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Return of the Army in and Near New-York

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Return of the Army in the service of the UNITED COLONIES, in and near the City of NEW YORK, commanded by His Excellency GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esquire, General and Commander-in-Chief.
REGIMENTS OFFICERS PRESENT. RANK AND FILE. Wanting to complete. Since last Return.
Commissioned. Staff. Non-commissioned.
Colonels. Lieut. Majors. Captains. First Lieutenants. Second Lieut' nts. Ensigns. Chaplains. Adjutants. Quartermasters. Surgeons. Mates. Sergeants. Drums and Fifes. Present, fit for duty. Sick, present. Sick, absent. On Command. On Furlough. Total. Sergeants. Drums and Fifes. Rank and File. Inlisted. Dead. Discharged. Deserted.
Colonel Hand' s 1 1 - 4 7 6 5 1 1 1 1 - 17 12 243 26 9 11 16 305 8 4 335 18 - - 8
Late Colonel Learned' s - 1 1 8 8 7 8 1 1 1 1 1 32 15 224 55 8 254 - 541 - 1 99 - 2 2 -
Colonel Nixon' s 1 1 1 7 6 4 5 1 1 1 1 1 27 14 276 47 21 87 - 431 2 - 209 5 - - -
Colonel Prescott' s 1 1 1 6 8 6 7 1 1 1 1 1 27 15 296 48 14 52 - 410 - - 230 - - 1 2
Colonel Varnum' s 1 1 1 6 7 5 5 - 1 - 1 1 26 16 282 64 10 41 - 397 - - 243 1 1 - -
Colonel Parsons' s 1 1 1 8 7 7 7 - 1 1 1 1 29 16 307 137 5 136 6 591 - - 49 - 1 2 1
Colonel Hitchcock' s 1 1 1 8 8 7 8 1 1 1 1 1 22 15 287 47 9 43 - 386 - - 254 - 1 1 -
Colonel Little' s 1 1 1 7 8 8 5 1 1 1 1 1 25 14 319 57 9 79 - 464 - - 176 - 1 - -
Colonel Read' s 1 1 1 8 5 5 7 - 1 1 - 1 29 16 245 108 11 161 - 525 1 - 115 1 1 - -
Colonel Huntingion' s 1 1 - 7 8 8 7 1 1 1 1 1 31 14 226 134 25 151 2 538 1 - 102 1 - 3 -
Colonel Webb' s - 1 1 4 3 3 5 1 1 1 1 1 14 14 233 110 10 197 2 552 - 2 88 - 1 1 -
Colonel Arnold' s - 1 1 8 8 7 8 - 1 1 1 1 31 14 314 83 6 129 - 532 - 2 108 - 4 - 2
Colonel Ward' s 1 - 1 3 8 8 5 1 1 1 - 1 26 12 218 115 1 179 - 513 - 3 127 1 - - -
Colonel Wyllys' s 1 - 1 7 4 5 8 1 1 1 1 1 25 15 237 103 6 201 - 547 1 - 93 - - 1 -
Colonel Bailey' s - 1 1 4 6 6 7 - 1 1 1 1 23 9 227 141 9 161 - 538 - - 102 - - - -
Colonel Baldwin' s - 1 1 2 3 6 3 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 187 98 5 196 1 487 - 1 153 - 1 - -
7 Companies of Col˙ McDougall' s 1 - 1 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 35 16 254 85 5 113 - 457 1 2 263 5 - 5 4
Colonel Ritzema' s - 1 - 4 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 21 12 253 122 - 81 3 459 - 1 181 3 - 1 1
Colonel Magaw' s 1 1 1 8 7 8 7 1 1 1 - 1 32 11 401 53 28 10 3 495 - 5 145 - - - -
Colonel Shee' s 1 1 1 8 6 9 8 - 1 1 1 1 31 12 435 49 10 2 4 500 1 4 140 2 - - 4
Total 14 17 17 122 127 124 123 14 20 19 17 19 513 272 5,464 1682 201 2,284 37 9,668 15 25 13,212 37 13 17 22
Return of General SCOTT' S Brigade; sixty-seven men, rank and file, to a Company, and ten Companies in a Regiment, is the establishment.
Colonel Lasher' s 1 1 1 10 10 10 - - 1 1 - - 30 15 462 42 8 30 13 555 - 5 115 17 - 2 -
Colonel Malcom' s 1 1 1 9 9 9 - 1 1 1 1 - 27 16 196 14 14 50 2 276 3 4 394 - - 10 3
Colonel Drake' s 1 1 1 10 10 10 - - 1 1 1 - 29 17 359 57 12 40 12 480 1 3 190 - - 8 5
5 Comp˙ of Lt˙ Col˙ Hardenburgh' s - 1 - 5 5 5 - - 1 1 1 - 15 9 222 22 - 7 3 254 - 1 81 - - - -
Total 3 4 3 34 34 34 - 1 4 4 3 - 101 57 11,239 135 34 127 30 1,565 4 13 780 17 - 20 8
Return of General HEARD' S Brigade; seventy-two men, rank and file, to a Company, and eight Companies to a Regiment, is the establishment.
Colonel Forman' s 1 1 1 7 8 7 7 1 1 1 1 1 29 15 370 42 - 13 7 432 3 3 144 8 - - 6
7 Companies of Col˙ Hunt' s - 1 1 6 6 4 6 - 1 1 1 - 24 11 271 23 - 4 3 301 4 3 203 18 - - 5
7 Companies of Col˙ Martin' s 1 1 1 7 7 6 6 - 1 1 1 1 28 11 281 55 11 6 3 356 - 3 148 4 1 - -
3 Companies of Col˙ Newcomb' s 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 9 3 90 6 - 3 - 99 3 3 117 - - - -
5 Comp˙ of Col˙ Van Cortlandt' s 1 1 1 4 4 3 3 1 1 - 1 1 18 6 176 14 - 4 6 200 2 4 160 14 - - -
Total 4 5 5 26 26 21 25 3 5 4 5 4 108 46 1,188 140 11 30 19 1,388 12 l6 772 44 1 - 11
Return of General WADSWORTH' S Brigade; eighty-three rank and file to a Company, and eight Companies to a Regiment, is the establishment.
Colonel Silliman' s 1 1 1 8 6 6 8 1 1 1 1 1 30 13 245 36 2 92 - 375 2 3 289 - - - 1
Colonel Gay' s 1 1 - 8 6 8 8 1 1 1 1 1 28 16 216 73 - 115 - 404 4 - 260 - 1 1 -
Colonel Bradley' s 1 1 1 8 8 7 6 1 1 1 1 - 29 15 398 43 2 28 - 471 - - 193 - - - -
Colonel Sage' s 1 1 1 6 5 3 6 - 1 1 1 1 25 11 155 63 4 79 - 301 7 5 363 - - - -
Colonel Selden' s 1 1 - 2 3 3 5 - 1 1 1 1 24 8 153 23 - 70 - 246 8 8 418 - - - -
Colonel Douglass' s 1 1 1 6 7 7 6 1 1 1 1 1 25 13 274 57 - 112 - 443 7 3 221 - - - -
Colonel Chester' s 1 1 1 5 6 8 4 - 1 1 1 1 26 14 184 44 - 126 - 354 6 2 310 - - - -
Total 7 7 5 43 41 42 43 4 7 7 7 6 187 90 1,625 339 8 622 - 2,594 34 21 2,054 - 1 1 1
Total of General Heard' s 4 5 5 26 26 21 25 3 5 4 5 4 108 46 1,188 140 11 30 19 1,388 12 16 772 44 1 - 11
Total of General Scott' s 3 4 3 34 34 33 - 1 4 4 3 - 101 57 1,239 135 34 127 30 1,565 4 13 780 17 - 20 8
Total of the old estab' d Regiments 14 17 17 122 127 124 123 14 20 19 17 19 513 272 5,464 1682 201 2,284 37 9,668 15 25 3,212 37 13 17 22
Total of the whole 28 33 30 225 228 220 191 22 36 34 32 29 909 465 9,516 2296 254 3,063 86 15,215 65 75 6,820 98 15 38 42

Head Quarters, July 27, 1776.

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Title

Return of the Army in and Near New-York, July 27

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Date Created

1776-07-27

Subject

Military action: muster lists
Military action: mutiny and desertion
Social reality: health

Document ID

S5-V1-P01-sp06-D0791

Series

S5

Volume

S5-V1

Part

S5-V1-P01

Sub-Part

S5-V1-P01-sp06

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