Adjutant General's Department (U.S.A.)
1775-06-16
Chief administrative office of the U.S. Army. Operated from 1847 to 1964. Responsible for organizing recruits into companies and regiments with the assistance of state adjutant generals. Adjutant general during the Civil War: Lorenzo Thomas (1861-1869).
Bibliography
A Short History of the U.S. Army Adjutant General's Corps, 1775-2013, (Fort Jackson, SC: U.S. Army Soldier Support Institute, 2013).
Citation
Adjutant General's Department (U.S.A.). Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32198955 (January 20, 2026).
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