Non-partisan (nationalist) President Washington signs the Army Act of 1789, reorganizing the Army of the united States at a strength of one regiment of eight companies of infantry, and one battalion of four companies of infantry—781 Soldiers and officers.
[restored 10/9/2021]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article I, Section 8 [Clause 12]
ccc-2point0.com/constitution-for-the-united-states
References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 45.
U.S. Military Manpower – 1789 to 1897
www.alternatewars.com/BBOW/Stats/US_Mil_Manpower_1789-1897.htm
us events
www.duke.edu/~charvey/Country_risk/chronology/us-events.htm
Current U.s. National Debt:
