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    “The Fifth Pennsylvania Battalion of 1776” (1987, unpublished, copy held in the collections of the David Library of the American Revolution, Washington Crossing, Pa., U.S. Military History Institute, Carlisle, Pa., and Spruance Library, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, Pa.). Including a 65 page narrative history, 5 page appendix and 31 page addenda with 12 maps, 6 charts and 2 illustrations. Including A Brief Itinerary of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment of 1777 (unpublished, 1991): Formation Equipment and Clothing Beginning of Active Service, June 1776 Action on Long Island, 27 to 30 August 1776 The American Evacuation of New York, 30 August to 16 September 1776 Council of War and Condition of the Army Service on the Lines, 13 September to 8 October 1776 The British Move: Prelude to Fort Washington, 9 October to 4 November 1776 The Fall of Fort Washington, 18 October to 16 November 1776 Prisoners of War, 16 to 19 November 1776 Parole and Release of the Prisoners, 20 November 1776 to 2 June 1777 Appendices Chronology of the 5th Pennsylvania Battalion Brief History of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment of 1777 Miscellaneous Information Names and Service of 5th Pennsylvania Battalion Officers Battalion Strength Returns, 28 May to 15 November 1776 Bibliography for Narrative List of Muster Rolls and Sources for Same Alphabetical Listing of Known Personnel Material from Nathaniel Vansandt Papers Letters to and from Thomas Mifflin and William Heath List of 5th Pennsylvania Battalion Soldiers Likely Reenlisted in 6th Regiment of 1777 _________________________ Perhaps against my better judgement here is the progenitor of a long, and still ongoing, list of historical monographs I unknowingly embarked on in the mid ‘80s. This initial work has never been published, really did not deserve to be, but does survive in my own personal copy and in copies I donated to several libraries. In the end, it seems to have been a good introduction to researching the armies of the period. At the very least it taught me to save interesting tidbits of information discovered while looking into a totally unrelated subject; in this manner I ran across and stored away material on camp followers, blankets, tents, ad hoc shelters, etc., that formed the core for later monographs. This project also served me as a primer in constructing and organizing a narrative, primitive though it was. The last relatively substantial bit of writing I’d done was in 1974, a report on Eleanor Roosevelt for my 12th grade psychology class. As I recall, it was a fair paper and got a decent grade, but didn’t make much a dent in the literature of the time. So, in the end, not having gone to college after high school, I owe whatever small writing ability I can claim to my early penchant for reading avidly, an affinity for words and correct spelling, blind tenacity (aka, stubborn singlemindedness), and the ability to take constructive criticism happily. I am extremely grateful to those who were kind enough to provide that crucial criticism; they are, in chronological order, Don Hagist, Holly Mayer, and Sandy Oliver, all of whom shared invaluable advice and plied their red pens with good will. I also must thank serendipity, which was responsible for my family moving to Bucks County (Wrightstown) in 1955, and then to our purchasing a home in Solebury Township. Each location is only a fifteen minute drive from the David Library of the American Revolution, nirvana for anyone interested in the period. Before I close this, I should try to explain why on earth I ever embarked on such a quixotic journey. Having joined a War for American Independence living history unit in 1984, they soon decided to change their militia portrayal to that of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment. No one could tell me much, if anything, about the original unit. Having learned that the 6th Regiment was originally the 5th Pennsylvania Battalion, it only made sen

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    “The Fifth Pennsylvania Battalion of 1776” (1987, unpublished, copy held in the collections of the David Library of the American Revolution, Washington Crossing, Pa., U.S. Military History Institute, Carlisle, Pa., and Spruance Library, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, Pa.). Including a 65 page narrative history, 5 page appendix and 31 page addenda with 12 maps, 6 charts and 2 illustrations. Including A Brief Itinerary of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment of 1777 (unpublished, 1991): Formation Equipment and Clothing Beginning of Active Service, June 1776 Action on Long Island, 27 to 30 August 1776 The American Evacuation of New York, 30 August to 16 September 1776 Council of War and Condition of the Army Service on the Lines, 13 September to 8 October 1776 The British Move: Prelude to Fort Washington, 9 October to 4 November 1776 The Fall of Fort Washington, 18 October to 16 November 1776 Prisoners of War, 16 to 19 November 1776 Parole and Release of the Prisoners, 20 November 1776 to 2 June 1777 Appendices Chronology of the 5th Pennsylvania Battalion Brief History of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment of 1777 Miscellaneous Information Names and Service of 5th Pennsylvania Battalion Officers Battalion Strength Returns, 28 May to 15 November 1776 Bibliography for Narrative List of Muster Rolls and Sources for Same Alphabetical Listing of Known Personnel Material from Nathaniel Vansandt Papers Letters to and from Thomas Mifflin and William Heath List of 5th Pennsylvania Battalion Soldiers Likely Reenlisted in 6th Regiment of 1777 _________________________ Perhaps against my better judgement here is the progenitor of a long, and still ongoing, list of historical monographs I unknowingly embarked on in the mid ‘80s. This initial work has never been published, really did not deserve to be, but does survive in my own personal copy and in copies I donated to several libraries. In the end, it seems to have been a good introduction to researching the armies of the period. At the very least it taught me to save interesting tidbits of information discovered while looking into a totally unrelated subject; in this manner I ran across and stored away material on camp followers, blankets, tents, ad hoc shelters, etc., that formed the core for later monographs. This project also served me as a primer in constructing and organizing a narrative, primitive though it was. The last relatively substantial bit of writing I’d done was in 1974, a report on Eleanor Roosevelt for my 12th grade psychology class. As I recall, it was a fair paper and got a decent grade, but didn’t make much a dent in the literature of the time. So, in the end, not having gone to college after high school, I owe whatever small writing ability I can claim to my early penchant for reading avidly, an affinity for words and correct spelling, blind tenacity (aka, stubborn singlemindedness), and the ability to take constructive criticism happily. I am extremely grateful to those who were kind enough to provide that crucial criticism; they are, in chronological order, Don Hagist, Holly Mayer, and Sandy Oliver, all of whom shared invaluable advice and plied their red pens with good will. I also must thank serendipity, which was responsible for my family moving to Bucks County (Wrightstown) in 1955, and then to our purchasing a home in Solebury Township. Each location is only a fifteen minute drive from the David Library of the American Revolution, nirvana for anyone interested in the period. Before I close this, I should try to explain why on earth I ever embarked on such a quixotic journey. Having joined a War for American Independence living history unit in 1984, they soon decided to change their militia portrayal to that of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment. No one could tell me much, if anything, about the original unit. Having learned that the 6th Regiment was originally the 5th Pennsylvania Battalion, it only made sen

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    5th Penna. Battalion 1776 Two

    Enviado por

    John U. Rees
    “The Fifth Pennsylvania Battalion of 1776” (1987, unpublished, copy held in the collections of the David Library of the American Revolution, Washington Crossing, Pa., U.S. Military History Institute, Carlisle, Pa., and Spruance Library, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, Pa.). Including a 65 page narrative history, 5 page appendix and 31 page addenda with 12 maps, 6 charts and 2 illustrations. Including A Brief Itinerary of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment of 1777 (unpublished, 1991): Formation Equipment and Clothing Beginning of Active Service, June 1776 Action on Long Island, 27 to 30 August 1776 The American Evacuation of New York, 30 August to 16 September 1776 Council of War and Condition of the Army Service on the Lines, 13 September to 8 October 1776 The British Move: Prelude to Fort Washington, 9 October to 4 November 1776 The Fall of Fort Washington, 18 October to 16 November 1776 Prisoners of War, 16 to 19 November 1776 Parole and Release of the Prisoners, 20 November 1776 to 2 June 1777 Appendices Chronology of the 5th Pennsylvania Battalion Brief History of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment of 1777 Miscellaneous Information Names and Service of 5th Pennsylvania Battalion Officers Battalion Strength Returns, 28 May to 15 November 1776 Bibliography for Narrative List of Muster Rolls and Sources for Same Alphabetical Listing of Known Personnel Material from Nathaniel Vansandt Papers Letters to and from Thomas Mifflin and William Heath List of 5th Pennsylvania Battalion Soldiers Likely Reenlisted in 6th Regiment of 1777 _________________________ Perhaps against my better judgement here is the progenitor of a long, and still ongoing, list of historical monographs I unknowingly embarked on in the mid ‘80s. This initial work has never been published, really did not deserve to be, but does survive in my own personal copy and in copies I donated to several libraries. In the end, it seems to have been a good introduction to researching the armies of the period. At the very least it taught me to save interesting tidbits of information discovered while looking into a totally unrelated subject; in this manner I ran across and stored away material on camp followers, blankets, tents, ad hoc shelters, etc., that formed the core for later monographs. This project also served me as a primer in constructing and organizing a narrative, primitive though it was. The last relatively substantial bit of writing I’d done was in 1974, a report on Eleanor Roosevelt for my 12th grade psychology class. As I recall, it was a fair paper and got a decent grade, but didn’t make much a dent in the literature of the time. So, in the end, not having gone to college after high school, I owe whatever small writing ability I can claim to my early penchant for reading avidly, an affinity for words and correct spelling, blind tenacity (aka, stubborn singlemindedness), and the ability to take constructive criticism happily. I am extremely grateful to those who were kind enough to provide that crucial criticism; they are, in chronological order, Don Hagist, Holly Mayer, and Sandy Oliver, all of whom shared invaluable advice and plied their red pens with good will. I also must thank serendipity, which was responsible for my family moving to Bucks County (Wrightstown) in 1955, and then to our purchasing a home in Solebury Township. Each location is only a fifteen minute drive from the David Library of the American Revolution, nirvana for anyone interested in the period. Before I close this, I should try to explain why on earth I ever embarked on such a quixotic journey. Having joined a War for American Independence living history unit in 1984, they soon decided to change their militia portrayal to that of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment. No one could tell me much, if anything, about the original unit. Having learned that the 6th Regiment was originally the 5th Pennsylvania Battalion, it only made sen

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    The Fifth Pennsylvania Battalion of 1776 (1987, unpublished, copy held in the collections

    of the David Library of the American Revolution, Washington Crossing, Pa., U.S. Military
    History Institute, Carlisle, Pa., and Spruance Library, Bucks County Historical Society,
    Doylestown, Pa.). Including a 65 page narrative history, 5 page appendix and 31 page
    addenda with 12 maps, 6 charts and 2 illustrations. Including A Brief Itinerary of the 6th
    Pennsylvania Regiment of 1777 (unpublished, 1991):
    Formation
    Equipment and Clothing
    Beginning of Active Service, June 1776
    Action on Long Island, 27 to 30 August 1776
    The American Evacuation of New York, 30 August to 16 September 1776
    Council of War and Condition of the Army
    Service on the Lines, 13 September to 8 October 1776
    The British Move: Prelude to Fort Washington, 9 October to 4 November 1776
    The Fall of Fort Washington, 18 October to 16 November 1776
    Prisoners of War, 16 to 19 November 1776
    Parole and Release of the Prisoners, 20 November 1776 to 2 June 1777
    Appendices
    Chronology of the 5th Pennsylvania Battalion
    Brief History of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment of 1777
    Miscellaneous Information
    Names and Service of 5th Pennsylvania Battalion Officers
    Battalion Strength Returns, 28 May to 15 November 1776
    Bibliography for Narrative
    List of Muster Rolls and Sources for Same
    Alphabetical Listing of Known Personnel
    Material from Nathaniel Vansandt Papers
    Letters to and from Thomas Mifflin and William Heath
    List of 5th Pennsylvania Battalion Soldiers Likely Reenlisted in 6th Regiment of 1777

    _________________________
    Perhaps against my better judgement here is the progenitor of a long, and still ongoing, list of historical
    monographs I unknowingly embarked on in the mid 80s. This initial work has never been published,
    really did not deserve to be, but does survive in my own personal copy and in copies I donated to several
    libraries. In the end, it seems to have been a good introduction to researching the armies of the period. At
    the very least it taught me to save interesting tidbits of information discovered while looking into a totally
    unrelated subject; in this manner I ran across and stored away material on camp followers, blankets, tents,
    ad hoc shelters, etc., that formed the core for later monographs.
    This project also served me as a primer in constructing and organizing a narrative, primitive though it
    was. The last relatively substantial bit of writing Id done was in 1974, a report on Eleanor Roosevelt for
    my 12th grade psychology class. As I recall, it was a fair paper and got a decent grade, but didnt make
    much a dent in the literature of the time. So, in the end, not having gone to college after high school, I
    owe whatever small writing ability I can claim to my early penchant for reading avidly, an affinity for
    words and correct spelling, blind tenacity (aka, stubborn singlemindedness), and the ability to take
    constructive criticism happily. I am extremely grateful to those who were kind enough to provide that
    crucial criticism; they are, in chronological order, Don Hagist, Holly Mayer, and Sandy Oliver, all whom
    shared invaluable advice and plied their red pens with good will. I also must thank serendipity, which was
    responsible for my family moving to Bucks County (Wrightstown) in 1955, and then to our purchasing a
    home in Solebury Township. Each location is only a fifteen minute drive from the David Library of the
    American Revolution, nirvana for anyone interested in the period.
    Before I close this, I should try to explain why on earth I ever embarked on such a quixotic journey.
    Having joined a War for American Independence living history unit in 1984, they soon decided to change

    their militia portrayal to that of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment. No one could tell me much, if anything,
    about the original unit. Having learned that the 6th Regiment was originally the 5th Pennsylvania Battalion,
    it only made sense to begin there. The ensuing research made me aware of other avenues pertaining to the
    daily workings of the Revolutionary armies. I was curious. I followed my nose and found many intriguing
    side paths. I kept asking questions
    John Rees, Solebury, Pa. 20 November 2015
    ______________________
    An up-to-date (or relatively so) list of my writings may be accessed at this link:

    World of the Common Soldier


    (Master List of Articles and Monographs)
    http://tinyurl.com/jureesarticles

    John U. Rees
    136 North Sugan Road,
    New Hope, Pa. 18938
    Phone: (215) 862-2348
    Email: ju_rees@msn.com
    For information on the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment and the Pennsylvania battalions in 1781 see:
    6th Pennsylvania Regiment, 1777
    1. "Revolutionary Services of Captain John Markland"
    2. "Brief History of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment of 1777"
    3. "Return of Clothing delivered to NCOs and Privates of Capt. Jacob Bowers Company, 6th
    Pennsylvania Regt. in 1777 " (Transcribed by John U. Rees)
    https://www.scribd.com/doc/259067396/6th-Pennsylvania-Regiment-1777-to-1783-RevolutionaryServices-of-Captain-John-Markland?secret_password=7eVCzzepODSEDDfBo5gD
    `Their presence Here Has Saved this State : Continental Provisional Battalions with Lafayette in
    Virginia, 1781
    Part 1. `This Detachement is Extremely Good : The Light Battalions Move South
    A. `The Fire of the Light Infantry cheked the Enemys Progress : Light Battalion Composition
    and Service
    B. `Ill founded jealousies, and groundless suspicions. : Unrest in the Light Battalions
    C. `The Cloathing you long ago Sent to the light infantry is not Yet Arrived.: Apparel and
    Equipment

    The Brigade Dispatch, vol. XXXVI, no. 2 (Autumn 2006), 2-23.


    http://revwar75.com/library/rees/pdfs/light.pdf
    Appendices for Above
    1. Diary of Soldier with Lafayettes Light Infantry, 1781
    http://revwar75.com/library/rees/pdfs/Atkins.pdf.pdf
    2. Asa Redington, Scammells Light Infantry Regiment, 1781
    http://revwar75.com/library/rees/pdfs/Redington.pdf
    3. Barbers Light Battalion, 1781 (New Jersey Light Company Personnel)
    http://revwar75.com/library/rees/pdfs/Barber.pdf

    `Their presence Here Has Saved this State : Continental Provisional Battalions with
    Lafayette in Virginia, 1781
    Parts 2-4. `Almost all old soldiers, and well disciplined : Brigadier General Anthony
    Waynes 1781 Pennsylvania Provisional Battalions
    A. I fear it is now too late : The Pennsylvania Line Mutiny, January 1781
    http://revwar75.com/library/rees/pdfs/PA-A.pdf
    B. Our Regiments are yet but very small : Settling with the Troops and
    Rebuilding the Line
    http://revwar75.com/library/rees/pdfs/PA-B.pdf
    C. The whole Line behaved in a most orderly manner.: Organizing and
    Disciplining the Pennsylvania Provisional Battalions for the 1781 Campaign
    http://revwar75.com/library/rees/pdfs/PA-C.pdf
    The Brigade Dispatch, vol. XXXVII, no. 2 (Summer 2007), 2-19; vol. XXXVII, no. 4 (Winter
    2007), 2-15; vol. XXXVIII, no. 1 (Spring 2008), 2-21.
    Appendices for Above
    1. `A Smart firing commencd from from both parties : Brig. Gen. Anthony Waynes
    Pennsylvania Battalions in Virginia, June to November 1781
    Contents:
    A. We will be much inferior to the enemy : May 31 to July 5 1781
    B. A charge under a heavy fire of Grape shot :
    Battle of Green Springs, 6 July 1781
    C. Cornwallis threatens every Devastation that fire & sword can produce :
    Marching and Countermarching, 9 July to 25 August
    D. The batteries were opened and fired with great success :
    September to November 1781
    E. The Cloathing was drawn near twelve month ago :
    1780-1781 Pennsylvania Clothing, Letters and Returns

    http://revwar75.com/library/rees/pdfs/Virginia.pdf
    2. `The British army marched out and grounded their arms : Pennsylvania Lt. William
    Feltmans Diary, 26 May to 5 November 1781
    http://revwar75.com/library/rees/pdfs/Feltman.pdf

    3. `Pennsylvania Battalion Troop Returns, 1781-1783:


    (In Camp and on Campaign in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and South Carolina)
    http://revwar75.com/library/rees/pdfs/Returns.pdf

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