The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-26
CAPT. LANES COMPANY.
Their Services in Gen. Sullivan's Cam
paign-Lieut. McKendy and His journal
More about Maine Soldiers of the Revo-
luton.

IN tne arGlcle on Revolutionary Tories
| published in the PRESS September IL,
there was no particular reference made
to Lieut.. william MoKendry, of Capt
Daniel Lanes company, but he has left
us much information in journal that
he kept while with that company, and
from which we will make some extr lots
that have particular reference to Capt.
Lane and the company.
William McKendry was the son of John
and Mary (Tolman) McKendry who..came
from the County of A ntrim, North of Ire
land. He was born at Canton formerly
| married Ruth Tucker of Milton, Mass,
who died March 2, 1906. They had no
children. He was one of the original
members of the society of the Cincinnati,
and died August %, 1898.
Lieut.. NJ cKendry was a private in Capt
Jas. Endicott's Co. in the Lexington
Alarm. and, April 81, 1775. he enlisted
| In Capt VIM. Bent's Co. in Dol. John
Creations Regt., and probably served
until December. He was u corporal in
| Capt. Endioott's Co. when they marched
| to Dorchester Heights. March 4, 1776,
and was appointed ensign and quarter
master of Col. Ichabod Alden 7th Mas
sachusetts Regt., and served IN Gen.
| John Sullivan's Expedition againat the
Indians and their allies of the Susque-
| hanna valley, In ITS and 1879, then was
commissioned lieutenant and quarter
master under Col. John Brooks, October
90, 1881, and no doubt served until the
close of the war.
In the Saratoga campaign. Col. Alden's
7th Massachusetts Regt. served in Gen.
John Nixon's brigade.
Lieut.. McKendry's journal commences
at Albany, N. Y, October Is. 1777. eight
daya after the surrender of Gen. Bur-
goyne's army, and states that this rsgi-
ment spent the winter at Albany, and
not at Valley Forge. There, they were
suffering SO with the cold, that Ger.
Gates, in December, ordered half gill
of rum to each soldier, until further Or
ders. On January 10, IT'S, Elijah Toll
IL an was appointed to the command of
Capt. Lanes. Co., as he had not returned
to his regiment from his sickness.
February 10, the troops were reviewed
at Albany by Ggn. Lafayette.
March 6, Lieut. McKendry obtained q
furlough and left for home, where he re-
manned for seventeen days.
April 81, Alden's and Creations Regis.
were marched on an alarm. by Gen.
Conway to place called Half Moon,
l,or 4 bat, tha vet of
| May, when they returned to Albany.
May II, was day of great rejoicing in
camp ss the news had just been re ceived
that France had acknowledged our indie
pendance.
| May 80, Capt. Patrick and Lieut.. May
nard, with thirty -one men, all from AL
! denis Regt. attacked a party of Indians.
under the Chief Brant, at Covers XIII,
50 miles south west of Albany, and sew
eral of the soldiers were killed and
wounded. Lieut. Maynard was taken
prisoner with three men, and Capt. Pat
tick was among the killed, who were
buried by the militia, June 8. Capt
Patriok's and Lieut.. Msynard's clothing
was sold at public auction, at Albany,
June 6.
June "a, Capt. Vim. H. Ballard and
Lieut.. Burlington. with 46 men from
Alden's Regt. marched to Cherry Valley,
about 70 miles.
July 9, Alden's Regt. was ordered GU
and took Col. Wheelock's Regt. for re-
fusing to do duty. The next day, Col.
Alden received orders to march to Fort
Stanwix, on the Mohawk river. This
was the fort over which the first Am eri-
can flag was raised which was a crude
affair manufactured by the soldiers. The
regiment arrived there in nine days when
they dined on fresh salmon bought from
the Indians. Here Lieut.. Col VIM.
Stacy was in command of the regiment
ana the next day he received orders from
Gen. John Stark to go to Cherry Valley.
On their march they captured 10 Indians
who had been plundering the inhabi-
tants. The regiment arrived at their
destination July "a land they were re-
ceived with great JOY by the people.
Lieut.. MoKendry went to board with
James Riohey whose house was about
twenty rods from the fort where he was
| Joined by Capt. Daniel Lane who re-
turned to his regiment July 20. Col.
Alden came the next day with two can
non.
August z, the soldiers were set to work
building a redoubt at the fort.
| August 10, Capt. Ballard of Alden e
Regt. came into camp from scouting
expedition bringing 70 head of cattle,
30 sheep, IA horses and IA Tories, which
he had captured, and the next day he
started for Albany with his Tories.
| August 1, Lieut. MoKendry says-"Fort
Alden was named by Capt. linking,
went in ye evening to Col. Alden 8
| quarters and drank milk punch" This
was probably the christening.
September II. the Indian Chief Brant
burnt at place called German Flats,
A houses with the barns, killed three
men, drove off 80 head of Continental
cattle besides what they took from the
| fnha bftantS taking slSo q 1aroe amount