Outlines Garrisons, Army Provisions, and Old and New Establishments
Document 1799Comments on General Washington's views on the US army. Refers to garrisons at Michilimackinac, along the Mississippi, in Pittsburgh, in Detroit, in Georgia, Tennessee. Mentions divisions of the army and responsibilities of the President. Refers to General Wilkinson's established headquarters. Writes of qualifications of recruits, dragoons, and cavalry. Refers to old and new establishments.
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Comments on General Washington's views on the US army. Refers to garrisons at Michilimackinac, along the Mississippi, in Pittsburgh, in Detroit, in Georgia, Tennessee. Mentions divisions of the army and responsibilities of the President. Refers to General Wilkinson's established headquarters. Writes of qualifications of recruits, dragoons, and cavalry. Refers to old and new establishments.
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02/04/1799
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1799020400101
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Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
James McHenry
George Washington
Chickasaws
John Adams
General Wilkinson
General Pinckney
Notable locations
Michilimackinac
Mississippi River
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Oswego
Niagara
Georgia
Tennessee
Northern Lakes
Northwestern Territory
Ohio River
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Kentucky