Putnam patriot., 1909-07-30
JOHN FISHERS JOURNAL

JOHN risuEs's JOURNAL, nrhe l4lh Of sulyi marched the sev- enth day of August sailed the sth day from Norwich and arrived at New York the l2th day on Sunday the 18th fenix Ms. of War and the Roas came down the North River and they had very smart tire, the aad we moved to the Go- vernon Island and was stationed there and the same day the Regular landed on Long Island and had something of a serimig the third day they began to intreneh on both sides. s4th they cet Hank gards out on both side and cet peeking down me. 25 not much firing today. 2h the rifle men sent over to Long Island. = there WAS alarm at brake of day and about q o'clock there as smart q fire as perhaps ever was for some time and then ceased for some time anu after they had several attacks the 2oth there was some scattering fir- ing. l cant get the truth of what wac dun but l hear that there was about twenty Yorkeas Desarted from Long Island and went to york and were pat under provoke gard. 2s their was some firing and canonading and at Knight our men gave up Read hook and two or three other forts on Long island. 90 the RegulArs took the forts, marched Into the forts and took possession of the foarta and then began to entrench on
 Long Island by the water and placed some six pounders and then sent out a flag of truce and demanded the gover- nor's island and all that wair on the
 island as prisoners, but our commando CT to refused to deliver them up, so we embarked and came over to York, they fired on ss from all quarters but through gods goodness there was but one man hurt and he had fiis arm shot of. ai Some of our men went over to the isl- and to get some of the cannon and one man got killed.
 | Sept. the 1 Day we had orders to march and at night we marched at rig about two miles and then marched back again. 2 we hold ourselves In req diness to march at an howefs warning. , day we marched about three miIds and went to intrcnching. Day we was still entrenching against our ene- my. the 5 day the ship came down against our lines and our men got down three cannon and began to fire upon 1 them and huld hur. Several times our men fired seventy-iive bawls and Ma gon Grain Of Providence had part Of his | fot shot of gust at night and the next day our men broat of the cannon and kept the ship lying fin her old station. Day the Regulars opened three bat teries against hell gate fort and began to jannonade and bimeby the Day l they kill one of our men and wounded | two more. , Day our Judgement chost site of Camp fulieman and the men made choice Of MT. Berry their captain the i0 Day they still keep cannonading hell gate fort. The Il day went out to hell gate fort and they told me that the Regulars had split one Of our can ness 10 march the i3 Day the Regulars shot q four pounder bawI over 10 York andikilIed one man and wounded five more one of the five died about noon the others air slightly wounded in the afternoon four ships came up the east
 river and droped anchor against our lines and at night we had To " at the Larm post all night. The IA day their was not much dun but we got our sick away out of York and at night struck our tents and lay at the Larm post. The Is in the morning we marched about tive miles and then went to the lines whair i've ships lay within rnusket shot and we lay their about half an hour without shot and then they fired up on us very hot about half an hour and then we had orders to retreat, and we relreated about mild and the enemy came upon us and put us to flight again and we retreafed about $ miles and
 
 entrenehing our captain melted him. self and our second Lieutenant, 5 pri. yates are missing1
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 stOur captain melted itiEnself'' What q fate anti what way of batting 1t. How terseiy il .ymbolizes the outcome af that most disastrous campaign Of itfooklyn and New York. in l15e, when t much anxious thought and labor In preparation, sueh outlay of men and means ensied In ront and nothingness like oaf good captain.
 We know the story of Capt. stephen Crosby. Wesee his commission in the home of the great grandson bearing his name. We know of hls service in
 the General Assembly of that year, hi.
 heroic parting ffom wife and childre1 many his unswersing fidelity in lead