[Diary entry: 18 June 1781]

18th. Brigaded the Troops, and made an arrangement of the Army, which is to March for the New Camp in three divisions—the 1st. on Thursday the 21st.—the 2d. on the 23d. and the 3d. on the 24th. Instt.1 To strengthen the detachment intended for the Garrison of West point, I had previously called upon the State of Connecticut for 800 Militia.

1. Headquarters was being moved from New Windsor, N.Y., to Peekskill, N.Y. (see General Orders, 19 June 1781, DLC:GW).

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Title: [Diary entry: 18 June 1781]
Author: Washington, George
Date: 18 June 1781

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Cite as: “[Diary entry: 18 June 1781],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-03-02-0007-0002-0010. [Original source: The Diaries of George Washington, vol. 3, 1 January 1771–5 November 1781, ed. Donald Jackson. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1978, p. 381.]