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Halkett's Orderly Book
Camp at Alexandria March 27th 1755 Capt. Orme of the Colestreem regt. & Capt. Morris of Coll Dunbars
Regt. Are appointed Aid de Camps to his Excellency Gen; Braddock. His
majesty has been pleased to appopint Capt. Halkett, of Sr Peter Halketts
regt. Brigade Major. Any soldier who shall desert tho he return again shall be hanged without mercy. As an encoredgment to the men & to promote their diligence and activity every man will be allowd every day as much fresh or salt provisions & bread or flower, without any stoppage for the same, as long & in as great proportions as it will be posable to provide them unless any man should be found drunk, negligent or disobedient. In such case this gratuity shall be stopped. All orders relating to the men are constantly to be read to them by an offr: of the company. The oldest Capt. company of each regt. is allways to act as a second Grendr: compny and to be posted upon the left of the battallion, leaving the same interval as the grends: upon the right. This company to keep compleat of officers & two of them as well as of the ither Grenr: Company are to be posted in the front & the other in the rear. The eight battallion companys are to form eight firings and to be commanded by their respective officers. The commanding officers of each company is to give the word. The second is to be posted in the center of the front rank & the remaining subaltern officers of the regt. after disposision are to divide the ground in the rear equally. These firings are to begin with the Colos. company, second by Lt. Cols./ and continued from right to left as fast as possible, but two capts of Grends: are to take perticular care never to give their fire till the compys on the right & left are loaded. and to avoid confusion if the regts. are order'd to wheel or fire by platoons, Every officer commandg: a company is to tell it off in two divisions & to post the second commissiond Offr & nonCommissd Offrs. when the regt. are to decamp or are to form, the Commanding Offr of the company is to inspect his mens arms, compleat the file, post the Officers & see his men are loaded, that they may weel up & form the Battalion. The officers upon a march to remain in the same order with their companys, & those offrs: who are placed in the rear are to march as posted, which will concequently be upon the flank, as the regt. moves by file. they are therefor required to keep the soldiers in their files and if many lag behind, one or more of those officers to be left to bring them up. Every offr leaving his company upon a march to be cashered. And every commanding offr. will be answerable for the men of his compy left behind. And the commanding offr. of each Regt are to order to be punished with the outmost severity any soldier who shall leave his file without leave, sickness or disability. Commanding officers of companys are to have their arms in constant good order & every man to be provided with a Brush & picker & two good spare flints & 24 cartridges. The rool of each company to be called by an offr morning, noon & night, and a return of the absent or disorderly men to be given to the commanding offr. of the regt. who is to order proper punisht. Each regt, to mount a picquet guarding consisting of 1 capt. 3 subalterns: and 100 men to be paraded at retreat beating, and after report to the field offr: of the day. The two regt. are to find furnish the genls guards, alternatly consisting of 1 Lieut & 30 private and to report to the Aid du camp. The regt. who gives the guard to find the adjt, of the day. All guards to be releived at 8 oClock, all guards to be told off in two divisions tho ever so small. Guards ordered at orderly time are to remain for that day an a new detachmt: to be made for any orderd afterwards. All returns are to be signd by the Commanding offrs: of regts. returns of all commands to be made to the brigade major, & every regt compy troop &c &c are to make a dayly return to him specifying the number wanting to compleat them, who is to make one Genl. return for his excellence. A daily return of the sick to be made to the genl by an Aid du camp. As the nature of the country makes it imposable to provide magizines of forage and as it is appriended the quantity will be very small uncertain & difficult to be got, his excellence cannot suffer any Offr. to act as paymaster. The genl therefore desires the Cols & capts wil fix proper person as soon as possible for that purpose. The line to find one field offr daily to be relevd at 9 oClock this duty to be done by Lt Colos & two majrs. The field Offr to visit guards & outposts, except the Genl., and to go the rounds of the picquet, which as well as other guards & posts are to report to the field offr. and he is to make his report at 9 oClock of the whole to the Genl. and in case of an allarm the field offr is to repair to the place of allarm with all expedition and to send any necessary assistance to the two regt. who are immediatly to comply with his orders. All reports & returns to be made before 9 oClock upon any application made by sir John St Clair Q:M:G: for men the Regt are immediatly to furnish them. Sir Peter Halkett is to be applyd to for all regulations of provisions and his orders are strictly to be complyd with. All guards are to rest & beat two ruffs to his honor. Govr Dinwiddie. The regt to hold themseleves in readiness for a muster, each compy to be provided with three rolls, one of them of parchment & the officers with new commissions to have them in their pockets. After the muster the Genl: will review the two regt. by company. The officers to be in boots & the men in brow gaters. The adjts of the two regts & artillery train & also the rangers to attend the brigade major as orderly and to be releved every day at guard mounting. The gentlemen of the hospital and their servts are to morrow to receive three days provisions. The adjt of the day to send a Serjt tot Sr. John St Clear with the
orders. Regimental orders: The Serjt & corpls to be out in the front of the camp with arms & accoutrenments. For guards on the Genl tomorrow: Lt. Dunbar
The Qr. Masters of the corp which is to recive provisions is to give to the commissary a signed return of the number he is to draw provisions for. Every saturday at six in the afternoon the Qr Masters of diferent corps are to give into Sr Peter Halkett A return of provisions they received that week, distinguishing the quantity of each specia. The commissary of provisions every saturday at six in the afternoon is to give Sr. Peter Halketts A return of provisions delivered out that week distinguishing the quantity dilivered each corp. In his return he is to have a columes for the quantity of each specia of provisions he receivd that week and a comoume for the quantity remaining in store. Tomorrow at orderly time the adjs are to deliver in a return the number of servt: who are not soldiers and for whome provisions are to be drawn and also of their women that provisions are to be drawn for. The Commissary is to make two returns, one for His excellence the other for Sr Peter Halkett. Field Offr for tomorrow Lieut Col Burton Alexandria Camp, March 29th: 1755 For the Gen's Guard tomorrow 44th regt. Alexandria Camp, March 30th 1755 James Anderson of Col: Dunbars regt: who was Tryd at the Genl: Court
Martial is ordered one thousand lashes whith a cat of nine tails which
he is to receive in sunch manner as the commanding Offr: of the Regt
shall think proper. The men listed or incorporated into Sir Peter Halketts regt: &
Colo. Dunbars are to have credit for twenty shillings & are to be
charged with the above necessarys. His excellence orders this to be
taken from the recruiting fund and given to those men for their incorigment
that they may do their duty like good soldiers.
