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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02419 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0063] 16-31 August 1783 |
| Title | Journal of Revolutionary War list of military officers and other staff |
| Date | 26 August 1783 |
| Author | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; |
| Content Description | Hierarchical lists of named officers serving under Colonels John Lamb, John Crane, Lewis Nicola (Invalid Corps), Benjamin Tupper (10th Mass.), Butler (1st Conn.) and Samuel Webb (3rd Conn.), and Engineers and Sappers under Major Jean Louis Villefranche. Lists names cited every day from September 1st, 1782 to August 25th, 1783. The individuals are primarily American military officers (low- and high-ranking), but also include French officers, aides, doctors, civilians, etc. The names constitute a virtual "Who's Who" of the Revolutionary War: George Washington (his name appears 9 times), Rufus Putnam, Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Robert Howe, William Heath, Samuel Huntington, Alexander McDougall, Benjamin Lincoln, Robert Morris, George Clinton, Jonathan Trumbull, Francois Jean Chastellux, Dr. Craik, Pierre Charles L'Enfant, and many others. |
| Subjects | Muster Rolls and Returns Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Soldier's Diary Military Camp Artillery France Immigration and Migration Health and Medical President |
| People | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Crane, John (1744-1805) Nicola, Lewis (1717-1807) Tupper, Benjamin (1738-1792) Webb, Samuel Blachley (1753-1807) Villefranche, Jean-Louis-Ambroise de Genton, Chevalier de (1747-1784) Putnam, Rufus (1738-1824) Von Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand (1730-1794) Howe, Robert (1732-1786) Heath, William (1737-1814) Huntington, Samuel (1731-1796) Morris, Robert (1734-1806) Clinton, George (1739-1812) McDougall, Alexander (1732-1786) Trumbull, Jonathan (1740-1809) Chastellux, François Jean, Marquis de (1734-1788) Lennox, Charles, Duke of Richmond and Lennox (1735-1806) L'Enfant, Pierre Charles (1754-1825) Lamb, John (1735-1800) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Health & Medicine; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Research indicates that this list likely constitutes a record of individuals visiting camp on the days cited. A sampling of some of the better known individuals cited shows that they were on site, or could have easily been on site, on the dates cited. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |