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