Relative Rank of Field Officers
Document 1800General Pinckney expresses his belief that the seniority rule should apply within regiments and not between regiments as currently seems the practice which is to be regretted. Commander in Chief agreed.
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General Pinckney expresses his belief that the seniority rule should apply within regiments and not between regiments as currently seems the practice which is to be regretted. Commander in Chief agreed.
Date
03/26/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1800032637200
Note
Cited in Pinckney to Hamilton, 04/25/1800.
Notable persons
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Alexander Hamilton
field officers
Secretary of War
James McHenry
Commander in Chief
George Washington
Notable locations
New York
War Department