| 1 | Creator: | Stewart, Walter,1756-1796. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Walter Stewart Orderly book
| | | | Dates: | 1778-1779 | | | | Abstract: | A brigade-level orderly book for the Pennsylvania Line of the Continental Army (including the 1st, 2nd, 7th and 10th Regiments), kept between October 1778-May 1779, while the brigade was encamped in Fredericksburg and Middlebrook, New Jersey. Includes detailed records of orders issued relating to the brigade, brigade discipline, courts-martial, and records of orders relating to sutlers and camp followers. | | | | Call #: | Mss.973.3.St4 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Volume(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | American Revolution | Courts-martial and courts of inquiry | Maxwell, James | Military History | Military Records | Orderly books | Stewart, Walter,1756-1796. | United States--History--Revolution, 1776-1783 | United States. Continental Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1777-1781) | United States. Continental Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 7th (1777-1781) | Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796 | Willson, James | |
| 2 | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Keugh, Lieutenant William, Report of British Officer to His Majesty from Camp at German Town 28th of Setptemr. 1777
| | | | Dates: | 1777 September 28- October 7 | | | | Abstract: | Lieutenant William Keugh (b. 1732) was an Irish-born officer in the British army during the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War. Serving as Adjutant for the 44th Regiment of Foot, Keugh wrote Report of British Officer to His Majesty from Camp at German Town 28th of Setptemr. 1777, which chronicles the Philadelphia campaign of 1777, including descriptions of the Battles of Brandywine, Paoli and Germantown. | | | | Call #: | Mss.SMs.Coll.8 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Volume(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | American Revolution | Brandywine, Battle of, 1777 | British Landing at Head of Elk, Maryland, 1777 | Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795 | Germantown, Battle of, 1777 | Grey, Charles, 1729-1807 | Howe, William Howe, 5th Viscount, 1729-1814 | Knyphausen, Wilhelm zu Innhausen und, Reichsfreiherr, 1716–1800 | Military History | Military Records | Official Government Documents and Records | Paoli Massacre, 1777 | Philadelphia History | Washington, George, 1732-1799 | Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796 | |
| 3 | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Andre, Major John, Letter Regarding the Battle of Germantown
| | | | Dates: | 1777 (September 28 and October 8) | | | | Abstract: | Major John André (1750-1780) was a British officer during the American Revolutionary War. He is best known in America for his attempt to facilitate Benedict Arnold’s surrender of West Point to the British in 1780, but was known in his time as a capable, cosmopolitan officer, who served an interesting and varied career until his death in 1780. A participant in many of the Revolutionary War’s most famous battles, André was twice captured by the American army, and served well enough to earn two promotions and numerous important assignments during the conflict. This eight-page letter chronicles the Philadelphia campaign of 1777 and includes descriptions of the Battles of Brandywine, Paoli and Germantown. | | | | Call #: | Mss.SMs.Coll.7 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Item(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Agnew, James, 1719-1777 | American Revolution | Bird, John, ?-1777 | Brandywine, Battle of, 1777 | British Landing at Head of Elk, Maryland, 1777 | Germantown, Battle of, 1777 | Grey, Charles, 1729-1807 | Howe, William Howe, 5th Viscount, 1729-1814 | Knyphausen, Wilhelm zu Innhausen und, Reichsfreiherr, 1716–1800 | Military History | Military Records | Musgrave, Thomas, ?-1777 | Paoli Massacre, 1777 | Philadelphia History | Washington, George, 1732-1799 | Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796 | |
| 4 | Creator: | Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Nathanael Greene Papers
| | | | Dates: | 1777-1780 | | | | Abstract: | Nathanael Greene was one of the leading commanders in the Continental Army, and the only officer George Washington saw as capable of leading in his absence. Greene served as a field commander, member of Washington's staff, Quartermaster General, and commander of the Army in the Southern Theater. Greene was born on July 27, 1742 in Potowomut, Rhode Island to a Quaker family, who believed that their children would learn more from manual labor then from attending school. Lacking a formal education Greene was very intelligent and taught himself to read, developing early on a love of books - particularly military history and theory. It was through reading, not experience, where Greene learned his knowledge of military science. Between 1778 and 1780 he reluctantly served as Quartermaster General, and was able to drastically improve supplying the Continental Army. Greene ended his military career leading the American Southern army to victory over the British. Greene died in Georgia in June 1786.
The Papers of Nathanael Greene come from Greene's tenure as Quartermaster General of the Continental Army between 1778 and 1780. The collection primarily consists of Greene's correspondence with officers in the quartermaster department, officers in the Army (including George Washington), and members of the Continental Congress; relating to the operation of the Quartermaster Department with requests for supplies, forage, and money. In addition, there is also correspondence between officers of the Quartermaster Department. The content of the letters provide a detailed account of the logistical obstacles that Greene and his subordinates faced in trying to keep not only the Quartermaster Department but the Continental Army running. The papers do not contain any material relating to Greene's military service or private life either before or after his tenure as quartermaster general. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.G83 | | | | Extent: | 4.0 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | American Revolution | Barnes, John, 1730-1826 | Binney, Barnabas | Brown, William, 1748-1792 | Business Records and Accounts | Byas, Standley | Capp, John | Commissioners of the Navy Board | Cordon, Peter | Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 | Edmunston, Samuel | Ford, James | Gerard, Chevalier | Government Affairs | Gray,George | Greene, Christopher | Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 | Harrison, John | Hollingsworth, Henry, 1731-1803 | Hooper, Robert Lettis, 1730?-1797 | Howell, Joseph | Huntington, Samuel , 1731-1796 | Jackson, David, 1747-1801 | Jamison, Adame | Jay, John, 1745- 1829 | Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 | Larzelere, Abraham | Lawrence, John, ca. 1739-1801 | Military History | Military Records | Morgan, George, 1743-1810 | Morgan, John,1735-1789. | Morris, Lewis1726-1798 | Muhlenberg, Paul | Mylan, Stephen | Official Government Documents and Records | Otis and Henley, Messrs. | Paterson, John | Political Correspondence | Quartermasters--United States | Rice, Holman | Richardson, James | Scull, Peter | Shepard, William, 1737-1817 | Sheriff, Charles | St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818 | Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794 | Story, John | Sullivan, John, 1740-1795 | Tallmadge, Benjamin, 1754-1835 | Tilghman, Tench, 1744-1786 | Tilton, James, 1745-1822 | Turner, Peter, 1751-1822 | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Supplies and stores | United States. Continental Army | United States. Continental Congress. | Varnum, James Mitchell, 1748-1789 | Veazey, John Ward, ca. 1722 - | Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804 | Washington, George, 1732-1799 | Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796 | Weedon, George, 1730?-1790 | Weiss, Jacob, 1750-1839 | Wendell, Oliver, 1733-1818 | Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825 | Williams, Otho Holland, 1749-1794 | Woodford, William, 1734-1780 | Ziegler, David, 1748-1811 | |
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