National Defense
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
National Defense
Description
Letter from the Sec. of War to the Chairman of the committee on national defense. Discussed the radical changes to current militia that would create a more organized and well trained standing army. Supported the formation of a standing army for superior defense of the U.S. Reference Roman military and Ceasar. Lists salaries of various officers and educators along with cost of building schools. Advised capitalizing on the current state of peace as a time to construct the necessary systems to support the nations defense.
year created
1800
month created
01
day created
31
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Letter from the Secretary of War to the Chairman of the Committee, Appointed on the 9th of December last, on so much of the Speech of the President, as related to A System of National Defense, Commensurate with our Resources, and the situation of our Country.'
Missing first page.
Missing first page.
notable person/group
Harrison G Otis
James McHenry
Secretary of War
President
committee
chairman
Ceasar
Roman
Machiavelli
Marshal of Puisegur
servants
police
engineer
non-commissioned officers
artillerists
professor
John Foncin
B.H. Latrobe
Latrobe
architect
notable location
War Department
United States
Rome
fortification
Atlantic
ocean
roads
bridges
public works
school
Europe
notable item/thing
Treatise of War
public works
notable idea/issue
national defense
defend
protection
community
labor
system
organization
train
revolution
advantage
qualifications
service
military science
construction
trade
document number
1800013100002
page start
1
number of pages
12
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (13 pages) | TJH02 (13 pages) | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Ltr to Committee on Nat'l Defense | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers, Mil. Affrs | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Harrison Gray Otis | [unknown] | [n/a] |