rank in the army.--Letter of the ... 46
Transmitting the Army Register for the year 1829.--Letter of the ... 68
On the expediency and effect of the use of ardent spirits in the army.--Report of the ... 83
, 247
Transmitting the annual returns of the militia of the several States and Territories for 1828.--Letter of the ... 87
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On the expediency of abolishing the office of major general and appointing three brigadier generals in the army.--Letter of the ... 91
On the condition and occupancy of the lands belonging to the United States at the armory at Harper's Ferry.--Report of the ... 142
Of the expenditures and operations of the armories during the year 1828.--Report of the ... 149
Showing the operations of the War Department during the year 1829.--Report of the ... 150
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Report of the major general ... 155
Report of the Paymaster General ... 160
Report of the Chief Engineer ... 164
Report of the Colonel of Ordnance ... 183
Report of the Quartermaster General ... 192
Report of the Commissary General of Purchases ... 196
Report of the Commissary General of Subsistence ... 198
Report of the Surgeon General ... 201
Of the quantity of land belonging to private individuals necessary for the convenience of the military posts at Fort Winnebago and Green Bay, Michigan.--Report of the ... 202
Relative to the construction of fortifications at Key West, Florida.--Report of the ... 203
On the expediency of merging the marine corps into the infantry or artillery of the army, and on the proper organization of the Ordnance department of the army.--Report of the ... 210
On the increase of the number and pay of the corps of engineers.--Report of the ... 219
Relative to the protection of the western frontier of Arkansas by mounted troops.--Report of the ... 219
Relative to the number of surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution.--Report of the ... 250
Transmitting the Army Register for 1830.--Letter of the ... 251
Transmitting the annual returns of the militia of the States and Territories for 1830.--Letter of the ... 271
Relative to the causes of the desertion of soldiers in the army, and the remedies proposedto prevent the same.--Report of the ... 284
Relative to the defence of the northern frontier of the United States.--Report of the ... 295
Of the expense of arming and organizing the militia of the United States.--Report of the ... 297
Of the appropriations for constructing and repairing fortifications from 1815 to 1829.-- Report of the ... 304
Of the applications and appointments as cadets at the Military Academy since its establishment to 1829, and the annual and general expense of the same.--Report of the ... 307
Transmitting a statement of the expenditures and operations of the armories during the year 1829.--Letter of the ... 365
Of the compensation of the officers of the army attached to the several bureaus.--Report of the ... 372
Transmitting the proceedings of the court-martial in the case of Roger Jones, Adjutant General ... 450
Transmitting a general report on an examination and survey of various sites for the establishment of an armory on the western waters.-- Letter of the ... 479
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Report of Captain J. L. Smith, of the corps of engineers ... 479
Quantity of water and power used at Springfield, Massachusetts ... 491
Estimate of the expense of establishing an armory at the respective sites ... 497
Estimate of the annual quantity and cost of materials required, and miscellaneous expenses incident thereto ... 513
Estimate of the expense of distributing 12,000 muskets from the respective sites for a national armory on the western waters ... 519
Table of the distances of the various sites for an armory to the several depots for arms ... 521
Interrogatories and answers of the commissioners of Columbus, Georgia, respecting the advantages of the Falls of Chattahoochee, Georgia, for a site for an armory ... 525
Interrogatories respecting the advantages of Carter's Iron Works, East Tennessee, for the location of an armory ... 526
Interrogatories and answers respecting the advantages of Embree's Iron Works, East Tennessee, for the location of an armory ... 527
Interrogatories and answers respecting the advantages of Cypress creek, Alabama, for the location of an armory ... 531
Interrogatories and answers relative to the advantages of the Falls of Emery's river, Tennessee, as a location for an armory ... 528
Interrogatories and answers relative to the advantages of Harpeth Narrows, Tennessee, as the location for an armory ... 535
Interrogatories and answers relative to the advantages of the mouth of Eel river, on the Wabash, Indiana, as the location of an armory ... 542
Correspondence relative to the advantages of Big Blue river, Indiana, as the location of an armory ... 546
Interrogatories and answers relative to the advantages of the falls of the Ohio, (Louisville) Kentucky, as a location for an armory ... 549
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Interrogatories and answers relative to the advantages of Horseshoe Bend, Kentucky, as the location for an armory ... 551
Interrogatories and answers relative to the advantages of Zanesville, Ohio, as the location of an armory ... 557
Interrogatories and answers relative to the advantages of Big Beaver river, Pennsylvania, as the location of an armory ... 561
Correspondence relative to the advantages of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, as the location of an armory ... 567
Transmitting statements of the expenditures for the army from 1821 to 1829 ... 580
Showing the operations of the military establishment of the United States for 1830 ... 585
(See Army.)
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS.
Report of Major General Macomb, with statements and returns of the army ... 588
Statement showing the organization of the army ... 590
General return of the army ... 591
Statement showing position and distribution of the troops ... 592
Statement showing the number of recruits ... 593
Report of chief engineer of the army ... 593
Report of board of visitors of the Military Academy ... 603
Report of the Quartermaster General ... 609
Report of the Paymaster General ... 611
Report of the Ordnance department ... 613
Report of the Commissary General of Subsistence ... 618
Report of the Commissary General of Purchases ... 621
Letter relative to the apportionment of Infantry Tactics among the militia ... 624
Report in relation to military roads constructed by the army ... 625
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS.
Letter of quartermaster, with statements of roads constructed by the army from 1817 to 1828 ... 626
Statement of amount paid to troops for opening roads, &c., from 1820 to 1830 ... 629
Letter of Third Auditor of the Treasury ... 629
Letter relative to increase of engineer corps and topographical engineers for military purposes ... 630
Letter on the importance of the topographical engineers of the army ... 631
Report in relation to the expediency of reducing the number of the officers of the army ... 632
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Report of the Quartermaster General ... 634
Table of organization proposed for peace establishment of the army ... 638
Report of the Ordnance office ... 638
Report of the Paymaster General ... 640
Report of the Inspector General ... 642
Report of the Surgeon General ... 644
Report of Major General Gaines ... 645
Report of General Winfield Scott ... 649
Report of General H. Atkinson ... 650
Report of General W. K. Armistead ... 651
Letter of Major William Whistler ... 652
Letter of Colonel Totten ... 653
Letter of Colonel William Lindsay ... 653
Letter of General H. Brady ... 655
Letter of Colonel W. Morgan ... 656
Letter of Colonel J. B. Walbach ... 656
Letter of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Cummings ... 658
Letter of Lieutenant James B. Many ... 658
Letter of Colonel D. L. Clinch ... 658
Letter of Lieutenant Colonel E. Cutler ... 659
Letter of Colonel James Bankhead ... 659
Letter of Lieutenant Colonel J. B. Crane ... 661
Letter of Major William Davenport ... 661
Letter, transmitting list of officers of the army for 1831 ... 662
Report on the subject of a change in the organization in the Military Academy ... 676
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
Letter of Lieutenant Colonel S. Thayer, superintendent of the Military Academy ... 677
Letter in relation to the construction of fortifications at Ocracoke inlet ... 680
Letter with statement of the number and rank of officers of the line, staff, or detached service of the army ... 683
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Report of Major General Alexander Macomb ... 683
Statement of number and rank of field and company officers of the army on duty, &c ... 684
List of officers of the army and members of the medical staff on furlough, &c ... 686
Letter with annual returns of the militia of the United States for 1830 687
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ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Abstract of general return of the militia ... 688
Abstract of returns of arms, accoutrements, &c ... 690
Letter in relation to the application of officers of the army for compensation for property destroyed at Fort Delaware by fire ... 692
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Schedule of losses by officers of the army at Fort Delaware ... 692
Petition of officers of the army ... 692
Letter of General Macomb in relation to the same ... 692
Letter of Major B. K. Pierce in relation to the same ... 693
Letter in relation to the title to the island upon which Fort Delaware has been constructed ... 694, 827
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
Agreement between the Secretary of War and Henry Gale in relation to the same ... 694, 827
Letter in relation to the regular and extra pay of officers of the army ... 694
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter of the Second Auditor of the Treasury ... 694
Statement of sums paid on account of extra pay to officers of the army ... 695
Recommendation for an appropriation for the repair of Fort Delaware ... 700
With statement of expenditures, and the number of arms manufactured at the armories of the United States ... 706
Annual report of the condition of the military establishment in 1831 ... 108
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Report of Major General Macomb, with statements and returns ... 716
Statement of the organization of the army ... 719
General return of the army ... 720
Statement showing the position and distribution of the troops ... 722
Statement of the number of recruits ... 726
Statement of the number of desertions ... 727
Report of chief engineer of the army ... 728
Report of visitors of the Military Academy ... 736
Report of the Quartermaster General ... 747
Report of the Paymaster General ... 749
Report of the Ordnance department ... 751
Report of the Commissary General of Subsistence ... 760
Report of the Commissary General of Purchases ... 763
Report of the Surgeon General ... 765
Report of the Topographical bureau ... 767
Letter in relation to the regulation of the Ordnance department ... 806
Report, with plan and estimate of construction of Fort Griswold, Connecticut ... 807
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter of General Gratiot ... 808
Extract of report of board of engineers on the sea-coast fortifications ... 808
Estimate for fortifications at Fort Griswold ... 808
Report in relation to the expediency of erecting barracks at New Orleans, Louisiana ... 811
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter of the Quartermaster General ... 811
Estimate for purchase of a site and the erection of barracks ... 812
In relation to the construction of a military road from Green Bay to Praire du Chien ... 815, 849
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Report of General Wool, inspector general ... 816
Report of Major Garland, acting quartermaster ... 816
Extract of a letter of H. B. Brevoort and James B. Doty to Major General Macomb ... 816
In relation to an increase in the number of assistant surgeons and surgeons in the army ... 826
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
Report of the Surgeon General ... 826
In relation to the organization and allowance of the Topographical Engineers of the army ... 828
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Difference between the Topographical Engineers as now existing and as proposed to be organized ... 828
Letter of Colonel J. J. Abert, with estimates, &c ... 828
Letter in relation to the establishment of arsenals in Alabama and Florida ... 829
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Report of Colonel Bomford, Ordnance department ... 829
Letter of James D. Westcott, jr., acting governor of Florida ... 830
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Transmitting list of officers of the army for 1832 ... 832
Transmitting annual returns of the militia for 1831 ... 865
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Abstract of general annual returns ... 866
Abstract of general returns of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition ... 868
On the claim of the State of Connecticut for services of militia in the war of 1812 ... 876
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letters of Third Auditor of the Treasury ... 877, 884
Account of the State of Connecticut with the United States for pay of troops ... 878, 881
Account for supplies of provisions ... 879
Account for transportation ... 879
Account for contingent expenses ... 880
Account for munitions of war ... 881
General account current ... 882Summary view by Governor Smith of the circumstances under which the militia
were in service ... 883
Letter of George Graham to Third Auditor ... 883
Letter of J. Armstrong, Secretary of War, to governor of Connecticut ... 884
Letters of John Cotton Smith to Secretary of War ... 884, 885, 889
Letters of James Monroe to Caleb Strong ... 886
Letter of Secretary of War to general officers, in relation to the organization of the Militia ... 887
Extract of a letter of Brigadier General Cushing to the Secretary of War ... 887, 888
Extract of a letter of the Secretary of War to Brigadier General Cushing ... 887, 888
Letters of Brigadier General Cushing to the governor of Connecticut 888, 889, 890, 891, 892, 893, 894
Letter of Governor John Cotton Smith to Brigadier General Cushing ... 889, 890, 891, 892, 893, 894
District orders of the militia of Connecticut ... 889, 895
Letter of W. M. Smith, to Brigadier General Lusk ... 894
Proceedings of a meeting of the civil authorities and selectmen of New Haven ... 894
Proceedings of the governor and council ... 895
Letter of General Jirah Isham to Brigadier General Cushing ... 895
Letter of Brigadier General Lusk to Brigadier General Cushing ... 896
Letter of Brigadier General Cushing to Brigadier General Lusk ... 896
Letter of Brigadier General Cushing to the Secretary of War ... 896
Remarks of the Third Auditor on the accounts of the State of Connecticut ... 897 to 933
With statement of contracts for shot and cannon made from 1820 to 1832 ... 933
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
Report of Colonel Bomford, Ordnance department ... 933, 934
On the expediency of erecting fortifications on the Penobscot river, in the State of Maine ... 935
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
Report of the chief engineer of the army ... 935
Decision of the court-martial for the trial of ... 851
Charges preferred against ... 851
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