GLOVER ’ S

MARBLEHEAD REGI M ENT

I N THE WAR O F . T H E R EVOLUTION

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COL O NEL JO H N GL O V E R ’ S M AR BLEH EAD REG IM ENT

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It is eminently proper that this series of articles upon the Massachusetts

Re giments in the War of the American Revolution , should be gin with an - “ ” - b account of the Marblehead or Marine Regiment , commanded y Colonel C John Glover . Few regiments in the entire ontinental A rmy were in more important engagements , or rendered greater service . It has the added l t distinction of being one of the first to be organized . On the o h of Jan 1 M uary , 775 , a town meeting was held in arblehead to make provision to pay persons who may enlist as minute men , and take other suitable steps for perfecting the militia in the arts of A committee was appointed , consisting of Gerry , Orne , Lee and others , and they reported as follows . “Whereas a proportionable part of the Inhabitants of this Town may soon be called forth to assist in defending the Charter and Constitution of th e Province as well as the Rights Liberties of all A merica ; and in Order thereto It is N ecessary they should be properly D isciplined and I nstructed

ar in the Arts of W . And whereas for this purpose a greater proportion of

To time must be immediately spent by those who are first take the field , than by such as shall S ucceed j oy n them It is both j ust and reasonable S — M that they shall be rewarded for their Extra ervices . " arblehead s C . town record " Eight hundred pounds was granted , and apt James M ugford was appointed paymaster for th e “detached M ilitia or ” M M e n inute , with instructions to pay the money to those only who presented an order endorsed by a committee of the town . The committee R consisted of Thomas Gerry, ichard Harris and Joshua Orne . They were : 2 instructed to allow compensation as follow s shillings a day to a private , fife rs 3 shillings to sergeants , clerks , drummers and , 4 shillings to second 4 8 lieutenants , shillings , pence , to first lieutenants and six shillings a day to

. S wa s captains ervice of four hours a day required , but compensation was allowed for only three days in each w eek .

In February , a vessel came to Marblehead with a chest of arms , which s was boarded by youn g patriots and the arms removed . The e were

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26th probably used later in equipping th e re giment . On th e of this month ,

the B ritish soldiers , under Col . L eslie , landed and marched to Salem . Maj or John Pedrick hastened ahead of them to Salem and gave the alarm

N d . at the door of the orth Church , wh ere service s w ere being hel He was L e ’ soon joined by a party of men from Marblehead . When slie s regiment

returned to Marblehead , they were met by the Marblehead Regiment and w ithout doubt blood would have been shed if the Salem encounter had been less peaceful . Th e boldness of the people of Marblehead at this time is w ell shown by the following notes found in a list of early events : M ay 22nd D rums ” and Fifes go about town ; fish ermen enlisting for Continental Army . At 20 the same time th e B ritish ship Lively , guns , was at anchor in the har bor . She was replaced a few days later by the sloop of war M erlin , and “ under date of June 6th w e read : Arrived a schooner from West I n d i e S ° ’ off Glover s ; h e went to meet h er ; the M erlin sent h is barge , to order h er ’ to the ship , Glover refused , and so run her into Gerry s wharf ; much people ” collected to see the fray . Th e C r 0th . M a re giment under olonel Glove turned out on the 3 of y , 1 775 , an alarm having been given that the B ritish soldiers were landing at

. l oth . 1 the ferry It proved however to be a false report . On June , 775 , “ o l C . Glover receive d orders from the Provincial Committee of S afety to

continue the Regiment under his command at Marblehead , until further ’ orders ; and to hold them in readiness to march at a moment s warning to ” At any post where he may be directed . the same time , a report was made C ff “C to the on gress by the committee on military a airs , that olonel Glover had levied ten companies , making in the whole four hundre d and five men , inclusive of officers ; and about three - quarters of said number are armed

ff fi re - wh arm v with e ective locks , o are willin g and chosen to serve in the M ” under him , all now at arbleh ead . Th e Committee recomm ended that four men be commissioned Chief “ C fi e ld - offi ce rs olonels in the army and that their , captains and subalterns ” b e also commissioned as soon as the list of them can be settled . Colonel was r 1 6 Glover the fi st of the four colonel s so named . On the th of June , he came before the Congress and was commissioned as commander of the “ - fi rst Th ' Twenty Re giment . e regiment was to remain at M arblehead until ” further orders and therefore missed being at the battle of B unker Hill . 2 1 t s . C On the of June , olonel Glover received orders to march , and on the

2 2 n d . C they went to ambrid ge and joined the Provincial A rmy , under h “ General .Ward . Lossing tells us that t e uniform consisted of a blue 3 m round jacket and trousers , tri med with leather buttons ; and Colonel ff ” Glover was the most finely dressed o icer of the army at Cambridge . T he drumsticks used when the march was made to Cambridge are e preserved in the Essex Institute at Sal m . The following list shows the offi cers of the regiment upon its arrival at C 2 2 1 : ambridge , June , 775

CO L O N E L , John Glover . L L I EUT E NA NT CO L O N E ; John Gerry . M ohonnot AJOR , Gabriel J .

U . A DJ T A N T , William Gibbs L e Cou rtis c S W . e W C A PT A I N , illiam R , William , illiam B a on , Thomas N c B rou hton Willi am Grant , Joel Smith , i holson g , Blackler , John Merritt ,

John Selman and Francis Symond s . r M UTE S . W L I E N A N T , John Glover , J , Robert Harris , illiam ills ,

‘ S C n William B ubier , John B ray , John tacey , Nathaniel lark , Joshua Pre tice ,

I saac Collyer and William Russell . C ou rtis E N S I G N S , Edward Archbold , T homas , Seward L ee , Ebenezer r Graves , Joshua Orne , John D evereaux , J . , Nathaniel Pearce , Robert

i n r s i mb le tt L a s. N , Edward H olman and George g g l C ff Th e regiment did exce lent service at ambridge , and its o icers were ff honored with many appointments by the general o icers .

“ Th e fact that the organization contained so many seafaring men made

it unique as a military body , and at this period , as well as several times C later in its career , this circumstance greatly increased its utility . olonel Glover early foresaw what might be accomplished on the water and upon suggesting plans to General Washington was authori zed by him to hire

and fit out vessels for th e purpose of capturing , if possible , some of the

B ritish supply ships constantly arrivin g in Boston harbor . They went about M this work promptly , as the following note published in the arblehead Reg 1 17 830 . ister of April th , , will prove A list is given in this paper of the early 24th C events of the Revolution : August . ompany of V olunteers arrive ’ from Cambridge for privateering . They are to go on board Colonel Glover s sch r 4th O C M . On the of ctober , olonel Glover and Stephen oylan , ’ M M e one of General Washington s aids and uster aster Gen ral , took charge of this work and the regiment was stationed at B everly for this purpose

1 2 0 1 6 . during the latter part of 775 and until July , 77 The schooner H annah was hired for two months and Captain Broughton n placed in command . He man ed her with soldiers from this regiment and 1 sailed from B everly , Sept . 5 , 775 . T wo days later; after several adventures 4

i i wa r U w th Br tish ships of , he captured the B ritish ship , nity , laden with provisions and munitions of war . Washington recommended a suitable

. 6 comp ensation for the captors In October , he commanded the Lynch , ’ guns , and w ent on a cruise in company with the Franklin , 4 guns , under

