I am looking for Daniel Cain in the Guilford Courthouse Battle. Do you have any information about him? Thank you, Dianne Cain Black ----- Original Message ----- From: "qvarizona" <qvarizona@yahoo.com> To: <american-revolution@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 10:02 AM Subject: Re: [AMERICAN-REVOLUTION] Dec. 25, 1777, Christmas Day > When Nathanial Greene and Dan Morgan went south to fight Cornwallis, a few > of my VA ancestors from Rockbridge and Botetourt Co. --including James > Gilmore & Thos. Rowland-- were in both the Cow Pasture and Guilford > Courthouse battles. Rowland took 200 mounted militiamen to the "Crossing > of the Dan". Your postings have made me reallize I need to refresh my > memory and read about those battles again. --Joanne > > > George Patrick <gpatrick@austin.rr.com> wrote: > Joann, I'm pleased that you enjoyed the info. Before I discovered Frank > Goodway's Saratoga site I knew almost nothing about Col Daniel Morgan and > Captain Thomas Posey. My researching who they were and what they did has > brought me lots of enjoyment and pride in the fact that my ancestor served > and died under their command. > > George > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "qvarizona" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 4:18 PM > Subject: Re: [AMERICAN-REVOLUTION] Dec. 25, 1777, Christmas Day > > >> Many thanks for all the work you've done to share this info. >> Joanne >> >> George Patrick wrote: >> >> >> This document, in the writing of Washington, is also indorsed by him as >> here titled. >> >> Jameson with the light Horse now on the other side Schuylkill to guard >> the >> Avenues to the City, and even to form a Chain across from Kensington >> to Schuylkill; and stop, and secure every Person going in, and coming >> out. >> obtaing. from them all the Intelligence he can. >> >> A Small Party of Horse under a careful Officer to waylay the road from >> the >> Middle and upper Ferry, and do the same. >> >> A Party of foot at each ford from Sweedes to the Falls, for the same >> purpose. >> >> Lord Stirlings division, with Morgans Corp, and the Detachments from the >> Line together with Potters Militia to keep up the appearance of an Attack >> upon the Enemys left, and to harrass the Enemy as much as possible; to >> give, in short, every opposition, to afford time for the Baggage &ca. to >> be removed >> from our present Camp. if that Camp cannot be defended. >> >> Half the Horse at present on the West side of Schuylkill. to Patrol near >> the Enemy's Lines, and Stop deserters and others from going to them, >> with Intelligence. and give informn. to me of the Enemy's Mvs. >> >> The other half to follow in the Rear of the Army, and watch all the Fords >> from Sweedes downwards on the East side; to see if the Enemy approaches >> to either. >> >> A Spirited and enterprizing (Captn.) with three good Subs, 4 Sergeants >> and >> 60 Rank and File from each Brigade, with a good guide, to March in >> Front under the direction of a Colo., L. Colo. and Major and to possess >> themselves by surprize of the Redoubts; immediately, upon the doing of >> which, to >> form a Chain of Centrys from the one to the other to prevent any Person >> from going out, and to defend them to the last extremity against the >> Enemy. >> >> The Right Wing of the Army (under Genl. Sullivan) is, immediately upon >> their passing the Enemys Lines to hasten towards the four Ferries, and >> possess themselves of the Bridges; cut them loose from the West Shore; >> and >> defend the Passes till further orders. and, as this is a Work which >> depends >> more upon secrecy and dispatch than Numbers, no time should be lost in >> the >> execution. Genl. Woodfords Brigade to furnish one Regiment for the >> Security >> of the upper Ferry (just within the Enemys Lines) and to possess >> themselves of the Redoubts (at all events) which defend the bridge at the >> middle Ferry >> which is to be cut away from the West side as before described. Genl. >> Scotts Brigade is to do the same at Greys Ferry, and Genl. Waynes >> division >> the like >> at the lower Ferry of all over to Provence Island. Genl. Poors Brigade is >> to join the Reserve form on the Right of it, at the place, and in the >> manner >> hereafter described. >> >> The text is from a typed copy kindly >> List Mom for the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION mailing list: >> Diana Boothe philsbarbie1@arkansasfamilies.net >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> We have archives! 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