Republican (nationalist) President Grant signs the Army Appropriations Act of 1875, reducing the Army of the United states to a pre-war authorized strength of 16,000.
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Authority:
Article I, Section 8 [Clause 12]
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References:
Army Appropriations Act of 1875, 18 Public Statutes at Large 72 (1874).
Alan Bock, War and Peace and Liberty,” Orange County (California) Register, 8 September 2002, Commentary:1, 5.
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