Corps of Topographical Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers, authorized on 4 July 1838, consisted only of officers and was used for mapping and the design and construction of federal civil works such as lighthouses and other coastal fortifications and navigational routes. It included such officers as George Meade, John C. Frémont and Stephen Long. It was merged with the United States Army Corps of Engineers on 31 March 1863, at which point the Corps of Engineers also assumed the Lakes Survey District mission for the Great Lakes. In the mid-19th century, Corps of Engineers' officers ran Lighthouse Districts in tandem with U.S. Naval officers.
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Corps of Topographical Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers, authorized on 4 July 1838, consisted only of officers and was used for mapping and the design and construction of federal civil works such as lighthouses and other coastal fortifications and navigational routes. It included such officers as George Meade, John C. Frémont and Stephen Long. It was merged with the United States Army Corps of Engineers on 31 March 1863, at which point the Corps of Engineers also assumed the Lakes Survey District mission for the Great Lakes. In the mid-19th century, Corps of Engineers' officers ran Lighthouse Districts in tandem with U.S. Naval officers.
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O Corpo de Engenheiros Topógra ...... ico da zona dos Grandes Lagos.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Topogra ...... shed its first charts in 1852.
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O Corpo de Engenheiros Topógra ...... ico da zona dos Grandes Lagos.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Topogra ...... ndem with U.S. Naval officers.
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Corpo de Engenheiros Topógrafos dos Estados Unidos
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Corps of Topographical Engineers
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U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers
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