Hi: In the recent past I have seen references to Hessians at Fort Frederick, Maryland. I have just completed reading an article in Johannes Schwalm Historical publication, Volume 8, 2005. P. Kirby Gull wrote an article on Hessians at Fort Frederick: A Story Revisited. I quote: "A review of the official journals of the Hessen-Casel von Bose and Erbprinz Regiments and the correspondence of Hessian commanders von Knyphausen and von Lossberg with the landgraf revealed no mention of German prisoners at Fort Frederick. There are references to Winchester, Virginia and Frederick Town, Maryland as the sites to which the German prisoners had been sent. The consulted sources do not support the presence of German Yorktown captives at Fort Frederick. Nor is there support for their presence there at any other time during the war. Of course, a random few may have found their way behind the Fort's formidable 4-foot thick walls. However, the evidence is seriously lacking for any large and intentional incarceration of Hessian captives. The legend of Hessian prisoners at Fort Frederick has left an obstinate detour in historical perception. It has obfuscated and discouraged a true understanding about an important time in Maryland's Revolutionary history. It is hoped that the preceding effort, in some small measure, has dispelled some of the uncertainty." Howard F. Horne, PG NSSAR