Richmond, April 23, 1781. Sir, On the 18th instant, the enemy came from Portsmouth up James river, in considerable force, though their numbers are not yet precisely known to us. They landed at Burwell’s Ferry, below Williamsburg, and also a short distance above the mouth of Chickahominy. This latter circumstance obliged Colonel Innis, who commanded…
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Attack on Steward’s House
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. April 5.—On Saturday last, (March 31st,) a party from his most gracious Majesty’s ships the Monk, and Hope, off Annapolis, Maryland, proceeded up West River, with an intention of destroying, with their accustomed savage cruelty, the property of Mr.…
Another American Account of Guilford
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. The enemy were so beaten that we should have disputed the victory could we have saved our artillery, but the general thought it was a necessary sacrifice. The spirits of the soldiery would have been affected if the cannon…
Battle of Guilford – General Greene’s Account
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. March 16.—Yesterday morning an engagement was brought on near Guilford Court House, between a small part of the American regulars, joined by a very considerable body of militia, and most of General Cornwallis’s army.1 Early in the morning, the…
The Ladies of Charleston
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. The ladies of Charleston, since the capture of that place, have uniformly refused to associate with the British officers, or to attend any of their assemblies, or places of public amusement; and, having been reduced to the necessity of…