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documents a picture of the first united states army the journal of captain samuel newman with introduction and notes by mllo m quaife during the early summer of 1789 the new national govern ment of the united states fluttered feebly into being among the numerous problems which it inherited from its predeces sor none was more pressing than the protection of its citizens on the ohio frontier and the ending of the indian outrages in that region thus coincident with its birth the new govern ment confronted a warlike situation for the waging of war we were as little prepared as we were in 1898 or in 1917 as in 1917 too the american government and people were ex tremely reluctant to engage in war at all not unlike the conduct of imperial germany in recent years was that of the northwestern indian tribes toward us a century and a quarter ago and with like results was it attended for after repeated efforts to avert the necessity therefor the government in 1790 took measures for the creation of an army for the chastise ment of the tribes who were slaughtering its citizens on the frontier when this decision was reached the military force of the united states consisted of one regiment of three hundred or four hundred men garrisoning the several posts on the ohio river its ranks were to be filled by recruits drawn from maryland to new york while a second regiment was au thorized all but two companies of which were to be recruited in new england for the rest enough militiamen and six months levies were to be enrolled to bring the total to three thousand men governor arthur st clair a veteran of the revolution was appointed major general in charge of the entire military force and to him instructions were given out
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| Title | The Wisconsin magazine of history: Volume 2, number 1, September 1918 |
| Article Title | The Wisconsin magazine of history: Volume 2, number 1, September 1918 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Series | Wisconsin Magazine of History ; v. 2, no. 1 |
| Format-Digital | xml |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
| ISSN | 1943-7366 |
| Identifier-Digital | vol02no010000 |
| Description | This issue contains several stories on Civil War-related topics, including Old Abe, the recollections of Mrs. Ezra Lathrop Smith, and the patriotic record of Manitowoc’s German immigrants. One other notable article is an overview of the Bennett Law and its effects on the state’s German population. |
| Volume | 002 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year | 1918-1919 |
| Type | Text |
Description
| Title | 40 |
| Page Number | 40 |
| Article Title | Documents: A picture of the first United States Army: the journal of Captain Samuel Newman with introduction and notes by Milo M. Quaife |
| Author | Newman, Samuel, d. 1791 |
| Page type | Article home |
| Format-Digital | jpeg |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
| ISSN | 1943-7366 |
| Identifier-Digital | vol02no010044 |
| Description | A Picture of the first United States Army: the Journal of Captain Samuel Newman: Boston resident Samuel Newman served as an ensign and lieutenent in the Revolutionary War before becoming a captain in the Second U.S. Regiment in 1790. Charged with protecting settlers on the Ohio frontier, Newman kept this journal which covers his journey down the Ohio River to Cincinnati and northward in advance of Governor Arthur St. Clair's army. Newman died in St. Clair's disastrous defeat of November 1791 at the hands of the Native Americans but his diary provides an inside look at life in the U.S. Army. (34 pages) |
| Volume | 002 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year | 1918-1919 |
| State/Province | Ohio |
| Decade | 1780-1789; 1790-1799; |
| Personal Name | Newman, Samuel, d. 1791; |
| Subject | American Revolution, 1775-1783; Soldiers; diary; Native Americans; Pioneers |
| Full Text | documents a picture of the first united states army the journal of captain samuel newman with introduction and notes by mllo m quaife during the early summer of 1789 the new national govern ment of the united states fluttered feebly into being among the numerous problems which it inherited from its predeces sor none was more pressing than the protection of its citizens on the ohio frontier and the ending of the indian outrages in that region thus coincident with its birth the new govern ment confronted a warlike situation for the waging of war we were as little prepared as we were in 1898 or in 1917 as in 1917 too the american government and people were ex tremely reluctant to engage in war at all not unlike the conduct of imperial germany in recent years was that of the northwestern indian tribes toward us a century and a quarter ago and with like results was it attended for after repeated efforts to avert the necessity therefor the government in 1790 took measures for the creation of an army for the chastise ment of the tribes who were slaughtering its citizens on the frontier when this decision was reached the military force of the united states consisted of one regiment of three hundred or four hundred men garrisoning the several posts on the ohio river its ranks were to be filled by recruits drawn from maryland to new york while a second regiment was au thorized all but two companies of which were to be recruited in new england for the rest enough militiamen and six months levies were to be enrolled to bring the total to three thousand men governor arthur st clair a veteran of the revolution was appointed major general in charge of the entire military force and to him instructions were given out |
| Type | Text |