Arrangement of the Officers of the Infantry Regiments
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Arrangement of the Officers of the Infantry Regiments
Description
McHenry suggests to Hamilton that the rule of seniority should be followed with regard to assignment to specific regiments and transfers between regiments should not be detrimental to individual officers. He then lists numerous assignments and transfers that have aided or injured specific officers.
year created
1799
month created
11
day created
15
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Enclosure: James McHenry to Anthony Wayne, 8/27/1796.
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
James McHenry, Secretary of War
officers of the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Regiments of infantry
Brigadier General Wilkinson
Major General Anthony Wayne
Captains Pasteur, Prior, and Britt of the 1st Regiment
Captains Brock, Gibson, and Thompson of the 4th Regiment
Captain Bird
Whistler
Diven
Lieutenant Campbell Smith
Lieutenant Davidson
Captains Pasteur, Prior, and Britt
Lieutenant Schuyler
Glen
Charles Wright
Lieutenant Wilson
Captains Tinsley and Lockwood
Major General Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
recruits under Major Bradley
notable location
War Department
Philadelphia
Harpers Ferry
Tennessee
notable item/thing
"Act to ascertain and fix the Military Establishment," passed the 30th of May 1796
Captain Martin's transfer
Tinsley's transfer
Lieutenant M. Lewis's transfer
Captain Rickard's transfer
Captain Shaumberg's transfer
Gray's promotion
Wilson's transfer
winter
sudden emergency
notable phrase
The investigation I have already made has induced a conviction, which I have verbally communicated to the Brigadier [Wilkinson], that the arrangement cannot be admitted without injury to the pretensions of certain officers and undue advantage to others
...the form of the Army of the United States was changed from the Legionary to the Regimental,...
document number
1799111500000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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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 | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |