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APPEARANCE OF THE MARYLAND TROOPS. 257
much, and I lament his loss exceedingly." General Knox, in a letter to his
widow said, "Death has deprived you of a most tender and virtuous companion, and the United States of an able and upright patriot. When time
shall have smoothed the severities of your grief, you will derive consolation
from the reflection that Colonel Tilghman acted well his part in the theatre
of human life, and that the supreme authority of the United States have
expressly given their sanction to his merit." Washington, in a letter to Jefferson, dated August 1st, 1786, said, "Colonel Tilghman, who was formerly
of my family, died lately, and left as fair a reputation as ever belonged to a
human character." Again, in a letter to his father, dated June 5th, 1786, he
says, "Of all the numerous acquaintances of your lately deceased son, and
amidst all the sorrowings that are mingled on that melancholy occasion, I
may venture to assert (that excepting those of his nearest relatives) none
could have felt his death with more regret than I did, because no one entertained a higher opinion of his worth or had imbibed sentiments of greater
friendship for him than I had done. That you, sir, should have felt the
keenest anguish for this loss, I can readily conceive; the ties of parental
affection, united with those of friendship, could not fail to have produced
this effect. It is, however, a dispensation, the wisdom of which is inscrutable;
and amidst all your grief, there is this consolation to be drawn, that while
living, no man could be more esteemed, and since dead, none more lamented
than Colonel Tilghman."x
The result of the engagement at Harlem Heights produced, as is apparent
from the correspondence of the time, great encouragement throughout the army.
Unfortunately, however, sectional feeling began to prevail among the troops.
This subject became a great source of solicitude to Washington, who, in a
letter to General Schuyler, dated July 17th, says : " I must entreat your attention to do away the unhappy and pernicious distinctions and jealousies between
the troops of different governments." Adjutant General Reed, speaking on
this subject observes: " The Southern troops, comprising the regiments
south of the Delaware, looked with very unkind feelings on those of New
England, especially those from Connecticut, whose peculiarities of deportment
made them the objects of derision among their fellow soldiers."
Smallwood's regiment contrasted vividly in point of equipment and discipline with the rustic attire and soldierly qualities of the battalions from the
East. " There were none," says Graydon, a contemporary writer, " by whom
an un-officer-like appearance and deportment could be less tolerated than by
a city-bred Marylander, who, at this time, was distinguished by the most
fashionable cut coat, the most macaroni cocked hat, and hottest blood in the
union." As an evidence of the antipathy prevailing between the Southern
and Eastern troops at this time, he cites an instance which caused a court-
martial of which he was a member. He says Lieutenant Jack Stewart,
1 Memoir of Lieutenant-Colonel Tench Tilghman, dec, by Oswald Tilghman.
IT—v. ii
| Title | History of Maryland - 2 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000288 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | APPEARANCE OF THE MARYLAND TROOPS. 257 much, and I lament his loss exceedingly." General Knox, in a letter to his widow said, "Death has deprived you of a most tender and virtuous companion, and the United States of an able and upright patriot. When time shall have smoothed the severities of your grief, you will derive consolation from the reflection that Colonel Tilghman acted well his part in the theatre of human life, and that the supreme authority of the United States have expressly given their sanction to his merit." Washington, in a letter to Jefferson, dated August 1st, 1786, said, "Colonel Tilghman, who was formerly of my family, died lately, and left as fair a reputation as ever belonged to a human character." Again, in a letter to his father, dated June 5th, 1786, he says, "Of all the numerous acquaintances of your lately deceased son, and amidst all the sorrowings that are mingled on that melancholy occasion, I may venture to assert (that excepting those of his nearest relatives) none could have felt his death with more regret than I did, because no one entertained a higher opinion of his worth or had imbibed sentiments of greater friendship for him than I had done. That you, sir, should have felt the keenest anguish for this loss, I can readily conceive; the ties of parental affection, united with those of friendship, could not fail to have produced this effect. It is, however, a dispensation, the wisdom of which is inscrutable; and amidst all your grief, there is this consolation to be drawn, that while living, no man could be more esteemed, and since dead, none more lamented than Colonel Tilghman."x The result of the engagement at Harlem Heights produced, as is apparent from the correspondence of the time, great encouragement throughout the army. Unfortunately, however, sectional feeling began to prevail among the troops. This subject became a great source of solicitude to Washington, who, in a letter to General Schuyler, dated July 17th, says : " I must entreat your attention to do away the unhappy and pernicious distinctions and jealousies between the troops of different governments." Adjutant General Reed, speaking on this subject observes: " The Southern troops, comprising the regiments south of the Delaware, looked with very unkind feelings on those of New England, especially those from Connecticut, whose peculiarities of deportment made them the objects of derision among their fellow soldiers." Smallwood's regiment contrasted vividly in point of equipment and discipline with the rustic attire and soldierly qualities of the battalions from the East. " There were none," says Graydon, a contemporary writer, " by whom an un-officer-like appearance and deportment could be less tolerated than by a city-bred Marylander, who, at this time, was distinguished by the most fashionable cut coat, the most macaroni cocked hat, and hottest blood in the union." As an evidence of the antipathy prevailing between the Southern and Eastern troops at this time, he cites an instance which caused a court- martial of which he was a member. He says Lieutenant Jack Stewart, 1 Memoir of Lieutenant-Colonel Tench Tilghman, dec, by Oswald Tilghman. IT—v. ii |
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