Placement of the Captain in the Formation, Etc.

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Placement of the Captain in the Formation, Etc.

Description

Pinckney proposes putting the Captain in the rear of the center of his company which will place him in the best situation to attend to his whole company. Detailed argument.

year created

1800

month created

05

day created

14

sent from location

New York

in collection

note

Cited in Pinckney to Hamilton, 05/30/1800.

cited note

Cited document sent from the War Office

notable person/group

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Alexander Hamilton
company
platoon
captain

notable location

New York

notable idea/issue

location
exercise
battle
organization
standards
cadence
pace
velocity
change

document number

1800051437000

page start

1

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Alexander Hamilton New York [n/a]
Recipient Charles Cotesworth Pinckney [unknown] [n/a]