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Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796 [General Orders].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04864.11 Author/Creator: Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796 Place Written: Greeneville, Ohio Type: Autograph document Date: 11 September 1795 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Order a Copy

Specifies who will do the bread baking and how much bread soldiers are to receive. Captain Preston is to take charge of Captain Thompson's company. Orders a fatigue from each sub legion and corps to parade the following morning. Wayne was the general in command of the United States Army in Greeneville, Ohio.

Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796

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