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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02497.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1779 |
| Title | John Ashe to Benjamin Lincoln about troop movements |
| Date | 26 February 1779 |
| Author | Ashe, John (1721-1781) |
| Recipient | Lincoln, Benjamin |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written by Brigadier General Ashe to Major General Lincoln as commander of the Southern Department. Says nothing extraordinary has happened. Reports that Colonel Lythe's light infantry advanced to take possession of the pass at the lower bridge and that he hopes to join him there soon. Said party that was sent after the field piece he mentioned in his previous letter to Lincoln returned in the evening. Says General Elbert came upon a wagon that was overset and that they found a "cohorn" (a small mortar) and several chests, but left them behind because it was not convenient to bring them back. Says report of the lower bridge on Brier Creek being destroyed is true. Ashe was surprised and defeated by General Augustine Prevost at Brier Creek on 4 March 1779, and he left the army afterward. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Infantry Artillery Transportation Infrastructure Continental Army |
| People | Ashe, John (1721-1781) Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) |
| Place written | South Carolina |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |