From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. July 19.—This morning, the first and second Pennsylvania brigades, commanded by Brigadier-General Wayne, marched from their respective encampments for the purpose of collecting and bringing off those cattle in Bergen county, New Jersey, immediately exposed to the enemy. After…
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Sea Fight off New Jersey
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. July 10.—On Thursday last, (6th,) the brig Admiral Rodney, of sixteen carriage-guns and eighty-three men, commanded by Captain Daniel Moore, sailed from Sandy Hook on a cruise, and on Saturday, (8th,) in latitude 39° 26′, longitude 74°, fell in…
Anecdote of Joseph Wigfall
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. When it was found necessary to call in the detachment of American troops which had been posted at Lampriere’s Ferry,1 opposite to Charleston, South Carolina, three men of General Hogan’s North Carolina brigade were by some accident left behind;…
Nathaniel Fitz Randolph
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. July 12.—A few days ago died, of the wounds he received in nobly fighting in defence of his country, Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, Esq., late of Woodbridge, in Jersey. This gentleman’s zeal and activity, joined with the most intrepid bravery,…
Sentiments of a New Jersey Woman
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. July 1.—The Gazette of to-day contains the following “Sentiments of a Lady in New Jersey:”—The war carried on by the British nation against my native country, cannot fail to excite in the humane and virtuous mind sentiments very unfavorable…