. o i Captain Selman B rought n was made Commodore of the exped tion . L T hey sailed to the mouth of the St . awrence to endeavor to capture a transport , but did not find her . They captured ten other priz es , however , t ’ S . and took the Governor of John s I sland and Judge Colbeck , prisoners of war . On their return , they were repri manded for exceeding their v w authority , and the prisoners and esse ls ere sent back , as it was the desire of General W ashington to conciliate the people of the northern provinces . ’ Col . Glover was also the leadin g agent in fitting out Captain Manley s 2 th vessel , and the crew was obtained from his regiment . On the 9 of ’ N C M L e e i ovember , aptain anley , in the schooner , captured the br g N ancy was 2 . 0 and sent her in to Gloucester She a vessel of 5 tons , bound for

Boston with military stores , including , among other things , stand of f 2 arms , lints , 3 tons of lead , a large quantity of ammunition , a

si . Th e thirteen inch mortar and tools , uten ls and machines L ee flew the pine tree flag and this was the first naval victory in which the British flag 8 c was struck to American colors . On D ec . , h e aptured two oth er vessels and took his prizes into Plymouth harbor . A fter leaving the harbor , he a S was ch se d into cituate river by the B ritish sloop of war , Fal con , and forced to run his vessel ashore . A desperate fi ght ensued , in which the and was B ritish commander is said to have lost half his men , obliged to off retire . Captain Manley got his vessel afterwards and she was refitted

e . 1 for sea . He rec ived a naval commission , Oct 775 , and later com Ht 1 m an d e d c a u e . the fri gates , Hanco k and g He died in Boston in 793 , and h was burie d wit honors . I st 1 6 On Jan . , 77 , when the army was reorganized , nearly all of the men of the Tw enty- fi rst Regiment re- enlisted for the war and formed the ff ne w Fourteenth Continental Regiment . T he o icers of the regiment w ere as follows o C O L O N E L , J hn Glover . L honnot L N o . I EU T E NANT CO L O E , Gabriel J

L e e . MAJOR , William R . ’ i r i . m Cou t s . . W 1 s . t . Company Capt , Esq ; First L eut , Edward Arch

Co u rtis . bold ; S econd Lieut . , T hos . Ensign , James Foster

F L . 2 n d m . . . . Co pany Captain , Thos Grant, Esq ; irst ieut , William 5

’ L Eb en r B ubier ; Second ieut . , Graves ; Ensign , John Allen .

d . . C 3 Company aptain , John Glover , Esq . First Lieut . , Joshua Orne ;

. W . Second Lieut , Marston Watson ; Ensign , illiam Hawks h t . . C N 4 Company aptain , athaniel B ond , Esq . ; First Lieut . , Theophilus M S . S unson ; econd Lieut , eward Le e ; Ensign , Jeremiah Reed .

' ‘ h ' t . . C l S . i . W 5 Company aptain , Joseph wasey , Esq ; First Lieut , Robert

S . o r m t liams ; econd Lieut , Thomas Fosdick ; Ensign , Robert W s e d . 6th ’ . C . . h l . Nat Company aptain , Joseph Lee , Esq ; First Lieut , Clark ; c S . S S . e ond Lieut , Joseph tacey ; Ensign , amuel Gatchell h t . n C . M . F . W 7 ompany Captain , oses B row , Esq ; irst Lieut , illiam

S . W C . Graves ; econd Lieut , John allis ; Ensign , John larke

8 . . arn e r e C V S . . V th Company aptain , Gilbert p akman , Esq ; First Lieut . , im li tt N b . Robert ; Second Lieut , William Jones ; Ensign , John B rown . m ’ ul z h 1 6 O1 ot C . J y , 77 , Glover s Regiment left B everly on the march to h t . N ew York , and arrived there , Au gust 9 It was assigned to General ’

1 6 . S . C ullivan s B rigade On the th of Au gust , aptains Fosdick and Thomas , in command of two fire boats , endeavored to fire the B ritish ships of war , h P oenix and Rose , which were anchored up the Hudson , near Tarrytown . While they were only partially successful (a tender of one ship bein g l burned) , the ships retired down the river to the main f eet .

Th e 2 regiment was not enga ged in the Battle of Long Island , August 7 , being stationed at that time on N ew York I sland , but their skill in handling boats enabled its members to perform a service of inestimable value in ’ saving the defeated American army . At 5 o clock on the morning of the h 2 8t Col. , Glover crossed to Long I sland with his regiment and took ll W a ab o ut . position on the extreme American left , near Bay Later in the W M day , when ashington decided to evacuate , the arblehead Re giment was called upon to man th e vessels and rafts , which had been brought down fi rst art through the Harlem from the N orth river . D urin g the . p of the night , owing to an ebb tide and a stron g northeast wind , the men worked ff the with great di iculty , but later , wind changed to the southwest ,

2 M . enabling them to use the sail boats . Fortunately , about A . , a heavy fog hung over the Lon g I sland side and they were enabled to transport the whole army with all the field pieces , the best of the heavy ordnance and et c . all the ammunition , provisions , cattle , horses D urin g the whole

e thirteen hours , the B ritish w re so near that the patriots could . hear the sounds of their shovels and picks . As the fog lifted in the mornin g , they could be seen in the abandoned American breastworks , but the last of the patriots were on the river and only one boat , containin g three men , was 6

forced to return . Th e B ritish gained N ew York , indeed , but through th e ff ” e iciency of this M arine re giment , they lost the greater pri ze , the

patriot army .

th ol l C . On the 4 of September , G over was placed in command of Gen . ’ 11 1 C W . 11 8 i linton s brigade , and Major illiam R L ee , also of reg ment , was M made B rigade aj or . When it became evident that the Am ericans could

not Ne w hold York against the B ritish army and fleet , preparations were l ’ o . made for evacuation . C Glover s bri gade was assigned to the duty of e the r movin g the sick and w ounded , arms and military stores . B etween ’ h l t . 9 o clock on the night of the g and sunrise on the next day , all the sick , 00 numbering 5 , were transferre d to the Jersey shore , and on the following

day , all the baggage , except that of two re giments , was removed above v Kingsbridge . The greater part of the hea y baggage was brou ght down ’ to the banks of the river and sent across in boats . About nine o clock on l 1 C o . the night of the 4th , while Glover was still engaged with the baggage ,

an alarm was given and h e was ordered to march to Harlem to join Gen .

D al to M c o u . g They marched next mornin g Kin gsbridge , and upon their r ’ arrival , having been wa ned that the enemy were landing in force at Kip s

B ay , they marched back a gain , w ithout food , and j oined five other

H 000 . o brigades on arlem Plain , making 7 men in all T hey had transp rted

- Th e the sick and marched twenty three miles . B ritish landed in two ’ divisions at Kip s B ay and Turtle B ay , under the protection of the guns of

the B ritish fleet lying in th e Hudson . T he Americans fell back and were ’ 01 C . in retreat , when they were met by Glover s , and five other brigades . The united Ameri can forces then took a position on the neighboring

heights and remained there . A large body of B ritish appeared on the th e Vash . V adjacent hei ght , and many of troops wished to charge , but Gen i n ton th g refused , owing to e large number of untried troops in his com

mand .

Th e . lull which follow ed , gave Gen Putnam , the commander at N ew

who h ad York , a chance to draw men away from th e town , been _ l M Co. . . left , when Glover was ordered away Mrs urray , an ardent patriot , in ff did good service entertaining the B ritish o icers with cakes and w ine ,

to prolon g the delay . Th e next engagement of the 1 4th Continental and the other regiments

1 8 . composin g the Glover bri gade , was on Oct . th Plans had been made

VVe st ch e ste r by the B ritish general to land a large force , march throu gh ff o . ad and cut the retreat of the Am ericans by Kingsbridge . Gen Lee l vised the removal o f the troops from the i sland and had despatched C o . Glover and his brigade to watch the Eastchester road on the above date . ’ c e A s the B ritish advanced , they re eived thr e volleys from Glover s men , ’ who , being outnumbered , fell back to Gen . Lee s lines . The B ritish loss

was large . and the Americans lost a few killed and about sixty wounded . t im e was By this skirmish , . gained for the removal of the stores and the

o l evacuation of the island . C . Glover and his men w ere publicly thanked

by General Washington and General Lee . Glover ’ s brigade was then stationed at North Castle until the last of

N ovember , when they retreated across New Jersey to join Washington . 8th W 1 00 On the of December , ashington had only 7 men , but in a few ’ v 3000 . The days , Lee s division of , under Gen Sulli an , joined him . com

' rn an d e r- i n - chief then decided to recross th e D elaware and engage the t Th 2 . e th was enemy a Trenton attack was made on the 5 . It intensely S cold and the wift flowing river wa s full of floating ice . T he hardy sailor

M n soldiers of the arblehead regime t were the first to volunteer , and to their

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strength and skill was due the safe transportation of the army . Captain 1 William B lackler of the 4th had command of the boat in which Gen .

Th e wa s Washington was rowed across . landing made nine miles above

avb r ak Th e Trenton and completed about d e . advance was then made in th e two divisions , while storm increased and the cold grew more bitter .

Th e 1 8 surprise of the British was complete and the capture of 9 prisoners ,

w . ith stores of ammunition , brought cheer to the patriots The evacuation ol of New Jersey by the B ritish soon follow ed . C . Glover returned to

M assachusetts a short time after the battle of Trenton .

I st 1 M a . . Jan . , 777 , j William R Lee of this regiment , who had been

C . acting as brigade maj or , was promoted olonel A s soon as he received his commission he returned to M assachusetts to recruit and reorganize his Th e f : S M command . new o ficers chosen were Joseph wasey , ajor ; Joseph S C tacey , Quartermaster ; Joshua Orne , aptain of one of the companies ; : W H S and the follow ing Lieutenants illiam awkes , amuel Gatchell ,

M . C . Jeremiah Reed , John lark and John B arker In arch , Col Lee was ff recommended to the o ice of A djutant General , but he declined and

recommended Gen . Pickering , who was appointed . ol C C . Glover was appointed a B ri gadier General by ongress in February ,

1 . 777 He declined the honor , prompted alike by his modesty and his desire to provide support for his family . H e yielded , however , to the W solicitation of Gen . ashington , and rejoine d the army at Peekskill on

1 . . June 4th , under Gen Putnam The Continental Army at the close of 1776 was entirely reorganized and many of the commanders of the numbered Continental Regiments of 1776 were M commissioned commanders of the fifteen regiments of the assachusetts Line . “ 27th 1776 C C December , , the ontinental ongress authorized sixteen additional

Continental regiments . They were not numbered like the regiments of the Line ” of the various states but were designated by the names of the com “ ” were from M manders . Of these sixteen additional regiments , three assa ’ ’ ’ 1 chu se tts . 780 , namely , Henley s , J ackson s and Lee s In July , , a regiment made up of officers and men of these three regiments was formed under com 1 t h mand of Colonel Henry J ackson and designated the 6 . Regiment of the

Massachusetts Line . The military record and exploits of Lee ’ s Regiment will be given in a m f later chapter in this series . It is true that nine of the co missioned o ficers of the new regiment had seen service in th e 14th Continental under Colonel f Glover , but at least twenty three other o ficers went to other regiments , entered h th e navy or left the service entirely . The names of t e organizations in which they served will be found in the following biographical sketches of the men who held commissions under Colonel John Glover in the 2l st Regiment of the Army 1 1 14th of the United Colonies in 775 or in 776 in the Continental Regiment . C M O LO NE L J OH N GLOVE R was born in Salem , assachusetts , November 5 th 173 2 C e 26th , and baptized at the First hurch in Salem , Novemb r of the same year . He was the son of Jonathan Jun . an d Tabitha (Bacon) Glover . M The The family removed to arblehead when the children were quite young . ’ military instinct was strong in the family . John s older brother , Samuel ,

’ served asa captain through the French and Indian war and Samuel s twin ff 5 C brother , Jonathan , was the able and e icient colonel of the th Essex ounty 1 1 Regiment from February 776 to February 77 9 .

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John Glover s occupation was that of shoemaker and fisherman , a combina tion frequently found in colonial days . He was prominent in the affairs of the fi 1 . 773 thriving town and held many of ces of trust In , during the smallpox epidemic , he and his brother , Jonathan , were prime movers in the erection of a hospital for the treatment of the dread disease on Cat Island (Lowell Island) at the mouth of Marblehead harbor . His first commission in a military com pany was that of “ Ensign in the third military foot Company in the Town of M C . arblehead , under ommand of Richard Reed , Esq This was in February ,

’ 1 5 9 1 he l Gallis n s 7 and in 773 became captain of a company in Co . John o

Regiment .

The exposed position of the town , the menace to her fishing industry , the i n h abi principal occupation of the people , and the proverbial patriotism of the tants , all combined to arouse an intense interest in the approaching contest .

John Glover was on e of the leaders in the movement and when. he was chosen 9

i h 1775 colonel of the new regiment the early part of , gladly gave up his busi ness as a fisherman (which had now grown to goodly proportions) and gave

” his time and money to the cause . The value of his services to the cause of freedom has been amply shown in the foregoing narrative of the achievements

of the gallant regiment under his command , and we will now continue the

story of his military career after his promotion to brigadier general . W 14th 177 7 hen he rejoined the army at Peekskill , June , , he found the men a W in his brigade in a wretched condition . In letter written to General ash “ i n ton l g the day following his arriva , he stated they were without coats , breeches , stockings or shoes ; many of them having nothing but a frock and “

C : Col . W blanket to cover their nakedness . ontinuing , he wrote iggles

’ ’ worth s and Swift s Regiments are without tents , nor are there any to be had

here . I have ordered the troops to be ready to march upon the shortest notice ,

h ad th e and g men tents to cover them and clothes , I should cross the North ” River tomorrow . C Two days later he wrote to his brother , olonel Jonathan , informing him that Howe with his army had quit Ne w York and were marching across New ' W Jersey in pursuit of General ashington , who realizing the weakness of the force under him was endeavoring to avoid a general battle . The extremity of his commander , together with the condition of his own men , prompted him “ : to write Had people of interest and influence attended to the public interest , we might have had an army now in the field that would bid defiance to Howe and his whole force . But Privateering and Stockjobbing (I am sorry to say it) has been the sole object of their attention . Is it not a shame that America , 18 who boasted of her three millions , should be ravaged and subjugated by or " C poltroons Rouse , my fellow ountrymen , from your sleepy lethargy , e and come forth into the field and assist your brethr n , who are jeoparding

" We their lives for you , your wives and children , as well as for themselves

e must and shall all share the same fate , either freemen or slaves if ther be any among you who plead inability , that ought not to be an excuse ; here is a good

a school ; if there be any th t are timid and dare not come forth , (which I cannot suppose to be the character of any) let them exert themselves by hiring a good able bodied man , and see him well clothed and equipped , then hand him over ad to some officer in the Continental service . This plan adopted and strictly hered to , I am persuaded would soon fill the army . How is it possible for a f C few recruiting o ficers to raise such an army as was ordered by ongress , and which was absolutely necessary to defend and secure the liberties of America "

Every man , who has the good of his country and posterity at heart , ought to put his shoulders to the burthen , and bear part of the weight ; he that does not 10

’ ought to be discarded and not suffered to breath American air . There s no

man , let his abilities and circumstances be what they will , but is able to do something (in this day of difficulty and distress) for the good of his Country .

