From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. January 22.—A writer in the American camp at Baskenridge, in New Jersey, in a letter of this date, says:—”We have had a fast lately in camp, by general constraint, of the whole army, in which we fasted more sincerely…
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Lieut. Wynantz taken Prisoner
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. Last Sunday evening [January 30?] a party consisting of thirteen mounted refugees went from Staten Island, and in the vicinity of Elizabethtown, New Jersey, surprised Mr. Wynantz, a lieutenant of the rebel militia, and eight private men of Colonel…
Van Buskirk’s Visit to Jersey – Justice Hedden
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. January 27.—Last Tuesday night, a party of the enemy, consisting of about three hundred infantry, under the command of Colonel Van Buskirk, of the new levies, and about sixty dragoons, said to be under the command of Captain Steward,…
Cold Weather
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. January 10.—The very remarkable and long-continued severity of the weather at New York, (the like not having been known, as we are informed, by the oldest man living,) has stopped all the avenues of intelligence, and almost cut off…
Van Buskirk’s Account of the Elizabethtown Raid
Genl. Sterling Staaten Island. 26th Jany. 1780 Sir, Persuant to the orders I received yesterday, I marched last evening about dark, with the detachment under my command, taking the rout directed by Brigr. General Skinner, the guides led me without discovery to the rear of the town, which I entered without any alarm – immediately…