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Ancestry.com. Déclarations des régiments de l’infanterie de l’armée régulière, États-Unis, 1821 à 1916 [base de données en ligne]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Données originales :

Returns from Regular Army Infantry Regiments, June 1821–December 1916; Microfilm publication M665, rolls 1–244, 262-292, 297–300 of 300; NAID: 300381; Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's–1917, Record Group 94, and Records of United States Regular Army Mobile Units, 1821–1942, Record Group 391; The National Archives in Washington, DC.

Déclarations des régiments de l’infanterie de l’armée régulière, États-Unis, 1821 à 1916

Cette base de données contient principalement des déclarations mensuelles des régiments de l’infanterie de l’Armée régulière des États-Unis reçues par le Bureau de l’adjudant-général entre juin 1821 et décembre 1916. Elle inclut également d’autres formulaires ou correspondances archivés avec ces déclarations. Les déclarations mensuelles de l’Armée régulière offraient un rapport sur les effectifs de chaque régiment, notamment le nombre total d’hommes présents, absents, malades ou effectuant une tâche quotidienne additionnelle, ainsi qu’un rapport des officiers et de certaines catégories de soldats par nom. Les déclarations subséquentes incluaient un compte-rendu des effectifs en termes des chevaux et de l’artillerie.

This database primarily contains monthly returns from U.S. Regular Army infantry regiments received by the Adjutant General’s Office from June 1821 to December 1916. It also includes other forms and correspondence filed with these returns.

The Regular Army monthly returns reported on the strength of each regiment, including total numbers of men present, absent, sick, or on extra daily duty, as well as giving a report of officers and some categories of enlisted men by name. Later returns included an accounting of strength in terms of horses and artillery.

What Can I Find?

These records can be searched by name, year, and regiment. They can be browsed by regiment or year.

Forms changed several times over the years, so the information recorded about regiments and individuals will vary. However, the type of information generally found on the returns includes

names of regimental commanders
names of all officers and reasons for the unit’s loss or gain of officers, if applicable
names of company commanders
stations of the regiment and companies
names of absent enlisted men, 1857–1904, and reason for absence
names of enlisted men the unit lost and gained, 1821–1914, and reasons
names of enlisted men on extra or daily duty, 1857–1873, and nature of duty
record of events, 1832–1916
total strength of both officers and enlisted men by rank, 1819–1857
total strength of horses by company, 1846–1916
total strength of artillery pieces by company, 1857–1912

Other record types filed with the returns include

“Historical Data” files (miscellaneous correspondence and records)
annual and quarterly returns of alterations and casualties
monthly returns of battalions, companies, and detachments
special field returns and field returns
returns of casualties
tri-monthly field returns

Some of the above information was taken from the Descriptive Pamphlet of National Archives Microfilm Publications M665, National Archives, Washington, D.C. Please consult this pamphlet for a more detailed description and history of these records. You can find a copy using the Browse function.