Alexander Hamilton Papers

General Orders, 31 July 1781

General Orders1

Near Dobbs Ferry [New York] July 31, 1781. “The Light Companies of the first and second regiments of New York (upon their arrival in Camp) with the two companies of York Levies under command of Captains Sackett and Williams2 will form a Battalion under command of Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton and Major Fish.3

After the formation of the Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton will join the Advanced Corps under the Orders of Colonel Scammell.”4

D, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

1. This extract from Washington’s general orders records H’s success in obtaining a command for the Yorktown campaign.

2. Captain William Sackett and Captain Daniel Williams.

3. Major Nicholas Fish.

4. Colonel Alexander Scammell.

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    General Orders, 31 July 1781
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    Washington, George
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    “General Orders, 31 July 1781,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-1183. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 658.]