The Militia Act of 1903 (32 Stat. 775), also known as the Efficiency in Militia Act of 1903 or the Dick Act, was legislation enacted by the United States...
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of 18 and 54. The Militia Act of 1903 repealed and superseded the Militia Act of 1795 and established the United States National Guard as the body of...
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National Guard Bureau (redirect from Militia Bureau)
created by the Militia Act of 1903. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, elevated the National Guard to a joint function of the Department...
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Scottish militia Militia Act of 1808, United States Militia Act of 1855, Canada Militia Act of 1862, United States Militia Act of 1903 (Dick Act), United...
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repel invasions." From 1903 to present, following the Militia Act of 1903, the Texas Militia is legally empowered by Title 32 of the United States Code...
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Rhode Island Army National Guard (redirect from Rhode Island militia)
militias, was the passage of the Militia Act of 1903. This act, also known as the Dick Act, was passed with the support of Secretary of War Elihu Root, who...
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significant control in the hands of each state government. Today, as defined by the Militia Act of 1903, the term "militia" is used to describe two classes...
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text related to this article: Militia Act of 1862 The Militia Act of 1862 (12 Stat. 597, enacted July 17, 1862) was an Act of the 37th United States Congress...
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Defense Act of 1916, Pub. L. 64–85, 39 Stat. 166, enacted June 3, 1916, was a United States federal law that updated the Militia Act of 1903, which related...
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United States Volunteers (redirect from Volunteer Army of the United States)
separate from both the Regular Army and the militia. Until the enactment of the Militia Act of 1903, the land forces of the United States were divided into three...
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1913; Militia Acts of 1792 and 1795, codified in the Revised Statutes of the United States in Title 16, Revised Statutes of 1874; Militia Act of 1903; Amendments...
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Volunteer Guard, 1871–1904 (Reconstruction era) Following the Militia Act of 1903, the Texas Militia was divided into separate forces: The Texas Army National...
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number of state awards for local services rendered in or to the state of Idaho. The Militia Act of 1903 organized the various state militias into the...
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in the late 20th century, some militias (in particular officially recognized and sanctioned militias of a government) act as professional forces, while...
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Pennsylvania military volunteer units (category Volunteer military units and formations of the United States)
of 1812 and continuing until the passage of the Militia Act of 1903. Among the units raised for the War of 1812 were: Pittsburgh Blues. "This formation...
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Committee on the Militia, sponsored the 1903 Dick Act towards the end of the 57th U.S. Congress. Under this legislation, passed January 21, 1903, the organized...
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Arkansas State Guard (category State defense forces of the United States)
the war. As a result of the Militia Act of 1903, each state's militia was reorganized into the National Guard. The deployment of each state's military...
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militia structure formed the basis for several of the volunteer companies raised to fight in the Texas Revolution of 1836.{} The Militia Act of 1903 organized...
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The Militia Act of 1903 organized the various state militias into the present National Guard system.[citation needed] Minnesota Naval Militia Minnesota...
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Massachusetts National Guard (redirect from Massachusetts State Militia)
1899. The Dick Act of 1903 brought into being the National Guard in its current form. In exchange for federal funding, state militia units could join...
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California Army National Guard (category 1903 establishments in California)
passing of the Militia Act of 1903, also known as the Dick Act. Prior to that time, the California Army Guard originated from the state militia established...
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development" for the National Guard since the Militia Act of 1903. The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act established the U.S. Space Force on 20 December...
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became the first major general of the statewide Illinois militia. The Militia Act of 1903 organized the various state militias into the present National Guard...
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United States Property and Fiscal Officer (category National Defense Act of 1916)
part of the National Defense Act of 1916, Pub.L. 64–85, 39 Stat. 166, enacted June 3, 1916, a federal law that updated the Militia Act of 1903, which...
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structure of the US Army. Prior to 1903, members of the National Guard were considered state soldiers unless federalized by the President. Since the Militia Act...
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after the 1918 Armistice with Germany was demobilized in 1919. The Militia Act of 1903 established the present National Guard system, units raised by the...
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after the 1918 Armistice with Germany was demobilized in 1919. The Militia Act of 1903 established the present National Guard system, units raised by the...
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Second Amendment to the United States Constitution (redirect from A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.)
the Militia Act of 1903. The act defined the militia as every able-bodied male aged 18 to 44 who was a citizen or intended to become one. The militia was...
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following the state's Organic Act in 1861. In accordance with federal law, the Territorial Legislature defined the "enrolled" militia as "every free, able-bodied...
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Ohio National Guard (section Militia)
ohiohistorycentral.org. Retrieved 2018-10-24. Parker, James (1903-08-01). The Militia Act of 1903. JSTOR. The North American Review. "Kent State Shooting"...
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