No. 33 Extract from a Major General Anthony Wayne's letter
Document 1794Notification that Wayne's army took control of post at Grand Glaize. Enemy abandoned all settlements the evening prior to U.S. military arrival. Believed enemy had received information on Wayne's movement from a deserter.
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Type
Extract of Letter
Description
Notification that Wayne's army took control of post at Grand Glaize. Enemy abandoned all settlements the evening prior to U.S. military arrival. Believed enemy had received information on Wayne's movement from a deserter.
Date
08/14/1794
Author
Sent from
War Department
Collection
Document number
1794081459001
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Stagg
Anthony Wayne
Newman
insurgents
deserter
Quartermaster General
field quartermaster
Notable locations
War Department
Headquarters Grand Glaize
settlement
town
post
St. Mary's river
Georgia
river
Notable items
information
state of provisions
artillery