General Orders, 14 May 1780
General Orders
Head Quarters Morristown Sunday May 14th 1780
Parole Achilles Countersigns Alps: Bar.
To command the manœvring battalions tomorr.[:] Colonels Johnson and Livingston[,] Majors Reid and J. Moore
[Officers] Of the Day Tomorrow[:] Brigadier General Clinton[,] Colonel Stewart[,] Brigade Major Clinton’s brigade
A Detachment for a fortnight to parade tomorrow morning at Guard mounting with their Arms Packs and three days provisions and forty rounds ⅌ man.
Major T. Moore to command.1
The Pennsylvania and Clinton’s Divisions to give the Guards at Morristown, small detached Guards and fatigues for the ensuing week.
The Issuing Commissaries are to draw but two days bread at a time.
Lieutenant William Feltman of the 10th Pennsylvania regiment is appointed Paymaster to the same from the 6th of March last vice Ensign Benstead resigned.2
The General Court martial whereof Brigadier General Hand is President to assemble tomorrow morning 9 o clock A.M. at Morristown; a Captain from the 1st Pennsylvania Brigade to attend the Court vice a Captain from the Maryland Line.3
After Orders
A Surgeon or Mate from Hand’s Brigade to join the Detachment under Command of Major Moore.
Varick transcript, DLC:GW.
1. For the mission of Maj. Thomas Lloyd Moore’s detachment, see GW to Lemuel Trescott, 15 May, source note; see also Moore to GW, 22 May.
2. William Feltman, a native of Lancaster County, Pa., began as an ensign in the 10th Pennsylvania Regiment in December 1776. He then served as lieutenant in an independent company raised to guard prisoners at Lancaster, Pa., and transferred with the company to the 10th Pennsylvania Regiment in late 1777. Feltman became regimental paymaster in March 1780. Joining the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment in January 1781, he participated in the Yorktown campaign during September and October. In his journal, Feltman remarked that he “had the pleasure of being introduced” to GW “at 2 o’clock” P.M. on 16 Sept. 1781 (, 14). He resigned in April 1782.
3. Brig. Gen. Edward Hand had presided since 13 March over the court-martial of William Shippen, Jr., on allegations of maladministration in the medical department. The court had adjourned on 5 April (see GW to Stephen Moylan, that date; see also General Orders, 13 March).