This Day in History: March 27

The qualifications requisite for an officer of artillery being matterially different from those for an officer of Infantry, great care ought to be taken none we appointed last June has posses a proper proportion of the knowledge of [inserted: the] Mathematics and other a necessary abilities for the nature of the Service. It is from the talents of the officers of artillery improv’d by experience, that America may expect to desine an essential part of the Military character [More]