Last Living Veterans of America's Wars American Revolution http://www.factmonster.com/spot/veteransday3.html Last veteran, Daniel F. Bakeman, died 4/5/1869, age 109 Last widow, Catherine S. Damon, died 11/11/06, age 92 Last dependent, Phoebe M. Palmeter, died 4/25/11, age 90 War of 1812 (1812-1815) Last veteran, Hiram Cronk, died 5/13/05, age 105 Last widow, Carolina King, died 6/28/36, age unknown Last dependent, Esther A.H. Morgan, died 3/12/46, age 89 Indian Wars (c. 1817-1898) Last veteran, Fredrak Fraske, died 6/18/73, age 101 Mexican War (1846-1848) Last veteran, Owen Thomas Edgar, died 9/3/29, age 98 Last widow, Lena James Theobald, died 6/20/63, age 89 Last dependent, Jesse G. Bivens, died 11/1/62, age 94 Civil War (1861-1865) Last Union veteran, Albert Woolson, died 8/2/56, age 109 Last Confederate veteran, John Salling, died 3/16/58, age 112 Spanish-American War (1898-1902) Last veteran, Nathan E. Cook, died 9/10/92, age 106

A Sketch of the Life of Brigadier General Francis Marion http://www.historycarper.com/resources/fmarion/chap1.htm CHAPTER I Birth of Gen. Marion. His Ancestry. First Destination of Going to Sea. Voyage to the West Indies and Shipwreck. His settlement in St. John's, Berkley. Expedition under Governor Lyttleton. A Sketch of the Attack on Fort Moultrie, 1776. And the Campaign of 1779. Contents Introduction Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV Appendix

. . . Anson County North Carolina Revolutionary War Militia http://www.inct.net/~german/revwar/militia.htm

Hi, All I'm looking for proof that Eusebuis Hubbard and his son Durrett were in REV war, they lived in Amelia,VA,and Madison, KY in 1785 and Eusebuis died in 1818,St Louis, MO. Thanks, Terry Davison

Below will be found an alphabetical list of Royalston's soldiers in the War for Independence. It is not assumed that the list is complete, but it represents much painstaking effort and is at least some improvement on those which have heretofore existed. http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces/roy-rev.htm The rank attached to names in this list is that which the individual actuallly held in the Revolutionary army, and none lower than that of lieutenant is given." "Lieut. Jonas Allen Timothy Armstrong Benjamin Barton Bezaleal Barton. Died Bezaleal Barton, Jr. Ezra Barton Jonathan Barton Peter Barton Samuel Barton Obadiah Beale Thomas Beel Aaron Bliss Henry Bond Jonas Brewer David Bullock Hugh Bullock Ebenezer Burbank Thomas Chamberlain Lieut. Francis Chase Rogers Chase Silas Chase Abijah Clarke William Clement David Copland Ebenezer Cutler Silas Cutting. Died John Davis, Jr. Squier Davis Sylvester Davis William Dike Ebenezer Elliot Jabez Fisher Ebenezer Fry Jonathan Gale Peter Gale Josiah Goodall Irijah Green, 1st. Irijah Green, 2nd. Nahum Green Seraiah Green Uzziah Green James Haven Joshua Hemmingway Thomas Hemmingway Jonathan Hutchinson. Died John Jacobs Jonathan Jacobs Nathan Jacobs Nathaniel Jacobs John Kendall Lemuel Lewis William Lewis Jesse Manley Daniel Moody John Moody Lieut. Isaac Nichols. Isaac Nichols, Jr. Died John Nichols John Morton Hiram Peck Joshua Peck Benjamin Perry Charles Pierce Lieut. Daniel Pike Henry Poor Abiel Richardson Abijah Richardson Eliphalet Richardson Stephen Richardson William Richardson Capt. Jonathan Sibley Joel Stockwell John Stockwell Levi Stockwell Thaddeus Stockwill James Thomson Jonas Thomson Lenox Titus Joseph Waite Nathaniel Waite Moses Walker, 1st Moses Walker, 2nd Amos Wheeler, 1st Amos Wheeler, 2nd Amos Wheeler, 3rd Lieut. Nathan Wheeler. Nathan Wheeler, Jr. John Whitmore John Whitmore, Jr. Benajah Woodbury Jonathan Woodbury Lot Woodbury Capt. Peter Woodbury Peter Woodbury, 2nd James Work ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hoping someone knows something about Capt. Edward McCarty's company. I'm trying to transcribe the pension for James Parker of Hampshire county, Va., with great difficulty. He mentions in his application that he marched with Capt. Edward McCarty from Romney? Romig? to Williamsburgh and "was engaged in that neighborhood until his term of service expired" He was at one time also under the command of Cols. Ruddle? Rudell? Ridell? and Major Vanmeter and that they built a fort called Fort Laurens. Any help appreciated! Adina Dyer

Is anyone else getting letters from the mail list that are blanks? Is there something wrong with my computer? Thank mbolive@mylink.net Janet RESEARCHING: PORTELL, POLITTE, CHAMP, OLIVIER, COLEMAN, BOYER, ROUSSIN, COURTAWAY/COURTOIS/COURTOUIS, CHABOT, BOISMENU, BIENBENUE, LACHANCE, PEPIN, LALUMONDIERE, ARCHAMBEAU, ROBINET, GOURNEAU/GOVERO, OLIVE, RULO. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael/Janet Olive" <mbolive@mylink.net> To: <AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 3:33 PM Subject: AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-D Digest V01 #438 >

Pension Claims from Jackson County , Tennessee Transcribed from the original forms and indexed by: Christine Spivey Jones 1994 copied to this page by: William D. McCarver 1998 Pension Applicants: [1.James Cason ][ 2.David Phillips ][ 3. Ralph Rodgers ][ 4. John Wood ] http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/2512/PENSION.HTM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --

Revolutionary War Soldiers http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~treasures/revwarsoldiers.html

Alexander Dickason served in the Rev. War from Hampshire County, MA. Three service listings are found in the DAR Patriot Index and the Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the American Revolution. All three of the serviced recorded are for late 1776 in Capt Winship's Company, 4th Regiment, commanded by Lieut. Col. Thomas Nixon. (Note: ther is als a Col. JOHN NIxon commanding the 5th regiment, to which Capt. Winship reported later in the Rev. War. Alexander is cited as Dickason, Dickson and Dixon in the three service citings. According to DAR information b. 1752 MA, d. Armstrong Co. PA in 1837.. m. Elizabeth Valentine, 1778 Springfield MA (today Hampden Co., then Hampshire Co.) A son Alexander (2) is documented as having numerous children in Armstrong Co., although Alexander(2)'s birth is attributed to 1) Ma, 2) Baltimore, MD, 3) Eastern Shore MD, and 4) PA. My Dickason family is well documented in Armstrong County but I have not been able to connect them to Alexander's family. The desired connection is not to make me eligible for DAR {:-) Others in my family have done that through a variety of lines. PROBLEM: I can find NO THING on Alexander(1) anywhere else. No Pension application, no Bounty Land Warrant Application, nothing in the Rev. War Soldiers Index (reviewed by film at the FHC), mothing in index to Rev. War Service Records, Vol 1, Virgil D. White, nothing by search at Familysearch.org or Ancestry.com. You get the picture. Can anyone give me suggestions for other sources to use to trace/find the elusive Alexander Dickason/Dickson/Dixon. Sincerely, Don Dickason from New Jersey