I have always been a lover of the civil Law , and ever wished. to see America governed by it , but I am fully of the opinion that it would be the salvation of C M this ountry were artial Law to take place , at least for twelve months , and W i n h ab Gen . ashington invested with power to call forth (any or) all the male i t an ts (if wanted) at 24 hours notice ; then instead of hearing the disagreeable tidings that our army are fleeing before the enemy , you would hear that they

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. had compelled the enemy to quit this land , or had him cut , to pieces

Di e brigade remained at Peekskill until the latter part of July , guarding t he approaches to the Northern army and forwarding recruits to re - inforce

General Schuyler . The position was a dangerous one as it was the belief that 2 d Howe might march north at any time to connect with Burgoyne . On the 3

e W re - of July , Glover was ordered by G neral ashington to inforce General

Schuyler with his brigade , and recalling a detachment which he had sent to C General linton , he embarked his command up the Hudson for Albany on the

27th . , and started on the following day to join his men In a letter of that date t to Adjutant General Timothy Pickering , he sta ed that if , as was suspected , the d enemy had sailed for New Englan , he hoped that General Pickering would use his influence to have him recalled in order that he might oppose the British in the attack on his native state . The brigade arrived at Saratoga on the first day of August and during the ” th a re e d ys following w ere constantly (night and day) in an alarm . In the n retreat which the followed , the brigade brought away to Stillwater , all of their “ th . 6 stores with large droves of cattle , sheep and hogs On the of August , he wrote that they had had “ 25 or 3 0men killed or scalped and as many more 4 taken prisoners within days . In the same letter , he stated that , owing to

\ “ of m an o the withdrawal y men whose term of enlistment had expired , the wh le strength of the army at th at post would be not more than men on the 12th “ inst . to oppose the enemy who from the best accounts we c ancollect are at least H e i mp lore d the authorities of Massachusetts to forward rein

“ ’ forcements writing , Pray let no time be lost , a day s delay may be fatal to

America .

’ S ch ai c k s From Stillwater , the brigade went to Van Island and a letter from him there shows his hopeful spirit : I hear the militia are on their way M — from assachusetts not any got in yet . When in force we shall move on towards the enemy . I think matters look fair for our side I have not the least doubt of beating or compelling Mr . Burgoyne to return back at least to 11

C . Ticonderoga , if not to anada His situation is dangerous , which he must see

know if he is not blind , and if he is not strong enough to move down to fight

h e can n ot w . We us , i remain where he is ithout giving us a great advantage We l 0th shall move on in three columns . shall be all ready by the if the

militia gets in , you may depend on our marching forward that day . Our " ‘ " troops are healthy in good spirits , but poorly shod clothed , many without

- t Th e . . blanke s . Hon Brig Gen Palmer and Doctor Taylor are witnesses of

this . I should have been happy to have seen more of my friends with them . W a ff hen matters look gloomy , it has fine e ect (it gives a spring , and ani

a mates our spirits) to have our friends to look at , and consult with ; at the s me

i time they would have an opportunity of seeing for themselves , as well as see ng the pleasures we enjoy in a camp life but more of this the next Tuesday night ’ s

club , at a meeting when all the members are present , a good fire , pipes , tobacco — ’ and good punch that s the place to talk matters over , not in this house made of hemp (I have quitted my log house mentioned 1n my last) the walls and roof

of which are so thin they need no windows , nor do they obstruct the rays of ”

light , or the rain passing through in the least . ’ In the important battles which followed , Glover s brigade played a promi 19th nent part . On the of September in the battle of Stillwater , with the brigades of Nixon and Patterson , it formed the right wing under command of

General Gates . General Glover , in an account of the battle , wrote that it “ ’ 1—2 2 e was very hot till past o clock ; ceas d about half an hour , then renewed the attack . Both armies seemed determined to conquer or die . One contin ual blaze , without any intermission till dark , when by consent of both parties

' t h e tim e it ceased . During we several times drove them , took the ground , passing over great numbers of their dead and wounded . Took one field piece , but the woods and bush was so thick being close pushed by another party of the enemy coming up , was obliged to give up our prize . The enemy in their turn sometimes drove us . They were bold , intrepid and fought like heroes , and I do assure you , Sirs , our men were equally bold and courageous fought ” like men . 7th The next general battle occurred on the of October , and between these dates General Glover employed his men in harassing the enemy by night at off tacks , taking their pickets , capturing their horses and otherwise annoying “ : them . General Burgoyne wrote later Not a night passed without firing , and so metimes concerted attacks upon our advanced pickets . I do not believe either officer or soldier ever slept in that interval without clothes ; or that any f d general o ficer or comman er of a regiment passed a single night , without being f o upon his legs occasionally at di ferent h urs , and constantly an hour before daylight . 12

The brigade was also on the right in the battle of October 7th under General ’ d a Lincoln . Glover s men were held in reserve until the latter p art of the y , when a part of them joined in the vigorous and desperate assault under Arnold . It is said that during the engagement General Glover had three horses shot from under him . He had the credit of saving the American army from a bad

1 l h to predicament on the t . General Gates was led believe that Burgoyne had retreated with his entire army toward Fort Edward and he accordingly ’ ord ered an advance . General Nixon s brigade had proceeded across a creek and General Glover was following when he learned from a deserter from the

British army that the entire force of the enemy was in camp , the detachment

' which had been sent off having returned . Nixon was informed in time to en able him to extricate his men from their dangerous position . A few days later (on the 17th) Burgoyne was forced to surrender and Gen C eral Glover was selected to guard and conduct the prisoners to ambridge . The following letter on file at the State House is of interest in this connection :

22 1 Albany , Oct . , 777

This will inform your Honour , that I have sent on one Division of the C prisoners , onsisting of British troops , by Northampton , the other by

C . C way of Springfield , onsisting of foreign troops I Shall ome on to l W morrow with Gen B urgoyne , and expect to be in orster in ten days , ’ where I shall be happy to meet your Honour s Orders . I have endeavoured to collect Provisions to serve them to Worster ; you will Please to order on

Some to meet me at that place .

