The life of Capt. Gassaway Watkins in the Revolutionary War [fragment]
1820
MSS L1976.80.1 M MB
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Title
The life of Capt. Gassaway Watkins in the Revolutionary War [fragment]
Published
[S.l., ca. 1820-1833]
Description
[1] leaf ; 31 cm.
Call Number
MSS L1976.80.1 M MB
Note
A first-person account; probably in the hand of Watkins himself
Caption title
Date range surmised from the period that Christian DeVries, whose watermark appears on the paper, operated a mill southeast of Baltimore, Maryland in 1820. By 1833, his mark included "& Son -- see Gravell, American watermarks, p.258.
Account begins with his January 1776 enlistment in Smallwood's regiment, continues through the battles of Long Island and White Plains until he became ill and was innoculated against smallpox. Participated in the battle of Germantown and Monmouth; became attached to General Scott's light infantry; mentions Elizabeth Town and Col. Howard's arrest "for not keeping his men on the parade untill they were frozen."
Went south to the battle of Camden; left Hillsborough under the command of Col. Howard; commanded a company in the battle of Cowpens. In Feb. the day Gen. Davidson was killed I left camp with orders from Gen. Green[e]
Concludes with "They pul[l]ed off my cote [sic] and boots put the dispatches on the crown of my hat tyed it on my head took leave of my friend with tears in his eyes[.] [H]e wished me well. With difficulty I[assisted?] my friend respected his [corig?] by [throwing?] up the Hello, and I returned it with gratitude ....
The last line is an incomplete sentence but begins "About as soon I got to Headquarters and was [illegible] by Gen. [Hazen?]
Watkins was an orginal member of the Maryland Society of the Cincinnati.
Watermark: C Devries -- cf. Gravell, American watermarks (2002), no. 319, p. 71.
Silked and faded in places, rendering some text illegible..
Caption title
Date range surmised from the period that Christian DeVries, whose watermark appears on the paper, operated a mill southeast of Baltimore, Maryland in 1820. By 1833, his mark included "& Son -- see Gravell, American watermarks, p.258.
Account begins with his January 1776 enlistment in Smallwood's regiment, continues through the battles of Long Island and White Plains until he became ill and was innoculated against smallpox. Participated in the battle of Germantown and Monmouth; became attached to General Scott's light infantry; mentions Elizabeth Town and Col. Howard's arrest "for not keeping his men on the parade untill they were frozen."
Went south to the battle of Camden; left Hillsborough under the command of Col. Howard; commanded a company in the battle of Cowpens. In Feb. the day Gen. Davidson was killed I left camp with orders from Gen. Green[e]
Concludes with "They pul[l]ed off my cote [sic] and boots put the dispatches on the crown of my hat tyed it on my head took leave of my friend with tears in his eyes[.] [H]e wished me well. With difficulty I[assisted?] my friend respected his [corig?] by [throwing?] up the Hello, and I returned it with gratitude ....
The last line is an incomplete sentence but begins "About as soon I got to Headquarters and was [illegible] by Gen. [Hazen?]
Watkins was an orginal member of the Maryland Society of the Cincinnati.
Watermark: C Devries -- cf. Gravell, American watermarks (2002), no. 319, p. 71.
Silked and faded in places, rendering some text illegible..
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