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Contin[ental] C[ommand]
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[To Lancaster]

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15
16
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14
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16 ^[Decr] [Marched] crossed
[Turk]ey River — 15 miles
[illegible] Halted Rain
[illegible]
18^th marched that day through
Charlott

[illegible] crossed M'Causkies creek
[14] miles
195
36
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Journal Continued
From September [3^rd ] 17[81]

Journal of the siege
[of] [faded]

September 3^rd - after the Penn^a Batta[lion]
wen^had crossed they remained in ^near the
beach till 4 o'clock in the afternoon
when they marched to the Green Spring
[farm] in a very heavy shower of rain
— we lay [there] all night — this day the
french were bringing their artillery
ammunition &ca from on board the
Vessels that lay opposite James Town

4^th Marched at 5 o'clock in the
morning went near Williamsburg
where we remained till 4 o'clock in
the afternoon for the commander
of the french troops who we saluted
as he passed us — then went into
the colledge of Williamsburg where
we lay all night — this day marched
7 miles — 5^th remained in the
colledge till [11] o'clock — then marched
about ½ a mile from town to wash
cook &ca this day the french troops
moved off James Island and incamped
on the main & [illegible] 11 militia September 17[81]
men who were scouting near York
made prisoners of a [Lieut &] 5 men of
Tarletons Dragoons — this was the first
[stroke] that was [struck] — The Light
Infantry & some militia & Dragoons
were now advanced 4 miles below Wil-
liamsburg which is 12 miles from York-
town —

6^th the Penna Line marched
at [11 o'clock] went through Williams
burg to BurrelsMill ^{Burells Mill} 4 miles below it
where we relieved the Light Infan
try who marched to Williamsburg
the same day

7^th Early in the morning
Capⁿ Herd of [Col Maylands] Dragoons
went out reconoitering with about
20 men — about 8 o'clock he fell in ^with
& was closely pursued by about 200
of the Enemies [Horse] who, by taking
a different road from that on which
Herd was — had approached within a
mile of our camp [unperceived] — when
the first alarm which was given
by the firing of a few Pistols the advan[ce]
[Picket formed] themselves which they
had scarcely time to do, before Herd
Capt Herd with the Brittish horse
close at his Heels ap[peare]d before^{in view
of} them, the [picket] let Herd through
then and then fired on the En[emy]
this [fire] turned them [without]
[do]ing ^them any considerable injury
[illegible] — we remained under [arms
near an hour] and were dis[missed]

this day two saller sailors deserted
from the enemy & came in to our
camp and informed us that two [74
Gunn] ships of the french were lying
within sight of York — that almost
every man of the fleet & army was
employed in making [Batteries] &ca
and that all the Guns were taken
out of the ships to mount them on
their works — they also mentioned
the Troops appeared to be in good
spirits —

September

8^th — The Penn^a troops marched from
Burrells Mill ([illegible]
[illegible]) and
went to Williamsburg about 1 mile
a mile in the [rear] of which the
first Grand Camp was formed this
day — the french troops encamping
on the left of the army — [next] the
Penn^a line, light infantry &
Maryland regulars — the militia,
calvary & [Rifle men & some few]
Virginia regulars under the com
mand of [Cyrus Mecklenburg] formed
the advance corps to the Army
and lay at Burrells Mill [4] miles
below Williamsburg on the grass
road leading to York

9^th the army was [reviewed] by
the Marquis's de [St Simeon] &
De laFayett — after which the
officers of the Penn^a Line & Light
Infantry were introduced to the
French General at his own quar-
ters — the opperations of this army
was much retarded by want of
Horses to transport the french ar-
tillery Baggage provisions &ca
they not having brough[t] a [a single]
[Horse] with them — we were obliged
to lend them our Waggon Horses
to transport their artillery [In]
from James Town to Williamsburg
previous to our using them for
to bring our own to us — which
did not come till that day — we
having done without [Tents] Baggage
or changes of cloaths from the [2^nd ]
till the 9^th nothing material happened
till the [14^th ] when His Excellency Gen^l
Washington arrived in Camp. he was
saluted by by 21 cannon from the
American park of artillery and saluted
by the Troops which he reviewed
immediately after his arrival which
was between 3 & 4 o'clock in
the afternoon — the Count de Ros
Roshambo arrived with His Excellency
the night of the same day news came
to head quarters of the Count de Grass's
having Returned with the fleet into
the Bay out of which he had sailed
a few days before in pursuit of an
english fleet which he came up
with. Engaged, defeated and took
two large frigates which he broug
ht in with him — 15^th news
of the Rhode Island fleet having
come into Chesepeak bay with
Count de Roshambos [troops] on
board — also 16th news of their being at
the mouth of the James River —

17th General Washington went [illegible]
[illegible] the french fleet

16^th the officers of the
Penn^a Line and Light Infantry
waited [upon] his Excellency at his
[illegible] Request Gen^l Washington at
his own Request and were introduced
to him — 17^th Gen^l Washington set out
to go on board the french fleet —

27^th the American troops marched
and [encamped] two miles below
Williamsburg 28^th the [whole army]
French and [Americans] marched at
5 o'clock in [morn]ing the same
[evening] the french troops arrived at
[their position just] before [dark] the
Americans within one mile of the
[Ground] in[tended] for [the embank]
ment — this night the American
troops lay in the [illegible] of a mo[illegible]
between [illegible]runs along within
[1] mile of the Town of York which
was [invest]ed this Evening — 29^th
the American Troops arrived in
front of the Enemies out works and
encamped within cannon [shott of]
them the same evening —
several cannon were fired this day
from on both sides — 30^th The Enemy
having vacated their out works
[the preceding night][faded] the

Col [illegible]mel [returns] ship
[illegible]ing — a flagg [illegible]the [illegible]

the same morning The French
[troops took possession] of them
at [blot]o'clock at [9]the American
Troops [marched out of their]
encampment — [lay on our arms]
all day [had the works which ]
the [Enemy] had [evacuated] — a con
siderable deal of [firing this day]
in which one french officer
lost [his leg] and [several french]
[soldiers were killed and wounded]
[between 6 and 7 o'clock the same]
night The troops [marched into]
[faded] this night [blot]
[broke Ground within less than]
a mile of the enemies works
[began two Batteries]

[October 1st] The Enemy [opened]
two [blot] upon our Batter
ies [which had been erec]ted the
[preceding night] [blot] [illegible]
[illegible] [blot]continued [illegible]
all day at the [works] which [were]
still [blot]d [on] by a large
party of [illegible] one militia
man was killed and two continental
[illegible] soldiers by [the firing wh]
ich was all the [execu]tion they [did] this
day continued firing at [illegible] our
works all night [blot] than in
the day — [Major Stubens] division
[acted] as a [blot] this night for the
fatigue parties which were still
carrying on the works

2^d The Enemy oppended 12 12 &
9 pounders with which they kept
up a [blot] [firing all day] long
upon our works and the men
who were [carrying them on]
This evening the Enemy [blot]led a
number of times in the York River &
and sent a number of ^[illegible] [negros] out
of this the [town] — [several]
cannon were [fired du]ring the [night]
at our works [illegible] 500⁷⁰⁰
all during the day & night 700 [illegible]
very sever

3^rd No firing from the Enemy
this morning till of 10 o'clock
when they [commenced flash]
firing four men were
Killed by one shot last night
belonging to Capt. Pry's [Light] in
fantry company — [this] day the
first of [our heavy artillery] and
mortar arrived [Burrel]s
landing which is 7 miles dis-
tance from [this place] on
[scattering] cannon shott from
the enemy all night

4^th — This morning two [deserters]
from the [enemy] came into our
camp [blot] two [blot] which
were by an [blot]which finish
ed last night [scattering cannon]
shott all day and night from
the Enemy [at our redboubts]

Yesterday evening [Tarlton] with
His Con[blot]ry and some
Infantry [attempted to] surpise
the [duke de La Luzern] who
lay at a[blot] distance from
[Gloster with the french Huz
zars and the militia Granadiers]
[illegible] The [duke] charged [illegible]
and [obliged] him to retire
immediately himself being
wounded and the [officer] who
commanded the infantry ^was killed
and near [fifty privates] killed
and wounded — Our [loss] was
[three huzzars killed and three]
officers and [11 huzzars] of the [Dukes,
Legion] wounded all slight

His excellency Genl Washington
[thanked the duke] and his Legion
in the days orders for their [gallant]
[behaviour on this] occasion —
Several cannon were [fired] by the
Enemy [this night and one man]
killed

5^th — [Smart] Cannonade this
morning from [the Enemy] —
one [illegible] a Corpl Killed this even
ing in the [redoubt][blot] Smart
Cannonading all night

6^th the [Penn^a & Maryland]
troops with the militia went
out at [6] o'clock this morning
to make gabions which were
carried entirely to the [right] of
our [approaches] slack firing from the Enemy to [day]. this
night we[illegible]and with^{and [illegible]}
we entrenched from and Raised B[illegible]
^with six American Regiments & a
number [of french troops] from
York [River] to [the] [blot] on ^oppositethe
Enemy left [blot]
exceeding [blot] in [illegible]
the men wh[blot] on fatigue
soon [covered themselves] — a large
Body of french troops a[muse]d the
enemy on our left [by feigning]
an attack [upon their right]
[redout which amused them]
and saved [our fatigue] parties
as the [Enemy] [blot] [illegible]
Cannonade upon the french
all night ^{without [illegible]} — [one officer][blot]
was wounded and [about 8 men]
killed and wounded [at] the french
[orders and regulations] for
the [troops in the trenches] &ca

7^th works which were begun
last night [were carried on] this
day — scattering cannon from
the Enmie at our working [par-
ties] all day & night

8^th Barron Stubens division
mounted [the] trenches which
now ^almost [encompassed] York —
Scattering [fire ] of Cannon from
the Enemy [all day] and night
by which one [man] was kiled
and two [wounded]

9^th Opened a Battery of
1 pounders — mortars &
Howitzers on the River on
the french [side] at 3 o'clock in
the afternoon and at 5 one
of 2: 24 [blot]16 ½ inch
mortars [& 2 howitzers]on the
American side [kept] the
[french] [blot] [firing all day]
from the Enemy a continual
firing from our Batteries
all night —10 early in
the morning the french
opened a large battery of
24 pounders — 18 d^o
and [mortars] a[nd c]om-
[menced] [blot] fire all
day [exchange] of which
two [other] Batteries were
opened between the french
and americans [a tre]mmend
[ous fire from] all our
Batteries all day and night
some of our shells [blot]
[illegible] on the Houses in town
[on fire] which [blot] all
night 11^th [blot] Battery
opened this morning — conti
nued throwing shells and
shott into [blot] all day—
Cannonaded & Bombarded the
Enemy [all night] and [run]
[anything] paraell [paralel]
half way between our works
and the Enemies

12^th — Continued cannonading
and [bombarding] the Enemy
all day wh[o returned our]
f[ire][blot]ly our
firing [continued all night as did]
the Enemies

13^th — two [deserter]s from the
Enemy informed us that our firing
yesterday and last night [killed]
[100] of the Enemy among which
numbers was one of Earl [Cornwallis]
Aid [de Camp] A [illegible]
having lost [illegible] men last night
[fired all d]ay on the [Enemies] works
but not [blot] Cannon
aded and [bombarded the enemy]
[very heavily all] night — they
threw [blot] [our]
works [blot][by which a]
Capt [blot][the Marquis]
Light Infantry was [killed]—

14^th Continued firing and
throwing shells all day the
Enemy firing & throwing a number of Shells — this
night about 9 o'clock the
Light Infantry led on by
the Marquis de [Lafiett]
St[ormed and] car[blot]and only
on [the left of the Enemies] works
and a body of [french Grana
diers] led on by the [M]arquis
Viomenill did the [blot] and [carr
ied] a [workes] on the [right] of the
one [t]aken by the Light Infan
— In th[is] we had [illegible]
[Maj^r Barber] and Capt. Grey
of the Infantry wounded the
french [and had some Officers]
[killed and wounded] — near
one Hundred men [were]
killed and wounded of the
american and french troops
the enemy had ^{we took} one [Majr]
[and two] other officers with
about 20 Prisoners and [illegible]
[near] 30 — [58] 2 Royals and one Iron cannon
were also taken — 2^d [illegible]d
this night the Enemy [were going to leave]
York 15^th The Enemy [threw]
shott and shells among our
working [parties and covering parties]
which did [considerable destruction]
firing and bombarding on both
sides all night —

16^th — This morning before
daybreak the Enemy made a
[sally] and opened [illegible] or 7
[faded]artillery [blot]tion
was [blot]
[Guns were very] [blot] and
were [blot] this [blot]
[some batteries] [blot] [our] [blot] has a
[illegible] w[blot] [opened heavy firing] all
night — [blot] [all night]and very
cold — 17 — [very smart firing]
this day — [some] new^more Batteries
opened in the 2^d paralel— This
evening at 2 o'clock the Enemy begged for a
cessation of arms which
was Granted for a few
[hours] and at the Enemys
[request] till the next day
[at one o'clock]

[18^th ] several flags passed
backwards and forwards
the Enemy C[omplie]d with
Genl Was[hingtons] [blot]

19^th at 3 o'clock [blot]
[illegible] [blot]marched
out [of York] and [illegible]
[Groun]ded their arms
this night & [illegible] came
up to [York]

21^st The Prisoners
were marched to
orders to hold [ourselves]
in readiness to march
nothing remarkable happened till
the 2[illegible]^th when parties of French &
americans were turned out
[to level] the works & a ___ Parties
from the french and american
troops were turned out [blot]
[illegible]
daily till all the works thrown
up against York were levelled

Nov^r 5^th The Penn^a & Maryland
lines [with] 13 [pieces] of artillery
a large quantity of amunition
[Spare] arms [&^ca ] marched at 11 o'clock
am from York and went within
3 miles of Williamsburgh — 9
miles — The [same day] the
York [troops] marched [and the]
fleet sailed out of Chesepeak

6^th Marched at [sunrise]
and went through Williams
burgh to the [Bird] ordinary
15 miles

7^th Marched at sun rise
went to New Kent Court house
16 miles

8^th Marched ^at the same
hour as yesterday went to
Bottoms Bridge which we
crossed — 15 miles

9^th — Marched at Sunrise
went to Richmond 14 miles

10^th Early in the morn
-ing the Maryland troops
crossed the James river at
Richmond

11^th Rain all
day and very cold — the artillery
crossed & [artillery and stores crossed]

12^th Military Troops
Crossed

13^th at 9 o'clock am the
Penn^a Troops began to cross
the Regiments as they crossed
Marched through Manchester
and Encamped about ½ a
mile from it on the left of
the Marylanders and Artillery

14^th Early in the
morning the Maryland Troops
and artillery marched for Peters
burg — 15^th The Penn^a
Brigade marched to [Oxb]urn
a small town 15 miles from
Manchester

16^th marched at sun
rise and arrived about 12
o'clock opposite Petersburg

^{miles — Rain all
night}

17^th Rain — The Penn^a line
Began to cross the [appatuk]
at 11 o'clock am — The whole
of the line and baggage crossed
the same day and encamped
about ½ a mile out of Peters
burg — — The River here is not
more than 30 yards wide [Biggs]
came up as far as [faded]town

18^th halted all day to give
the cavalry which had been [equi]
ping themselves time to [illegible]
[illegible]

19^th General beat at
day Break & the troops began
[their march at sunrise with]
[part of two] [faded]of Cavalry
went [illegible] past
Dinwiddie C[ourt house cross]
-ed [Stoney run] and [marched]
16 miles

20^th General Beat at day
Break marched at Sunrise
and crossed Nottaway [River] and
Encamped — 14 miles — Nottaway
River is not more than 60 [yds]
wide and has an [excellent wood]
[en bridge over it]

21^st marched as yesterday
went to [Sgt] Edmunds
18 miles

22^d [Gen^l Beat] at day break
The troops marched at Sunrise
went to Mitchells ordinary
16 miles

23^rd Marched at sunrise
went to — Hugh [Millers] — 12 miles

24 marched as usual and by
10 o'clock am arrived at the Roanoak River Taylors ferry
the Penn^a line and Baggage
crossed the same day and Encamp
-ed about 2 2 miles on the
west side — 10 miles— the
James River is near a quarter of
a mile wide

25^th Rain all day the
[remainder] of the troops with
the artillery & [store] ammuni
-tion continued crossing —

26^th By this morning the [illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible]crossing

26^th Orders for marching
at day break next morn
-ing[illegible][stores &ca] continued
crossing

27^th Rain all day
The[illegible]
[illegible] orders
for marching next morning
at 8 o'clock

28^th Rain all day remain
-ed on the ground

29 marched at 8 o'clock
crossed the Line between Vir-
ginia and N Carolina— went
to Williamsburraugh a very
small Town in [Granville]
County — 10 miles

30^th marched at sun rise
went to Harrisburgh a very
small Town — 12 miles

December ^[1st] Marched
at Sunrise went to Genl
Parsons 13 miles This
man owns 85,000 [acres]
of Good land in one Tract

2^d Marched at
sunrise went to Paynes
ordinary 16 miles — we
crossed the county line
a few miles from [Genl] Parsons
into Caswell county

3^d Marched as
yesterday went to Caswell
court House 10 miles

4^th Marched as usual
went to Sumners Ordinary
18 miles Snow
all day — & Bad roads — our
Baggage did not come
up till 9 at night — that
of the Marylanders [blot]
did not arrive till next
day — the snow fell about
4 inches deep —

5^th cloudy weather
Halted all day

6^th Halted also

7^th Took up the Line of March
at sun rise crossed Haw river
at the High Rock ford where
the River is about 40 yards wide
crossed into [Guil]ford county 18 miles [illegible]
5 miles on the east [illegible] of Haw River

8^th marched as yesterday went
to [Guilford] Court House and
Encamped on the Ground where
a Battle was fought between
Gen^l Green and Earl Cornwallis
in March last the [latter]
kept the field —

20 miles we
Crossed the R[eed]y Branch of
H[aw] River 5 miles from the
Court House on saw a negroes
head and hand hanging by
the side of the Road

9^th Rained all day remained at
the court house

10^th [Cold dry & windy]
lay still all day

11^th Took up the Line of
march at sun rise, crossed two
Branches of deep deep Rivers and
Encamped and [illegible] on
the Bank of Abbets creek after
crossing it near M^r Barney
[Hidets] — 15 miles

12^th Marched at Sun rise
crossed into Roan County about
4 miles from M^r M'Cearys
16 miles

13^th Marched at Sun Rise
crossed the Yadkin in large
flats 7 miles from Salisberry
and Encamped about ½ a
mile from the River
13 miles

The Moravian Town
is about 20 miles above
this place and in the
forks of the Yadkin

14^th
Marched at sun rise
went through the town of
Salisberry and encamped
about ½ a mile from it
7 miles

15^th Marched at sunrise
went to Taylors Ordinary
12 miles

16^th Marched to Rockey River
which we crossed and encamped
on the W side of
befor our tents ^{14 miles this day} arrived a wild deer
Ran through us [illegible]

[NB] The land for a number
of miles [around] Salisberry is
extraordinary good and very
thick settled by people from
Penn^a most of which are
Germans — — This Country
also abounds with a great
plenty of [deer]

17^th Rain all ^last night Halted
this day

18^th Marched at sun rise
marched through Charlotte
Town and encamped near
1 mile from it
14 miles

Charlotte contains a
bout 20 Ho[ouse]s and is the
very pretty [illegible] Town
County Town of Mecklenberg
County —

19^th Marched as usual
Crossed M'[Caupens] Creek and
Encamped about 3 miles on
the W side of it — Rain all night
14 miles

20^th Marched at sun rise
went to 12 miles creek in
South Carolina — the rain
the preceeding night swelled
this creek in such a manner
we could not cross it and we
were oblidged to Encamp on
the bank of it having only
marched 9 miles [blot]

Tis 12 miles from M'Caupins
Creek to 12 mile run an
uninhabited tract of land belong
ing to the Cawtaba Indians
and called the Indian land
we saw no indians not any
m[ark]s of them though there
are a few living among some
poor people who have a small
settlement on the bank of
M'Caupins Creek — we were inform
ed about 30 of the Catawba Indians
had gone to Gen^l Greens army
about a month before our arrival
at this place — the land we
marched through this day
[sandy] — Level and bears Hickery
oaks and pine —

21 [Genl] beat at Twelve o'clock
the troops marched at 1pm &
crossed 12 mile run, went to
the New S[tore] at the [Warsaw]
creek and encamped — Craven
County S Carolina 6 miles

22^d Marched at sun rise rain
all day crossed the Warsaw creek
and 6 other ones all called the Warsaws — 10 miles

The Catawba Indians own a
tract of land Six miles square
on each side of 12 mile run
Earl Cornwallis with his army
lay 7 weeks at the Warsaw creek
and 6 other ones all called the
Warsaws — 10 miles

23^rd Marched as yesterday
halted and refreshed at the Hang
ing Rock went 8 miles farther
20 miles

Saw a flat Rock near the hang-
ing rocks which covered near
two acres of Ground — the road
in several places was s[trewe]d
with Broken Musquets accoutrements
&ca is being the Road [Genl Gates]
& part of his army retreated after the
defeat at ^near Cambden

24^th Rain all last night march
ed as usual passed by Col Woodsleys
mill and the works where he and
several hundred Tories were taken
by Col Washington [five] miles from
the Warsaws — also the ground
on which the Battle was fought
between Gen^l Gates and Lord
Cornwallis 7 miles from Cambden
and the [hour] in which [Baron]
De Kalb died of his wounds — went
within two miles of Cambden
and Encamped — the Road
as yesterday was strewed with old
cloathes - accoutrements &ca
saw several graves on the road side
went within two miles of Cambden
and Encamped on the Ground where
Lord Rawdon surprized General G[reen]
16 miles

