War Department provides information regarding promotions and force structure
Item
Type
Letter, Type Undetermined
Title
War Department provides information regarding promotions and force structure
Description
Letter, describes candidates for promotion and the implications these promotions would have on force structure.
short description
Ltr, des candidates for promotion.
year created
1792
month created
03
day created
02
author
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Col. Beatty
Col. William S. Smith
Strong
Smith
Asheton
Beatty
Hodgdon
Major Zeigler
Major Hamtramck
notable location
War Department
Fort Washington
Fort Jefferson
notable item/thing
accomodations soothing to the captains
measure will affect every officer in both regiments and in some part be a breach of an implied contract on the part of the public
heart should be strong and brave and whose head and talents would not promise much
reversing the former rank
promoted over their heads
captains be promoted to majorities in the new regiments as may be consistent with the other general principles which will govern in the appointments
entitled to promotion by the right of seniority according to the principles fixed in 1786 and re-established since the present government
captains of the second regiment are older officers of the late war
plain brave man but without any considerable abilities
brave but not very attentive
officer is arrested and a court martial is ordered and sentences to be cashiered
officer fears the sentence of the court and offers to resign
major accepts the commission
articles of war are explicit on the point
articles were in the major's possession
four vacant majorities to be filled
eldest captains of the first regiment
payment which he ordered
major has offered to resign
accidental command of Fort Washington he fancies himself the commanding general
fitness as a captain and even a major is conceded
questionable whether he has talents sufficient to command a regiment of the magnitude proposed
disagreement with Mr. Hodgdon
indicate him as a proper person to be promoted to the command of the first regiment
towards the army
hearing of the defeat he had a council with a few of his officers
officer and forty men to meet the flying troops
returned with the regiment under his command
first regiment had not any provisions and that there were none at the fort
excuses for this retreat
excellent disciplinarian
possessing uncommon talents
alledged that the militia were disorderly which is probably well founded
retreat
honor to respectfully submit to your view the following facts and circumstances relative to the promotion shortly to take place in the first and second regiments
enable you to make such determination as may best promote the public interest
idea is submitted that the lieutenant colonel commandant will be promoted to a brigadier
office of the lieutenant colonel commandant of the first and secong regiments will both be vacant
document number
1792030215001
page start
1
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| [view document] (7 pages) | AKH17 (7 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | R: 30, P: 127 |
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| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
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| Author | War Department | [unknown] | [n/a] |