Here are entered histories of individual military units lower than a branch of the Armed Forces, including divisions, regiments, squadrons, fleets, etc. When this heading is assigned, the name of the individual unit is assigned as an additional heading. Histories of the individual branches themselves are entered under headings of the type [name of branch]--History--[individual war], e.g. United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
