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;…
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Patriotic Women
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. July 4.—The ladies of Trenton, in New Jersey, emulating the noble example of their patriotic sisters of Pennsylvania,1 and being desirous of manifesting their zeal in the glorious cause of American liberty, having assembled this day for the purpose…
British Account of the Operations in Jersey – British Account of Mrs. Caldwell’s Death
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. A British officer gives the following account of the recent operations of the royal army in New Jersey:—”On Tuesday night, (6th,) the British troops made their first landing upon Elizabethtown meadows, and were crossed over by divisions in succession…
The Effect of Clinton’s Success
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. May 14.—Among the many good effects which daily arise from General Sir Henry Clinton’s descent upon the Carolina Sultans, we are told the following: The inhabitants of Hillsborough county, North Carolina, have sent a deputation informing Lieutenant-General Earl Cornwallis…
Henry Cruger Died
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. February 8.—Last Saturday morning died in St. James’ Square, Bristol, England, in the seventy-ninth year of his age, Henry Cruger, Esq. Having been some years in a very ill state of health, he left New York, the place of…