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HISTORY
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WAR OF THE REVOLUTION.
FREDERIC KIDDER.
.1 LEANT:
JOEL M U N S E L L
1868.
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PREFACE.
i HE story of the American Eevolution has been
often written, and most readers are familiar with
its prominent features of toils, privation and battles,
as well as with the lives of its noted warriors and
statesmen. But history like science and the arts
is progressive, and we now desire to see details,
we wish to know more of the every day life of
that period, the names and doings of the humbler
officers and men who were the participators in the
long marches and sufferings, and also in the battles
which produced such glorious results. But so far
our history seems deficient in these particulars, as
well as in giving us any information of the manner
in which regiments were raised, armed, clothed,
and supplied with the resources for war. We now
find in some of the histories of regiments in the
late rebellion details that will supply the want of
iv PREFACE.
future readers and historians, but I think no history
of a revolutionary regiment has ever yet been
pubHshed, and it would appear to be difficult now
to find materials for such a purpose. Having
ventured to attempt it, it may be proper to give
some account of the way these materials were
procured and the reason for now making them
public, as well as the motives which prompted it.
A few years ago I met with the journal of an
officer in a New Hampshire regiment in the
Revolution, and obtained a cop}^ About a year
ago in a search which I made for another pur-
pose in the State House at Concord, I saw what
proved to be the pay master s ledger, containing
the names, rank and other particulars of every
man who served in the First New Hampshire regi-
ment from Jan. 1, 1777 to Jan. 1, 1782. Having
obtained the loan of the volume I commenced
preparing the material for printing, but soon found
I was deficient in the rolls for the succeeding years
as well as many other necessary papers. About
this time I learned that the paymaster's papers
were in the hands of his son James Blake Esqr., of
Dorchester. On visiting him he freely tendered
PREFACE. V
me the use of a large quantity of documents refer-
ring to this regiment, many of which aided me in
this work, and from all these and a few brief
extracts from printed volumes this book has been
compiled.
It would have been easy to have much enlarged
this volume by giving particular accounts of the
battles in which the regiment participated, or by
extended notices of its four celebrated command-
ers, Stark, Cilley, Scammell, and Dearborn, Avhose
names are bright in the annals of New Hamp-
shire and add lustre to the history of the nation.
But I desired to avoid to any extent reprinting any
thing that already could be found in our histories,
but rather to give the minute details that these
manuscripts furnished of the way in which com-
panies were raised, regiments formed, and the
statistics showing the relative ]'ank, pay and
rations, as also the laws, rules and materials for
clothing of these troops.
The history of a regiment — whose organization
is coeval with the commencement of the Revolu-
tionary war, and whose term of service extended
beyond its close — who fought bravely at Bunker
vi PREFACE.
Hill, Trenton, Saratoga, Monmouth, Yorktown,
and other fields, will I hope contain facts that
will commend it to lovers of American history,
now and in the future.
In conclusion I would say, that my only motive
in preparing this work has been to preserve the
names and record the services of the men who aided
in achieving our independence, and to contribute
some enduring memorial towards the history of
my native state.
Boston, Julij^ 1868.
CONTENTS
Page.
Introductory, - - 1
KoLL OF Officers, 9
Reorganization, 11
Form of Enlistment, 14
Lieut. Thomas Blake's Journal, . _ _ 25
Return of Killed, Wounded and Missing
in the Action of September 19, 1777, - 35
Clothing Regulations for the Army, - - 57
Depreciation of Currency, ... 80
Roll of the Regiment 1780 and 1782, - - 81, 85
List of Officers under Col. Cilley, 1780, - 82
List of Officers 1776 and 1781, ... 84
Allowance to Officers, .... 86
Biographical Sketches of Officers, - - 90
Enlisted Men who Served in the Regiment,
1777 TO 1782, ..-..-• 131
Roll of Men, Non-Commissioned Officers
AND Soldiers, 1782, . .... 162
THE HISTOEY
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT.
W HEN the news of the opeDing of the revolution
by the attack of the British forces at Lexington,
and their repulse at Concord, on the 19th of April,
1775, went through the country with a speed never
before known, the men of New Hampshire were at
once on their way to Cambridge, where, seeing that the
war was commenced, the leaders, most of whom had
seen service in the French wars, felt the necessity
of an immediate organization. On the 21st of April,
a convention of delegates from many of the towns in
the province met at Exeter, when it was " voted that
Col. Nathaniel Folsom be desired to take the chief
command of the troops who have or may go from this
government to assist our suffering brethren in the
province of Massachusetts Bay, and to order for the
troops the necessary supplies, etc." Subsequently the
convention transmitted a letter to the government of
Massachusetts, in which they say : " But this body,
though heartily willing to contribute in every advisable
2 HISTORY OF THE
method to your aid for the common safety, judge it
not expedient now to determine upon the estabhsh-
ment of an array of observation, as the towns in this
government are not generally represented." " But it
is recommended in the meantime to the towns in this
colony to supply the men gone from it with provisions
and the other necessaries, and from the spirit of the
people you may expect their aid, should the emergency
require it."
In the meantime, the committee of safety for
Massachusetts took the initiative in organizing the
large number of troops which had assembled at Cam-
bridge, and on the 26th of April, they issued a com-
mission as colonel to John Stark with "beating
orders," and under this he enlisted eight hundred men
" from the tap of the drum." Capt. James Reed from
Cheshire county, and Paul Dudley Sargent from Hills-
borough county, also received commissions as colonels,
which were given and accepted with the condition to
continue " till ISTew Hampshire should act." Col.
Stark having a high reputation as an officer, soon
raised fourteen companies, while Reed and Sargent
only enlisted four companies each for some weeks.
Upon the convention at Exeter deciding to organize
a military force and adopt the regiments then at Cam-
bridge as a part of it. Col. Reed visited that body, and
was commissioned as colonel of one of these regiments.
But Stark finding himself in command of the largest
regiment in the army, and jealous that Gen. Folsoni
FIRST XEW HAMPSHIRE REGDIENT. 3
should have been made a brigadier, and so outrank
him, would not come into the arrangement. And when
Gen. Folsom ordered him to make a report of his
regiment. Stark paid no attention to his order. On
the 30th of May, Stark received orders from the con-
vention to report to that body in person. Upon this
he went to Exeter, and matters were now arranged to
his satisfaction. His regiment was called the First New
Hampshire regiment, and was to consist of twelve compa-
nies, while the other regiments were to contain ten
companies each: under this arrangement he received a
commission as colonel.
The New Hampshire troops were quartered at Med-
ford, from whence Stark and Reed's regiments marched
on the 17th of June to take part in the battle on
Bunker hill : the record of that day, and the part
taken in it by these regiments, forms a portion of the
history of the country. During the summer and
autumn, these regiments were stationed at Winter hill,
where fortifications had been raised.
After the evacuation of Boston, in March, 1776,
Stark was ordered with his regiment to New York,
and during the summer they went with the expedition
to Canada, and on the return of that army they pro-
ceeded to Philadelphia, where they were under the
command of Washington, and formed a part of Gen.
Sullivan's brigade.
While they were slowly retreating through New
Jersey, the term for which these regiments had enlisted
4 HISTORY OF THE
expired. The army, on which the liopcs of the country
now rested, had dwindled to u remnant of what it had
been. It was poorly clad, fed and paid. They were
opposed by a well appointed British force of more
than double their number, thoroughly disciplined and
completely furnished with every needed supply.
In this discouraging condition, Washington made
an appeal to these regiments to remain w^th him till
the season for active service was over, and the enemy
had retired to winter quarters. To this appeal an assent
was made, and the result of that decision will now be
given. Not intending to enlarge on the exploits of this
period, which have so often been carefully w^ritten, we
have passed lightly over the battle of Bunker hill, as
well as the march to New York, and the part this regi-
ment took in the expedition to Canada, and the retreat.
But the events of December, 1776, and the brilliant
action in which the First New Hampshire regiment
took so prominent a part would seem to require some
more definite details. The following is mainly taken
from Judge Potter's History of Manchester^ N. H.
The affairs of the Americans were now in a desj)erate
condition. Washington's army (which now included
the New Hampshire troops), poorlj^paid, and as poorly
clad, had been forced to retreat through New Jersey,
before the powerful forces of Cornwallis and Howe,
and that state was in the power of the enemy. An
insurrection in favor of the royal cause was feared in
Philadelphia. And to add to Washington's perplexi-
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 5
ties under all these difficulties, tlie time of enlistment
of the ^ew England troops, on wliicli he most relied,
had expired. All these circumstances were known to
the enemy, and Gen. Washington feared they would
cross the Delaware and take Philadelphia.
In this posture of affairs, Washington determined
on offensive measures, and, if possible, to strike a blow,
that while it would surprise and intimidate the enemy,
should inspire confidence in the people for their army
and the cause. The British forces were distributed
through the most important towns in New Jersey, four
thousand men being posted on the Delaware at Tren-
ton, and in that neighborhood. These were under the
command of Col. Ralle, a Hessian officer of distinc-
tion. Count Donop, another Hessian officer of merit,
was at Bordentowu, lower down on the Delaware,
with a brigade of Hessians, and there was another force
as low down as Burlington. Deeming the affairs of
the Americans in a state of desperation, the British
commanders were unwary, and lax in discipline.
This was favorable for Washington. He determined
to cross the Delaware and attack the British in their
fancied security. In order to better accomplish this,
he divided his force into three divisions. Gen. Irvine
with the Pennsylvania regulars and JSTew Jersey militia,
were to cross at Trenton and secure a bridge below that
town, and thus cut off their retreat in that direction.
Gen. Cadwallader with the Pennsylvania militia, was
to cross at Bristol, and attack the force at Burlington,
6 HISTORY OF THE
while the main force under Washington, consisting
mainly of troops from New Ejigland, was to cross at a
ferry nine miles above Trenton and attack Ralle's
forces then in possession of that town.
The attack was planned for Christmas night, Decem-
ber 25, 1776, when it would be likely that the enemy
were celebrating that festival.
The division under Irvine failed. It was extremely
cold, and they could not succeed in crossing the river.
Gen. Cadwallader succeeded in getting over a part of
his infantry, but they returned. Thus, then, two divi-
sions had completely failed ; but Washington's division
was composed of a different kind of men.
Neither rain, snow, or ice could stop the New Eng-
land troops. They were delayed some hours, and did
not all get across the river till three o'clock in the
morning ; and it was fully an hour later before they
could take up the line of march. The force was
divided, Gen. Washington taking the Pennington road,
while Gen. Sullivan, with his brigade of New Hamp-
shire troops, marched down a road nearer the river.
The orders were to commence the attack as soon as
either party reached the town. Col. Stark led the
right wing, and, as Wilkinson writes, " dealt death
wherever he found resistance, and broke down all
opposition before him." When Stark's troops reached
Trenton, about eight o'clock in the morning, a company
under the command of Capt. Eben Frye of Pembroke,
a veteran who served more than eight years in this regi-
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. ?
ment, was among the first to alarm the astonished
Hessians by driving in their outpost.
As they took refuge in a house, Col. Stark directed
Capt. Frye to dislodge them. One of his sergeants with
a squad of men and a piece of timber broke in the
door, and, using their bayonets freely, soon silenced the
party. Col, Ealle attempted to form his astonished
troops, but was soon mortally wounded, and his troops
retreated towards Princeton, when Washington, dis-
covering their intent, ordered a party by a cross road
to cut them ofi". Capt. Frye's company was the fore-
most in the movement, and so earnest were his soldiers
in the pursuit, that they produced disorder in the ranks,
some of them being far ahead, Capt. Frye being very
corpulent was soon tired out and could not keep up,
and as they were so desirous of pressing on he told
them they might follow Sergt. Stevens, which they did.
Stevens soon led them into a piece of woods, and lay
in waiting for the Hessians to pass. Soon a company
of them came up on the run, and, as they came opposite
our party, they rushed out upon them uttering a terrific
yell. The astonished Hessians threw down their arms
and surrendered. Stevens and his men soon had their
guns secured, and when the Hessians found they had
surrendered to only sixteen men in tattered dress and
some bare footed, they attempted to recover their arms ;
but seeing other Americans coming up they desisted,
and Stevens and his squad of sixteen marched his sixty
prisoners into Trenton in triumph. As the retreat of
8 HISTORY OF THE
the main body was cut off, most of them surrendered,
only about five or six hundred escaping. The number
that surrendered as prisoners was twenty-three oflicers
and eight hundred and eighty-six men ; the killed and
wounded amounted to between thirty and forty; while
the Americans lost but two killed and six wounded.
Washington recrossed the Delaware with his prisoners
that night. The efi'ect of this battle was most wonder-
ful : it infused new life into the patriots and their cause.
On the 28th of December, only two days later, Wash-
ington again crossed the Delaware, and took possession
of Trenton.
The British held Princeton with a considerable force,
and soon advanced towards Trenton, determined to
try a battle in the open field, and some skirmishing
was done, ending with a brisk cannonade, between the
belligerent armies, which closed with daylight. Soon
after this, Washington ordered his camp fires lighted,
and leaving a small guard to carry out the deception,
silently withdrew his baggage, followed by his whole
force, and took a circuitous route to Princeton. Three
regiments of British soldiers had been left at Princeton,
and to attack these was the object of our general. He
came near surprising them all, but a regiment happen-
ing to be on the way to Trenton, they met, and a battle
ensued. Gen. Mercer led the advance, mainly con-
sisting of Pennsylvania militia, which soon gave way,
and Gen. Mercer was killed in an attempt to rally them.
Thev continued to retreat, and were soon in disorder.
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 9
At this moment, Gen. "Washington came up with
the 'New England troops, who fought with such spirit,
that the enemy soon gave way and retreated into
Princeton, our troops closely following them. Here a
sharp engagement took place, in which about one
hundred of the British were killed, and over three
hundred taken prisoners ; the rest escaped.
In the morning the British army who had waited,
watching Washington's decoy fires, were surprised to
find an empty camp ; and the army they had expected
to attack, were nowhere to be seen. Soon the sound
of the cannon near Princeton was heard, and fearino;
they should be attacked, they retired to Brunswick.
In both of those battles, the New England troops did
most of the fighting, and no regiment was more con-
spicuous than that commanded by Col. Stark, which
contained many of the men that composed the regiment,
whose future movements it is our duty to detail. The
following is the roll of oflicers in 1775 and 1776 :
ROLL OF THE OFFICERS OF THE FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE
REGIMENT.
Jolin Stark, Colonel.
Isaac Wyman, Lieutenant Colonel.
Jolin Moore, Major.
Andrew McClary, Major.
Abiel Chandler, Adjutant.
John Caldwell, Quarter Master.
Henry Parkinson, Quarter Master.
David Osgood, Chaplain.
2
10 HISTORY OF THE
Samuel McCliutock, Chaplain.
Obadiali Williams, Surgeon.
Calvin Frink, Surgeon's Mate.
Josiali Cliase, Surgeon's Mate.
Companies.
1 Isaac Baldwin, Captain.
John Hale, First Lieutenant.
Stephen Hoyt, Second Lieutenant.
2 Elisha Woodbury, Captain.
Thomas Hardy, First Lieutenant.
Jonathan Corliss, Second Lieutenant.
3 Samuel Richards, Captain.
Moses Little, First Lieutenant.
Jesse Carr, Second Lieutenant.
4 John Moore, Captain.
Thomas McLaughlin, First Lieutenant.
Nathan Boyd, Second Lieutenant.
5 Joshua Abbott, Captain.
Samuel Atkinson, First Lieutenant.
Abiel Chandler, Second Lieutenant.
6 Gordon Hutchins, Captain.
Joseph Soper, First Lieutenant.
Daniel Livermore, Second Lieutenant.
7 Aaron Kinsman, Captain.
Ebenezer Eastman, First Lieutenant.
Samuel Dearborn, Second Lieutenant.
8 Henry Dearborn, Captain.
Amos Morrill, First Lieutenant.
Michael McClary, Second Lieutenant.
9 Daniel Moore, Captain.
Ebenezer Frye, First Lieutenant.
John Moore, Second Lieutenant.
10 George Reid, Captain.
Abraham Reed, First Lieutenant.
James Anderson, Second Lieutenant.
FIRST XEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. H
The above list corresponds with that printed in
Frothingham's Siege of Boston^ as present at the battle
of Bunker hill, and they did not probably vary much
for the following year.
THE FIRST XEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT AND ITS
REORGANIZATION.
We have thus far followed the fortunes and briefly
given the record of the First XewHampshire regiment,
from its organization at Cambridge, in April, 1775,
till its practical dissolution with the close of 1776,
and we now commence, under a new arrangement, a
continuation of its history. As to whether it was a
continuation of the same, or a new organization com-
posed largely from the materials of the old, may be a
question. Caleb Stark — who was made adjutant under
the new arrangement, January 1, 1777, had been an
officer in the former — in writing many years after the
war, speaking of Col. Cilley's regiment says : "In this
regiment I served in 1775, "6 and "7, devoting all my
abilities to form them for action " ' — thus showing that
it was continuous and the same organization ; and here
we will leave the question for the decision of tuture
historians.^
In the fall of 1776, the inconvenience of maintaining
an army by annual enlistments and temporary levies,
' Judge Potter, who is better acquainted with the military history of
New Hampshire than any other person, informs me that he considers
the first resriment of Col. Stark as the same as that of Col. Cilley.
12 IIISTOIIY OF THE
was severely felt ; it had, in fact, nearly brought ruin on
the cause ; and congress, though slow to act, finally
adopted the plan recommended so strongly by Gen.
"Washington, and passed an act for raising a force by
enlisting the men for three years, or during the -war.
The men were taken for either terms, as they should
elect ; the officers were to be appointed by congress to
serve during the war. New Hampshire was called on
for three regiments, and the commanders selected were
John Stark, Enoch Poor and Alexander Scammell.
This must have been arranged early in November,
1776, for the commissions of those in Stark's regi-
ment bear date November 8th, while many of these
officers were serving under him on the Delaware.
In the ledger containing the account of all belonging
to this regiment in 1777, kept by the paymaster, the
words " engaged November 8, 1776," are placed against
the names of all the officers and many of the enlisted
men ; but their pay did not commence till the first of
January, 1777. As but few of the papers which show
how men were raised, and I'egiments organized, are
now extant, we propose to insert the documents used
for this purpose, which have been preserved by the
care of Paymaster Blake, as also the commission of
that officer.
Mr. Blake took for his recruiting ground that part
of Grafton county bordering on Connecticut river.
By his commission it will be seen that it was intended
his recruits should form a part of Capt. John House's
FIEST NEW HAMPSHIRE KEGTMEXT. 13
compau}', but from some cause House uever joiued the
regiment. He was of Hauover, aud bad been an officer
in 1776. He may have found it impossible to raise
the necessary nlimber of men to make up his company,
and so some other officer was substituted. He was
afterwards a colonel in the militia, aud commanded a
party of militia from his own and the adjacent towns
at the attack by the British aud Indians on Eoyalton.
'' To Thomas Blake, Ensign :
You are hereby empowered immediately to enlist a
Company to consist of eighty-six able-bodied eifective
Men, including noncommissioned Officers & Privates
as Soldiers in the Service of it for the Defense of the
United States, upon the Establishment fixed b}^ the
Honorable Congress, with such additional encourage-
ment given by the State of New Hampshire, to continue
in that Service till the End of the present "War, unless
sooner discharged by Congress, & that you cause said
Men when so enlisted to pass muster as soon as may
be. The noncommissioned Officers to be appointed by
the Captain & Subalterns of each Company, & to make
due Returns.
Nov. 11, 1776. JoN^ Blanchaki),
Steph^ Evans,
D. GiLMAN,
Benjn Giles,
" Committee from the State of New Hampshire."
14 HISTORY OF THE
FORM OF ENLISTMENT.'
"We the Subscribers do hereby severally enlist our-
selves in the Service of the United States of America,
in the Company under the Command of Captain John
House, to continue in that Service three Years from the
Date of our Entrance, unless sooner discharged, and
each of us do engage to furnish to and carry with us
into the Army a good effective Fire-arm, v^^ith a Bayo-
net fixed thereto, a Cartouch Box, Knapsack and
Blanket, and do hereby promise Obedience to the
Ofiicers set over us, and to be subject in every Respect
to all Rules and Regulations, that are or may be
appointed for the Army of the aforesaid States.
^^ Daniel Putnam of Cornish,
Curtis Cady of Cornish,^'
And sixteen others.
It was usual to fix on a certain number of recruits
to be raised before a commission could be obtained,
and, perhaps it was necessary, that Mr. Blake should
furnish the above number to entitle him to have a
commission as ensign ; but it will be seen that the
commission antedated by three days the beating orders,
so we may suppose the commission was conditional
only. A copy of Mr. Blake's commission in 1776,
printed on paper, is inserted : his subsequent ones in
1778, are on parchment, and signed by John Jay.
' This and the following document were a printed form, and the
words in italics were filled in with a pen.
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 15
In Congress.
" The Delegates of the United Colonies of iTew Hamp-
shire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
New York, 'New Jersey, Pennsylvania, the Counties
of New Castle and Sussex on Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia
to Thomas Blake, Gentlemayi, Greeting :
We reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your
Patriotism, Valor, Conduct and Fidelity, Do by these
Presents constitute and appoint you to be Ensign of
John House's Company, in the First Battalion of Neio
Hampshire Troops, commanded by Co¥ John Stark, Esq^
in the Army of the United Colonies, raised for the
Defense of American Liberty and for repelling every
hostile Invasion thereof. You are therefore carefully
and dilligently to discharge the Duty of Ensign by
doing and performing all Manner of Things thereunto
belonging. And we do strictly charge & require all
Officers & Soldiers under your Command to be obe-
dient to your Orders as Ensign. And you are to
observe & follow such Orders and Directions from
Time to Time as you shall receive from this or a future
Congress of these United Colonies or Committee of
Congress for that Purpose appointed or the Com-
mander in chief for the Time being of the Army of
the United Colonies, or any other your superior Offi-
cer, according to the Rules & Discipline of War in
pursuance of the Trust reposed in you. This Com-
Ig HISTORY OF THE
mission to continue in Force until revoked by this or a
future Congress — Dafet^ the eighth Day of November
Anno Domini 1776.
" By Order of Congress
^^JoHN Hancock.
" President.
"Attest Chas. Thompson Secy.'"
" The General Assembly of the State of New Hamp-
shire having appointed the Subscribers a Committee
to repair to Ticonderoga to officer & raise two Batta-
lions for the Continental Service & by their Resolve have
empowered said Committee to promise & engage the
same Encouragement to the noncommissioned Officers
& Soldiers in addition to the Encouragement given by
the Continental Congress as the State of Massachusetts
Bay do give, which is as follows : That each noncom-
missioned Officer & Soldier who shall enlist into the
Continental Service as aforesaid shall be entitled to
receive from this State one Blanket annually or eigh-
teen Shillings in Case he shall procure one for himself
& procure a Certificate from the Captain of the Company
which he belongs, to the Paymaster of the Regiment,
provided Congress shall not make Provision for the
same. That each noncommissioned Officer & private
Soldier who shall enlist into the Continental Service as
aforesaid shall be entitled to receive from the Treasury
of this State twenty Shillings per Month to be paid him
or his Order every six Months during his Continuance
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. I7
in the service in addition to the Pay and encourage-
ment already granted by Congress, provided Congress
shall not make any addition to their Wages as esta-
blished on or before the 19th of September last, and in
case the Congress shall not make an increase of Wages
less than twenty Shillings per month this State will
supply the Deficiency and cause the same to be paid as
aforesaid.
" Benjamin Giles,
JoN^ Blanchard,
Steph^ Evans,
D. GiLMAN,
" Committee from l!^. H."
The following are extracts from the resolves of tlie
Continental congress, viz : " That twenty dollars be
given as a Bounty to each noncommissioned officer & pri-
vate soldier who shall enlist to serve during the present
war unless sooneY discharged by Congress, that Con-
gress make provision for granting land to the Officers
and Soldiers who shall engage in said service and con-
tinue therein to the close of the war or until discharged
by Congress & the Representatives of such as shall be
slain by the Enemy, viz: to each noncommissioned offi-
cer & soldier 100 acres. That a suit of clothes be
annually given to each noncommissioned officer and pri-
vate soldier to consist for the present year of two linen
hunting shirts two pr. of overhalls a leathern or woolen
waistcoat with sleeves, one pr. of breeches a hat or
18 HISTORY OF THE
leathern cap, two sliirts, two pr. of stockings, and two
pr. of shoes, amounting in the whole to twenty dollars
or that sum to be paid every soldier who shall procure
these articles for himself." There is no date to this
paper, but it is supposed that it may be referred to not
far from January, 1777. And that the commissioners
here named expected to procure soldiers to enlist for
the war at Ticonderoga from the regiments whose
term of service was expiring there ; and that a copy
of the above was furnished to any one receiving enlist-
ing orders.
In the committee of safety for N. H., Feb. 25,
1777. The following orders were sent to the Cols. Stark
Poor & Scammill, viz :
" Sir : Tliis moment the Committee received by ex-
press two Letters from General Washington dated the
7th & 8th of this instant Feb'y wherein he orders all
the Troops raised in New Hampshire to march forth-
with to Ticonderoga, and directs if the Regiments
are not full that they be sent forward by Companies
with part of the officers leaving the others to recruit
at home and follow after — which command the Com-
mittee desire you to carry into execution (as far as
relates to your regiment) as fast as possible."
Under this order the enlisting which had been going
on all winter was hastened, and every town in the state
was visited by some officer, and the selectmen and
committee urged to contribute their quota to fill up the
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 19
companies which would insure the commissions that had
been most likely conditionally issued, and so enable the
regiment to take the field with full ranks. It is not
likely that any actually left the state till the first of
March when the roads would be in a better condition
for marching and transportation of supplies than a
month later. By the following extracts from the
records of the committee of safety for the state we
know when supplies for these troops were forwarded :
" Exeter, March 4, 1777. Loaded five teams this day
for Ticonderoga which makes twenty-four loaded since
Friday last."
The men most likely were led on by some officer as
fast as they could be collected in companies, or squads,
as portions of them would be required to protect
the teams after they had passed N^umber Four,
the last stopping place before entering the almost
wilderness then existing on the Crown point road to
the lake.
The regiment had been recruited and most likely
the officers appointed with the expectation that they
were to be commanded by Col. Stark; but he was
extremely jealous, and as congress had decided to
appoint a brigadier from New Hampshire, he thought
he was best entitled to it. It was true he had, for near
two years, commanded a regiment, had fought with
bravery and success, and his claim may have been a
proper and valid one, but congress thought proper to
give the office to Col. Poor.
20 HISTORY OF THE
Col. Stark took umbrage at this, and repairing to
Exeter, communicated the following to the legislature
or convention then in session :
" To the Honb'l the Council and House of Representa-
tives for the State of Kew Hampshire in General
Court assembled.
" Ever since hostilities commenced I have as in me
lay endeavoured to prevent my Country from being
ravaged and enslaved by our cruel and unnatural
Enemy, have undergone the hardships and fatigues
of two campaigns with cheerfulness and alacrity,
ever enjoying the pleasing satisfaction that I was doing
my God and my Country the greatest service my
abilities would admit of, and it was with the utmost
gratitude that I accepted the important command, to
which this State appointed me. I should have served
with the greatest pleasure more especially at this
important crisis, when our Country calls for the utmost
exertions of every American, but am extremely grieved
that I feel bound in honor to leave the service. Con-
gress having thought fit to promote junior officers over
my head, so that I should show myself unworthy the
honor conferred on me, and a want of that spirit
which should glow in the breast of every officer
appointed by this Honorable House in not suitably
resenting an indignity, I must (though grieved to leave
the service of my Country) beg leave to resign my
commission hoping that you will make a choice of
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 21
some gentleman who may honor the cause and his
country to succeed.
" Your most obedient
"And much obliged humble serv't
"John Stark."
The council and house acted upon this March 21,
1777, and passed a vote of thanks, couched in very
complimentary language. I cannot obtain the exact
date of the resignation, but Lieut. Col. Cilley was
promoted to be colonel of the First regiment on the
23d day of February, 1777 ; and Major Gilman suc-
ceeded him in his former place at that date.
The whole regiment did not reach Ticonderoga till late
in May, and were located in tents within the old French
lines, where they were in expectation of soon seeing
the advancing enemy. From this time, a reference to
the journal will give the best account of the doings of
the regiment, and we shall only give some minute
details of battles and particular events that may add to
the general facts there stated. From the time of taking
the field, the regiment, with those of Cols. Scammell and
Dearborn, were formed into a brigade under the com-
mand of Brig. Gen. Poor. On the 17th of October,
the two belligerent armies were encamped at Saratoga
on the banks of the Hudson river. At this time Bur-
goyne found himself surrounded, and determined to
risk all in a general battle, and on this morning drew
his army up in a line for combat. The Americans
22 HISTORY OF THE
were prompt to enter the contest, and Col. Morgan was
ordered to advance into a wooded height, on the
enemy's right, while Gen. Poor with his New Hamp-
shire troops, and some others, were ordered to attack
the enemy's left, while Morgan's rushed down upon
the enemy's right. Poor led his command to the con-
flict in the most dauntless manner. The New Hamp-
shire line gave their fire ; and, with a shout, clearing
all interfering obstacles, they charged the British line,
with such impetuosity, that it broke and retired from
the field, leaving their cannon. The gallant Col. Cilley
ordered a detachment of his men to seize and hold one
of the pieces, a twelve-pounder. His men obeyed with
alacrity, and were preparing under his instructions to
turn it upon the enemy. At this moment, the British
troops rallied, and forming under the gallant Earl of
Balcarras, rushed to the encounter, it being an object
of pride to regain their cannon. In this they were
partially successful, as at the first onset they forced the
Americans to give ground. The twelve-pounder was
regained, the gallant soldiers who held it having been
killed, wounded or driven back by overwhelming num-
bers; but their triumph was of short duration ; the New
Hampshire troops rallied and retook the cannon, driv-
ing every resistance before them. Col. Cilley then
took charge of the cannon, and, in the excitement of the
moment, leaped upon the piece and gave it " a christ-
ening." He then with his own hands assisted in load-
ing it and turned it upon the retreating enemy. He
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 23
did not again leave tlie piece, for Gen. Wilkinson
writes : " Upon visiting the scene of conflict I found the
courageous Col. Cilley a straddle on a brass twelve-
pounder and exulting in its capture." And here we
will mention an exploit of one of the soldiers of the
First regiment, irecorded in Potter's History of Man-
chester — Thomas Haines, who enlisted fi*om Loudon,
but who on his return from the war settled in Concord,
where he lived a long life, but finally removed to Lou-
don, where he died in 1847, aged near ninety years.
The record on the paymaster's ledger says : " Wounded
at Bemis Heights, and rendered unfit for service, Sept.
19th, 1777."
" He was severely wounded in the encounter for this
piece of cannon. He was well known to Col. Cilley
and was selected by him among others to man and
keep the piece. At the time the British rallied and re-
took it he was seated astride the muzzle. In this posi-
tion Haines fought with desperation, killing two sol-
diers with his gun; one he thrust through the.thigh with
his bayonet, killing him as quick as if he had pierced
his heart. He had attempted to run him through the
body, but the British soldier struck the gun down and
the bayonet struck him in what is called the pope's
eye, and he fell dead. A second soldier came to the
assistance of his comrade before Haines had fully re-
covered his piece, and made a thrust at him with his
bayonet, but Haines struck the gun out of his hands
with his own, and as the soldier stooped to pick it up,
24 HISTORY OF THE
Haiues thrust his bayonet through his head. While in
the act of withdrawing the bayonet from the discom-
fited soldier, Haines was struck in the side of his face
with a large musket ball and fell from the cannon to
the ground. The ball struck on the right check bone,
passed through his mouth, carrying away eleven teeth,
about a third of his tongue and came out near the left ear.
From such a frightful wound he at once became insen-
sible, and lay as one dead on the field for two nights.
When the detachment w^ent round to collect and bury
the dead, Haiues was carried and deposited with the
dead to be buried with Ifis comrades. Lieut. Robert
B. Wilkins was present, who knew Haines well, and
seeing that his body was not stiff insisted that he was
still alive. His breast was bare and he was found to
have symptoms of life, and he was carried to the hospital
and soon recovered so as to be sent to Albany. Here
between life and death he lingered for months; at length
he recovered so as to rejoin his regiment, and served
out his full term of three' years, when he returned
home."
But our hero could not remain quiet while his ser-
vices were required in the field, and the record is, " en-
listed April 26, 1781, and served to the end of the war."
Let us return to the result of this action, and we find
both armies engaged in a furious battle, but the
■enemy gradually gave way, and when night closed the
scene, the Americans had possession of the field, having^
gained a decisive victory — the enemy having lost in
FIRST XEW HAMPSHIRE REGEVfEXT. 25
killed, wounded and prisoners over four hundred, and
among wMcli "w ere some officers of distinction. The
journal gives a minute detail of the killed and wounded
on the part of the Americans, and to that interesting
account of the doings of the regiment for the next
four years we will leave the reader, only making occa-
sional notes to explain some few incidents not par-
ticularly mentioned.
LIEUTENANT THOMAS BLAKE'S JOURNAL.
Lebanon, New Hampshire,
May 13, 1777.
I began my march to join Col. Cilley's regiment in
the Continental army May 14.
I came to Charlestown Xo 4 ^ where were about one
hundred and fifty soldiers belonging to the !N'ew Hamp-
shire line going to Ticonderoga.
3Iaij 15... ^e marched from Charlestown for Ti-
conderoga, and after a very fatigueing march (by rea-
son of the great quantity of rain and the roads being
very bad) we arrived at Mount Independence on 21st
where we went into barracks.
* Charlestown No. 4, so named from its being the fourth township
as laid out on the east side of Connecticut river, counting from the south-
western comer of the state, was a rendezvous for the assembling of
troops from the westerly part of the state in the French and revolution-
ary wars. The road from there to Lake Champlain which was made for
militar." purposes in the French war, was at that period almost all
the way through forests, and for much of the distance over abrupt
mountains, and was no doubt very bad.
4
26 HISTORY OF THE
May 23... The regiment moved over the lake to the
old French lines, where we pitched our tents, and Gen.
Poor took the command of Ticonderoga and its depend-
encies.
Ju7ie 11... Maj. Gen. St. Clair, and B"" Gen. Fermoy
are at Ticonderoga, and Gen. St. Clair took command.
June 17... We were alarmed by a party of Indians
consisting of about fifty that came up, and lay undisco-
vered on the road that leads from Ticonderoga to Lake
George landing, where they fired upon some men that
were passing and killed two, scalping them and took
one prisoner. On their return they met a party of our
men that had been to Crown point, the Indians fired
upon the party but did no damage. The party re-
turned the fire, killed one of the Indians, the rest made
their escape.
June 18... Gen. Schuyler who was commanding offi-
cer of the northern army, came to Ticonderoga and
tarried until the 22d, and then returned to Albany.
June 26... A party of Indians waylaid the road be
tween the mills and lake George, landed, and fired upon
two soldiers that were coming from the block house to
the landing, killed one, wounded the other and scalped
both.
June 28... About 10 o'clock in the evening the garri-
son were alarmed, the enemy came with some of their
gunboats up the lake as far as the Three Mile point,
and fired upon our gunboats, but did no damage, and
before day they moved back to the Five Mile point.
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 27
June 30 . . . The enem}^ came with their shipping up to
the Three Mile point, and landed troops on both sides of
the lake, and drew their shipping in a line across the.
lake; which was 3 ships of 24 guns each, 2 sloops,
about 40 gun boats, and about 100 batteaux: at the
same time they were landing and pitching their
tents ; a party (chiefly Indians) came to our lines, fired
upon the piquets (that were posted about 100 yards
from the works) a few times and then returned.
July 2... About 3 o'clock in the afternoon, a party of
the enemy made their appearance on the piece of
rising ground (about a mile from the French lines)
called Mount Hope, they sent a party to harrass us
while they began a battery at that place, it being with-
in good cannon shot. The party first attacked the
piquet, who immediately retreated within the lines.
They followed them within good musquet shot which
they received from the lines, obliging them to retreat.
We had 5 men killed and 4 wounded. During the action
one prisoner was taken by us, and the same day 2
German soldiers deserted and came into the garrison.
July 3... The garrison was reinforced by about 600
militia from New Hampshire.^
July 4... About 200 of the militia came in.
July 5... The enemy got some pieces of cannon up
upon the high hill southward of the French lines (called
^ These, it is supposed, were a part of the three New Hampshire
regiments, as many of them did not leave home till June.
28 HISTORY OF THE
Mount Defiance) having a battery about finisliecl on
Mount Hope, and another on the east side of the lake,
opposite the Jersey redoubt/
July 6... About one o'clock in the morning we were
ordered out to strike our tents and parade as soon as
possible with packs and provisions. As soon as we
were paraded we marched over Mount Independence
where we found all in a moving posture, the boats and
batteaux chiefly loaded, the provisions not all taken
in, the clothing chests all broke open, the clothing
thrown about and carried off by all that were disposed
to take it, and everything in great confusion. About
sunrise the last of the boats and the rear guard left the
mount, by which time the enemy were in the French
lines. The body of the army marched as far as Castle-
ton which is about 30 miles, and the rear guard with
the men that could not keep up with the body, tarried
at Hubbartown six miles back.-
July 1 ... Early in the morning our rear guard was
attacked by about 600 of the enemy ; the engagement
held some time with considerable loss on both sides ;
but at length our party not being reinforced re-
* 'The. abandonment of Ticonderotra was sudden and unexpected. It
was caused by tlie occupation by the British of an high ehn-ation caHed
Edtrar hill, which the Amevicans had deemed impossible to raise cannon ;
but the enemy soon made a winding road to its summit, and raised a
battery which commanded all works occupied by our army. The retreat
was hastily made, and nmch confusion ensued, with an enormous loss
of ])rovisions and clothing.
^ This, I take it, refers to the battle at Ilubbardton.
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 29
treated;^ and just as we were ready to march the
general had information that the enemy had pursued
our boats up to Seheensbury, and had taken all that
were sent that way ; that the men with the boats were
on their way to Fort Ann. The stores and provisions
that we lost at Ticonderoga, Mount Independence and
Sheensbury were 127 cannon mounted on the batteries,
500 bbls. of powder, and balls answerable, 500 bbls.
flour, 1500 bbls. of salt pork, 700 bbls. of salt beef, tents
for 4000 men, 5 vessels of from 12 to 16 guns each,
all the medicine and chief of the baggage of the army.
July 8 . . . We marched early in the morning, and after
a very fatigueing march of five days we came to the
l!^orth river. In this march we were almost without
provisions, entirely without shelter, and the weather
chief of the time rainy.
July 13... We marched up the river to Fort Miller,
and being informed that the enemy had not left Sheens-
bury,^ we tarried there two days to rest.
July 15... We marched up the river 4 miles and en-
camped on a small hill near the'river at Fort Edward.
July 20 . . . Our Indians brought in 2^British prisoners,
that they took near Seheensbury.
July 21 ... Seven tories were brought in belonging to
the Grants, that had taken up arms against the United
States.
^ For a new version of this disastrous retreat, see Memoirs Gen. JRied-
esel, Albany, 1868, 2 vols., 8vo.
* Now known as WMtehall, being at the head of Lake Champlain.
30 HISTORY OF THE
July 22... Gen. Arnold came to join the army.
July 24... All the troops left Fort Edward except
about 600 who tarried as an advanced guard for the
army. This day the Indians killed a captain and a
lieutenant, as they were walking in the road between
Fort Edward and the army.
July 26... The enemy made an attack upon the out-
guards at Fort Edward, who retreated into the fort, and
the enemy pursued until they received a shot from the
fort, and then retreated. The number of the enemy were
supposed to be about 2000. After this alarm was over,
our party moved down the river to the army, except
100, who still tarried as advance guard.
July 27... In the evening the enemy sent a party in
between the army and the fort, but the guard at the fort
discovering them, forded the river and came off safe on
the other side.
'July 2^... All the army collected together opposite
the island in the river 3 miles above Fort Miller. This
day the Indians killed and scalped a woman and her
child in a house near Fort Edward.^
July 29 . . . The Indians shot one of our centinels as he
was walking on his post near the encampment ; they
likewise came into the road at Fort Miller, and killed
and scalped a man and a boy belonging to that place.
' This was a time of distress and terror. The most terrible accounts
of this retreat and tlie atrocities of the Indians spread throug^h
Northern New York and New England. See Stone's Life of Brant,
I, 300, et acq.
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 31
July 31... The army now all lived in huts made of
boards that we had collected; as we had no tents since
we left Ticonderoga.
We were ordered to take down our huts and raft the
boards in the river ; in the mean while the waggons
were moving the stores down to Fort Miller. After
the boards and stores were gone the army marched,
but the enemy watching our motion, and seeing us on
the retreat, fell on our rear with their Indians, killing
and wounding a number. We marched as far as Fort
Edward.
Aug. 1... The army waited until the boards and
stores were moved by the falls, and the boards rafted
again, then moved down the river to Mr. JSTeals and
crossed.
Aug. 2... We were all day getting the boards and
scows by Saratoga falls, and rafting again.
Aug. 3... We marched down to Saratoga, leaving
only a guard at the ferry of about 60 men commanded
by a major.
Aug. 4... Early in the morning as soon as the fog
began to blow off, the guard were surprised by the enemy.
The first discovery they made, the enemy were coming
upon them from every quarter. The guard retreated
as fast as possible, toward Saratoga (which is one mile)
the enemy pursuing, and took two lieutenants and
about 6 or 8 men.
The same morning the Indians came upon one of
our piquet guard west of Saratoga, commanded by a
32 HISTORY OF THE
lieutenant, fired upon the guard, killing 10 or 12 of
them and wounding the lieutenant. The same day the
boards, were all rafted in large rafts, the stores put
upon them, and moved down the river to Stillwater,
and in the afternoon the army marched down and
encamped.
Aug. 7... The Indians came to the river opposite the
encampment, and killed 3 men, took a waggon belong-
ing to the inhabitants of that place. The same day
4 British soldiers deserted and came to our camp.
Aug. 8 & 9... The array lay still, only sending out
scouting parties to collect the cattle and move the in-
habitants down below the army.
Aug. 10... All the sick, and the hospital stores were
moved d^own to IsTew city.
Aug. 11... Began to move the other stores of the
army.
Aug. 12... Gen. Leonard's brigade marched for Fort
Stannocks.^
Aug. 15... The whole army marched down the river
6 miles and encamped.
Aug. 18... The army moved down to Van Schoyck's
island, but Gen. Poor's brigade was posted at Lowdon's
ferry, up the Mohawk 3 miles.
Aug. 22... Two regiments of New York troops
came and joined Gen. Poor's brigade.
Aug. 23... The two regiments of York troops
' Perhaps now known as Lansiugburgh.
* Stanvvix '?
FIEST NEW HAMPSHIEE REGIMENT. 33
marched for Fort Staunocks, but after 3 or 4 days marcTi
tliey had information that the enemy had made an
attack upon that fort and were defeated, and had
returned, for which reason they marched back and
joined the brigade.^
Aug. 29... A regiment of riflemen commanded by
CoL Morgan, came and joined the army.
Sept. 8... The army now having got somewhat re-
cruited and reinforced we began our march up the
river again (to meet the enemy) under the command of
Gen. Gates, and marched 8 miles.
Sept. 9... We marched as far as Stillwater and en-
camped.
Sept. 10... We began to fortify on the heights back of
Stillwater, and built a floating bridge across the river.
The same day the riflemen took and brought into camp
three families that were moving to the enemy with all
their efiects.
Sept. 11... About 7 or 800 of militia came in from
Benington.
Sept. 12 . . . The army marched up the river about three
miles, and encamped on the high ground about half a
mile from the river known by the name of Beman's
heights ; here we fortified, the enemy then lay at Sara-
toga.
Sept. 13... Gen. Arnold marched out with his division
' For a minute account of the oijerations on the Mohawk, see Life of
Brant, vol. i.
5
34 HISTORY OF THE
and took a view of the enemy's encampment, took 8 pri-
soners and returned without loss. About 11 o'clock our
riflemen fell in with the enemy about 2 miles from bur
encampment, they being on their march down the
river, but after a short engagement were obliged to
retreat.
Sept. 19... About 12 o'clock the first N. Hampshire
Reg* marched out to meet the enemy. We met them
about one mile from our encampment, where the en-
gagement began very closely, and continued about 20
minutes, in which time we lost so many men, and
received no reinforcement, that we were obliged to
retreat, but before we got to the encampment we met
two regiments coming out as a reinforcement, when
we returned and renewed the attack which continued
very warm until dark, at which time we withdrew and
retired to our encampment.
In this engagement the enemy had two field pieces in
the field, which we took three or four times, but as it
was in the woods, they were not removed.
The number of our men lost to the army in this en-
gagement, is according to the following return :
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT.
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The loss of the enemy is not known, but supposed
to be somewhat larger.
Sept. 24... About 2000 of the militia came in
and joined our army. After the action of 19th
there were some of the enemy deserted and came into
our encampment almost every day. The enemy threw
up works at about a mile distant from ours, and nearly
in the same direction.
Oct. 7... A detachment of the enemy marched out
upon the left of our army, consisting of the grenadiers
and light infantry, with 6 field pieces, and posted them-
selves on a small height in a cleared field about a quar-
ter of a mile from our advanced guard, where they
began a cannonade upon the riflemen, and the three
Hampshire regiments were ordered out to attack them ,
which we did, and after a very warm dispute of about
half an hour, the enemy were obliged to quit the field
and retreat to their works, which they did in great
confusion (their horses being chiefly killed) and were
obliged to leave their field pieces which fell into our
hands, together with about 50 prisoners, and our army
followed hard after them, and coming on the lines
where the German troops were stationed, forced them
and took a number of prisoners, two field pieces and
several waggons loaded with ammunition and baggage
and by the time we had secured what we had taken
at the line it was almost dark, and the troops that had
been in action were relieved by fresh troops from our
encampment, who tarried at the lines we had taken
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 37
all night, the British laying about a hundred rods
distant.
Oct. 8 . . . The enemy moved their baggage and artillery
back from their front lines, and in the night marched
their whole army for Saratoga, leaving their sick and
wounded in some large hospital tents, with several sur-
geons to attend them. They burnt most of the build-
ings as they went, and cut away the bridges; and
whenever their waggons or tents or baggage broke
down, they knocked the horses on the head and burnt
the baggage.
Oct. 9... Our whole army marched in pursuit of the
enemy, and came up with them at Saratoga ; where
we formed a line almost around them on the west side
of the river, and a party of militia on the opposite or
east side ; by which means they could not move with-
out our notice.
Oct. 15... There was a cessation of arms agreed upon
between the armies, and proposals for a capitulation,
which was agreed upon next day.
Oct. 17... The enemy marched out and piled their
arms in front of our army, and marched for Cambridge.^
Oct. 18... Our army marched down to Albany.
Oct. 19... Encamped on the high land back of the city.
Oct. 23... Gen. Poor's brigade was ordered to march,
crossed the river and encamped about 6 miles below
for the night sending our tents down by water.
^ For complete accounts of the battle at Stillwater on Sept. 19tli,
see Life of Gen. Stark, also Lossing. This return of the killed and
wounded is most likely as authentic as it could be made.
38 HISTORY OF THE
Oct. 24... We marclied to Canterhook, and
Oct. 25... We marched to Claverick.
Oct. 26... Marclied to Livingston Mannor the
Oct. 27 & 28... Lay still, being too wet to march.
Oct. 29... We marched about 4 miles, but the rain
coming on again obliged us to halt.
Oct. 30 . . . Marched to Riuebeck.
Oct. 31... Marched to Poughkeepsie.
Nov. 1... We took our tents from the boats and dried
them.
Nov. 2... We marched to Fishkill and camped.
Here we tarried several days, in which time there
was a mutiny happened in the brigade, by which one
captain and one private lost their lives.
Nov. 12... We marched 10 miles and encamped.
Nov. 13... Marched to King's ferry and crossed.
Nov. 14... We lay still about a mile from the river.
Nov. 15... Marched to New Antrim 18 miles.
Nov. 16... Marched to Pampton.
Nov. 11 ... Marched to Morristown.
Nov. 18... Marched to Lormingten.
Nov. 19... Marched to Amwell.
Nov. 20... We marched to the Delaware, and crossed
at Correll's ferry.
Nov. 21... We marched to Warwick.
Nov. 21... Marched to White Marsh, which is about
13 miles from Philadelphia. There we joined the
main army under command of Gen. Washington.
Dec. 5... Early this morning we had information
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 39
that the greatest part of the British army were leaving
Philadelphia to meet us, upon which our tents were
all struck, and loaded into the waggons, together with
our baggage, and moved off, and the army paraded.
In the afternoon they appeared on an eminence called
Locust Hill, in front of us, but at the distance of 3
miles, where they tarried all night.
Dec. 6... The enemy marched toward our left, and
our army were under arms all day.
Dec. 7... Col. Morgan with the rifle regiment fell in
with the enemy, exchanged a few shot and retreated.
Dec. 8... We lay still; and about 2 on morning of
Dec. 9... The rifle regiment and 3 brigades marched
out in order to attack the enemy on their own ground
at day break; but they moved off for Philadelphia
before that time.
Dec. 11... About an hour before day we had orders
to prepare for "a march from our guard about day break
to meet a party of the enemy who were foraging on the
other side of the Schuylkill. We marched about 10
miles, and came to the bridge, two brigades crossed,
the rest were following, but the enemy met them and
taking possession of the heights in front, and on each
side of the road leading from the bridge, that our men
were obliged to retreat over the river again and there
halted, so that neither army could cross. We lay there
till almost night ; when part of our army marched up
the river to Sweed's ford, two miles, to prevent the
enemy from crossing at that place.