25^th Christmas day — halted to Sho[e]
our horses & clean our arms wash
&ca

[C]ambden appears to have contain
ed about 50 houses most of which
have been burned by the Enemy
who had fortified it very strongly
its situation is low, being almost
surrounded by a marsh it the
was few remaining houses were
uninhabited when we arrived
there —

26^th The Penn^a Brigade
[struck] tents at day Break and
marched immediately, went by
Cambden to the Catawba or
Wateree River about 2 miles
from town, it is near a quart[er]
of a mile wide at this place
& pretty deep — as the Battalions
crossed they marched immediately
to their ground about a mile
from the River — The Artillery
crossed the same day and came
up to the troops after dark
5 miles

Saw two large oak trees near
the River remarkably full of
Miselto —

27^th Marched at the usual time
passed through a low p[ine]y
country and several marshes
saw very few houses in this days
march went to          Mill
10 miles

The Maryland Brigade Marched
from near Cambden this morning
crossed the Catawba river and came
up to us at night and Encamped

28^th the Penn^a Brigade and
the artillery marched at sunrise
went to the [Great], or Colonels creek
and refreshed 10 miles — then went
on to within 1 mile of M Cords
ferry on the Congaree river and
Encamped — Artillery crossed the river
and went to 24 miles — marched
this day from sun rise to sun
set through a p[ine]y country
[thinly] inhabited — [illegible]

The Mary Land brigade
marched about 15 miles the same
day

29^th The General Beat at sunrise
the troops marched at [7] o'clock to
M'Cords ferry on the [illegible] Congaree and
crossed immediately — the Congaree
river at this place is about between
three and four hundred yards wid[e]
and very deep — 5 miles below
this place the Wateree and
Congaree form the [Santee] river
— Went about 4 miles from the
river and Encamped ^{near Col Thompsons} — after
crossing the river we passed two
considerable Estates belonging
to Col Thompson &
who have very large negro quarters
about two miles from here is
fort [Mott] which was taken by
Gen^l Marion and L^t Col Lee —
it was a large stone house well
fortified and contained upwards
of 200 men — Gen^l Marion took
it by regular approaches —
5 miles this day from Col Thompsons we had a
fine view of the high hills of
[Santee] which appeared to be
very at a very great distance
Maryland Brigade came at
and encamped [illegible]
[illegible] — crossed the Congaree this day
30th and Encamped near the
river —

30^th struck our tents at [8] o'clock
AM waited almost two hours
for the Marylanders when they
passed our Camp we marched
and went to        Mill
14 miles

Some of the Land we passed over
this day was very good and not
thinly settled —

31^st Marched at sunrise went to
Orangeburgh Gen^l [Sump
ter] lay with a [troop] of militia
& a few Indians of the Catawba
Nation — Several companies of
Tories had delivered themselves
up to Genl [Sumpter] a few days
previous to our arrival and
had agreed to take up arms
and serve the states to preserve
[their] property from confisca
tion — 12 miles

January 1^st 1782
Marched at sunrise went
21 miles through a low
swampy country and
encamped at

2^d Marched as yesterday went
within 3 miles of the saw
mills on Edisto river 16 miles through a low
country — very much p[erplex]
ed by swamps which crossed
the [road] yesterday and to day
6 miles
[illegible] made by the tories to destroy &
plunder our ammuni
tion waggons which did not arrive till
the morning of the 3^rd a [illegible]
3^rd Marched at night

3^rd Marched at 8 o'clock AM the
Ammunition waggons having
arrived by this time with the [Guard]
which had been sent for them last
night — crossed the Edisto River at
the saw mills which are very
considerable ones — the river is
about 100 yds wide & deep —
went to Hickory ridge and encam
ped

Country low swampy &ca
[Capt Fisk] sent to destroy _{9 miles}
[Torries] in the woods

Met about 300 men of Gen^l
[Greens] army going home discharged

4^th Marched at sunrise joined
Gen^l Greens army at 10 o'clock
AM & encamped on the [left]
at Round [illegible]
5 miles

14^th [October] Earl Cornwallis
intended leaving York with
only a f[orlor]n hope in it &
to cross to Gloster part of [the 7^th Rgt]
and Guards were already over when
the [storm] of their redoubts [commenced]
which was about 8 o'clock PM