Records of the revolutionary war

About this book

Compiled as a research reference to Revolutionary War service, William Thomas Roberts Saffell’s volume brings together company rolls, officers’ service notes, and official correspondence for readers tracing people and units in the conflict. A 1785 report argues that a wounded boat commander should receive support after leading eighteen men against a British force of twenty-five. Elsewhere, an artillery company roster records names, ranks, enlistment dates, and a soldier marked as having deserted. The records show the conflict through the army’s administration as well as its military actions.