George Washington Papers

General Orders, 13 April 1779

General Orders

Head-Quarters Middle-Brook Tuesday April 13th 1779.

Parole Underwald—C. Signs Urgel. Uma.

Lieutenant Colonel Dabney is appointed to superintend the hospitals in Jersey.

Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

Adj. Gen. Alexander Scammell’s orderly book entry for this date includes the following additional general order: “The Genl Court Martial whereof Lt Colo. Harmer is president to sit Tomorrow Morning 9 o Clock” (orderly book, 22 Dec. 1778–26 June 1779, DNA: RG 93, Orderly Books, 1775–1783, vol. 28).

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    General Orders, 13 April 1779
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    Washington, George
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    “General Orders, 13 April 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-20-02-0051. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 20, 8 April–31 May 1779, ed. Edward G. Lengel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2010, pp. 48–49.]