40 HISTORY OP THE
Dec. 12... About sunset some of our horsemen
brought into camp two Hessians they had taken who
gave intelhgence that there were about 4000 of the enemy
over the Schuylkill after forage; and Gen. Sullivan
immediately marched in pursuit and crossing the river
proceeded as far as the Gulph mills, but having inform-
ation they had returned to Philadelphia we there
halted.
Dec. 16... The army marched to Valley-forge and
encamped.
Dec. 23... The ground was staked out for the army
to build huts to winter in at this place; which is about
22 miles from Philadelphia. In about a week from
this date the army in general moved into their
huts, which were built with round logs, and most of
them covered with straw and earth ; and lay in two
lines which extended from the Schuylkill about one
and a half miles. In the beginning of February each
brigade were ordered to build a breast work in front
of their own huts, which was done in a few days.
The whole army lay there except two brigades at Wil-
mington, down the Delaware river, and also about 300
men at Rednar, 7 miles from camp ; and 200 at the
Gulph Mills about the same distance; each of these
two last named parties were relieved every week.
There were likewise guards kept about one mile dis-
tant from camp, which formed a chain of centinels
round the whole encampment, which were relieved
daily. The army lay in this posture during the winter
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 41
and nothing remarkable happened. [^ * * *
* * * 1
May 6, 1778. This day was kept as a day of
rejoicing on account of the news of the aUiance of
France; on which account his excellency Gen. Wash-
ington was pleased to release all the prisoners then in
confinement, belonging to the Continental army. The
whole army was drawn up in two lines, and fired a
fu-de-joy, from right to left of the front, and from left
to right of the rear lines ; which was repeated three
times.
June 10... The whole army moved out of their
huts, excepting the sick ; ^ and pitched their tents
in front of the lines. The night after the 17th the
enemy left Philadelphia and marched over into the
Jerseys.
June 18... At 4 o'clock in the afternoon Gen. Lee's
division marched, consisting of Gen. Poor's, Varnum's
and Huntington's brigades, three miles over Schuylkill
bridge and encamped.
June 19... Marched about 18 miles.
June 20... At 12 o'clock we came to the Delaware
river, and crossed at Corell's ferry, marched 3 miles
and encamped in Amwell.
June 21... Gen. Lee's division lay still, and Gen.
Washington crossed the river and another division of
the army.
The regiment suffered severely by sickness during tMs year.
6
42 HISTORY OF THE
June 22... The whole army crossed and encamped
in Amwell, excepting a party that marched to take
possession of the city of Philadelphia.
June2S... The whole army marched down toward
the enemy (leaving the tents and baggage), as far as
Hopewell township, and halted ; but Col. Morgan with
his regiment of riflemen and a detachment under his
command marched toward the enemy.
June 24... The army lay still, the tents came up and
were pitched, a detachment went forward under the
command of Gen. Scott.
June 25... Marched to Kingstown, and another de-
tachment went forward under the command of the
Marquis De la Fayette.
June 26... Marched to Cranberry town and Gen.
Lee went forward with two brigades.
June 27... Marched to Cranberry meadows.
Jime 28... Marched to English town and there left
our packs and coats the weather being very warm, and
proceeded as fast as possible in pursuit of the enemy
who were then near Monmouth Court House. The
forward detachment had attacked the enemy, and Gen.
Washington met them on the retreat about one and
one-half miles above the Court House. Our artillery
set in very briskly, causing a heavy cannonade on both
sides, holding for some time until the eftemy retreated.
Our army pursued about a mile, and then left them.
The enemy encamped that night near the Court House ;
and in the night moved oil' leaving all their wounded
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 43
not able to march, numbering about sixty, of whom
were five commissioned officers.
June 29 . . . Two brigades marched down to the Court
House, as a covering party wliile they buried the dead.
The number of those buried were about three hundred,
that of ours sixty. After the dead were buried the
whole armv marched back to Enailishtown.
June 30... Lay still at Englishtown.
July 1 . . . The whole army march to Spotwood, the
weather being so excessively hot (the road being for
most part through Pitch pine plain) that near one-third
of the men were so overcome that they were obliged to
stop ; many were not able to march until the cool of
the evening, and some so overcome they were obliged
to be conveyed in waggons.^
July 2... Marched to Brunswick.
July 4... This being the anniversary of American
independence, it was celebrated in the following
manner : The army were drawn up in two lines, with
the field pieces attached to brigades, placed in the line
of brigades. In the first place there were thirteen
cannon fired, then a running fire beginning on the
right of the first line to the left and from the left of the
rear line to the right ; this was repeated three times
adding the huzzas ! !
July 5 . . . The left wing of the front line marched.
' This account of the battle of Monmouth, though brief, seems suffi-
ciently complete.
/
44 HISTORY OF THE
July 6... The right wing marched. We marched
10 miles.
July 7... Marched to Springfield 10 miles.
July 8... Marched to "Wardsession 10 miles, where
we came up with the other wing of the army.
July 9... We lay still.
July 10... Marched to Storterdam 12 miles and
crossed the second river, so called.
July 11... Marched 10 miles to Peramust.
July 12 k 13... Lay still.
July 14... Marched 13 miles to Kirkeat.
July 15... Marched to King's ferry, and Maj. Gen.
Baron de Kalb's division crossed.
July 16... Maj. Gen. Baron de Steuben's division
crossed.
July 17... Marched to Pickskill (Peekskill) Landing.
July 18... Marched to Croton bridge.
July 19... Lay still.
July 20... Marched to Nortb Castle.
July 24... Marched to W hite jPla ins where the whole
army encamped (except two brigades which marched
for Rhode Island). Here we lay till September, and
nothing remarkable happened.
Sept. 11... Three brigades, viz : Gen. Poor's, Learn-
ard's and Patterson's marched. We marched 8 miles.
Sept. 12... Marched 3 miles past Bedford.
Sept. 13, 14, & 15... Lay still.
Se'pt. 16... Marched to Ridgefield, (Ct).
Sept. 17... Lay still.
FIKST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 45
Sept. 18... Marched to Danbury and encamped on
tlie hills east of the town.
Oct. 17... This day being twelve months since Gen.
Burgoyne's army laid down their arms, and surrendered
themselves prisoners, it was celebrated in the follow-
ing manner by the troops then at Danbury, under the
command of Maj. Gen. Gates. In the forenoon there
was a discourse delivered by the Rev. Mr. Evans,
chaplain to Gen. Poor's brigade, suitable to the occa-
sion. At one o'clock,' there were 13 cannon fired,
after which all the officers of the division, the hospital
surgeons that were stationed there, and the militia
officers of the town, dined together. After dinner
the following toasts were drank, and a cannon fired
after giving of each : 1. The United States of America.
2. Congress. 3. Gen. "Washington and the American
army. 4. The American navy. 5. The King of
France and our allies in Europe. 6. Count De
Estang, and the fleet under his command. 7. Dr.
Franklin and the American plenopotentiaries in Eu-
rope. 8. Gov. Trumbull and the state of Connecticut.
9. The glorious 24th of December, 1776, 10. The
glorious 28th of June, 1778. 11 . The glorious memory
of Gens. Warren, MQutgwiiery, Mercer, Worster and
^1^' Nash, with all the virtuous officers and soldiers who
have died in defense of freedom and their country.
12. May all citizens be soldiers,- and all soldiers be
always citizens. 13. The glorious 17th of October,
1777.
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Od.ld... Gen. Poor's brigade moved, "We marched
7 miles.
Oct. 20 .. Marched to Woodbury 12 miles.
Oct. 21... Marched to Waterbiiry 12 miles.
Oct. 22... Marched to Farmington 18 miles.
Oct. 24... Marched to Hartford 12 miles, and en-
camped on the bank of the river just above the town.
Soon after the other two brigades came in and
encamped in a line with ours.
Nov. 15... We marched back from the river about
6 miles, and encamped in the woods.
Nov. 20... Gen. Poor's brigade marched to Sims-
bury, where we took charge of the German troops, that
were captured with Gen. Burgoyne, they being on
their way to Virginia.
Nov. 21... Marched to Kew Hartford 12 miles.
Nov. 22... Marched to Norfolk 15 miles, but the
traveling was so bad that we were obliged to lay still
2 days for our baggage to come up.
Nov. 25... Marched 3 miles past South Canaan.
Nov. 26... Marched to Kent 15 miles.
Nov. 27... Marched to New Milford 15 miles, where
a party of the militia received the German troops.
Nov. 28... Marched to Danbury 15 miles.
Dec. 2 . . . Marched to Redding 5 miles, where we were
to build our huts for the winter.
Dec. 4... We began to build our huts, which we fin-
ished in a short time, and tarried in them till the 10th
of April, and then marched to the high lands on North
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 47
river, where we went into huts and staid till May 9th
1779, then marched for Easton in Pennsylvania, where
we arrived the 18th, and took quarters in the Court
House and other spare buildings.
May 19, 1779. Gen. Sullivan arrived at Easton,
being appointed to command of the western army.
May 28 . . . Col. Cilly's regiment marched to Wyoming
12 miles.
May 29... Marched to Pocono point 15 miles.
May 30... Marched to Tuckhannock 10 miles.
May 31... Marched to Locust hill 6 miles, where we
came up with Col. Courtland's and Col. Spencer's
regiments, who were cutting a road through to "Wyo-
ming. We pitched our tents and went to work with
them, and a detachment of 200 ■ men from the three
regiments marched forward to Wyoming. We worked
on the road till June 7, and moved our tents 8 miles.
June 9 . . . Moved 2 miles and encamped.
June 11... Moved 5 miles to Ballock's house.
June 14... Marched to Wyoming 7 miles, and 65
from Easton.
June 17... Col. Cilly's, Courtland's and Spencer's
regiments marched up the river to Jacob's Plains 4
miles and encamped.
June 23 . . . Gen. Sullivan came into Wyoming, also
5 other regiments.
July 4... Col. Cilly's ai^d Courtland's regiments
crossed the river and marched down two miles toward
48 HISTORY OF THE
"Wyoming, and encamped with the rest of Gen Poor's
brigade.
July b... Gen. Poor made an entertainment for the
officers of the brigade in commemoration of American
independence, and after dinner the following toasts
were drank : 1. United States. 2. July 4, 1776, the
memorable. 3. The grand council of America. 4.
Gen. Washington and the army. 5. The king and
queen of France. 6. Gen. Sullivan and the Western
expedition. 7. May the councillors of America be
wise, and her soldiers invincible. 8. A successful and
decisive campaign. 9. Civilization or death to all
savages. 10. To the immortal memory of those heroes
that have fallen in defense of American liberty. 11.
May the husbandman's cottage be blessed with peace,
and his fields with plenty. 12. Vigor and virtue to all
the sons and daughters of America. 13. May the
IsTew World be the last asylum of freedom and the
arts.
July "21... Gen. Poor's brigade marched down to
Wyoming and encamped with the rest of the army.
July 31... Having all things in readiness, the army
began their march up the river. We marched to
Lacawaneck 10 miles.
Aug. 1... Marched to Quilutamack 7 miles, and
met with so much difficulty in passing some large
mountains that ran dowit to the river, that the rear
did not come up till sunrise next morning, for which
reason we lay still the second day.
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 49
Aug. 3... Marched to Tunkliannick 12 miles.
Aug. 4... Marched to Vanderlip's farm 13 miles.
Aug. 5... Marched to Wylusink 10 miles.
Aug. 6 & 7... Lay still.
Aug. 8... Marched to Standingstoue 11 miles.
Aug. 9... Marched to Shesheck 16 miles.
Aug. 10... Lay still.
Aug. 11... Forded the river, and marched to Tioga
5 miles, and there encamped on the point between the
Seneca and Tioga branches.
Aug. 12... Toward night we had orders to prepare
for a march, and left Tioga just after sunset with one
day's provision, leaving all our tents standing, and our
baggage in them, with a few men least able to march.
Marched all night though very dark and bad travel-
ing; and just at day break next morning reached
Chemong, a small Indian town 14 miles from Tioga ;
but they being alarmed before we could surround the
town made oiF. They had previously moved all their
women, children and effects, leaving only about fifty
of their warriors as a guard. Gen. Hand's brigade
followed them up the river about two miles where
they had posted themselves in a very advantageous
position. They gave the brigade a shot and ran off.
In the meantime we set fire to all the buildings in the
town, about twenty, then marched, crossed the river,
and destroyed three or four fields of corn, cutting and
throwing it in heaps, the corn then being in the milk.
While at work on the last field, we were fired upon
50 HISTORY OF THE
across tlic river by the Indians, killing one and
wounding four of our men. The whole of our killed
and wounded this day was about 15 or 16. We were
not positive of killing more than one of the Indians.
In the afternoon we marched back to Tioga.
Aug. 15... A party of Indians came down to the
south side of the river, opposite the encampment, and
fired upon some men that were tending cattle, killed
one and wounding another.
Aug. 16... A detachment of 900 men commanded
by Gen. Poor, marched up the river to meet Gen.
Clinton's brigade who were to meet us at Tyoga from
the Mohawk river.
Aug. 17... The Indians killed one man near the
encampment.
Aug. 22... Gen. Clinton's brigade with the detach-
ment sent to meet him came in.
Aug. 26... Three Indians belonging to the Oneida
tribe came in to join our army and assist our guides.
The same day the army began to march into the
Seneca country, leaving a garrison of 500 men ;
marched 4 miles and encamped.
Aug. 27... Marched 6 miles.
Aug. 28... Thence to Chemong 4 miles.
Aug. 29... We marched about 4 miles, where our
advanced guard were fired upon by the enemy from a
breast work they had thrown up, of about a quarter of
a mile in length, extending from the river to a large
range of mountains, which lay parallel with the
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 51
river. The army halted, and Gen. Poor's brigade
marched back of the mountain in order to cross the
range in rear of the enemy. In the meantime we kept
a few men firing before the breast work in order to
arouse the enemy. Gen. Poor's brigade marched
round about three miles, and as we attempted to
ascend and cross the mountain, were fired upon by
the Indians, who gave at the same time a most hideous
yell which resounded in the mountains as if covered
with them.
The brigade formed line and marched up, receiving
a constant fire from them ; but as soon as we reached
the top they fled, and those at the breastwork at the
same time. We had 4 men killed and 32 wounded.
There were 11 Indians left dead on the ground.^ They
took ofl^" their wounded, as appeared by the blood
where they crossed the river. We took two prisoners
during the action, a white man and a negro, who
informed us there were 600 Indians, 200 Tories and 14
British troops all under the command of Col. Butler.
That they had been waiting some time for us, intend-
ing to cut ofl:" our provisions, and to hinder our further
progress into their country.
Aug. 30... We lay still, and in the evening sent the
wounded men down to Tioga in boats.
Aug. 31... Marched 10 miles.
' Sullivan's official account gives minute details of the battle of
Newtown.
52 HISTORY OF THE
Sept. 1... Marched to French Katharines 13 miles.
8ej)t. 2... Lay still.
Sept. 3... Marched 10 miles and encamped on the
north side of Seneca lake.
Se-pt. 4... Passed Appietown and marched 13 miles.
Sept. 5... Marched to Kondar 6 miles.
Sept. 6... Marched 4 miles.
Sept.. 7... Marched round the end of Seneca lake to
Kanadasaga 13 miles.
Sept. 8... The army lay still ; a detachment went up
the south side of the lake to destroy a town.
Sept. 9... Marched 8 miles.
Sept. 10... To Kennendaughque 12 miles.
Sept. 11... To Ilanneyauyen 13 miles; here we left
a garrison of 100 men with part of the flour and
ammunition.
Sept. 12... Marched 11 miles.
Sept. 13... After marching 2 miles we came to a
town called Keneghses where the army halted to build
a bridge over a large sunken place for the troops to
cross. In the meantime, part of the riflemen went
forward to the next town. On their return within
about a mile of the army, they were fired upon by the
enemy who had posted themselves on a hill ready to
give us a shot as soon as we came out of the swamp.
They killed 13 of the riflemen and took two prisoners.
Our men being alarmed by the fire, the light troops
marched to their relief, on the appearance of which
the enemy quit the ground leaving 70 of their packs.
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 53
After this we marched to Gaghaheywarahera ; the
whole of our march to-day being 9 miles.
Sept. 14... We marched two miles and forded the
Chinesee river/ then 3 miles down the river to a large
town called Chinesee Castle, and here found the two
men that had been taken the day before cut to pieces
in the most barbarous and inhuman manner possible
to be conceived. In this town were 180 houses and
an exceeding large field of corn, which took the army
until the middle of the afternoon next day to destroy,
after which we marched about 4 miles.
Sept. 16... We marched to Keneghses.
Sept. 11 ... Marched to Hannauyan.
Sept. 18... Marched to Kennendaughque.
Sept. 19... Marched to Kanadasaga.
Sept. 20... A detachment of 500 men commanded
by Col. Butler were sent off to go up the lake (Keyuga
on the northeast side ; the army marched a little past
the end of Seneca lake.
Sept. 21... Another detachment of 200 men under
command of Col. Dearborn left us to go up the south-
west side of Keuga^ lake. The army marched 3
miles past Kendai ; and
Sept. 24... We met some of our boats 5 miles
above ISTewton, where we halted until the detachments
came in : and
' Probably Genesee.
^ Cayuga.
54 HISTORY OF THE
Sept. 29 & 30... Marched to Tyoga.
Oct. 4... The army marched for Wyoming, making
14 miles.
Oct. 5... The whole army went on board the boats,
except a sufficient number to drive down the horses
and cattle, and arrived at Wyoming, on
Oct. 7... About noon.
Oct. 10... Marched for Easton where we arrived
Oct. 15... And encamped near the river.
Oct. 27... Marched toward the Korth river, and
Oct. 30... Pitched our tents at the mouth of the cove.
Nov. 6... Marched to Plimpton and encamped.
Nov. 24... Marched 15 miles toward the North river.
Nov. 25... Marched to the river and crossed.
Nov. 27... Marched to Crumpond.
Nov. 28... Marched 12 miles.
Nov. 29... Marched to Ridgburry.
Dec. 1... Thence to the place pitched upon for
building our huts for the winter, which was about half
way between Danbury and IsTewtown, and next day,
Dec. 2... The ground was staked out and
D.ec. 3... Began to build our huts which were
finished in about 14 or 15 days. At this place we lay
until
Ajpril 6, 1780. Thence we marched to West point.
Aug. 4... We left West point and marched to Peeks-
kill and
Aug. 5... Marched to King's ferry but could not
cross, as the army were crossing there.
FIRST NEW HAJNIPSHIRE REGIMENT. 55
Aug. 6... We crossed the river and marclied 4 miles.
Aug. 1 ... Marclied down the river as far as Green-
bush.
Aug. 8... Marched to Tappan, Oraugetown, where
the whole army encamped.
Aug. 23... The army marched down to Jeverich,
opposite the upper end of York island.
Sept. 4... The army marched about 6 miles toward
Peramus, to a place called Stanrapie.
Sept. 17... Gen. "Washington sat off on a journey to
Hartford, and left the command of the army to Maj.
Gen. Green.
Sept. 20... The army marched up to Tappan and
took their old encampment ground.
Sept. 25... Gen. Arnold's plot was discovered, and
he made his escape to the enemy; but Maj. Andre,
adjutant general to the British army, was taken pri-
soner. His excellency Gen. Washington was on his
return from Hartford, and just arrived at Gen. Arnold's
quarters as the plot was first discovered and tarried
there a few days, but sent Maj. Andre to the main army.
Oct. 1... A board of general officers sat to examine
into the case of Maj. Andre, who reported : First,
That he came on shore from the Vulture sloop of war,
in the night of the 21st of Sept., for a secret interview
with Gen. Arnold. Second, That he changed his dress
within our line, and in a disguised habit passed the
works at Stoney and Verplank's points ; on the
evening of the22d,aud on morning of the 23d was
56 ■ HISTORY OF THE
taken at Tarry Town, on his way to New York in
disguise, and was in possession of several papers, con-
taining intelligence for the enemy. The board do
therefore report to his excellency Gen. Washington,
that Maj. Andre ought to be considered a spy from
the enemy, and agreeable to the laws of nations ought
to suffer death. The commander in chief directs the
execution of the above sentence in the usual way.
Oct. 2... Maj. John Andre, adjutant general to the
British army, was hanged.
Oct. 6... The army marched. Four brigades for
"West point, under the command of Gen. Green ; the
rest of the army marched back from the river. Ours
with Gen. Green marched to Haverstraw.
Oct. 7&8... Marched to West point and the First
and Second New Hampshire regiments encamped on
Constitution island.
Oct. 25... Crossed the river and marched to Soldiers
Fortune, where we began to build our huts for the
winter, but did not finish them till the beginning of
January, by reason of being so often called down to .
the lines.
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 57
The following acts of congress, relative to the army,
are preserved at the end of Blake's journal, and are
printed to show the laws and customs at that period :
CLOTHING KEGULATIONS FOR THE AKMT.
In Congress, Nov. 25, 1779.
Whereas Congress by sundry resolutions, have provided that
clothing be furnished to the officers of the line and others, at
prices proportioned to their pay, but no enumeration of the
articles intended to be comprehended in a suit of clothes having
been made, or any rules explicitly laid down for the delivery of
or payment for the same.
Resolved^ That the following articles be delivered as a suit of
clothes, for the current, and every succeeding year of their
service, to the officers of the line and stafi", entitled by any
resolutions of Congress to receive the same, viz : one hat ; one
body coat ; four stocks ; four pr. breeches, two for winter, and
two for summer; four pr. of shoes; one waistcoat; four shirts;
four vests, one for winter, and three for summer; six pr. of
stockings, three pr. worsted, and three of thread.
For which articles of clothing the officer shall pay on receipt
thereof, one-half more than the prices, at which the same were
currently sold before the commencement of hostilities in April,
1775.
And for this end the purchasing agents employed on Conti-
nental account, shall transmit to the clothier general, with the
clothing they shall respectively purchase, the prices marked
thereon, at the rates aforesaid, and also correct invoices of the
same, and copies of such rates and invoices to the board of war;
and clothing purchased on Continental account by the respective
States shall be valued, marked, and invoiced iu like manner, and
copies of such invoices and rates also transmitted to the board
of war, and the clothier general. The clothing, so purchased,
shall be distributed to and among the sub or State clothiers, to
be issued by them to the regimental clothiers, and by the latter,
to the officers of the regiments and corps ; and the said regi-
58 HISTORY OF THE
mental clothiers shall receive from the officers on delivery of
the clothing, the prices thereof so fixed, and they shall every
three months settle their accounts of moneys, received for
clothing, with the auditors of the army, in which they shall
serve, and pay the moneys, which in such settlements shall be
found chargeable to them, or in their hands to the paymasters
general, or deputy paymasters general of the army or detach-
ment, in which such regimental clothiers shall serve, and the
said paymasters general, or deputy paymasters general, shall
make returns of the amount of all such moneys so received to
the board treasury, that the said paymasters general, or deputy
paymasters general may be duly charged with the same ; the
auditors making such settlements with the regimental clothiers,
shall ti'ansmit to the paymaster, or deputy paymaster general
abstracts of such settlements specifying the balances due from
the regimental clothiers respectively, that in case of neglect
they may be duly called on for payment of the same.
Copies of such abstracts shall also be transmitted to the board
of treasury. Excepting from this rule of distribution all staff
officers not taken from the line, who are to receive their
clothing immediately from the clothiers general, or if attached
to the corps of, or residing in any State at a distance from the
clothier generaFs stores, from the sub clothier of such State,
paying for the same at the rates aforesaid, and all moneys so
received by the clothier general, or such sub or State clothiers,
shall be placed to the credit of the United States, and accounts
thereof duly transmitted to the board of treasury. The clothier
general to be charged in the settlement of his contingent
account, with the moneys so received, and the sub or State
clothiers to be accountable for, and pay the moneys received
by them to the order of the executive of the State, appointing
them respectively, and the State to be charged in its clothing
account with the amount of such moneys, excepting also all
State officers, who receive commissions on their expenditures of
public moneys, who are not to receive any clothing provided at
Continental expence.
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 59
That all clothing, issued to nou commissioned officers and
soldiers, enlisted artificers and waggoners, beyound that allowed
to them as a county, shall also be valued and paid for at the
rate beforementioned, but no non commissioned officer or
soldier, waggoner, or artificer, shall be entitled to purchase in
any one year out of the public store, any other additional arti-
cles than those of hats, hose, shoes, or shirts, and not more of
those than are absolutely necessary, and not exceeding the
number of the like articles, allowed them in their county'
clothing.
That all the clothing beforementioned of officers of the line
and soldiers shall be issued on returns, certified by the com-
manding officer of the corps to which they belong, all clothing
to the stafi" officers on the certificates of their principal with the
army, or in the district within which they shall serve to artifi-
cei's on the certificate of the commanding officer of their corps,
and two waggoners on the certificate of the quarter master
general or of the deputy quarter master general employing
them, or of the waggon master general,, or deputy waggon master
general, under whom they serve.
That no staff officer, artificer or waggoner, not being engaged
for at least one year, shall receive clothing, and if any such
officer artificer or waggoner, being engaged for one year or
more, after receipt of such clothing shall quiet the service
before the expiration of the term for which he or they are or
shall be engaged, he or they shall forfeit and pay the full value
of such clothing, and be subject to all other penalties and
inconveniences attending his or their breach of contract or
desertion.
Nov. 26, 1779.
Resolved^ That the returns for clothing for officers in the
medical staffs ; regimental surgeons and their mates, who are
to draw with the regimental staff excepted, by the director
general, or the Physician general, or the surgeon of the dis-
trict, and such clothing shall be delivered either by the clothier
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general, or any sub clothier in the state in which the officer
to receive clothing shall reside, as is provided in the cases
of other staif officers not taken from the line.
That no clothing shall be sold or delivered to non commis-
sioned officers or soldiers beyond the articles they have received
as their bounty clothing, it beins; the intention hereof that
surplus only shall be disposed of.
(Extract from the minutes).
Charles Thompson, Secretary.
In Congress, Sept. 6, 1777.
The committee on the Treasury having into consideration
the letter from General Gates of 28 Aug., respecting cloth-
ing for the army under his command, referred to them by
Congress ;
Report : That it appears from the clothier general's report,
that he has ordered considerable supplies of clothing to be
forwarded to the army in the northern department from Boston,
and that he has little doubt of being able to furnish in the
course of the year, the specific articles of clothing directed to
be given as a bounty to the troops, and as it will be equally
disadvantageous to the soldiers and the service, should they
receive money instead of such clothing ; the board disapproves
of the stoppages made by the deputy paymaster general, in
the northern department, on account of clothing, and directs
the money to be returned, except in cases where a regiment has
been furnished with more clothing then the bounty.
That the greatest care ought to be taken to do justice to the
soldiers, as well as the public in this essential article; it is not
sufficient in the opinion of this board that the clothier general
charge the regiments with the articles delivered and take receipts
of the colonel or commanding officer on delivering the cloth-
ing to the captain, or commanding officer of each company,
and takes his receipt ; each commanding officer of a company
ought moreover to be strictly required to keep a clothing account
with his company, distinguishing the several articles delivered
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tu each non commissioned officer and private, and taking receipts
for the same as his vouchers, and when each non commissioned
officer and private respectively shall have received his bounty
of clothing, the commanding officer of the company to which
he belongs, shall deliver the account and receipts to the
commanding officer of the regiment, to enable him to settle
the clothing accounts with the clothier general as well as
to discover whether equal justice has been done to the
company.
That such troops as have not been supplied with clothing
ought to be furnished their full bounty without delay, which
the board have earnestly recommended to the attention of the
clothier general, and he, on his part, has engaged to exert every
means in his power to accomplish.
That such of the troops as at their own expense have pro-
vided themselves with any of the articles of clothing allowed
in bounty, or shall not draw their clothing in the course of the
year, shall be entitled to receive the full value thereof at the
averaged prices which the clothing of the army shall cost the
publick.
And whereas when the bounty of clothing was provided by
Congress, it was conceived that it might be impracticable to
obtain a sufficient quantity of clothing for regimental coats for
the troops, and for that reason two hunting-shirts were substi-
tuted, but in the event so considerable has been procured, that
the clothier general has been enabled to furnish most of the
troops with regimental coats instead of hunting-shirts, and ex-
perience having shown that a further alteration of the articles
of clothing allowed as a bounty, may be made to the advantage
of the soldiers, and without loss to the publick, therefore it is
the opinion of the committee that it be,
Resolved^ That the clothier general be directed, as far as he
shall have it in his power, to furnish all the non commissioned
officers and privates, in the service of the United States who
have not received their bounty of clothing, at their election,
either with the several articles allowed by Congress, in the
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resolution of the 8th of October,
following articles, viz :
1776, or in lieu thereof the
1 regimental coat averaged at . . $8 & 60-90ths.
1 jacket without sleeves, . . . 2 & 60
1 pair buckskin and 2 pair linen or
woolen breeches, .... 8
1 hat or leathern cap, . . . 2 & 60
2 shirts, ...... 8
1 hunting shirt, .... 4
2 pair of overalls, ..... 6
2 pair of stockings, .... 4
2 pair of shoes, ..... 6
1 blanket, 6
Total estimated cost, . . $56
But as the cost of the articles last specified exceed that of
the clothing allowed as a bounty to the troops, by eight dollar.*
and 30 90ths of a dollar, so much shall be stopped out of the
pay of every non commissioned officer and priv'ate, who shall
be supplied in the manner last directed, as will make the
amount of clothing he shall receive, equal to the value of the
bounty of clothing, which upon an average of the prices of
the several articles, is estimated at forty-seven dollars, and 60
90ths of a dollar.
The said report being twice read, on the question put.
Resolved, That Congress agree to the foregoing report and
resolves.
By order of Congress.
[Fac simile.] John Hancock, President.
General Orders, May 20tli, 1779.
In all future draughts of clothing, the regimental clothier is
to be furnished by the officers commanding companies with
returns specifying the men's names, and the particular wants
of each. These he is to digest into a regimental return, which
being examined and signed by the officer commanding the regi-
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 63
ment, and countersigned by himself, with a receipt upon it for
the supplies delivered to the regiment, is to be lodged with the
clothier general of issues, as a voucher for the delivery.
(Extract from General Orders).
Alexander Scammell, Adjt. Gen.
Ordinance for regidating the Clothing Department, for the
Armies of the United JStates.
In Congress, March 23, 1779.
There shall be a clothier general, a sub or State clothier for
each State and a regimental clothier.
The clothier general is to be subject to the orders of the
board of war and commander in chief.
He is to furnish estimates of the supplies wanted for the
army. To apply to the commander in chief and board of war
for assistance therein, and to make returns of such estimates
to them respectively.
To receive all supplies imported from abroad and purchased
in the country by Continental agents.
To superintend the distribution thereof to the State clothiers,
to settle accounts with them at least every six months, to keep
regular accounts of all the clothing he shall receive, as well as
the distribution thereof among the State clothiers, and to
transmit his accounts twice in every year to the board of trea-
sury, and settle them in the chamber of accounts when required,
and generally to take care on the one hand thjt justice is done
to the public, and on the other that the army receive whatever
shall be allowed to them in a direct and seasonable manner,
and at the same time so as to act between the Continent and
each particular State, that equal and impartial justice may be
done on all sides.
J7te Siib or State Clothier.
A sub or State clothier is to be appointed by each State
respectively, to reside "with or near the army, or sub detach-
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ments thereof; in which the troops of such Slate may be, as the
commander in chief shall direct, the better to know and supply
their wants.
The State appointing him is to answerable for his conduct ; in
case of neglect or misbehavour, he is to be displaced by the
commander in chief, and his successor to be appointed by the
State to which he belonged. He is to receive of the clothier
general, the proportion of clothing assigned for the troops of
his State out of the publick clothing imported, or purchased by
Continental agents, and from the State for which he is appointed,
all the clothing which may at Continental expence be purchased
in such States of the latter, their quality and price. He shall
transmit correct accounts to the clothier general, and when
required, submit the several articles to the inspection of the
clothier general, or any person for that purpose deputed by
him. He is to issue all clothing, supplies as aforesaid to the
regimental clothiers, on returns signed by the commanding
officer of the regiments. He is to keep exact returns with each
regiment, inspect those of the regimental clothiers, see the
articles delivered them duly issued to the troops ; and that all
the clothing procured at Continental expence, above the allow-
ance made by Congress, drawn by non commissioned officers
and privates be charged to them, and credited to the pay rolls;
and that the commissioned officers receive what is credited to
them and no more.
He is to keep each account with the clothier general, in
behalf of the publick, charging the United States only with
what is allowed to the officers and men.
Whenever the troops of any State shall have received their
proportion of clothing from the Continental store, the supplies
purchased at Continental expence, by the State to which they
belong, or from both, and there shall remain a surplus which
may be wanted for other troops not fully supplied, the sub
clothier possessed thereof is to deliver over the supplies to such
other State clothiers as the clothier general shall direct, taking
duplicate invoices and receipts from the' State clothier, to whom
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 65
they shall be transferred, one set of which he is to deposit with
the clothier general, and the other to retain as his own voucher.
The clothier general on his part making proper entries in his
accounts, to do justice to all concerned.
When from a difficiency in the publick stores, the troops of
any State shall not have received their allowance of clothing,
the State clothier, without delay, shall represent their wants
particularly enumerated in a return for that purpose, to the
executive authority of the State to which he belongs, requesting
a speedy and adequate supply.
And in case a State shall at its own expence, give and deposit
with him any clothing for the more comfortable subsistance of
its quota of troops, in addition to the allowance, made by Con-
gress, he is strictly to pursue the directions of such State, as
well with respect to the distribution, as for the vouchers for the
delivery, and manner and time of settling his accounts, trans-
mitting once in every six months, a copy of such accounts to
the clothier general, and as often and whenever required, to
the State to which he belongs.
The Regimental Clothier.
The office of the regimental clothier shall always be executed
by the regimental paymaster..
He is to be furnished by the captains with returns specifying
the men's names, and the particular wants of each. These he
is to digest into a regimental return, which being signed by
the officer commanding the regiments, and countersigned by
himself with a receipt upon it for the supplies delivered the
regiment, is to be lodged with the State clothier, and become to
him a voucher for the delivery in his settlement with the
clothier general.
He is to keep an account with each officer and soldier for every
article delivered, taking a receipt from them as his voucher for
the delivery.
He is to credit them for the Continental allowance, and to
charge them for everything they receive, making stoppages in
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the monthly pay rolls for whatever they may fall in debt to the
publick beyond the allowance. And to prevent any future
unequal distribution of clothing, either to the officers or soldiers,
and the confusion and complaints, which have heretofore been
occasioned in irregular applications by the commanding officers
of regiments, to publick agents at diiFerent posts, it is hereby
strictly enjoined on those agents of the clothier general, and the
sub or state clothiers, to issue no clothing on any pretence
whatever, but in the manner before prescribed, nor shall any
article be credited to either of them on settlement of their
accounts, which is not so issued and voched.
And whereas, often changes of the uniform of regiments
have proved inconvenient and expensive, the commander in
chief is therefore hereby authorized and directed according to
the circumstances of supplies of clothing to fix and prescribe
the uniform, as well to regard the colour of facings, as the
cut and fashion of the clothes to be worn by the troops of the
respective States and regiments, which shall as far as possible
be complied with by all purchasing agents employed by Congress,
as well as particular states, by the clothier general, sub or State
clothier, and regimental clothiers, and all officers and soldiers in
the armies o^ the United States, and when materials can be pur-
chased instead of ready made clothes, it shall always be prefered,
in order that they may be made up by the tailors of the several
regiments, to save expence, and to save the disadvantages which
the soldiers frequently suiFer from their unfitness ; and instead
of breeches, woolen over-alls for the winter and linen for the
summer are to be substituted.
(Extract from general orders).
AlexR Scammel,
A(f(j^ Gcni
In Congress, March 10, 1780.
For the better regulating the payment of arrears due or to
become due to the soldiers for clothing pursuant to the resolu-
tion of Congress of 19th Aug. last.
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 67
Resolved, That the several regimental paymasters at the end
of each year make out returns of clothing drawn by each soldier
in the regiment to which he belongs in the course thereof, and
of the articles still due, and to be paid for at the value fixed by
the clothier general.
That each of the said returns certified by the sub or State
clothier of the state to which the regiment may belong and
accompanied by a certified copy of the last muster roll, be
delivered to the auditors of the army in which the said regi-
ment may be, who shall compare the returns with the muster
rolls, file them in the office and report a warrant in the usual
form for the sum necessary to discharge the arrears to the sol-
diers present, and when any part of the regiment happen to be
on detachment at that time the sum necessary to pay them,
shall, when they return, be granted on a certificate of the
inspector who musters the regiment, and settle in the same
manner as arrears do to the present.
That each regimental paymaster within two weeks after the
receipt of the money, pay ofl" the several companies, and take
receipts of the soldiers respectively, to be produced as his
vouchers to the auditors at his next settlement of his regi-
mental pay roll.
That the said auditors examine and settle the said accounts
and that the balance, if any, which may remain in the hands of
the said paymaster by reason of casualties in the regiment,
after the taking of the muster rolls as afore said be refunded
as directed by a resolution of Congress of the 6th of February,
1778.
That the arrears of clothing due to prisoners, or the legal
representatives of such as from time to time have died in the
service, be paid for in the manner directed in similar cases as
arrears of pay, by the said last resolve recited.
Resolved^ That no allowance of pay, rations or subsist-
ance, ought to be made to any person after he ceases to be in
office.
That if any issuer deliver out public stores to such persons
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without being authorized by a resolution of Congress, the same
ought to be charged to his account.
(Extract from the minutes.)
Charles Thompson,
Secretary.
By the United States in Congress assembled, June 18, 1781.
The committee to whom was recommitted their report on the
clothier's department, together with the letter of J. Moylan,
clothier general, delivered in a report which was taken into
consideration and thereupon
Resolved^ That all State purchasers of clothing on Conti-
nental account, and all State appointments and regulations in
the clothing department on Continental account be abolished
on the first day of September, at or before which time the sub
and agent clothiers, are to deliver to the clothier general all
clothing purchased at Continental expence, which they may
then have on hand, taking his receipt therefor, a duplicate
whereof to be transmitted to the treasury ofl&ce.
Resolved, That the clothier general in the month of June
annually make and deliver into the board of war an estimate
of clothing and disbursments for clothing for a year from the
first of November then next, that Congress may be enabled to
furnish the proper sums, and adopt the necessary measures for
procuring the same.
That all non commissioned officers and soldiers who are, or
may hereafter be enlisted during the war be annually furnished
with : 1 regimental coat full made; 1 pair of cloth breeches;
1 cloth vest ; 1 pair woolen overalls ; 2 pairs woolen hose ; 2
pairs woolen socks ; 1 felt hat or leathern cap ; 4 shirts ; 2
pairs linen overalls ; 4 pairs strong shoes; 1 blanket; 1 rifle
shirt; 1 pair woolen gloves; 2 pair shoe buckles and one
clasp, for stock every two years. That dragoons to receive two
pairs of boots, and one pair of spurs, instead of the shoes and
buckles annually, also a horseman's cloak every two years.
That the commander in chief and the general commanding
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. QQ
in a separate department respectively be, and hereby are author-
ized to direct whatever clothing shall from time to time be
dealt out to sub ofl&cers and waggoners, having regard to the
nature of their service, and the terms of their contract, and
time for which they are engaged.
That summer clothing be ready to be issued on the 15th day
of April annually, and the winter clothing on the 1st day of
November following, and be delivered at such time as the
commander in chief, or the commanding general in a separate
department shall direct.
That the clothier general deals out the clothing regimentally,
and keep regular accounts against the respective regimental
clothiers, taking care to have the clothing equally and impar-
tially distributed, when it is found incompetent for the whole
army.
That previous to the day of issue the regimental clothiers
settle their accounts with the clothier general and receive his
certificates of the arrearages of clothing due to their respective
regiments, and present him with a return of the number of
men for whom clothing is w be drawn on the day of general
issue, the said return to be examined and certified by the ofl&-
cers commanding their respective regiments, and signed by the
brigadier or ofiicer commanding the brigade.
That all extra issues to detachments for accidental loss of
clothing, be by certificates of the commanding ofl&cer of the
regiment or detachment to which the non commissioned officers
or soldiers in whose behalf such applications are made shall
belong, the said certificates being approved and signed by the
commander in chief or commanding general of a separate army.
That all issues of clothing be made from the magazines or
places of general issues with the army to avoid the necessity of
detached issues, the officers commanding parties or detach-
ments are to be answerable that they are supplied, so far as may
be, from the magazines or stores at camp previous to their
leaving the army to which they belong.
That no article of clothing be issued by the clothier general,
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his deputy or assistants, hut hy returns of certificates made and
approved as aforesaid.
That uonon commissionedofficeror soldier who is not engaged
during war, or for the term at least of one year, to be furnished
with any article of clothing.
That the clothier general from time to time notify the pay-
master general of all surplusages of clothing, specifying the
corps to which they belong, that stoppages may be made therefor.
That he make return to the board of war of all clothing on
hand and persons employed in the department, with the wages
given to each, regularly once in two months.
That the quarter master general and his deputies in the several
States, shall, on the requisition of the clothier general, furnish
the means of transportation of all articles of clothing from the
place where imported, received, or purchased, to the place of
deposit, and a careful waggon master or conductor to be appointed
by the quarter master general, or some of his deputies shall
proceed with the clothing who shall be answerable for all defi-
ciencies on the road, unless they shall be able to show that the
same happened by unavoidable accident, and not through miscon-
duct or want of attention.
That in case of injuries or deficiencies happening in the
transportation of clothing, the clothier stationed at the maga-
zine or place of the deposit shall represent the matter to the
nearest commanding officer of the troops of the United States,
that the waggon master or conductor having had charge of the
clothing so damaged or deficient, may be tried by a court mar-
tial, and if found guilty compelled to restore the goods lost or
their value, or make satisfaction for damages that accrued
through his neglect or mismanagement, or to be punished accord-
ing to the nature of his offence by judgment of a court martial.
That the clothier general have the management, direction
and superintendence of hides, subject to the orders of the board
of war, with full power to call for proper returns from such
persons as have heretofore had the management of hides.
That all commissaries make monthlv returns to the clothier
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 71
generiil of the hides on hand, and the commissary general
make monthly returns to him of all the live cattle delivered over
to the commissaries of the army.
That the quarter master or his deputy, on the application of
the clothier general or either of his deputies, furnish waggons for
transporting raw or manufactured hides, to such places as they
shall direct.
That the clothier general, with concurrence of the superin-
tendents of finance be authorized to appoint such number of
persons, to transact the business of the clothing department
during this present campaign, as they may find necessary from
time and to ascertain their wages.
That the clothier general make monthly returns to the com-
mander in chief.
That resolutions heretofore passed respecting the clothing
and hide department, inconsistent with this arrangement, and
the resolutions now passed, be and are hereby repealed.
THE HISTORY OF THE REGBIENT CONCLUDED.
With the terminatiou of Lieutenant Blake's journal
we are left without any direct record of the doings of
the regiment, and shall be only able to follow its cam-
paigns and privations by the general history of the
army of which it formed a part, and we commence anew
with January 1st, 1781. The new year opened with
a deep gloom, the whole army, north as well as south,
was sufleriug severely both for clothing and provisions.
*
The winter was unusually severe, the soldiers were
often on the point of starvation, and were for days
without meat, and nearly all the time on short allow-
ance, while most of them had received no pay for about
72 HISTORY OF THE
a year. As for clothing they were often so destitute
that many of them could not do guard duty without
borrowing from their comrades, while for shoes they
were still more deficient, and parties who were on
fatigue duty for firewood and forage could often be
tracked by the blood from their bruised feet.
The writer remembers hearing an old soldier of this
regiment relate that having at this period received a
furlough to visit his home, he had to remain two days
in camp to make a pair of pantaloons and a pair of
moccasins out of his old blanket before he could start
on his long journey. It was during this hard winter
that the Pennsylvania line mutinied, and were soon
joined by the 'New Jersey troops. This alarming
affair was partially settled by the more. patient and
faithful eastern troops being led against them, by which
they were overawed, and supplies were afterwards
wrung from the unwilling farmers and holders by
military orders, and the wants of the army better sup-
plied.
It was at this period that Gen. Washington addressed
a pressing letter to President Weare of New Hamp-
shire, earnestly urging that state to make some exer-
tions to relieve the distresses of the army. A circular
to the same effect was sent to all the New England
states, and was confided to Gen. Knox as a special
agent to inforce the appeal. To President Weare
Washington plainly wrote : " I give it decidedly as
my opinion that it is vain to think that an army can
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 73
be kept together much longer under such a variety of
sufferings as ours has experienced, and that unless some
immediate and spirited measures are adopted to fur-
nish at least three months' pay to the troops in money
that will be of some value to them, and at the same
time provide means to clothe and feed them better than
they have been, the worst that can befall us may be
expected."
" The legislatures of ~New Hampshire and Massa-
chusetts nobly responded," says Sparks, "to this call,
and immediately voted a gratuity of twenty-four dol-
lars in hard money to each of the noncommissioned
officers and soldiers belonging to those states who
were engaged to serve for the war."
During the ensuing summer the military operations
were active and important, in many of which this
regiment bore a full share. But by far the most
important was the great march to Virginia and the
capture of Cornwallis and his whole army at York-
town.
I have not been able to give any detailed account of
the doings of the l^ew Hampshire regiments in the
great strategic marches and movements, or in the
battles which resulted in this great victory and the
consequences that followed from it.
The war culminated then and it mainly closed the
battles of the Revolution. Here the regiment met
with a great loss in the death of its commander,
10
74 HISTORY OF THE
Alexander Scammell. He was appointed in 1777,
colonel of the Third JSTew Hampshire regiment,
which belonged to the same brigade as the other two ;
and when on the 1st of January, 1781, his regiment
and the Second were merged in the First, he suc-
ceeded Col. Cilley as commander. He had the
year previous been adjutant general of the army,
but early in this year, took command of the regiment.
At the time he was captured he was acting officer
of the day. A monument was erected to his memory
at Williamsburg on which was the following inscrip-
tion, written by his friend Col. Humphreys :
ALEXANDER SCAMMELL,
Adjutant general of the American armies, and
colonel of the First New Hampshire regiment, while
he commanded a chosen corp of light infantry, at the
successful sfege of Yorktown in Virginia, was in the
gallant performance of his duty as field ofiicer of the
day, unfortunately captured and afterwards insidiously
wounded, of which wound he expired at Williams-
burg, Oct. 6, 1781.
In the autumn of this year we find the regiment
returned to the banks of the Hudson, under the com-
mand of Lt. Col. Dearborn, while its first colonel was
now a brigadier in the line and the commanding
general.
It was designed to send the two New Hampshire
regiments up the Mohawk to relieve Col. Willet's troops,
whoso time had expired.
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 75
On December 5th they were waiting to receive cloth-
ing which was to be forwarded by the great financier,
Robert Morris.
On the 12th Gen. Stark wrote to Gen. Heath as
follows :
"I am sorry to hear that any troops suffer more than
these in this quarter (our enemies excepted), but since
some are more wretched we must submit to our fate
like good soldiers. I am sure it is not practicable
for the troops that are here to go to the Mohawk
river until they are clothed. Indeed I am obliged to
detain the six months' men to do the necessary camp
duty on account of the nakedness of the Continental
troops.
" In the last duty report, only thirty-six ' three years
and during the war ' men, including sergeants, were fit
for duty in the two regiments. The remainder are so
naked that they cannot procure fuel for their own use.
" If there is a possibility of sending some blankets,
shirts, overalls, stockings and shoes, they might afford
a temporary relief, and I dare say they would prove
satisfactory.
" My predictions in my last were realized, on the
evening of the 10th instant the troops mutinied, but
by seasonable interposition of the officers it was quelled
very easily.
"But this may be but a prelude to an insurrection of
a more serious nature."
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About this time Gen. Heath writes to Gen. Stark:
" The soldiers will receive ample supplies of clothing,
but it will be late before it is all ready. The paymasters
of the New Hampshire regiments have drawn shoes,
hose and some overalls, shirts, etc., for the most
necessitous men. These will be conveyed to Albany
in a few days when all the detachments will join their
corps."
The regiment wintered in detachments at Saratoga,
Schenectady and the neighboring posts. At tliis time
the difficulties between New York and Vermont were
at their height and a condition little short of actual
war existed between them, while Gen. Stark thought
New Hampshire ought to settle the difficulty by claim-
ing the territory it had formerly granted and holding it.
In April, 1782, Washington established his head
quarters at Newburg, where he continued most of the
time, till nearly all the army was discharged.
In the autumn the army, which had mainly all
been encamped at Verplanck's point, marched up
and was hutted at New Windsor, two miles below
Washington's quarters, and here or in the neighbor-
hood our regiment spent the winter of 1782 and the
following year.
These were months of repose, the war was over, their
long weary marches and months of privations were past,
the battles had been fought, the great cause for which
they had so long contended was gained, and they could
look forward to peace and prosperity.
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 77
But the definitive treaty had not been signed, and the
British army still held New York. Under these circum-
stances Washington recommended that the army should
still be retained, and so they remained till November,
when the British commander notified Washington that
he was ready to evacuate the city of New York, which
he soon did; and Washington entered it the same day,
and during that month nearly all of our troops were
disbanded.
But for some reason the First New Hampshire regi-
ment, which had long before included the remaining
officers and soldiers of the Second and Third, and was,
therefore, the sole representative of the New Hampshire
line, remained. Why they should have been the last, or
at least among the very last, to lay down their arms we^
are not able to state. The pay rolls show that they
were encamped on the Hudson at or near New Wind-
sor during the month of December, 1783, and there is
but little doubt they were disbanded January 1st, 1784 ;
and assuming that it was a continuous corps from April,
1775, it shows a service of eight years and eight months.
Can any other regiment from any state show so long
a record? A regiment is always a changing body,
and usually a diminishing one, and we cannot expect to
find more than a few names on the last roll to corre-
spond with the first one: still there are a few among
the officers, and more among the men who could say
they had followed its fortunes from its inception to its
close.
78 HISTORY OF THE
I find that during the last two years, and after war
was mainly over, many new names of ofiicers are found
on the rolls. Those were no doubt from the Second
regiment who, with the enlisted men, were transferred
to the First. Lt. Col. Dearborn must have retired from
the command early in the spring of 1783, for Major
Scott was acting commander in March ^nd Lt. Col.
Reid in May, and he contiuued till the end of that
year. During one of the last years of the war, while
•the New Hampshire forces were encamped at New
Windsor, the New York troops received a grant of
land from the legislature of that state. When the
New Hampshire forces caused a petition to be drawn
up to that legislature asking for a similar grant, for
,the reason that they had done as much as their own
soldiers for the defense of New York, and was equally
deserving of land, of which the state had an abund-
ance while their own state had none, the signers were
very numerous, Gen. Stark being at the head ; but
they did not obtain their object. The document is, or
was, to be found among the Schuyler papers.
It has often been asserted that many of the ofiicers
and soldiers of the revolution were paid in a depre-
ciated currency and so never received what they were
entitled to. A close examination of Paymaster Blake's
records will show that this statement, so far as this
regiment was concerned, is incorrect. It is true that
between January, 1777 and July, 1781, the currency
depreciated from par to nearly nothing, and during
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 79
the three years first named, much of the payments
must have been in this currency ; but in 1781 the legis-
lature passed an act to equalize the depreciation
for each month. The rolls with the allowances is still
extant, with the sums due each man, to make the pay
he received equal to good money, and after this period
they were paid in hard money or government certifi-
cates ; but these w^ere often disposed of at a large dis-
count, though a large part of the community suffered in
this depreciation as well as the soldiers. In conse-
quence of the great demand for men during the war to
fill the quota assigned to the towns they often paid large
sums, sometimes in silver, to the enlisting soldiers, and
when we consider the gratuities paid by the states and
the pensions granted by the act of 1818, and subse-
quently, we must allow that, considering the condition
of the country and the almost universal sufferings of
all classes during and after the revolution, the soldiers,
as a class, could not complain.
The scale of depreciation before referred to may be
useful for reference, and is given on the next page. It
will be seen that in January, 1777, it was worth nearly
par with silver ; in something over four years it had
reached nearly to zero. It is a curious fact that a
comparison of the money issued by the late rebel
government shows its rate of depreciation was very
similar, and reached the same value in just about the
same time.
80
HISTORY OF THE
Scale of Depreciation.
1777.
1778.
1779.
1780.
£104
£325
£742
£2984
110
350
868
3322
106
375
1000
8789
110
400
1104
4000
114
400
1215
4800
120
425
1342
5700
125
450
1477
6000
150
475
1630
6800
175
500
1800
6500
275
545
2030
6700
300
684
2308
7000
310
620
2393
7300
1781.
January, . .
February, . ,
March,. ...
April, ,
May,
June,
July,
August, . . . ,
September,
October, . . ,
November, .
December,
£7500
7500
7500
7500
7500
12000
It may be interesting to many to know the arrange-
ment and numbers that constituted a regiment, and how
the rank and pay of the officers compared with those of
the present day. To do this we compile and print some
of the paymasters' reports at different times as exam-
ples. This shows that the field officers had each a
company,^ This is still the practice in the English array,
where a general has a regiment commanded by a lieu-
tenant colonel, and the lieutenant colonel a company,
etc. This is for the purpose of drawing the pay of a
subaltern officer in addition to their own ; but in this
regiment they do not seem to have received additional
pay, and after 1781 the form seems to have been aban-
doned. At one period one of the companies were
styled a light infantry company. There were some
half ranks, as we occasionally meet with a "captain
lieutenant " and occasionally " second lieutenant " which
did not correspond to ensign.
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 81
The subjoined list shows the number of companies
and men, with the names of their commanders during
1780 and 1782 :
Abstract of the Roll of the First New Hamjyshire Regiment,
for 1780.
No.
of Men.
Colonel's comi^any, Capt. Simou Sortvvell, 47
Lieutenant colonel's company, Lieut. Daniel Clapp, comd'g, . 37
Major's company, Capt. Moody Dustin, .' . . . 46
Cai^t. Amos Morrell's company, 57
Capt. Jason Wait's company, 42
. Capt. Amos Emerson's company, 39
Capt. Ebenezer Frye's company, 41
Capt. Isaac Farwell's company, 40
Capt. Nathaniel Hutcliin's company, 45
Whole number of enlisted men, 394
During the year 1782 there were nine companies, viz :
Enlisted
Men.
No. one was commanded by Capt. Josiah Munroe, had 62
No. two "
No. three "
No. four "
No. five "
No. six "
No. seven "
No. eight "
No. nine "
by Capt. Ebenezer Frye, 60
by Capt. Isaac Farwell, 56
by Capt. Daniel Livemiore, 53
by Capt. Isaac Frye, 57
by Capt. Asa Senter, 56
by Capt. Moody Dustin, 52
by Capt. Jona. Cass, 50
by Capt. Benj. Ellis, 56
502
These numbers constitute all whose names were
borne on the roll for the year. Of those a few died,
some deserted, and some were discharged. Against
these were some joining ir\ every month, particularly
during the months of April and July. So it is doubtful
if there were at any time four hundred and fifty effec-
tive men. There were nine captains, nine lieutenants
and one ensign on the rolls during that year.
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85
On the roll, dated Dec. 31st, 1782, are to be found
the names of the following officers not on the former
rolls. Most of them had been transferred from the
Third regiment when that was merged in the First and
Second regiments.
When
Commenced.
Names.
Rank, &c.
Jan. 1, 1781,
Alexander Scammell,
Col. died Oct. 6,1781.
Jan. 1, 1781,
Henry Dearborn,
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Samuel Judkins,
Drum Major.
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John Scott,
Fife Major.
The following additional names are of persons who
served during some part of the year 1783. It is sup-
posed they were transferred from the Second regiment :
George Keid, Lieut. Col. commandant ; Amos Merrill,
Major; James Cass, Major; Samuel Cheny, Captain;
Joseph Potter, Captain; Joseph Boynton, Lieutenant;
Caleb Blodgett, Lieutenant ; James Blanchard, Lieu-
tenant; Lemuel Mason, Lieutenant ; Ebenezer Stock-
ton, Surgeon ; David Allen, Surgeon's Mate.
86 HISTORY OF THE
Allowance to Officers.
''Dr. The Unital States
To the Officers of the First New Hamjishire Regiment.
For subsistence for September, 1783, [tliis was iu lieu of
rations.]
To 1 Lieut. Col. commandant & two servants, . $32 00
1 Major and 1 servant, ... 20 00
5 Captains @ $12, 60 00
8 Subalterns, @ $8, .... 64 00
1 Surgeon and servant, . . . . 16 00
$192 00
To the above was appended the following as the list
of officers. This is the only list I have been able to find
for that year, and it is likely that they continued till the
regiment was finally disbanded at the close of that year,
as it was certainly at or near New Windsor on the
Hudson, October, 7th, 1783 :
Col. Reid, Lieuts. Boynton,
Maj. Carr, Blodgett,
Capts. Livermore, Howe,
Frye, Mcnow,
Dustin, • Thompson,
Senter, Bacon,
Potter, Adams,
Doctor Stockton.
[Col. Dearborn and Maj. Scott liad tlien retired as the war
was over.]
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT.
87
In an account rendered for the pay of the regiment
for Jan., 1783, the following is the number of commis-
sioned and noncommissioned officers allowed for a
regiment, as also the then number of privates. From
this amount is deducted for deficiency of officers, two
lieutenants, nine ensigns, thirteen sergeants, four cor-
porals, four drummers and two hundred and thirty-
four privates. So there was in fact only four hundred
and forty-eight rank and file in the regiment at that
date.
The following shows the pay of officers and men
which was not changed during the war:
1 Lieut. Col. commandant, pr montli,
$75
2 Majors at $50.
100
9 Captains @ $40,
360
12 Lieuts. (a) $26f ,
320
9 Ensigns @ $20,
180
1 Surgeon @ ....
65
1 do. Mate, ....
45
Additional pay of Adjutant and Qr.
Masters,
26
Do. of Pay Master,
30 $1201
1 Sergeant Major and 1 Qr. Master
Sergeant @ $10,
20
1 Drum Major and 1 Fife Major
@$9, ....
18
45 Sergeants, @ $10,
450
27 Corporals @ $7 J, .
1981
20 Drummers and Fifers @ 7i,
1461
585 Privates, @ $6f ,
3900
47321
$59331
88 HISTORY OF THE
The following receipts show that the regiment was
still in service as late as up to January 1st, 1784. I
find no evidence that the regiment was extant at a
later period. It was no doubt discharged at that time :
Received of Thomas Blake Pay Master twenty Dollars for tlie
subsistence of myself and one servant for December, 1783.
James Cass, Major.
Received of Thomas Blake twelve Dollars each for our subsist-
ence for December, 1783.
D. LiVERMORE, Capt. Moody Dustin, Capt.
Jos. Potter, Capt. Isaac Frye, Capt.
There is a similar one for the same month signed by
J. BoYNTON, Adjt. Oliver Barron, Lt.
J. Thompson, Lt. Bez'^ Howe, Lt.
J. Adams, Lt. T. Morrow, Lt.
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT.
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FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 105
record in the invalid pension list, viz : " May 14, 1784,
Major Benjamin Titcomb of Col. Reid's regiment
wounded in three different battles, for half pay from
Jan. 1, 1781, to Jan. 1st, 1782, 12 months, £7 lOs., £90."
LIEUT. COL. JEREMIAH GILMAN
Was of Epsom. On the reorganization of the regi-
ment, Jan. 1, 1777, he was appointed major, and on the
promotion of Cilley to the chief command, Gilman was
made lieutenant colonel. He resigned in March, 1780.
A search for any further notice of him has proved
abortive.
SURGEON NATHANIEL GARDINER
Succeeded Surgeon Hale in June, 1780. He resigned
March 1, 1782. A letter from him dated East Hamp-
ton, in 1783, may indicate his residence after the war.
MAJOR WILLIAM SCOTT
Was an officer of great energy and bravery, and no
doubt his exertions and character did much towards
giving efficiency to the regiment under all its difficul-
ties.
He was the son of Alexander Scott, one of the earliest
settlers of Peterborough, who went there as early as
14
106 HISTORY OF THE
1742, but while preparing a residence, he left his wife at
Townsend, where William was born May, 1743. His
parents were of the Scotch-Irish stock, a hardy, brave
people, who contributed not a little to aid the cause of
freedom. At the early age of seventeen William Scott
enlisted in Goffe's regiment which was raised in New
Hampshire in 1760, and aided in the conquest of
Canada. At the alarm consequent on Concord fight,
he, with many of his townsmen, left their homes for the
scene of conflict, and, proceeding on from Concord to
Cambridge, he was made a lieutenant in Col. Reid's
regiment. At the battle of Bunker hill, early in
the action he was wounded, his leg being broken
just below the knee ; but he continued coolly passing
musket balls and handing them to his soldiers. This
was necessary, as many of the pieces were only of the
smallest calibre, and most of the bullets were too
large. When the retreat was ordered he was among
the hindmost, and was again wounded in the thigh and
body, and, bleeding from four orifices, fainted, and was
left on the field. When he came to himself a British
soldier was standing over him, with his bayonet, and
asking with an oath, if he did not deserve to be killed.
" I am in your power do as you please " was the reply.
He was taken in charge by a British ofiicer, and re-
mained on the field all night. The next morning he
was removed to Boston, and thence to Halifax, where he
with many other prisoners were confined. With a gim-
let, a bayonet and an old knife, furnished by a friend
FIRST NEW HA]MPSHmE REGIMENT. 107
from the outside, he, with six of his comrades, broke
through a door, and, by the further assistance of the same
friend, they got on board a small vessel, and reached
home in August. He soon rejoined the army near l^ew
York, and was one of the garrison of Fort Washington
when that was taken ; but the night after, tying his
sword to his neck and his watch to his hat band, he
swam a mile and a half, to near Fort Lee, being the
only one that escaped. He was soon promoted to a
captaincy in Col. Henry's, a Massachusetts regiment,
but preferring a position in a New Hampshire regiment
he accepted a captain's commission in this regiment,
and enlisted a company mainly from Peterborough, and
the towns in that vicinity, under the following order
from the committee of safety :
" Feb. 18, 1777.
" Captain William Scott has orders to recruit a com-
pany for Col. Stark's regiment."
On the margin of the Ledger, as there is to nearly all
the officers at the reorganization, are the words " en-
gaged Xov. 8," and his pay commenced Jan. 1, 1777.
He probably marched with his company for Ticon-
deroga, via Number Four, in March. On the promo-
tion of Major Oilman to lieutenant colonel, Sept. 20th,
1777, he was made a major, which office he held for six
years. From Aug. 1st, 1780, to July 13th, 1781, he was
brigade major. He participated in all the battles and
campaigns in which his regiment bore a part, and was
108 HISTORY OF THE
renowned everywhere for his bravery as well as his
humanity. In an article in Farmer and Moore's Collec-
tion^ vol. II, it is stated, that he " left the regiment and
entered the naval service on board the Dean frigate,
where he served to the end of the war." This is certainly
an error, as the pay rolls, up to Jan. 1, 1783, show he
was still holding his former position in the regiment,
and the following letter from him written in the autumn
to the paymaster, asking him to dispose of his horse
which he had left at Albany, shows he must have con-
tinued with the regiment till after peace.
"Albany, Nov. 13th, 1783.
" Sir : I send my horse and saddle and bridle by Mr.
Connely. If you are not supplied he is at your service,
at your own price. If you do not need him please to
dispose of him, and whatever your trouble may be I
will endeavor to reward you. Enclosed is one of [Col.]
Beadle's certificates which if you can convert to any
use will add to the many obligations I have already
experienced. I am sir yours, etc.,
"Wm. Scott.
"P. S. Please present the compliments of this family
to John. Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Betsey present their
best compliments to you and hope to see you in a few
days.
" Lieut. Thomas Blake,
West Point."
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGBIENT. 109
In 1793, lie went in the suite of Gen. Lincoln to
arrange a treaty with the Six I^Tations and other
Indians, and his portrait is probably among the corps
of officers and Quakers as figured in Stone's Life of
Brant, vol. ii.
In 1796, he was employed in surveying lands on
Black river in northern New York. In this then remote
wilderness the party were attacked by the lake fever,
and he returned with a part of the sick to Fort Stanwix.
Finding it impossible to obtain any person who would go
to the relief of the sick who had been left in the wilder-
ness, he determined to go himself, and though very
feeble from the disease, and told by the physician he
would never return alive, he replied " Some one must
go, and my life is no better than theirs." He succeeded
in the attempt, but his great exertion in his weak con-
dition cost him his life. He died a few days after his
return, at Litchfield, K. Y., Sept. 19, 1796, aged 54
years.
SIAJOR JA3IES CAER
Was from Somersworth, was a captain in Col. Nathan
Hale's regiment. This regiment was broken up at the
battle of Hubardston. On the retreat fi-om Ticon-
deroga, July, 1777, a considerable part of the officers
and men were taken prisoners.
110 HISTORY OF THE
He was assigned to this regiment in 1783, and there-
fore saw no active service in it. He joined the regi-
ment March 1, 1783, and it is Ukely served till the end
of that year.
LIEUT. COL. REID
Was from Londonderry. He was a captain in Col.
Stark's regiment formed at Cambridge, April, 1775.
Was at Bunker hill, and probably served under him
till Jan., 1777. He was lieutenant colonel of the
Second regiment, and afterwards its colonel. He took
command of this regiment April, 1783, as lieutenant
colonel commandant, and served till its dissolution.
He was appointed a brigadier of militia 1785, and re-
ceived the appointment of sheriff' of the county of
Rockingham, 22 October, 1791. He died in October,
1815, aged 81. His memory is still cherished by the
old residents in his native town, as one who in war was
always brave and patriotic, and in peace a kind neigh-
bor and valuable citizen.
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. m
DOCTOR JOHN HALE
Was in early life settled in Hollis as a physician. In
1755 he was surgeon's mate iu Col. Blanchard's N'ew
Hampshire regiment in an expedition to Crown point
against the French, and in 1758 he was surgeon in
Col. Hart's regiment which was in the Crown point
expedition of that year.
In 1768 he was representative to the legislature from
the associated towns of Hollis and DunstaLle, and at
the commencement of the revolution he was colonel
of a regiment of militia composed of the soldiers from
Hollis and the adjoining towns in that vicinity.
He was a member of the convention that sat at
Exeter in April, 1775, and assisted in inaugurating the
measures to organize the regiments that fought at
Bunker hill, and was also in the field a large part of
that year.
His sister was the wife of Col. Prescott of Pepperill,
the hero of Bunker hill, and as their residence was only
three miles apart their intercourse was frequent and
always friendly. During 1775 and '6 he was much
engaged in aiding the cause by raising soldiers as well
as assisting in the counsels of the state. On the reorgani-
zation of the First regiment he was appointed surgeon,
and entered on his duty May 8, 1777. It is supposed
that most of the regiment were then at Ticonderoga or
on the way there. He was with the regiment all
through the campaigns and battles of that year and the
112 HISTORY OF THE
next, and in the expedition to the 'Indian country in
1779, and resigned Jan. 11, 1780. Returning home,
his influence was exerted in raising men and means
till the end of the war. He was often a member of the
legislature, was distinguished as a physician and had a
large practice. He died in 1791. The following is the
inscription on his tombstone at Hollis :
" Erected to the memory of
Doctor John Hale
who was born Oct. 24, 1731,
and died Oct. 22d, 1791.
" How soon our new born light attains to full ag'd noon;
And that how soon to grey haired night,
We spring, we bud, we blossom and we blast.
Ere we can count our days they fly so ftist."
WILLIAM HALE
The son of Doctor Hale, was born at Hollis, July 27,
1762. When less than fifteen years of age he enlisted
in this regiment as a private with the understanding
that he was to be an aid to his father, probably occu-
pying a position analagous to what is now termed
hospital steward. He faithfully served through his
term of three years. Returning home, he studied
medicine with his father, and succeeded him as a
physician.
His practice was extensive in Hollis and the neigh-
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 113
boring towns. He was a man of great energy, and
enjoyed a very robust constitution. He died in 1852,
at the remarkable age of ninety-two. He was the
Kestor of the regiment, having no doubt survived all
of the some twelve hundred persons whose names are
borne on its rolls, and his return from sei'vice seventy-
two years. Late in life he was instrumental in aid-
ing many of his old comrades in t)btaining pensions as
his memory was remarkably retentive to the last. He
was father of nine children, three of whom are still
living.
DOCTOR JONATHAN POOL
Was born at Woburn, Sept. 5, 1758, was the son of
Eleazer and Mary Pool. At the age of nineteen he
was a student of Doctor Hale's, and by his influence
received the appointment of assistant surgeon under
him. He entered the service at the same date, and
faithfully did his duty for over three years, retiring
June 4, 1780. Making Hollis his home he soon com-
menced the practice of his profession with a prospect
of long continued usefulness, but died July 25th, 1797,
aged 38.
Among the young men from Hollis who joined this
regiment was Ralph Emerson, son of the Rev. Mr,
Emerson. He was then but sixteen years of age. He
was the associate of young Hale, and they both joined
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114 HISTORY OF THE
and were discharged on the same days. With every
prospect of usefulness he met a sudden death.
The following is the inscription on his grave stone
under the representation of a cannon :
" We drop a pace,
By nature some decay,
And some the gusts of fortune sweep away."
" Erected to the memory of Lieut. Ralph Emerson,
who was instantly killed by the accidental discharge
of a cannon while exercising the Mattross, Oct. 4, 1790,
in the 30th year of his age."
CAPTAIN MOODY DUSTIN
Was from Litchfield. He was commissioned in the
regiment Nov., 1776, as a lieutenant, was promoted to
captain, March 5, 1778, and served till the end of
December, 1783 — a service of seven years. Li the
absence of any further details of him the following
letter is inserted :
" Stony Point, Oct. 17, 1753.
" Sir : I would thank you to let me know whether
Thomas Hunt has got the months of Feb., March and
April for 1Y83, due to him. Please write the first
opportunity.
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 115
" As for news I have none, if you have any, pray let
me hear from yon.
" My compliments to the officers. Tell Maj. Morrell
that I want to hear from him as soon as possible.
" Yours to Serve,
" Moody DusTiN.
" To Lieut. Blake, pajTiiaster of
The New Hampshire Line,
West Point, N. Y."
Maj. Morrell had been a captain in the First New
Hampshire regiment, but was promoted and trans-
ferred to the Second 'New Hampshire regiment. The
letter is valuable only as showing that the First regi-
ment was on duty at Stony point. And, also that
Lieut. Blake was paymaster then of all that constituted
the New Hampshire line.
CAPTAIN ISAAC FRYE
Was from Wilton. He was a quarter master in Col.
Reid's regiment, enlisted at Cambridge, April, 1775,
was in the battle of Bunker hill, and the regiment re-
mained in service till the following winter.
He was appointed to this regiment, having previously
been a captain in the Third regiment. He continued
to serve here till Jan., 1784.
116 IlISTOllY OF THE
CAPTAIN EBENEZER FRYE
Was from Pembroke. He was a first lieutenant in
Capt. Daniel Moore's company in Col. Stark's regi-
ment, organized at Cambridge, in April, 1775, and
continued in the regiment till about Jan., 1777. His
exploits at Trenton are mentioned in tlie account of
that battle. The committee of safety's record is : " gave
orders to Capt. Ebenezer Frye to recruit a company
for Col. Stark's regiment as soon as possible." In the
regimental record it states that he was engaged the
ISTovember previous, and the pay roll dates his entry Jan.
1, 1777. In a later roll is entered against his name,
" cashiered Dec. 6th, 1782." That a veteran officer
should receive such a record, after serving more than
five and a half years, is to be regretted, perhaps the
cause was a trifling one, so no permanent shade rested
on his fame.
CAPTAIN DANIEL LIVERMORE
Was born at Watertown, Mass., in 1749. He was de-
scended from a family that were among the earliest
settlers of that town. While quite young he came to
Concord, N. H., where he served his time as a house
carpenter. In June, 1775, he received a commission
in Col. Stark's regiment. In November, 1776, he re-
ceived a commission in the Third res-iment in the 'New
Hampshire line, and probably recruited during the
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 117
winter, and went with Ms regiment to Ticonderoga in
the spring of 1777. Continuing with his regiment in
1779 he was in the expedition to destroy the Indian
towns in the western part of the state of New York.
During this campaign he kept a journal, which is pub-
lished in the 6th vol. of the Collections of the New
Hampshire Historical Society.
When the Third regiment was merged in the First
and Second he was transferred to the First, in which he
served until December, 1783, when he resigned and
returned to Concord, with a brevet appointment of
major. He resided in Concord till his death, in 1798,
at the age of forty-nine, leaving a reputation as a good
and intelligent citizen, and an honest man.
CAPTAIN NATHANIEL HUTCHINGS
Was of Hopkinton. He was a lieutenant and captain
in Col. Pierce Long's regiment, which, during the fall
of 1776, was stationed near Portsmouth, but in Novem-
ber was ordered to Ticonderoga. It is possible he re-
cruited his company there from the discharged soldiers,
as he did not join this regiment till April, 1777. Jan.
1st, 1781, he was retired.
CAPTAIN SIMON SARTWELL
Was of Charlestown. Entered as a lieutenant, Jan.
1, 1777. " September 20, 1777, promoted to a captain
118 HISTORY OF THE
lieutenant, with rank and pay of a captain." " Promoted
to a captain, March 21, 1780. Discharged May 11,
1781." Such is the record, to which I am unable to
add anything.
MAJOR AMOS MORRILL
Was from Epsom. He was j&rst lieutenant of Capt.
Dearborn's company in 1775, and was in the battle of
Bunker hill. Was engaged as captain in this regiment
Nov. 8, 1776, and on pay, Jan. 1, 1777. He was pro-
moted to a major March 24, 1780. He served through
the reorganization Jan. 1, 1782, and was acting as
major in the summer of 1783.
CAPTAIN AMOS EMERSON
Was from Chester, was lieutenant in Capt. Hutchin's
company in Col. Reid's regiment in 1775. He served
from Jan. 1, 1777, till March 24, 1780.
MAJOR JASON WAIT
Was from Alstead, of which town he was one of the
first settlers in 1763. It is likely he saw service in
1775 and '6. He served as a captain till July 5, 1780,
when he was promoted to major, in which position he
remained till Jan. 1, 1782, when he retired.
FIEST XEW HA^IPSHIEE EEGDIENT. 119
CAPTAIX ISAAC FARWELL
"Was from Charlestown. He was first lieutenant in
Col. Reid's regiment in 1775, and was at Bunker hill.
Served as a captain from Jan. 1, 1777, till the summer
of 1783, and perhaps to the end of that year.
CAPTAIN -TOS T AH 3IUXR0
Was appointed a lieutenant Jan. 1. 1777. Was ap-
pointed quarter master in 1778, which he held till he
was appointed a captain, July 5, 1780. He served tiU
1783. He was from Amherst.
CAPTAIX DAXIEL CLAPP
Was from Hanover. Entered the regiment, Jan. 1,
1777, as a lieutenant, was promoted to a captain, July
5, 1780. He retired, Jan. 1, 1781.
CAPTADs ASA SETTER
Was from Londonderry, was appointed a lieutenant,
to take effect Jan. 1, 1777. He was promoted to a
captain, vice Capt. Sartwell, May, 1781, and served till
1782.
120 HISTORY OF THE
CAPTAIN JONATHAN CASS
Was from Exeter. He entered the army as a soldier
on the receipt of the news of the British attack on the
company at Lexington. He was at Bunker hill,
Saratoga, Trenton, Brandy wine, Monmouth, German-
town, and under Sullivan in the expedition to the
Indian country in 1779.
Most of this time he served as ensign in the Third
regiment, then commanded by Col. Scammell, and
afterwards as lieutenant and captain in this regiment.
He resided in Exeter till 1790, when he took command
of a company in the army raised for the defense of the
western frontiers. He continued in the army until
1800, retiring with a commission of major. Pleased
with the west, Maj. Cass settled on the banks of the
Muskingum in Ohio, where he died in August, 1830,
aged 77 years, having lived to see his only son, Lewis
Cass, one of the most distinguished statesmen in the
country.
LIEUT. JONATHAN CILLEY
Was from Nottingham. He was son of Col. Joseph
Cilley. He marched from home with the regiment,
and was the youth mentioned on a former page as
captured at the retreat from Ticonderoga.
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 121
ADJUTANT CALEB STARK.
In the year 1758, while at home on a furlough, Capt.
John Stark was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Capt.
Caleb Page, one of the earliest and most substantial set-
tlers of Dunbarton, N. H. The next spring Capt. Stark
again took the field, and during that year he had the sat-
isfaction to know that Quebec, the stronghold of France
in America, had fallen into the hands of the English.
On December 3d of this year, the subject of this notice
was born under the roof of his grandfather at Dun-
barton. When Capt. Stark returned from the war and
settled at Derryfield, at the request of his grandfather,
Caleb was left with them, where he resided till the dawn
of the revolution called him to action. In the mean-
time he had, for that day, acquired a good education.
When the news of the events of the 19th of April
reached his residence, young Stark was but sixteen
years of age ; but the influences exerted by the capture
of Canada and the exploits of his father, filled his mind
with a desire for a soldier's life, and he made a request
to his grandfather to permit him to join his neighbors
who were leaving for the seat of war. To this request
the grandfather replied, that he was quite too youug to
become a soldier, and so for a short time the matter rested.
But very early on a morning of June, 1775, he
mounted a horse given him by his grandfather, and
was soon with a musket by his side on the road towards
his father's camp.
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]^22 ITICTORY OF THE
On greeting his father at Medford he received the
reply that he was yet too young to come there, but he
said he had come to try his fortune as a soldier, and
only wished an opportunity. He was consigned to the
care of Capt. Eeid by his father, who commanded a
company in Stark's regiment. The next day was fought
the battle of Bunker hill, in which our young cadet
took a soldier's part. The summer was spent under
the tutelage of Capt. Reid, and occasionally with his
father at his head quarters, which were at the elegant
residence of Col. Royal, which is still standing in Med-
ford. The owner was then within the British lines for
safety. The next spring Mr. Stark received a com-
mission as ensign in Col. Reid's company, and pro-
ceeded with the regiment to New York and Canada.
On the return of the regiment to the vicinity of Ticon-
deroga, a fatal disease prevailed among the troops,
and the adjutant of the First New Hampshire regiment
fell a victim. This gave an opportunity for promotion,
and Ensign Stark was appointed to fill the position
with the rank of lieutenant.
After the retirement of the enemy to winter quarters
the regiment marched through New Jersey, and joined
Gen. Washington on the western banks of the
Delaware, and late in that year Adjutant Stark was
with his regiment and an active participator in
the bi-illiant operations at Trenton and Princeton,
which closed the campaign for 1776. Soon after these
events Adjutant Stark, with his father, returned home,
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 123
where they found arrangements had been made to
reorganize the regiment in which he was to hold the
same position under his father's command.
After the battle of Bennington young Stark had
permission from his commander to visit his father, and
congratulate him on his great success. In the action of
October 7th, the adjutant was wounded in the arm, and
soon after, as his father had been appointed a brigadier
in the Continental line, he selected his son as aid de
camp, but the regimental record dates his resignation
only from June 1st, 1778.
Lieut. Stark was with his father through the war,
and a part of the time acted as brigade major and
adjutant general of the northern department.
At the close of the war his attention was turned to
mercantile pursuits at Dunbarton.
In 1806 he was engaged in the importing business at
Boston. He visited the West Indies in 1798, and
England in 1810, where he remained a year transact-
ing business, and traveling at intervals throughout that
country. At the commencement of the war of 1812,
he engaged in manufacturing at Pembroke, in which
business he remained till 1830.
After this time he was engaged in prosecuting a
claim for land in Ohio, granted for military services,
which, after a long lawsuit, he recovered. He died
upon his estate .in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, Aug.
26, 1838, aged 78 years and 8 months.
His strongest characteristics were indomitable cou-
124 HISTORY OF THE
rage aiul perseverance, united with coolness and self-
possession, which never left him on any occasion.
There are still among the business men of Boston
some who remember Major Stark, and who speak of
him with respect as a merchant, in which capacity they
knew him.
The above is mainly compiled from the Life of Gen.
John Stark by his grandson, where a more extended
memoir can be found.
LIEUT. THOMAS BLAKE
Was of Dorchester, Mass. He was the son of Samuel
and Patience Blake, and was born Oct. 7, 1752. He
was descended from William Blake, who came to
Dorchester in 1630, where he was a man of note
among the early settlers. Mr. Blake was a carpenter
by trade, and early in 1775 was employed in erecting a
new building for Dartmouth College at Hanover.
When the alarm, consequent on the attack by the
British at Lexington and Concord, April 19th, reached
there, he, with many of the students and others, left for
Concord, or wherever they might be wanted.
After traveling through the woods for one day, they
agreed to organize, and chose him as a leader, and when
they reached Cambridge, he, with some of the others,
joined one of the regiments in which it was supposed he
was ensign. During the summer he was with the army
on Lake Champlain, and in Canada, till Montreal was
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 125
captured, wlien lie returned home. In 1776 tie was at
White Plains, in Col. Baldwin's regiment. In N'ovem-
ber of that year he received a commission as ensign in
Col. Stark's First Kew Hampshire regiment, which
was to be organized under the act of congress, to serve
durino; the war, and was ordered on the recruitino; ser-
vice in the vicinity of Connecticut river, in Cheshire
and Grafton counties. This it is supposed was his em-
ployment during the winter of 1776 and '7. In May
he marched with his men to Charlestown l^o. 4, and
thence to join his regiment at Ticonderoga. He con-
tinued with this regiment through all its campaigns and
battles till its dissolution, in January, 1784, a period
of over seven years. In 1778 he was promoted to a
lieutenant, and on the death of Paymaster Kimball, he
was appointed to fill his place, and also as regimental
clothier. Probably no other man in the regiment was
so well fitted to perform these ofiiices as Mr. Blake.
He was well versed in accounts, and possessed in a
remarkable degree a taste for system and details, and
whatever he undertook he did well. This he inherited
from his ancestors, who had for generations been re-
markable for their skill as surveyors of land, and
managers of town affairs. The books of this regiment,
so carefully kept by Mr. Blake, and which have been
as carefully preserved by his son, bear evidence to his
care and fidelity. And the journal of the marches and
campaigns of the regiment for about five years are
additional evidence of his care and industry.
126 HISTORY OF THE
tor the regiment was disbanded Mr. B. was ap-
pointed to settle up with the officers and soldiers, and
to eft'ect this he traveled through New Hampshire.
Returning to his home he settled in Boston, where he
was engaged in manufacturing and selling soap and
candles, subsequently under the well known firm of
Blake & Jackson, which had a long and respectable
career.
As a business man he was noted for his precision and
for his scrupulous adherence to truth and honesty,
and enjoyed the respect and confidence of a very large
acquaintance. His residence was on what was the
corner of Washington street and Blake's court, now
the eastern part of Union Park street, and his manu-
factory was between his residence and Harrison Ave-
nue. He died Feb. 16, 1840.
LIEUT. JEREMIAH PRITCHARD
Was the son of Paul Pritchard of Boxford. He was
born there in 1754. He removed with his father to
New Ipswich in 1772, and they were identified for a
long period witli the aftairs of that town. During the
revolution Paul Pritchard was a leading citizen, often
a selectman, and represented the town in the legislature.
In 1775 Jeremiah was one of the first to take up
arms for his country, he was a soldier in Capt.
Towne's company at the battle of Bunker hill, and was
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 127
afterward, in 1776, near New York, where he was in the
battle of White Plains.
In JSTovember, 1776, he was commissioned as a lieu-
tenant in this regiment, and probably, like the other
officers, spent the winter in enlisting men for the
company to which he was assigned, and in the spring
went with the regiment to Ticonderoga. In July,
1778, he was appointed adjutant. He was in the
various battles, in one of which he was wounded, for
which he drew a pension. In 1780 he resigned his
office, perhaps on account of his wound ; but it is sup-
posed he was afterwards in the service.
After the war he followed the business of a tanner,
and was much respected as a citizen. In 1796, a
cavalry company was organized there of which he was
the first commander. The writer remembers him as
a man of fine personal appearance, of great energy,
and yet of much dignity and refinement. He had a
good education, and often served the town as clerk,
and sometimes as its representative. He died in 1813,
aged 59.
His brother William enlisted under him, and faith-
fully served his three years, was in the battles of that
period. He returned home, and was a substantial citi-
zen of that town. He succeeded his brother as captain
of the company of cavalry, and was killed suddenly in
1835 by being thrown from his chaise, at the age of
75, near the spot where a former captain of that com-
pany had been killed by the fall of a tree.
128 HISTORY OF THE
LIEUT. JOSEPH MILLS.
Ill a letter iu the possession of C. H. Bell, Esq., of
Exeter, giving an account of his revolutionarj^ services,
he stated that he entered as a volunteer in the First New
Hampshire regiment in Oct., 1777, and after the sur-
render of Burgoyne, he was appointed ensign at the
special request of Gen. Poor. Being ill from exposure
he was sent to Kew Hampshire on the recruiting service,
and remained there till Aug., 1778, by order of Gen. Sul-
livan. During the winter of 1778 and '9, he was in the
same service, and in April, 1779, joined his regiment,
and was then for the first time regularly mustered into
service. He accompanied the regiment upon the expe-
dition into the Indian country, and served till the end of
thewar. After this period he settled in Deerfield, and
kept a public house there, where he was living in 1792.
By the pay rolls he entered as ensign during 1777, was
appointed adjutant May 1, 1780, lieutenant July 5, 1780.
LIEUT. JOSHUA THOMPSON
Was from Londonderry. He was appointed ensign
in Capt. Ebenezer Frye's company, Nov. 8th, 1776,
but was not put on pay roll till Jan. 1, 1777. He was
promoted to a lieutenancy March 5, 1778, and acted
as paymaster for a time.
After the war he settled in what is now East Concord.
He was a quiet, unobtrusive citizen, of much respecta-
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 129
bility. In 1824, when Gen. La Fayette visited Concord,
lie paid Lieut. Thompson the rare compliment of a visit
at his house, the lieutenant being unable, on account of
age, to join in the ceremonies in honor of the marquis.
LIEUT. JOHN TAGGART
Was from Peterborough, where he was born. He was
of the Scotch-Irish race, by whom the town was settled.
Many of them down to the present century preserved
the dialect of their fathers, with many other peculiari-
ties. He was a lieutenant in Capt. Isaac Farwell's
company at the battle of Bunker hill, where having
fought as long as they could fight retreated, and while
yet in the midst of danger he stopped his companions,
and having refreshed themselves from their canteens,
he exclaimed, "Now let us trust in God and take
another run."
He did not live to do much service in this regiment,
as the roll says, " died July 7th, 1777." It is likely he
was killed in the battle which took place that morn-
ing on the evacuation of Ticonderoga.
It had entered into the plan of the work to give some
account of every officer belonging to the regiment, so
far as the facts could be collected . But while materials
were abundant for memoirs of the four commanders,
and some others, concerning by far the largest num-
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130 HISTORY OF THE
ber the most thorough researches have yielded only
materials for the briefest notices, but we have given
all that we could collect.
Having noticed all who attained the rank .of captain
we shall not attempt even a sketch of the lieutenants or
ensigns, as little more than the date of entry and dis-
charge could be added, but will, so far as can be
gathered, add their residence. It will be seen that some
of them served in the regiment but for a brief period.
Lieut. Jonathan Willard was from Charlestown ; Lieut.
"William Bradford, was of Amherst; Lieut. Bezaleel
Howe, of Hillsborough ; Lieut. Joseph Lawrence, of
Walpole; Lieut. "William Lee, Lyndeborough ; Lieut.
Simon Merrill, of Chester.
These are all the names that can be located.
Of the list of officers in this regiment printed in
the adjutant general of ITew Hampshire's report for
1866 (which was probably copied from Farmer &
Moore's Collections^ vol. ii), there are eight names that
do not appear on any of the pay rolls. It is likely
they took commissions conditionally, with beating
orders, but could not raise the required number of
men, or that there may have been other reasons to pre-
vent their joining the regiment. On the next page we
commence to give the names of all the noncommis-
sioned officers and privates who are found on the
rolls of the regiment at four different periods. They
are arranged in two alphabetical lists with such facts
relative to them as could be found.
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Roll of Non-Commissiovcd Officers a7id Soldiers belonging
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March to August, the largest part of the former had belonged to the First or Third
Kegiment, but a reorganization seems to have taken place Jan. 1, 1781, and also
Jan. 1, 1782. It is supposed most of them served through 1783 till the regiment
was discharged. Those marked with a D deserted, * died, S Sergeant, C Corporal.
* Samuel Allen,
John Ash,
Joseph Avery,
Aaron Adams,
David Abrahams,
Samuel Adams,
Beriah Abbott,
Isaac Adams,
-Ebenezer Allen,
'-Samuel Gr. Allen,
David Adams, S,
William Aldridge,
Ami Andrews,
Joseph Avery,
-John Allen,
Stephen Atkinson,
Timothy Abbott,
John Adams, C,
John Abbott,
James Aldds,
Josiah Breedy,
Jethro Barber,
Kies Bradley,
Joel Baker,
Daniel Bridges,
Samuel Boyd,
Asaph Butler,
Amos Baker,
Peter Bullard,
William Brown,
Enoch Badger,
John Bemus,
John Burk,
Aaron Basford, D, *
John Blanchard,
Andrew Bradford,
Benjamin Brown,
Benjamin Berry,
Jonathan Black,
Jonathan Banina,
Joseph Burk, S, * D,
Uriah Ballard, C,
Abner Bingham,
David Bryant, * D,
Stephen Bohonon,
Nathaniel Bean,
John Blaisdell, S,
Nathaniel Brown,
Charles Bowles,
Aaron Bigsbee,
Charles Branscombe,
Daniel Barker,
Nathaniel Barrett,
Hart Baltch,
Cesar Barnes,
Eleazer Ballard,
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Simeon Butterfield,
Josiah Barton,
Samuel Brown,
Peter Bebee,
Ephraim Blood,
Jetliro Barber,
Anniah Bobannon,
John Barton,
Nabotb Batterson,
Isaac Cady,
Moses Cooper,
John Cooper,
Daniel Cook, S,
Elipbalet Cole,
Jobn Cross,
Enoch Carleton,
James Cochran,
Abial Chandler,
Solomon Chapman,
Nathaniel Call,
Ebenezer Carleton,
Thomas Cochran,
Isaac Clemonds,
Daniel Colby,
Stephen Colby,
Hezekiah Colby,
Robert Cochran,
Joseph Chase,
Ebenezer Coster,
George Cooper, S,
Edmund Colby,
Salem Colby,
Moses Chandler,
Benjamin Creary,
Gilbert Caswell,
John Caldwell,
John Clark,
Robert Collins,
Bunker Clark,
Daniel Clough,
Abraham Currier,
Moses Colby,
Jonathan Cooper,
James Chamberlain,
Benjamin Cotten, S,
Theopalas Cass, S,
Moses Cutter,
Michael Chaplin,
Benjamin Crichett,
David Clark,
Robert Cunningham,
Benjamin Cressy,
Francis Como,
Moses Cutter,
John Dorman, C,
Joshua Danford,
Stephen Dustin,
Daniel Downing,
Daniel Dagin,
Benjamin Dockum,
Samuel Davis,
March Duty,
Ephraim Dudley,
Benjamin Dow, C,
Richard Drought,
Jarius Dickey,
Nathaniel Dickey,
Benjamin Dole,
John Dennis, D,
Nicholas Dodge,
James Dowd,
Charles Dorithy,
Zephaniah Downes,
Jonathan Eaton.
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Peasley Eastman,
Jacob Eastman,
Daniel Emery,
Edward Evens,
John Eastman,
John Elaihnees, S,
Josiah Eastman,
George Emerson,
Joseph Ellison,
John Eaton,
James Eddy,
Henry Eastman,
Benjamin Ellis,
Jeremiah Fairfield,
Gideon Fletcher,
Jerre Foster,
Philip Flanders, D,
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Samuel Fuller,
Samuel Fugard,
Timothy Furnham, S,
John Farnham, C,
Jacob Flanders,
Nathan Foster,
Offen French,
Thomas Fuller,
Isaac Farwell,
Jeremiah Fosrff,
Ebenezer Fosgood,
Jacob Gile,
Nathaniel Grimes,
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Seth Gow,
Ephraim Goss,
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James Gipson,
Henry Gipson,
John A. Goss,
Joseph Gilman,
John Grow,
Daniel Gold, C,
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Joseph Green,
Benjamin Grace,
John Gault,
Jonathan Griffin,
Hugh Gorgan,
Mathew Green,
Bradbury Green,
William Glines,
Nathaniel Glines,
John Grout,
Michael George,
John Gaffit,
James Gordon,
Solomon Gibson,
David Haskell,
Benoni Hill,
Zacheus Hunt,
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Moses M. Howe,
Simon Hiuowh,
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Joseph Hoit,
Peter Henry,
Moses Heath, *
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Cato Hale,
Thomas Haines,
William Howit,
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William Haywood,
James Hawley,
Israel Hale,
Joseph Howe,
Ephraim Hildreth,
Thomas Harvey,
Thomas Holmes,
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Daniel Holt, C,
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Joseph Hodgman,
Aaron Hays,
Ebenezer Hoey,
Joseph Houghton,
William Hardy,
William Hubbard,
John Hall,
Joseph Heman,
Robert Hastings,
Robert Hemphill,
Jonathan Hazeltine, D,
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William Hewitt,
John Humble,
Levi Hoit,
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Joseph Horman,
Solomon Hazeltine,
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Edward Jones,
William Jones,
Taylor Joslin,
John Jennes,
Asa Jackson,
Jeremiah Johnson,
John Kent,
Thomas Kimball,
David Kinnerton,
Reuben Kidder,
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Jonathan Kelly,
William Kimball, '
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Ebenezer Kinneston,
Robert Livingston, S,
.Samuel Lyon,
John Lovering,
William Leaton,
John Larrabee,
Noah Levins,
Samuel Lock, C,
Moses Lock,
Nehemiah Leavitt,
John Lapish,
Isaac Lowell,
William Lowell,
John Louring, D,
Timothy Lock,
Andrew Law,
Benjamin Lamper,
William Lakin,
Josiah Magoon,
James Martin, D,
166
HISTORY OF THE
Eliphalet Manning, C,
Enocli Morse,
Samuel Morrison,
John Morgan.
Nathaniel Molten,
John Manning, S,
Broadstreet Mason, C,
Ichabod Martin, C,
G-eorge Montgomery,
Daniel McCoy,
Stephen McCoy,
Obed McLane,
Andrew Mclntire, J),
Elkin Moore,
Jonathan Molton,
Nehemiah Merrill, L,
John McLaughlin,
William Morling,
Hugh Moore,
George McGolpin,
Jonathan Miller,
Paul McCoy,
Flourance McCulley,
Ezra Merriam,
Edward Mardeen, C,
James Moore,
Ebenezer Matthews, S,
Thomas McNeal, S,
John Matthews,
Enoch Morse,
Moses Moore,
James Moore,
John Moore,
Isaac Mitchell,
Elkin Moore,
Abel Merrill,
Jonathan Morse,
Jacob Morse,
Jonathan McCoy,
Jonathan Morgan,
John Merrill,
Samuel Marsh,
David Nicholson, D,
James Nokes,
Timothy Newton,
David Nevins, S,
John Nicholson,
Mark Nutter,
John Night,
Abraham Night,
Gaus Niles,
Thomas Osgood,
James Orr,
Abner Powers, C,
Jefchro Pettengill,
Nehemiah Philips,
John Peabody,
Thomas Peabody,
Nathaniel Powers, C,
Simeon Powers, C,
Thomas Powers,
Silas Porter,
Moses Powers,
Colburn Parker,
Stephen Putney,
Jonathan Putney,
John Purple, C,
Thomas Pitts,
Ichabod Perry,
Benjamin Pierce,
Daniel Putnam,
Asa Pudney,
Thomas Pratt,
Levi Pottle,
FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT.
167
Ezekiel Proctor,
Adam Patterson,
Benjamin Powell, .
Jonathan Pettingill,
Amasa Parker,
Benjamin Perry,
Joel Proctor,
Isaac Patterson,
Eliphalet Quimby, S,
Andrew Quimby, *
Alexander Ronalds,
Abram Ronalds,
John Rollings,
Joseph Rollings,
Lemuel Richardson,
Stephen Richardson, C,
Asa Redington,
Jeduthen Roberts,
Eliphalet Rollings,
Solomon Rathburn,
Benjamin Roby,
Moses Reed, D,
Zadoc Read,
Paris Richardson.
Samuel Rendall,
Ezekiel Rooks,
Moses Roberts,
Nathaniel Randall,
John Reed,
Samuel Royce,
Isaac Royce,
Silas Russell,
Richard Robinson, S,
Moses Springer,
Jeduthen Roberts,
Reuben Roberts,
John Still,
Samuel Smith,
Darius Smeed,
Mathew M. Sanburn,
Peter R. Stevens,
John Smith, *
Benjamin Sanburn,
James Sales,
Jacob Schegell, *
Benjamin Smith,
John Sampson,
Stephen Scranton,
Henry Stevens,
Nathan Stevens,
John Smith, S,
Roger Stevens,
Benjamin Short,
Edward Spaulding,
Luther Smith,
Abel Sargents,
Henry Smith,
Joseph Spaulding,
William Sisco, *
Peter Stevens,
Stephen Spaulding,
Samuel Spaulding,
Moses Springer,
William Simpson,
Michael Sutten,
Benjamin Smith,
John Stone,
Jcsiah Simpson,
Jeremiah Smith,
Nathan Shade,
Barnard Sargents,
Ebenezer Smith,
Alexander Smith,
Benjamin Smith,
168
HISTORY OF THE
William Scott, S,
Amos SpofFerd,
Joseph Sudwick,
Robert Stetterson, *
John Shepard, C,
Daniel Sargent,
Robert Sargent,
Henry Shaw,
Peter Stevens,
Benjamin Stone,
Merritt Shepard,
Amos Snow,
Michael Silk,
Isaac Stearns,
Israel Spencer,
David Sanderson,
Ebenezer Scribner,
Samuel Sanders,
James Taylor,
Henry Tibbitts,
John Trask,
William Taggart,
William Temple,
Joseph Tucker,
Henry Thompson,
Ezekiel Thirston,
Jacob Thomas,
Stephen Thomas,
Samuel Trickey.
John Taylor,
Jonathan Thomas,
Abraham Thompson,
John Thomas,
Adolph Temple,
Thomas Tuttle, *
John Trickey,
Medad Taylor,
Jeremiah Tylor,
Jonathan Urin,
James Vinton,
John Wadleigh,
Joseph Wilson, *
John Wilson, *
John Wolcott, *
Edward West,
Thomas Watson,
Matthew Worthington, *
Peter Walls, S,
William Willey, C,
Nathaniel Whitcombe,
Benjamin Ward,
Jacob Weatherbee, *
Isaac Wilkins,
Thomas Wilson,
Lewis Wisso,
Rupha Waiters,
Joseph Willson,
John Wallis,
Silas Whitney,
Abner Wise,
Abraham Wetmore, S,
Daniel Wilson,
Andrew White,
Stephen White,
Thomas Welch,
John Youngman,
Samuel York,
Ezekiel York,
Jabez Youngman,
Joseph York.
INDEX.
Abbott, Beriali, 162.
Abbott, John, 162.
Abbott, Captain Joshua, 10.
Abbott, Stephen, 181.
Abbott, Timothy, 131, 162.
Abraham, Da\id, 131, 162.
Adam, Samuel, 131, 162.
Adams, Aaron, 131, 162.
Adams, Da\id 131, 162.
Adams, Elisha, 131.
Adams, Lt. J. 86, 88.
Adams, Isaac, 131.
Adams, John, 84, 131, 162.
Adams, Jonas, 131.
Adams, Levi, 132.
Aiken, James, 131.
Aiken, Samuel, 131.
Albany, 24.
Albany, march to, 37.
Albany, winter at, 76.
Aldds, James, 162.
Aldrich, Nathan, 132.
Aldridge, William, 162.
Allds, Isaac, 131.
Allen, Surgeon's Mate David, 85.
Allen, Ebenezer, 131, 162.
Allen, John, 162.
Allen, John, D., 131.
Allen, Samuel, 131, 162.
Allen, Samuel G., 131, 162.
Allowance, to officers, 86.
Alstead, 118.
Americans, 24.
Ames, Francis, 131.
Amherst, 119, 130.
Amoskeag Falls, 90.
Amwell, march to, 38.
Anderson, Second Lieut. James, 10.
Andre, captured, 55.
hanged, 56.
Andrews, Ami, 162.
Andrews, Joel, 131.
Andrews, Nathaniel, 132.
Appletown, march to, 52.
Arnold, Gen., joined the army, 30,
33.
Arnold, plot discovered, 55.
Ash, John, 131, 162.
Ashely, Daniel, 132.
Atkinson, First Lieut. Samuel, 10.
Atkinson, Stephen, 162.
Averil, Elijah, 131.
Avery, Joseph, 162.
Bacon, Lieut., 86.
Badger, Enoch, 162.
Bailey's, regiment, 35.
Baker, Amos, 133, 162.
Baker, Joel, 132.
Balcarras, Earl of, 22.
Baldwin, Captain Isaac, 10.
Baldwin, John, 133.
Baldwin's, regiment, 125.
Ballard, Eleazer, 162.
Ballard, Uriah, 162.
Baltch, Hart, 162.
Banina, Jonathan, 162.
Barber, Jonathan, 162.
Barber, Jethro, 133, 162, 163.
Barker, Daniel. 132, 162.
Barlow, John, 133.
Barnes, Cesar, 162.
Barnet, Benjamin, 134.
Barnet, Lieut. Kobert, 84.
Barrett, Nathaniel, 132, 162.
Barron, John 133.
Barron, Lt. Oliver, 88.
Barrens, Samuel, 135.
Bartlet, John, 133.
Bartlet, Nathaniel, 133.
Barton, John, 163.
Barton, Josiah, 163.
Basford, Aaron, 162.
Basson, Jonathan, 101.
Batchelder, Nathaniel, 132.
Batchelder, William, 133.
170
IXOKX.
Bates, Niitliaiiic'l, 134.
Bates. Sanmcl, 188.
Bates, Tlionias, l:};}.
iiatterson. Nal)()tli, 103.
I5a\l('i-, 'IMiomas, 13-1.
Beadle, Col., lOS.
Bean, Natliaiiiel, 162.
Behee, I'eter, 1()3.
Bedford, luarcli to, 44.
Beede, Bezia, 132.
Bell, C. II. Esq., 128.
Bemis's liei'ham, Ripley, 134,
Bioti'raphical sketches of officers,
90.
Bishop, Enos, 134.
Bisliop, John, 134.
Black, Jonathan, 132, 102.
Blaisdell, John, 102.
Blake, Ensio-n Thomas, 12, 13.
his commission, 14.
Blake, Lieut, and Pay-Mr. Thomas,
78, 82, 88.
his Journal, 25, 57,71, 115, 124.
died, 126.
Blake, Patience, 124.
Blake, Samuel, 124.
Blake, William, 124.
Blake and Jackson, 126.
Blanchard, Col. 111.
Blanchard, Lt. James, 85.
Blanchard, John, 162.
Blanchard, Jonathan, 13, 17.
Blodovtt, Lt. Caleb, 85, 86.
Blo(l<)ett, Josliua, 133.
Blood, Asa, 132.
Blood, Daniel, 134.
Blood, Ei)hriani, 101, 132, 163.
Bounties paid in silver, 79.
Bowles, Charles, 132, 162.
Bowles, James, 133.
Bnxford,126,
liovd. Second, Lieut. Nathan, 10.
lioyd, Samuel, 133, 162.
Boyes, James, 132.
Boynton, Adjt. J. 88.
Boynton, Isace, 134.
Boynton, Lieut. Joseph, 85, 86.
Bradl)ury, Sanders, 134.
Ih-udfonl, Andrew, 103.
Bradford, Lieut. William, 130,
Bradley, Kevs, 102, 132, 162.
Branscond), Charles, 132, 162.
Brant Life of, 33.
Brant, Stone's life of, 30.
Breedy, Josiah, 162,
Brewer, Peter, (Nejrro) 134.
Bridg-es, Daniel, 162.
Bristol, 5.
British army at Locust hill, 39.
British defeated at Saratoga, 36.
British deserters, 32.
Brown, Benjamin, 134, 162.
Brown, James, 133.
Brown, John, 133.
Brown, Most'S, 133.
Brown, Nathaniel, 162.
Brown, Samuel, 163.
Brown, Scijjio, 135.
Brown, William, 132, 134, 162.
Brunswick, march to, 43.
Bryant, David, 133, 162.
Bryer, Peter, 134.
Bohanu(ni, Anniah, 132, 103.
Bolianon, SteiJien, 102.
Bonney, Jacob, 133.
Boston, evacuation of, 3.
Bounties for enlistnu-nts, 17.
Bounty to soldiers, 75.
Boutwell, Asa, 133.
Bugrbee, Nathaniel, 134.
Burg-oyne's surrender liow cele-
brated, 45.
Bullard, Peter, 133, 162.
Bullock's house, 47.
Bunker, Clark, 163,
Bunker hill, 129.
Bunker hill, Ncav Hampshire
troops at, 3, 4.
Burk, John, 162.
Burk, Jose])h, 133, 162.
Burns, Caesar, 134.
Burrows, .lonathan, 133.
Burton, Josiah, 132, 134.
Burts, Robert, 134.
Buswell, Noah, 134.
Butler, AliJu'us, 134.
Butler, Asaph, 102.
Butler, Benjamin, 134.
Butlei', Col., ascends Cavuj;-a lake,
53.
INDEX.
171
Butler, Col., bis force, 51.
Butler, Jolin, 132.
Butterfield, Simeon, 135, 163.
Cadwallader, (Aan., 5, 6.
Cady, Curti.s.;, 14, 135.
Cady, Isaac, 168.
Calcott, Isaac, 137.
Caldwell, John, 9, 135, 163.
Caldwell, Sergt. major, Samuel,
84. 186.
Call, Nathaniel, 163.
Cambell, James, 185.
Cambridge, British march to, 37.
Cammet, Thomas, 136.
Campbell, Drum Major James, 84,
136.
Canada, the regiment ordered to
3,4.
Cauandaigua. march to, 52, 53.
Cannon cai)tured, 35.
Capron, Thomas, 137.
Captains, list of 1782., 81,
Carlton, Ebenezer, 163.
Carleton, Enoch, 168.
Carr, Major, 86.
Carr, Major, James, biog, sketch
of, 109.
Carr, Second Lieut. Jesse, 10.
Carter, Edward, 135.
Carter, Ensign Hubbard, 83.
Cass, Capt. Jona., 81, 120.
Cass, Lewis, 120.
Cass, Lt. Jonathan, 185.
Cass, Major James, 85, 88.
Cass, Theophilas, 135, 163.
Castleton, retreat to, 28, 29.
Casualties, 82.
Ca.swell. Eliphlet, 137.
Caswell, Gilbert, 137, 163.
Cayuga lake ascended, 53.
Cliad\vick, John, 136.
Challis, Euos, 186.
Chamberlin, James, 187, 103.
Chandler, Abiel. 9. 10, 137, 163.
Chandler, Moses, 108.
Chaplin, Michael, 163.
Chapman, Solomon, 135. 168.
Charlestown, 117, 119, 130.
Charlestown, No. 4, 19, 25.
Chase, Joseph, 168.
Chase, Moses, 135, 187.
Chase, Surgeon's mate Josiah, 10.
Chemung, captured and destroyed,
49.
Cheny, Captain. Samuel, 85.
Chester, 118, 130.
Child, Cypril, 137.
Church, Thomas, 136.
Cillev, Col. Joseph, 21, 22, 23, 74,
82, 83, 103, 120.
killed, 104.
biog. sketch of, 93.
died, 99.
Cilley's regiment, 11, 85, 47.
Cilley, Lieut. Jonathan, 85, 95, 120.
Cillev, Thomas, 98.
Clap]}, Lieut. Daniel, 81, 83.
Capt. Daniel, 119.
Clark, Bunker, 180.
David, 163.
Hezekiah, 137.
John. 135, 186, 163.
Josiah, 135.
Thcmias, 135.
Claverack, march to, 38.
demands, Isaac, 163.
Clements, Isaac, 187.
Clinton's brigade, 50.
Clotluer, general, 63.
Clotliiug, destitution of, 72,
prices of, 62.
regulations for the army, 57.
Clough, Daniel, 137, 163.
Coburn, Rowlins, 187.
Cochran, James, 136, 163.
Cochran, Jonathan, 135.
Cochran, Robert, 163.
Cochran, Thomas, 163.
Cogan, Quarter Mr. Patrick, 84.
Colbie, Zebulun, 136.
Colburn, John, 137.
Colburn, Th(mias, 135.
Colby, Daniel, 187. 163.
Colbv. Edmund, 187.
Colbv, Hezekiah. 168
Colb'v, Moses, 168.
Colbv, Salem, 137, 163.
Colbv, Stephen, 137, 163.
Cole,' Eliphlet, 137, 163.
Collins, Benjamin, 136.
Collins. Ebenezer, 137.
Collins, Robert, 163.
Combs, John, 135.
Companies, list of in 1782, 81.
Como, Francis, 187, 163.
Conant, Jonathan, 135.
Concord, 116, 117,
Concord, battle of, 1.
Connell, William, 185.
Connelv, Mr. 108.
Conner, John T., 136.
172
INDEX.
Constitution island encamp on, 50,
Continental army, 41.
Continental troops, each clothinji-,
75.
Cook, Daniel, 163.
Cook, William, l!]").
Cook's re(>iment, 35.
CooiHT. (ieoro-c, l(i;5.
Co()i)er, John, ll}(), lOo.
Co(>])er, Jcmathan, 103.
CooiMT, Moses, 103.
Corell's ferry, 38, 41.
Corliss, 2d Lieut. Jonathan, 10.
Cornwallis, capture of, 73.
Coster, Bishop, 135.
Coster, Ebenezer, 103.
Cotton, Benjamin, 135, 105.
Counio, Francis, 137.
Court House, 47.
Courtland's regiment, 35, 47.
Cowdrey, John, 135.
Cranberry town, march to, 42.
Crawford, Robert, 135.
Creesy, Daniel, 136.
Cressy, Benjamin 137, 163.
Critchett, Benjamin, 136, 137, 163.
Cross, Ephraim, 136.
Cross, John, 136, 163.
Cross, Thomas, 137.
Croton bridge, march to, 44.
Crown point. 111.
Crown point road, 19.
Crumpoud, march to, 54.
Cimningham, Robert, 135, 136,163.
Currier, Abraham, 163.
Currier, Alva, 137.
Currier, Jonathan, 135.
Curtiss, Timothy, 130.
Cutter, Moses, 137, 163.
Cutting, Jonas, 137.
Dagin, Daniel, 163.
Dale, Benjamin, 139.
Dale, John, 138.
Danl)ury, march to, 45, 46.
winter at, 54.
Danfurd, Joshua, 138, 163.
Danford, Samuel, 139.
Davis, Ezekiel, 138.
Davis, John, 138.
Davis, Josepli, 138.
Davis, Nathan, 138.
Davis, Samuel, 139, 163.
Davis, Thomas, 138.
Dayne, Jticol), 138.
Dean, Lemuid, 138.
Dearborn, Col. 21, 86.
ascends Cavuga lake, 55.
(General H.*A. S.. 101.
Col. Henry, Ijiog. sketch of,
100.
Capt. Henrv, 10.
Henry, 104'
Godfrey, 100.
Lt. Col. 74, 85.
Lt. Col. in command, 78.
Second Lt. Samuel, 10.
Dearborn's com])any, 118.
regiment, 35.
Deaths in regiment, 131.
Deerfield, 128.
DeKalb, Maj. Gen., 44.
Delaware river, crossed, 38.
Dennis, John, 163.
Depreciation of paper currency, 80.
Derryfield, 121.
Deserters from British, 32, 36.
Dickey, Benjamin, 139.
Dickey, David. 138.
Dickey, James, 138.
Dickey, Jarius, 163
Dickey, Nathaniel. 138, 103.
Dickey, William, 139.
Discharges, time of, 131.
Dockum, Benjamin, 139, 163.
Dodge, Nicholas, 139, 163.
Dodge, Thomas, 139.
Dole, Benjamin, 163.
Donop, Count, 5.
Door. John, 138.
Dorchester, Mass., 124.
Dorman, John, 139, 163.
Dorthy, Charles, 163.
Douglu'rty, Charles, 138.
Doviglass, John, 139.
Dover, 104.
Dow, Bi'njannn, 138, 163.
Dowd, Jaines, 139, 103.
Downing, Daniel, 163.
Down, Zei)haniah, 139, 163.
Drought, Hichiird, 138, 163.
Ducit, Philemon, 138.
Dudley, Ei>lii'aim, 163.'
Dulton, Samuel 138.
Dunbarton, 121.
Duncan, Thomas, 138.
Dunuell, Reuben, 138.
Dunstable, 111.
Durrah, \Vm. 138.
Dustin, Cai)t. Moody, 81, Si), 88.
biog. sketch of, 114.
Lieut. Moody, 82.
INDEX.
17B
Dustin, Stephen, 139, 163.
Duty, March, 163.
Dwire, John, 138.
East Concord, 128.
East Hampton, 105.
Eastman, First Lt. Ebenezer, 10.
Eastman, Henry, 140, 164.
Eastman, Jacob, 139, 164.
Eastman, John, 164.
Eastman, John, Sr. 139.
Eastman, John, Jr. 139.
Eastman, Jonathan, 139.
Eastman, Joseph, 139.
Eastman, Josiah, 140. 164.
Eastman, Peasley, 164.
Eastman, Samuel, 140.
Easton, Penn., march to, 47.
Easton, return to, 54.
Eaton, John, 140, 164.
Eaton, Jonathan, 1G3.
Eddy, James, 164.
Edgar hill, 28.
Elaihnees, John, 164.
Ellino-wood, Ralph, 139.
Elliott, John, 139.
Ellis, Capt. Benjamin, 81, 85, 164.
Ellison, Joseph, 140, 164.
Emerson, Capt. Amos, 81, 83, 118.
George, 164.
Ralph, 113, 139.
killed, 114.
Emery, Daniel, 140, 164.
Emery, Noah, 140.
English army, 80.
EnglishtoAvn, march to, 42, 43.
Enlisted men, 1777 to 1782, 131.
Enlistments, encouragements of,
16. 17.
Epsom, 105, 118.
Evans, chaplain, 45.
Evans, Edward, 139, 164.
Evans, Ira, 139.
Evans, Stephen, 13, 17.
Exeter, 100, 111, 120, 128.
convention at, 1, 2.
sends supplies, 19.
Eyers, Samuel, 139.
Fairfield, Elijah, 140.
Fairfield, Jeremiah, 164.
Fall, Joshua, 141, 164.
Farmer & Moore's Collections, 130.
Farmington, march to, 46.
Fermoy, Brig. Gen., 26,
Farnham, Timothy, 141, 164.
Farnham, Jolm, 164.
Farnham, John S., 140.
Frankford. Wm. 140.
Farnsworth, Moses, 140.
Farwell, Capt. Isaac, 81, 82, 109,
164.
Farwell's Company, 129.
Field officers, 1780, 82.
First New Hampshire regiment,
first so called, 3.
ill condition of, 4.
in battle Trenton, 6.
in battle Princeton, 8, 9.
roll of officers, 9.
at battle Bunker hill, 11.
reorganized, 11.
served in Delaware, 13.
Cilley colonel of, 21, 95.
at Ticonderoga, 21, 27.
retreat from Ticonderoga, 28.
at Stillwater, 32.
at Saratoga, 22, 31, 34.
return, of loss by battle, 35.
ordered to attack British, 36.
march to Albany, 37.
mutiny, 38.
crossed Delaware, 38, 41.
join Washington's army, 38.
at Valley Forge, 40.
sickness, 41.
pursues British in Jersey, 41.
battle of Monmouth, 42.
Avinter at Redding, 46.
capture and destrovChemivng,
49.
invade Seneca country, 50.
battle Newtown, 51.
winter near Danbury, 54.
led against mutineers, 72.
2d and 3d regiments merged
in, 74.
death of Col. Scammell, 74.
under Lt. Col. Dearborn, 74.
badly clothed, 75.
hutted at New Windsor, 76.
had repose, 76.
last regiment disbanded, 77.
served eight years and eight
months, 77.
ask for grant of land, 78.
unsuccessful therein, 79.
mode of drawing pay, 80.
roll of officers, 81.
effective force, 81.
casualties and promotions, 82.
allowance to officers, 86.
174
INDEX.
First New Ilanipsliiro r('<;'imcnt,
pay of ofliccrs and men, 87.
iu service Jan. 1784, 88.
accounts of, 89.
l)io<^'. skctclu'S of oHicers, 90.
n-dnccd In- casualties, 97.
enlisted nieu, 1777 to 1782,i;U.
Fislddil, nuurh to, oH.
Five mile ])oint, 20.
Flanders, Jacob, 140, 164.
Flanders, John, 140.
Flanders, Philip, 140, 1G4.
Fletcher, Gideon, 141, 1G4.
Fletcher, Phineas, 141.
Fojrg:, Jeremiah, 164.
Folsom, Uen,, 2, o.
difficulty with Stark, 93.
Col. Nathaniel, 1.
Foro-tae, Ebenezer, 140.
Form of Enlistment, 14.
F'orrest, Robert, 140.
Fort Ann, 29.
Fort Edward attacked. 30.
army arrived at, 31.
retreat t(J, 29,
Fort George taken, 101 .
Fort Miller, 30, 31.
retreat to, 29.
Fort Stanwix. march to, 32, 33.
Fosgood, Ebenezer, 164,
Foster, E])hriam. 140.
Foster, Jerre, 164.
Foster, Nathan, 141, 104.
Fosto, Antonio, 140.
Fourth July, celebrated, 43, 48.
France, nt'ws of alliance, 41.
Frankford, ^V. M., 140.
French Katliai'ine's, 52.
Frcncii lines, 29.
French, (Wen, 164.
French, war, 25.
Frost, Elpir, 140.
Frothing-luim's Siege of, 11.
Frink, Surgeon's mate Calvin, 10.
Frve, Captain, 86.
Frye, Capt. Ebenezer, 67, 81, 82.
biog. sketch of, 116.
1st Lt. Ebenezer, 10.
Capt. Isaac, 81, 85, 88.
biog. sketch of, 115.
Frye's company, 128.
Fugard, Samuel, 140, 164,
Fuller, Daniel, 140.
Fuller, Samuel, 104.
Fuller, Thomas, 140. 164.
Fuzier, William, 141.
Galfit, John, 164.
Gag(^ Danit'l, 142. 164.
(Jaghaheywarahera. nuircli to, 53.
Gardinier, Surgeon Nathaniel, 82.
biog. sketch of, 105.
Gates, Gen. in command, 33.
Gates's army celebrate anniversary
Burgovne's suri-ender, 45.
Gault John, 142, 104.
Genesee, Castle destroyed, 53.
Genr-see, river forded, 53.
George, Benjamin, 141.
George, Isaac, 141.
George, Michael, 104.
(feorge, Thomas, 141, 142.
German convention troops on the
march to Virginia, 40.
German troops defeated, 36,
Gibbs, David, 141.
Gibbs, Isaac, 141.
Gibbs, Joshua, 141.
(iibsnn, Solomon, 164.
Gil(\ Jacob, 164.
Giles, Benjamin. 13, 17.
Gill, Silas" 141.
Gillman, Josiah, Jr., 83.
Gilman, Anthony, 142.
Gilman, D., 13, 17.
Gilman, Lt. Col. Jeremiah, 82, 104.
biog. sketch of, 105.
Gilman, Joseph, 142,164.
Gilman, Major, 107.
promoted, 21.
Gilmore, James, 141.
Gilmore, Thomas, 141.
Gipson. Ihuiry, 164.
Gipson, James, 1()4.
Gleason, Wilson, 142.
Gliiies, Nathaniel, 141, 104.
Glines, William, 142. 104.
Goffe, William, 141.
Goffe's regiment, 106.
Gold, Daniel, 104.
Gold, Moses, 141.
Gold, Nehemiah. 141.
Goodale, Asa. 141.
Gordon. James. 1(!4.
Gorgan, Hugh, 1()4.
Goss, Ephraim, 104.
Goss, John Abbott, 142, 104.
Goss, Peter, 104.
Gould, Daniel, 142.
Gould, liieut. James, 84.
Gould, Simeon, 141.-
Goult, George, 141.
Clousli, Tbouuis, 141.
INDEX.
175
Gow, Setli, 164.
Grace, Benjamin, 164.
Grace, Benjamin W., 142.
Grafton county, recruiting in, 12.
Graham, Nathaniel, 141.
Grant, Duncan, 141.
Grant, Joseph, 141, 142.
Gray, Joseph, 164.
Grear, Matthew, 142.
Greeley, David, 164.
Greely, John, 142, 164.
Green, Bradburry, 164.
Green, Joseph, 164.
Green, Mathew, 164.
Green, Maj. Gen., 55, 56.
Greenbush, march to, 55.
Greenfield, CharleS', 143.
Gregory, William, 142.
Griffin, John, 142.
Jtiriffin, Jona, 142, 164.
Grimes, Nathaniel, 164.
Groat, John, 142, 164.
Grow, John, 142, 164.
Guftet, John, 142.
Gulph mills, march to, 40.
Hadley, Joseph, 143.
Haines, Thomas, 145, 164.
bravery of, 23, 24.
Hale, Cato, 143, 164.
Hale, Israel, 143, 165.
Hale, Rev. John, 82, 105.
biog. sketch of, 110.
Hale, First Lieut. John, 10.
Hale, Col. Nathan, his regiment,
35, 109.
Hale, William, 145.
biog. sketch of, 112.
Hall, Dr., 100.
Hall, John, 145, 165.
Hamlet, William, 165.
Hampshire, regiment, 36.
Hancock, John, 16, 62.
Hand's brigade, 49.
Hanneyauyen, march to, 52, 53.
Hanover, 119.
Hardy, James, 145.
Hardy, Nathaniel, 145.
Hardy, 1st. Lieut. Thomas, 10.
Hardy, William, 165.
Harper, Daniel, 143, 165.
Harper, John, 144.
Harper, Samuel, 143.
Harper, Thomas, 143.
Harriman, Paye, 145.
Harris, Henry, 144.
Harris, Solomon, 144, 165.
Hart, Balch, 132.
Hartford, march to, 46.
Hart's regiment. 111.
Harvey, Lt. John, 85.
Harvey, Thomas, 143, 165.
Haskell, David, 164.
Hastings, Eobert, 165.
Hastings, Sylvanus, 143.
Haverstraw, march to, 56.
Hawley, James, 145, 165.
Hayes, Aaron, 143, 165.
Hays, Nathaniel, 145.
Haywood, William, 165.
Hazeltine, Solomon, 165.
Hazelton, John, 144.
Hazilton, Jere, 144.
Hazleton, Jonathan, 144, 165.
Hazleton, Joseph, 144.
Head, John, 145, 164.
Heath, Gen., 75. 76.
Heath, Jesse, 145.
