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General Return of the Continental Army, at Cambridge

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General Return of the Army of the United Colonies, commanded by his Excellency George Washington, Esquire, General and Commander-in-Chief, Head-quarters at Cambridge, August 18, 1775.
Regiments. Officers present. Rank and File. Waiting to complete. Since last Return
Commissioned. Staff. Non-commissioned.
Colonels. Lieut˙ Colonels. Majors. Captains. Lieutenants. Ensigns. Chaplains. Adjutants. Quartermasters. Surgeons. Mates. Sergeants. Drums and Fifes. Present, fit for duty. Sick, present. Sick, absent. On Furlough. On Command. Total. Sergeants. Drummers and Fifers. Privates. Enlisted. Dead. Discharged. Deserted.
1. Colonel Frye' s 1 1 1 7 17 — — 1 1 1 1 29 13 301 59 38 6 52 456 — 7 44 — — — —
2. Colonel Thompson' s 1 1 1 9 27 — — 1 1 1 1 36 11 713 — — — — 713 — — — — — — —
3. Colonel Reed' s 1 — — 7 9 7 — 1 1 1 1 30 16 295 96 44 5 62 502 — — — 19 18 2 18
4. Colonel Learned' s 1 1 1 10 19 — 1 1 1 1 1 40 20 406 40 6 4 3 459 — — 41 1 3 2 3
5. Colonel Nixon' s 1 1 1 8 15 — 1 — 1 1 — 34 18 307 65 40 3 2 417 2 2 83 — 2 — —
6. Colonel J. Brewer' s 1 — 1 8 8 — — 1 1 1 1 34 20 209 59 42 3 43 356 6 — 144 14 9 1 19
7. Colonel Stark' s — 1 — 9 10 7 — — 1 1 1 38 20 343 100 20 13 40 516 — 1 18 15 12 24 19
8. Colonel Fellows' s 1 1 1 10 19 — 1 1 1 1 1 38 18 367 76 8 1 8 460 2 2 40 — — — 4
9. Colonel D. Brewer' s 1 1 1 9 18 — 1 1 1 1 — 36 20 363 56 4 2 10 435 4 — 65 67 2 1 4
10. Colonel Prescott' s 1 1 1 6 20 — — 1 1 1 — 43 15 329 56 45 5 1 436 1 8 114 7 — — 2
11. Colonel Poor' s 1 1 1 10 7 9 — 1 1 1 1 26 15 391 98 9 5 66 569 — — — 4 2 3 7
12. Colonel Varnum' s 1 1 1 8 9 7 1 1 1 1 1 28 20 308 60 — 6 27 401 — — — — — — —
13. Colonel Parsons' s 1 1 1 6 17 9 1 1 1 1 2 47 27 598 118 32 7 16 771 — — 24 — 2 3 5
14. Colonel Hitchcock' s 1 1 1 6 9 9 — 1 1 1 1 23 16 342 42 17 1 43 445 — — — — — — —
15. Colonel Church' s — 1 1 7 8 7 — 1 1 1 1 17 10 341 19 — 3 36 399 — — — — — — 1
16. Colonel Cotton' s 1 1 1 10 20 — 1 1 1 1 1 40 20 356 42 12 3 98 511 — — — 2 1 1 2
17. Colonel Little' s — — 1 6 17 — 1 1 1 1 1 28 14 394 44 83 7 — 528 — — — — — — —
18. Colonel Danelson' s 1 1 — 11 19 — — 1 1 1 — 42 18 351 74 11 8 47 491 — — 59 3 4 11 9
19. Colonel Mansfield' s — 1 1 6 14 — — — 1 — 1 29 13 352 39 54 2 37 484 — 1 16 — — — —
20. Colonel Read' s, of Uxbridge 1 — 1 8 15 — — 1 1 1 1 33 15 369 43 21 12 52 497 — 1 3 1 3 2 1
21. Colonel Glover' s — 1 — 8 18 — — 1 1 1 — 37 11 437 17 8 20 20 502 — 8 — — — — 11
22. Colonel Walker' s 1 — 1 6 12 — — 1 1 1 1 28 14 301 89 43 3 6 442 — — 58 — 4 — —
23. Colonel Whitcomb' s 1 1 1 11 22 — — 1 — 1 1 43 14 360 48 57 4 24 493 — — 57 29 9 — 11
24. Colonel Doolittle' s 1 1 — 9 17 — — 1 1 1 1 33 15 226 75 56 — 12 369 7 5 131 — 1 — —
25. Colonel Woodbridge' s 1 1 1 7 12 — — 1 1 1 1 26 12 109 52 18 5 77 261 7 6 175 — — — 7
26. Colonel Paterson' s 1 1 1 11 20 — 1 1 1 1 1 41 16 411 53 23 16 3 506 1 6 44 — — — 3
27. Colonel Bridge' s 1 — 1 7 17 — — 1 1 1 — 36 20 358 39 53 3 15 468 — — 32 1 — — 1
28. Colonel Sergeant' s 1 1 1 9 14 — 1 1 1 1 1 36 18 333 42 11 7 10 403 4 2 97 — 7 — 16
29. Colonel Huntingdon' s 1 1 1 4 12 6 1 1 1 1 2 35 22 325 72 37 — — 434 — — — — 1 — —
30. Colonel Scammon' s 1 1 1 7 16 — — 1 1 1 1 36 18 386 32 12 13 — 443 — 1 57 — 1 — —
31. Colonel Phinney' s 1 1 1 8 18 — — 1 1 1 1 37 20 368 71 8 4 — 451 — — 49 — — — —
32. Colonel Ward' s 1 1 1 7 17 — 1 1 1 — — 40 17 360 44 46 2 — 452 — 3 48 2 — — —
33. Colonel Wylley' s 1 1 2 7 18 10 1 1 1 1 2 52 31 620 182 6 15 33 856 — — 19 — 11 1 —
34. Colonel Storrs' s 1 1 2 4 15 19 1 1 1 1 2 45 28 675 80 — 14 95 864 — 1 16 — 1 9 8
35. Colonel Bailey' s 1 — 2 5 16 — 1 1 1 1 1 40 17 420 42 20 3 — 485 — — 15 3 5 4 —
36. Colonel Greaton' s 1 1 1 6 10 — — 1 1 1 1 23 13 254 25 46 10 141 476 1 — 24 — 1 2 —
37. Late Colonel Gardner' s — 1 1 5 14 — — 1 1 1 1 24 9 243 26 41 1 95 406 5 4 94 — — — —
38. Late Colonel Gerrish' s — 1 1 10 19 — — 1 1 1 1 38 16 427 43 35 4 — 509 2 4 — 2 — — —
Two Companies in Colonel Hinman' s Regiment, and four Independent Companies˙˙ — 1 — 6 12 — — — — — — 24 12 394 — — — — 394 — — — — 1 2 2
Total 31 32 36 298 596 80 15 35 37 36 35 1345 662 14442 2218 1006 220 1174 19060 42 62 1567 170 100 68 153

Horatio Gates, Adjutant-General.

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Title

General Return of the Continental Army, at Cambridge

Creator

Gates, Horatio, General

Editor

Gates, Horatio, General

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1775-08-18

Subject

Military action: military organization and discipline
Military action: muster lists

Document ID

S4-V3-P01-sp07-D0038

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V3

Part

S4-V3-P01

Sub-Part

S4-V3-P01-sp07

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