Each Commandant will himself exercise his regiment...
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Type
Autograph Draft Document
Title
Each Commandant will himself exercise his regiment...
Description
Circular to the Commandants of Regiments: Hamilton decries the practice of commandants and officers who relegate the crucial element of training troops to inferiors.
year created
1799
month created
08
day created
09
author
sent from location
New York
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
commanders of regiments leaving too much to their majors, these to the adjustants and the company officers to their sergeants
each commandant will himself industriously exercise his regiment in the manual and evolutions
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
disciplining our troops as fast as they shall be raised
instructing their men from the beginning--using their noncommissioned officers as auxilaries not as their representatives or substitutes
double advantage of ensuring the rapid improvement of the soldiers and giving every officer practical expertness within his sphere
without which an army is nothing but a mass of disorderly elements
in the visits which I expect to make to the several corps I hope for the gratification of observing the proficiency of officers and men
document number
1799080937000
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |