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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00236 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0012] January-April 1776 |
| Title | Resolution on the election of military officers by Congress |
| Date | 4 January 1776 |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Resolution pertaining to the election of more than one man to the same rank on the same day. Notes that the Congress then went on to elect field officers for the battalion ordered to be raised in Pennsylvania. Another note indicates that this resolution was virtually repealed by a later resolution made on 24 November 1778. |
| Subjects | Military History Election Congress Continental Congress Revolutionary War Continental Army Law Government and Civics |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |