Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-21

Ebenezer Bradley, Hezekiah Todd, No date is given on this list, bnt 1t Is not later than 17S2.
 The following names should be added to the muster roll of Captain Jacob Brookett's company (5th battalion, 1776) as being in all taken from "mileags roll" of Captain Brockett's company recently found among the Dr. Trumbnll papers:
 Lieutenant Ephriam Humaston.
 Ensign - Mansfield.
 Sergeant Thomas Ives.
 Charles Futile, Ebenezer Todd, Giles Dayton, Jesse Blakeslee, John Brockett John Smltn, Philip Daggett(O, Jacsb Brockett.
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 BENJAMIN TRUMBuLL.
 Nothing short of a memoir can do justice to this distinguished divine, historian and patriot. His services in the defense of his country alone would fill many pages, and as they cannot all be recounted here, only a brief attempt will be made to give him place among his comrades with whom he marched, fought and shared the fortunes of war. Apr iS i775 n' M sum moned the General Assembly of the state to meet on the 18th instant. It obeyed and re- mained in session ten days. The leading measure enacted was for the raising of six regiments of soldiers for the defense of the colony, for term not to exceed seven months.
 Among the first to report for duty was promptly accepted by the authorities. Of this regiment the Rev. Benjamin Trumbull was made chaplain. The enlistment roll of most of the companies are missing, but the pay rolls do not show more than half dozen North Haven men in these ranks; among them Abner and Joel Thorpe. Thomas Pier. pont, Abraham Bassett and two or three others.
 During this campaign Chaplain Trumbull kept very full journal, extracts from which with other matter were read recently before the New Haven Historical society by the Rev. William T. Reynolds of this town, who has been entrusted with the classification and indexing of such of the Trumbull papers as can be secured.
 Tho term of service of this regiment ex- pirsd in November, 1775, and though . hprovisional brigade" seems to have been erected out of the remains of 1t and others. 1t does not appear that MT. Trumbull or any of the North Haven men enlisted In 1t. They undoubtedly returned homes
 Early in 177o brigade was called for to reinforce Washingtons army at New York. lass) Mir. Trumbull again received the ape pointnent as chaplain at the hands of the general assembly. The period of enlistment was for six months. In this brief time, how ever, the battalion was far from idle and ex- psrienoed continuous fighting from Long Island to White Plains. Captain Jacob Brookett's company was In this organization, as has been noted, and at expiration of en- Mstment all returned to Connections but Thomas Barnes, Thomas Smith and Isaac Bishop, who died in the service.
 Chaplain Trumbull and his comrades had scarcely reached home when an impassioned appeal for men was made to march forth. with to the vicinity of Rye, N. F., to deal the enemy an effective blow at that point. The emergency was sudden. There was no waiting to form regiments, but companies were hurried forward at all possible speed, soon e organized. MT. Trumbu1l's two com- paules had made him keenly alive to the sit- ustion and no sooner he'd the now ysas open