All casualtiesthat appen in camp to be reported immediatly to the Genl through an Aid du Camp. When ever Sr John St. Clear has occation for artifficers tools or impliments he is to apply to the commissary of the train who will supply him with what he wants taking his or his assistants recept for ye same. The Officers to provide themselves with Baugt horses as soon as possible. The artilery to have their men upon the warfe every morning precicelt
at 6 Genl orders
No soldier is to cut wood for the towns people or suttlers. What they
cut for themselves to be small wood, no large trees to be felld on any
account. Genl. Orders Camp at Alexandria April 2d 1755 All officers to attend this night at the picquet mounting and to do all dutys in boots and never any plain hatts and gloves always. Genl Orders. Commanding officers of compys are disered to give perticular directions
to their men to be carefull of their ammunition and to inform them they
will be severely punished for any abuse or neglect of it. The Offrs
of compys who call the evening rolls are to inspect the ammunition of
their severall compys and are to report the difficiences to the commandinf
offr: of the Regt. A Corp; & six men of the line to attend at six oClock every morning to assist the engineers in survaying. These men to parade at the church. Regimll Orders Camp at Alexandria April 3d 1755 Col Dunbars regt to have a corpl & six men ready to march tomorrow morning at six oClock from Alexandria to Frederick town with stores for the hospital. They are to carry six days provisions with them and to take their arms & accoutrements with which they are to take the field. Each man to have his blanket & 24 rounds of amunition. Camp at Alexandria, Apl 5th 1755
All detachments of duty of every nature are to parade on the Genl Parade and to march from thence. Detachments from different corps draw up by seniority. The Genl. parade for this camp is appointed at the head of Sr Peter Halketts regt. Every morning a report to be made to Sr Peter Halkett of the Sertjs Corpls Drumrs & Privit men who are drunk upon duty. One officer & thirty men of Col. Dunbars regt. is to march tomorrow morning to Rcok Creek. The offr to call this night on Sr. Peter Halkett who will give him his instructions.
One officer 1 Serjt & 20 men to hold themselves in readiness tomorrow morning to march to Winchester. The officer at retreat beating to call on Sr Peter Halkett for his instructions. They are to take six days provisions with them 7 pay to the 24th this month and everything with which they are to take the field. Every party ordered from the camp is to have 24 rounds per man. A greater number of women being brought over than those alowd by the government suffcient for washing with a vew that the hospitals might be servd and not complait being made, that a concert is enterd into not to serve without exorbiant wages A return will be calld for of those who refuse to serve for six pence per day and provisions that they may be turnd out of camp and others got in their places. Camp at Alexandria, April 8th 1755 For the future the Genls: own & all other guards to receive him with a march. And the line is allways to turn out when the Genl passes. As a mistake has happened in reguard to ye commissions of the youngest subs of the Rangers, commissions of Second Lieuts being deliivered them instead of Ensns: wh: are to be changed immediatly, but to avoid any inconceninces which may appen from dispuits pf rank. His excellence Genl Braddock orders that all Ensigns bearing commissions in any of His Majestys regts shall take post of the third offr of any of the compys of Rangers. Sr. Peter Halkett and Col. Dunbars Regts to send a return immediatlyto
Docr Nappier of the sick they propose leaving in the Genl Hospital.
Sr Peter Halketts & Col Dunbars Regts immediatly to send to the
Major of Brigades a return of their effective men fitt for duty. The
Qr Master of Sr Peter Halketts & Col. Dunbars regts to meet Mr.
Lesslie Assistant Q:M:G this afternoon at 4 oClock and he will show
them their regimentall store houses. The commanding officer of each
regt: as soon as their store houses are fixt upon they are to order
their officers baggage and mens stores to be lodged immediatly. The
soldiers are to leave their shoulder belts waist belts & swords
in the stores and take with them to ye field one spare shirt, one ditto
stockings & one ditto shoes and one air of brown spatter dashes. After Genl Orders Camp ar Alexandria, April 9th 1755 Col. Dunbars regt to send this afternoon two Sergts and twenty men
to reinforce the officer at Rock Creek. After Orders Alexandria camp, Aril 10th 1755 A detachment from the two regts: of 1 Sub 2 Serjts 2 Corpls & twenty men is to remain at Alexandria as a guard for the Hospital and to march to Fredrick. The Genls guard is to be taken off on Friday, a Serjt & 12 men of Col. Dunbars to mount as the Genls: baggage guard & to march with it. The Provost Marshal is to march with Col Dunbars regt and to have a guard of 1 Serjt & ten men of the four remaining compys of Sir Peter Halketts regt. is to mount the town guard till further orders. Col Dunbars regt is to march at 5 oClock on Saturday morning to Rock Creek. Waggons will be ordered on Friday to carry the baggage and what ever tents may be struck to the boats destained for their transportation. And at daybreak on Saturday morning waggons will attend at the head of the regt for the mens tents &c &c. A subaltern officer with 3 Serjts 3 Corpls and 30 men are to be sent on board the boats and to help putt them on board and to be as a baggage guard. All the boats upon that part of the river near Rock Creek are ordered to attend to carry the troops over. The sick men that are not able to march with the regt to be left in the Genl Hospital. As Col Dunbars regt marches tomorrow they are to receive 9 days provisions to carry with them. The 4 compys of Sr Peter Halketts Regt and the Royal Artilary engineers and Hospital are to continue receiving their provisions as usual till further orders. Camp at Alexandria Apl: 1755 The officers of the town guard to make his report through an Aid du
Camp. Camp at Alexandria, April 12th, 1755 One company of Sr. Peter Halketts regt to march tomorrow morning. They are to parade oppisit the town guard at six oClock when they will be joined by two waggons of the artillery which they are to take under their escort to Winchester. Mr Lesslie will take care that there shall be at Sr. Peter Halketts regt. three waggons, one for the companys baggage & tents and the other two for the regimll stores & arms. The men are to take eight days provisions with them. The town guard to be reduced tomorrow to 1 sub & 30 men. Camp at Alexandria, April 13th 1755 Camp at Alexandria, Aoril 14th 1755 Alexandria Camp, april 15th, 1755 Alexandria camp, April 16th, 1755 A detachment of Sr. Peter Halketts Regt consisting of 1 Lieut & 30 men to parade tomorrow ar 6 oClock in the morning at the head of the train and to march with all dispach with seven waggons of powder to Wills Creek according to the following march route. The men are to take 10 days provs. One waggon will be sent to ye head of the Remaiying compys for the mens tents & officers baggage and what so ever else may be put in to compleat it to the common load of 2000 is to be done. Camp at Alexandria, April 17th 1755 Alexandria Camp, April 18th 1755 Camp at Alexandria, April 19th 1755 The commanding offciers of artillery to apply to Mr. Lesslie for a store house for their new cloating and the officers are to see their men comply with the orders of the 8th of april to leave their shoulder belts & wast belts and hangers behind and only are to take with them to the field one spair shirt one spair pair of stockings one spair pair of shoes and one pair of brown gaiters. Camp at Alexandria, April 20th 1755 The men of Col Dunbars regt. left at Alexandria to guard the Genl Hospital are to furnish a centry to it. Any soldrs that shall be found selling liqure to any of the rest of the men will be severly punished. Any soldiers wife that shall be detected in the same shall likewise be punished & drummed out of the camp. Camp at Alexandria, April 21th 1755 A Corpl & six men of Sr Peter Halketts regt. to parade at the head of the train tomorrow morning at 4 oClock. They are this night to receive 10 days provisions & to have 14 days pay along with them. They are to take everything with them they intend for the field. The Corpl to give perticuler directions that none of his men snap their firelocks or suffer them or the waggoners to smoke during the whole march to be perticular carfull that no fire is made or brought near the waggons on any acct. what so ever. Camp at Alexandria April 22d 1755 Alexandria Camp, April 23d 1755 Alexandria Camp, April 24th 1755 Alexandria Camp, April 25th 1755 One Serjt 1 Corpl & 15 privet men f Sr Peter Halketts regt to parade tomorrow morning at 6 oClock at the train of the artillery and there to follow such directiosn as Mr. Sowers shall give them. Alexandria Camp, April 26th 1755 The artillery to have their twelve pownders Howitzers 9 pounders waggons and one Tumbril loaded with tools in readiness to march in a few hours notice. The remaining part of Sr Peter Halketts regt. to hold themselves in readiness to march at the same time. After Orders Old Courthouse, April 27th 1755 One Serjt 1 Corpl & 12 men to mount guard immediatly upon the waggons. The pioneers to march off tomorrow morning at 4 oClock. The horses to be harnissed by 6 oClock and the Genl to beat at 7 oClock when the party is to parade & march directly. Sugerland Run, April 28th 1755 All tents to be piched upon the left of the artillery immediatly. 