When General Dearborn took command of the Greenbush Cantonment, the cost overruns began. He bought the land on behalf of the government for $9,000 and construction of the Cantonment began. It wasn't until a year later that Dearborn discovered the government didn't have a clear title to the land.
So he had to pay an additional $1,250 to perfect the title. Additionally, the government purchased a large field of standing rye nearby that was ready for harvest. However, a cavalry unit arrived there and the hirses promptly devoured the whole crop.
The Cantonment consisted of eight barracks for enlisted men, three units for officers, the general's house, surgeon and physician's quarters, a hospital, horse stables, armory, arsenal storehouse, guard house, kitchens and many latrines.
Jim Greenfield is not sure whether local units were stationed there.
--Brock-Perry
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