General Orders, 27 January 1780
General Orders
Head-Quarters Morristown thurs[d]ay Jany 27th 80.
Parole Xantum— C. Signs Yonne. Zator.
By a division Court Martial of the Maryland-line, Major Deane President—Lieutenant Hugo of the 5th Maryland regiment was tried for, “Beating wounding and abusing in a cruel manner sundry soldiers belonging to the 2nd Maryland regiment” and acquitted.
By the same Court Captain Price of the 2nd Maryland regiment was tried for “Gaming with Cards for money”—for “Neglect of duty, Gambling, Behaving in a manner unbecoming the character of an officer”—for “Secretly striking Lieutenant Duvall with a cane when he was executing his duty”—for “Disorderly and mutinous conduct in the presence of the soldiers of the regiment and for abuse after being reported for other crimes[”]—acquitted of the 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th charges and found guilty of the 5th charge, the 1st part of the 6th charge and the 7th charge and sentenced to be reprimanded in division orders.1
The Commander in Chief approves the sentences.
Varick transcript, DLC:GW.
Adj. Gen. Alexander Scammell’s orderly book entry for this date includes the following additional general orders: “The Sub-Inspectors of the Army will please attend at the Orderly room tomorrow 12 o’Clock” (orderly book, 17 Oct. 1779–22 March 1780, DNA: RG 93, Orderly Books, 1775–1783, vol. 33).
1. Benjamin Price (1732–1791) joined the 2d Maryland Regiment as a lieutenant in January 1777, and the following April he received promotion to first lieutenant. He became the regiment’s captain lieutenant in May 1778 and received promotion to captain in July 1779. Price transferred to the 3d Maryland Regiment in January 1781 and left the army in July 1783. In April 1791, Price, as a captain, joined the first regiment of levies for Maj. Gen. Arthur St. Clair’s expedition against the Western Indian Confederacy. He was killed when the Indians defeated St. Clair’s army at the Battle of the Wabash River on 4 Nov. 1791.
Edward Duvall (d. 1780) joined the 2d Maryland Regiment as a second lieutenant in January 1777 and became a first lieutenant the following April. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Germantown in October 1777 and exchanged in April 1778. Duval was killed at the Battle of Camden in August 1780.