Continental Army Southern Department records, 1778-1890 (bulk 1778-1780).

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Continental Army Southern Department records, 1778-1890 (bulk 1778-1780).

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Volume contains: 1. Rules for the formation of troops. 2. Journal of a campaign to the southward (Brig. Gen. Robert Howe's expedition against the British on St. Mary's in Florida, 1778 May 9-June 14). 3. Orderly book (1778 Aug. 24-1780 May 10). 4. Proceedings of a Court of Inquiry held at Purrysburgh (1779 March 13-16, the court martial of Brig. Gen. John Ash). 5. Journal of the siege of Charles Towne (1780 March 28-May 12). 6. Copies of letters (correspondence between Gen. Lincoln and Sir Henry Clinton) and Articles of Capitulation. Includes charts listing the number of officers and staff stationed at various locations, lists of officers (and their dates of commission, resignation, and promotion), and a technical drawing of a gun (cannon). A note in the front of the volume states that the handwriting in the first part of the book ("Journal" and part of the "Rules") is that of John F. Grimke. Another note (1890) attributes the first note to Grimke's son, Thomas S. Grimke.

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Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795

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Sir Henry Clinton was the son of Admiral George Clinton (c.1685-1761) and grandson of Sir Francis Fiennes Clinton, 6th Earl of Lincoln. His father was Governor General of Newfoundland, 1732-1741, and of New York, 1741-1751. Rather than follow his father into the navy, Sir Henry embarked on a military career. He advanced steadily through the ranks, partly assisted by the patronage of his relative, the 1st Duke of Newcastle under Lyne. By the 1770s he had reached the rank of Colonel of the 12th Fo...

Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810

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Continental Army officer, collector of customs for the port of Boston; from Hingham (Plymouth Co.), Mass. From the description of Papers, 1778-1804. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19903396 Benjamin Lincoln was an American general during the Revolutionary War. He accepted the British surrender at Yorktown. From the description of Benjamin Lincoln collection, 1775-1782. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 712651132 ...

United States. Continental Army. Southern Dept.

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The Continental Army was organized shortly after the first encounter of the American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775). In 1776 Congress established the Middle and Southern Departments of the Continental Army for the administration and command. South Carolina troops were included in the Southern Department. One member of the Southern Department, John F. Grimke (resident of Charleston and Union District of South Carolina), entered the South Carolina Artillery Regiment (S...

Ash, John, ca. 1720-1781.

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Grimké, John Fauchereaud 1752-1819

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Howe, Robert, 1732-1786

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Robert Howe (1732-1786) was a major-general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He served as justice of the peace in Bladen and Brunswick counties, N.C., and member of the North Carolina Assembly. From the guide to the Robert Howe Papers, ., 1776-1853, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Army officer. From the description of Papers of Robert Howe, 1776-1783. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 710...