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History of Cambria County, V.1

18 HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.

able for the accuracy of their aim, striking a mark with great certainty at two hundred yards. At a review of a company of them, presumed to be Col. Cresap's company of Maryland frontiersmen, one-half of whom were recruited in that part of Pennsylvania lying west of the Allegheny mountains, while on a quick advance, fired their halls into objects of seven inches in diameter, at a distance of two hundred yards. They are now stationed on our lines (Boston) and their shots have frequently proved fatal to British officers and soldiers who exposed themselves, even at more than double of a common musket shot."

CAPTAIN ROBERT CLUGGAGE'S COMPANY, FALL OF 1776.

     Captain, Robert Cluggage. First Lieutenant, John Holliday, commissioned June 25, 1775. Second Lieutenant, Robert McKenzie, died Feb. 12, 1776; Benjamin Baird, from third lieutenant. Third Lieutenant, Benjamin Baird, Oct., 1775, promoted second lieutenant.
     Sergeants: James Holliday; Daniel Stoy, dis. at Long Island, July 1, 1776; resided in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, in 1818; Querinus Meriner, David Wright.
     Corporals: Acquilla White, William Lee, Joseph McKenzie, Angus McDonald.
     Drummer: Timothy Sullivan.
     Privates: Adam Anderson, resided in Westmoreland county in 1818; Phillip Beechy, John Bowman; Thaddeus Broughdon, dis. Feb. 10, 1776; Thomas Brown, George Bruner, John Campbell, Thomas Casey, Stephen Cessna, Patrick Clark, Phillip Conner, James Corrowan; Joshua Craig, resided in Cumberland county in 1820; John Grips, Alexander Crugren, Thomas Cunningham, James Curran; John Davis, afterward adjutant Flying Camp; Cornelius Dilling; William Donelin, re-enlisted 1st Pa.; Matthew Dougherty, Laurence Dowling, Daniel Francks, George Freeman, Amariah Grarrett, Daniel Gemberland, Reuben Gillespy, Richard Hardister, Conrad Hanning; Francis Jamison, re-enlisted 1st Pa.; Andrew Johnston, enlisted June 25, 1775, promoted lieutenant 1st Pa.; Matthias Judy; John Kelly.-Sept. 14, 1775, John Kelly/one of Capt. Cluggage's men, shot one of Capt. Chambers' men through the head for stabbing him."-Wright's Journal. Peter King, James Knight, William Laird, Charles Lenning, Robert Leonard; John Lesly, re-enlisted in llth Pa.; Henry McCartney, dis. at Long Island, July, 1776, weaver, resided in Lycoming county in 1820; Daniel McClain. re-enlisted 1st Pa.; John McCune, John McDonald, Patrick McDonald, Thomas McFarlane, Thomas Magee, Daniel Mangaw, Michael Miller, Robert Platt, John Pitts, Samuel Plumb, Martin Reynolds, Daniel Rhoads; Philip Ritchie, re-enlisted 1st Pa.; Thomas Shehan, Francis Shires; Alexander Simonton. re-enlisted 1st Pa.; Emanuel Smith, Henry Smith; Daniel Stoy, promoted sergeant; John Stuart, Jonathen Taylor, James Turmoil, Andrew Tweed,

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18	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.
able for the accuracy of their aim, striking a mark with great certainty at two hundred yards. At a review of a company of them, presumed to be Col. Cresap's company of Maryland frontiersmen, one-half of whom were recruited in that part of Pennsylvania lying west of the Allegheny mountains, while on a quick advance, fired their halls into objects of seven inches in diameter, at a distance of two hundred yards. They are now stationed on our lines (Boston) and their shots have frequently proved fatal to British officers and soldiers who exposed themselves, even at more than double of a common musket shot." CAPTAIN ROBERT CLUGGAGE'S COMPANY, FALL OF 1776. Captain, Robert Cluggage. First Lieutenant, John Holliday, commissioned June 25, 1775. Second Lieutenant, Robert McKenzie, died Feb. 12, 1776; Benjamin Baird, from third lieutenant. Third Lieutenant, Benjamin Baird, Oct., 1775, promoted second lieutenant. Sergeants: James Holliday; Daniel Stoy, dis. at Long Island, July 1, 1776; resided in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, in 1818; Querinus Meriner, David Wright. Corporals: Acquilla White, William Lee, Joseph McKenzie, Angus McDonald. Drummer: Timothy Sullivan. Privates: Adam Anderson, resided in Westmoreland county in 1818; Phillip Beechy, John Bowman; Thaddeus Broughdon, dis. Feb. 10, 1776; Thomas Brown, George Bruner, John Campbell, Thomas Casey, Stephen Cessna, Patrick Clark, Phillip Conner, James Corrowan; Joshua Craig, resided in Cumberland county in 1820; John Grips, Alexander Crugren, Thomas Cunningham, James Curran; John Davis, afterward adjutant Flying Camp; Cornelius Dilling; William Donelin, re-enlisted 1st Pa.; Matthew Dougherty, Laurence Dowling, Daniel Francks, George Freeman, Amariah Grarrett, Daniel Gemberland, Reuben Gillespy, Richard Hardister, Conrad Hanning; Francis Jamison, re-enlisted 1st Pa.; Andrew Johnston, enlisted June 25, 1775, promoted lieutenant 1st Pa.; Matthias Judy; John Kelly.-Sept. 14, 1775, John Kelly/one of Capt. Cluggage's men, shot one of Capt. Chambers' men through the head for stabbing him."-Wright's Journal. Peter King, James Knight, William Laird, Charles Lenning, Robert Leonard; John Lesly, re-enlisted in llth Pa.; Henry McCartney, dis. at Long Island, July, 1776, weaver, resided in Lycoming county in 1820; Daniel McClain. re-enlisted 1st Pa.; John McCune, John McDonald, Patrick McDonald, Thomas McFarlane, Thomas Magee, Daniel Mangaw, Michael Miller, Robert Platt, John Pitts, Samuel Plumb, Martin Reynolds, Daniel Rhoads; Philip Ritchie, re-enlisted 1st Pa.; Thomas Shehan, Francis Shires; Alexander Simonton. re-enlisted 1st Pa.; Emanuel Smith, Henry Smith; Daniel Stoy, promoted sergeant; John Stuart, Jonathen Taylor, James Turmoil, Andrew Tweed,