Numbering of Regiments & Its Effect on Relative Rank
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Numbering of Regiments & Its Effect on Relative Rank
Description
Discusses need to number the new regiments, so that recruiting may begin and buttons may be issued, in a fashion that does not affect the relative rank of the officers now being appointed for those regiments. Dictates that the numbering of the regiments (and thus their lieutenant colonels) be geographical, starting with those recruited from the southernmost states. Discusses the overall system as it relates to the relative rank of the officers of the original four regiments as well.
year created
1799
month created
04
day created
22
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
John Adams
James McHenry
notable location
War Department
notable item/thing
regiment
recruiting
buttons
rank
officers
promotion
commandants
notable phrase
considered for numbering the regiments and arranging the rank of the Lt. Colonel and sent to you for consideration
it being proper to commence the recruiting service in detail or without waiting till the appointment of officers
I have been governed by geographical ideas, according to the order which was adopted last war when the army faced the sea board as any men
document number
1799042200401
page start
1
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | IDG04 (5 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 394 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Adams | [unknown] | [n/a] |