Number of Troops Necessary to Maintain Military Posts
Document 1795The Secretary of War assesses the situation respecting the number of troops needed to maintain military posts throughout the territory of the United States. Because of the enormous demands on the military establishment, he finds the situation "extremely embarrassing."
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Description
The Secretary of War assesses the situation respecting the number of troops needed to maintain military posts throughout the territory of the United States. Because of the enormous demands on the military establishment, he finds the situation "extremely embarrassing."
Date
01/26/1795
Author
Recipient
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Department of War
Collection
Document number
1795012600001
Page start
1
Note
Printed resolution and report of the Secretary of War on the above mentioned resolution attached and also printed.
Notable persons
Speaker of the House of Representatives [Frederick Muhlenberg]
Timothy Pickering
savage enemies
the Ohio [River]
victims to famine or the enemy
Creeks
Cherokees
bodies of the militia
Governor of [Georgia]
federal troops
western Indians
powerful tribes
Notable locations
Department of War
northwestern frontier
principal villages
Georgia
Notable items
victory
arms
restoration of peace
advanced posts
chain of posts
convoys
frontiers of the southwestern territory
full defense
negotiations with foreign nations
open war
sickness