Manuscript Group 257, Second Dragoon Regiment, Continental Army Orderly book, 1782-1783
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Manuscript Group 257, Second Dragoon Regiment, Continental
Army
Orderly book, 1782-1783, 0.01 linear feet
/ 1 volume
Call Number: MG 257
Orders, returns, and other records of the
5th Troop of a light dragoon regiment commanded by Major Benjamin Tallmadge.
Gift of John H. Stephens, 1848.
The Second Dragoon Regiment was organized
on December 12, 1776 and was the first cavalry regiment directly organized by
the Continental army. The Continental Congress appointed Elisha Sheldon
(fl. 1776-1780) lieutenant colonel and commanding officer of the regiment.
He was ordered to enlist six troops to form his regiment at Wethersfield,
Connecticut. One of the first officers chosen by Sheldon was Major
Benjamin Tallmadge (1754-1835). Tallmadge led the fifth troop of the
regiment in the battles of Short Hills (1777), Brandywine (1777), Trenton
(1776), Saratoga (1777) and White Plains (1776).
Sources
Mark Mayo Boatner III. Encyclopedia of
the American Revolution (New York, New York: David McKay Inc., 1966).
www.senate.gov/~dodd/press/Speeches/105_97/0225.htm
This collection was donated by John H.
Stephens in 1848.
This orderly book, kept by the fifth troop
of the Second Dragoon Regiment of the Continental Army, dates from 1782 to 1783
and measures 0.01 linear feet. The fifth troop was commanded by Major Benjamin
Tallmadge (1754-1835), whose orders are presented in this book. Rules regarding
rations are mentioned at great length, as are orders to officers to participate
in court martials. A size roll, which indicates soldiers physical
characteristics and birthplace also appears in this volume.
For other orderly books see:
Manuscript
Group 91, First Continental Artillery Regiment Orderly book
Manuscript
Group 222, Francis Barber (1750-1783), Officer, Orderly book
Manuscript Group 223,
Continental Artillery Brigade Orderly book
Manuscript
Group 225, Continental Army Artillery Regiment Orderly book
Manuscript
Group 226, First New Jersey Continental Regiment Orderly book
Manuscript
Group 227, Jersey Brigade Orderly book
Manuscript
Group 229, The New Jersey State Troops Military record book
Manuscript
Group 230, Nathaniel Heard’s Brigade, New Jersey Militia Record book
Processed by James Lewis, June 2001 as part of the “Farm to City”
project funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records
Commission.
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