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Riflemen of the Revolution. Virginia and Maryland Companies
Elmo Scott Watson chronicles the emergence of Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania rifle companies in 1775 led by figures like Daniel Morgan and Michael Cresap. They march to Cambridge join Washingtons army and later form Morgan’s Riflemen distinguishing themselves at Saratoga Monmouth and Stillwater.
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Massachusetts
Cambridge
Second Continental Congress
Colony
Pennsylvania
Colony of
Maryland
Virginia
Poston
Gal
William Thompson
Edward Hand
Robert Macaw
John Lowdon
Michael Dowde
George Nagel
Abraham Miller
Robert Cluggage
James Chambers
William Hendricks
James Ross
Matthew Smith
Washington
Army of the
United States
Congress
Frederick County
Daniel Morgan
Morgan
Dunmore
Winchester
Baston
Nickerson
Marseilles
Mediterranean
Paris
Tke Morgan
Frederick County Riflemen
Shenandoah Valley
Blue Ridge Mountains
George Washington
Mander
Inebler
Bank of the Potomac
Fred
Erick County
Dan’ Morgan
Michael Cresap
Thomas Cresap
Young Cresap
Redstone
Brownsville
Indiv
Ohio
Denmore
Logan
Cresap
Frederick
Washington Irving
Ese Speller
Cambridge Town
Irving
Lossing
Graham
Patrick Henry
Old St John’s Church
Richmond
Tke Cresap
Tommy Gage
Boston
Thacher
Smith
Hendricks
Arnold
Montgomery
Quebec
Continental Army
Morgan's Riflemen
Hawkins Boone
Matthew Henderson
Captain Knox
Burgoyne
Gates
George Clinton
New York
Saratoga
Benedict Arnold
Freeman's Farm
Stillwater
Timothy Murphy
Simon Fraser
Johnny
Posey
Morris
Wagoner
Monmouth
Morgan's
Rifle Corps
George I
North
Britain
Black Watch
American Rifle Corps
Sullivan
Tioga
Genesee Castle