MUSTER ROLL of Capt Rich'd Dorsey's and late Gale's Companies of Maryland Artillery Incorporated and Commanded by Capt _._. Smith,
serving in the Southern Army of the United States, made this 28th Jan'y 1782
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Captain Richard Dorsey Prisoner War on Parole Maryland
Capt Lieut James Smith Join'd from Capt Brown's Comp'y 24th Dec '81
Capt Lieut Ebenezer Finley
First Lieut Robert Wilmott On Furlough Maryland
Commissioned Do Do James Baques Do Do
Second Lt Nicholas Ricketts Do Do
Do Do Young Wilkinson Sick Hospital Boon's plantation
Do Do Isaac Rawlings On Furlough Maryland
Do Do John Cheever Do Do
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Names Term of Enlistmt Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
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Sergeants
1. Jesse Thomson War
2. Willm Rawlings
3. James Hutton
4. Willm Cornwall.............................sick Camden (Dec)
5. Saml Carter........................on Furlough 24 (Aug)
6. Richd Lewis.. on Furlough Maryland omitted in last Muster Roll
7. Willm Morgan do do
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Corporals
1. James Hammond
2. Willm Hutton
Rawlaigh Spinks...............Deceased 28th (Nov)
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Bombardiers
1. Dennis McCormack
2. Willm Hellen............on duty (Dec)
3. Willm Dixon...............on Comd Salisbury (Oct)
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Gunners
1. John Clarke..................joind from matross (Dec)
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Drumr & Fife
1. Thomas Williams...............joined from ___________? (Dec)
2. Elisha Redman
3. Thomas Patten........sick Camden (Aug)
4. Peter Davis........... Comd ___ Infantry (Dec)
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Matrosses
1. Peregrine Askew
2. Michl Connor
3. Thomas Gleeson
4. Willm Grimes
5. Cornelius Harling
6. John Ireland
7. Philip Masterson
8. James Neale
9. Danl Neale....................Joind from captivity (Dec)
10.Michl O'Ferrell
11.John Prout
12.Thomas Redman.....................On duty (Dec)
13.Thomas Randall....................On duty (Dec)
14.Barrist? Rayley
15.Andrew Shrink
16. John Sandall
17.Edward Berry......................Sick Hospital
18.Benedict Johnson......Wounded 8th (Sep) was at hospital Camden
19.John Payne............ do do
20.Thomas Bowler..................Com Military St___
21.John Compton................... do do
22.John Stanley..................Comd Salisbury (Oct)
23.John Smith...............Comd Virginia
24.Danl Rodden........Waster? (Waiter?) wth ___ Wilkinson (Dec)
25.Philip Jones.......do, Capt Dorsey (Dec)
26.Hugh McDowell..........Prisoner War 1st (Sep)
John Clarke..............promoted Gunner (Dec)
Jacob Owings.............Deceased 19th (Nov)
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Camp Col. Shirvin's 28th Jan'y 1782. Then Mustered Capt Richd Dorsey's & late Gales Companies of Artillery as specified in the above Roll
Jno Bankson Capt & Inspector
PROOF OF EFFECTIVES
South Carolina CP CL 1L 2L SG CP BM GN DF MT
28th Jany 1782
Present .. 2 .. .. 3 2 1 1 2 14
Absent 1 .. 2 4 4 .. 2 .. 2 12
Total 1 2 2 4 7 2 3 1 4 26
I do swear that the within Muster Roll is a true State of the Company under my Command
without Fraud to the United States or to any Individual according to the best of my
knowledge --
Sworn before me this } Smith Capt. Lt.
31 day of January 1782 }
M. Gist BG
Muster Roll of Capt Dorsey's & late Gales Co.
of Artillery from Aug. to the month December -
Inclusive - 1781
Capt Dorseys Compy
Col Harrison
NOTES
SAFFELL, Records of the Revolutionary War:
* The Maryland Artillery, under Captains Brown and Dorsey, were joined to Colonel
Harrison's regiment in 1778, and continued to do duty in this regiment to the close of the
war (p 255).
* Colonel Josiah Carvil Hall...became supernumary on the 1st of Jan., 1781 (p 237).
* Col R.H. Harrison
* Col Charles Harrison:
* commission 30 Nov 1776 (p 241)
* served to the end of war
* Virginia & Maryland Regiment of Artillery
(30 Nov 1776 - Apr 1782)
* some officers & privates discharged/furloughed at Morristown, 1780 (p 253)
Capt (2nd) John Gale: MHS MS 1814, Box 11: List of MD Line Officers, 4 Jul 1826)
(also Lieut Edward Gale)
Capt Brown's Company
* JUN 1778 Valley Forge
* JUL 1778 White Plains
* AUG/SEP 1780 Fort Schuyler
* AUG 1781 High Hills of the Santee (SC)
(NE conjunction of Wateree/Congaree/Santee rivers)
* JAN 1782 Col Scirvins
* APR 1782 Bacon's Bridge, SC
[Camden Campaign = July-August 1780]