1. Col. Christopher Greene’s 1st Rhode Island Regiment and Col. Israel Angell’s 2d Rhode Island Regiment had marched earlier in November from their home state to join GW’s army (see Field, Angell Diary, description begins Edward Field, ed. Diary of Colonel Israel Angell, Commanding the Second Rhode Island Continental Regiment during the American Revolution, 1778–1781. Providence, 1899. description ends 5–11 Nov., 89–91). In his diary entry for 26 Nov., Angell recorded that he and Greene had left Danbury, Conn., for GW’s headquarters “in as bad a Snow Storm as Generaly Ever Comes” (Field, Angell Diary, description begins Edward Field, ed. Diary of Colonel Israel Angell, Commanding the Second Rhode Island Continental Regiment during the American Revolution, 1778–1781. Providence, 1899. description ends 95). The officers reached West Point on 27 Nov. (see Field, Angell Diary, description begins Edward Field, ed. Diary of Colonel Israel Angell, Commanding the Second Rhode Island Continental Regiment during the American Revolution, 1778–1781. Providence, 1899. description ends 95–96). Angell then recorded in his diary entry for 28 Nov.: “This Morning I got up by break of Day … We waited on his Excellency. had an Invitation to dine with him but gitting nothing for our horses went on for New Winsor … we got to New Winsor a little after Sunset but Could git nothing for our Selves or horses to Eat. went on for Newbourgh. … Col Green and I applyd to the Cloather Genl. and finished our business with him which was to git Cloathing for our Regt. or an Order for it” (Field, Angell Diary, description begins Edward Field, ed. Diary of Colonel Israel Angell, Commanding the Second Rhode Island Continental Regiment during the American Revolution, 1778–1781. Providence, 1899. description ends 96–98).