The Adjutant's Orderly Book for a Regiment Whereof Edward Wigglesworth, Esq. is Colonel, 1776, July 30-Nov. 30, Charlestown (Boston, Mass.) and Fort Ticonderoga (N.Y.).

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The Adjutant's Orderly Book for a Regiment Whereof Edward Wigglesworth, Esq. is Colonel, 1776, July 30-Nov. 30, Charlestown (Boston, Mass.) and Fort Ticonderoga (N.Y.).

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Regimental orderly book kept by Thomas Smart from July 30 till Nov. 30, 1776. Included are brigade and regimental orders, returns, lists, morning reports, etc.

179 leaves, 20 cm., unbound, in cloth folder, half morocco slip-case.

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Massachusetts. Militia. Wigglesworth's Regiment.

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Wigglesworth, Edward, d. 1826

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Smart, Thomas, fl. 1776-1781.

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Colonel Edward Wigglesworth (d. 1826) commanded a regiment of Essex County, Mass. militia; the regiment was part of the 5th Brigade of Massachusetts of James Brickett. In early September, 1776, the regiment left Charlestown, (Boston, Mass.) for Ticonderoga, N.Y. where it was stationed until Nov. 23. Thomas Smart, Wigglesworth's adjutant, later continued to serve under Wigglesworth as 1st Lieutenant of 13th Massachusetts Regiment. From the description of The A...

Brickett, James, d. 1818.

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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. ...