[General Orders] Reduction in Force

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

[General Orders] Reduction in Force

Description

These are the General Orders. to be implemented by June 15, regarding the discharge of officers and men who had been appointed or enlisted under the act to augment the Army, not to include Engineers, Inspectors of Artillery, and Inspectors of Fortifications.

year created

1800

month created

05

day created

18

sent from location

New York

in collection

notable person/group

Alexander Hamilton
engineers
inspectors
army
officers
enlisted
artillerists
Samuel Hodgdon

notable location

New York
fortifications

notable item/thing

artillery
muster rolls
pay rolls
camp equipage
emoluments
pay
military stores

notable idea/issue

Act to Augment the Army
law implementation
transportation
appointment
enlistment
payment of troops
allowance
delay

document number

1800051837000

page start

1

Document instances

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[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]