--- [email protected] wrote: > Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:30:03 -0700 > From: "Ed St.Germain" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AMER-REV] 5th Company, 1st Battalion, > NJ Line > > ... > Ergo, what you're looking for is Captain Meeker's > Company, 1st New Jersey > Regiment, Continental Line. > > Meeker served from 10 December 1775 to 20 Nov 1776. > > The regimental commander from 7 Nov 1775 to 1 March > 1776 was William > Alexander, who used the fanciful title of Lord > Stirling. As of 7 March 1776, > the 2nd in regimental command, LtCol William Winds, > was promoted to Col. and > took over command and served until 20 Nov of that > year. > > During that time, they participated in the Defense > of Canada, the Lake > Champlain engagement, and the Northern New Jersey > campaign. Thanks for clarifying that! Is there anywhere you know where I could find the details of this Company's history? For example, any books that detail what happened during these specific engagements & campaigns. Also, it's interesting to see William Winds took over command. I'm descended from his sister and have been unable to locate any info on who their parents were. The furthest back I have on Gen'l William Winds is that he was born in Southold, Long Island, in the year 1727 or 1728. If anyone has any info on his origins, please let me know. Thanks again! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com