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Beech Bottom, Virginia (now West Virginia)
Benjamin Jennings, Private, Capt. Thomas Gaddis Company. From September 1776 to January 1777, Gaddis' company was stationed near Beech Bottom, West Virginia, about ten miles north of Fort Henry (West Virginia). While stationed there, he was primarily responsible for keeping communications open to Fort Henry, and for scouting the countryside for hostile Indians. -
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Virginia Militia Service
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Morgan's Riflemen Established
Daniel Morgan took command of a specially created corps of light infantry, composed of nearly 500 handpicked Continentals outfitted in hunting shirts and leggings. The troops were from the western counties of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. The corps was independent of any state line. -
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Morgan's Riflemen
Benjamin Jennings, Private, Capt. James Knox Company, Col. Morgan's Riflemen, an elite light infantry corps selected for their marksmanship abilities. -
Morgan's Riflemen Ordered to New York
Ordered by Washington to Peekskill, New York, to join General Israel Putnam and said up the Hudson to Albany. -
Morgan's Riflemen Join Gates' Northern Department
Join Gates' army at his headquarters on Van Schaick Island (now Green Island) at the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers.
