Plan for a 200000 man standing army presented to Congress
Extract from the Presidents message and War Secretary reports discuss dividing the United States into eight districts and forming a militia of two hundred thousand with twelve thousand five hundred active and the same in reserve. Recruits aged twenty to thirty seven serve eight years with annual turnover of twenty five thousand moving to reserve. Details to be fixed by law but subject to regulation.
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Wasuixeron
van Buyen
United States
Congress
Secretary of War
Two Houses of Congress
U. States
Houses of Congress
Government of
the United States
Dragoons
Militia Reform Rules and Class Structure Outlined
The document details a national militia system: reporting duties for adjutants, inspector roles, a brigadiers general for each state, and a new active or movable force of up to 100 000 men divided into companies and battalions. It specifies a reserve or sedentary force and phased transfer rules, with yearly draughts to maintain balance.
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Militia
United States
Secretary of War
Congress
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Arkansas
Missouri
Iowa
Kentucky
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
United
Secretary of War proposes militia reorganization in 1840 plan
A House report transmits Secretary of War's militia reorganization plan arguing the small regular force cannot guard frontiers. It notes up to 1.5 million militia members are mustered, costing labor earnings and harming moral condition, seeking a balanced, less burdensome structure.
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Secretary OF War
United States
Militia
War Department
House of Representatives
U. Bates
U. States
Militia Reform Plan Aims for Select Citizen-Soldiers
The proposal argues against mass mobilization of undisciplined militia and calls for a trained select body of citizen-soldiers. It outlines organization, drills, exemptions, pay, and detailed enlistment rules to defend the nation without a large standing army.
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M.H. Grinnell
N. Y
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Truman Smith
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Charles Naylor
Penn
L. Santonstall
Massa
J. C. Clark
H. of Representatives
H. A. Garland
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The
Clermont Courier
Washington
Adjutant General's Office
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