d construct a road
over the mountains to Wyoming. They followed the well known Indian
trails mainly, one of which led from Easton by way of the Wind Gap,
directly north, along the high lands between the Delaware and
Susquehanna rivers, to New York State line near Oghquaga; the other
leaving Fort Penn at Stroudsburg, passed through the townships of
Pocono, Tunkhanna, Tobyhanna, Buck, Bear Creek, to Wyoming. Much of
this road is still in use and is known as the "old Sullivan road." At
Easton Gen. Sullivan published the following order:

HEAD-QUARTERS, Easton, May 31, 1779.

* * * The commander-in-chief returns his most sincere thanks to
Colonels Cortlandt and Spencer, and to the officers and soldiers under
their command for their unparalleled exertions in clearing and
repairing the road to Wyoming. He cannot help promising himself
success in an expedition, in which he is to be honored with the
command of troops who give such pleasing evidence of their zeal for
the service, and manifest so strong a desire to advance with
expedition against the inhuman murderers of their friends and
countrymen. * * * *

Order Book Lieu.-Col. GEORGE C. BARBER, of 3d N.J. Regt.,
Adjutant Gen'l of the Western Army.

[26] COL. OLIVER SPENCER, Commanding the Independent regiment, 5th
Continental of New Jersey.

[27] General Sullivan reached Wyoming with the main body of the army
June 23d; the following appeared in orders on the 25th:

HEAD-QUARTERS, WYOMING, June 25, 1779.

* * * At a general court martial held on the eighth instant, whereof
Major Fish was president, Oliver Arnold of the 2nd New York regiment,
was tried for desertion, found guilty, and sentenced to be shot to
death; the General approves the sentence and orders it to be executed
at the head of the regiment to-morrow afternoon at six o'clock. Edward
Tyler of the same regiment tried by the same court for desertion,
found guilty and sentenced to run the guantelope through Cortlandt's,
Spencer's and Cilley's regiments, with a centinel at his breast to
regulate his pace; the General approves the sentence and orders it
executed to-morrow afternoon at five o'clock. John Stevens of the same
regiment, tried for desertion, found guilty and sentenced to receive
one hundred lashes; the General approves the sentence and orders it
executed at the head of the regiment, to-morrow afternoon a