The Office of History has created a web-based publication that offers readers succinct but pertinent information on the general history of the Corps of Engineers and its functions.  Please follow this link or click the image to be taken to the Brief History site.

For a more comprehensive history of the Corps, please see the Office of History Publication The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: A History.  Copies may be requested on our publications page or you may access a high-resolution PDF verson of the book on our site.