LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | |
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Adj |
Adjutant |
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AG |
Adjutant general |
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AGO |
Adjutant General’s Office |
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Am |
American |
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AMA |
American Medical Association |
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Aprops |
Appropriations |
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AR |
Annual report |
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Assoc. |
Association |
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Asst |
Assistant |
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Bull(s) |
Bulletins(s) |
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C-in-C |
Commander-in-chief |
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CG |
Commanding general |
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Ch |
Chief |
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Cir(s) |
Circular(s) |
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Cmte |
Committee |
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Co(.) |
Company |
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CO(s) |
Commanding officer(s) |
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Com |
Commission, Commissioner |
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comp. |
compiler |
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Compt |
Comptroller |
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Conf |
Conference |
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Cong. |
Congress |
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cont |
continued |
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CofS |
Chief of staff |
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Dept(s) |
Department(s) |
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Dir |
Director, Directive |
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diss. |
dissertation |
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Dist(s) |
District(s) |
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Div(s) |
Division(s) |
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ed(s). |
editor(s), edition |
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Encl |
Enclosure |
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End |
Endorsement |
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enl. |
enlarged |
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Ex |
Exhibit |
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f. |
following |
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GO(s) |
General Order(s) |
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Gov |
Governor |
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GS |
General Staff |
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H |
House |
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HC |
Haverford College, Haverford, Pa. |
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Hist |
History |
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Hq |
Headquarters |
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HofReps |
House of Representatives |
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IG |
Inspector general |
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IndAffs |
Indian Affairs |
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Inf |
Infantry |
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Info |
Information |
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Instr(s) |
Instruction(s) |
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Interv(s) |
Interview(s) |
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LC |
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
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loc. cit. |
loco citato, in the place cited |
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Ltr(s) |
Letter(s) |
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M.A. |
Master of Arts |
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MD |
Medical Department |
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Med |
Medical |
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Mf |
Microfilm |
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MHS |
Marine Hospital Service |
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Mil |
Military |
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MilAffs |
Military Affairs |
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Mins |
Minutes |
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Ms |
Manuscript |
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Mtg |
Meeting |
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MVAA |
Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association |
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NARA |
National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. |
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NGB |
National Guard Bureau |
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NLM |
National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Md. |
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n.s. |
new series |
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Off(s) |
Officer(s) |
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OIC |
Officer-in-charge |
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Pam |
Pamphlet |
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Ph.D. |
Doctor of Philosophy |
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Pres |
President |
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QM |
Quartermaster |
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QMG |
Quartermaster general |
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rev. |
revised |
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RG |
Record Group |
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Rpt(s) |
Report(s) |
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Sec |
Secretary |
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Sen |
Senate |
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ser. |
series |
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Sess. |
Session |
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SG |
Surgeon general |
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SGO |
Surgeon General’s Office |
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SO(s) |
Special Order(s) |
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SU |
Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif. |
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supp. |
supplement |
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Surg |
Surgeon |
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s.v. |
sub verbo, under the word |
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Svc |
Service |
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SW |
Secretary of war |
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Tel |
Telephone |
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Telg(s) |
Telegram(s) |
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Treas |
Treasury |
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TSLA |
Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tenn. |
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UA |
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
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U.S. |
United States |
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WD |
War Department |
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