Army Regulations, Changes Number 81, October 1, 1918 (open access)

Army Regulations, Changes Number 81, October 1, 1918

Orders outlining changes to the listed paragraphs of Army Regulations issued in 1913, including regulations pertaining to articles of public property, housing of enlisted men, and the discharge of enlisted men from the armed forces.
Date: October 1, 1918
Creator: March, Peyton Conway
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Extracts from General Orders and Bulletins, October 1918 (open access)

Extracts from General Orders and Bulletins, October 1918

Pamphlet compiling excerpts from general orders and bulletins issued in October 1918.
Date: 1918-10~
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Fort Sam Houston Bulletin 125] (open access)

[Fort Sam Houston Bulletin 125]

Bulletin reprinting letters from the US Army Adjutant General's Office and the US Army Surgeon General's Office, regarding the issuance of uniforms to foreign soldiers under Army command, guidance for the care of influenza patients, instructions on daily drill and routines for Medical Corps personnel, marriage-by-proxy, and rules for reenlistment.
Date: October 1, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Headquarters, Student Army Training Corps, Jones College Unit, General Orders 1] (open access)

[Headquarters, Student Army Training Corps, Jones College Unit, General Orders 1]

Document outlining orders for the SATC Jones College Unit in Smithtown, New York, outlining the schedule of bugle calls.
Date: October 1, 1918
Creator: Jones, Russell
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Number 3, October 1, 1918] (open access)

[Memorandum Number 3, October 1, 1918]

Memorandum ordering all men who have not been examined or inducted to report to doctor or Lieutenant Richardson.
Date: October 1, 1918
Creator: McWhorter, John C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Number 4, October 1, 1918] (open access)

[Memorandum Number 4, October 1, 1918]

Memorandum stating, "There are no 'thanks' in the army. Watch yourself."
Date: October 1, 1918
Creator: McWhorter, John C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[UT Students' Army Training Corps Memo Number 6] (open access)

[UT Students' Army Training Corps Memo Number 6]

Memorandum outlining the availability of typhoid and para-typhoid serum and vaccination material.
Date: October 1, 1918
Creator: Strack, Henry D.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Detail for 2 October 1918 (open access)

Detail for 2 October 1918

Printed note documenting the detail for October 2, 1918 including the officer of the day, orderlies, and the person in charge of hospital rooms.
Date: October 2, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Fort Sam Houston Bulletin 126] (open access)

[Fort Sam Houston Bulletin 126]

Bulletin reprinting changes to Army Regulations, paragraph 1165, which addresses discharge, as well as letters from the US Army Adjutant General's Office regarding: carrying ammunition on troop transports; naming an artillery battery at Fort Crockett after soldier Leonard Hoskins; application to Central Officers' Training Schools; and enlisted men sent to officers' schools.
Date: October 2, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 209] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 209]

Document outlining the trial of Second Lieutenant Harold F. Beaton on charges of violating the 95th and 96th Articles of War, including the final verdict and sentence.
Date: October 2, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Orders 89] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Orders 89]

Document outlining orders from the Secretary of War regarding the placing of all activities at Fort Sill under the command of the School of Fire for Field Artillery, slight amendments to previous orders, new restrictions on the issue of various types of vehicles, the shipping of private mounts for mounted officers, and an amendment to the prohibition on disseminating any information "likely to be of use to the enemy."
Date: October 2, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence S. T. Ansell, October 3, 1918] (open access)

[Correspondence S. T. Ansell, October 3, 1918]

Indorsement correspondence from S. T. Ansell to the Adjutant General of the Army clarifying the regulations surrounding insurance coverage for soldiers charged with desertion.
Date: October 3, 1918
Creator: Ansell, S. T.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Detail for 3 October, 1918 (open access)

Detail for 3 October, 1918

Printed note documenting the detail for October 3, 1918 including the officer of the day, orderlies, and the person in charge of hospital rooms. Some of the names are corrected in pencil.
Date: October 3, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Fort Sam Houston Bulletin 127] (open access)

[Fort Sam Houston Bulletin 127]

Bulletin reprinting general orders 85 that outline rerating for all soldiers beneath the grade of Brigadier General, as well as announcements from the US Army Adjutant General's Officer regarding: physical examinations of personnel abroad; transportation in camps for representatives of the Commission on Training Camp Activities; transfer of Puerto Ricans serving in the continental United States to Puerto Rico; and guidelines for avoiding the spread of influenza.
Date: October 3, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Fort Sam Houston General Orders 48] (open access)

[Fort Sam Houston General Orders 48]

Document printing orders from Headquarters Southern Department that announce Captain Henry E. Atwood's assignment as Inspector of Small Arms Practice.
Date: October 3, 1918
Creator: United States. Army. Headquarters Southern Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from E. H. Alberty to L. R. Hare, October 3, 1918] (open access)

[Memo from E. H. Alberty to L. R. Hare, October 3, 1918]

Memorandum from Capt. E. H. Alberty on behalf of the commander of US Army Southern Department to Maj. L. R. Hare, forwarding a communication from the Adjutant General ordering the appointment of a Liberty Loan Officer at each SATC unit.
Date: October 3, 1918
Creator: Alberty, E. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Detail for 4 October, 1918 (open access)

Detail for 4 October, 1918

Printed note documenting the detail for October 4, 1918 including the officer of the day and orderlies. Some of the names are corrected in pencil.
Date: October 4, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Fort Sam Houston Bulletin 128] (open access)

[Fort Sam Houston Bulletin 128]

Bulletin reprinting announcements from the US Army Adjutant General's Officer regarding: screenings for the elimination of "mentally defective" soldiers; instruction of soldiers in French; applications for transfer of enlisted men; designation of general hospitals; and an amendment for the War Department Circular of July 11, 1918.
Date: October 4, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 212] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 212]

Document outlining the trial of Captain Guy Brown on charges of improper use of unit funds, including the final verdict and sentence.
Date: October 4, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Detail for 5 October, 1918 (open access)

Detail for 5 October, 1918

Printed note documenting the detail for October 5, 1918 including the officer of the day, orderlies, and the person in charge of the hospital. There are corrections to the names in pencil.
Date: October 5, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Marsh-Marley Music Company, October 5, 1918] (open access)

[Letter to Marsh-Marley Music Company, October 5, 1918]

Letter from "Cadet Major" at the S. A. T. C. barracks at Simmons College to the Marsh-Marley Music Company requesting to purchase two brass army bugles.
Date: October 5, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 213] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 213]

Document outlining the trial of Major George C. Kelcher on charges of breaking arrest, possessing liquor, absence, and neglect of his duties, including the final verdict and sentence.
Date: October 5, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 214] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 214]

Document outlining the trial of Second Lieutenant Albert F. Buchanan on charges of stealing gasoline, misappropriating unit funds, lying to his superior officer, and falsifying records, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential commutation.
Date: October 5, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Orders 90] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Orders 90]

Document outlining orders from the Secretary of War regarding the training of machine gunners, the distribution of camp exchange profits, officers and entrusting public money to other soldiers as disbursal agents, and the organization of the new US Army Slavic Legion for Slavic troops.
Date: October 5, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History