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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10475 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0020] January-May 1779 |
Title | Statement of the troops furnished by the following States, taken from actual returns of the army for the year 1779 |
Date | 1779 |
Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
Document Type | Military document |
Content Description | Includes two charts. The first indicates, "March 9th 1779 Congress resolved that the Infantry of these States for the next campaign, be composed of 80 battalions." Lists states and corresponding quotas and required troops for 1779. Lists numbers of men furnished, separated by Continental troops and militia. Includes total number of Continental troops and militia. Second chart contains an estimate of militia employed in addition to those cited in the first chart. Part of Knox's May 10, 1790 report to Congress. See also GLC02437.10586, .10466, .10468 and .10010. |
Subjects | Continental Congress Congress Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Muster Rolls and Returns Militia |
Theme | The American Revolution |
Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |