Chester County and its people .. . Francis Muncy,Abraham Marshall, Abraham Dehuff, Thomas Herbert, John Niceand Joseph Howell. On July 15, Abraham Maishall was per-mitted to Iesign and was succeeded by Jose^jh McClellan. Thisbattalion, along with other troops from Chester County, was pres-ent in the campaign of New York. The fourth battalion, of ChesterCounty, which was one of those in the New York campaign, wascommanded by Col. Montgomery. One of the companies in thisbattalion was commanded hj Captain James McDowell, the lieu-tenants being James Thorn and Daniel Hayes, the ensign Abra-ham Smi
Chester County and its people .. . Francis Muncy,Abraham Marshall, Abraham Dehuff, Thomas Herbert, John Niceand Joseph Howell. On July 15, Abraham Maishall was per-mitted to Iesign and was succeeded by Jose^jh McClellan. Thisbattalion, along with other troops from Chester County, was pres-ent in the campaign of New York. The fourth battalion, of ChesterCounty, which was one of those in the New York campaign, wascommanded by Col. Montgomery. One of the companies in thisbattalion was commanded hj Captain James McDowell, the lieu-tenants being James Thorn and Daniel Hayes, the ensign Abra-ham Smith, the sergeants Charles Ramsey, John Wallace^ EzekielHopkins and John Arnell, and the drummer Neal Crossin. Thenumber of j^rivate soldiers in this company was forty-six. ThreebattJilions, including that of Col. Atlee, were formed into a regi-ment under command of Col. Samuel Miles, and were in the dis-astrous battle at Flatbush, Long Island, on the 27th of of Capt. Pat. Andersons comijany were killed, one sergeant. AND ITS PEOPLE. 211 ami niue privates were missing, and the Captain himself nar-rowly escaped with his life. Colonels Miles and Atlee were taken]»risoners, and Caleb Perry was killed. The commandof tlie regiment then devolved upon Col. Daniel Broadhead. OnAugust 1 there were 397 men in Col. Alices battalion, but oil Sep-tember 22, according to a letter from Capt. Anderson, there wereonly eighty-three men left, on account of losses in killed, wounded,prisoners and deserters. The Ieunsylvauia troops suffered severely, not only in the bat-tle of Long Island, but also in the reduction of Fort Washington,Col. Atlees and Col. Montgomerys battalions, among severalothers, being taken prisoners. General Howe then threatenedPhiladelphia, to which city Gen. Washington sent Major-GeneralIsrael Putuam to take charge of its defense. In the absence of therroo])s from Chester County on the expeditions mentioned above,the young women followed the plow an
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