Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army From Its Organization September 29 1789 to March 2 1903 Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army From Its Organization September 29 1789 to March 2 1903 Vol. 1<br><br>From the close of the revolutionary war to September 1789 there was practical] no United States Arm A regiment of infantry and a battalion of artillery - in al about 700 officers an men - were retained at the close of the war to guard ublic stores and pro rttjv and to occupg posts vacated by the British on the nort west boundaries of t e nited States. Y act of Congress of June 3 1784 it was resolved As it appears absolutely necessa? To have 700 noncommissioned officers and men properly officered it is recommen ed to the following States as most convenient to the posts shortly to be vacated by the British to furnish from their militia: Connec tient 185; New York 185; New J ersev 110; Pennsylvania 280 to serve twelve months unless sooner discharged.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.