| Research on the Monument to Maryland Soldiers who lost there lives at the Battle of Long Island in August 1776. The Monument was dedicated in 1895 and is on or near the site of the graves in Brooklyn, New York. The Maryland Veterans Administration incorporated the following notes into its website entry.
The research files on the battle have been scanned by staff and placed online here.
Note that some Maryland participants in the battle were missed in the search for the names of the Maryland casualties. For example, William Sands of Annapolis was not included, probably because the muster roll of the unit he was with has disappeared. Copies of the Sands letters documenting his presence and death during the battle can be viewed here
If asked for a user name and password, useaaco, aaco#.
Research notes began with:
a request from James A. Adkins, Deputy Secretary, Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs
SEE MSAREF MSA SC 5458-51-784
08/30/2004 Files uploaded and emailed to Deputy Sec. Adkins
Dear Deputy Secretary Adkins,
Dr. Papenfuse asked me to contact you with respect to your request re: the Battle of Long Island. The research files on the battle have been scanned by staff and placed online at:
http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc5300/sc5339/000034/000000/000008/unrestricted/msa_sc_5458_51_784.pdf
Please note, it has come to our attention that some participants in the battle were missed, during the period of research for the memorial. For example, William Sands was not included. Copies of the Sands letters can be viewed at:
http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2200/sc2221/000002/000021/html/0000.html
Please use the following userid and password, if necessary:
aaco
aaco#
If you have any questions or any problems accessing the materials, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Emily
Emily Oland Squires
Director of Research and Student Outreach
Maryland State Archives
Hall of Records
350 Rowe Blvd.
Annapolis, MD 21401
phone: 410-260-6443
fax: 410-974-3895
email: emilyo@mdarchives.state.md.us
Staff: ECP/Jen/Emily
"Seeking Brooklyn’s Lost Mass Grave." The New York Times, 25 August 2012.
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