UNITED STATES. ARMY. OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL.

The Continental Congress appointed an Adjutant General of the Continental Army in 1775. After 1783, no provision was made for such an officer until 1792 when an act provided for an adjutant who was also an inspector. In 1821, the departments of the Adjutant and Inspector General were placed under separate heads. The Adjutant General's Office has been in continuous existence since 1821 except for the brief period 1904-1907. The duties of Adjutant General included matters relating to command; discipline; recruitment; administration of the Military Establishment; recording, authenticating, and communicating the orders and instructions of the Secretary of War; issuing commissions; and compiling various army registers and directors.

Annual Reports (1871-1879 in M666)
 

Inclusive dates

NARA roll #

SD Archives roll #

 

 

 

1871

44

1546

1872

98, 99

1550

1873

137, 138

1551

1874

184

1554

1875

242,243,244

1557

1876

313, 314

1566

1877

387, 388

1570

1878

451

1572

1879

544, 545

1573

1880

587, 588, 590, 591

1575

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Department of Dakota, Annual Report 

Inclusive dates

NARA roll #

SD Archives roll #

 

 

 

1879

 

1591

 Letters Received, 1861-1870 (M619). 

Inclusive dates

NARA roll #

SD Archives roll #

 

 

 

1861

3

1536

1862

96

1536

1865

367

1537

1862-1916

483

1537

1867

560

1538

1867

562

1538

1867

563

1539

1867

565

1539

1868

629

1540

1868

642

1540

1869-70

711

1541

1869

722

1541

1864, 1870-1892

791

1542

1868-69

812

1542

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Letters Received, 1875-1878, 1880 (M666). 

Inclusive dates

NARA roll #

SD Archives roll #

 

 

 

1871-72

2

1543

1871

10

1543

1871-72

16

1543

1872

25

1544

1872-72

31

1544

1871-72

36

1545

1872

58

1547

1872

61

1547

1872

80

1548

1872

81

1548

1872

83

1549

1874

143

1552

1874

147

1552

1874-76

152

1553

1874-75

181

1553

1875

185

5018

1875

221

1555

1875-76

225

1555

1875-76

238

1556

1876-78

259

1558

1876

264

1558

1876

271

1559

1876

273

1559

1876

274

5019

1876-96

277, 278, 279

1560

1876-96

280, 281, 282, 283

1561

1876-96

284, 285, 286, 287

1562

1876-96

288, 289, 290

1563

1876-96

291, 292

1564

1876-78

294

1565

1876

322

1567

1877

323

5020

1877

330

1567

1877

360

1568

1877-78

381

1569

1878

394

5021

1878-79

428,429, 430

1571

1878-79

449

1571

1866-80

563

1574

1880

565

5022

1880

568

5023

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Letters Received, 1881-1889 (M689). 

Inclusive dates

NARA roll #

SD Archives roll #

 

 

 

1881-83

48

1576

1882

77

1576

1883-85

224

1577

1884

279

1577

1885

341

1577

1885-86

362

1578

1885

402

1579

1886

446

5024

1886-87

483

1579

1887

516

1580

1887

537

1580

1887

549

1580

1887

554

1581

1888

634

5025

1888-89

653

1581

1889-90

676

1581

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SD State Archives,  605-773-3804, fax 605-773-6041; email archref@state.sd.us