Heath, Moses, 143, 164, 165.
Heath, William, 101.
Heman, Joseph, 165.
Hemington, Timothy, 145.
Hemphill, Robert, 165.
Henderson, Joseph, 143.
Henry, Peter, 145, 164.
Henry's Mass. regiment, 107.
Herman, Stephen, 165.
Herod, James, 145.
Hessians captured, 40.
Hessians in New Jersey, 5.
Hessians surrender at Trenton, 7.
Hewett, Wm., 143, 165.
Hews, Samuel, 144.
Hickey, Barabas, 144.
Hildreth, Ephraim, 143, 165.
Hill, Beuoni, 143, 164.
Hill, David, 143.
Hill, Samuel, 144.
Hills, Ebenezer, 144.
Hills, Joseph, 144.
Hillsborough, 130.
Hillsgrove, John, 144.
Hilton, John P., 143.
Hiuowh, Simon, 164.
Hodgart, Robert, 145.
Hodgkins, Wm., 142.
Hodgmau, Joseph, 144, 165.
Hoey, Ebenezer, 144, 165.
Hogg, George, 144.
Hoit, Enoch, 142.
Hoit, Joseph, 164.
Hoit, Joseph B., 143.
17(1
INDKX.
Hoit, Li'vi, 145, 165.
Hoit, Natlian, 1(55.
Hoit, SanuuM, 145, 105.
Holcdmb, Matthew, 143.
Holland, Robert, 143.
Holland, Capt., 103.
Hollis, 111,113.
Hohnan, Jeremiah, 145.
Holmes, Thomas, 1G5.
Holt, Asa, 145.
Holt, Daniel, 143, 1G5.
Holt, Joel, 144, 165.
Homan, Joseph, 143, 165.
Honey, Cahin, 145.
Hopewell, march to, 42.
Hopkinton, 117.
Horsmore, Reuben, 165.
Houghton, Joseph, 165.
House, Capt. John, 13.
Howard, David, 165.
Howard, Roswell, 144.
Howe, David, 143, 164.
Howe, Joseph, 165.
Howe, Lieut. Bezaleel, 83, 86, 88,
130.
Howe, Moses M., 164.
Howes, Israel, 143, 165.
Howdt, William, 164.
Hoj-t-, Lieut. Nathan, 85.
Hoyt, Second Lieut. Stephen, 10.
Hubbard, William, 165.
Hubbardston, Hale's regiment
broken up at, 109.
Hubbarton, 28.
Hubbart, Jonas, 144.
Hudson, Beuj., 143.
Hudson, regiment at, 74.
Hull, Major, 96.
Humble, John, 143, 165.
Humphreys, Col., 74.
Hunt, David, 145, 164.
Hunt, Thomas, 114, 143, 165.
Hunt, Zacheus, 145.
Huntington's reghnent, 41.
Hutcherson, Elijah, 144.
Hutcherson, Levi, 144.
Hutchins, Capt. Gordon, 10.
Hutchins, Capt. Nathaniel, 81, 82.
biog. sketch of. 117.
Hutchins, Moses, 145, 165.
llutcliiiis, Simeon, 144.
IhUchins's company, 1 18.
iliitchinson, John, 145.
Ilutcliiiison, Tiinotliy, 145.
Huts erected at Redding, 46.
Huts erected at Valley Korge, 40.
Huts removed from, 41.
Huts erected for winter, 54, 56.
Huts rafted down the river, 31, 32.
Independence,. how celebrated, 43,
48.
Indian de]iredations, 30, 31.
Indians, attacks by, 26, 27, 31.
Indians killed, 51.
Indian towns, expedition to des-
troy, .117.
Ingalls, Israel, 146.
Irvine, Gen., 5.
Jackson, Asa, 146, 165.
Jackson's regiment, 35.
Jacob's Plains, 47.
Jay, John, 14.
Jenkins, Peter, 146.
Jennens, Ephraim, 146.
Jennens, John, 145, 165.
Jennens, Stephen. 146.
Jersey redoubt, 28.
Jerseys, British marched to, 41.
Jeverich, march to, 55.
Johnson, David, 146, 165.
Johnson, Jeremiah, 165.
Johnson, Philip, 165.
Johnson, Philip, Jr., 165.
Johnson, Thomas, 146.
Joiner, Francis, 146.
Joiner, John, 146.
Joiner, Quarter Master Sergeant
John, 84.
Jones, Edward, 165.
Jones, Quarter Master Sergeant
John, 85.
Jones, William, 165.
Jordcui, John, 146.
Judkins, Joel, 146.
Judkins, Jona., 145, 146.
Judkins, Phihp, 146.
Judkins, Drum Major Samuel, 85.
Kanadasaga, march to, 52, 53.
Keasor, Reuben, 165.
Kelley, .Jonathan, 147, 165.
K(!lsey, (iiles, 147.
Kemp, William, 146.
Keneghses, march to, and attack
by Indians, 52.
Keneghses, march to, 53.
Kenney, Amos, 146.
Kent, .'lolui. 14(), 165.
Kent, march to, 4().
Kidder, Daniel, 146.
INDEX.
177
Kidder Reuben, 147, 165.
Kimball. Lieut, and Pav-Master
Benj., 84. 12.5.
Kimball. Daniel. 165.
KunbaU. Thomas. 146. 165.
KimbaU, William. 147. 165.
Kinderhook, march to. 38.
King's ferry, march to. 38, 44. 54.
Kingslev, Alpheus, 146.
Kino^ton. Mass., 102.
Kingstovnn. march to, 42.
Kinnerton. David, 165.
Kinneston. Ebenezer. 165.
Kinsman. Capt. Aaron, 10.
Kirkeat. march to. 44.
Knook. Jona, 147.
Ejiott, Jesse, 146.
Knowles, Samuel, 146.
Knox, Gen.. s|x^ial agent to en-
force Washington's appeal.
72, 146.
Knox, George, 146.
Knox, Samuel, 147.
Kondar. march to. 52.
Kosciusko, Gen., 96.
Lakawaneck, march to, 48. |
La Fayette, Gen., commands de- '
tachment. 42, 129.
Lakin. WUliam, 148, 165.
Lamb. .James. 147. |
Lamper. Benjamin, 165. I
Lang, William, 148. j
Lansingburgh, 32. i
Lany, John, 148.
Lapish, John, 147, 16.5, '
Larrabee, John, 147, 165.
Larraljee. Samuel, 147.
Latimer's regiment, 35.
Law. Andrew, 148, 165.
Lawrence. Ensign Joseph. 84.
Lawrence, Lieut. Joseph, 130.
Layton, WiUiam, 147.
Leamed's brigade. 44.
Leaton, William. 165.
Leavitt, Xehemiah, 165.
Lee, Gen., 42.
Lee, Lieut. WiUiam, 84, 130.
Lee, Samuel, 147.
Lee's division. 41.
Leonard's brigade, 35, 132.
Leving, John, 148.
Levins. Xoah. 148. 165.
Lewey. William. 147.
Lexington, banle of, 1.
Light Iniiantry.loss at Saratoga,3o.
23
Lincoln, Gen., 109.
Lines. Charles, 147.
Liscomb. Samuel. 147.
Litchfield, 114.
Linle, First Lieut. Moses, 10.
Livermore. Capt. Daniel, 81, 85,
86. 88, 116.
his journal, 117.
Livermore. Second Lt. Daniel, 10.
Livingston, Sobert, 165.
Livingston Manor, march to, 38.
Livingston's reffunent, 3.5.
Lock,''Moses, 147, 165.
Lock. Orson, 147.
Lock, Samuel, 147, 165.
Lock, Timothy. 148, 165.
Locust Hill , British at, 39.
Locust Hill, march to, 47.
Londonderry. 90. 110, 119, 128.
Longfellow, Bradberry. 93.
Longfellow, Jonathan. 93.
LongfeUow. Sarah. 93.
Long's regiment, 117.
Lord, Stephen, 147.
Lormington, march to, 38.
Lossing's Field Book Revolution,
37.
Louring, .John, 165,
Lovejoy. Abel, 147.
, Lovejoy, Asa, 147.
I Lovell, Icabod, 147.
I Loverin, John, 147, 16-5.
Lowdon's ferrv, 32.
LoweU, WniiMi, 148, 16.5.
Lovns, Michael, 147.
I Lufkin, Levi, 148.
Limd, William, 147.
Lyndelx)rough, 130.
Lyon, Samuel, 165.
Mack, Joseph, 149.
Magoon, Josiah, 165.
:Mahene, Philip, 148.
Manchester, 90.
Manning. EUphalet, 149, 166.
Manning. John, 149, 166.
Mardeen, Edward. 166.
31arsh. Joseph, 149,
Marsh. Samuel, 150, 166.
Martin, Ichabod, 149, 166.
Martin, James, 16-5.
Martin, Timothy, 149.
Mason, Broadstreet, 150, 166.
Mason. Sergt. Major Edward, 85.
Mason, Lt. Lemuel, 85.
Mason, Robert, 149.
178
INDEX.
Massarlmsetts Bay aided by New
Hampshire, 1.
Matthews, Eljeuezer, 150, 166.
Mattliews, Jolm, loO, 102, 166.
IMatthews, Thomas 14!)
MeAllister, Benj., 148.
MeBritian, Wiliiam, 150.
MeCaulley, Lieut. Natlianiel, 84.
MeC'aulIey, Terence, 148.
McC'lary, Major Andrew, 9.
McCIary Second Liiuiti-nant Mich-
ael, 10.
McClellen, Jolin, 149.
McClintocIv, Jolin, 149.
McCliutock, Chajjlain Samuel, 10.
McCoy, Daniel, 150, 166.
McCoy, Jolm, 150.
McCoy, Jonatlian, 166.
McCoy, Paul, 149, 166.
iMcCoy, Steplien, 150, 160.
McCuIley, Fiourance, 166.
McFarland, Josejih, 150.
McGee, John, 149.
McGee, William, 149.
McGinness, John, 149.
McGlaug-hlin, Tliomas, 150.
McGolpiu, Georg-e, 166.
Mclntire, Andrew, 149, 166.
Mclntire, Jolin, 149.
McLain, Obed, 150, 166.
McLoon, Josiah, 150.
McLangfhIau, First Lieutenant
Thomas, 10.
McLauglilin, John, 166.
McMasters, Alexander, 149.
McMurphv, Georg-e, 150
McNeal, Thomas, 148, 166.
Medford, regiments (luartered at, 3.
Meg-oon, Josiah, 150.
Mendon, 103.
Menow, Lieut., 80.
Mercer, Gen., 8.
Mercey, Cato, 149.
Merriam, Ezra, 166.
Merrill, Abel, 148, 100..
Merrill, Major Amos, 85.
Merrill, Barnard, 149.
Merrill, David, 148.
Merrill, James, 149.
Merrill, John, 148, 100.
Merrill, Nehemiah, 150, 100.
Merrill, Lieut. Simon, DO.
Merrimac, 90.
Milford, Mass., 103
Miller, Jonathan, 100.
Miller, Matthew, 150.
Miller, Robert, 149.
Millett, John, 148.
Mills, Ens. and Adj. Joseph, 82.
Mills, Lieut. Joseph, biog. sketch
of, 128.
Mitchell, Isaac, 150, 166.
Molton, Jonathan. 166.
Molton, iNathaiiicl, 100.
Monmouth, battle of, 42.
number of dead buried, 43.
Montgomery, (Jeo, 150, 166.
Moor, James, 148.
Moore, Vapt. Daniel, 10, 116.
Moore, Elkin, 100.
Moore, 1 1 ugh. 15(), lOQ.
Moore, James, 166.
Moore, John, 149, 166.
Moore, Cajit. John, 10.
Moore, Maj. John, 9.
Moore, Second Lieut. Jolm, 10.
Moore, Moses, 100.
Morgan, Col., 23, 33.
attacked British, 39.
Morgan, John, 150, 100.
Morgan, Jona., 150, 166.
Morgan's regiment, 35.
Morgan's riHemen, 42.
Morling, William, 166.
Morrell, Maj. Amos, 85, 115.
biog. sketch of, 118.
Capt. Amos, 81. 83.
First Lieut. Amos, 10.
Morrill, Lieut. Simon, 83.
Morris, Robert, 75.
Morrison, Samuel, 148, 166.
Morristown, march to, 38.
Morrow, Lieut. S., 88.
Morse, Enoch, 149, 166.
Morse, Jacob, 160.
Morse, Jonathan, 150, 100.
Moultin, Nathanael, 149.
Moulton, Nathan, 149.
Mount Defiance, 28.
Mount ll()p(\ 27, 38.
Mount Indejiendence, 25, 28,29.
Moylan, J., clothit^r general,' 08.
Munn, Nathan. 14S.
Munn, William, 148.
Munro, Lieut, and Quarter Master
Josiah, 82.
Munro, Ca])t. Josiah. 81, 119.
Mutchmore, James, 149.
Mutiny of Pi>nsylvania line, 73.
Neal, Samuel, 151.
Neals, Mr., 31.
INDEX.
170
Xii3dliani, Natlianael, 15 1.
Nelev, Benjamin, 151.
Xdle, William, 151.
Xe.stor of the regiment, 113.
Xevius, David, 166.
New Antrim, march to, 38.
Newburof, 76.
New City, 33.
New Hampshire, called upon for
3 regiments, 12.
forces, ask for grant of land,
78.
line, 115.
men early in the service, 1.
regiments draw clothing, 76.
survey for map of, 103.
village (on the Hudson), 83.
New Hartford, march to, 46.
New Ipswich, 126.
New Jersey militia, 5.
term of regiment expired in, 3.
troops mutiny, 72.
Newman, Thomas, 151.
New Milford, march to, 46.
Ne\non, Timothy, 151, 166.
Newtown, battle of, 51.
winter at, 54.
New Windsor, 77.
regiment at, 80.
regiments hutted at, 76.
New York and Vermont at strife,
76.
evacuated, 77.
troops join Gen. Poor's bri-
gade, 32.
troops receive grant of land,
78.
the regiment ordered to, 3.
Nicholson, Da^^d. 166.
Nicholson, John, 151, 166.
Night, Abraham, 166.
Night, John, 166.
Niies, Gains, 151, 166.
Nokes, James, 166.
Norfolk, march to, 46.
Norris, Joseph, 150.
North Castle, march to, 44.
North river, march to highlands
on, 47.
Nottingham, 93, 120.
Number Four (Charlestown), 19,
25.
Nutter, Mark, 166.
O'Brian, John, 151.
Officers, 81, 82.
Old Colony Club, 102.
Odeida Indians come in. 50.
Orangetown, march to, 55.
Ordway, Moses, 151.
Orr, James, 151, 166.
Osgood, Chaplain David, 9.
Osgood, Thomas, 151, 166.
Oxford, Derrick, 151.
Page, Capt. Caleb, 121.
Page, Elizabeth, 121.
Page, Ensign Moses, 85.
Page, William, 152.
Pampton, march to, 38.
Paper currencv, scale of dei)recia-
tion, 80*.
Parker, Amasa, 167.
Parker, Colburn, 166.
Parker, Coleman, 152.
Parker, Robert, 151.
Parkinson, Qr. Master Henry, 9.
Parry, Thomas, 152.
Patten, Nathaniel, 151.
Patterson, Adam, 167.
Patterson, Isaac, 167.
Patterson's brigade, 44.
Pav of officers and men, 87.
Pav roll, Dec. 31, 1782, 85.
Pav rolls, 130.
Peabody, Thomas, 166.
Peekskill Landing, march to, 44,
54.
Pembrooke, 116.
Pennsylvania, line mutiny, 72.
Pennsylvania regulars, 5.
Pensions, 19.
Peramus, march to, 44, 55.
Perkins, Benjamin, 151.
Perkins, Ensign Jona., 83.
Perry, Benjamin, 167.
Perry, Ichabod, 166.
Perrv, John, 151.
Peterborough, 105, 107, 129.
Pettegrew, William, 151.
Pettiugall, Jethro, 152, 166.
Pettingall, Jona., 152, 167.
Pettingill, Benjamin, 151.
Phelps, Samuel, 152.
Philadelphia, American armv en-
ter, 42.
evacuated by British, 41.
march to, 38.
the regiment at, 3.
Philips, Nehemiah, 166.
Philips, Peter, 152.
Pierce, Benjamin, 152. 166.
180
INDEX.
Pike, John, 153.
Pitts, Thomas, IGG.
Plimpton, I'ncanijx'd at, 54.
Piuiiimcr, Davis, 152.
Plummcr, Nathan, 152.
Plymouth, 102.
Pocoua, march to, 47.
Polley, Joseph, 153.
Pool, Eleazcr, 11;}.
Pool, Jonatliaii, (Suro-con's mate)
82.
Bio(r. sketch of, ll;j.
Poor, Enoch, made colonel, 13.
Poor, Col., IS, 19.
Poor, Gen., 21, 22, 3G, 92, m, 1)5.
128.
gives entertainment 4th July,
48.
Poor's Bricr-ade, 83, 35, 37, 40, 44,
45, 46, 50, 51.
regiment, 41.
Porter, Noah, 153.
Porter, Silas, 153, 166.
Portsmouth, 103.
Potter, Capt. Joseph, 85, 86, 88.
Potter, Samuel, 153.
Potter, Judge, 11.
Potter's history of Manchester, 4,
23.
Pottle, Levi, 152, 166.
Ponghkeepsie, march to, 38.
Powell, Benjamin, 167.
Powell, John, 153.
Powell, William, 151.
Powers, Abner, 152, 166.
Powers, Jonathan, 151.
Powers, Moses, 166.
Powers, Nathan, 153.
Powers, Nathaniel, 166.
Powers, Simon, 153, 166.
Powers, Thimias, 152, 153, 16(t.
Pratt, Thomas, 151, 166.
Pratt, William, 151.
Prescott, Col., 111.
Preston, Abner, 153.
Prichard, Paul, 126.
Prichard, William, 129, 153.
Princeton, l)attle of, 8, 9.
Prisoners lilierated, 41.
Pritchard, Lieut, and Adj. Jere-
miah, 82.
biog. sketch of, 126.
Proctor, Ezddel, 167.
Proctor, Joel, 151, 167.
Promotions, 83.
Pudnev, Asa, 166.
Purple, John, 166.
Putnam, Daniel, 14, 151, 166.
Putnam, John, 153.
Putney, Jonathan, 166.
Putney, Stephen, 166.
Quimby, Andrew, 153, 167.
Quindiy, Eliphalet, 153, 167.
Quilutamack, march to, 48.
Raino, John, 154.
Ralle, Col., 5, 6, 7.
Kandall, Nathaniel, 167.
Bankin, Jonathan, 153.
Bathburn, Solomon, 167.
Bawlius, John, 154.
Bead, Zadoc, 167.
Redding, march to, and wintered
at, 46.
Bedfield, William, 154.
Bedington, Asa, 154, 167.
Bedner, troo])s at, 40.
Beed, First Lieut. Abraham, 10.
Reed, James, made colonel, 3.
Beed, John, 167.
Reed, Moses, 167.
Reed's regiment at battle Bunker
hiir, 5.
Begiment, minimum standard of,
89.
Begimental clothier, 65.
regulations, 80.
Begimeuts united, 97:
Beid, Col., 86, 118.
Beid, Lieut. Col. George, 85.
in command, 78.
biogr. sketch of, 110.
Reid, Capt. (leorge, 10.
Beid, John, 153.- -^
Beid. Zadok, 153.
Beid's comiianv, 133.
regiment, 'l03. 106, 115, 119.
Bendall, James, 153.
Bendall, Nathan. 154.
Bendall, Samuel, 167.
Bliinebei>k, nuirch to, 38.
Bhines, William, 154.
Bhode Island, 44.
Bice, Lemuel, 153.
Bichards, Capt. Samuel, 10.
Bichardson, Ivemuel, 167.
Richardson, Nathaniel, 153.
Bichardson, Paris, 153, 167.
Bichardson. Bichard, 153.
Bichardson, Stei>hen, 154, 167.
IMchardson, William. 153.
INDEX.
181
Riddle, James, 153.
Riddle, John, 158.
Rider, James, 153.
Rido-buiTv, march to, 54.
Ridgefield, march to, 44.
Riedesel, memoirs of Gen., 29.
RiHemen, loss at Saratoga, 35.
Riter, Daniel, 153.
Roberts, Juduthcn, 167, 109.
Roberts, Moses, 154, 167.
Roberts, Reuben, 167.
Robertson, John, 153.
Robinson, Richard, 153, 107.
Roby, Benjamin, 107.
Rockingham county, 110.
Rogers, Daniel, 154.
Rogers, Reuben, 154.
Rogers, Richard, 153.
Roll of officers, 81.
Rollings, Eliphalet, 167.
Rollings, John, 167.
Rollings, Joseph, 167.
Ronalds, Abram, 167.
Ronalds, Alexander, 167
Rooks, Ezekiel, 167.
Rosse, James, 154.
Roundy, Asael, 154.
Rowe, John, 153.
Royal, Col., 123.
Royalton, attack on, 13.
Royce, Amos, 153.
Royce, Isaac, 167.
Royce, Joel, 153.
Runell, John, 153.
Russ, James, 153.
Russell, Silas, 154, 107.
Sales, James, 167.
Sampson, John, 150, 167.
Sanborn, Benjamin, 167.
Sanborn, John, 155.
Sanborn, Joseph, 156.
Sanborn, Mathew, M., 167.
Sanders, Samuel, 168.
Sanderson, David, 155, 168.
Sanderson, Thomas, 154.
Saratoga, British at, 33.
Battle of, 34.
Saratoga, march to, 31.
Saratoga falls, 31.
Saratoga, winter at, 76.
Saratoga, second battle. 30, 37.
Sargent, Bernard, 167, 168.
Sargent, Daniel, 168.
Sargent, Paul Dudley, made colo-
nel, 2.
Sargent, Robert, 168.
Sargents, Abel, 167.
Sartwell, Capt. John, biog. sketch
of, 117.
Sartwell, Capt. Lieut., 82.
Sartwell, Capt., 119.
Saunders, Samuel, 157.
Sawyer, Jona., 157.
Scammell, Col. Alexander, 18, 21,
63, 00, 85, 93, 98, 103, 104.
inscription on tombstone, 74.
made colonel, 12.
biog. sketch of, 102.
Scammell's regiment, 35.
Schegell, Jacob, 167.
Schenectady, winter at, 76.
Schuyler, General, 26.
Schuyler papers, 78.
Schuylkill, foraging on, 39, 40.
Scott" Gen., 42.
Scott, Alexander, 105.
Scott, Fife Major John, 85, 157.
Scott, Thomas, 154.
Scott, Maj. William, 82, 80, 100,
108, 108.
Scott, Major, in command, 78.
Scott, Major William, biog. sketch
of,"l05.
Scott, Captian William, 107.
Scranton, Stephen, 157, 107.
Scribner, Ebenezer, 158, 168.
Second New Hampshire regiment,
74, 110.
Sells, James, 154.
Seneca country invaded, 50.
lake, encampment at, 52.
lake, march to, 53.
Senter, Capt. Asa, 81, 85, 86, 119.
Seuter, Lieut. Asa, 83.
Sergeant, Daniel, 157.
Severance, Epham, 150.
Severance, Thomas, 150.
Shade, Nathan, 167.
Shade, Nathaniel, 156.
Shattuck, William, 155.
Shaw, Henry, 108.
Shaw, William, 157.
Shearer, James, 157.
Shepard, John, 108.
Shepard, Merritt, 108.
Sheppard, Merrill, 157.
Shesheck, inarch to, 49.
Shirley, David, 155.
Short, Benjamin, 107.
Shrouder, Thomas, 155.
Silke, Michael, 154, 168.
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Simons, James, 150.
Simons, John, 15G.
Simons, Levi, 15(5.
Simons, Silas, 15G.
Simpson, Josiali, KIT.
Simpson, William, 15(1, 107.
Simsbury, march t(i, 40.
Sinclair, Brad, 155.
Sinclair, Ebenezer, 155.
Sinclair, Josluia, 155.
Sinclair, Samuel, 155.
Sisco, Samuel, 15(5.
Sisco, William, 150, 107.
Slapp, Edward, 155.
Smart, Caleb, 150.
Smart, Elijah, 150.
Smart, Jeremiah, 155.
Smeed, Darius, 167.
Smith, Alexander, 155, 167.
Smith, Benjamin, 155, 157, 107.
Smith, David, 155, 150.
Smith, Ebenezer, 158, 107.
Smith, Edward, 155.
Smith, Henry, 167.
Smith, Isaac' 155.
Smith, Jeremiah, 107.
Smith, John, 154, 157, 167.
Smith, Jona., 156.
Smith, Johnson, 157.
Smith, Luther, 157, 107.
Smith, Samuel, 155, 167.
Snow, Amos, 157, 108.
Snow, Henr}-, 156.
Soldiers Fortune, winter at, 50.
orders bouofht np, 101.
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