I am with respect , ’ b ob e d t l t your Honour s most hum Ser ,

John Glover . — r - P . S . the number of Prisoners , D ivers of waggons , Bat horse men the f Guards , are at least I am put to great di ficulty to find provisions for them . ’ ’ TQ the H on ble Je r h Powell . The task of guarding the prisoners the length of Massachusetts was attended

d ifli cu lti e s with many but it was performed with credit by General Glover .

e General Burgoyne , in addressing him later , alluded to the very honorabl ” treatment shown us when you conducted us upon the march . The i ts l Co . captive army , upon arrival , was placed under the care of Lee and his new regiment . General Washington requested General Glover to join his brigade at Valley “ 1778 8th : Forge in January , , stating in a letter dated the of that month As the short time we have to lay in winter Quarters ought to be spent in training the men , and endeavouring to bring into the Field in a more regular manner 13

I ‘ m u st than they have hitherto been , desire that you will join your brigade as ” f e e i n soon as possibl e in order to ef ct this m asure . General Glover his reply explained the difficulties which he was en countering in adjusting the pay and : “ m damage accounts with General Burgoyne . He wrote in part To acquit y ’ C self from censure , I m determined to lay them before the Gen . ourt and desire that a Committee m ay be appointed to examin e them make what deductions

shall appear to them to be just , which I hope will give satisfaction to both W parties . hen this is done I have to present it to him for payment then

advertise the Inhabitants to come receive their money . I shall lose no ” time in bringing the whole to a . close as soon as possible . Hin drances of various kinds arose and it was not until May 15 th that he was able to write to General Washington that General Burgoyne had paid the “

£ 9244 2s. entire bill hard money , to the amount of , , which he sent to the “ ’ H n bl ~B oard £ 4098 C o e of Treasury at Yorktown , and in ontinental bills . “ In this letter he wrote : When I entered the service in 1775 I had as good a ’

constitution as any man of my age , but it s now broken and shattered to pieces . However I shall make the best of it until I have the pleasure of seeing your

Excellency , when I flatter myself , from your known generosity and humanity , ” you will not hesitate to favour my dismission from the Army . I shall not wait longer than the first of June ; at which time if I find myself strong enough off C to undertake the journey I propose to set for amp ; but , from my present a weak and much debilitated state , am very doubtful whether I sh ll be able to endure the fatigues of another Campaign . He returned to the army June 28th and was placed in command of Fort

Arnold near West Point . In his orders for that day he emphasized the im c portan e of finishing the works , and during his stay at the fort much was ac C complished under the direct supervision of olonel Kosciusko , the Polish

. W 2 d engineer General Glover was ordered by General ashington , July 3 to

’ join his brigade which was then marching with Varnu m s Brigade and a part ’ M of Jackson s command , all under the arquis de Lafayette , to unite with Gen eral Sullivan in his attack on the British at Newport , R . I . A letter from General Sullivan to General Glover dated August l st contained the following : “ M You will please to proceed to Boston , arblehead and such other places as you may think proper , to engage two or three hundred Seamen or other persons well acquainted with Boats , who are to act as Boatmen in the Expedition against Rhode Island . Their pay shall be three Dollars per day their ex ’ ” penses borne upon the Road . C He secured the Boston Independant ompany under Lieut . Colonel Hi chb orn C Benjamin , the Salem Volunteers under aptain Samuel Flagg , b e 14

sides many volunteers from Marblehead . They marched to Providence under 1 th 0 . General Glover , arriving there on the of August The army under Gen eral Sullivan then advanced and crossed to the Island of Rhode Island in eighty six flat bottomed boats , the British retiring before them towards Newport . — The Americans expected the co operation of the French fleet and the assistance of several thousand marines from that fleet in the land operations . In spite of

n on - their disappointment at their arrival , General Sullivan advanced and 1 camped on Quaker Hill about ten miles north of Newport . On the 5 th they advanced to within two miles of the British lines and erecting batteries , opened ’ fire on the enemy . In this engagement General Glover s Brigade was on the the C left , under immediate command of olonel Bigelow , as Glover was serving ’ ff temporarily on General Sullivan s sta . The French squadron sail e d on the 23 d to meet Howe and it therefore b e 2 th came necessary for the Americans to retire . On the night of the 8 they fell ’ back to B utt s Hill and erected fortifications . On the following day the Brit ish under Pigott made desperate attempts to rout the Americans but met with a very bloody repulse , and were finally driven in confusion to the protection of their guns behind the earthworks on a hill . Owing to the fatigued condition

- of his men , who had been without rest or food for thirty six hours , General Sullivan deemed it inadvisable to follow up his advantage and attempt to dis

e . lodg the enemy The Americans lost thirty killed , one hundred and thirty

- two wounded , and forty four missing . The British loss was two hundred and

t en . killed and wounded , and twelve missing The army of General Sullivan withdrew from the island on the following night , the flat boats being in charge “ of Captain Samuel Flagg of the Salem Volunteers . 3 l st General Sullivan , in his orders issued August , congratulated his army upon the orderly retreat and ordered General Glover to take post at Provi

. e dence , whither the sick and wounded were sent The brigade at this tim under his command consisted of the Massachus e tts Regimentsof the Line Colanels W vo . commanded by Shepard , igglesworth , Bigelow and se A com “ C e a p any of artillery under aptain P irce was attached to the brig de , being the a only troops from the Southward in this department . In letter to General “ W 28th 1779 : ashington dated January , , he wrote I am , from a sense of p ater

e nal duty and regard I owe to my littl flock , compelled , though with great ” e reluctance and r gret , to ask a dismission from the service . This was an “ we re d C : : C s by ongress as follows Resolved that ongress , sensible of Brigadier ’ e General Glover s past merits , and in expectation of his futur services , direct t h e Commander - i n Chi e f to indulge him with a furlough for such time as m ay ” e ff be necessary to settl his private a airs .

16 appeals for release on account of his ill health and the nee ds of his large family

n 1778 . of small children , their mother havi g died in November , One letter

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W 28th 1781 i s . written from est Point , J anuary , , , especially p athetic In it he “ writes : D uty and affection to my helpless orphan children (for so I must call them in my absence) call aloud , and urge the necessity of my making them a f visit before the campaign opens , or they must unavoidably su fer , being all b very young , and by no means capa le of taking care of themselves , excepting a daughter of eighteen who has the charge of eight others , a burden much too great for so young a person . He mentions the high price of the necessaries “ of life at Marblehead and adds : Nor is it in my power to furnish them not e having receiv d any pay for twenty months past . General Washington forwarded his request to be relieved to the Secretary War 22n d of , with a recommendation that it be granted an d on the of July , 1782 was C , he placed on the half p ay establishment by ongress , on account ” M e of his ill health . He returned to arblehead and in later years took an activ f 3 0th 17 97 part in the civil a fairs of the town . He died J anuary , , and the SalemGazette of the following day after giving just tribute to his military “ : d character , further eulogized him In private life he was the warm and stea y friend , free from every appearance of guile and dissimulation . He was the f a fectionate husband , the kind brother , and the best of fathers . In civil capac f ity he sustained some of the first o fices within the gift of his fellow citizens , ” and ever conducted to their approbation .

