John Jackson, Perry Benson, Philip Casson, NOTE.-The writer is indebted to the History of Maryland by James McSherry, Esq., for the foregoing Maryland officers-that gentleman, and Messrs. Murphy & Co., publishers, of Baltimore, having kindly permitted me to copy them. NAMES AND RANK OF THE MARYLAND RIFLE COMPANIES UNDER LIEUT. COL. MOSES RAWLINGS, AS THEY STOOD MAY 31, 1777. NOTE.-These rifle companies were present at the attack on Fort Washington, on the 16th November, 1776, by the English forces under Sir William Howe. For some considerable length of time, the deadly fire of these riflemen, aided by a three-gun battery, kept the left column of the Hessians and Waldeckers, under General Knyphausen, entirely at bay. At length, their rifles becoming so foul from incessant firing, they were compelled to give ground. The fort was, after a desperate resistance on the part of the Americans, surrendered to the British, who took about 2,800 Americans prisoners, among whom were many of these riflemen, which circumstance so thinned their ranks, that in the summer of 1777 they were incorporated into other companies. NAMES, RANK, DATES OF COMMISSIONS, AND TIME OF ENLISTMENT OF THE FIELD, STAFF, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS, AND PRIVATES OF COL. CHARLES HARRISON'S VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, AS IT STOOD FROM Nov. 30, 1776, To APRIL, 1782. Charles Harrison, Colonel. Commissioned Nov. 80, 1776. Served to the end of the war. Edward Carrington, Lieutenant-colonel. Commissioned Nov. 80, 1776. Served to the end of the war. Christian Holmer, Major. Commissioned Nov. 80, 1776. Served to the end of the war. William Camp, Adjutant. Commissioned March 16, 1778. Richard Waters, Adjutant. Commissioned Sept. 21, 1778. Served as Lt. and Adjt. to the end of the war. Ambrose Bohannon, Paymaster. Commissioned June 1, 1778. Served as Lt. and Paymaster to the end of the war. COMPANY NO 1, AS IT STOOD AT VALLEY FORGE, JUNE 3, 1778. NOTE.-The above company was incorporated in Capt. Samuel Edden's. COMPANY NO. 2, AS IT STOOD AT VALLEY FORGE, June 3, 1778. Nathaniel Burwell, Captain, and Aid-de-Camp to Brigadier-general Robert November 30, 1777. do. do. CAPT. NATHANIEL BURWELL'S COMPANY, AS IT STOOD AT SMITH'S CLOVE, JULY 2, 1779. Nathaniel Burwell, Captain, and Aid to General Howe. John Blair, Captain-lieutenant. William Stevenson, First-lieutenant. Samuel Cross, Sergeant. Appointed November 80, 1777. William Emmons, do. do. Edward Shacklett, do. September 1, 1778. do. March 1, 1779. James Johnson, Corporal and Artificer, in Philadelphia. Richard Routon, Corporal. Appointed September 1, 1778. John Jenkins, Gunner and Wagoner. Appointed Sept. 1, 1778. Matrosses for Three Years. |