General Orders Issued by Major-General Israel Putnam

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Excerpt from General Orders Issued by Major-General Israel Putnam: When in Command of the Highlands, in the Summer and Fall of 1777 Early in May, Washington, governed by his anxiety for the safety of the Highlands, and harassed by the uncertainty of the enemy's movements, wished to place a Major-General in command on the Hudson. Arnold was first appointed, but he was too much engaged in seeking a "vindication" from a slight passed upon him by Congress in some recent promotions. Putnam was then selected. On May 24th, Washington wrote to the President of Congress: "I have sent General Putnam to command in that quarter, " but the choice was determined upon some time before. For McDougall, who was in command at Peekskill, was informed of it as early as the 16th, and the wish expressed that he would find his command "a happy one." General Parsons, then superintending the recruiting in Connecticut was also ordered to Peekskill, to remain there until further orders. Exactly when Putnam assumed command, I have been unable to determine, but it must have been about June 1st, and on that day he issued an order constituting a court martial. The interest of the campaign of 1777 centered on the incursion from Canada under Burgoyne, and the Highlands were the pivotal point. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.