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Army of the United States

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noun

  1. the army or armies referred to in the U.S. Constitution, especially consisting of the Regular Army, National Guard, and Army Reserve.


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“They were the first members of the expeditionary Army of the United States in France to die, that we might live,” the marker reads.

From Washington Times May 28, 2019

In 1866, Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the Army of the United States, the first officer to hold the rank.

From Washington Post Jul. 25, 2011

But Blanton Winship of Georgia is not only the politest man in the Army of the United States.

From Time Magazine Archive

This, it seems to us, is where the Army of the United States has set foot on a difficult and dangerous road.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sherman to "assume command of the Army of the United States," is hereby rescinded.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 7, part 1: Ulysses S. Grant by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)

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