Whoops, that link no longer works. Prof. Weiss of the University of Maine now has a website at: http://www.ume.maine.edu/~marine/riess.htm and his email address is: riess@maine.maine.edu Sorry about that. Bill Pease Brian, Bagaduce is an old Indian name for the quiet, little, beautiful town of Castine, Maine, USA,(and not part of Boston) and it was here in 1779 that the United States suffered the greatest defeat of the U.S. Navy before Pearl Harbor. In the summer of 1779 the British started building a fort at Bagaduce (now Castine, Maine) on Penobscot Bay which, when completed, would have allowed them to control almost all traffic along the Maine coast during the Revolutionary War. The Americans sent a large expeditionary force (now most frequently referred to as The Penobscot Expedition) from Massachusetts of about 40 ships with marines to recapture the area, but, due to the timidity and delay of the fleet's Commander, Commodore Dudley Saltonstall, a reinforcing British armada with men-of-war arrived before the Americans could recapture the area. The trapped and overpowered American fleet could do nothing but burn all 40 of their ships to prevent their falling into the hands of the enemy and all the marines and sailors made their way back to Massachusetts on foot through the Maine wilderness. It was a catastrophic defeat. The most scholarly and complete exposition of the Expedition is on pages 151-251 of Charles Bracelen Flood's book Rise, and Fight Again (N.Y.: Dodd, Mead, 1976). The book includes maps of the expedition plus a reproduction of the only known painting of the battle, the original of which is in the National Maritime Museum in London, England. Another fun (and fictionalized) account of the Battle is Willard Wallace's historical novel East to Bagaduce (Chicago: Henry Regnery, 1963). Mr. Wallace was a university historian, so the basic facts of this fascinating novel (at least fascinating to anyone with an interest in the Penobscot Expedition) are supposedly accurate. Copies of this book are available on used-book websites on the internet for around $35. If you can find it, another good exposition of the Expedition is John E Cayford's book The Penobscot Expedition (Orrington, Maine: C & H Pub. co., 1976). You may want to know that Prof. Warren Riess of the University of Maine is attempting to compile a data base of information about all the participants in the 1779 Expedition. No doubt he would be very interested in including any information you may have about any relatives you may have who took part in it. The web site that describes his work is at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/9336/dar10.htm My own interest in the Expedition centers on my g-g-g-g-grandfather, James Pease, who was a Massachusetts Continental Marine from Martha's Vineyard on the American ship "General Putnam" during the Expedition. He fought honorably in several deadly skirmishes during the battle and finally had his ship burned out from under him at the conclusion of the battle -- a lot to happen to a private of only one month and twenty-two days. Bill Pease, Lancaster, Pa, USA

Brian, Bagaduce is an old Indian name for the quiet, little, beautiful town of Castine, Maine, USA,(and not part of Boston) and it was here in 1779 that the United States suffered the greatest defeat of the U.S. Navy before Pearl Harbor. In the summer of 1779 the British started building a fort at Bagaduce (now Castine, Maine) on Penobscot Bay which, when completed, would have allowed them to control almost all traffic along the Maine coast during the Revolutionary War. The Americans sent a large expeditionary force (now most frequently referred to as The Penobscot Expedition) from Massachusetts of about 40 ships with marines to recapture the area, but, due to the timidity and delay of the fleet's Commander, Commodore Dudley Saltonstall, a reinforcing British armada with men-of-war arrived before the Americans could recapture the area. The trapped and overpowered American fleet could do nothing but burn all 40 of their ships to prevent their falling into the hands of the enemy and all the marines and sailors made their way back to Massachusetts on foot through the Maine wilderness. It was a catastrophic defeat. The most scholarly and complete exposition of the Expedition is on pages 151-251 of Charles Bracelen Flood's book Rise, and Fight Again (N.Y.: Dodd, Mead, 1976). The book includes maps of the expedition plus a reproduction of the only known painting of the battle, the original of which is in the National Maritime Museum in London, England. Another fun (and fictionalized) account of the Battle is Willard Wallace's historical novel East to Bagaduce (Chicago: Henry Regnery, 1963). Mr. Wallace was a university historian, so the basic facts of this fascinating novel (at least fascinating to anyone with an interest in the Penobscot Expedition) are supposedly accurate. Copies of this book are available on used-book websites on the internet for around $35. If you can find it, another good exposition of the Expedition is John E Cayford's book The Penobscot Expedition (Orrington, Maine: C & H Pub. co., 1976). You may want to know that Prof. Warren Riess of the University of Maine is attempting to compile a data base of information about all the participants in the 1779 Expedition. No doubt he would be very interested in including any information you may have about any relatives you may have who took part in it. The web site that describes his work is at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/9336/dar10.htm My own interest in the Expedition centers on my g-g-g-g-grandfather, James Pease, who was a Massachusetts Continental Marine from Martha's Vineyard on the American ship "General Putnam" during the Expedition. He fought honorably in several deadly skirmishes during the battle and finally had his ship burned out from under him at the conclusion of the battle -- a lot to happen to a private of only one month and twenty-two days. Bill Pease, Lancaster, Pa, USA > Subject: [A-REV] Massachusetts Militia and Volunteers > Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 18:28:19 -0000 > From: "Brian Jones" <brianjones@cableinet.co.uk> > To: AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-L@rootsweb.com > > Does anyone know the make up of the Massachusett's Militia and Massachusett's Volunteers. > > Were they made up of regiments, companies or platoons? > > I am particulary looking for a reference to Stebbin's company of Brewer's Regiment or should that read Brewer's Battalion? > > Also I note from the Institute of Advanced Loyalist Studies list of regiments at http://www.royalprovincial.com/military/rlist/rlist.htm the following information: > > > Battalion Years of service Type > > Massachusetts Militia Bagaduce 1779 -1783 Militia > Boston 1775 > > Massachusetts Volunteers 1777 - 1783 Militia > (New York) > > Can someone please help with the reference Militia (New York) does this mean the MA Volunteer Corps were based in New York? Also does Bagaduce, Boston mean the place name where the MA Militia Battalion was raised? > > I would appreciate any information on these two units particulary anything on the muster rolls. > > TIA > > Best wishes, > Brian > Bristol > UK > > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/o/n/Brian-Jones/ > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [A-REV] Re: Capt.Nathaniel Camp of Newark, N.J. + Geo. Washington in N.J. > Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 13:32:30 EST > From: Farns10th@aol.com > To: AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-L@rootsweb.com > > The Old Newark Burying Ground > > CAMP, Caleb - wife Sarah (died 1 Oct 1762 in 26th year) > CAMP, Joseph - wife Joannah (died 10 Jan 1779 in 61st year) > CAMP, Nathaniel - wife Elizabeth, son Joseph (died 19 Jan 1747/8 aged 4 mos 1 > day) > CAMP, Mr. Nathanael - wife Mrs. Elizabeth (died 12 Mar 1785 in 79th year) > CAMP, Samuel - wife Mary (died 27 Nov 1720 aged 43 yrs) > CAMP, Samuel - died 11 Apr 1777 in 72nd year), wife Hannah (died 28 Sep 1749 > aged 41 yrs 3 mos) > CAMP, Samuel - wife Hannah, daugher Jemima (died 10 Jul 1742 aged about 5 yrs) > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/burying.htm > > - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 37 > page 278 > > Miss Gertrudf. Amelia Tuttle. > DAR ID Number: 37789 > Born in Madison, New Jersey. > Descendant of Capt. Nathaniel Camp and of Daniel Tuttle, of New Jersey. > Daughter of William Parkhurst Tuttle and Joanna Butler Thompson, his wife. > Granddaughter of Rev. Samuel Lawrence Tuttle and Amelia Camp, his wife. > Gr.-granddaughter of Aaron Camp and Rebecca Bruen, his wife; Rev. Jacob > Tuttle and Elizabeth Ward, his wife. > [p.278] Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Nathaniel Camp and Rachel Crane, his wife; > Joseph Tuttle and Esther Parkhurst, his wife. > Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Daniel Tuttle and Jemima Johnson, his wife. > Nathaniel Camp, (1739-1827), served as captain of second regiment, Essex > county militia. He was born and died in Newark, N. J. > Daniel Tuttle, (1725-1805), served as a minute man from Morris county and his > sons, Timothy, John, William and Joseph served in the army. He was born and > died in Whippany, N. J. > Also Nos. 6364, 13477, 25185. > > Reference #16041 > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genlady/darvol37.html > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > William Camp, of Milford, CT among the first settlers of Newark, NJ 1667 > Roster of Names > > http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/45/Lyon/Misc/1667PlantationCovenant.htm > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Newark Church Records from History of Essex Co., New Jersey (book online) > on June 7, 1753, during the administration of Governor Belcher, to whose kind > regards the Presbyterians in this region were much indebted, a charter was > obtained for that purpose, headed with the words, "George the Second, by the > Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the > Faith," etc., "one body, politic and corporate, in deed, fact and name, by > the name of the Trustees of the First Presbyterian Church in Newark." The > trustees named in this charter were Christopher Wood, John Crane, Nathaniel > Camp, Joseph Camp, Jonathan Sergeant, Joseph Riggs and Israel Crane. > > http://216.181.70.227/NJ/essex/Essex39.htm > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Newark, NJ Tavern where Geo. Washington stopped enroute to NY > George Washington stopped here in 1789 on his way to New York to be > inaugurated as the first President. A historic marker across the street > reads: > > Here, on April 23, 1789, on his way to New York City, Washington > was received by troops from Elizabethtown and Newark. He was > entertained at the inn kept by Samuel Smith by gentlemen of the town. > > http://members.aol.com/clarkweb/elizbtwn.htm > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Wayne, NJ > > Dey Mansion > 199 Totowa Rd. > Wayne NJ 07470 > One of George Washington's headquarters. Now a museum, the two-story Georgian > house is furnished with Queen Anne-style and Chippendale-era pieces. Group > tours by appt. > http://www.state.nj.us/travel/gatehistoric.htm > > THE SYDENHAM HOUSE (The Old Road to Bloomfield) > The home of Mr. and Mrs. D.J. Henderson, this early-18th century farmhouse > has been faithfully restored by the couple over more than 20 years. The > original portion of the house is believed to have been built around 1710 and > enlarged four times over the centuries. It remained a possession of the > Sydenham family until the 1920s and stands today as the oldest private home > in Newark. George Washington is said > to have considered using the house as his headquarters at one time. > > http://www.ci.newark.nj.us/guide/body_landmark.html > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > George Washington in New Jersey during Rev. War > > Rockingham, New Jersey > Rt. 518, Rocky Hill. Headquarters of George Washington in 1783 while he > attended sessions of the Continental Congress in Princeton. He wrote his > "Farewell Orders to the Armies of the United States" from this house. > Constructed 1734. State historic site. Open Wednesday & Saturday, 10 > a.m.-noon & 1-4 p.m., Sunday 1-4 p.m. (closed Monday, Tuesday and holidays). > > Wallace House. > 38 Washington Place, Somerville. Constructed in 1778, Gen. Washington's > Headquarters from December 1778 to June 1779, when the Continental Army was > stationed at Camp Middlebrook. State historic site (see Washington > Campground/Middlebrook Encampment). Open Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon & > 1-4 p.m., Sunday 1-4 p.m. Reservations required for groups of 10 or more > people. > 908-725-1015 > Washington Campground/Middlebrook Encampment. > Middlebrook Rd., Bridgewater. Site of two encampments of major portions of > Washington's Continental Army, early summer of 1777 and the winter of > 1778-1779. First official 13-star flag was flown over Washington's troops > here. > > http://www.beachcomber.com/Somerset/Public/histor.html

Bill: You didn't mention: http://www.americanrevolution.org/nav12.html !?!?!? Best, Ed -- For Revolutionary War information on the Internet, your first choice should be AMERICANREVOLUTION.ORG

Does anyone know the make up of the Massachusett's Militia and Massachusett's Volunteers. Were they made up of regiments, companies or platoons? I am particulary looking for a reference to Stebbin's company of Brewer's Regiment or should that read Brewer's Battalion? Also I note from the Institute of Advanced Loyalist Studies list of regiments at http://www.royalprovincial.com/military/rlist/rlist.htm the following information: Battalion Years of service Type Massachusetts Militia Bagaduce 1779 -1783 Militia Boston 1775 Massachusetts Volunteers 1777 - 1783 Militia (New York) Can someone please help with the reference Militia (New York) does this mean the MA Volunteer Corps were based in New York? Also does Bagaduce, Boston mean the place name where the MA Militia Battalion was raised? I would appreciate any information on these two units particulary anything on the muster rolls. TIA Best wishes, Brian Bristol UK http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/o/n/Brian-Jones/

The Old Newark Burying Ground CAMP, Caleb - wife Sarah (died 1 Oct 1762 in 26th year) CAMP, Joseph - wife Joannah (died 10 Jan 1779 in 61st year) CAMP, Nathaniel - wife Elizabeth, son Joseph (died 19 Jan 1747/8 aged 4 mos 1 day) CAMP, Mr. Nathanael - wife Mrs. Elizabeth (died 12 Mar 1785 in 79th year) CAMP, Samuel - wife Mary (died 27 Nov 1720 aged 43 yrs) CAMP, Samuel - died 11 Apr 1777 in 72nd year), wife Hannah (died 28 Sep 1749 aged 41 yrs 3 mos) CAMP, Samuel - wife Hannah, daugher Jemima (died 10 Jul 1742 aged about 5 yrs) http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/burying.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 37 page 278 Miss Gertrudf. Amelia Tuttle. DAR ID Number: 37789 Born in Madison, New Jersey. Descendant of Capt. Nathaniel Camp and of Daniel Tuttle, of New Jersey. Daughter of William Parkhurst Tuttle and Joanna Butler Thompson, his wife. Granddaughter of Rev. Samuel Lawrence Tuttle and Amelia Camp, his wife. Gr.-granddaughter of Aaron Camp and Rebecca Bruen, his wife; Rev. Jacob Tuttle and Elizabeth Ward, his wife. [p.278] Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Nathaniel Camp and Rachel Crane, his wife; Joseph Tuttle and Esther Parkhurst, his wife. Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Daniel Tuttle and Jemima Johnson, his wife. Nathaniel Camp, (1739-1827), served as captain of second regiment, Essex county militia. He was born and died in Newark, N. J. Daniel Tuttle, (1725-1805), served as a minute man from Morris county and his sons, Timothy, John, William and Joseph served in the army. He was born and died in Whippany, N. J. Also Nos. 6364, 13477, 25185. Reference #16041 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genlady/darvol37.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ William Camp, of Milford, CT among the first settlers of Newark, NJ 1667 Roster of Names http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/45/Lyon/Misc/1667PlantationCovenant.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Newark Church Records from History of Essex Co., New Jersey (book online) on June 7, 1753, during the administration of Governor Belcher, to whose kind regards the Presbyterians in this region were much indebted, a charter was obtained for that purpose, headed with the words, "George the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith," etc., "one body, politic and corporate, in deed, fact and name, by the name of the Trustees of the First Presbyterian Church in Newark." The trustees named in this charter were Christopher Wood, John Crane, Nathaniel Camp, Joseph Camp, Jonathan Sergeant, Joseph Riggs and Israel Crane. http://216.181.70.227/NJ/essex/Essex39.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Newark, NJ Tavern where Geo. Washington stopped enroute to NY George Washington stopped here in 1789 on his way to New York to be inaugurated as the first President. A historic marker across the street reads: Here, on April 23, 1789, on his way to New York City, Washington was received by troops from Elizabethtown and Newark. He was entertained at the inn kept by Samuel Smith by gentlemen of the town. http://members.aol.com/clarkweb/elizbtwn.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wayne, NJ Dey Mansion 199 Totowa Rd. Wayne NJ 07470 One of George Washington's headquarters. Now a museum, the two-story Georgian house is furnished with Queen Anne-style and Chippendale-era pieces. Group tours by appt. http://www.state.nj.us/travel/gatehistoric.htm THE SYDENHAM HOUSE (The Old Road to Bloomfield) The home of Mr. and Mrs. D.J. Henderson, this early-18th century farmhouse has been faithfully restored by the couple over more than 20 years. The original portion of the house is believed to have been built around 1710 and enlarged four times over the centuries. It remained a possession of the Sydenham family until the 1920s and stands today as the oldest private home in Newark. George Washington is said to have considered using the house as his headquarters at one time. http://www.ci.newark.nj.us/guide/body_landmark.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ George Washington in New Jersey during Rev. War Rockingham, New Jersey Rt. 518, Rocky Hill. Headquarters of George Washington in 1783 while he attended sessions of the Continental Congress in Princeton. He wrote his "Farewell Orders to the Armies of the United States" from this house. Constructed 1734. State historic site. Open Wednesday & Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon & 1-4 p.m., Sunday 1-4 p.m. (closed Monday, Tuesday and holidays). Wallace House. 38 Washington Place, Somerville. Constructed in 1778, Gen. Washington's Headquarters from December 1778 to June 1779, when the Continental Army was stationed at Camp Middlebrook. State historic site (see Washington Campground/Middlebrook Encampment). Open Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon & 1-4 p.m., Sunday 1-4 p.m. Reservations required for groups of 10 or more people. 908-725-1015 Washington Campground/Middlebrook Encampment. Middlebrook Rd., Bridgewater. Site of two encampments of major portions of Washington's Continental Army, early summer of 1777 and the winter of 1778-1779. First official 13-star flag was flown over Washington's troops here. http://www.beachcomber.com/Somerset/Public/histor.html

A group is forming of descendents of associators & militia members who served from York County, Pennsylvania, during the Revolution. We are planning a picnic for August 2002 and a second picnic over the 4th of July weekend in 2003, to be held in conjunction with York County's "Nine Months In Yorktown" Celebration. At our picnic in 2002, we are planning to have a guest speaker to talk about life in York County during the 18th century and are also planning a tour of local cemeteries and churches of our ancestors. We have established an email list to plan the picnic and discuss York County's participation in the Revolution. If you have an ancestor who served and lived in York County, Pennsylvania, please contact me for info on the picnic and mailing list! Shonna Bradley-Bender York, PA shonna@dejazzd.com

I thought I would bring to the attention of the lists a book that I am currently reading, which has only recently gone on sale in Britain. The book is called "Redcoat" by Richard Holmes and I am finding it a great read. As an ex-British Army NCO I find it very refreshing to read about the ordinary British squaddie of the 18th and 19th centuries, opposed to the normal officer's veiwpoint, which most military books are written about. The following is a brief synopsis of this book as written on the flyleaf: "Redcoat is the story of the 'backbone of the army' - the British soldier from c1760 until c1860 - surely one of the most enduring and magnetic subjects of the British past. Based on the letters and diaries of the men who served and the women who followed them, the book is rich in the history of the period. It charts Wolfe's victory and death at Quebec, the American War of Independence, the Duke of York's campaign in Flanders, Wellington's Peninsular War, Waterloo, the retreat from Kabul, the Sikh wars in 1845-9, the Crimean war and the Indian Mutuny. The focus of Redcoat, however, is the individual recollection and experience of the ordinary soldiers serving in the wars fought by Georgian and early Victorian England. Through their stories and anecdotes - of uniforms, equipment, ' taking the king's shilling', flogging, wounds, food, barrack life, courage, comradeship, death, love and loss - Richard Holmes provides a comprehensive portrait of a fallible but extraordinary successful fighting force." I can't wait to get to the chapter dealing with the retreat from Kabul, especially with what's going on in Afghanistan at this moment. I was particulary interested in the chapter on the American War of Independence as I have an ancestor cousin who fought as a Redcoat in the 44th Regiment of Foot (East Essex Regiment) when the regiment saw active service at New York and Philadelphia in 1776 and 1777 respectively. And as I have previously said I also have an ancestor cousin who fought on the side of the American Revolutionaries. Richard Holmes is best known for his BBC series War Walks and the Western Front, which may have been shown on the History Channel or Public TV in North America. He taught military history at the Military Academy, Sandhurst for many years. I am not sure if it is on sale in North America yet? I bought my copy through Amazon.co.uk, whose details of this book can be found on: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0002570971/o/qid=1005066559/sr=8-1/ref=sr_aps_b_1_1/026-6405159-0503656 Best wishes, Brian Bristol UK http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/o/n/Brian-Jones/

Absolutely awesome!! Thanks so much, Ed. Maureen At 04:23 PM 11/6/01, you wrote: >More than two years ago, someone posted a message to a list I subscribe >to, advising that if anyone was interested, there was an old medical >book for sale at eBay. > >I had been looking for a copy of that book for some time. Not just any >copy, but one that was complete, legible, and yet in poor enough shape >that it would be relatively inexpensive, and I wouldn't feel guilty >doing what I intended with it - destroying it in order to immortalize it >electronically. > >The book is now available for everyone to enjoy at: > >http://www.americanrevolution.org/medicine.html > >I believe you'll find it more than a curiosity of medical history. > >For one thing, it'll dissipate a lot of myths about 18th century >medicine, such as the common misconception that bleeding was the end-all >and be-all of medical science. Dr. Buchan tells when and when not to >bleed, and most of his treatments put the emphasis on other aspects of >patient care. > >Indeed, you'll find his exhortations on exercise, diet, and cleanliness >to be downright modern. In fact, I daresay his suggestion to wash ones >hands and changing clothes after attending a contagious patient before >venturing into public foreshadowed by a century the giants like Lister, >Semmelweiss and Pasteur - although I will admit that the advice to stuff >ones nostrils full of tobacco to avoid infection was a bit off the mark. > >For students of 18th century life, or those merely curious about how >their ancestors lived, the work is a veritable gold mine. Anecdotes >about patients, observations on improving the public health, and >derogatory remarks about the filthy habits of the peasntry provide >insight into how 18th c. British thought and lived. Removing foreign >bodies from the eye with the tongue, putting fresh manure on wounds, >etc., bring the era into sharper focus than many a learned tome written >from hindsight. > >About all that's missing in the internet version is the poignancy of >noticing that the most well-thumbed chapter is that dealing with >small-pox, or suddenly realizing what the small, round, reddish-brown >stains on the pages dealing with wounds probably are. > >I could go on for hours (hey, two+ years work makes one an advocate!) >but I'll simply suggest you check it out, and enjoy. > >Best regards, >Ed >-- >For Revolutionary War information on the Internet, your first choice >should be AMERICANREVOLUTION.ORG > > > >==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2

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List, First, apologies for sending my subscribe request to the list - I know better! I am researching an ancestor who was in the Revolutionary War. He is listed in the following companies. I am looking for any information about the activities of these companies at the times listed. I am trying to infer information about my ancestor's residence during his service and right after the Revolution from the Revolutionary War information. [This information is derived from Fisher & Fisher and from Goodrich.] I am especially interested in knowing where these companies might have mustered, and where they served. Anything you can point me to will be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help. Cordah Robinson (researching probable gr4grandfather Erastus MUNSEL, lived Rupert, Dorset, Wells, Poultney VT 1790-1811). 1779 APR 12 - JUN 21 Capt Tehan Noble's Co. of Militia 1780 APR 24 - JUN 18 Capt. Tehan Noble's Co of Militia, Col. Warren's Rgt in defense of the Northern Frontiers 1781 sometime between JAN 12 and MAY Capt. Underhill's Co, Col. Ira Allen's Rgt. Defense of Frontiers in Alarms commencing the 12th 1781 beginning of campaign to 30th of JUN (sometime in that range) Capt. James Blakeslee's Co. 1781 JUL 1 - NOV 25 Capt. James Blakeslee's Co. in Col. Fletcher's Bat. and Gen. Enos' Brig. 1782 (no date) Capt. John Gray's Co. of Foot, Col. Ira Allen's Rgt.