The Plan for the Arrangement of the Artillery
Item
Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Title
The Plan for the Arrangement of the Artillery
Description
Hamilton presents a detailed plan for the arrangement of the artillery throughout the states of the eastern seaboard in addition to the western army.
year created
1799
month created
04
day created
26
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
note
Enclosure: Arrangement of the Artillery, dated, 04/25/1799.
notable person/group
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
Two Regiments of Artillery
the two Major Generals [Hamilton and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney]
battalion of the First Regiment
Western Army
troops in the field
battalion of the Second Regiment
fourth battalion of this regiment
field officers
Colonel [Henry] Burbeck
Commandant of the Second Regiment
notable location
Philadelphia
posts in Georgia and South Carolina
posts in North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
states eastward and northward of New York
notable item/thing
inconvenient delay
personal harmony
order and discipline
document number
1799042640401
Item sets
Transcribe this document
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | WGV22 (4 pages) | Collection: Alexander Hamilton Papers | R: 17 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |