The Decline of the Militia
From the War of 1812 on, for the next few decades, the use of militias would become less and less prominent in America.
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From the War of 1812 on, for the next few decades, the use of militias would become less and less prominent in America.
MoreRebuttal to “An Officer of the Late Continental Army”: “Plain Truth” Independent Gazetteer (Philadelphia), November 10, 1787 Following are excerpts from an article with an unknown author, published as a rebuttal to a reply by an officer of the late Continental Army to James Wilson’s speech: “Congress may ‘provide for calling forth the militia,’ ‘and may […]
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