Orderly book with accounts of Capt. Nathan Strong's company the 4th New York Regiment, 1777, Mar. 19 - 1778, June 12, Peekskill, N.Y., Valley Forge, Pa.

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Orderly book with accounts of Capt. Nathan Strong's company the 4th New York Regiment, 1777, Mar. 19 - 1778, June 12, Peekskill, N.Y., Valley Forge, Pa.

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The orderly book and accounts kept by Captain Nathan Strong of the 4th New York Regiment. Included are: the orderly book kept at Peekskill, N.Y. from March 19 through June 9, 1777. The rest of the manuscript contains two entries for January and March, 1778 and miscellaneous military and personal accounts kept by Nathan Strong.

82 pieces, 18 cm.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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United States. Contintental Army. New York Regiment, 4th.

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United States. Continental Army

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In response to the expansion of the Continental Army the number of staff was increased and reorganized in 1776. Changes included the creation of a new unit to supplement George Washington's personal staff. This special unit, the Commander in Chief's Guard, was formed on March 12, 1776 with Captain Caleb Gibbs (formerly adjutant of the 14th Continental Regiment and appointed Aid to Major General Greene) as commander. The unit protected Washington, the army's cash, and official papers. ...

Strong, Nathan, fl. 1776-1779

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United States. Continental Army. New York Regiment, 4th

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Regiment organized between November 1776 and early 1777; disbanded January 1, 1781, and its remaining enlisted men incorporated into other New York regiments. During the period covered by these orderly books it was under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Weisenfels. It took part in Sullivan's Expedition in 1779. From the description of Orderly books, 1779-1780. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58770550 The 4th Regiment of New York was org...