Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01158 Author/Creator: Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803 Place Written: Pompton, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 August 1781 Pagination: 1 p. + addr + docket Order a Copy
Response to Knox's 23 August 1781 letter (GLC02437.01154). Bauman arrived at the Curtis House, near Potts Mill, where Knox ordered him to halt. Reports that the ground has been "marked out for the left wing of the French line." Requests further instructions on where to move. Bauman commanded an artillery corps that was a part of Colonel John Lamb's Second Regiment of Continental Artillery. Lamb's regiment was part of Knox's Artillery Brigade. Knox had recently appointed Bauman to his post. Bauman was on his way to assist in the siege of Yorktown. Written at Curtises Tavern.
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