Van Schaick, Goose, 1736-1789 Rules and articles for the better government of the troops raised, or to be raised and kept in pay by and at the expence of the United States of America.
Order a pdf of this item here.
Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04050 Author/Creator: Van Schaick, Goose, 1736-1789 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Pamphlet signed Date: 1776 Pagination: 1 v. : 36 p. ; 22.1 x 13.7 cm. Order a Copy
Created by the Continental Congress and printed by John Dunlap. Signed by Colonel Goose Van Schaick in 1777. Contains uniform regulations for commissioned and noncommissioned officers, relates penalties and reasons for the issue of Court Martials. Discusses seditious activity, the organization and assembly of raised troops, penalties for false returns, the liberty to bring provisions into forts, and various other topics. Issued by order of Congress, presided over by John Hancock, 20 September 1776. The back cover states "Articles of War, Col. GV Schaick."
Citation Guidelines for Online Resources
The copyright law of the United States (title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.