Position of Field Officers in the Order of Battle
Document 1800Pinckney goes into great detail respecting Hamilton's recommendations for the position of Field Officers in the order of battle along with the type of gait marching soldiers should be taught for the best formation. Men are sick at Harper's Ferry and Pinckney has requested doctors along with casks to transport water from wells he ordered to be dug on the Hill.
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Pinckney goes into great detail respecting Hamilton's recommendations for the position of Field Officers in the order of battle along with the type of gait marching soldiers should be taught for the best formation. Men are sick at Harper's Ferry and Pinckney has requested doctors along with casks to transport water from wells he ordered to be dug on the Hill.
Date
04/25/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Harper's Ferry
Collection
Document number
1800042560000
Note
Cited in Hamilton to Pinckney, 05/14/1800.
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
field officers
divisions
senior captain
subaltern
platoon
French
William Washington
medical men
doctor
surgeon
Notable locations
Harper's Ferry
Virginia
well
the Hill
encamp
Public land
Notable items
casks