American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-09-30
To THE EDIToRs or THE yvArcum.,

as organized in April, IVY omit,ing the orpani,
lion OF that regiment in January, 1776 under ao.a
of The Legislature OF this State, passed in l775 n,
dering the officers TO be commissioned and The al
diers to be enlisted for year, ending on The Al,
OF December, 1776. herewith send YOU a lis =
The Officers names, their commissions all bssrn.
date from the first TO the ninth day of lanua,se
l776. | then received an ensign's comms,ioma
dated January 4th, 1776, in which capacityl served
until January, IVY when, by another act Of hs
Legislature, the regiment was rcorganzed. and
received I.ieutenant's commission. After assist.
ing to recruit a company under the gallant CAM
r Kirkwood, l marched with them, in Febuarv
o Princeton and Brunswick. in New Jersey a.
which time the enemy were in possession Of par
OF that State and of New York. BY another ae n
the Legislature, the regiment was again reoeani,.d
in April, l777, and received Captains comm,.
sion, dated January s, l777. In that capacity
served until near the close of The war, when re-.
ceived Majors brevet dated June 8, 1889. The
Delaware Regiment, in the campaign OF '76, con.
sisted of 40 officers, and 168 rank and file. Oltbea
four officers, including the gallant Commando
we're killed, and sixteen wounded. OF the rank
and file, many were killed and wounded-bul more
died of the camp fever. 1t is believed that but one
or TWO officers survive, who were commissioned
January, l776-assisted TO raise the regiment and
continued with it to the end OF the war, or seven
years and ten months. AT ihe close OF this cam
palgn, the enemy were not only in possession oft
city OF New York and the greater par, of that STATE
but they occupied all the eastern seapors--hS
oyerrun New Jersey TO the banks of the Delavare
and threatened our existence as nation. thick
cloud OF dal kness and gloom had covered the land
and despair was seen in almost every couneDance.
More than one half of the officers Of the regimen
refused TO serve the next campaign. This was tru.
ly time that tried mems souls" There were
however, from January to April l7.7, about forty
choice spirits found, who accepted commissions
wheE it was reorganized and the men enlisted for
three years, or during the war-and in April took
the field, under The command of Col. ID. Hall and
the officers as stated in The Wachmsn Of the 9Th
inst II is believed that in the course of the war
there were upwards oi 90 officers commissioned
and 5000 soldiers enlisted, in the Delaware Regt
ment :--it is likewise believed that there are but
two or three officers and three soldiers OF that reg
ment now living. and two soldiers on the pension
list. The State Of Rhode Island had but one reg
men in The Revolutionary War, which il is believed
consisted of about GOO men yet in The year lS2O
Rhode Island had upwards of eighty officers and
men on the pension lst--whilst The State OF Dela
ware had but three officers and men How The
Rhode Islanders should have escaped the fasages Of
war aud time, in the proportion oi 30 10 5, am at
q iooo " uetS'uihC anu dHO uuu'tsssu
a note "a copy Of which, kcpt) to the Secretary
of War, for further information. This note was
enclosed to my friend, the late c. A. Rodney Esp
who, believe, thought that some Of my obSeIva'
tions were too personal, and never delivered ii to
the Secretary. Respectfully yours
PETER JAQUETT
Extract from Lieut.. Col. Bedords Orderly Book and Nus
ter Rolls of the Delaware Regment--for March, l7a
Commanded by Col. John IIaseit:
FIELD OFFICERS.
Col.-John Ilaslet,
Lieut.. Col -Gunning Bedford,
Malor-ThOmas M'Uonough.
COMPANY, on PLATOON OrrrcKRs,
1st Capt-Joseph Sdham,
1st Lieut--itober Krkwood,
2nd do.-Enoch Anderson,
Ensign-John Corse
2nd Capt.--Jonathan Caldwell,
1st Licut-John Patton,
2nd do.- George Mccall,
Ensign- James Stephens
Sd Cspt.-David HAL
lst Lieut.-James fiainev.
2nd do.-John Lamoih,
Ensgn-Cord Hazard:
4th Capt-IIenry Darby.
Isl Ileut.-Lewis How ell,
2nd do.-Wlliam Popham,
Ensgn-Peicr Jaque,t;
5th Capt.-Chares Pope,
lst Lieut.-Aexander Stewart,
2nd do.-James Wells,
Ensgn-John Wilson
9th Capt.-Samuel Smith,
1st Lieut. john Dixon,
2nd do.--Michael M'Donoueh.
Ensgn--Abraham Carly:
9Th Capt.-Nathaniel Adams
list Lieut.-James Moore,
2nd do james Gordon,
Ensgn-Charlcs Nixon
9th Capt.-Joseph Vaughan,
ist Lieut-John rruett,
2nd do.--Thomas Perkins,
Ensgn-Wiam Vaughan.
STAFF OrrIcEns,
Snyeon-Jamcs IiIton
Surgeou's Mate-l.euben GiIder
ifJutdnt-Thomast Holland,
Fay Master-George Yeats,
Quarter MdSey-Robett Bayle