Orderly books, 1776-1777.

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Orderly books, 1776-1777.

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Orderly books, dated August 12, 1776 - November 27, 1776; September 21, 1776 - April 8, 1777; April 9, 1777 - August 28, 1777; August 29, 1777 - October 6, 1777. The first covers the period of the successful British attack on Long Island and the Continental Army's retreat; it is dated from New York City and White Plains. A weekly return of McDougall's Brigade is laid in. The second, dated from Mile Square [in Yonkers] and Peekskill, was kept by the brigade adjutants, Major Taylor and Major Richard Platt. The third and fourth were also kept by Platt; they are dated from Peekskill, and the fourth is also dated from locations on the way to Pennsylvania, where the brigade took part in the battle of Germantown on October 4, 1777. The third contains numerous orders concerning the troops' health and hygiene, as well as order setting the price of foodstuffs. The fourth includes discussion of the news of the victory at Saratoga. They contain general, division, brigade and after orders; all contain material on courts martial.

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McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786

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Alexander McDougall (1732 – 9 June 1786) was a Scottish-born American seaman, merchant, a Sons of Liberty leader from New York City before and during the American Revolution, and a military leader during the Revolutionary War. He served as a major general in the Continental Army, and as a delegate to the Continental Congress. After the war, he was the president of the first bank in the state of New York and served a term in the New York State Senate. Born on the Isle of Islay, in the Inner He...

United States. Continental Army. McDougall's Brigade.

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McDougall was promoted to Brigadier General on on August 9, 1776, and took command of a brigade composed of his 1st New York Regiment, Ritzema's and Webb's regiments, and the artificers; after the loss at New York City, the New Jersey regiments were also placed under his command. From the description of Orderly books, 1776-1777. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58770715 ...

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Platt, Richard, 1755-1830

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