1 Corpl & 8 men to mount guard & to put two centrys upon the forrage & one upon the read of the artillery & baggage. The officers servts to attend immediatly to get forrage for their masters horses. The engineers & pioners to march tomorrow at 8 oClock. Mr. Minors, April 30th 1755 The Genl to beat at 5 oClock at which time the horses are to be put to the waggons, and march immediatly. Mr. Tompsons, May 1st 1755 A Serjt & 12 men to mount the baggage guard and centrys to be posted on the waggon horses. The Genl to beat at 3 oClock at which time the horses are to be put to the waggons, The waggoners to be told if any of their horses be not ready when the troops beat or any that has horses wanting will be punished. Sharando River, May 2d 1755 The tents to be piched this evening near the artillery. A Corpl &
6 men to guard & a Corpl & 6 men as a guard on the waggons Horses
& baggage which are not yet ferried over. Dicks Plantation, May 3d 1755 1 Corpl & 9 men to mount guard on the artillery and baggage, 1 Saerjt to take the number of horses as they are put into the pasture. 1 tent to be piched in the front of the artillery & another in ye rear of the bagage. The Genl to beat tomorrow morning at 4 oClock & march immediatly. The Widdow Littlers Mills, May 4th 1755 1 Serjt & twelve as a guard on the artillery & baggage. Centrys to be posted on the bagage horses two on the artillery & one on the bagage. The Corpl on the waggons to patrole every two hours. The men of Capt Polsons Company are to observe good order in every particuler for if they disobay milliterry disiplin they will be severely punished. As tomorrow is a Holting day, all the carridges to be greased and every thing done that Lieut McLoud thinks necessary. Tents to be piched for the men immediatly. The Widdow Littlers Mills, May 5h 1755 Four days provisions to be delivered to all the men except the men
of Capt Polsons Compy joined yesterday. At 12 oClock this day the Serjt
if the guard to very carefull that no fire is made within a considerable
distance of the artillery on any acct. Back Creek, May 6th 1755 1 Serjt & 12 men as a guard on the Artillery 7 baggage. The Genl to beat at 6 oClock & the horses to be put immedy. and march at troops beating. The woods three miles short of Mrs. Jennings, May 7th
1755 1 Serjt & 12 men for guard on the artillery & baggage & to patrole from the front to the rear. The Genl to beat at 6 oClock & march immediatly after. The water of Cape Capen, May 8th 1755 1 Serjt & 12 men as a guard for the bagage. The Qr. Master to go on to Capt Eyres who will give him a party to assist him in impressing all the able horses he meets with and to return as earley as possible tomorrow. The Genl to beat at 5 oClock, the troops half an hour after and march immediatly. Great Cape Capon, May 9th 1755 1 Serjt & 12 men for the Qr Guard. A Corpl & 6 men to mount as a guard on the waggon horses and to patrole evert two hours to see their fences are up and to prevent the horses geting away. Great Cape Capon, May 10th 1755 1 Corpl & 8 men for the rear guard and 1 Corpl & 4 to go with bagage. The Genl to beat at day break at wh: time the horses are to be put to the guns & waggons and to march immediatly after. The Camp betwixt Enoxes & Coves, May 11th 1755 1 Serjt & 18 men as a guard on the artillery bagage & Machee's. The Genl to beat at 3 oClock at which time the horses to be put to the waggons and the troops to beat half an hour after and march directly. The bagage waggons to be ready to go in front. Camp at Will's Creek, May 18th 1755 Genl Orders Each regt indipendent compys &c in the making up their cartridges are to allow 36 rounds with ball a pound of powder and for field days & exercise are to allow 46 (with or without ball) to a pound of powder. Six women per company are allowd each of the two regts & the independent comapnys, 4 women to each of the company of carpenters, Virginian & Maryland rangers, 5 women to the artillery, 2 women to the detachment of seamen & 2 women to the troop of light horse. His excellency expects that this order is puntually complyd with as no more provisions will be allowd to be drawn for then he above number of women. The surgons of the two regts indipendt: artillery are to meet Capt Morris aid du camp to Genl Braddock at his tent tomorrow morning at 11 oClock. 1 sub: 1 Serjt 1 Corpl & 30 men to parade tomorrow morning at 6 oClock. They are tp have three days provisions and the officers is this night to receive his orders from Sr John St Clear. Camp at Will's Creek, May 19th 1755 A congress tomorrow will be held with the indians at the Gen;s tent
at one oClock. Each brigade to send a man to the Genl hospital as orderly
who are to receive and obay the directions of Docter Napier. All the
troops to acct with the director of the Hospital once in three months
or so after as can be for stopages at the rate of five pence Sterg:
per day for every man that is admitted into the Genl Hospital. Camp at Will's Creek, May 20th 1755 1 Sub 1 Serjt 1 Corpl & 20 men to parade tomorrow morning at 5 oClock. Thet are ti have three days provisions with them. The Offr is this night to receive his orders from Sr. John St Clear. Camp at Will's Creek, May 21st 1755 His Excellency orders that no Suttler give liquots to the indians on any acct. whatever. If he does he will be severely punished. The provoe is to go his rounds every day through all the roads leading to camp. Every soldier or woman he shall meet with on the other side of hte rivers or beyond the guard of the picquets without a pass from the Regt or the officer commanding the company they belong to he is to oder his executioners immediatly to Tye them ip & give them fifty lashes and to march them prisoners through the camp to expose them. One jill of run mixt with 3 jills of water may be allowd to each man per day which the officers of the picquet are to see delivered out at 11 oClock. Any suttler that shall sell spirits without an officer being present will be sent to the Provoes. Camp at Will's Creek, May 22d 1755 A Genl. court martial to sitt tomorrow morning at 8 oClock at the
Genls tent. It is to consist of 1 field officer six Capts & six
subakterns. Lieut Col Gage President Mr Sherly Judge Advocate. Camp at Will's Creek, may 24th 1755 Six men of the line to be at the head of the train without arms tomorrow morning at 5 oClock and to attend Capt Hinds orders. Camp at Will's Creek, May 25th 1755 The Genl Court Martial where of Lieut Col. Gage is President is adjurnd till tomorrow morning at 9 oClock and to sitt at the presidents tent. If any non commissiond officer or soldier belonging to the army is found gaming he shall immediatly receive 300 lashes without being brought to a court martial and all standers by or lookers on shall be deemed principles and punished as such. An exact retun to be given into the Gen; as soon as posable of the two regts. Signed by the commanding officer of each Corps as also of the artillery indipendent compys & by their respective captains or officers commanding their companys. 1 Capt 1 Lieut 1 Ensn & seventy men from the two brigades to parade immediatly at the fort. The men are to take ten days provisions with them. The commanding officer is to call on Sr John St Clear or Capt Orme for orders. A return to be given in to the Genl. tomorrow morning at 11 oClock from the two regts indipendent compys, the companys of carpenters, Virginian & Maryland Rangers, the light horse & detachment of seamen of the no of persons each draws provisions for daily. Mr Lake commissary is also to give in at the same time a return of the number of guides, indians, workmen that draw provisions daily and John Scott Waggon Master Genl is to send in a return at the same time of the number of waggoners and horse men that draw provisions daily. His Excellency expects the commanding officers of Corps & companys &c will be very exact 7 particuler in this return. A Genl Court Martial of the line to sitt tomorrow upon Mr. McLoad of the artillery confined by the Genl. It is to consist of 1 Col, two field officers and ten capts. And to sitt at the presidents tent at 12 oClock, Sr Peter Halkett President field officers Major Chapman & Lieut Col. Burton. May 26th 1755 Camp at Will's Creek A return to be given in to Sr John St Clear by the Qr Masters of each
brigade and artillery of the quantity of provisions drawn from the commissary
and a return to be given in to Sr John St Clear every monday of the
quantity of provisions drawn for the proceeding week. Camp at Will's Creek, May 27th 1755 The Gebl court martial where of Sr Peter Halkett was president is
disolved. Camp at Will's Creek, May 28th 1755 As it will be necessary to imploy the soldiers in making and mending of roads, His Excellency has been pleas'd to appoint the following allowences. To every subaltren officer 3s: to every Serjt 1s. to Corpls 9d: or to every drumr: or privet centinal six pence Sterg per day. The companys of Rangers for the future to do their propotions of all dutys with the rest of the line. The deteachments of men from the different corps that marches tomorrow are to be commanded by their own officers. Sixreen men of the line to be appointed to the guns that goes with the detachment tomorrow. They are to be under the direction of the officer of artillery. Camp at Will's Creek, May 29th 1755 Camp at Will's Creek, May 30th 1755 The troops to hold themselves in readiness to march at 24 hours notice. Whatever barrels the troops may have got with powder from the train, they are to return them with their hoops to Mr Furnis of the train. Camp at Will's Creek, May 31st 1755 Camp at WIll's Creek, June 2d 1755 The hatchett men of the two regts & 1 man per compy of the rest of the line to parade this afternoon at 3 oClock at Mr Gordons Engineers tent. 4 Serjts 2 Corpls & 100 men without arms 1 Sub, 1 Serjt, 1 Corpl 7 30 men with arms to parade tomorrow morning at Revalley beating at the head pf the line & to receive their orders from Mr. Gordon Engineer. His Excellency Genl Braddock has been pleasd to appoint Col James Innes to be governeur of Fort Cumberland. Camp at Will's Creek, June 3d 1755 A genl court martial of the line consisting og one field officer & six capts six subaltrons to sitt tomorrow morning at 8 oClock at the presidents tent, Major Sparks president Mr. Sherly Judge Advocate 4 Subs: 5 Serjts, 5 Corpls and 150 men without arms to parade tomorrow morning at Revellie beating att the head of the line. 1 Sub 1 Serjt 1 Corpl & 30 men with arms to parade at the same time as a covering party. They are to receive their orders from Mr. Gordon Engineer. Lieut Howard of ye 48 regt to be one of the subs. for the working party. Camp at Will's Creek, June 4th 1755 Will's Creek, June 5th 1755 Will's Creek, June 6th 1755 No more woman to march with each regt or compy then his Excellency allowd in ye orders of the 18th of May. Any soldier, suttler, or woman or any persons what ever belonging to the army who shall be detected in stealing, plundering, or wasting any of the provisions shall suffer death. Sir Peter Halketts regt. to receive two days provisions. As ye women are to receive eight day's provisions, the men are to receive theirs at 3 oClock this afternoon & the women at six. The Genl Court Martial where of Major Sparks was president is disolved. Rich. Shelton & Caleb Curry, soldiers in Capt Edward Brise Dobs Compy of Americans tryd for desertion are to be the sentance of the court martial found guilty and is adjudged to receive one thousand lashes each. John Igo a convict servt. being accused of theft is found guilty of receiving and concealing goods the property of soldiers in His Majests service and is adjudged to receive five hundred lashes with a Cat of Nine Tails. John McDonell soldier in Sir Pete Halketts regt. accused of being concernd with John Igo in concealing of goods the property of soldiers in His Majestys service with an intent to desert, the Court Martial being of an opinion that sufficient evidence is not produced in suport of the charge against him therefore do acquit him. The guards advanced up Will's Creek the Pottomack and the flatts to be taken off tomorrow morning and join their severall corps. The other guards to remain and be relieved as usual. No soldiers wife to suffer to march from the camp with a horse as their own. Camp at about six miles from Will's Creek, June 7th
1755 Two Serjts two Corpls & 48 men to mount guard directly & to place 16 centys & every centry is to be placed within sight of one another & is to open communications to one another by cutting down the bush. One Serjt 1 Corpl with one third of the effective men of each company to mount guard tomorrow morning at 8 oClock and to devide their ground equaly on the right side of the wagoons. An officer of a compy to go to the suttlers with two men of a tent and to see delivered to every three men yt desires it One pint of spirits or any quantity less that they shall desire. They are to mix it with a propotionable quantity of water. My Disney is to see that the Centinals are advanced to such a distance that there shall be sufficient quantity of grass betwixt them and the line of waggons, and that there is an oppening cut betwixt the centrys cross which they are to allow no horse to pass. If they should they are immediatly to bring them back. The brush which they cut down to be thrown to the outside of the oppening. Camp about six miles from WIll's Creek, June 8th 1755 No fires to be allowd to be made less than sixty yards from the waggons and those that are made are to be on the right & left of the waggons. The out centys are to rest arms to no one not even the Genl, and the Serjts guard is only to turn out with shoulderd arms facing the front. Six little houses to be made immediatly for the use of the men. They are to be upon the right side & four to be made for the Offrs on the left side at a orioer distance one from another. This to be a standing order tho the troops stay but one night in camp. Any centry who shall be found sitting on his post will be immediatly releived and tryd by a Genl Court Martial. All trees that lay betwixt advance centrys to be immediatly removed and thrown in front of them. Camp about six miles from Will's Creek, June 10th 1755 No firing to be within two miles of the camp. Anyone found to disobay this order will be tryed by a court martial for the same. Those of idependent company of Rangers and the detachment under the Command of Major Chapman to give 1 Capt & 2 Subs for the picquet. Sir Peter Halketts regt gives 1 Capt & 2 Subs for their picquet. The officers of the different picquets are to visit their own guard & centrys in the same way they wear ordered to do it at Will's Creek. Field officer for this night Lieut. Col. Gage Those troops who have not yit detached their guard to do it immediatly, post their centys and conform in every respect to the late plan of march given by his Excellency Genl Braddock. All the officers of the line to be att the Genls tent tomorrow morning at 11 oClock. No fires to be made on any acct. what ever within 150 yards on either side of the road. Any person acting contrary to the order will be severely punished. All the waggons to be drawn up tomorrow morning as close as posable and Major Chapmans detachment as soon as the waggons are closed up to ye rear of the artillery to join their respective corps. Col. Dunbars regt to incamp tomorrow morning upon the left of the whole according to the line of incampment. Camp about six miles from Will's Creek, June 11th 1755 Capt Rutherform & Caot Gate's independent compys and all the American troops to be under arms immediatly at the head of their respective incampments. Any person whatever that is detected in stealing shall immedy. be hanged without being brought to a Genl Court Martial. Its the Genls orders that the two regts send 1 Sub 1 Sarjt 1 Corpl & 48 men without arms to parade at the head of the artillery, 1 Sub, 1 Serjt, 1 Corpl & 30 men of the line to parade in the rear of Col. Dunbars regt as soon as they come to their ground, and to receive orders from Major Sparks. Whatever number of horses are furnished by the officers are to be paraded as soon as possible in the rear of Colo Dunbars regt. and to be received by Major Sparks. The officers are desired to acqaint Major Sparks which horses are for carrying & which for draft, and to be so good as to send with those horses that are carrying batt: sadles &c if they have them. The commanding officers of the two regts & capts of the two independent compys of provincial troops to send into the Genl a return of the number of horses furnished by their respective offrs and opposet to the officers names the number of horses furnished by each officer, that the Genl may be able to inform his Majesty of the inclination of readiness of the perticuler officers in carrying on ye service. No more than two women per company will be allowd to march from his camp. A list of the names of those who are to be sent back to be given into Capt Morris that there may be an order sent to Governour Innis at Fort Cumberland to victule them. A list of the names of them that are allowd to stay with the troops to be given into the Major of Brigade and any woman that is found in camp whose names are not in that list will for the first time be severely punished and for the second suffer death. The line is to furnish 2 Serjts 7 30 men without arms to attend Mr Lake Commissary of provisions tomorrow morning at day break. The 1st Brigade gives 1 Serjt & 15 men and 2d Brigade gives one Serjt & fifteen men. Mr. Spendloes Camp, June 12 1755 The picquets are to load with cartridge & not with ramming balls to challange & demand the counter-sign till troops beating, and the field officer of the picquet to be received as grand rounds when ever he goes his rounds either by night or day. The advance corpls & centrys to have their bayonetts fixt. The detached partys from the Sertjs guard to have Corpls with them. The advance centrys not to suffer any person to come within ten paces of their arms without receiving the counter sign. The advance partys not to build any bowers (shelters) upon pain of sever punishment. Those allready built to be destroyed. These orders to be read to the men by the officers of the picquets before the guards are posted. Where ever the communications are not oppend betwixt Serjts guard & Serjt-Corpls guard, they are to be done immediatly. This to be a standing order in all camps. No person tp fire his piece within a mile of the camp but in case of an alarm of being atact. This order to be read to the men by the commanding officer of the compy and the orders relative to the picquets to be read to the men by the officers of the picuets before they advance there guards. The Capts. of the Picquets to be at the field officers tent of the picquet an hour before the beating of the retreat, to receive the countersign from him. As there are some waggons going to Fort Cumberland lightly loaded the officers of the line are desired to send their baggage there and Govenour Innis will take care of it. The troops are this afternoon to receive provisions to the sixteenth inclusive and the waggoners & horse drivers to the 26th inclusive. What ever women are to be sent back to the Fort are to March with Capt. Hogs detachment. Sire Peter Halketts grends and four bettallion companys of that regt. to march immediatly to the Crossing of the old & new road, and a little beyond where the detachment of seamen are now encamped. They are to encamp there, the Grendr. compy crossing the road and the battalion companys according to the present line of encampment covering the advance waggons. The commanding officers to take care to advance his picquets in the same manner and propotion of numbers as ordered in the dispotion of match and to take care yt his advance picquets comply with the orders of this day. The detachment of seamen commanded by Mr. Spendeloo to be disposed of in such parts of ye line as he shall proper and their arms & accouterments are to be carried in what ever wagoons he shall appoint. Three hatchet men of the line with their tools to remain constantly with the detachment of seamen and to receive their orders from Mr. Spendeloo. One Tumbril with tools to march in the fron, immediatly after Capt Polsons Company of Carpentors and another tumbril with tools to march in the center of the carrigaes. One Engineer to march with Capt. Polsons company an another engineer to march in the center of the carriges. The pioneers of the line with their tools )except those that are ordered to the detacht. of seamen) to march constantly in the center of the carrigaes & to be under the directions of the engineer that marches in the center. The troops to march tomorrow morning. The Genl to beat at 4 oClock in the morning. 2nd Camp from Fort Cumberland, June 13th 1755 The plan now drawn is the line of march for the security of the convoy and differs in the metherd of their encampment only is this respect, that when the halt for the day is ordered, the line of provisions, ammunition, artillery stores &c are to close up as much as possible. As soon as this is done the whole to face outwards and the Qr. Master Genl. is to go round the flanks, and to advance the Serjt & Corpls partys as far as the ground will admit of in order to have greater room to forrage the horses. And where it will not admit a sefficient quantity on one flank, to advance them the more on the other. When these detachments are moved to their proper distance, all the Corpls guard are to remain under arms facing outwards till the Serjts have opend communications with each other which is to be done by deviding their partys and cutting away the under wood and small trees till they meet their partys up the right & left. When the Genl beats the men to form at the head of the encampment but not to strik their tents till ordered. The advance guards to do the same. The outposts after a march to be immediatly relievd upon comming to the ground. At other times at retreat beating all the Corpls guards upon coming to their ground are to remain under arms facing outwards till the Serjts guard have oppend communications one with another, both on the right & left, as likewisewith their respective compys. When that is finished the Serjt is to ditach half his remainding men to the Corpls guard whoe are to be under arms till the Corpls. have also oppened communications one with another laying any trees that shall be cut down in their front. Dewering this time the companys to remain by their arms, and when this is finished, the advance men to join their Serjts again, both guards to remain under amrs, and the compys to pich tents, and when that is finished, the Corpls will post their centrys. The troops not to march tomorrow. Martins Plantation, 2d Camp from Fort Cumberland, June
14th 1755 All prisoners to be confind on the picquets guard of the compys they shall belong to. Any Serjt who shall neglect reporting his prisoners to the Adjt by troop beating will be reduced. All guards to receive the Parole from the round or any number of people approaching them, before they suffer them to advance. The counter-sign is for the centrys only. The guards and Centrys whenever they gett under arms or challenege are to face the way yt they are approached. except in the day time betwixt beat of the troops & the retreat. If the guards have then occation to turn out to the Henl or for any other reason they are to face the front & the centrys likewise and both to stand shoulder'd. The guards & Centrys to receive all rounds with rested arms with their thumbs upon the cocks of their firelocks wich is more intended for their own security then any compliment. The advance Centrys after retreat beating to have their bayonets fixt & when they receive the countersign to plant it at the brest of the person that gives it them. The Serjts to act in the same manner when they receive parole. A Centry allways to be posten on each Serjt guard to give the alarm. These orders to be read to the men going on the advanced guards every evening before they mount by the Offr who call's the roll for a fortnight. Field Officer for tomorrow Liet. Col. Burton' Upon beating the Genl which is to be taken from Sir Peter Halketts regt all the troops are to accouter, turn out two deep and form at the head of their respective encampments and there wate for further orders. And no soldiers tent to be suffered to be strunk till ordered by the Genl. As soon as the tents are strunck they are to be immediatly loaded as also the officers baggage. Then the troops are to lye upon their arms & wate for orders for to march. And upon the beating of the march the whole to face to the right & left. The field officer are not to be perticulery posted except the one who leads the Van Guard. The number of carriges to be equaly devided. Sr Peter Halkett & his fueld Offrs. with the troops of the first brigade to take under their care half the carriges and to their officers order their men to assist the waggons when any pinch of a hill or difficulty that may append. Col. Dunbar and his field officers with ye troops of the second brigade is to act in the same manner with the remaining carriges. In case any waggon should break down in such a manner as to be unable to keep up with the line it is immediatly to be drawn out on one side of ye road and a report of it with what it is loaded with to be made to Mr. Scott Waggon Master Genl. who is to order it ot be repaired or to see the load be delivered amongst the rest of the waggons, as he shall think proper. Upon all halts tho ever so small the companys are to form two deep and face out wards. Upon a march the Capts & Officers of the picquets are frequently to visit the out detachments and to see they keep a proper distance from their companys. Upon the firing of a canon either in front, center, or rear the whole line immediatly to form face outwards and wait for orders. The Genl to beat tomorrow morning at 4 oClock when the troops come to Savage River, the Servt Battmen, waggoners, and horse drivers must take perticuler care to prevent their horses from eating of Lawrell as it is certain death to them. His Excellency Genl Braddock has been pleas'd to appoint Ensigns Daniel Disney, Quintin Kennedy, Robert Drummond to be Lieutenants in Sir Peter Halketts Regt of foot as also Messrs Thos Gamble, James Allen, Ely Dagworthy to be Ensigns in the Said regt. And are to be Obayd as such. Upon the beating of the Gen; tomorrow morning two compys from the right of Sr Peter Halketts Regt to strike their tents and march as an excort to the carrying horses of the army. The commanding officer to apply to Capt. Morris for this orders. Camp at Savage River, June 15th 1755 The troops to march tomorrow. The Genl to beat at 4 oClock. Camp at the Little Meddows, June 16th 1755 One Capt. 4 Subs & eighty men of the line to parade tomorrow at daybreak to take up the guards now posted by the command under Sir John St. Clear. Tomorrow at daybreak three guards to parade, each consisting of 1 Serjt, 1 Corpl & 12 men who are to releive the Genls Guard & the other two Serjts guards in the front. June the 17th Morning Orders The troops to draw provisions this afternoon for 5 days to the 21st Incle. if the commissary is not to be got Lieut Wright of Capt. Peronees Compy to deliver the provisions. The men at work on the bridge to be taken off immediatly. At half an hour after 12 oClock the twenty women to be at Docr. MnKinleys tent and any women that shall be absent will be sent back. The Parole is Orford A detcht. to march tomorrow morning at 4 Clock consisting of 1 field officer, 2 Capts. 6 subaltrens 12 Serjts & 200 rank & file of the two regts. Capt Gates & his two Subs 2 Serjts, 2 Corpls & fifty privets of his independent compy, Capt Waggoners & Capt Peronees two compys of Rangers. Lieut Col Gage to command this party. A detachment to march on thursday morning at 4 oClock consisting of one Col. one Lieut. Col & one Major and the two oldest compays of Grends: 5 Capt 12 Subs 22 Serjts and five hundred rank & file of the two regt. Sir Peter Halkett Lieut Col. Burton & Major Sparks field officers for this detachment. The Kings colours of the 44 Regt & the second Colour of the 48 Regt for this detachment. The men of the two regts that are to march with the detachment of tomorrow & thursday to be taken out of those landed from Ireland. The Commandg. Officer of each of the Regts to be answerable to His Excellency that this order is puntualy comply'd with. A return to be sent in tomorrow morning to either Aid du Camps signd by the commanding officers of companys of the two regts of the names & countrys of the men that are for the above two detachments their time of service & regts they have served in. His Excellency has been pleased to appoint the following Capts & Subaltran Officers for the above two detachments, and desires they will take as little baggage with them as posable. For the Detachment under Col. Gage, Capt Beckwith, Lts Littler, Treby, Cleark of the 44th regt. Capt Lt. Morris, Lts. Hanserd, Barbutt. Ensn Dunbar of the 48th regt. For the detachment on Thursday Capts. Saml. Hobson, Gethins, Lts. Halkett, Bayly Pottinger Simpson Lock Kennedy Townshed Enss. Nartlow Pennington Preston of the 44th Regt. Capts Dobson, Chumley, Boyer, Lieuts. Walsham, Hawthorn, Edmenstone, Cope, Brereton, Hart, Ensns. Corvert, Harrison, Crow, Mr. McMullen The Surgons Mate of the 48th Regt. to march with this detachments. Capt Rutherfords Independent compy and Capt Stephens company of rangers to march tomorrow morning with the detacht under the command of Lieut. Col. Gage and to return to camp at night. 1 Corpls & 4 light horse to march tomorrow and remain with Col. Gage. The detachment of seamen and Capt Stewar with one Sub & eighteen light horse to march on Thursday. His Excellency has been pleas'd to appoint Lieut. Buchanan of the Artillery to march with the two guns tomorrow. Capt Lit. Smith & Lt. McLoad of the Artillery to march with the detacht of Thursday to be compleated with twenty four rounds per man. Camp at the Little Medows, June 19th 1755 The Qr. Masters immediatly to see communications vut betwixt the guards & centrys & betwixt the guards & the divisions they are detached from. 1 Sub 1 Serjt & 25 R & File to mount the Genls guard. The 44th regt gives the Genls. guard this day. The picquets of the detacht. to consist of two Capts. 6 Subs, 6 Serjts. & 200 R & F. The Eldest Capt of the Picquets to visit the guards upon the left flank and the front guard of the Grends. The youngest Capt to visit the right flank & rear guard of the Grends For the Genls guard tomorrow the 48th regt. Bear Camp, June 20th 1755 Bear Camp, June 21th 1755 The men upon the advance picquets to be loaded & none but them
The Genl to beat tomorrow morning at 4 oClock & the assembly at half an hour after and to march immediatly. Camp June 23rd 1755 The Genl to beat tomorrow morning at 6 oClock, the assembly half an hour after & to march immediatly. Its Genl Braddocks orders that no fires are lighted within 150 yards of the carriges. 1st Camp from the Great Crossing, June 24th 1755 The troops to receive as soon as they come to their ground one days bread & one days flower and half a pint of beans. For the Genl guard tomorrow the 44th regt. It is his Excellency Genl Braddocks orders that no fires are lighted within one hundred yards of the carriges and this to be a standing order. Befor the men of the advance picquets turns out in the morning they are to examine their pans and supply any difficiencey with fresh powder, The Genl to beat tomorrow morning at 7 oClock, the assembly at 8 and to march immediatly. Camp beyond the Great Medows, June 25th 1755 1 Capt, 2 Subs, 2 Serjts & 50 rank & file of the line with 1 Serjt & 8 of the light horse to parade immediatly at the front gun. 1 Sub & 20 of his detacht. to be detached to the rear & some on each side of the roads and to bring to camp all stray horses. The subaltrans officers who marches with the out detachments upon the flanks are to keep one of their men within sight of the line and the officers and the rest of these partys where the ground will posably admit of it are never to be nearer to the line than 100 yards. And thr Serjt & Corpls. detachts are never nearer to there officers than 50 yards. His Excellency expects this order will be strictly complyd with as he is deteremind to put the first offender under an arrest that he finds negligent. June 26th, 1755 1 Capt, 2 Subs, 2 Serjts & 50 men of the line to parade tomorrow morning at 1 oClock at the head of the front gun. 1 Capt, 1 Subs, 2 Serjts & 50 men of the line to parade at the same time at the head of the rear gun. The Capts to receive their instructions from Lieut. Col. Gage. The Genl to beat tomorrow morning at 4 oCock the assemle at 5 and the troops to march immediatly after. The out picquets are to have no more blanketts then will cover theur out centrys. The line never to be turnd out on any acct whatever but by an order from the Genl. Or the field offr of the day or the Commanding Offr of each regt. Any person whatsoever who presume to turn out the line by any other method shall me immediatly confind. If an offr he shall be casherd. If a non commishioned offr or soldier he shall receive 1000 lashes, If any soldr or follower of the army bring into head quarters an indian scalp he shall receive five pounds from the Genl for every scalp. For the Genl guard tomorrow the 44th regt. Camp at Guests House, June 27th 1755 The commaning officers of each compys of the two regts, of the artillery, the detachment of seamen and troops of light horse to send into Mr. Leslie immedy a return of the No of Serjts, Corpls, Drummers & Privet men being arms exclusive of Battman & servts in each compy. And the Serjts to attend Mr. Leslie tomorrow morning at 5 oClock to receive a quantity of rum for each man which his Excellency is pleasd to give the men in consideration for their good behavour. Capt Gates with a detachment of his company and a detacht of 2 Serjts & 50 R & File of the two regts now incamped hear with Capt Polsons Company of carpenters, Capt Waggoners & Capt Perrnes compy of rangers to parade tomorrow morning at day break at the head of the front gun to march off to Sr John St Clairs camp & put themselves under his command. The whole detacht of the two regts now under the command of Sr John St. Clair to join their respective corps tomorrow morning at 5 oClock except Lieut Littler of the 44th & Lieut Hanserd of the 48th. The waggons & horses which Sr John St Clair leaves behind him to fall into our line and to be disposd of in the same order of march. The troops to hold themselves in readiness to march at half an hours warning. Camp on the Youghiogheny, June 28th 1755 The genl to beat immediatly. One field officer 2 capts 4 subs & 150 men of the two regts to parade immediatly and remain upon the ground. 1 Sub & 40 men of the two regt to parade at the same time for a rear guard. Camp at the crossing of the Youghiogheny, June 29th
1755 One sub, two Serjts and fourty men to parade immediatly at the head of the rear gun & to march as a grass guard to the batt horses &c. The officer ti receive his orders from Capt. Morris. The commanind officers of each regt & capts. of the several companys detacht of seamen light horse to send in to the train their damaged cartridges, and to apply to ye commandg officer of the artillery who is ordered to delivor them fresh ones. As soon as the troops have received from the trais as many cartridges has will compleat each man to 24 rounds, they are to send in to Capt Ord all their spair ball and what ever powder they have fromthe cartridges they have been oblidge to break up. Where as by the connivence of some of the officers several of the men fired their pieces this morning in a very iregular manner it is his Excellencys orders that for the future if any Offr of whatsoever rank shall suffer the men to fire their pieces in that irefular mannor they shall be put under an arrest. And when ever it shall be found necessary to fire any of the mens pieces that cannot be drawn unloaded the several commanding officers of all the troops are to apply to the Genl throuhg an Aid du Camp for his leave. A detacht of One Capt, 3 Subs, 4 Serjts & 100 men to parade tomorrow morning at half an hour after three oClock at the front gun to march to Sr John St. Clairs camp and there receive orders. The troops to receive immediatly two days flower & two days bacon which compleats them with provisions to the second of July inclusive. It is recommended to the men as they halt this day to Bake their flower into bread. One Sub. One Serjt and twenty rank & file to parade this day at twelve oClock as a grass guard. Camp after crossing the Youghiogheny, June 30th 1755 For the future the soldiers tents are allways to be piched in a single line facing outwards and no officer is to pitch his tent or have his picquets pf gorses in the front of the soldiers tents but always in the rear and that there may be sufficient room for that purpose. It is his Excellencys orders that as soon as the troops are come to their ground and the carriges closed up, that the commanding officer of each regt order their several detacht to advance 25 paces from that part of the line of carriges which they seperatly cover and there pitch their tents. The officers upon the advance picquets and the Serjts & Corpls that are detached from them are upon no acct whatsoever to suffer any fires to be lighted in their front. The Genl beat tomorrow morning at 5 oClock & the assembly at 6 and the troops to march immediatly after. Camp near Jacobs Cabbin, July the 1d, 1755 It is his Excellencys order that no tents are pichd nor any blankets carried for the partys that lyes on the advance picquet upon any account whatever. When the troops comes to their ground tomorrow, one field officer, one Capt. 3 Subs and 100 rank & file from the teo regts to join the advance party and one of the companys of rangers now with the advance party to join our line and encamp in the rear, For the future all returns for the demand of provisions to be signd by the commanding officer of the troops that the person belongs too for whom provisions are demanded is to be mentioned in the return specifying the different cappasites they serve in such as Officers, Serjts, Corpls, Drummers, Soldiers, Carrying arms in this detacht. Battmen Servts. The officers & soldiers upon advance partys to be included in this return. The staffare likewise to send in a return of the same nature, This return to be given to the Major of Brigade at 7 oClock tomorrow morning. His Excellency expects that the officers who sign the above return will be very puntual as he is determined to punish with the outmost severity any neglect in the above returns. Field officer for the detacht Major Sparks Camp at Jacobs Cabbins, July 2d 1755 The Genl to beat directly. Capt Waggoners Compy is allways to take the guard over the waggons of provisions and to detach one Serjt & six as a rear guard. Camp at the Deer Lick, July the 3d 1755 The commanding officer of the companys to revew their mens arms this evening at retreat beating and to see they are clean & put in the best order posable tomorrow morning. At assembly beating all the troops are to load their peices. The Centrys from the advance picquets are to be dubled not by an additional number of centrys but by planting two centrys at each post. The officers upon the advance picquets during the night time to have half their picquetsconsatantly under arms with fixt bayonets and releive them tvery two hours. The half that is releived may lay down by their arms, but are not to be suffered to quit their picquets. The Capts of the Picquets to lye out at nights, and when they are not going their visiting rounds, they are to be found at the head of the center cicquet of that flank wh they are appointed to visit. Camp at the Thickett Run, July ye 4th 1755 When any advance centrys fires his peice at night time the capt of the picquet for that flank from which the shot is fired is immediatly to go a visiting round to that part of the picquet and to send woard to the field officer the reason of the shots being fired. The drumrs of the advance party to beat the pioneers march instead of the Genl. The detacht of 100 men from the two regts that joined the advance party to be releived this evening. Field officer for this detacht Lieut. Col. Gage. The troops to halt tomorrow. Camp near the Thickett Run, July ye 5th 1755 The Genl to beat tomorrow at six oClock. Monacatuthaws son will be intered this eveing. July the 6th, 1755 The field Offr and the detacht of 100 men that joined the advance party at the camp near the Thickett Run to be releived this evening. Field Offr Lt. Col. Burton. The Officers & men of the two regts that came up with Capt. Stphens to join their respective corps tomorrow morning. At Genl beating Capt. Stephens, Lieut Brenn & Lieut Gray with two Serjts & fifty rank & file of the deatcht that came from Col Dunbars to join Lieut Col Burton tomorrow at 4 Oclock. The Genl to beat tomorrow morning at 5 oClock. A detecht of 1 Sub & rearguard consisting of 1 Capt. 1 Sub, 2 Serjts & 50 R & File. Camp on the East side of Turtle Creek, July ye 7th 1755 1 Sarjt, 1 Corpl & 10 men to be added to the rear guard immediatly. The batt horses to march betweixt the line of march & the picquets of the left flank and when the wood is so thick that they cannot proceed they are to fall into the rear and as soon as the wood oppens they are again to march forwards. If upon a march is should be found proper to advance the line the advance partys are to remain at their proper posts facing outwards. Upon the march when the troops half half of each advance party remain under arms with fixt bayonets facing outwards and the other half may sit down. The Genl to beat tomorrow morning at 5 oClock. A detacht of 1 Sub & 20 Grands from each regt and one Capt, one Sub & 20 rank & file from the line to parade at 1 oClock in the morning at the rear gun. Camp near Monagahelia, July the 8th 1755 The field officer and detacht of 100 men that joined the advance party at Monacutha's Camp to be releived this evening and to parade at the front gun. Field officer for the detacht Lieut. Col. Gage. The troops to receive immediatly two days meat & two days flower which compleats them with provisions to the tenth inclusive. All the men by those who mount the picquet this night to draw their peices and to load with fresh cartridges tomorrow at Genl beating and the commandg officers will be answerable to the Genl for any firing without application. The company of Grends. of the 44th & 48th regts to parade tomorrow morning at two oClock at the head of their respective collours and to march from thence to the advance party and there put themselves under the command of Lt. Col. Gage, The men are to be compleat with 24 rounds of powder & ball and are to take their napsacks & haversacks but are to leave their tents behind. The grends to march compleat with Offrs & 70 rank & file. The officers not to take their baggage but to leave it in charge with the Qr Masters of their respective regt. The Genl to beat tomorrow morning at 4 oClock the assembly at 5 and the troops to march immediatly after. Camp 6 miles of this side Guests, July 12th 1755 The troops to parade this evening at retreat beating at the head of their respective regts & companys with their arms & accouterments. The surgons of the line to get their several sick 7 wounded men put into waggons this afternoon. They are to apply to Mr. Scott waggon master genl. for waggons that the men are to go in, and to conform to the orders of this morning relative to ye men going in them. The Genl to beat tomorrow morning at 4 oClock, the assembly at 5 when the troops are to march. The officers fitt for duty to parade this evening with their men. Camp at Lawrel Hill, July the 13th 1755 One Capt, 2 Subs, 2 Serjts, 2 Corpls & 60 men of the line to parade immediatly & receive their orders from Col, Dunbar. They are to go to the Meddows as a grass gd. The commanding officers of each company to give in immediatly a return of the effective Serjts, Corpls & Privet men fitt for duty now in camp & likewise of the officers. This return to be given in to the Brighade Major. The retreat beating, all the picquets to stand to their arms. They are to advance one third from each other as out centrys and see they are posted properly. The officers of each picquet is by turns to go their rounds from 9 oClock till Genl beating every two hours. On the drums call for beating the Genl all picquets are to stand their arms and the out centrys are to look out sharp and are to remain untill a long roll beats and then they are to join their respective picquets. When the long roll beats all the tents are to be struck and immediatly loaded & repair to the front of the line where they are to march constantly and all the women are to march constantly in the rear with the provost. Any battman or woman disobaying this order will be severaly punished. Capt. Cristy of Col. Dunbars regt. is appointed to act as Qr. Master Genl. to this army the quarter master genl being indisposed. The Genl to beat tomorrow morning at 5 oClock. The line is to march 4 deep. The officers & Serjts are to see they march regulery. The officers are desired to keep constantly to their posts and at all times to march on the flanks. One Capt, 2 Subs & 60 men to take the advance guard, and one Sub with one Serjt. & 20 men to make the rear guard. The advance guard to advance 1 Serjt & 12 men to help 60 guards advance of him. 2 Serjts with 12 men of each flank. 1st Camp from the Great Medows, July ye 14th 1755 46 men to parade immediatly in order to go with the sick waggons. The two regts & American troops finds each a Capt. for the picquets this night upon the retreat beating. The whole troops to stand to their arms and each corps & company to turn out one third to form a chain of centrys round the incampment as the field officer shall think proper, and if the finds the number turnd out more than necessary to form the chain he is desired to let them join their respective corps. Those centrys are to be releived every two hours and rounds to go as usual. The American troops to appoint an officer to act as Adjt, for the whole who is to attend the Major of Brigade for orders. They are also to appoint a men per company as batt men. All the batt of the line to assemble near Col. Dunbars tent whenever the orderly drum beats their call. The genl beat tomorrow morning at 5 oClock, The picquets & out centrys to observe the orders given last night in the reguard of their marching. The Qr. Master to call on Mr. Lake Commissary of provisions for fresh meat for the sick officers and soldiers. Camp after crossing of the Yaughagany, July ye 15th
1755 The picquets & out centrys to be posted as mentioned in last nights orders. The orderly men upon the waggons to attend & pitch the hospital tents when necessary. A return to be given tin to the Major of Brigades at 8 oClock this evening from each regt independent company & provincial company of the number of officers or commissioned offrs and soldirs that was with Genl Braddock in the late ingagement near Frassers Plantation specifying the the officers names and rank and in the margin marked killd, wounded and returnd not wounded. Such as are not known to be killd or wounded and have not yet joined us to be returned in the colloum missing. The several surgons are to take the greatest care to see the number of wounded allotted to their care by the director of the hospital are carefully dressed every day. They are also to make the strictest inquerry this night of the wounded that are able to march that they may be sent forward to the hospital. The surgons are desired to make a return at the same time of the number that are necessary to be sent in waggons when they are to march and if they see lumber of any kind in the waggons but what they are convinced belongs to the sick they are to order it out. The troops halts tomorrow. The advance & rear guards consisiting of 1 Capt, 3 Subs, 120 privet to be releived tomorrow morning at 8 oClock. The officers who goes this morning rounds are to send a Serjt of each picquet after revallee beating to order every other centry to join their respective picquets. One the long roll beating the Serjts are to acqaint those who are to come in on the signal being given and an Offr of each picquet is to visit their out centrys at 6 oClock to see these orders are comply'd with an the remaining centrys are to be releived every two hours. Each corps to send a Carry kettle to the hospital for the sick immediatly. The eldest Capt of the Picquet to go to the grand rounds. Camp after the Great Crossing, July ye 16th 1755 All the wounded returnd able to march with a little assistance are to parade at the Genl beating at the front gun when Surgon's Campble & Lee are to attend with their medidicins and to march with them to Fort Cumberland. One Sub & twenty men of the line are to escort them and to give them all the assistance that lays in their power. Bear Camp, July ye 17th 1755 The Genl to beat tomorrow morning at 5 oClock and march hald an hour after. Little Bear Camp, July ye 18th 1755 At retreat beating the Eldest Capt. to see the Centrys posted and go the grand rounds. The Genl to beat at six tomorrow morning. The Surgons to see their sick properly disposed off at Genl beating and to attend the waggons on the march. Camp at the Little Meddows, July ye 18th 1755 The genl ro beat tomorrow morning at 5 oClock. The whole to be ready to march half an hour after at troop beating. Martins Camp, July ye 20th 1755 The Genl to beat tomorrow morning at six oClock. All the surgons here present to attend the hospital waggons.
Each corps to give into the director a return of the No of sick & wounded. All those that have anything belong to the Late Capt. Tatton or any other officer killd in the late engagement of the 44th regt. are desired to carry'em to the court martial which is to sitt tomorrow morning at 8 oClock. |
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