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[edit] Other soldiers awarded badge of Merit

I checked the Internet this evening and found references to 21 soldiers (besides the three Connecticut Line soldiers already known) who were awarded the Badge of Merit! These soldiers are:

1. Solomon Drowne, Rhode Island Line, discharged June 15, 1783 for 6 years faithful service. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Drowne http://experts.about.com/e/s/so/Solomon_Drowne.htm

2. Abner Treman, 2nd Regiment, 5th Company, New York Line http://www.ulysses.ny.us/trumansburg.html

3. James Wood, Captain Henry Du Bois’ Company, 2d Regiment, New York Line http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/resources/hanson/revwar_w_z.html

4. John Lighthall, Captain Charles Parsons’ Company, 1st Regiment, New York Line http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/resources/hanson/revwar_l_p.html

5. Sergeant William Dutton, 7th Massachusetts Regiment, discharged June 10, 1783. Webpage shows a facsimile transcription of his discharge: http://lacroixfam.home.comcast.net/wmm/Dutton_Pension_Records.html

6. John Sithens, fife, 2nd New Jersey Regiment, June 5, 1783. He received the "Badge of Merit for seven years of Service" http://www.revwar75.com/library/rees/musician2.htm

7. Peter Shumway, 4th Massachusetts Regiment. Discharged June 9, 1783. honored with the badge of merit, for six years’ faithful service," The discharge “was signed by Washington himself, the signature, "Go Washington," being clear, bold and distinct. It bears unmistakable evidence of genuineness. http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/1897/ch14.htm

8. William O. Hewitt, 1st New Hampshire Regiment, Discharged June 7, 1783, 5 years service. http://www.thehewitt.net/wmhewitt.html

9. Lemuel Cook, Stanton’s Company, Infantry (state not listed) discharged June 12, 1783, honored with the badge of merit for three years faithful service." Notable as last surviving soldier of the Revolutionary War. http://www.burrcook.com/history/lemuel.htm

10. Daniel Shields, “enlisted as a drummer 1780 under Col. Goose Van Schaick and was at Yorktown under Lafayette and received a badge of merit signed by Washington.” http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/military/dar/dar05.html

11. Ezekiel Butler, served in Revolutionary army, discharged with badge of merit by George Washington, June 10, 1783 http://www.distantcousin.com/other/ny/columbia/019.html

12. James Knapp, Drummer. He was awarded a badge of merit for six years faithful service. http://www.inficad.com/~cingram/f481.htm

13. James Saint Clair, Whitcomb Rangers, “received a badge of merit for six years' service” http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/military/dar/dar02.html

14. Putnam Catlin, Revolutionary war, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/ct/litchfield_b-b.htm

15. Samuel Lewis, 4th and 5th Pennsylvania Regiments, served 6 years, 4 months, 20 days. Badge for “faithful service.” http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:YQr-CpUCv1IJ:www.libraries.psu.edu/do/digitalbookshelf/30410769/30410769_part_2.pdf+%22badge+of+merit%22+revolution&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=163

16. William Heath Sr. Discharged June 6, 1783 “The above William Heath has been honored with a Badge of Merit for four years faithful service. His apointment as Ensigh of a company in the first Regiment of the Second Brigade and in the Eighth Division of Militia in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. His appointment as Captain of a Company in the Second Regiment of the Second Brigade and Tenth Division of the Militia of the Commonwealt of Massachusetts.” http://www.rootsandrelatives.net/getperson.php?personID=I1463&tree=1

17. Samuel Handy, honored with the badge of merit for six years faithful service. His discharge signed by Washington. http://www.linkstothepast.com/milwaukee/dar_members.html

18. Private Dennis Canfield, discharged 1783, 1st New York Regiment. The discharge also mentions that Canfield was awarded the Badge of Merit for his faithful service. This webpage has a copy of Canfield’s discharge certificate! http://www.americanaexchange.com/NewAE/aemonthly/printarticle.asp?from=r&id=107

19. Joshua Staples, served 6 years 2 months in the Revolution as a private and a corporal; his discharge was signed by General Washington and he received the Badge of Merit. http://www.aviatrix.com/genealogy/stories/joshua_staples.htm

20. Jeffrey Brace, He also fought with the Continental Army for five years, and for nine months in the American Revolution, winning the Badge of Merit, which was rarely presented to blacks at the time. He was honorably discharged and freed from slavery. A slave's Woodbury story (Connecticut) Waterbury Republican-American April 10, 2005 | Paul Singley. Posted on 04/10/2005 8:05:05 AM PDT by Graybeard58 www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1380889/posts

21. Oliver Cromwell, 2nd New Jersey Regiment. After seven years serving as a battlefield drummer, Oliver Cromwell was discharged in June of 1783. George Washington signed his discharge papers. The Badge of Merit was awarded to Cromwell for his outstanding dedication and service. http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/tourism/history/african/cromwell.htm. Discharged June 5, 1783 http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A2=ind0306&L=munirah&D=0&P=713&D=1

22. Sergeant Colin McLachlan http://genforum.genealogy.com/hazen/messages/353.html

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Armycaptain (talk • contribs) 2:22, October 2, 2006 (UTC)

[edit] P.S. to above

  • In William C. Nell's "Colored Patriots of the American Revolution" is a discharge copy of following: Brister Baker of the 2nd Connecticut Regiment-April 1777 to June 1783 and a "Badge of Merit" for 6 years service. See [[1]] {Reference only}

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 134.53.145.24 (talk) 00:22, 26 February 2007 (UTC).