Friday, October 09, 2009

This Day in History: October 9

GENERAL ORDERS
Head Quarters, Towamensing, October 9, 1777.

...By General Orders of Sept. 13th. the distribution of tents was thus directed.

One soldier's tent for the field officers of each regt.

One ditto for every four commissioned officers.

One ditto for every eight Serjeants, Drummers andFifers.

One dittofor every eight privates. [More]

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