rough, the
timber mostly pitch pine and hemlock, some white pine, also birch,
mirtle, and some beach, elm and spruce. This hill is covered with
small locust trees. While the detachment remained at Locust Hill, the
First New Hampshire Regiment joined us, but at the same time a
detachment under Colonel Smith were sent to Wyoming so that we gained
very little by the Hampshire men coming up."

William Barton's Journal under date of June 11th says: * * * "Locust
Hill so called, on account of being entirely timbered with it for
twenty-three miles. We all proceeded on our journey again until we
fell in with a detachment composed of several regiments which had been
cutting a road through from Larnard's to Wyoming, as there never was
any before only an old Indian path."

[40] Lieutenant Charles F. Weissenfels of 3d company, 2nd regiment,
served during the war.

[41] On the 21st of July, General Sullivan writes to Congress from
Easton, after complaining of the delays of the quarter-master and
commissary departments in forwarding supplies, he speaks as follows in
regard to the quality: * * * "My duty to the public, and regard to my
own reputation, compel me to state the reasons why this army has been
so long delayed here, without advancing into the enemy's country. * *
* The inspector is now on the ground, by order of the Board of War,
inspecting the provisions; and his regard to the truth must oblige him
on his return to report that, of the salted meat on hand, there is not
a single pound fit to be eaten, even at this day, though every measure
has been taken to preserve it that possibly could be devised. * * *
About one hundred and fifty cattle sent to Sunbury were left there,
being too poor to walk, and many of them unable to stand."

[42] LIEUT. JAMES FAIRLIE, of Capt. Fowler's company, 2nd regiment,
after the consolidation of the five New York regiments in 1780. He
drew military lots Nos. seventy-three Cato, and sixty-five Brutus.

[43] SHADES OF DEATH, supposed by many to have derived the name from
the sufferings of those who escaped from the massacre of Wyoming, but
this is evidently an error, as the name was attached to the locality
and appeared on the maps, long previous to 1778.

[44] WYOMING.

"_On Susquehanna's side, fair Wyoming!
Delightful Wyoming!_"--CAMPBELL.

The Delaware name given to a valley on the Susquehanna river, of three
to four miles in width, by about sixteen in length, extending from th