Hi Again: Fort Frederick was in fact used as a prison camp. British soldiers were imprisoned there- not Hessians. Howard Horne > Hello Howard; > Hello Hessians; > > Mark M. Boatner III's book "Landmarks of the American > Revolution, People and Places vital to the Quest for > Independence - page 138: > Fort Frederick, Potomac River near Clear Spring, Washington > County. Etc., etc.; During the Revolution it was used as a > prison camp. Etc., The State of Maryland acquired it, conducted > archaelogical research, and reconstructed or restored the > walls and other features as part of a 279-acre park with a > museum and recreational facilities. > It is off U.S.40, five miles south of Clear Spring. > > Is this the one you are writing about? > My Maryland Highway map does not show this location. > In any event, it is not the Frederick, Maryland, which has > the 'Hessian barracks'. > > Regards, > John Helmut Merz > (btw. Bruce E. Burgoyne's translation of "Doehle's Diary" in > the Index, check 'Forts': Frederick, Md., page 187, and pages > 198-222. I think page 187 is correct, but 192-222 refers to > Frederick, Maryland.) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <hhorne04@comcast.net> > Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 3:10 PM > Subject: [HESSIAN] Fort Frederick > > > > 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 > > > ==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== > The subject of this list - Hessian Soldiers of the American Revolution No other > wars - no other German immigrants. Please stick to the subject. You can search > the archives for a specific message or browse them, going from one message to > another. > To search: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=AMREV-HESSIANS > To browse: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/AMREV-HESSIANS-L > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >