Army
Regular Army
-boomed thanks to Liberty and Union War (1868-76)
-though dissolved afterwards to something smaller but, in the name of preparadness, turned irreversibly into a pretty large institution
-because its mobilization after the Antillean War (1880-4) proves a bit complicated and the US resolves to keep a sizeable army afterwards
-this in turn means it continues onwards into the 20th century as a large force
-in wake of French Wars > Fifth French War (1892-5) undergoes period of immense reform
-to make it ready for modern warfare era which has been shown by it
Marine Corps
-entirely swallowed into army in 1820s reform
National Volunteer Force
-under Constitution of the United States (1885), militias centralized into National Volunteer Force headed by officials appointed by Congress
State Militia
-states given limited power to form militias under supervision of federal government
-within the larger states that can afford it
-all known as "State Guard"
Navy
-in US's Wars > Luisiana War (1825-8) it does terribly
-badly outmatched by Spanish
-built up in decades that followed
-does way better in US's Wars > Second Quasi War (1839-42)
-but not really a real war as well because neither France nor US willing to go all the way
-further buildup due to fears of British involvement
-with Liberty and Union War (1868-76) it's devastated by divisions, sabotage and the like
-by end of it, it's way smaller
-builds up after war end
-with Antillean War (1880-4), US navy faces severe logistical issues
-navy is bigger than Spanish but Spanish have generally superior ships
-eventually, US is able to win but is tough fight
-sees continued buildup afterwards
-and dramatic expansion of bases across the United States
-and rise of Naval National Volunteers
-naval race with British Isles in years after French Wars > Fifth French War (1892-5)
-results in increasingly massive ironclads in the American navy
Aeronautic Corps
-formed in the wake of the Liberty and Union War (1868-76)
-originally with dirigibles and within Army
-in excitement of its use, it's been spun off into own arm of military quite early
-with rise of Pyreolophore > Planophores, Aeronautic Corps incorporates them
Civil Guard
-gendarmerie, across the nation
-formed in wake of assassination of American Presidents > 1877-1879 John Wentworth (Justice) †, to protect against the civil strife of the era
-Civil Guard garrisons established across the South to combat insurgents
-with Constitution clause against domestic violence used to its fullest degree
-due to institutional bias of Southern police against Coloreds the Civil Guard's authority is fully expanded
-to the extent that it supervises those southern police
-and reduces them to doing smaller cases
-with the great riots against Demography > Moreno in 1880s it's expanded northwards
-and plays fairly similar role in becoming dominant against northern police
-the Constitution of the United States (1885) systematizes the Civil Guard's role across the nation
-including constitutional protections against army being applied against it
-over next decades it becomes an iconic symbol of the United States
-also gets its own West Point equivalent just south of Washington
-which is in part due to civilianization under American Presidents > 1917-1923 Paul Drennan Cravath (Free Trade)
Revenue Marine Service
-legacy of Liberty and Union War (1868-76) is its militarization as a force