In Their Own Words
Diary and Correspondence Transcriptions
by Bob McDonald
© 2001, 2022
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SECTION CONTENTS
| - Index of Continental Army Enlisted Men's Diaries | 
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| - Diary Transcriptions: | |||
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| "Thro Mud & Mire Into The Woods" The Diary of Sergeant John Smith, 1st Rhode Island Regiment: July 18, 1777 - January 9, 1778 | ||
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| "Oh, Ungrateful Beyond Conception, This the Reward of Your Country’s Guardians." The Verplanck's Point and New Windsor Cantonment Diary of Private Thomas Foster, 7th Massachusetts Regiment 1782-83 | ||
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| A Special Guest Transcription by Liz Tait:
"In High Spirits and Full of Fight " The Diary of Chaplain Andrew Hunter, New Jersey Brigade : July 22 - November 24, 1776 & June 18 - October 1, 1779 | ||
| - Correspondence Transcriptions: | |||
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| "They Behaved Like Soldiers Who Fought From
Principle Alone" The Battle of Harlem Heights Captain John Chilton, 3d Virginia Regiment | | |
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| "Our Troops Went On In A Trott" The Battle Of Brandywine Brigadier General George Weedon |
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| - Material Culture "Transcriptions": | |||
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| A SCORE SETTLED; A BROWN BESS TROPHY TAKEN | ||