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Excerpt from Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution: April, 1775, to December, 1783 The Act of Congress approved July 27, 1892, provides That the military records of the American Revolution now pre served in the Treasury and Interior Departments be transferred to the War Department, to be preserved in the Record and Pension Office of that Department, and that they shall be properly indexed and arranged for use. The provisions of this Act are good as far as they go. The majority of the American people not only wish to know that there are in the various Departments of the Government places where these records are stored, but wish to know their contents the simple knowledge that they are being indexed in order to be able to state that a certain individual served in a certain company or regiment is not sufficient. Why can they not be arranged, published and distributed throughout the country on a similar plan to that pursued in the case of the records of the War of the Rebellion Or, if that is impracticable, why not have them copied just as they are and printed for distribution to the various libraries, historical societies, and State capitals of the country, in order that all interested, either for personal use or for historical purposes, may read, examine and learn lessons of patriotism from them at their leisure. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.