United States Volunteers also known as U.S. Volunteers, U.S. Volunteer Army, or other variations of these, were military volunteers called upon during...

form the United States Coast Guard in 1915. The concept of assistance to shipwrecked mariners from shore-based stations began with volunteer lifesaving...

The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated...

Army of the United States. These volunteer regiments came to be called United States Volunteers (USV) in contrast to the Regular United States Army (USA)...

female adult volunteers of this organization were known as "Grey Ladies" and wore light grey uniforms. In the United States, volunteers' services are...

major general of volunteers, an actual, full-rank brigadier general of volunteers, a brevet brigadier general in the United States Regular Army, and...

allegiance to the United States and joined the Union Army. Approximately 5,600 former Confederate soldiers enlisted in the United States Volunteers, organized...

official data, that of the slightly over two millions troops in the United States Volunteers, over 316,000 died (from all causes), or 15.2%. Of the 67,000 Regular...

augment the standing military, can trace its origins to the United States Volunteers. State volunteer forces were used extensively to augment the Regular Army...

prison camps. 1st United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment Company G, 1st United States Sharpshooters 2nd United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment...