Wayne's general orders. 1792 May 24-1797 August 25.

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Wayne's general orders. 1792 May 24-1797 August 25.

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Continental general. Includes orders, 24 May 1792-14 Dec. 1795, issued by General Anthony Wayne in his late command against the Indians; chiefly dealing with the military training of his Legion of the United States; also contains orders, 16 Dec. 1795-25 August 1797, issued by Brigadier General James Wilkinson. Accompanied by a letter to Professor P.S. Michie dated Jan. 6, 1896, 1 p., holograph signed C.M. Burton asking permission to send a lady to West Point to copy the Wayne's general order books. A typescript note of Burton historical collection relating to Anthony Wayne orderly books, 1792-1797, is included.

10 v. ; 21 cm.

United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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United States. Army. Legion of the United States

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Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796

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Anthony Wayne was a soldier and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1780. From the description of Receipt book, 1785-1792. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122540852 Wayne was one of the great generals in the Revolutionary War. Here he was an Indian fighter. From the description of DS, 1795 November 16 : Greenville. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 14283513 U.S. representative from Geor...

Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825

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James Wilkinson was born in Maryland and served as an officer in the American Revolution. In 1783 he settled in Kentucky, where he engaged in politics, land speculation, and trade. In 1805 he was appointed governor of Upper Louisiana. Wilkinson's activities in the West implicated him in the Spanish Conspiracy and the Burr Conspiracy; he was acquitted by a court of inquiry during the Burr investigation and by a court martial in 1811. He served as a military commander in the West during the War of...