Inventory of the United States. Army. First Army miscellaneous records
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Title: United States Army, First Army miscellaneous records
Date (inclusive): 1918-1919
Collection Number: XX309
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3 manuscript boxes
(1.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Reports, memoranda, orders, and maps, relating to military conditions in France during World War I, the German railway system,
and experiences of German and Allied prisoners of war.
Creator:
United States. Army. Army, 1st
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
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or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
Use
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Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], United States. Army. First Army miscellaneous records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution
Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical note
The First Army was established in France in 1918 under the command of General John J. Pershing. The First Army was stationed
near Verdun, where it was involved in the Meuse-Argonne offensive and the Battle of Saint-Mihiel. It was deactivated in 1919.
Source: http://www.first.army.mil/
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection is comprised of reports, memoranda, orders, and maps, relating to military conditions in France during World
War I, the German railway system, and experiences of German and Allied prisoners of war.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Prisoners of war
World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons
World War, 1914-1918 -- Transportation
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
box 1, folder 1
Data relating to the strength of the First Army
undated
box 1, folder 2
German occupation
1918 August 23
box 1, folder 3
American offensive on Verdun Front
1918 September-October
box 1, folder 4
Ruses and snares of the enemy when retreating
undated
box 1, folder 5
Study on concentration of enemy reserves north of Etain
1918 September
box 1, folder 6
Possible withdrawal
1918 October 28
box 1, folder 7
Headquarter 79th Division
1918 October-December
box 1, folder 8
American aviators captured by the enemy
1918 November 15
box 1, folder 9-11
Report of the functioning of G-2 in the St. Mihiel and Argonne-Meuse operations
1918 November 18
box 1, folder 12
"My experiences in the American army with officers and men" by W. Schmidt
1918 December 6
box 1, folder 13
International living conditions
1918
box 1, folder 14-15
Miscellaneous reports and statements
1918 Feburary-November
box 1, folder 16
"How Germany Treated American Prisoners" by Van Cise
1919 April 3
box 1, folder 17
Translations of German documents
1919
box 1, folder 18
Observations on the administration of military justice
1918 February 20
box 1, folder 19
Progress of intelligence work
1918 September 20
box 2, folder 1
Extract of general orders, no. 4
1919 January 4
box 2, folder 2-3
General orders
1918 November 11-December 19
box 2, folder 4-5
Field orders
1918 August 9-November 21
box 2, folder 6-7
Summaries of Intelligence
1918 August 29-November 11
box 3, folder 1
"Studies of the German Railroad System and its Capacity for the Movement of Troops, Ammunitions, and Supplies on the Western
Front"
undated
box 3, folder 2
Victory telegrams
1918 November 12
box 3, folder 3
Bulletin for intelligence officers, American Expeditionary Forces, G-2
1918 December 21
Statements of captured, escaped, and returning prisoners of war
1918
box 3, folder 6
French escaped prisoners: Arsene Sari and Desire Dubois
1918 July 11
box 3, folder 7
Memorandum Number 304, concerning the searching of prisoners captured by the 42nd Division
1918 September 29
box 3, folder 8
Russian returning prisoners: Ivan Kalinisck and Alexander Merken
1918 October 14
box 3, folder 9
American returning prisoners
1918 November
box 3, folder 10
Statements of Interrogations
1918 November 12
box 3, folder 11
Canadian returning prisoner: Joseph Gareau
1918 December 1
box 3, folder 12
French returning prisoner: Marius Garvey
1918 December 1
box 3, folder 13
British returning prisoners: James Liddy, Tieman Carlisle. John F. McDonald, and George Sculpher
1918 December 1-3
box 3, folder 14
Interrogation of escaped Italian prisoner Arturo Fogolini
1918 December 18
box 3, folder 15
German escaped prisoner: Hans Bettin
1918 December