The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-03-04

tlncntal Army up to the time of the
surrender 1929 men in addition to
those enlisted in the independent
corps, the State companies, the ma
rines and naval forces, and 5,4O7 mill
tia, being a total of 20, $3.50.
McsHERRY's TRIBUTE.
"McSherry, in his History of Mary
land, we'll says:
"'No troops in the Continental Army
h1d rendered better service, endured more
fatigue, or won greater glory than the
Maryland Line. In proportion to their
number no body of men suffered more Sc
verely. They were the first to use the
boyonet against the experienced regulars
of the enemy, Ind that in their earliest
battle. Throughout the succeeding strug-
giles of the war they were most often call
ed on to lead with that bloody weapon in
to the ranks of the foe. They seldom
shrank from the encounter. At Long Is
land Il fragmant of battalion shook, with
repeated charges, a whole brigade of
British regulars. At White Plains they
held the advancing columns at bay. At
Harlem Heights they drove the enemy
from the ground. At Germantown they
swept through hostile camp, with their
fixed bayonets, far in advance of the
whole army, and at Cowpens. and at Eu.
taw their serried ranks bore down all op-
position with unloaded muskets. At Gull
ford and Camden, though victory did not
settle on their banners, they fought with
a courage which won the admiration and
surprise of their enemies. Everywhere
they used the bayonet with terrible effect.
Entering into the war two strong bat
talions, they were soon reduced to a sim
gle company. Again swelled up to seven
regiments, they were again thinned by
fore the campaign had we'll passed they
were once more promptly recruited to
four full battalions Of more than 1000
men.
"'At least two of their colonies, Will
liams and Howard, were considered as the
best officers of their grade in the army.
Gunby, Hall, Smith, Stone, Ramsey, and
the lamented Ford, who died gallantly at
the head of his regiment, were equal to
any others in the whole continental SER
vice.
"Entitled to major-general from
their own State and two brigadiers, they
submitted for a long time to be led by
strangers, until, upon the death of the
brave DeKalb, Smallwood was promoted
to the command of the division, and Gist,
and afterwards the gallant Williams, to
that of the two brigades. Now that the
war was over, the remnants of the old
line and the new regiments, having al
ready upon the scene of their Southern
exploits been presented, through General
Greene, with the thanks of both Houses of
the Legislature for their gallantry and
good conduct, turned their footsteps to-
ward their native State, to be disbanded
and to carry to their homes their honOra-
bic scars and constitutions broken by ia
tigue'
THE BILL RECOMMENDED.
This, to say the least, is modest
computation OF the services of the
MARYLAND Line under General Small
wood and other officers.
Animated with desire to perpet-
uate these patriotic achievements, the
Mary land Society of the Sons Of the
American Revolution, corporation
duly incorporated :,nder the laws of
the State of Maryland, asks the aid of
Congress in the erection of a suitable
monument to these heroic patriots in
Baltimore. The design is to be ap-
proved by the secretary of war, and
the sum appropriated is not to beavail-
able until contract for the compile
tion of the work has been made
Believing that such an exceptional
recoId is worthy of commemoration
by the American nation. your COM
mittee, following the action of the
committee on the library in the Fifty
fourth Congress, respectfully recon-
mend the passage of the bill.n