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Title: Orderly book of Benjamin Lincoln, 1778, Dec. 6 - 1779, Aug. 7
Creator: Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810, author
Date Created and/or Issued: 1778
1779
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Manuscripts
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Orderly book of Benjamin Lincoln's command during the operations on the Southern theater, including Charleston, Purysburg, Black Swamp, Silver Bluff, Ford's Ferry, Bacon's Bridge, etc. from 1778, Dec. 6 through June 27, 1779. Also included are two orders to General Department issued at Charleston on Aug. 3 and Aug. 7, 1779. Ff. 76-112 are blank.
Benjamin Lincoln was appointed to head the Southern Department of the Continental Army in Sept. 25, 1778, and headed operations on the Southern theater in 1779-1780.
HM 659. The Huntington Library, San Marino, CA.
Extent: 114 leaves, 31 cm., bound volume
Identifier: mssHM 659
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll7/id/23679
Subject: Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810--Archives
United States. Continental Army. Southern Department
United States. Continental Army--Archives
United States. Continental Army--History--Sources
Generals--United States--Archives
South Carolina--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Sources
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Sources
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces--Sources
Military records United States Revolution, 1775-1783. (aat)
Orderly books United States Revolution, 1775-1783. (aat)
Source: Orderly Books of the American Revolution.
Manuscripts, Huntington Digital Library

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