to go & Campaign, to Canada or,Ĭrown Point, or, wherever ye Soldiers are to go. I enlisted into ye Service of my Country. Tilden was a Continental soldier from Stoughton, Massachusetts. Many entries written from camp at Ticonderoga. Describes a battle and its aftermath at Stillwater, New York (commonly called the Second Battle of Saratoga) 7 October 1777 where the American troops won a victory over British General John Burgoyne. Includes extracts from letters to and from Tilden discussing the War. Prays to get well and survive the war to see his family again. Talks at length about an illness he suffered in mid September 1776 (starts p. 55), and the lyrics to a Revolutionary song sung to the tune of 'The Black Sloven' (p. 9), a list of the monthly wages for each military rank (p.

12, 49, 107, 141), an item by item list of contents of his pack (p. Includes lists of towns he passed through (p. Possibly writes something about the cruelty of the officers in code on p. Writes extensively about daily duties, poor rations, hunger, hardships along the march, sickness and death amongst the soldiers, and the demoralized spirit of the men. Provides a detailed day by day account of Tilden's march through New York during the Revolutionary War.

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