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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04377.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Correspondence between Cyrus Griffin and Burgess Ball |
| Title | Cyrus Griffin to Burgess Ball regarding the loss of two hundred men in Georgia |
| Date | 10 November 1779 |
| Author | Griffin, Cyrus (1748-1810) |
| Recipient | Ball, Burgess |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Takes "one moment to say that we have miscarried in Georgia; a storm was attempted against Savannah; ... lost about two hundred men- among others the brave General Pulaski." Possibly referring to his fellow Continental Congressmen, states "my Constituents must have a curious Idea of the Virginia Importance in this union to neglect it so greatly at this important period." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Battle Continental Army Death Revolutionary War General Immigration and Migration Congress Continental Congress |
| People | Griffin, Cyrus (1748-1810) Ball, Burgess (1749-1800) Pulaski, Casimir (ca. 1747-1779) |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Ball was the husband of George Washington's niece. In the American Revolution, Ball served as a volunteer aide to Washington, Captain of the 5th Virginia Regiment of Foot, and as a colonel. Griffin, educated in Britain as a lawyer, served as a member of the Virginia State house of delegates in 1777, 1778, 1786, and 1787. He was a Continental Congressman 1778-1780 and 1787-1788, serving as Congressional President in 1788. General Casimir Pulaski, known as the "father of the American cavalry," died in the 1779 siege of Savannah. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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