C Ma 1 1 . 9 7 75 . LI E UT O LONE L J O H N GE RRY was commissioned y th , He served with the 2l st Regiment of the Army of the United Colonies and i s ffi t h . 3 0 mentioned in the records of the army He was o cer of the day , June , 1 775 a . , but left the command within a month after that d te

. C OH ONNOT 1748 LIE UT OLONE L GAB RIE L J was born about , the

" ohon n ot youngest son of achariah and Elizabeth (Quincy) J , and grandson of h nn . t o o o . Daniel J J , a French Huguenot He inherited his patriotic zeal from “ ” his father , who was a Son of Liberty . Gabriel was a member of the Boston H e 175 4 . 18th 1766 Latin School in married December , , Judith , daughter of

. C C Rev Samuel and Judith ooper , and had two sons by her , Samuel ooper and " achary . His second wife was Sarah , daughter of Rev . Simon Bradstreet of M 1 h 1 1 7t 774 . 7 3 arblehead , to whom he was married November , In 7 he was a member of a committee appointed to wait upon the consignees of several C cargoes of tea , shipped to Boston , by the East India ompany and require them to promise not to land or pay duties on tea sent by said company . He C C was the chairman of a committee appointed by the adet ompany of Boston , " 17

15 th 1774 August , , to proceed to Salem and return to Governor Gage the stand M ard , which he had presented to them . He was commissioned ajor in the

M Ma 19th 1775 z arblehead Regiment , y , , and upon the retirement of John Gerry C 2l st in July , became Lieutenant olonel and served through the year in the

. C Regiment of the United Colonies He was commissioned Lieut . olonel of the 14th C l st 17 76 ontinental Regiment , January , and served through the year ’ We C in that command . learn from a letter of olonel Glover s that he was sick 1 war M 776 . in October , After the he was a merchant in Hampden , aine , h 1 2 2 w 9t 8 0 7 . here he died , October , , aged M M 1 44 W M . s M 7 . AJO R I LLIA R LEE was born in anchester , as , in and M removed early to arblehead , where he was a merchant at the breaking out of was h e . W e the R volution hen the Glover Regiment organized , was made senior Captain and upon the promotion of Major Johonn ot he became Major .

1 2l t . 1 i 775 s C . 77 6 He served n this rank through in the U regiment , and in in 14 C M 4th the th ontinental , until appointed Brigade ajor , September , when

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l C . Co . Glover took command of General linton s Brigade He was commis “ ’ ” si n e d C l st 17 77 o olonel , January , , of Lee s Additional Regiment , and with ’ C his command guarded the prisoners from Burgoyne s army at ambridge . An account of his record as commander will be given in the article devoted to

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. H e 1 t 1 . . s 778 Lee s Regiment resigned August , He became one of the owners of the Letter of Marque ship “ Thorn originally captured from the

British , which was sent on a very successful voyage to France . He was a school trustee in 1781 and one of the “ benefactors ” of the Marblehead Academy

a three years previous to that date . He was a le ding communicant of St .

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M . ichael s Episcopal church The Lee mansion , near Abbot Hall , was occupied C 1 2 . 80 by him He was ollector of the Port of Salem from until his death , h 1 2 6t 8 4 . October , C W M COU RTI S APTAI N I LLIA was engaged for service in the regiment , h 1 ” 24t 775 . C April , He had been a member of the ommittee of Inspection 4 1 th 1 1 7 . 8 776 in 7 In the engagement of October , , when the troops were C withdrawing from New York Island , he commanded the regiment , as olonel h nn t . C o o o Glover was acting brigade commander , Lieut olonel J was sick and

Major William R . Lee was serving as Brigade Major . He served as Major in

’ C l st 1777 Ma 20th 1 7 . olonel D avid Henley s Regiment from January , to y , 7 8 “ a W C Marb le h e ad a e 3 0 He may h ve been the illiam urtis of , , g , yrs ; stature , 1 5 . 0 C M ft inches ; complexion , dark ; who was aptain of arines on the ship ” Pil rim c mm an d e d C . 1 o 0. g , by apt Joseph Robinson , August , 78

C W M C 22n d 1 APTAIN I LLIA BA ON was commissioned June , 775 . He “

1775 . was reported on furlough October , His name does not appear in the 18

f 14 C 1 776 . list of o ficers of the new th ontinental Regiment in January , He C 5 t h C 2oth was commissioned olonel of the Essex ounty Regiment , Sept ember , 1 77 9 .

C M 24th 1775 APTA I N TH O AS GRANT was engaged April , , and was 22n d recommended for commission June . He commanded a company during this year in the 2l st . Regiment Army of the United Colonies and in 177 6 in 14th C . C C the ontinental He was commissioned as Lieut . olonel of olonel W ’ 5 C 2 th 1 0 779 . illiam B acon s , th Essex ounty Regiment , September ,

C M 24th 1775 - re com APTAI N J OE L S ITH , engaged for service April , , was “ c 22n m d . C mended for ommission , June He had been a member of the o ” mi tt ee . 2l st of Inspection , before the war He served through the year in the M . C . C Regiment , U A Joel Smith of arblehead was a member of olonel Jona ’ 1 5 C 777 . than Glover s th Essex ounty Regiment in November , C C 24th 1775 APTAI N N I HO LSO N B ROU GHTO N enlisted April , , and was recommended for a commission June 22n d . He had been a member of the committee of inspection in 1774 . The account of his capture of the British ship “ Unity ” has been given in the early pages of this article in the narrative of the exploits of the regiment . At this time he was in command of the “ ” th 1 5 7 5 . schooner Hannah , which sailed from Beverly on September 7 The

e account of his cruis to the mouth of the Saint Lawrence in the Lynch , in “ ” C I n conjunction with aptain Selman in the Franklin , has also been given . asm u ch 1 e as in both of these cru ses , Broughton was und r orders from General W the ashington , claim can reasonably be made that he was the commander of the first public vessel sent out by the United Colonies and that he also com 2n d M m an d e d the first naval expedition of the war . He was ajor of the 5 th C a 177 6 Essex ounty Regiment in Febru ry , , and in December of that year , M C was ajor of the regiment commanded by olonel Pickering , which was

H e vi a C . ordered to march Providence to D anbury , onn married Susannah ,

n e f l daughter of Ge a John Glover . CA W M C ffi PTAI N I LLIA B LA KLE R , like several other o cers in this regi “ ” h ad C 1 4 77 . ment , been a member of the ommittee of Inspection in He 24th 1775 22n d enlisted April , , and was recommended for commission , June . The honor has been accorded him of commanding the boat in which Washing ton crossed the Delaware . He was wounded in the Burgoyne campaign and as a result of his injuries , resigned his commission . In later years he owned M and occupied the house in arblehead in which Elbridge Gerry was born . CAPTAI N J O H N ME RRITT was an ardent patriot before the Revolution 1 4 M 7 7 . and in , was wounded by one of the British guards on arblehead Neck 19

The people were greatly aroused at this indignity and to pacify them the offi ff cers promised to punish the o ender with 5 00lashes . He was engaged April

24th 1775 . , , and recommended for commission in June He served through 2l st 19th 17 76 C Col the year in the , and July , , was commissioned a aptain in ’ on el Jonathan Glover s 5 th Essex County Regiment .

CAPTAI N J OH N SELMAN was one of the sturdiest of the p arti ots of

Marblehead . He was engaged in April and served as a company commander ” o through the year . His exploits n the water in command of the Franklin , with members of his company as crew , have been narrated . He was commis

’ si on e d C C 5 th C a aptain in olonel Jonathan Glover s Essex ounty Regiment , 19t h 1776 l st M C W July , , and ajor of the same regiment under olonel illiam 2 t h 1 0 7 79 . Bacon , September , He was elected a member of the first board of

M a M 1804 . directors of the arblehe d Bank , in arch His house is still standing on Selman Street near Franklin .

