Identifier: historyoftownofq00hold (find matches)
Title: A history of the town of Queensbury, in the state of New York, with biographical sketches of many of its distinguished men, and some account of the aborigines of northern New York
Year: 1874 (1870s)
Authors: Holden, Austin Wells. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Albany, N. Y. : J. Munsell
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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e of horrors,which, since the commencement of the war had annually dar-kened the pages of history. Of the severity of the discipline followed in this campaign, the following is anillustration. TicoNDEROGA, 3d August, 1759. George Edwards a deserter of the 17th regiment is to suffer death. ThePicquits of the line to assemble immediately in the front of Montgomerys. Thecommanding officer of Forbes will order that regiment to erect a gallows imme-diately on the battery in front of Montgomerys, where the prisoner, George Ed-wards, is to be hanged in his French coat, with a libble on his breast. Hangedfor Deserting to the French. He is to be hanging all day and at the retreat beatinghe is to be buried very deep under the gallows, and his French coat with him.This to be put in execution instantly, and if the provost martiall does not find ahangman, the commanding officer of the Picquitts will order that provostmartiall does it himself.— Wilsons Orderly Book (MunseUs Hist. Series), p. 113.
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342 mSTORT OF the tows of QrEENSBITRT. Towards the close of June/ the army, amounting to sixthousand men, preceded by Rogerss rangers, advanced in twocolumns to the head of Lake George, where they erected theircamp, very nearly on the ground occupied by Abercrombie theyear before. On the following day, Amherst traced a plan fora fortification near the camp ground, which was soon afterwardsconstructed, and whose ruins are now crumbling in massivepiles upon the shrub-grown eminence to the east of the villageof Caldwell.- While the army remained posted at this position, Fort Edward, 19tli June, 1759. Afier Orders. Three or four Ox Carts will be delivered to the Xew Jersey and first Connec-ticut Regiment this Evening, and 7 Ox Carts and a Waggon to be delivered to theRoyall this Evening, that thev niav be loaded to-morrow at the Brake of Day.The above Regiments are at that Time to strick their Tents, and are to be underthe command of Collo. Forster, who will receive his Orders from the Ge

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