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Details on the United States Army...
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August 21, 1819
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Aug. 21, 1819 Most of an inside page is taken up with a lengthy & detailed chart concerning the: "Army of the United States" giving an accounting for the various ranks, the "ordnance", as well as pay by rank, etc. (see)
Complete in 24 pages with the Supplement, 6 by 9 3/4 inches, nice condition.
This small size newspaper began in 1811 and was a prime source for national political news of the first half of the 19th century. As noted in Wikipedia, this title: "...(was) one of the most widely-circulated magazines in the United States...Devoted primarily to politics...considered an important source for the history of the period."
Category: Pre-Civil War