CAPTAIN FRANCIS SYMONDS was a resident of Danvers . He marched 1 t h 1 9 775 C . from that town to Lexington , April , , as Second Lieutenant of apt ’ ’ E 2 n es s C C . 2 d was Samuel p ompany in olonel Pickering s Regiment June , he commissioned a Captain in the Glover Regiment . H C . e was CAPTAI N J OH N GLOVE R J U N . was the son of the olonel

’ C a 1 C W . 77 5 a Lieutenant in aptain illiam R Lee s omp ny in June , , and upon

’ Lee s promotion to Major he became commander of the company . He also served as Captain in the following year in the 14th Continental . He married

Fanny Lee . CAPTAI N NATHAN IE L B ON D served as surgeon in 1775 in the 2 l st Regiment and was commissioned captain and placed in command of a com 14th 1 C 77 6 . pany when the ontinental was organized , J anuary l st , CAPTAI N J OSEP H SWASEY served as Captain Lieutenant in Capt ain

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C 17 75 . Samuel R . Trevett s Company in olonel Richard Gridley s Regiment in

C 14 C 17 76 . He was commissioned a aptain in the th ontinental , January l st , ’ A year later he became Major of Colonel William R . Lee s Regiment and served h 9t 17 78 . in that command until July , , when he resigned He was mentioned at this time as belonging in Ipswich . C C ’ APTAIN J OSE P H LEE , according to olonel Glover s Letter Book , commanded the 6t h Company in the 14th Continental in 17 7 6 .

CAPTAI N MOSES B ROWN wasa sergeant in Captain Larkin Thorn ’ dike s ( l st Beverly) Company at the Lexington Alarm . He was engaged a s Captain at Beverly (probably in the sea coast service) for six months and six 20

11th 1 H e l st 1 6 C 775 . 77 days from July , enlisted January , , as aptain in the 14th Continental . CAPTAI N GI LB E RT WA RNE R SPEAKMAN was Captain of the eight h 14th C 1776 17 77 1778 Com company in the ontinental in , and in and served as M C missary of ilit ary Stores at Springfield . He was the ommissary of Ord 1 nance on the Penobscot expedition in 77 9 . 14th C . The following men served as Lieutenant in either the 2l st U . or the C ' ontinental Regiments . Those of this rank who were promoted to a higher 1 ' rank in these commands have already been mentioned . In 775 each com

' 177 6 com an i e s of 14 pany had one lieutenant and one ensign , in the p the th Continental had a first and second lieutenant and an ensign

’ ' m LIE UT . RO B E RT HARRIS served in Captain William Coifi ti ss Co 2l t 1 s . C . 775 . p any in the Regiment , U through W M M C i ’ LIE UT . I LLIA ILLS was a member of aptain Will am B acon s

2l 24th 1 5 . C st . 77 ompany in the Regiment He was engaged to serve April , W M M 7th 177 7 C (A illiam ills of arblehead was engaged November , from olonel ’ Jonathan Glover s Regi ment for three years service in the Continental Army . ) W M ’ . C C LIE UT I LLIA B U B IE R was in aptain Thomas Grant s ompany , 2l st 1 in the Regiment in 775 . He also served under the same company 14 “ C 177 6 . W commander in the th ontinental Regiment , in (A illiam Boubier M “ was Lieutenant of arines on the Brig Hancock , according to a list of 9th prisoners sent from Halifax to Boston , in the cartel Swift November ,

C ’ C LI E UT . J O H N B RAY enlisted in aptain Joel Smith s ompany April 24th 1 M 775 . , (A John Bray of arblehead , probably the same person , was “ ” ” 17 77 First Lieutenant of the privateers True Blue and Tyrannicide in , the Franklin ” in 1780and commander of the privateer ship Oliver Crom

H e as 4 1 . . i n 1781 . v 5 8 well w described in that year as years ; stature , ft in ” complexion , dark . C C LIEUT . J O H N STA EY was recommended for commission in aptain

’ 2n C C 2 d 1775 . Nicholson s ompany , June , He was adjutant of olonel Samuel

’ ’ 177 7 an d C W Brewer s Regiment in February , , in olonel Nathaniel ade s Regi

6th 1780 M . ment , July , , also Brigade ajor later in the same month M LIE UT . and QUARTE R ASTE R J OSE PH STACEY served in that capa

’ city i n Colonel John Glover s 2l st Regiment in 1775 . He was Second Lieu

’ tenant in Captain Joseph Lee s Company in t he 14th Continental Regiment l st 1 C Wil 17 76 . u 7 77 in J an ary , , he was appointed Quartermaster of olonel ’ liam R . Lee s Regiment . “ 21

’ LIE UT: NAT HAN IE L CLA RK was in Captain William Blac kle r s Com 2l st 17 75 b ei n re comm en d e d pany in the Regiment in , g for commission , June 1 6 C ’ C 22n d . 7 In 7 , he was First Lieutenant in aptain Joseph Lee s ompany l C M C in the 14th Continenta . He served as Lieutenant in aptain ills ompany ’ Artificer 1 e d u than s. 780 in Colonel J B aldwin s Regiment of In , he was a

Captain in the same Regiment . 24t h 17 75 LIE UT . J OSH UA P RE NTISS was engaged April , and served C M ’ through the year as Lieutenant in aptain John erritt s Company . He mar “ ried the widow of Peter Jayne , a noted schoolmaster and patriot . The Tues ” ’ C u i n s day Evening l b , mentioned one of General Glover s letter which has

C e . been quoted , and the ommittee of Safety , met in this hous The building , s M since known as the Prentis House , stands on ugford Street near B ack Street

1791 M C . in Marblehead . In , the ethodist hurch was organized in the old hall

It becam e the residence later of General Samuel Avery of the militia . Joshua

Prentiss wgs town clerk for many years .

’ S elm an s th C C C a 8 C . LIE UT . ISAA OLLYE R was in apt in John ( ) ompany “ ” 24th 17 7 5 3 He was engaged , April , , and served until time out December l st of that year .

’ W M C S m n FI RST LIE UT . I LLIA RUSSE LL of aptain Francis y o d ss 24th 1 C 775 . ompany was engaged , April ,

W C as FI RST LIEUT . ED ARD A R H B OLD served Ensign in Captain ’ C 1 W . 775 C illiam R Lee s ompany in June , , and as Second Lieutenant in aptain ’ John Glover s Company later in the year . He was First Lieutenant in Cap ’ W Cou rti s C 14th C 1 tain illiam ompany in the ontinental Regiment in 77 6 .

’ 177 7 -he C January l st , , enlisted in olonel John Lamb s Regiment and served

’ as Captain Lieutenant in Captain Joseph Thomas s Company . He remained 1 1 78 . in this regiment as late as April , h . 24t 1775 FI RST LIEUT J OSH UA O RN E was engaged , April , , to serve as Ensign in Captain Joel Smith ’ s Company and a little later joined Captain ’ l th John Glover s 0 Company as Lieutenant . He was First Lieutenant in the ’ ffi th e 14 same o cer s company in th Continental in 177 6 . In the march to

Trenton , he became so benumbed by cold that he fell beside the road and was nearly covered with snow when discovered by some one in the rear of the l t 1 ’ . s 777 C W regiment January , , he was appointed aptain in illiam R . Lee s

f n . C . W Regiment He held the same o fice under Lieut olo el illiam S . Smith C ’ 1 and in olonel Henry Jackson s Regiment after the consolidation in 779.

