British - German - American Units in Saratoga Campaign
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British - German - American Units in Saratoga Campaign -
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/Prepared by Park Historian Snell - 8/2/497 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SaratogaNATIONAL lTa.ti.onal PARK Historical SERVICE Park Stillwater, Rew York
August 32, 1249
Memorandum Tot Regional Director Prom Superintendent, Saratoga Rational Historical Park Subjsot» Exhibits for Saratoga Museum Xn response to Mr. Hudson's memorandum of August 10, this will advise that Mr. Snell Is devoting some tine whenever possible to completion of the suggested outline to he used as a guide for the artist In pointing a scene from one of the Freeman Fora battles and expects to have it ready for submission sometime soon* In the meantime, as requested by Ur. Hudson in the last paragraph of hie nemorandun, Hr, Snell has prepared a lis t of the British, Hessian and American units, recorded as having taken part In the Saratoga campaign. These are as follows« British Line Regiments! Battalion of Crenadiere Battalion of Light Composed of Plank Com Infantry Composed of panies front Plank Companies from« 8th Regiment; 8th Regiment 9th Regiment 20th « 20th n 20th it 21 st M 21st tt 21st *• 24th H 24th M 24th n 47th M 47th it 47th 11 SSrd ** (Left as garrison SSrd A SSrd « at Tloonderoga) 62nd A 62nd « 62nd w 28th M 29th H Detaohnent of Royal r a r ... 1 . . . I I ill 11 1 Slat A rtillery 84th W 34th It Osman Regln»ate» Regiment of Rieliesel (Brunsfeiokere) Battalion of Grenadiere Regiment of Speoht (Bruaswiokers) oomposed of flank Com Regiment of Rhets (Brunswiokers) panies fron» Regiment of Prinoe Frederick (Brunswiokers - left Regt, of Riedesel at Tloanderoge) Regt, of Speoht Regiment of Hesse-Hanau (Heaeian Grenadier Regt.) Regt, of Rhets Regt, of Prinoe Frederlok Detachment of Hesee-Hanau Artillery Riedesel'• Dragoons (served a » Headquarters guard) Battalion of Light Infantry •onpoead of flask oowpanlo* from Ragiadnt of Riadaaei Regiment of Spochfc Regiment of Rhats Regiment of Frisco Fraderibk One oottpasy of Yagora for Ohaaaaura) (Bruhawlokara) Aaarioan Saglaanta at Saratoga September 19th. 1777« Continental Line* Irk Saw Hampshire, S i« do soph Cillay 2nd Sa» Hampshire, Col» Sathan Halo (Lt« Col« Winborn Adana) Srd Saw Hampshire, Col» Alexander Scaamel 2nd Saw fork Regiment, Colonel Philip Van Cortlandt 4th Saw fork Regiment, Colonol Basry Beekman Lirlngaton lat Äesachusatt» Regiment, Colonel Joseph Voao 2nd Maeaaohuaette Rogiment, Colonol John Balloy Srd Maaaaohusetta Rogiment, Colosal John Creaton 4th Maasaehueett* Reglmont, Col. Killlam Shepard Öth Maasachuiott* Regiment, Col* *ufua Putnam 6th Xassaohuaotta Regiment, Col« Thomaa Kixon 7th kaacaohuaotta Regiment, Col« lahabod Aldan 8th Mataaohttaatta Regiment, Col» Michael Jaok eon (Lt, Col. John Brooka) 9th Maasaohuaatta Regiment, Col« Jaae* Weston 10th tfaaaaehuaetta Regiment, Col« Thomas Marshall 11th Maaaaohuaett* Regiment, Col« Ebene«er Fraaoli 12th Maaaaohusotta Regiment, Col* Samuel Brower 15th JCaaaaahuaatta Regiment, Col* Edward Wiggleaworth 14th Maaaaehuaatt* Regiment, Col* Cazubiol Bradford 16th Maaaaohuaett« Regiment, Col. Timothy Bigelow Virginia Riflemen, Colosal Daniel Morgan Light Infantry, Major Henry Dearborn Major Ebene »er Storena Independent Battalion of Artillery' Colonol Joduthan Baldwin1« Artillery Artifioere Regiment (Engineer«) Militia RagLmant* present Septet er 19th, 1777« Conneotiout M ilitia Regiment, Colonol Thaddaua Cook ' Conaaotiout Militia Regime art, Colonel Jonathan Latiner Saw fork M ilitia Regiment, Colonel Janes Livingston Seoond Regiment of Conneotiout Light Horae, Major Elijah Hyde October 7, 1777« Militia added to above troopei Col. Seih tarner’ « RegiMni^’'Craen 'Mountain Banger* Brigadier General Ten Broeok* a Albany M ilitia (I. T.) Wooloott* s M ilitia Schuyler'« Militia October 17, 1777, the following troops had joined the army (partial liet)t
Michnl'is Regiment, Col.; libs'$is'.Kihhols; Aslilsjr.' s/RegiaehJ: /: on©U -Samuel - A shl ey Moore's Regiment, Col. Daniel Moore
- 2 - Stiokney's Regiment, Col, ^hornet Stlokney Bale1* Regiment, Colonel $nooh Hal* Billow1 * Regiment, Colonel Billow« Bobart'e Regisaent, Colonel David Hobart Homy'« Regiment, Colonel Israel Morey Cba««1« Regiment, Colonel John Chase Rev Hampshire M ilitia under Brigadier General Jeoob Bayley Massachusetts Kilitta under Brigadier General ^«awe Brickett Massaehusetts Militia under Brigadier General Cohn Fellow» Field1a Regiment, Kew York MiRile Hew Hampshire Militia under Brigadier General Gillian Whipple, composed oft Sean1 * Regiment, Colonel Stephen Mean* Moulton' * Regiment Gila&risRegiaent, Col«. David Oilman B artlett1« Regiment Thornton* a Regiment, Colonel Mathew Thorfcton Webster's Regiment, Colonel John tfebeter Badger* c Regiment, Colonel Joseph Badger MoClary* a Regiment, Col« John I'cClary fie note that Mr. Hudson suggests in hi* memorandum of July 29 that one panel 4' long by 1' wide might be mad* for imsriean units and * panel 3' x 1* for the British end Hessian*. By r eferenee again to the museum proepeotus, we believe these panels oould ba fitted into the ultimate so heme in unit length# as great aa five feet. This alee would also be satisfactory for present display purposes.
asr,d.) IV A N J. E L L S W O R T H 1. J. Ellsworth Superintendent In duplicate 10-23 a