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Memoir and Official Correspondence of Gen. John Stark
Memoir and Official Correspondence of Gen John Stark Author:Caleb Stark Subtitle: With Notices of Several Other Officers of the Revolution. Also, a Biography of Capt. Phinehas Stevens and of Col. Robert Rogers, With an Account of His Services in America During the "seven Years' War." General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1860 Original Publisher: G.P. Lyon Subjects: United States Hist... more »ory / General History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775) History / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) Travel / United States / Northeast / New England Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Marching Orders for Colonel John Stark, commanding the 5th and 25th . Regiments of Foot. You are forthwith totmarch, with the regiments under your command, to Norwich, in Connecticut, according to the route indicated; and in case of extreme bad weather or other unforeseen accidents you are obliged to halt a day or more, between this and Norwich, you will acquaint Brigadier General Heath, who is appointed to the command of the brigade, now under marching orders, and receive and follow his directions. You will immediately apply to Commissary General Trumbull, and to Quarter Master General, Col. Mifflin, for an order for carriages and provisions for your march to Norwich. Upon your arrival there, Brigadier General Heath has his excellency, the commander-in-chief's directions for the farther disposal of the brigade. His excellency expects you to preserve good order and exact discipline upon your march, carefully preventing all pillage and marauding, and every kind of ill-usage, or insult to the inhabitants of the country. As the motions of the enemy, and the advanced season of the year make it of the utmost consequence that not a moment should be lost that can p...« less