General Orders
Item
Title
General Orders
Description
General orders issued by T. H. Cushing from Head Quarters in Washington. Sergeant David mead of Captain Freeman's company of Artillerists and Engineers is transferred to infantry and will join the band. John Grants and William Hard of Elliot's company of Artillists and Engineers and William Thompson of Bishop's company are transferred to Captain Freeman's company and must be mustered as such from November 1. Captain Freeman should embark with his company as soon as possible to Fort Norfolk, where he will report to Major Ford and receive further orders. The Adjutant Quartermaster will furnish all necessary transport.
year created
1800
month created
11
day created
02
author
sent from location
City of Washington
in collection
in image
notable person/group
T. H. Cushing
Sergeant David Head
Captain Freeman
Artillerists and Engineers
John Grants
William Hart
William Thompson
Elliot
Major Ford
Adjutant Quartermaster
notable location
City of Washington
Fort Norfolk
notable item/thing
transfer
band
muster
orders
transport
document number
1800110290000
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | aka22 (0 pages) | Collection: A0131, [State Historian], Unpublished Typescript Galleys and Page Proofs of 'Military Papers of General Peter Gansevoort.' | A0131 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Major T.H. Cushing | City of Washington | [n/a] |