PRINTER'S NO. 950
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
142
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MENSCH, ARGALL, MARTIN, BROOKS, FONTANA, DINNIMAN,
GREENLEAF, BROWNE, BREWSTER, SCAVELLO, EICHELBERGER,
YUDICHAK, KILLION, WHITE, FARNESE, RAFFERTY, VULAKOVICH AND
RESCHENTHALER, JUNE 13, 2017
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 13, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the 242nd anniversary of the founding of the United
States Army.
WHEREAS, In 1775, the Massachusetts Provincial Congress
appealed to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia to
assume authority of the New England Army, which was comprised of
a number of independent revolutionary militia companies; and
WHEREAS, Although there is no official written record,
historians suggest that on June 14, 1775, the United States
Congress voted to "adopt" the Boston troops and formed a
committee "to bring in a draft of rules and regulations for the
government of the Army," in addition to providing a funding
appropriation of $2 million at the request of John Adams; and
WHEREAS, The actions of the United States Government on June
14, 1775, establishing the American Continental Army marked the
birth date of the United States Army; and
WHEREAS, On June 15, 1775, George Washington was appointed by
the Congress of the United States as the Army Commander-in-
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