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Description of His Career as a Revolutionary Soldier, 1777–1783
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Georgia City of Savannah Sheftall Sheftall of the said city, being duly sworn, saith: That some time in the latter part of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven, or the beginning of…

Contributor:

Sheftall Sheftall

Places:

Savannah, United States of America

Date:

1832

Subjects:

War, Military, Nationalism, Punishment

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Reportage
In the Hands of the British
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This day [December 29, 1778] the British troops, consisting of about 3,500 men, including two battalions of Hessians under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell of the Seventy-first…

Contributor:

Mordecai Sheftall

Places:

Savannah, British America and the British West Indies (Savannah, United States of America)

Date:

ca. 1778–1779

Subjects:

War, Family, Food and drink, Justice system, Punishment

Categories:

History, Historical Writing, Firsthand Accounts, Memoirs & Diaries