. Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . Flag of Col. Wm. ThompsonsBattalion of Riflemen. 132 Ohio Arch, and Hist. Society Publications in the corps of invalids, the relative rank of the officers of saidcorps to be hereafter settled. When he rejoined his regiment he participated in the suffer-ings of that dreadful winter at Valley Forge. During the nextcampaign Ziegler fought in the battles of Brandywine, Bergens. Ji/hfitM/4 Point, Germantown and Paoli, and in the year 1778 distinguishedhimself at the battle of Monmouth or Freehold church. Hereceived a meritorious mentioning in the repo
. Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . Flag of Col. Wm. ThompsonsBattalion of Riflemen. 132 Ohio Arch, and Hist. Society Publications in the corps of invalids, the relative rank of the officers of saidcorps to be hereafter settled. When he rejoined his regiment he participated in the suffer-ings of that dreadful winter at Valley Forge. During the nextcampaign Ziegler fought in the battles of Brandywine, Bergens. Ji/hfitM/4 Point, Germantown and Paoli, and in the year 1778 distinguishedhimself at the battle of Monmouth or Freehold church. Hereceived a meritorious mentioning in the report of General followed by a promotion to a Captaincy December 8, his promotion until the end of the Revolution he served as Major David Ziegler. 133 Senior Captain in a famous regiment which General Wayne saidalways stepped first for glory. The same day that he wascommissioned, Captain Ziegler was made Brigade Inspector oithe Pennsylvania Brigade, Department of the South, he beinglike Von Steuben and DeKalb, an excellent drill master. Par-enthetically on account of his name and coming with Lafayette,DeKalb was credited to France, but he was a German by birth, hisfather being Johann L. Kalb, a farmer near Altdorf, Germany. We next find Ziegler detailed by General St. Clair, thenthe commander of the Department of Pennsylvania, as Com-missary General of that department with headquarters at Waynes-
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