Talk:Continental Army
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The ongoing question is how much detail goes in this article, and how much is moved to others? My intent is to use this article to give an overview of the interaction of congress and army, to create a general time sequenced narrative of major events, most of which get their own article. Any suggestions (or better yet help) as to how to complete this are certainly welcome. - Lou I 16:57 21 May 2003 (UTC)
Dates seem incorrect
"Most of the Continental Army was disbanded on November 3, 1783 after the Treaty of Paris. A small residual force remained at West Point and some frontier outposts, until the Congress created the United States Army by their resolution of June 3, 1783." So the United States Army was created before the dissolution of the Continental Army, or is this a typo? --Proteus71 21 Apr 2005
- Fixed typo: the correct date is 3 June 1784. --Kevin Myers 15:42, Apr 21, 2005 (UTC)
Continental Army's founding date
"The Army was created by a resolution of the Continental Congress on June 15, 1775."
The US Army celebrates their founding as the Continental Army on June 14 (http://www.army.mil/cmh/faq/birth.htm) though it is the case that elements of their founding, such as having a Commander in Chief designated, were conducted on June 15. Is this a typo, or is the author choosing a different date than the US Army for reason?
