In August 1776, a group of soldiers—the Maryland 400—helped hold back the British Army at the Battle of Brooklyn, allowing the rest of the Americans to escape the field. The Marylanders lost a quarter of their men that day, but their stand saved the Continental Army, allowing it to live and fight another day. For […]
The first book I ever read about the American Revolution was a children’s book called George the Drummer Boy, by Nathaniel Benchley, with illustrations by Don Bolognese. It tells the story of a drummer in the British Army who is stationed in Boston in 1775. His unit is chosen to march out of Boston to […]
We are excited to share that a new podcast about the Revolutionary War, and Maryland’s soldiers, has been launched by Mission History. The series tells the story of the events that brought two armies, including nearly 2,000 soldiers from Maryland, to Camden, South Carolina in August 1781. The battle fought at Camden was one of […]
Today’s post comes from Marshall Cooperman of St. John’s College in Annapolis, who was part of the Maryland State Archives’ intern class of 2023. Marshall’s project team worked on cataloging a large collection of Revolutionary-era correspondence, and he came across the letters that tell this story while doing that work America in 1776 was a […]
Finding the Maryland 400 
Hello,
I can tell you the name of another man who served Maryland during this battle; his name was Captain Edward Edgerly. He survived the fighting in New York and went on to fight in the southern theatre, all the way into South Carolina in 1781.
A good resource for you may be the Daughters and Sons of the American Revolution, as they keep many records of our distant patriots.
Regards,
Tiffany Bovell
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Thank you for your input. We have an Edward Edgerly on our list as being a non-commissioned officer in Capt. Peter Adams’ company at the time of the battle. I have not researched Adams’ company yet, but I will keep this comment in mind when I do. Also thank you for the source suggestion; we have not looked into the DAR/SAR records but will certainly give it a try.
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