Request for Issue of Clothing to Various Units in Georgia
Type
Document Signed
Title
Request for Issue of Clothing to Various Units in Georgia
Description
Directs issue of clothing to troops in Georgia, listed as recipients are cavalry, the 1st Regiment of Artillery, and the 4th Regiment of Infantry. The usual change in clothing allowance for troops in the South is noted (3 pairs of linen overalls and one of wool, rather than the standard 2 of each).
year created
1799
month created
12
day created
18
author
recipient
sent to location
Savannah, Georgia
in collection
note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.
author note
James McHenry; Samuel Hodgdon.
notable person/group
John Harris
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
John Wilkins Junior
Quartermaster General
Ebenezer Jackson
Colonel Gaither
Cavalry
Artillerists
Infantry
sergeants
musician
privates
notable location
Savannah
Georgia
War Office
notable item/thing
suits of clothing
woolen overalls
linen overalls
document number
1799121800101
page start
1
number of pages
2
