Order of March, June 1781
c.June 1781
Order of March for the Right Column of the American Troops
who are to move by the Right.
Colo. Scammell | Colo. Sheldon | 1st | Sheldons Infantry | ||||
2 | York Levies | ||||||
3 | Sheldons Cavalry | ||||||
Scammell | 4 | Light Infantry |
N.B.—This is the order of March during night [in] the day the
Cavalry will preceed the Infantry.
For the left Column—Marching by the Right on the Sawmill
river Road.
Majr Genl Parsons | 1st | Van Guard | |||||||
2 | a field piece | ||||||||
3 | first Cont. Brigade | ||||||||
4 | Secd Cont. Brigade | ||||||||
5 | a field piece | ||||||||
Majr Genl Lincoln | 6 | a field piece | 7 | first Massts | |||||
Brigade | 8 | Second Do Do | |||||||
9 | a field piece | ||||||||
10 | Sappers & Miners | ||||||||
Majr Genl Howe | 11 | Field piece | |||||||
12 | New Hamp Brige | ||||||||
13 | third Mass Do | ||||||||
14 | Twelve pounder | ||||||||
15 | Intrenchg Tools—Bat Horses, Canteens &ca. | ||||||||
16 | Rear Guard |
The spare ammunition of each division is to be in the rear of the division it belongs to.
NHyF.