Evening journal., 1913-05-13

Reading recently an account Of the
battle of Long Island. it seemed to
me the readers Of THE WILMINGTON
EVENING JOURNAL might find in
terest in few facts have picked
up. almost at random, but which
have some bearing on the battle Of
Long Island and the battle Of the
Brandywine Should get my dates
mixed. as well as the heroes OF this
war / feel sure ] can in no way dim
the glory of the latter and this little
effort OF mine may be the means OF
bringing forth corrections from the
"Daughters of the War of 1912"
who so lately assembled in Will
mington, as we'll as members Of the
Sons should they trouble them
Selves to read this article Il was IN
the battle of Long Island the famous
MARYLAND line received its baptism Of
FIRE, July 10, 1916, Colonel Small
wood brought six companies from An
napolis and three from Baltimore by
water to the Head Of Elk From
thence they marched TO New York. A
noted fact in connection with the per-
sonnel Of the Maryland line, is that
ufarly every man was a gentleman by
beth birth and education The Mary
land line, with that Of Delaware, were
eyer and always in the thickest OF the
hcht The great Major Gist, Of Mary
land. was at the head of the Ameri-
cans. opposing CORVALLIS. The charge
was through a creek. and apparently
10 certain death Washington, wiring
inc his hands I'm anguish, crying.
Good God What brave fellows /
must this day lose Five times the
little band charged the powerful force
OF CORVALLIS AT the sixth attack,
the heavy column Of the British. reel
ing under the repeated shocks of the
dauntlcss men of Maryland and Della
ware. gave way i'm the greatest con-
fusion. Let us pause for a moment
to see who a few of these warriors
we're and from whence they came, and
some facts relating 10 the times; also
2 bit of local history We must be
auick as possible and not tarry too
itnc with any one person or place.
The temptation is great to give every
man his due but as historians have
not vet done that. we will content
ourselves with "a swift and leetine
homes
January s. 1776, the following mon
were elected officers by the Conven-
ton
Bohemia Battalion, John Veasey
Jr. colonel John ID. Thompson, lieu.
tenant. colonel; William Rumsey tirsi
MAJOR Or. Joshua Clayton. second
Samuel Young, quartermaster; Ell
Battalion. Charles Rumsoy, colonel
Henry Hollingsworth, lieutenant-col
onel Edward Parker, first major
John Strswbridge. second; Thomas
Huggins, Quartermaster.
Colonel Henry Holnngsworth lives
in the old brick mansion in Elkton
which was the home of the grandchil
idren of Colonel Hollngsworth al
their lives These we're Misse
Mary and Jane Partridge and Johi
Partridge. The property has bee
known as Partridge Hill' for NOR
than half a century. Colonel Hol
lingsworth was very patriotic, and di
much for the cause of American M
dependence The Head of Elk bein
directly on the route between tn
northern and southern colonies, h
was often called on as commissary
Furnish supplies for the troops. Co
onei Hollingsworth had an eye TO hi
own Advancement in a business wa,
jas well as the good Of the country
.Hc made gun barrels for the Govern
lment MIR Winters, of Chestertowl
made the stocks. Mr.. Hollingswort
was the first person in Maryland
engage in the manufacture of wal
like munitions The following lette
shows the position he held.
In Council Of Safety, 18th of Jul
1776. Sir; We are in immediat
want Of about 400 bayonets of differ
ent sized sockets for the Army OF tn
Eastern Shore Militia. who are
comprise part Of the Flying Camp
the greatest exertions are necessar,
ETC. etc. For, and on behalf of th
Council ! am Sir your obedient sci
want
Charles Carroll, " p
To Colonel Henry Hollingsworth
Captain Edward Neasey of lowe
Cecil county was killed In the battl
Of Long Island. The first militar
Organization recorded in Cecil count
was the Independent Company
which Samuel Evans was commi
stoned Captain. September 2St
i17T6. Henry Dobson was first liel
tenant, Thomas Rumsey second liel
tenant with William Stewart, ensie