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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 September 2013
As in previous lists, mention is here made only of units specifically authorized by law or established by the President under general authority vested in him.
Ackia Battle Memorial Commission. Created by Public Act No. 362, 74th Congress, approved August 27,1935, to prepare plans and programs for the commemoration in May, 1936, of the two hundredth anniversary of the battle of Ackia. The commission consists of five members to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, one member to represent the Chickasaw Indians, and one the French-speaking people of the United States. The commissioners are to serve without compensation.
2 The victory of the Chickasaw Indians over the French at the battle of Ackia, Mississippi, is said to have prevented the consolidation of the French settlements in North America. An account of the campaign and battle is given in House Report 584, 74th Congress, 1st Session.,
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