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MEETING OF THE ASSEMBLY. 373
light troops, to be raised out of the ranks of the army, the command of
which he gave to Morgan. From Colonel Williams' Maryland regiment four
companies of picked men were selected and formed into a light infantry
battalion, the command of which was given to Lieutenant Colonel John
Eager Howard. To these were added a company of riflemen under Major
Rose. About the first of November, Colonel White's and Colonel William
Washington's dragoons, about seventy in number, arrived in camp, and were
united to the commands of Howard and Rose, and the whole placed under
Brigadier General Daniel Morgan.1
The diminution of the Maryland regiment, by the detachment of these
four companies from it, was restored by the arrival of a large number of
recruits from Maryland. Upon receiving a small supply of clothing from
the State agents, each man in the brigade was supplied with one new
shirt, a short coat, a pair of woolen overalls, a pair of shoes and a hat or
cap; and every other provision was made to prepare the men for the
field. Colonel Williams says: " The officers exerted themselves, and the soldiers were emulous who should be the first in readiness to march. Even the
convalescents were impatient of being left behind—so generally had the martial spirit revived in the soldiery."
Everything being in readiness for a forward movement, on the 2d of
November, the brigade took up its line of march for Charlotte. The North
Carolina militia, under Smaliwood, had, a few days before, advanced and
taken a permanent position at Providence, about fourteen miles south of
Charlotte. Morgan and his legion advanced to the vicinity of Clermont and
•Camden, but, receiving orders, returned to Charlotte, where Major General
Greene, on the 4th of December, 1780, relieved General Gates of the command
of the army.2
Having followed the movements of the southern ai'my, under General
Gates, through the campaign of 1780, we will now revert to the first assembly of the year, and note the internal affairs of the State. The legislature
met on the 23d of March, 1780, and among the first Acts passed was one
extending the bounties passed at the last session, to those who would enlist
between the 1st of April and the 1st of August following. During the last
session, owing to the depreciation of the currency, the members of the legislature had increased their pay from twenty-five shillings per day to three
1 Congress appointed him brigadier-general on climate. I suppose you must find it agreeable
the 13th of October, but he was not advised of in some degree, as it has produced you such a
the fact until the 27th. harvest of glory. The affair of Camden will
2 Upon the arrival of General Greene at the not be more remarkable for its adverse circum-
American camp, he transmitted to General stances, than for the firm gallantry of the
Smaliwood the following letter he had brought Maryland Line. The veterans of the army here
from General Knox: admire their conduct, and ardently wished to
" Camp, Bergen County, i have been in such numbers, side by side with
" State New Jersey, 23d October, 1780. j their old companions, as to have enabled them
"Dear General—I take the opportunity, by Gen- to have gained a victory, which their bravery so
eral Greene, to inquire how you sustain the richly merited."—Maryland Papers Seventy-Six
"fatigues and hardships of war, in a southern Society, p. 116.
| 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 | 00000410 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | MEETING OF THE ASSEMBLY. 373 light troops, to be raised out of the ranks of the army, the command of which he gave to Morgan. From Colonel Williams' Maryland regiment four companies of picked men were selected and formed into a light infantry battalion, the command of which was given to Lieutenant Colonel John Eager Howard. To these were added a company of riflemen under Major Rose. About the first of November, Colonel White's and Colonel William Washington's dragoons, about seventy in number, arrived in camp, and were united to the commands of Howard and Rose, and the whole placed under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan.1 The diminution of the Maryland regiment, by the detachment of these four companies from it, was restored by the arrival of a large number of recruits from Maryland. Upon receiving a small supply of clothing from the State agents, each man in the brigade was supplied with one new shirt, a short coat, a pair of woolen overalls, a pair of shoes and a hat or cap; and every other provision was made to prepare the men for the field. Colonel Williams says: " The officers exerted themselves, and the soldiers were emulous who should be the first in readiness to march. Even the convalescents were impatient of being left behind—so generally had the martial spirit revived in the soldiery." Everything being in readiness for a forward movement, on the 2d of November, the brigade took up its line of march for Charlotte. The North Carolina militia, under Smaliwood, had, a few days before, advanced and taken a permanent position at Providence, about fourteen miles south of Charlotte. Morgan and his legion advanced to the vicinity of Clermont and •Camden, but, receiving orders, returned to Charlotte, where Major General Greene, on the 4th of December, 1780, relieved General Gates of the command of the army.2 Having followed the movements of the southern ai'my, under General Gates, through the campaign of 1780, we will now revert to the first assembly of the year, and note the internal affairs of the State. The legislature met on the 23d of March, 1780, and among the first Acts passed was one extending the bounties passed at the last session, to those who would enlist between the 1st of April and the 1st of August following. During the last session, owing to the depreciation of the currency, the members of the legislature had increased their pay from twenty-five shillings per day to three 1 Congress appointed him brigadier-general on climate. I suppose you must find it agreeable the 13th of October, but he was not advised of in some degree, as it has produced you such a the fact until the 27th. harvest of glory. The affair of Camden will 2 Upon the arrival of General Greene at the not be more remarkable for its adverse circum- American camp, he transmitted to General stances, than for the firm gallantry of the Smaliwood the following letter he had brought Maryland Line. The veterans of the army here from General Knox: admire their conduct, and ardently wished to " Camp, Bergen County, i have been in such numbers, side by side with " State New Jersey, 23d October, 1780. j their old companions, as to have enabled them "Dear General—I take the opportunity, by Gen- to have gained a victory, which their bravery so eral Greene, to inquire how you sustain the richly merited."—Maryland Papers Seventy-Six "fatigues and hardships of war, in a southern Society, p. 116. |
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