Valley Forge, a chronicle of American heroism . GUARD See Notes upon pages 75, 76, and 83. Captain Caleb Gibbs was promoted Major and Henry Philip Livingston becameCaptain of the Life Guard in December, 1777. Captain Gibbs acted as disbursing officer for General Washingtons militaryhousehold, holding this relation to the General from June, 1776, to the end of1780, as shown by the Generals accounts. The Commander-in-Chiefs Guard was formed, originally, under an order byWashington dated at Cambridge,March 11, 1776. For this purpose /Afour men carefully selected from , , ^^,each regiment were det
Valley Forge, a chronicle of American heroism . GUARD See Notes upon pages 75, 76, and 83. Captain Caleb Gibbs was promoted Major and Henry Philip Livingston becameCaptain of the Life Guard in December, 1777. Captain Gibbs acted as disbursing officer for General Washingtons militaryhousehold, holding this relation to the General from June, 1776, to the end of1780, as shown by the Generals accounts. The Commander-in-Chiefs Guard was formed, originally, under an order byWashington dated at Cambridge,March 11, 1776. For this purpose /Afour men carefully selected from , , ^^,each regiment were detailed to this ~duty. Caleb Gibbs, of Massachu-sets, became Captain, and GeorgeLewis, of Virginia, a nephew ofGeneral Washington, was appointedLieutenant. The corps numberedsixty men exclusive of officers. While on duty in New Yorkan attempt to poison the Generalwas discovered, which involvedseveral of the men, one of whom,an Irishman named Hickey, washanged in consequence. The guard,as reorganized. May i, 1777, atMorristown, numbered fifty-six. Flag of the Life Guard 24
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