The Bennington daily banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1877-1877, 1877-08-18
suPpLEsEENrARY NOTES.

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The numbers on both sides IN the battle OF
| Bennington have undoubtedly been placed too
low. Burgoyne saw fit to report Baum's
whole force at about 800 men. But he gives
the German troops at 200 whereas It is kuown
reporIs made TO the Duke OF BruDs xick "a.
b. DAwsou's Historical Magazine, DID. :all
that they Amounted to 3Z4 Tue British,
American aud Tory prisoners taken amounted
tl $50, without reckoning those who were
killed in the battle and many who escaped by
flight. There can be little doubt as Coy Hall
we'll remarks that the number OF men brouRbl
into the action by Baum exceeded 700 besides
100 Indians BreymBns reiniorcements con-
sisted Of GA men according to the German
returns. Dawson, PIP. S0i This cores
ponds W tn the ublie statements of tue time
" To take the stores aud cattle that We had
gathered Burgoyne sent a detachment OF 1900
men."
Gen. Lincoln, writing from b nuiugton on
the 18th OF August says: "Tne number the
enemy had in tue tisld cannot be ascertained,
perhaps 1900" Tuis srt ,ment, OF course,
rested on the best information that could be
be LtIined on the spot by the proper author
tiles Many diverse statements have been
made concerning tlt American forces. Butt
am able 10 give the number Of the New Hamp-
shire troops from official returns. In Hobart's
regiment there were 4 companies, as follows:
Capt. Walkers company, officers, suDaltsrns
and privates, 60. Webbers, So. Ellioit's, As.
Posts, 81 Hardies, 62. Total. 2I9. 10
Sickney's regiment, ten Companies viz
Webster's, g. Dearborn's, S. Taylors, 70.
McCounells 93 Sii-'s, 4S. Bayley's, 55.
Kendall's, 60. Week.. 81. Glennan's, AZ.
Nelson's, So. Total, 617. In Nichols regi-
ment, ten companies. Randels 20. Wr Rht's
81. Ford's So. Goss 81 Bradiord's So
Stones 6S. Parker's II. Cartons g. Weeks
40. Wilson's 80 Toth COL. Add TO them
20 staff officers aud the entire number Of
Slarke's brigade was by official authority 1923.
o. these one company was lett by Stark at
Charleston to guard the stores and two COM
panies sent 10 the heights OF land between
Cuarsston aud Otter Greek. (See Stark's
let.r August 2. l777.) The company at
Charlestown uuqnestionRbIy remained there,
but the other two companies We're called iu
before the bat;le as il appears from the state
ment OF Thos Mullen, Capt Ciark's company
we're sent uuder Lieut.. Col Emerson with
hundred otaeTs down the valley OF the Otter
Creek, and having returned TO Manchester,
they we're ordered of for Bennington late in
tue afternoon OF rainy Pnd,y, arriving next
day in tme TO Pin IA ihs battle. De-
Quoting the Que company lett 1t Ohreston
would leave not les, than 1850 OF Siarke's
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rallied all my brigade" Tnis statement cor
roboruted letter OF Mesheck wsaTe. chair
man OF the New Hampshire committe OF safety
and dated August 4th, says: II was informed
to-day by letter IRON General Stark that he
had sent oil from No. (Charleslown), 700
men 20 jjiu Dol, Warner at Manchester, and
hat be shonld follow the next day With 800
m )Te aud had ordered the remainder 10 follow
Rim ns last as thoy came into No. 4 His
whole brigade will be together in few days
aud will consist OF about 1900 men," These
authorities would seem to settle the question.
Tue lack OF records renders it more difficult to
get at tue facts concorping the Vermont aud
Massachusetts, troops. r V. Joseph White, Of
n. Y, late secretary Of the
board OF education tlought that the number
from Massachusetts 10 DO not more than 100.
fhey Rrs generally given at l40 The Yer
mont troops were Herrick's Rangers, some
volunteers raised by the State, two companies
from Bennington and vicinity, commanded uy
Capts. Robinson and Dswey, and a small
body from the east Of the Green Mountains,
uuder Capt. Williams, together with Warmers
egimeni, Warmers regiment is stated by
Sllas wAbridge, who belonged to Il, to have
b 5en reduced to less than $50 at Hubbard
town, and is given IN the New Hampshire
Magazine tquoted by Rev. +. Jennings at 1900
the roll OF Robinson's company OF militia and
the only document exiaut shows 70 men. II
Dewey is supposed to have as u.any men, IL
Wonld be liberal allowance. Williams men
there is no account Of, but hs had written
from Manchester to Col. Stark on the 2S,h
of July, saying: "rhe troops under my COM
mand are constantly returning home aud
without immediate help from you shall be
destitute OF any" The number OF Herrick's
Rangers, as far as l can learn, is unknown.
lie was appointed colonel. He was instructed
to move the forces, and the fund to support
them was voted on tue 2sth Of July. Jones
Fay cllls them in his authonti work--VL
Hi. p. 203-a company OF rangers in the