battalion-officer

Updated: July 18, 2025

This settled the matter, and the arrangement of the major-generals made by Washington was not changed. In the same letter, the chief complained of the tardiness in the recruiting-service. "We are now near the end of September," he said, "and not a man recruited, nor a battalion-officer appointed, that has come to my knowledge.

Benson John Lossing - Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3.