taken in New Jersey sent to Govr. Brooks.

A true copy taken from the Commissary General's, & brought from York
by Major Wells.

[Original among Lieut.-Col. Henshaw's papers.]

[No. 60.]

LIST OF AMERICAN OFFICERS TAKEN PRISONERS AT THE BATTLE OF LONG
ISLAND[252]

[Footnote 252: The left-hand column, naming the regiments, with the
rank and number of officers captured, is taken from the report of
Joseph Loring, the British Commissary of Prisoners.--_Force_, 5th
Series, vol i., p. 1258. The names added opposite have been collated
from official rolls, published and in manuscript, unless otherwise
stated in notes.]

THREE GENERALS.

_Major General_ John Sullivan,
_Brigadier General_ Lord Stirling,
_Brigadier General_ Nathaniel Woodhull.[253]

[Footnote 253: Reference has already been made to Gen. Woodhull and
Col. Johnston in the chapter on "The Battle of Long Island."]

THREE COLONELS.

Penn. Rifle Reg't 1 Col. Samuel Miles,
Penn. Musketeers 1 Col. Sam. John Atlee,
New Jersey Militia 1 Col. Phillip Johnston.[254]

[Footnote 254: [Transcriber's Note: see previous footnote.]]

FOUR LIEUT.-COLONELS.

Penn. Rifle Reg't 1 [Miles'] Lt. Col. James Piper,

Penn. Militia 2 { Lt. Col. Nicholas Lutz,
{ Lt. Col Peter Kachlein,

17th Continental Regt. 1 [Huntington's] Lt. Col. Joel Clark.

THREE MAJORS.

Penn. Militia 1 [Lutz's] Maj. Edward Burd,
17th Continental Reg't 1 Maj. Browne,[255]
22d Continental Reg't 1 [Wyllys's] Maj. Levi Wells.

[Footnote 255: Huntington's regiment appears to have had no major at
this date; certainly none was taken prisoner. In the return of
prisoners exchanged Dec. 9, 1776, there is this memorandum in regard
to Maj. Browne: "Taken on Long Island, not in arms. It is preposed
that he be exchanged for Major Wells, of Connecticut."]

EIGHTEEN CAPTAINS.

Penn. Rifle Reg't 2 { Capt. Richard Brown, 1st Batt.,
{ " Wm. Peebles, 2d Batt.

Penn. Musketeers 4 [Atlee's] { Capt. Thomas Herbert,
{ " Joseph Howell,*
{ " Francis Murray,*
{ " John Nice.*

Penn. Militia 5 { _Lutz' Battalion._
{ Capt. Jacob Crowle,
{ " Joseph Heist