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The Riflemen of the Revolution: Morgan’s Riflemen Rise
In 1775 Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania riflemen join Washington near Cambridge. Daniel Morgan leads 96 Frederick county men northwest and earns fame for rapid 600 mile march. The corps become Morgan’s Riflemen and later part of the Continental army’s Ranger corps. Their battles at Saratoga Stillwater and Monmouth cement a legendary frontier tradition.
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Second Continental Congress
Colony
Pennsylvania
Colony of
Maryland
Virginia
Boston
Cambridge
Wiliam Thompson
Edward Hand
Robert Magaw
John Lowdon
Michael Doudel
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
Nickerson
Marseilles
Mediterranean
Paris
Shenandoah Valley
Blue Ridge Mountains
George Washington
Mander
the Potomac
Fred
Erick County
Dan'l. Morgan
Michael Cresap
Thomas Cresap
Young Cresap
Redstone
Brownsville
Ohio
Logan
Cresap
Frederick
Washington Irving
Cambridge Town
Irving
Lossing
Graham
Patrick Henry
Old St. John's Church
Richmond
Tommy Gage
Thacher
Smith
Hendricks
Arnold
Montgomery
Quebec
Seventh
Corps of Riflemen
Corps of Rangers
Burgoyne
Gates
George Clinton
New York
Col. Morgan
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
United States
Morgan's Rifles
Suilvai
Tioga
Genesee Castle