FI RST LIE UT . THEOP H I LUS MUNSON served in Captain N athaniel ’ C 14th 1 Bond s ompany in the Continental in 77 6 . 22

LI E UT . R OB E RT W M C F I RST . I LLIA S held that rank first in aptain ’ 1 Joseph Swase y s Company in the 14th Continental in 776 . He became ’ 1 d . C W . 3 77 7 Quartermaster in olonel illi am R Lee s Regiment June , In the h ’ e C W . following year was Paymaster in Lieut . olonel illiam S Smith s Regi ’ 24th 1779 a C ment , and April , , acting p ymaster in olonel Henry Jackson s ’

C W C . Regiment , ranking as Ensign in aptain illiam North s ompany He was

Ma 3 d . appointed Paymaster , y He evidently served as Paymaster in this

al regiment through the remainder of the war , for we find records of wages

A 23 d 1784 . lowed him as late as pril , W M C M FI RST LIE UT . ILLIA GRAVES served under aptain oses Brown h 14 1 7t C C 776 . in the ompany in the th ontinental , in

NI MB LE TT was C F I RST LIE UT . RO B E RT an Ensign in aptain John

’ ’ 1 C S e akm n Merritt s Company in 7 75 . He was First Lieutenant in aptain p a s C 14 C 17 7 6 C ompany in the th ontinental in , and later was a Lieutenant in olonel

’ h n r t i m le t e d u t a A i fice rs. 25 J B aldwin s Regiment of (A Robert N age , ” “ M the complexion , light ; birthplace , arblehead ; was on ship Franklin in

T M RTI 4 h C . COU S 2 t 1775 SE ON D LI EUT HO AS enlisted Ap ril , , serving ’ 1 C W Cou r ti s C . 776 S e e as Ensign in aptain illiam ompany In , he served as 14 C ond Lieutenant in the th ontinental under the same company commander . (A Thomas Curtis of Marblehead was impressed into the British Navy in the

Revolution . ) " ’ SE CON D LIE UT . E B E NE E R GRAVE S held an Ensign s commission ’ 1 in Captain Thomas Grant s Company in 775 . He was Second Lieutenant in ’ 1 h 1 the same officer s comp any in the 4t Regiment in 7 76 . He was one of the “ ” benefactors of the Marblehead Academy in 1788 . C 24 C I . th 1 SE ON D L E UT NATHAN I E L PEAR E enlisted April , 775 in

’ C W B lackler s C aptain illiam ompany and on or before August l st , was pro

' L e t e n an t moted to Second r u . M W C ’ SECOND LIE UT . ARSTON ATSO N was in aptain John Glover s 1 Company in the 14th Continental Regiment in 77 6 . He served astemporary — - 1 C . 77 7 Aid de camp to General harles Lee In , he was First Lieutenant of the “ ” was privateer schooner H awke , and in June of that year , commissioned her “ ” was h e M commander . He one of t benefactors of the arblehead Academy h 1 Ma 27t 175 6 . 88 . in 7 He was born in Plymouth , y , At the outbreak of the

Revolution he was studying with the intention of going to college . After the war he became a successful merchant and owned and occupied the Watson ” t W M a . 1 0 House on the hill the head of atson Street in arblehead In 79 , he

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Hawks (probably the same man) was appointed Lieutenant in Colonel William ’ 1 h . t 1 7 778 . R Lee s Regiment and served until November , E NS IGN J E REMIAH REE D enlisted as a Sergeant in Captain William ’ C C 1 1 5 775 . Hooper s ompany ( oast Defence) July th , He served as Ensign in Captain Nathaniel Bond ’ s Company in the 14th Continental R egiment through 1 l st 1 776 . 7 77 C W January , , he was appointed a Lieutenant in olonel illiam ’ 1 15 7 78 . R . Lee s Regiment and served in it until he resigned November th ,

a M He was probably the Jeremi h Reed , who was First Lieutenant of arines on

C . eh the frigate Boston , commanded by aptain Samuel Tucker He was 1 t h 5 1781 . gaged for this service , November , He also served as Lieutenant M 0n C C of arines the ontinental frigate Deane , aptain Samuel Nicholson , “ ” Ma 15 t h 1781 Ma 3 1782 y , to y l st , ; also on the frigate H ague , commanded by Captain John Manley in 1783 .

We WORMS TE D hear of E NS I GN RO B E RT , for the first time , February 26th 1775 , , when it is said that he fenced with six of the British regulars in

a . succession , using a c ne and disarming each of them He was a member of t ’ C C . aptain Samuel R Treve t s ompany in the B attle of Bunker Hill , and was 1 wounded in the shoulder by fragments of a bursting shell . He served in 77 6

’ as Ensign in Captain Joseph Swase y s Company in the 14th Continental Regi 177 9 e ment In November , , he sailed as mat in the letter of marque Free

C . W man under aptain Benj amin Boden The vessel was captured , but orm f u sted , slipping his handcu fs , liberated his shipmates and s cceeded in knocking

an d . down the captain many others Taking their pistols , they recaptured

t W rm st e d . o bo h vessels , as commander , hauled down the British flag and C appointing aptain Boden prize master , sailed for Guadaloupe . The prize was sold there . Shortly after leaving that port his vessel was captured . In the 178 latter part of 1 , he sailed from Salem in command of a privateer and ran his vessel on the Nova Scotia coast to avoid capture . He and his men travelled through the woods for some time but finally seized an open boat and started C . \ for New England They captured a vessel from ork with a valuable cargo , an d by surprize , without arms , but were later chased by a British vessel forced M to abandon her . They escaped in their boat and finally reached arblehead .

E NS I GN SAMUE L GATCH E LL served as a corporal in Captain Samuel

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. C C R Trevett s ompany in olonel Gridley s Artillery , at the Battle of Bunker

’ m n 2 Hill . He was a Sergeant in Captain Francis S y o d ss Company in the l st

Regiment through the rest of the year . He was appointed a Lieutenant in ’ l t 1 C W . s 7 77 olonel illiam R Lee s Regiment , J anuary , , and continued to serve M C W . in that organization under Lieut . olonel illiam S Smith , resigning arch 2 t h 1 5 , 7 7 9 . 5

E NSI GN J O HN CLA RK (called also Jr ) enlisted as a sergeant in Captain ’ ‘ 1 th M C th e 21st 1775 Ma 8 . John erritt s ompany in Regiment , in ( y ) January l st 1776 14 C t C M , , he joined the th ontinen al serving as Ensign in aptain oses

’ ' th was a i n t e d 10th 7 C . o Brown s ( ) ompany He p p a Lieutenant , February , W ’ t 1777 C . . , in olonel illiam R Lee s Regiment He was repor ed later as having resigned .

’ W C S e akm an s 8th C E NS IGN J OH N B RO N , served in aptain p ( ) ompany , 14th C in the Continental Regiment in 17 76 . He was a Lieutenant in olonel ’

W . l st 1777 . illiam R Lee s Regiment , January , His residence was given as

Cambridge .

’ The following officers served on Colonel Glover s staff :

SU RGEON NATHAN IEL BOND was in the 2l st Regiment in 1775 . His further record has been given in the list of captains . SU RGEON ISAAC SPOFFO RD of Wenham was on Colonel John Nixon ’ s staff in the 5 th United Colonies Regiment in 1775 and in the 14th Continental

in 1776 . SU RGEON ’ S MATE NATHAN IE L HARRIN GTON served in the 21st 17 7 14 Regiment in 5 and in the th Continental in the following year . ADJ UTANT WI LLIAM GI B B S was on Colonel Glover ’ s staff in 17 75 2l st C in the United olonies Regiment .